Source: This is Retford
RETFORD UNITED joint manager Dave Lloyd feels his side face a stern test this Saturday, as they welcome FC United of Manchester to Cannon Park (3pm).
Retford currently lie rock-bottom of the Evo-Stik Premier Division and suffered a 7-0 defeat to Buxton last weekend.
Now Lloyd thinks his side can learn from that defeat and improve in time for this weekend's clash.
"It was very disappointing last weekend, we need to do better against FC United and get back on track," said Lloyd.
"It will be a tough game this weekend certainly, against a very good side.
"For this level they are a very big side, a well-supported side and we know how they play.
"I remember earlier on in the season they beat us 5-1 over at their place in what was a very hard match."
However Lloyd did feel they were unlucky last weekend and the scoreline did not reflect their performance.
"When the score was 0-0 we had a couple of chances to take the lead, if one of those had gone in it could have been a different result," said Lloyd.
"But when we conceded one goal we collapsed like a pack of cards and they ran riot."
Lloyd is expecting a good sized crowd this weekend, with the visitors being among the best supported sides in the league.
"Hopefully they will be able to bring a few hundred along to the game and we can get a good atmosphere at the ground," said Lloyd.
"They are coming off the back of a strong cup run and hopefully that might benefit us."
Badgers chairman Bill Wyles echoed those sentiments, as he expects the attendance could reach 600 on Saturday.
"Hopefully they are going to bring along a good following meaning our gate receipts will be boosted," said Wyles.
"It is a good game to have so soon after we missed games because of the bad wintry weather."
Lloyd was hopeful, however, that a new signing could be on the horizon.
"I've spoke to a lad about possibly joining the club," said Lloyd.
"Hopefully he will get back to us by the end of the week."
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
Badgers well beaten as tough start continues in Evo-Stik Premier Division
Source: This is Retford
THE Badgers were well beaten as FC United notched up an impressive 5-1 victory at Gigg Lane on Saturday.
Retford were without a point and took on an FC United with a 100 per cent record.
Retford were without Ryan Ford (injured), but welcomed new signing Niall O'Brien following his move from Worksop Town.
The Badgers were a goal down after two minutes.
Carlos Roca's run won the hosts a corner and when the ball was floated in, Martin Parker rose to give his side the lead.
Another strong break for FC United saw Jerome Wright's shot taking a nasty deflection that led to another corner. This time Dan White was able to clear.
On the half hour, FC United extended heir lead, Roca doing well to get through the defence and fire past Richard Jeffries.
FC United's third goal came on 38 minutes when a poor clearance by Jeffries fell to the feet of Jake Cottrell just inside the Retford half.
As the Retford keeper was off his line, the FC United midfielder fired the ball straight back towards goal over Jeffries.
In the second half, Jeffries was once again called on when Norton looked certain to score.
He unleashed his shot but Jeffries was down to put the ball away for another FC United corner.
Retford looked to have more purpose in the second half and Danny Mayman did well to get into a shooting position, but Ashton was determined to keep a clean sheet.
Norton again caused a stir in the Retford box, meeting a cross to hit wide at the near post, but then the fourth goal came, substitute Colin Little beating Jeffries with a well-worked goal on 66 minutes.
Two quick corners for Retford saw Steve Owens, on as a substitute for Steve McDonnell, rise and power a header towards goal that crashed off the crossbar.
He did get his reward on 71 minutes, when a mistake by Ashton saw the FC United keeper way out of his area, he failed to deal with the clearance letting Owens through into the box.
Ashton did well to recover as Owens was pushed to the right hand side of the box, but the Retford striker did well under pressure to keep control and slot the ball into an empty net.
The final goal of the game came with five minutes remaining, and it was Little who secured his brace.
The striker showed a neat first touch to control the ball, flicking it over his head before turning to fire on target giving Jeffries no chance from distance.
The game finally ended in front of a noisy 1785 crowd, but it was enough to keep up FC United's 100 per cent record, and consign Retford to another defeat, leaving them bottom of the table.
THE Badgers were well beaten as FC United notched up an impressive 5-1 victory at Gigg Lane on Saturday.
Retford were without a point and took on an FC United with a 100 per cent record.
Retford were without Ryan Ford (injured), but welcomed new signing Niall O'Brien following his move from Worksop Town.
The Badgers were a goal down after two minutes.
Carlos Roca's run won the hosts a corner and when the ball was floated in, Martin Parker rose to give his side the lead.
Another strong break for FC United saw Jerome Wright's shot taking a nasty deflection that led to another corner. This time Dan White was able to clear.
On the half hour, FC United extended heir lead, Roca doing well to get through the defence and fire past Richard Jeffries.
FC United's third goal came on 38 minutes when a poor clearance by Jeffries fell to the feet of Jake Cottrell just inside the Retford half.
As the Retford keeper was off his line, the FC United midfielder fired the ball straight back towards goal over Jeffries.
In the second half, Jeffries was once again called on when Norton looked certain to score.
He unleashed his shot but Jeffries was down to put the ball away for another FC United corner.
Retford looked to have more purpose in the second half and Danny Mayman did well to get into a shooting position, but Ashton was determined to keep a clean sheet.
Norton again caused a stir in the Retford box, meeting a cross to hit wide at the near post, but then the fourth goal came, substitute Colin Little beating Jeffries with a well-worked goal on 66 minutes.
Two quick corners for Retford saw Steve Owens, on as a substitute for Steve McDonnell, rise and power a header towards goal that crashed off the crossbar.
He did get his reward on 71 minutes, when a mistake by Ashton saw the FC United keeper way out of his area, he failed to deal with the clearance letting Owens through into the box.
Ashton did well to recover as Owens was pushed to the right hand side of the box, but the Retford striker did well under pressure to keep control and slot the ball into an empty net.
The final goal of the game came with five minutes remaining, and it was Little who secured his brace.
The striker showed a neat first touch to control the ball, flicking it over his head before turning to fire on target giving Jeffries no chance from distance.
The game finally ended in front of a noisy 1785 crowd, but it was enough to keep up FC United's 100 per cent record, and consign Retford to another defeat, leaving them bottom of the table.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Table-topping Badgers maul the Mancs
Source: This is Retford
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 07:00
Unibond League Premier Division leaders Retford United continued their impressive away form with a 4-2 victory over FC United of Manchester at Bury's Gigg Lane ground on Saturday.
Buoyed on by their very vocal travelling support, it took only three minutes for the Badgers to make the break. Darryl Thomas shrugged off the attentions of the FC United defence before slotting his shot past the advancing Sam Ashton to silence the home crowd packed behind the goal.
FC United looked for an immediate response, and it was the tricky winger Carlos Roca who was first to test Ross Turner, however the Retford keeper was alert to keep hold of the shot.
Roca was proving to be a thorn in the side of the Badgers in the early exchanges and he played in Joseph Yoffe whose strike at close range was saved by the legs of the diving Turner.
Retford then started to take the game by the scruff of the neck, as Neil Harvey worked hard to get past Simon Garner before laying off the ball into the path of Thomas, but his shot was blazed over the bar.
Paul Ellender almost found the run of Harvey, but Ashton raced to the edge of his area to hoof clear, then Harvey again found himself in a great position, but his shot was parried away for another Retford corner.
The pressure paid off in the 18th minute, Harvey winning a corner that was floated in by Chris Bettney.
Both Ellender and Michael Simpkins challenged for the header which dropped to the feet of Colin Marrison who made no mistake as he cooly slotted the ball past Ashton with the inside of his foot to extend Retford's lead.
Bettney attempted a 25-yard shot that dipped, forcing Ashton to tip over his bar for a corner.
The Retford fans were in delirium on 24 minutes, when the lead was increased to three goals, thanks to more hard work from Thomas.
Thomas made a strong run from the halfway line, shrugging off the challenge of Nick Swirad before firing his shot past Ashton at his near post.
Thomas then sent the ball across the face of goal, with Harvey just missing out as he stretched to try and make contact.
Marrison burst into the box under the challenge of two FC United players, and despite falling to the ground, the referee waved the penalty shout away which allowed the home side to clear.
FC United then had a rare effort, Jake Cottrell's shot going into the hands of Turner.
Thomas then found the run of Bettney on the right wing, but his cross was collected in the air by Ashton.
FC United then pulled a goal back on 40 minutes from a superb shot into the top corner from the edge of the box by Roca.
A mistake by Garner almost led to a Retford fourth, Thomas latching onto the loose ball before running into the box from the right, only to put his shot over the bar.
And Retford had another good chance to increase the lead before the break.
Marquin Smith picked up the ball in his own penalty area, before running through the middle of the pitch evading the FC United challenges and into the box. He fired the ball at goal, but Ashton was in place to block.
The final action of the first half saw Ellender set Harvey on a run into the box. Harvey chose to shoot, with Thomas in a better position to score, the ball going over the bar.
The second half started with Retford having a chance as Harvey once again found Thomas who looked to be through on goal, but Ashton again had to clear from outside his box.
FC United looked for something to get back into the game.
Roca again made a run on the left with Simpkins clearing for a corner. The ball in fell to the feet of substitute Rob Nugent but his shot was well wide of the target.
Lee Holmes was introduced to the action to replace Thomas and within a minute of his introduction, Retford were four up.
Holmes made his way towards goal, his shot rebounding off the legs of Ashton, then Marrison picked up the pieces to score his second of the game as he fired low past the keeper and into the back of the net.
The game then looked all but over with still half an hour to play.
But the deficit was reduced once more when Simon Carden headed home across Turner to give FC United a glimmer of hope.
But Retford continued to stand firm at the back, despite Garner almost finding target only for his header to be denied by the crossbar.
The game went into the final stages, and the home side thought they had set up a grandstand finish in the 89th minute when they netted from a corner, only for the referee to disallow the goal for a foul on Turner.
A small scuffle broke out between both sets of players, with Nugent and Turner both receiving a caution for their part in the fracas.
The match ended with the Retford fans delighted at the result that keeps them on top of the league as the Christmas schedule kicks in.
Thursday, December 17, 2009, 07:00
Unibond League Premier Division leaders Retford United continued their impressive away form with a 4-2 victory over FC United of Manchester at Bury's Gigg Lane ground on Saturday.
Buoyed on by their very vocal travelling support, it took only three minutes for the Badgers to make the break. Darryl Thomas shrugged off the attentions of the FC United defence before slotting his shot past the advancing Sam Ashton to silence the home crowd packed behind the goal.
FC United looked for an immediate response, and it was the tricky winger Carlos Roca who was first to test Ross Turner, however the Retford keeper was alert to keep hold of the shot.
Roca was proving to be a thorn in the side of the Badgers in the early exchanges and he played in Joseph Yoffe whose strike at close range was saved by the legs of the diving Turner.
Retford then started to take the game by the scruff of the neck, as Neil Harvey worked hard to get past Simon Garner before laying off the ball into the path of Thomas, but his shot was blazed over the bar.
Paul Ellender almost found the run of Harvey, but Ashton raced to the edge of his area to hoof clear, then Harvey again found himself in a great position, but his shot was parried away for another Retford corner.
The pressure paid off in the 18th minute, Harvey winning a corner that was floated in by Chris Bettney.
Both Ellender and Michael Simpkins challenged for the header which dropped to the feet of Colin Marrison who made no mistake as he cooly slotted the ball past Ashton with the inside of his foot to extend Retford's lead.
Bettney attempted a 25-yard shot that dipped, forcing Ashton to tip over his bar for a corner.
The Retford fans were in delirium on 24 minutes, when the lead was increased to three goals, thanks to more hard work from Thomas.
Thomas made a strong run from the halfway line, shrugging off the challenge of Nick Swirad before firing his shot past Ashton at his near post.
Thomas then sent the ball across the face of goal, with Harvey just missing out as he stretched to try and make contact.
Marrison burst into the box under the challenge of two FC United players, and despite falling to the ground, the referee waved the penalty shout away which allowed the home side to clear.
FC United then had a rare effort, Jake Cottrell's shot going into the hands of Turner.
Thomas then found the run of Bettney on the right wing, but his cross was collected in the air by Ashton.
FC United then pulled a goal back on 40 minutes from a superb shot into the top corner from the edge of the box by Roca.
A mistake by Garner almost led to a Retford fourth, Thomas latching onto the loose ball before running into the box from the right, only to put his shot over the bar.
And Retford had another good chance to increase the lead before the break.
Marquin Smith picked up the ball in his own penalty area, before running through the middle of the pitch evading the FC United challenges and into the box. He fired the ball at goal, but Ashton was in place to block.
The final action of the first half saw Ellender set Harvey on a run into the box. Harvey chose to shoot, with Thomas in a better position to score, the ball going over the bar.
The second half started with Retford having a chance as Harvey once again found Thomas who looked to be through on goal, but Ashton again had to clear from outside his box.
FC United looked for something to get back into the game.
Roca again made a run on the left with Simpkins clearing for a corner. The ball in fell to the feet of substitute Rob Nugent but his shot was well wide of the target.
Lee Holmes was introduced to the action to replace Thomas and within a minute of his introduction, Retford were four up.
Holmes made his way towards goal, his shot rebounding off the legs of Ashton, then Marrison picked up the pieces to score his second of the game as he fired low past the keeper and into the back of the net.
The game then looked all but over with still half an hour to play.
But the deficit was reduced once more when Simon Carden headed home across Turner to give FC United a glimmer of hope.
But Retford continued to stand firm at the back, despite Garner almost finding target only for his header to be denied by the crossbar.
The game went into the final stages, and the home side thought they had set up a grandstand finish in the 89th minute when they netted from a corner, only for the referee to disallow the goal for a foul on Turner.
A small scuffle broke out between both sets of players, with Nugent and Turner both receiving a caution for their part in the fracas.
The match ended with the Retford fans delighted at the result that keeps them on top of the league as the Christmas schedule kicks in.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Duffield warns Badgers not to be overwhelmed by FC United's fans
Source: This is Retford
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 12:40
Peter Duffield warned his Retford United side they will need to get off to a good start or they could be overwhelmed by the cheers of the large crowd at FC United of Manchester on Saturday.
FC United regularly get crowds of around 2,500 at their home games, which are played at Bury's Gigg Lane.
Retford boss Duffield said his players should enjoy the atmosphere at the ground, which he describes as like "football in the old days", but warned that they must not give the home supporters much to cheer about in the UniBond League Premier Division match.
"It's a big ground and they will have a big crowd," said Duffield
"Their home games remind me of football in the old days.
"They wear the old-style Manchester United kits, the crowds cheer and wave their scarves above their heads. It's a great atmosphere.
"For some of our players it will be a new experience, but a lot of them will have played in front of big crowds before.
"It is important that we get off to a good start. We must not let them get their tails up.
"They are in the relegation zone, but you've got to look at their games in hand. They've got six games in hand on us.
"I don't think they will be down there at the end of the season."
For the full interview with Peter Duffield, buy this week's Retford Times.
Thursday, December 10, 2009, 12:40
Peter Duffield warned his Retford United side they will need to get off to a good start or they could be overwhelmed by the cheers of the large crowd at FC United of Manchester on Saturday.
FC United regularly get crowds of around 2,500 at their home games, which are played at Bury's Gigg Lane.
Retford boss Duffield said his players should enjoy the atmosphere at the ground, which he describes as like "football in the old days", but warned that they must not give the home supporters much to cheer about in the UniBond League Premier Division match.
"It's a big ground and they will have a big crowd," said Duffield
"Their home games remind me of football in the old days.
"They wear the old-style Manchester United kits, the crowds cheer and wave their scarves above their heads. It's a great atmosphere.
"For some of our players it will be a new experience, but a lot of them will have played in front of big crowds before.
"It is important that we get off to a good start. We must not let them get their tails up.
"They are in the relegation zone, but you've got to look at their games in hand. They've got six games in hand on us.
"I don't think they will be down there at the end of the season."
For the full interview with Peter Duffield, buy this week's Retford Times.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Badgers to play in Lincoln
Source: This is Retford
Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 13:35
Retford United will play the first two matches of their UniBond League Premier Division campaign in Lincoln.
With the Cannon Park pitch deemed unsafe by the league after the work carried out in the summer, the Badgers have arranged to play their home games against North Ferriby United tonight and FC United of Manchester on Saturday at Lincoln United's Ashby Avenue ground.
The club will be putting on a free coach service to the games for supporters wanting to make the journey.
A club statement said: "The club understand everyone's frustrations around the whole matter, and can confirm that remedial action is being taken to bring the pitch up to the required standards.
"However, we are unable to comment on the current state as the club awaits legal advice on the situation."
Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 13:35
Retford United will play the first two matches of their UniBond League Premier Division campaign in Lincoln.
With the Cannon Park pitch deemed unsafe by the league after the work carried out in the summer, the Badgers have arranged to play their home games against North Ferriby United tonight and FC United of Manchester on Saturday at Lincoln United's Ashby Avenue ground.
The club will be putting on a free coach service to the games for supporters wanting to make the journey.
A club statement said: "The club understand everyone's frustrations around the whole matter, and can confirm that remedial action is being taken to bring the pitch up to the required standards.
"However, we are unable to comment on the current state as the club awaits legal advice on the situation."
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