Commenting on the narrow defeat at Newton Aycliffe, manager Andy Gowens felt that after a poor first half Whitley eventually did enough to deserve a point from the game. “It was a poor start again, we gave away a goal after just two minutes. I thought we were disappointing in the first half, we gave...Continue reading
Depleted Bay suffer narrow defeat at Aycliffe
NEWTON AYCLIFFE 1 WHITLEY BAY 0 Thursday 26th April A goal inside the third minute was enough to give Aycliffe the points against a severely depleted Bay side at Moore Lane Park. Work commitments together with an ever growing injury list meant that Andy Gowens was down to the bare bones for Whitley’s third game...Continue reading
“I cannot fault them tonight”
Despite the defeat, Andy Gowens was pleased with the way the team played. “It was a great performance. Obviously Morpeth are a really good team, they played some really good football. But we created chances as well, Tom Potter with two good saves from the keeper, Regan at the end with a chance and Callum...Continue reading
Brannen stars in spirited Bay performance
WHITLEY BAY 1 MORPETH TOWN 4 Monday 23rd April Whitley produced a battling display against league leaders Morpeth Town in a game that was much closer than the final score would suggest. It was a huge improvement on the performance at Bishop Auckland two days earlier and the result was in doubt until the last...
Gowens speaks after Bishop Auckland game
Manager Andy Gowens was very unhappy with his team’s performance in the 4-0 defeat at Bishop Auckland. “It was a terrible start with a goal in the first 30 seconds. We just didn’t defend it properly, but then we settled and were in the game and I thought we dominated it for about 30 minutes....Continue reading
Dismal performance as Bay are outplayed
BISHOP AUCKLAND 4 WHITLEY BAY 0 Saturday 21st April Whitley produced their poorest performance of the season as they slumped to a heavy defeat at relegation threatened Bishop Auckland. Callum Anderson, David Hall and Graham Williams all missed out through injury and a fragile Bay defence never got to grips with a determined home side...
“We did well in spells”
Whitley’s 3-1 win against Billingham Synthonia, pleased Andy Gowens but the manager had reservations about his team’s performance. “It’s great to win, but without being derogatory to them it was a bit easy at times. Although we played some good stuff and created a lot of chances especially first half, we still aren’t being ruthless...Continue reading
Welcome victory as Bay defeat Synthonia
WHITLEY BAY 3 BILLINGHAM SYNTHONIA 1 Tuesday 17th April Whitley recorded their first win for two months with a comfortable victory over bottom of the table Billingham Synthonia. Both sides were below full strength, with Whitley missing Callum Anderson and David Hall through injury while Callum Johnston was unwell and Scott Jasper unavailable due to...
“We created so many chances”
Bay manager Andy Gowens felt his side deserved to win their game against Team Northumbria but said there were many positives to take from the 2-2 draw. “We created numerous chances, enough chances to win more than one game, that’s for sure. We said to the players at half time ‘we’re on top, we should...Continue reading
Walker’s late goal earns Bay a point
WHITLEY BAY 2 TEAM NORTHUMBRIA 2 Saturday 14th April Jack Walker’s dramatic late equaliser ensured that Whitley finally ended their losing run which extended back to early February. This was a game that they deserved to win, and they would have done so quite comfortably if they had been able to capitalise on the numerous...Continue reading