JARROW ROOFING 2 WHITLEY BAY 5 Tuesday 31st October A rampant Bay side, despite missing six players through injury, still proved far too strong for Jarrow Roofing for whom this game turned into a Halloween horror show on South Tyneside. After an early period of possession for the hosts, Whitley created the first chances of...
Manager’s comments on Newton Aycliffe game
It’s fair to say we may have let 2 points slip but when conditions were as bad as they were sometimes you have to just praise the performance of the team and I thought we were excellent after a slow start. We seem to play so much better against the wind and yesterday was no...Continue reading
Windy conditions spoil good contest
WHITLEY BAY 1 NEWTON AYCLIFFE 1 Saturday 28th October For the second successive weekend, strong winds made conditions very difficult for football, despite the best efforts of both teams to provide an entertaining game. Once again Whitley were missing several players but Chris Salmon made his home debut while new signing Ryan Hucks was on...
“We came through with flying colours”
Marc Nash was a happy man after seeing his side come back from a goal down to secure a 5-1 FA Vase victory in very windy conditions on Humberside. “I thought it was a solid performance in some very testing conditions, certainly not helpful to try and play fast, fluent football. The grass was long...Continue reading
Bay defy the elements for comprehensive Vase win
FA VASE 1st ROUND WESTELLA & WILLERBY 1 WHITLEY BAY 5 Saturday 21st October Whitley overcame an early setback to progress into the next round of the FA Vase with a comprehensive victory in difficult conditions on Humberside. Callum Anderson, who had missed the previous five games with a groin injury, passed a fitness test...
Harley and Cunningham selected for England Schools trials
Two of Whitley’s most promising young players have been selected to take part in England Schoolboys Under 18’s trials this weekend. Goalkeeper Callum Harley (pictured) who made his full debut for the first team at Guisborough on Wednesday and midfielder Cam Cunningham, who has made two substitute appearances, have been selected to take part in...Continue reading
“A game too far”
Bay manager Marc Nash felt that the midweek game at Guisborough was one too many as his side prepare for their FA Vase tie in Hull at the weekend. “It’s a game too far in my opinion. The schedule we’ve been given has battered us. No free midweeks for players to recover properly. We have...Continue reading
Depleted Bay suffer narrow defeat at Guisborough
GUISBOROUGH TOWN 2 WHITLEY BAY 1 Wednesday 18th October The punishing fixture schedule, which has to some extent contributed to Whitley’s lengthening injury list, took its toll on a severely depleted Bay side in this midweek game at Guisborough. No fewer than eight first team regulars were missing from the squad which included two teenage...Continue reading
GUISBOROUGH TOWN MATCH PREVIEW
GUISBOROUGH TOWN MATCH PREVIEW Whitley face the long trip to Guisborough Town tonight, kick off 7.45pm hoping to return to winning ways following Saturday’s defeat by West Auckland. With injuries continuing to mount up, and with one eye on Saturday’s FA Vase tie in Hull, Marc Nash is likely to name several reserve team players...Continue reading
Manager’s views on West Auckland game
The result was a disappointment obviously but the performance was ok. We started brightly and confidently as you’d expect but their early goal was clinical and we were rocked back. Our shape was affecting them and we started to outplay them but we’ve missed an open goal effectively to go level. It would have been...Continue reading