Keelby United Tigers U12s

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Today was a typical tigers day, first and last 10 mins we hit the implode button but the inbetween bit was a joy to behold. Nothing like the tigers keeping me on my toes. Shoutout to kirmington who are clearly coached right, battled hard and gave an incredible account of themselves and deserve a lot of credit for how they played. Top lads and I suppose Bruno is alright 😉🤣

We found it hard first 10 to work out how to best play against a team with a different shape but when we did we played some great stuff, main criticism at half time was huge chances, why not kill the game, that said kirmington kept us honest and pushed us throughout and we found ourselves 4-1 up and if honest, rightly so when we turned it on. Then somehow through greatness from Kirmington and daftness from us it was 4-3 and we hung on. Need to find that killer instinct and quick against the decent teams that never stop.

Shoutout to the boys for parts of the game where anyone can see we are a force but we need to put that into 60 mins!

Luca got my players player for being Luca, strong, hard driving and a beast, makes me happy every time seeing him play knowing his dad couldn’t lace his boots…

Gilly received opposition managers player for pressing, tackling and making them play in their own half, well listened and very happy with Gillys outcome!

Bobby got coaches player for distribution, commanding his box and lots of talking, as dad said when that comes together as a whole that will make our tigers so much better.

Finally it’s Ruebs as parents player, took on no end of victims, a worldie goal to get us going and a few moments of magic where i think has that really happened. Again, when it comes together it’s going to be scary.

UTT! 🟢⚽️🐯

Final signing, number 13 - Theo “the Joker” Mathieson

😂 Theo — the lad with the quickest feet and the quickest mouth.

His feet move so fast the grass files a complaint.
If he ever slowed down, scientists would think time travel was possible.

He’s the team joker, firing jokes at a pace that should require a licence.
Half the time he’s laughing before you’ve even realised he’s insulted you.

And he’s got the hardest deal in football — he’s the coach’s son.
First to arrive.
Last to leave.
And gets moaned at more on a match day than a biased parent linesman!

But he never stops.
Never sulks.
Never hides.
One of the best pressers you’ll ever see, and he’s got an eye for a killer pass that makes defenders question their life choices.

He wants to win as much as anyone, and he’s elite at winding the coaches up — in football, out of football, even during dinner.

However, Theo makes all the hard work worthwhile.
Chaos merchant.
Pressing machine.
Banter specialist.
Lovely lad.

Thank you for letting me coach you Theo, it means more to me than you will ever realise! ⚽️

Signing 12 Rowan “the wizard” Howard

🪄 Rowan — Keelby’s very own Harry Potter.

This lad turns up to matches like he’s just stepped out of Hogwarts.
Left foot? A wand.
Right foot? Probably still magic.
Defenders? Cursed.

He unlocks defences like he’s whispering “Alohomora” at them.
Half the time the opposition don’t know whether to mark him or ask him to teach them spells.

He’s a work horse too — does everything and more you ask of him.
If effort was a spell, he’d be casting it every 30 seconds.

Switches play?
He does it like an electrician flicking a switch — clean, sharp, and usually leaving someone on the wrong side of the pitch wondering what just happened.

And when he gets going?
He’s a bulldozer with magical powers.
A master of corners.
A free‑kick taker who bends it like he’s bending reality.

Lovely lad.
Wizard baller.
Left‑foot sorcerer.
Rowan: Expelliarmus the defence ⚽🪄💥

Signing 11- Louis Road runner Gill!

💨 Louis Gill — absolute jets, blink and he is gone, The Keelby road runner!

This lad is so quick his shadow needs a taxi to keep up.
He hits top speed walking to the warm‑up.
If he ever lost a race, it’d be because he finished it yesterday.

Scarily, he as good with the ball as he is without it — which is annoying because he makes it look easy.
Lovely lad, elite banter, and when you give him a microphone in a gaming set up, he shouts down it like he’s hosting the Keelby Grand Final of Britain’s Got Talent.

Left‑back?
Right‑back?
Wing?
He’ll play anywhere as long as it involves sprinting past someone and making them question their life choices.

A proper baller.
A proper laugh.
A proper nightmare for defenders.

Louis Gill: jets on, jokes loaded, microphone screaming. ⚽💨🔥

Signing 10 - Fin “Roy Keane” Inkson

🔥 Fin Roy Keane Inkson — a man absolutely possessed.

This lad is mental in the best possible football way.
Questions everything.
Commits to everything.
Drives us forward like he’s got a personal vendetta against the opposition midfield.

He chips in with goals, plays anywhere you put him, and moans more than anyone I’ve ever met in my life — world‑class moaner, elite level.

When he’s on it, he’s unplayable.
Two‑footed.
Loves a tackle.
Loves a scrap.
Loves a killer pass.
And is 100% nailed on for the first yellow card every single week.

He plays like Roy Keane reincarnated but with even more chaos.
A proper leader.
A proper menace.
A proper footballer.

Mr Roy Keane Fin Inkson — midfield demon

Signing 9 - Ains “pitbull” Cavill Blyth

🔥 Ains — our pitbull in the middle.

He doesn’t just play midfield… he smashes midfielders.
Angry. Loud. Demands standards. Celebrates like he’s won the Champions League every time he wins a tackle.

He’s the lad who:

• Shouts before the whistle’s even blown,
• Wants to win more than anyone,
• Loves a tackle like it’s a hobby,
• Loves a killer pass even more,
• Demands from his teammates every minute,
• And is a huge team player who drags everyone up with him.

Vice captain for a reason — he’s a coach’s dream.
Intensity, leadership, work rate, standards… all elite.

And thank god he doesn’t get his football skills from his dad, because we’d be in trouble.

Ains: pitbull mode activated. Midfield belongs to him. ⚽🔥