Montagu & North Fenham U8 reds

The lads were in action on Sunday playing in our home competition The Monty Summer cup at Blakelaw.

We fell at the semi final stages last time out which has been a little bit of a theme lately so we’re hoping to put it right and go further in this one.

First up we were up against a very good South Tyneside rockets team and although we created plenty of chances we were dealt a killer blow and lost a close game 1-0. It’s not unusual for us to be slow starters and it’s something that we’re working on.

In the second game we were up against Blyth Spartans and knew we had to bounce back quickly following our first game loss. We started the game in similar fashion creating plenty of chances but finding ourselves unable to break the deadlock. We finally got our noses in front and ran out 4-0 winners with some excellent goals scored. Credit to Blyth who were excellent throughout with the scoreline flattering us but that’s the nature of tournament football and the first goal being so important.

Next up we were up against Monty Blues who are a relatively new team from our club, we played them a few weeks back and you can already see the strides and progress they’re making under two excellent coaches. We managed to score a couple of well taken goals and again ran out 4-0 winners in a good competitive game.

With two wins from three in the group stage and with one game to play we knew that we had all but qualified for the knockout stages for the main trophy.

Our final game saw us up against another team who we hadn’t played before Hetton Inter. The game started well for Monty with us on the front foot and trying to play some good stuff. Their was some excellent link up play and some brilliant goals with the lads running out 3-0 winners and confirming our place in the semi final of the main comp alongside West Denton, City Juniors and South Tyneside who we’d lost to in our first game.

We would be up against a familiar opponent in West Denton who beat us in the semi final of the last Monty Tournament 3-2.

We know how difficult of a team West Denton are to play against and knew we’d have to be at our best to have a chance. This was arguably our best performance of the day and our best performance in a good while. Every one of our lads putting in an unbelievable shift before us finally running out 2-0 winners and securing our place in the final where we’d be playing either City Juniors or South Tyneside.

We found out that we were going to have the opportunity to avenge our first game loss to South Tyneside Tornados.

The lads were advised to go out there and try and replicate what they had done in the semi final and hopefully take our opportunities this time, we knew that South Tyneside were a good team with a quality goalkeeper so hitting the corners would be really important.

We started the game on the front foot and created some really good chances before finally getting our noses in front. South Tyneside came back into it and had a really good chance to equalise at 1-0 but fortunately for us they couldn’t take that chance. We managed to get further ahead and at 2-0 we managed the game really well ensuring the win and the trophy. All the lads were superb 🔴🔵

Thanks as always to our sponsors Rigga Repairs Ltd

And Box Clever Events Chris Goodall Who told me on Saturday night if we won the cup he’d get the lads some new winter jackets, he might have been on the beer but I’ve got the messages 😂

“Don’t you know pump it up Monty won the cup” 🔴🔵🏆

Happy 7th Birthday to Wor Theo aka The Monk from Mean Machine. No doubt he’ll be celebrating by smashing into tackles somewhere or swinging upside down. Have a lush birthday from all of us at Monty 🔴🔵

Lads were in action yesterday playing in Newcastle City Juniors open competition.

We were drawn against Wynyard, Washington Pumas and Newcastle City Juniors Milan.

We knew we’d have to be at our very best to compete against some of the top teams around and as always in tournament football it’s important to get points on the board as early as possible.

In the first game we came up against Washington who like ourselves wanted to get the ball on the floor and knock it about. We quickly got a noses in front with an excellent worked goal and from there we started to control the game before eventually running out 3-0 winners.

In the second game we were up against an excellent City Juniors team and we knew we’d have to be at our very best to compete in this one. The game started in familiar fashion with both teams trying to get on the ball and make things happen, again we managed to get our noses in front and take a 1-0 lead. The game continued to ebb and flow with both team having some good chances and both keepers making some excellent saves. As the game pressed on City juniors tried tried to get themselves level but it was Monty who scored again to take a 2-0 lead.
We then made a common mistake in football by switching off and allowing City to score almost immediately to get back into the game. The game continued to flow but fortunately we managed to get our third and wrap the game up 3-1.

In the third game we came up against Wynyard and flew out of the blocks playing some excellent football and pressing at every opportunity. The relentless nature of or press forced an early mistake and we managed to get our noses in front, from then it was pretty much one way traffic and we eventually ran out 4-1 winners.

With 💯 record we’d progressed to the main semi final along with City Juniors, Benfield and Wallsend. We’d be up against a very good Benfield team in the semi finals after a short break.

The semi final started in similar fashion with both teams trying to get the ball down and play football. The game was played at a frantic pace with both teams having some excellent opportunities to score. The first goal of the game was eventually scored by Benfield, we switched off for a moment and it cost us with them scoring the decisive goal, we pushed and pushed for an equaliser and done everything but score. Full credit to Benfield who managed the game well and went on to win the tournament overall.

Although there was some upset lads it was good to brush shoulders with some of the top teams around and we come out with nothing but credit. We continue to develop and the improvements in the last 12 months can’t be understated.

Player of the tournament for all 6 of the lads available yesterday, they were all superb. Special mention to Ollie A who continues to lead and keep the lads going with his positivity and willingness to help out wherever we need him.

We’ll go again soon and hopefully go a step or two further.

Up the Monty Reds 🔴🔵

Happy 7th birthday to Wor Hunter from everybody at Monty FC. We hope you have the best day celebrating with the family and we’ll see you soon 🔴🔵🏆🎂

Negotiations for Hunter Allen are still ongoing, it’s difficult to get things over the line when there’s agents getting involved 😂.

Hunter was unable to make it along tonight due to birthday planning for the weekend, we’ll have his photos up ASAP.

Theo Andison signs the dotted line.

Montagu U8 reds are delighted that wing Wizard and last season top goal scorer Theo A has signed on for the 26/27 season. Both coaches are excited to see more of those dribbling skills.

Thanks as always to our wonderful sponsors -

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Ollie Adamson confirms his stay.

Montagu U8 reds are delighted to announce that Ollie A has signed on for next season. The versatile striker and leader of the team is an integral part of the team and both coaches are delighted that he’s signed back on.

Thanks as always to our sponsors -

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Cody Johnson signs the dotted line.

Montagu U8 reds are delighted to confirm that winger and FK specialist Cody J has decided to sign back on with the lads for another season. Both coaches are excited to see what hair style will be next and how far back he can score a FK from.

Thanks as always to our sponsors -

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Hugo Patterson signs the paper.

Montagu U8 reds are delighted to have secured the signature of versatile winger Hugo P for next season. Both coaches are delighted that he’s signed on but not as delighted as they’re to have finally managed to secure a photo with him not pulling a face.

Thanks as always to our sponsors -

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Noah Goodall extends his stay.

Montagu U8 reds are delighted to confirm that the ever dependable Noah G has committed his future to Monty by signing the dotted line for another season. Both coaches are delighted by the signing confirmation.

Thanks as always to our sponsors -

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Rigga Repairs Ltd