End Of The Home Games For Scarborough Athletic FC 2010/11

Scarborough Athletic FC's 2010/11 NCEL home campaign finished yesterday with a 1-2 reverse to Maltby Main FC.

As has been the case recently Boro fielded a team of regulars and youngsters but even so they created enough to have won the game comfortably. Maltby's goals came via the penalty spot & a daft OG. Boro got one back late on courtesy of young Mike Barker.

The attendance was 406 making the crowd average for the season 415. This is very commendable given that the season had petered out into a mid-table affair quite early on & the high amount of midweek fixtures played.

There are still two away fixtures to complete, on Thursday 28th it is off to Hall Road Rangers and the season is wrapped up next Saturday over the Humber Bridge at Winterton Rangers.

There is also a benefit game for former manager Brian France coming up in May (more details on this later).

The reserves still have two more games to complete in their Humber Premier League Division One campaign and they are also set for a mid-table finish.

The U19's are also still in action, playing a few friendlies before entering a competitive league next season.

Finally, I will leave you with the latest "Back2Boro" poster which is popping up in shops & public places around Scarborough & district.




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Busy Week For Scarborough Athletic FC

Phew what a week. the games have come thick & fast for Scarborough Athletic.

Since my last update Boro have played thrice, drawing 2 and losing once (aet).

In chronological order, last Saturday Boro drew 0-0 at home to Long Eaton although they created enough chances to win by four clear goals. Cruellest of all was the game on Tuesday which was the NCEL League Cup Semi-Final at Winterton Rangers. The Seadogs led 2-1 with just 4 minutes of normal time left, Winterton equalised to take it to Extra Time in which they knocked in the decisive third goal to knock Boro out of a cup at the semi- final stage for the 2nd time this season (Farsley having done that to Boro in the NCEL Presidents Cup). The quick-fire trio of games was completed last night when high-flyers Parkgate were held 1-1 by the spirited Seadogs.

In other news it was announced that the Council had finally voted to demolish the derelict McCain (as was) Stadium. Two stands (east & west) have been purchased by Rugby League team Featherstone Rovers (who will also undertake the demolition of the ground as part of the bargain).

This is another step on the road "Back2Boro" and Seadog Blog looks forward to further Council announcements on the new Weaponess sports village (including football stadium) soon.

Speaking of Back2Boro, they have produced rather a nice enamel badge (shown below)




There is no let-up in the fixtures and Scarborough Athletic are on the road yet again tomorrow when they take on Maltby Main FC (who we have not yet played yet this season- they will also be the opponents for the last home game of the season on Saturday 23rd April.


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Some More Scarborough Athletic FC "Away Day" Matchday Programme Covers

Here with the front covers from four recent Scarborough Athletic FC away fixtures.

(ABOVE) Brighouse Town (NCEL Premier) 19th March, Scarborough Athletic won this one 2-1

(ABOVE) Farsley AFC (NCEL Presidents Cup Semi-Final 22nd March, Scarborough Athletic lost this one 5-0.

 (ABOVE) Tadcaster Albion (NCEL Premier).Tuesday 29th March.  Another victory for the Seadogs 3-2 this time.

 
 (ABOVE) And finally, Pickering Town (NCEL Premier). Played Saturday 2nd April. Boro came a cropper 5-0.

Scarborough Athletic FC's Funky Army Move Into NCEL League Cup Semi-finals

Scarborough Athletic became the first team to book a NCEL League Cup Semi-Final berth in a tense game last night.

After normal time ended 0-0, The Seadogs overcame Hall Road Rangers 1-0 courtesy of a James Webb winner which was notched at the beginning of the 2nd period of the extra-time and sent both crowd & management ballistic.

This is by far and away Boro's best run in this competition & it also gave new manager Rudy Funk his first win in the hot-seat. He looked suitably pleased at the final whistle.

The season remains very much alive!

The draw for the Semi-Finals will take place tomorrow morning. Of the other Quarter-Finalists, four do battle tonight (Handsworth v Staveley and Winterton v Pickering) and next Tuesday Liversedge will take on Farsley.


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Big Defeat For Scarborough Athletic....But They Are Still Funkadelic

New Scarborough Athletic FC boss Rudy Funk saw his new charges for the first time yesterday & will be under no illusions about the rebuilding task that awaits him.

The Seadogs crashed 5-0 away at local rivals Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East Premier.

It was a strange looking Boro line-up, mainly due to suspensions and last-minute transfers out but, whilst few would argue Pikes didn't deserve their win, the ad-hoc Boro team played with a great spirit and were desperately unlucky not to have notched at least two goals. The ref was a "homer" and a half & The Pikes were the beneficiaries of more than one dodgy decision which led to goals.

The Scarborough Athletic fans turned out in numbers and "four-folded" Pickering's normal Saturday attendance and they gave great support throughout the game. Many of them sported Rudy Funk moustaches! Seadog Blog is proud of 'em - they are one of the reasons Scarborough Athletic will continue to grow and prosper in the coming years.

The unofficial Scarborough Athletic fans forum Surfing Seadog can often be a volatile site to visit after a Boro defeat as disappointed fans are prone to venting their spleens in no uncertain manner, but last night (apart from a couple of poisonous little trolls) it was an oasis of calm reasoning by the majority as they look to a bright & funky future.

Actually the trolls provided (although they didn't mean to) a little bit of light relief to the proceedings. I don't think you have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce their background & Seadog Blog actually thinks he knows who at least two of these trolls could be but will keep his thoughts on that to himself.

Whatever these little worms post it will not change a thing, they are utterly impotent in their small mindedness and Seadog Blog knows the Funky Army will continue to march on and on, Back2Boro and up the footballing pyramid.

I will never, EVER lend my support to the trolls club. Never. Under no circumstances.

With that off his chest, Seadog Blog looks forward to Tuesday night when Scarborough Athletic host the lads from Dunswell - Hall Road Rangers FC - in the 4th round of the NCEL League Cup. This competition is now the Seadogs last remaining chance of silver & hopefully we can rise to the occasion and progress through to the semi-final stages.






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Funky Times Ahead For Scarborough Athletic FC

Yesterday's worst-kept NCEL secret was finally revealed yesterday tea-time when it was announced that the successor to Paul Olsson as Scarborough Athletic FC manager would be none other than Rudy Funk, late of Shirebrook Town & Rainworth Miners Welfare.

Rudy Funk Unveiled As Scarborough Athletic FC Manager

And

Funk Leaves Shirebrook To Join Scarborough Athletic

Rudy is no stranger to The Seadogs and his Rainworth Miners Welfare team knocked us out of the NCEL Wilkingson Sword Trophy (0-1 aet) in only Boro's third ever competitive fixture. The two clubs were both promoted together in 2008/09 (Scarborough Athletic as Champs, Rainworth MW as runners up) and the following season Rainworth finished runners-up to Bridlington Town and took the promotion spot that Brid didn't want.

Mr Funk did very well with The 'Wrens' gaining three promotions in all with them. More recently he has helped steady a very wobbly Shirebrook Town and put them back on an even keel.

Seadog Blog warmly welcomes Rudy Funk to the Yorkshire Coast and wishes him yet another successful stint in the NCEL.





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