It is with regret that Black Boy Football Club has folded and is no longer competing in the Bury St Edmunds Saturday League.
The club has been struggling to find enough people on and off the field to carry the club forward after a hugely successful campaign last season which culminated in promotion to Division 1.
We would like to place on record our thanks to those of you who have been committed and loyal to the club with particular thanks to the management, past and present, who have built this club with an unrivalled spirit and togetherness.
Finally, I am pleased to announce that the Christmas Doo will still be going ahead, beginning in the Black Boy on Saturday 21st December at 3pm. I hope to see as many people there as possible so we can go out with a bang.
Thanks,
Charlie
BBFC Chairman
Friday, 13 December 2013
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
BBFC vs St Edmunds
Saturday saw us play our second of five games against St Edmunds. We mixed it up a bit and tried an new 5-3-2 formation.
What can I say, first 30 minutes was fantastic. Everyone as talking, listening and getting stuck in. The football we were playing was brilliant and St Eds didn’t really have an answer to it. Defensive we restricted them to just a handful of half chances at best in the first 25 minutes. We were tracking and closing down well and when we gained possession we broke well as a team. We gave them all sorts of problems at the back. If at this point someone said we were going to leak 8 goals I would have laughed at them!!
Disappointingly and for no apparent reason we just crumbled on the half hour mark, which is something we all know is not an option in division 1 and were punished severely. We stopped listening, talking and lost our composure. As soon we gain possession it was like a hot potato, we couldn’t get rid of it quick enough. Closing down was an issue as well time and time again we allowed them to much space and time to pick out passes which cut us open. Unfortunately too many players got lost and fell to pieces.
Having said that it is a testament to how far we have come in the past month or so. To be disappointed with our performance shows we are making great steps in the right direction. I think the new formation suited our style of football more than 4-4-2 and has given us a good platform to build on.
This Saturday we are home to Barons and will look to build on our opening 30 minutes. We will all need to be strong and committed for the full 90 as Barons are another top team capable of running riot if allowed. We need to pick ourselves up and go again. Come Saturday win or lose, I want everyone to walk off the pitch knowing they gave 100% which is all I can ask for.
What can I say, first 30 minutes was fantastic. Everyone as talking, listening and getting stuck in. The football we were playing was brilliant and St Eds didn’t really have an answer to it. Defensive we restricted them to just a handful of half chances at best in the first 25 minutes. We were tracking and closing down well and when we gained possession we broke well as a team. We gave them all sorts of problems at the back. If at this point someone said we were going to leak 8 goals I would have laughed at them!!
Disappointingly and for no apparent reason we just crumbled on the half hour mark, which is something we all know is not an option in division 1 and were punished severely. We stopped listening, talking and lost our composure. As soon we gain possession it was like a hot potato, we couldn’t get rid of it quick enough. Closing down was an issue as well time and time again we allowed them to much space and time to pick out passes which cut us open. Unfortunately too many players got lost and fell to pieces.
Having said that it is a testament to how far we have come in the past month or so. To be disappointed with our performance shows we are making great steps in the right direction. I think the new formation suited our style of football more than 4-4-2 and has given us a good platform to build on.
This Saturday we are home to Barons and will look to build on our opening 30 minutes. We will all need to be strong and committed for the full 90 as Barons are another top team capable of running riot if allowed. We need to pick ourselves up and go again. Come Saturday win or lose, I want everyone to walk off the pitch knowing they gave 100% which is all I can ask for.
Shanks
Thursday, 24 October 2013
RF Saints vs BBFC
Saturday saw us looking to get one back over RF Saints, our ‘close’ rivals. A game we should have been confident going into looking to get 3 points.
First 20 minutes was very disappointing from my perspective. We didn’t play nowhere near the level we are capable of. Defensively as a team we struggled to track runners, pick up spare men for throw in’s or even get men on the post for corners. Attacking, we showed little support and looked very static at corners and throw in’s making it easy for R.F. Saints’ big men to defend and play out from the back.
Towards the end of the half we looked a lot more threatening going forward and really started to give R.F. Saints something to think about. Half time everyone seemed really fired up and confident of turning around the 1-0 lead, which was pleasing to see the heads hadn’t dropped.
Unfortunately within the first 5 minutes of kicking off the second half we found ourselves 2-0 down. We battled on though and were unlucky not to be back in it with Matty Jones’ header stopped on the line. It was nice to see us creating chances out wide with some very good balls being placed into the box.
Final result was a 4-0 loss which flattered Saints really, deserved of the win but not by that margin.
This Saturday see us against Elmswell in the cup. Let’s make sure we get the basics right from the start by making sure we talk and track and most importantly we stick together as a team.
Shanks
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