Whenever our u8 Rockets play, the County fans get excited – and that was no different this morning as we awoke knowing it was AFC Bolton Yellows that were to be our opponents for this one. The weather had been terrible all week but the sun was poking through and as the players of both teams began to arrive, the level of anticipation rose by the minute…

From the moment the whistle went, our players were true warriors – working hard to get the ball back and pass it into the spaces behind them – and when we did get sight of goal, we were doing our level best to get it across the line. But it just wouldn’t come this morning no matter how hard we tried – but that did not deter the County fans from thoroughly enjoying themselves!

The Power-Play was used for us in this one – and for those of you who didn’t know, that’s when the team that is falling behind is able to put an additional player on – and this is a really good way of showing children that at this level, it isn’t the score that matters. It’s all about the learning and we are so proud of how well our Rockets are progressing. We play the game in the right spirit and because we never, ever give up, it causes problems for any team we play against. Another good effort kids!

Thomas was awarded the Player of the Match for his attacking prowess and as we began to disperse, all eyes were already turned to training and our next game in seven days’ time…

A massive thanks to the fans of both sides who made this a great spectacle and we wish the AFC Bolton team all the best for the rest of the season. Onto the next one then…

#UpTheCounty!