Player Profile: Lee Isaac
September 12th, 2012 // Player Profiles,Team News // Richard Boydell
Lee Isaac
Lee was voted Player of the Year in season 1 as he lit up the right wing for the Vaders with some awesome performances. A run of around 5 games during the middle of the season seen him score a brace or hat trick in almost every one and he really was ripping left backs apart.
Season 2 wasn’t quite the same as he began with a niggling hamstring injury and then awkward shift patterns forced him to miss a lot of fixtures, ultimately leading to him starting the cup final on the bench. It was only fair, but he showed what the team had been missing when he came on and instantly put the opposition under pressure with a few good chances.
Very fast and skilful, with tremendous balance and a nice finish, Lee is one of the Vaders best players and they will look forward to him returning to the squad, even if it will cause more selection headaches. Lee is quiet off the field but his rants at the ref have become legendary, the best being his slightly embarrassing lunge at the ref demonstrating what one of the Saints players had done to him.
Quick-fire Questions
Favourite position?
Right wing
Favourite Vaders moment?
Scoring my hat trick.
Worst Vaders moment?
Being benched for the final.
New Vaders Kit unveiled
September 12th, 2012 // Team News // Richard Boydell
Here’s the new Vaders kit for the season 2012/13, it will act as an away strip and will add to the Blue/Black striped first kit and the White/Black striped now third kit. United Graphic Design return as sponsors.
The new Sky Blue shirt, along with traditional Vaders’ black shorts and socks will mean we’ll look a little like Uruguay, so…
Haz ruido por los chicos de Vader.
Player Profile: Benjamin Poole
September 11th, 2012 // Player Profiles,Team News // Richard Boydell
Benjamin Poole
Pooley started off with the intention of playing up front but soon found himself making appearances at left midfield, which has been a trouble position for the Vaders. After a handful of games there from the start and from the bench (with some goals too, including one screamer against Tyco), Pooley was asked to help out at left back.
After a few good performances, Pooley cemented his place at left back for a good run of games during season 2 and his aggression and tackling helped out. A couple of missed games towards the end of the season meant Pooley unfortunately missed out on a starting berth in the cup final, which was very unlucky.
Fast, determined and aggressive (small man syndrome), he likes a good argument with just about anyone on the pitch and very rarely goes a game without some kind of confrontation. Pooley likes to use his speed and his hit the ball forward and sprint tactic worked down the wing from time to time, but he’s had to curb it in defence. Yet to appear in season 3, but will return soon no doubt.
Quick-fire Questions
Favourite position?
Left back
Favourite Vaders moment?
Getting to the cup final.
Worst Vaders moment?
Losing in the cup final.
Player Profile: Lee Nicholas
September 10th, 2012 // Player Profiles,Team News // Richard Boydell
Lee Nicholas
Lee Nic joined the Vaders as an unknown quantity to most, but it didn’t take long for everyone to get to know him and his jovial personality has provided some good laughs, none more so than parking his car in a ditch up Blaengarw.
After spending most of his time as a sub, Lee got a good run in the team with some nice solid performances at full back (on both flanks), and looked like staying there until a nightmare performance up Blaengarw (that wasn’t a good day for the boy) in the last game of the season saw him miss out on a place in the final.
A good, fearless tackler and a lover of long balls, his running tackle has become legendary where he just simply bowls over the attacker (and usually himself) but almost always wins the ball. Hasn’t featured so far in season 3 but will be returning soon.
Quick-fire Questions
Favourite position?
Right back
Favourite Vaders moment?
Playing like Paolo Maldini against Nantymoel for our 7-4 win.
Worst Vaders moment?
Sticking my car in a ditch up the garw.
Litchard Park A (4) vs (0) Garth Vader FC
September 10th, 2012 // Match Reports,Team News // Robert Boydell
Match stats:
So it was cup competition time with only a few league games played, and unfortunately for the Vaders they drew last years Premiership cup champions Litchard Park A.
This was always going to be a tough game, but with one or two players missing the team that has put in some good performances already this season was switched around slightly. Coach Rob Boydell got a rare opportunity to take up the left flank, with Rich Boydell switching to his preferred right hand side and Striker Ieuan Morris pushing back up front with Titch.
The game started very badly for the Vaders, with nobody talking at all, and within 3 minutes the Vaders were already 1-0 down. Following the re-start nothing really changed, with the Vaders not communicating, and when they were it was only to shout at each other for mistakes. Very quickly the Vaders were torn apart once more and a speculative effort from 25 yards saw Cookie make contact but only enough to slow the ball down before it beat him and ended up in the net.
The Vaders seemed to wake up a little after this, but this game had loss written all over it from that point on and the only clear efforts were from set pieces.
Half time was mainly spent arguing amongst each other, and trying to get Jammy to put his dummy back in following a stroppy end to the half. Nothing was going right….
Into the second half and The Vaders seemed the stronger team and pushed up in search of a goal. Still nothing happening..
Coach Rob Boydell made way for youngster Alex (Wyn Jones) Blacker on the left while Scott took up his usual wandering role all over the field. To add to his woes Scott played a poor back pass only for the Litchard attacker to run onto it and go around Cookie.
3-0 and things were to get worse.
Titch made way for Ieuan Evs, while Rich Boydell dropped into RB for Morgan Evs to push into Right wing. The Vaders continued to push for a consolation but this was probably the worst game in a while for the team, and to be fair they weren’t playing too badly, the difference in the time on the ball, possession and quick players all over the park was evident. Just before the end Litchard added to their tally with a fourth goal courtesy of some confusion between Scott and Cookie. So the Vaders Premiership cup run comes to a premature end this year but improvements will needed for next week when they meet the same team in the League – lets hope there’s not as many Hangovers as this weekend (Liam, Ieuan) There will also be a few members missing next Sunday as it’s C*ck of the Week’s birthday bash in Fos Las
Man of the Match: Richard Boydell
Cock of the Week: Scott Sainsbury
Quote of the Day: (from Litchard player @ Liam Barry) “It’s about time you retired now isn’t it?”
