Redfearns JFC Blues U10’s 26/27

Redfearn’s Blues travelled to Doncaster for their first pre season friendly, in sweltering heat against a strong and physical Hyde Park Knight’s team.

After recently beating the hosts in a tournament final, this fixture was always going to be a tough one, with revenge on the minds of the Hyde Park players.

Redfearn’s lined up with Reed in goal, France and debutant Singh in defence, Cherry, Hellewell (C) and Longley in midfield with Hoyle leading the line for the Blues. Briscoe and Fraser completing the match day squad, with Gregory and Forgione unavailable for selection.

After a lackluster weekend performance, the boys were keen to get back at it as soon as possible and didn’t disappoint.

Straight from the kick off the boys were on the front foot, controlling the game and having the hosts chasing the ball in 30+ degree heat. The Blues played some delightful one touch football on a pitch that was dry, bobbly and hard, moving the ball quickly and at pace, cutting through the Hyde Park low block of 2 rows of 3 with ease.

Wave after wave of Redfearn’s attacks saw the boys come close on many occasions, but the outstanding Hyde Park keeper kept the hosts level and in the game.

Redfearns finally broke the resolve of the hosts, Longley beating the full back for pace, pulling the ball back and Briscoe making no mistake from close range with an unstoppable effort that almost broke the net.

All the Redfearn’s boys played their part in a game that they dominated from start to finish, but the stand out performer for Redfearns was Singh, who marshaled the back line, set wave after wave of attacks off and never gave the hosts a look in.

A good workout in the heat for the boys, a great reaction after the weekend and a solid win / performance for the Blues.

We continue to work hard in preparation for the upcoming A division season, lots of work still to do but we’re heading in the right direction. The squad is the strongest it’s ever been, with Singh, Gregory and Hoyle adding even more quality to our talented squad.

After the disappointment of losing the tournament final at the weekend when the boys weren’t at their best, it was straight back to the grind for the squad yesterday with an intense training session in the heat delivered by 4G1 Player Development Football Academy.

The boys were pushed to their absolute limits, with some high level drills, passage of plays and finishing.

Trainer of the week was GK Teddy, who was subjected to some fierce shots from the Blues attacking players, but stood tall and produced some top level saves 🧤

Next up is a trip tonight to Hyde Park Knights in Doncaster, a high achieving team playing up a year as U11s in their respective league.

💙 Transfer business complete !! 💙

The Blues have been active in the transfer market this summer, with business now complete, the squad settled and pre season well under way.

We can now officially announce the signings of some real quality additions to the squad, who will level the playing staff up further as we prepare to mix it with the big boys at the top end of the A division.

First up we have William, who joins us from Wombwell Main after a stellar season in the B division, scoring dozens of goals and creating many more. Will is a proper handful for defenders, incredibly skillful, can play on both wings or as a striker, adding more firepower to a squad already brimming with attacking talent.

Next up we have Brax, formally of Ossett Town & Yorkshire RTC. Brax adds quality at the back and in centre mid, demanding the ball, calm in possession, always looking to pass to feet and is a leader on the pitch, giving instructions and organising from the back. Brax is also a regular in the JPL All Stars team, which further demonstrates the quality he brings to any squad.

Last up but by no means least, we have a player that needs no introduction and is well known on the local football scene. We can now welcome Ajeet to the Blues squad, a player we’ve admired for years through watching him play for his former grass roots side Tykes Reds and his JPL side 4G1. Ajeet adds strength, skill and footballing intelligence to the Redfearn’s defence, which will be invaluable for the squad as we pitch ourselves against the best teams / strikers in the area this coming season.

We’d like to officially welcome the 3 additions and their parents to the Redfearn’s Blues football family !

We are extremely excited that the 3 players and their parents have joined us on our grass roots journey and truly honored they have trusted us with the boys footballing development this season.

The squad assembled for the 26/27 season is bursting with talent from back to front, we can’t wait to see what the boys can produce this season against the top teams from South Yorkshire & North Derbyshire. ⚽️💪

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The boys reported back for the start of pre season training tonight, the session delivered by the superb 4G1 Player Development Football Academy coaches.

The boys were put through their paces in an intense session, working on moving the ball quickly in tight spaces and getting their shot off early, as soon as the space allowed.

Some new faces in the squad for 26/27, official announcement loading…… 👀

The boys travelled to Manchester today to represent Barnsley and Yorkshire in the Hollingworth Juniors Football Tournament.

16 teams
10 games played
26 goals scored
Zero goals conceded
Unbeaten all day
Champions league winners 💪💙 🏆

Absolutely fantastic day for boys, dominated the tournament from start to finish playing some fantastic football.

Thats 3 from 3 on the summer tournament scene already this summer, some squad these boys are 💙🥰

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Another great training session tonight with the 4G1 Player Development Football Academy coaches, working on keeping the ball in tight areas, moving it quickly and getting the shot off early.

Trainer of the week was chosen by coach Calum and awarded to Jacob, who brought the intensity as usual.

Well done boys, great session 👏 ⚽️💙

Brilliant evening at the Blue’s end of season presentation /
celebration night.

Lots of fun, laughter, tears and trophies to bring the 25/26 season to a close. We’ve won, drawn and lost together, made loads of memories in what has been another memorable season for the boys.

Preparation’s are already underway for the 26/27 💙💪⚽️

Another great day out for the boys today at the Scawthorpe Scorpions FC tournament in Doncaster, unbeaten all day, Champions League winners and another trophy for the bulging cabinet 🏆 💙 ⚽️

Next tournament we travel to Manchester in a couple of weeks to see what Lancashire has to offer 💪

Great day out at the AFC Bentley’s tournament today for the boys as we returned as last seasons winners.

A great collective performance from the players in the sunshine saw them top the group with a game to spare, then win the semi final 4-0 and then the final 1-0.

First silverware of the summer as Champion’s League winners. 💙💪⚽️ 🏆 🥇

As another eventful and brilliant season draws to a close, the Redfearns Blue’s management would like to thank everyone involved for their participation, input and for generally contributing to our footballing journey this season.

This season has seen us promoted to the A division mid season, which in turn meant our boys had to level up to compete in a very high level environment, which they did without a doubt.

We have won, drawn and lost together. The boys have grown, developed, laughed, cried, cheered, been deflated and elated, but we did it all together as a squad, team and friends.

The end of season tour to Butlins was epic, to come second out of 32 teams, some of which were very high level, was another massive achievement for the boys.

Our season is now officially over and we turn our attention to the summer tournament scene, where we will be having lots of fun but also on the hunt for some more trophies 🏆

We’d like to thank 4G1 Player Development Football Academy for their assistance with training / player development, they have undoubtedly played a big part in another successful season for the boys.

Also a massive thanks to our long term sponsors Hydrov Ltd and Nexdorf Electrical Engineering who without their continued support it wouldn’t have been possible to function so effectively.

We’re looking forward to the 2026/27 season already, striving to level up and improve further on this seasons achievements 👀

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