Ray's Review - Recent Articles
The weekend review of A team and Reserves 5th April 2008
Posted on Monday, 7th April 2008
Hempnall Reserves, playing at home to highly placed Thetford Rovers, started a little disjointed on a hard and very dry pitch and at a very windy Bungay Road ground. Despite not playing well, they managed to defend well in keeping out a lively Thetford team. The game itself was fast and ...
Ray Youngman's report A Team and Veterans 29th March 2008
Posted on Sunday, 30th March 2008
Additional report from Ray Youngman. The Reserves were without a game, so it was left to the First Team (separate report from Tim Clarke), the young A Team, and at the other end of the spectrum, the Veterans. Both teams did extremely well to make it a great weekend for the Club results ...
Reserves v Acle 15th March 2008
Posted on Sunday, 16th March 2008
Hempnall Reserves 3 Acle Reserves 1 Hempnall Reserves, at home to highly placed Acle Reserves were boasted by new signing Sooy Sloggett a young lad recently joining us from Scole. With a few players also srenghthening the team it was the management were confident of gaining something from th...
Ray's Review Saturday February 23rd 2008
Posted on Monday, 25th February 2008
Whilst my allegiance to Hempnall Football Club is as strong as ever, you must appreciate that at the moment my main concern is for my wife Jill, who is still in hospital receiving treatment and and very slowly responding. The First team, I must say, felt they would have won at Halvergate, ...
Ray's Review, 24th November
Posted on Friday, 30th November 2007
Hempnall 2 Downham Town 1 Hempnall, writes Ray Youngman, were at home to Downham Town on a cold afternoon but were well prepared for their Ridgeons League opponents. Right from the start Hempnall were well in control of their game. With Sam Wenham absent through illness Ben Player made his return...
Ray's Review, 15th September
Posted on Saturday, 15th September 2007
Hempnall 1 Hindringham 0 Hempnall at home to fellow promotion team Hindringham did not perform as well as the previous week at Brandon, but still managed to gain all three points thanks to the solitary goal from Tom Halliwell midway through the second half. The goal itself had a bit of quality a...
Ray's Review, 8th September
Posted on Saturday, 8th September 2007
The First Team was not at it‘s best in the second half of their game against Attleborough in the Cup last week. Three goals ahead and cruising they took their foot off the pedal and nearly lost the game. This did not please Tim Clarke and he certainly echoed his feelings after the final whistl...
Ray Youngman's Pre-season Overview
Posted on Sunday, 5th August 2007
Hempnall Football Club is long established, and over the years has gained a lot of respect throughout local football as a club with a high level of discipline mainly through a good management and administrative structure. There are several members who have served the Club for longer than some care ...