Cup run to where?

 Saturday 8 May 2021, Carlton Colville Town 1 Sporting 87 4 - Corton Playing Fields, Suffolk FA Junior Cup Quarter Final

First of all Carlton Colville play the other side of Lowestoft rather than in carlton Colville itself, Corton Playing Fields are almost in Norfolk and only 150 metres from the North Sea coast. The game was important for both teams but this year they are not sure where the final will be held - so at the end of the game, the winner would be 90 minutes from ?? Hope the FA can work with Ipswich Town to get the finals at portman Road- it really is a  dream for these players to walk out at a proper league ground

Impressed to see brick dugouts on both pitches, plus the rain had stopped and the wind was not that bad - what we did see was a very competitive game, some strange goals, the home captain in the sin bin, some torpedo like throw ins and an away win! 

A great afternoons entertainment just disappointing so few were there to watch it .

Too much class

 Thursday 1 October 2020, Sporting 87 Under 18s 1 Ipswich Town Under 16s 8 - Suffolk FA Under 18 Midweek Cup at AFC Sudbury

It was good to see Ipswich enter this competition last season and even though that competition did not finish due to lockdown, good to see we have entered again this year.

It gives us a chance to see who may be the 'stars' of the future at Portman Road, and also shows the benefit of that academy system and the coaching they receive.

Most of the Sporting 87 players were two years old than their Ipswich counterparts, however as the score shows, class overcomes age.

But we must say thank you for sporting 87 for the effort they put in, not only on the pitch but in providing a programme and along with the staff at AFC Sudbury, making sure the game ran smoothly.

Plus with over 600 young players attached to the Bury teams, they are to be congratulated on providing a great service to the young people of Bury St Edmunds.

Players who impressed me in the Ipswich side - take note of these names!  Jack Manly and Nico Valentine - plus the centre forward Finn Corrigan. Finn however seems to have a similar attitude problem that our current Under 18 number 09, Zak Brown has!