Tigers

Robbo admits crunch clashes will make or break the Holbeach United’s trophy hopes

Two huge games in the space of five days will shape Holbeach United’s season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Tom Roberts, who accepts that his Tigers won’t pick up any silverware if they don’t deliver in either match. Wins in Saturday’s trip to UCL Premier Division title rivals Leicester Nirvana (3pm) and this Wednesday night’s rearranged ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final ...

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Lincolnshire derby between Holbeach United and Boston Town rained off

Heavy rain on Wednesday has caused the ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final between Holbeach United and Boston Town to be postponed. The last eight clash was due to kick off at 7.45pm on Wednesday night, but a 4pm pitch inspection deemed the Holbeach pitch to be waterlogged. The tie must now be rearranged, with Wisbech Town awaiting the winners in ...

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Roberts salutes “total team effort” as Holbeach United produce best performance

Cogenhoe United 1 Holbeach United 5 Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan ...

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Hat-trick hero Tidswell inspires five-star Holbeach United victory at Cogenhoe

Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan Thomas (46) and Josh Ford (81) ...

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Boss Roberts rages at ‘naive’ Holbeach United players after Wellingborough defeat

Wellingborough Town 2 Holbeach United 1 Tom Roberts has launched a scathing attack on his Holbeach United players after Tuesday night’s shock 2-1 defeat at lowly Wellingborough Town. A last-gasp winner from Justin Dowling (86) dealt a hammer-blow to the Tigers’ hopes of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title at The Dog and Duck as they failed to make ...

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Shock Wellingborough defeat deals Holbeach United’s title hopes a hammer blow

A late Justin Dowling strike sentenced Holbeach United to a shock 2-1 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Wellingborough Town on Tuesday night. The Tigers fell behind early on against a Wellingborough side that started the night in the bottom two when Deven Ellwood notched (10), but soon equalised though Jake Clitheroe (30) at The Dog and Duck. That’s how it ...

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Results are all that matters to Holbeach United boss as title bid is boosted

Holbeach United 3 Huntingdon Town 1 A 3-1 win over the whipping boys may not seem like a big deal, but Saturday may have been the day Holbeach United’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title bid turned in their favour. While goals from Andrew Tidswell (32), Josh Ford (49) and Jake Clitheroe (63) were helping the Tigers defeat Huntingdon Town 3-1 ...

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Holbeach United sink basement boys as Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck United set up final date

Holbeach United climbed up to fourth in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table with a 3-1 win over rock bottom Huntingdon Town on Saturday. Player/assistant boss Andrew Tidswell fired the Tigers ahead from a Josh Ford cross at Carter’s Park, but they were pegged back by an equaliser just before the break. The roles then reversed in the second period ...

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Tidswell Talk: Holbeach United need to grow up as a team and look at our mindset

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach Last weekend at Holbeach United we hosted the league leaders AFC Kempston Rovers. The feeling out on the pitch was probably the same as what many people probably thought and saw. In the first half we were clinical in our performance and raced into a 3-0 lead, while also ...

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Roberts reveals that ‘Zouma-like fall’ caused Jackson injury in abandoned Holbeach clash

Rothwell Corinthians 4 Holbeach United 1 (match abandoned on 73 mins) A suspected torn calf suffered by Holbeach United left back Nick Jackson caused Tuesday’s night’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division game at Rothwell Corinthians to be abandoned on 73 minutes. The Tigers were trailing 4-1 at the time, but it is expected that the game will now have to be ...

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Spalding United suffer Gresley defeat as Jackson injury forces Holbeach United game to be abandoned

It was a bad night on the road for South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United on Tuesday. The Tulips were handed a 2-0 Evo-Stik NPL Division One South beaten at Gresley, while Holbeach United were trailing 4-1 at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division side Rothwell Corinthians when a late Nick Jackson injured caused the game to be abandoned. Starting ...

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Holbeach United boss unhappy with referee after thrilling Kempston draw

Holbeach United 3 Kempston Rovers 3 Holbeach United blew a 3-0 half time-lead against unbeaten ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Kempston Rovers on Saturday in a remarkable Carter’s Park clash. Dubbed Holbeach’s “cup final” by boss Tom Roberts ahead of the crunch clash, the hosts made an amazing start at Carter’s Park as they raced into a three-goal lead inside ...

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Visit of ‘Spalding-like’ Kempston is day of reckoning for Holbeach United

Holbeach United’s crunch Carter’s Park date with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Kempston Rovers is like a cup final for their season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Tom Roberts, who feels the Tigers simply must beat the unbeaten table-toppers to keep their title bid alive. Kempston, who beat previous leaders Leicester Nirvana 2-0 on Saturday to reach the summit, have ...

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Boss Roberts rages at tame Holbeach United showing against Spencer

Northampton Spencer 3 Holbeach United 2 Fuming boss Tom Roberts couldn’t hide his disappointment after seeing his Holbeach United side beaten 3-2 at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Northampton Spencer on Saturday. The Tigers player/boss has admitted that he “almost exploded” with anger after seeing three “basic individual errors” gift the home side all three points at Kingsthorpe Mill. The ...

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Tulips and Tigers left disappointed by away results on Saturday

Spalding United and Holbeach United both endured disappointing away results on Saturday as neither could beat lowly opposition. The Tulips were held 1-1 at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South basement boys Tividale, while the Tigers went down 3-2 against Northampton Spencer in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Spalding, who named new signing James Tricks on the bench, went ahead through ...

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Boss Robbo expecting a roller-coaster finale to Holbeach United’s season

The home stretch of Holbeach United’s season is likely to be a roller-coaster – according to player/boss Tom Roberts. Saturday’s 4-2 victory over Peterborough Norther Star has revitalised everybody at Carter’s Park ahead of a run-in that could see the Tigers do a ChromaSport UCL Premier Division double. The next stop for Roberts and his Holbeach side is a tricky ...

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Holbeach United shrug off Jackson dismissal to shoot down Star

Holbeach United 4 Peterborough Northern Star 2 Ten-man Holbeach United produced a remarkable display to beat rivals Peterborough Northern Star 4-2 at Carter’s Park on Saturday. An early Jack Smith (9) goal put the Tigers ahead In the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash, but the game looked set to turn on its head when Nick Jackson was sent off for ...

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Holbeach United are hungry for a return to action after miserable month

Holbeach United boss Tom Roberts is glad to have seen the back of what he describes as “an absolutely miserable” January. With last Saturday’s trip to Kempston Rovers postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, it meant that the Tigers only managed to play one game over the entire month. That was a 2-1 defeat against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers ...

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True test of Holbeach United’s title hopes awaits at unbeaten Kempston Rovers

It’s crunch time for Holbeach United’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title hopes on Saturday as they make the trip to unbeaten Kempston Rovers (3pm). The Tigers, currently fifth in the table, are ten points behind the second-placed Walnut Boys with two games in hand ahead of the first meeting between the pair this season. Tom Roberts’ side do come into ...

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Panton praises magic Maltby as “great” Moulton Harrox show sinks Holbeach Reserves

Ollie Maltby helped himself to a hat-trick as Moulton Harrox picked up their first ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division win of 2016 by seeing off South Holland rivals Holbeach United Reserves 3-1 on Saturday. The in-form midfielder notched twice in the first 30 minutes at Broad Lane, only for an own goal from Bobby Patterson to haul a strong Holbeach side ...

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