Tigers

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moulton Harrox made it 16 ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division games unbeaten on Saturday with a 3-1 derby win over Holbeach United Reserves. Ollie Maltby bagged all three goals for the table-toppers to keep up his rich vein of form, rendering an own goal from Bobby Patterson as consolation for Omar Joof’s Tigers. Harrox’s 15th win from 16 games keeps them ...

Tom Roberts admits that he’s actively looking to strengthen his attacking options at Holbeach United. The Tigers face something of a selection crisis ahead of Saturday’s home clash against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Kirby Muxloe (3pm) with only 12 players available. Strikers Josh Ford, Tommy Treacher and Jake Clitheroe are all unavailable, while Aaron Eyett is facing eight weeks ...

Holbeach United 1 Rothwell Corinthians 2 Boss Tom Roberts lamented a “poor performance” as his Holbeach United side slipped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. It was the Tigers’ first ChromaSport UCL Premier Division outing since December 28 – and their hopes of lifting the title suffered something of a blow at Carter’s Park. It took ...

Holbeach United suffered a shock home defeat against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Rothwell Corinthians on another weather-hit Saturday of football action. The Tigers were upset 2-1 by their lowly visitors at Carter’s Park in what was their first game of 2016 – and were also rocked by a nasty injury to attacker Aaron Eyett. Holbeach fell behind inside the ...

Tom Roberts admits that he and his Holbeach United side feel like they’ve had a mini pre-season after seeing games galore postponed. The Tigers have only played once since defeating Northampton Sileby Rangers on December 19 – and have yet to kick a ball in 2016. They’ve seen games against Wisbech Town, Leicester Nirvana and Kempston Rovers called off in ...

Life is rarely dull when it comes to Holbeach United – and 2015 was certainly a year to remember. It’s amazing to think that the Tigers kicked off the year with Graham Drury and John Chand in co-charge, before going on to end it with Tom Roberts as the boss following the sacking of Darren Jarvis in December. Despite the massive ...

Tom Roberts reckons that it would be something of an upset if Holbeach United can win at title rivals AFC Kempston Rovers on Saturday (3pm). The Tigers make the trip to the Hillgrounds Leisure ground in fifth place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, some six points behind second-placed Kempston with two games in hand. Hosts Rovers are unbeaten in ...

Holbeach United could be handed three bonus points after Yaxley admitted to fielding an ineligible player against them over the festive period. The Cuckoos, who won the Premier Division derby 1-0 at Carter’s Park on December 28, were reported to the United Counties League by the Tigers after it emerged they played under-18 keeper Josh Lynch. Yaxley’s teamsheet stated that ...

Bullish boss Tom Roberts insists that his Holbeach United side will come out fighting against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Leicester Nirvana on Saturday. The Tigers welcome Nirvana – six points clear of second-placed Kempston Rovers at the top – to Carter’s Park (3pm) for what is the undoubted game of the day. It’s the first meeting of the two ...

Holbeach United 0 Yaxley 1 A late Scott Carter strike dented Holbeach United’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title hopes as Yaxley picked up a battling 1-0 win at Carter’s Park on Monday. Carter buried the only goal of the game 15 minutes from time when he collected Jack Saunders’ cross from the left and rifled home a low drive from ...

The scheduled ChromaSport UCL Premier Division derby between Wisbech Town and Holbeach United at the Fenland Stadium on Boxing Day has been postponed. Heavy rain on Christmas Eve led to the Fenmen calling a pitch inspection – and with more rain forecast over the following days, it was decided to call the game off due to a waterlogged pitch. The ...

Here’s a full guide to the football fixtures involving South Holland sides over the festive period… SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26 (BOXING DAY) Evo-Stik League First Division South (3pm unless stated): Basford Utd v Carlton Town; Belper Town v SL Aquaforce; Daventry Town v Rugby Town; Gresley v Coalville Town; Lincoln Utd v Spalding Utd (2pm); Loughborough Dyn v Goole; Market Drayton ...

Holbeach United 4 Northampton Sileby Rangers 0 Tom Roberts celebrated his first game in permanent charge of Holbeach United with a comfortable 4-0 victory over ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Sileby at Carter’s Park. On the last Saturday before Christmas, striker Josh Ford put the hosts ahead on 20 minutes after great work from Nick Jackson, before Jake Clitheroe doubled ...

Tom Roberts was confirmed as the new permanent Holbeach United boss on a top afternoon all-round for the Tigers on Saturday. They crushed Northampton Sileby Rangers 4-0 at Carter’s Park – and gained ground on the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division’s top two in the process. Josh Ford put the hosts ahead on 20 minutes after great work from Nick Jackson, ...

New caretaker-boss Tom Roberts is looking forward to getting back to the bread and butter of football after a turbulent week at Holbeach United. Roberts was caught at the centre of a some controversy last week, as former Tigers boss Darren Jarvis – after he was sacked– suggested he had constantly undermined him during his spell in charge. The former ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach It was only a few weeks ago that I was writing a column regarding the change of management at Spalding United. This past week has seen a change at the top at Holbeach United – which also effects myself. The football club has since released a statement regarding the ...

Sacked boss Darren Jarvis has issued a strongly-worded statement to refute claims made by Holbeach United that he was putting the club’s financial wellbeing in jeopardy. The former Tigers chief, who was relieved of his duties on Wednesday night despite guiding them to second in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division and the last eight of the Knockout Cup, does accept ...