The Cheltenham Youth Football League (CYFL) returns next Wednesday for the Cheltenham Saracens Youth U18’s as they are set to host against Tuffley Rovers U18’s. The Saracens look to maintain their 100% winning streak in League.
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Just 8 points separate the two sides, but the team from Tuffley have played one more game than the Saracens with them only picking up 13 points in eight games. Whereas the Saracens are looking to make it eight wins out of eight.
Cheltenham Saracens come into this game with not much game time with the past three fixtures set for the Yellows being postponed or forfeited by the other team.
Conversely, Tuffley Rovers come into this game with some empathetic results with one of them being an 11-1 victory against Churchdown Panthers U17’s Colts in the Gloucestershire County’s Cup and a 4-2 win against Westfield U18’s
Word from the Manager
However, it’ll be a tough test for the Saracens as manager Beckem Foley states that “Tuffley have had some interesting results so far this season so they’re a side that we aren’t taking lightly.” This comes after Tuffley have made a name for themselves a dark horse with one of their 4 wins in the season coming against the giants Bishops Cleeve which is the one of only three times the Cleeve side have lost this season.
“We are in good form and spirit now, the environment we have created is fantastic. To bring a group of lads together who aren’t a group of friends to gel together this quickly makes things so much easier,” Foley mentions as he explained about the current feeling around the breakthrough season for the side of youngsters.
“Tuffley are currently on a roll in the league, this season we seem to turn up against teams doing well in the league, so I fully expect whatever side we put out to turn up for the challenge.”
Players to Watch out for – Cheltenham Saracens:
It’s hard to pick out a certain player to look out for the Sarries due to the lack of playing time. One player from the youth that has been showing his potential in with the big dogs is Jon Dix, who has played games for the main team and been putting his shot stopping ability on show to the seniors.
Players to Watch out for – Tuffley Rovers The player to watch out for Tuffley Rovers is Ethan Walters after a hard-fought game between Tuffley and Westfields was decided by two goals and them two goals coming from the young striker.
