Training on Thursday at Tilsley Park - OFF

We are not training as usual at Tilsley, 7pm sharp on Thursday 24th January ahead of our away game against Grove Rangers on Sunday 27th January

Update 7pm Wednesday 23rd January
I've just spoken to Tilsley Park and the snow currently on the pitch is extremely unlikely to thaw by tomorrow night so training on Thursday is cancelled

Next game away to Hinksey Park - OFF

In an effort to play this fixture on Sunday 20th Hinksey Park have moved it to Cowley Marsh which is unsurprisingly on Marsh Road in Cowley. The postcode is OX4 2HH
The match is obviously in danger of being called off thanks to the weather forecast for the weekend but to be positive it's currently on with a kick off at 2pm.
All players needing a lift to the ground are to be at Elms Parade by 1.10pm. Those that are making their own way should be on the pitch ready to warm up by 1.30pm.
All updates and any news from Hinksey Park will be posted on here first

Update 5pm Friday 18th January.
The OIYL Secretary has given permission for clubs to postpone games early this weekend for the obvious reason. We haven't heard from Hinksey Park yet so technically the game is still on. Technically.

Update 1pm Saturday 19th January
I've just heard from Hinksey Park and the game is called off.

Training on Thursday

We are training on Thursday 17th January, 7pm at Tilsley Park.
Whilst the forecast is cold it's not predicted to snow so it's very likely to be on. If it is in risk all updates will be immediately posted on here.

Update 3.30pm Wednesday 16th January
Tilsley are confident the ground will be ok. I will check again at around 4pm on Thursday but if there are no updates here it means training is still on.

Update 5.15pm Thursday 17th January
I've just checked with Tilsley and the surface is fine so training is on tonight

Update 10pm Thursday 17th January
Well done to the 10 hardy souls who braved the snow and cold to turn up for this session.

CM v Cholsey Bluebirds U18s (friendly)

13th January   away   result 3-4   half time 1-1
Scorers for CM: George Thomas   Conrad Deer (2)   Obaida Mohamedi

This friendly was quickly organised following the postponement of our game against Kidlington. The match was played in cold winter sunshine
We started well with Obaida hitting the bar in the second minute but the game soon settled down into an even match with both teams creating chances.
New signing, George Thomas, scored the first goal for Cumnor after 25 minutes with a well taken shot from just inside the penalty area. Cholsey equalised in practically the last kick of the half when Kane was beaten by a low shot from inside the six yard area.
Pete's half time talk asked for more of the same effort but to be more disciplined in the centre of the pitch as midfielders were drifting to the wings.
The second half began well for Cholsey as they took the lead after 48 minutes with breakaway goal despite mistaken claims of offside from our defence. Conrad equalised six minutes later with a opportunistic shot inside the penalty area but Cholsey retook the lead after 60 minutes.
With just under half an hour remaining Ben Whitehead took over as goal keeper with Kane going into central defence.
Obaida made it 3-3 after 70 minutes going through on goal, he evaded two tackles and dribbled past their keeper to knock the ball into an empty net.
Both teams then made a lot of player and postional changes and it was an open and even game. Westy had a 35 yard shot saved by their keeper and Ben made one of the best saves you are likely to see, diving to his left.
The game looked like it was going to finish an honourable draw until Conrad scored with a great shot from outside the penalty area in virtually the last minute of the game.
It was a great workout for us with good performances all round, many thanks to Glenn of Cholsey Bluebirds for organising the match and refereeing it too.
Joint Man of there match goes to Ben and Kane for the efforts both in defence and goal.

We have a friendly!

Following Kidlington's postponement of Sunday's game we've arranged a friendly against Cholsey U18s kick off 2pm Sunday 13th January. Their ground is Cholsey Recreation Ground, Oxon. OX10 9PT. Players are to be on the pitch ready to warm up at 1.30pm. It's a friendly so friends of the club are welcome to play.
We are leaving Elms Parade at 1pm sharp for all those needing lifts to the game. Please let us know so that space will be available.
There are rumours of snow for the weekend and all updates will be posted here first.

Kidlington Youth game on Sunday OFF

We've just been told Kidlington are unable to fulfil this fixture as neither manager can attend, so the game is unfortunately postponed.

Training on Thursday at Tilsley

We are training as usual at 7pm on Thursday 10 January at the lovely Tilsley Park.
This is ahead of our away game against Kidlington Youth, kick off 2pm on Sunday 13th January.

No game this Sunday

We were due to play Radley Youth this Sunday 6th January but unfortunately they have recently folded so we have a free weekend.
Our next training is on Thursday 10th January followed by an important away game against Kidlington Youth on Sunday 13th January.
Happy New Year to you all!

Training on Thursday at Tilsley Park

I hope you all had a good break and we are resuming training on Thursday 3rd January, 7pm at Tilsley Park.
Our next game is away to Kidlington Youth on Sunday 13th January

Revised date for Wantage game

The postponed home game against Wantage Town is now to be played on Sunday 24th March, probably at 2pm but this is to be confirmed

Training on Thursday at Tilsley - OFF

We are booked to train on Thursday 21st at Tilsley but I appreciate that being quite close to Christmas there are some who cant make it, so we've made it voluntary. Please let us know if you want to train by text or email. A simple yes or no will be fine and if we get around 12 or so we'll hold the session.

Update 8am Thursday 20th
The appalling weather means nothing will be gained by training tonight so it's called off.
Merry Christmas everybody!

CM v St Edmunds

16th December   home  result 0-6  half time  0-2

This was a Berks and Bucks County Cup game played in spring-like sunny weather although the pitch was rather soft thanks to the recent rain. It was an important cup game but for a variety of reasons Cumnor had only 11 players available for the match.
It started off tightly with both teams playing some good football although St Edmunds created slightly more of the chances. They broke the deadlock at 25 minutes with a snap shot from the edge of the penalty area low to Kane's right.
Cumnor were dealt with a further blow after 30 minutes when Robbie limped off the pitch with a bad knock to his knee and was unable to take further part in the game. They battled on but with one minute left in the half they conceded a second goal from a corner.
Pete's second half talk told the players to keep it tight in the midfield and defence with just one up front as they were down to 10 men following Robbie's injury.
The second half began with St Edmunds on top although Pete's advice worked well as it wasn't until the 58th minute that St Edmunds scored their third from a corner. Cumnor's legs tired and St Edmunds took advantage with three goals in quick succession, one following a mix up in Cumnor's goal area, another a speculative looping shot on the edge of the penalty area, and a third was a direct header from a corner.
St Edumunds are currently top of the A league, winning every game, so it promised to be a tough game and they deserved their win. Cumnor made it more difficult for themselves with only 11 available and playing with 10 for much of the game.
All Cumnor players should be pleased with the way they battled throughout and when the result was in no doubt they didn't allow their heads to drop. Even Kane managed a shot on goal in the dying minutes. Man of the Match goes to Westy for his determined and consistent efforts.