PUSFC 3-1 Cambridge Utd (16/08/08)
PUSFC MOM: Gavin Taylor

PUSFC opened the 2008-09 IFA season with a win against local rivals Cambridge United. The lads from the Abbey actually took the lead in this one, but a Sean Gavaghan penalty, Wade Lester tap-in, and Craig Buckley scrambler gave PUSFC a 3-1 half-time lead which was then carried through to the final whistle. Thanks to Ben/Richard for getting a side up to 'boro at very late notice when Orient dropped out - we'll see you guys on Sunday, and hopefully again later in the season for the return fixture if we can find a suitable date.

WorldNET 2008 (19/07//08)
PUSFC MOM: Matt Sterry

PUSFC returned to Leeds to compete in WorldNET for the second time, and once again enjoyed a fantastic weekend of football. Things could not have gone much better in the group stages as we played three, won three, and didn't conceed a single goal! Our luck ran out at that point though, as we were drawn to face RC Lens, the 2007 champions, in the knockout stages. We battled hard, but Lens eventually proved too strong for us and scored twice in the second half to run out 2-0 winners. Huge thanks to everyone we played over the weekend: Port Vale, Halifax, Watford, Hull, Vale of Leven, Preston, RC Lens, and Manchester Utd. We'll be back for WorldNET 2009, we'll take a stronger gazebo, and we might even all buy some boots that fit ;-)

PUSFC 5-2 Real Whittlesey (03/05//08)
PUSFC MOM: Andy Mills

Darlington couldn't bring a side down for the last day of the season, so Real Whittlesey stepped in to provide us with some friendly opposition for the day. And what a last day for us, as we played some of our best football of the season to quickly take a lead that we would never surrender for the rest of the match. By the time the final whistle blew, Craig Buckley, Simon Alexander, James Mortlock (pen), Andy Mills, and Gavin Taylor had all notched themselves a goal. Thanks to the Whittlesey lads for a highly entertaining game, I'm informed that Casso now officially owes Bucks a pint or two ;-)

2008 Awards Evening (01/05//08)

The PUSFC 2008 Awards were presented on Thursday 1st May, as part of the annual PISA Awards night at Ebs. James Mortlock won the coveted Players Player of the Season award, Steph Johnston walked off with the Managers Player of the Season nod, Lee Sardeson picked up the New Player of the Season award, Craig Buckley won the Goal of the Season prize for his home strike against Rochdale, and finally Dave Fitzjohn won the Donkey Performance of the Season title for his display against Stockport away. Many thanks to PISA, and to Darren Ferguson himself for presenting the awards to the players. Well done to all of you.

Grimsby 3-4 PUSFC (26/04//08)
PUSFC MOM: Wade Lester

We left it late, but grabbed all three points in the end. Two marvellous strikes from Wade Lester, one from Craig Buckley on his return to the team, and one from Gavin Taylor were enough to snatch all three points from a plucky Grimsby team. To be fair, Grimsby had the best of the opening exchanges, racing away into the lead and looking dangerous each time they went forward. We slowly took a grip of the game in midfield though, and pulling it back to eventually hit the break all square at 3-3 was a significant boost. A tight second half, and both sides had chances to win it before Gav popped up late on to steal the points and break the Grimsby hearts.

Leyton Orient 0-1 PUSFC (08/03//08)
PUSFC MOM: Gavin Taylor

Many thanks to James and his lads for hosting us on Saturday, for what was a decent game of football despite the wickedly swirling wind and 'nobbly-bobbly' pitch trying hard to spoil things. In truth we could, and probably should, have scored a few more than the one we did (Leigh Porter tapping home from close range), but some wasteful finishing and decent goalkeeping kept the scoreline down. On the flipside, the Orient lads can count themselves unlucky not to have snatched a goal in both the first and the last minutes of the game.

PUSFC 2-4 Bury (01/03//08)
PUSFC MOM: James Mortlock

In truth, but for some superb goalkeeping Bury could easily have had this game in the bag well before half-time. Thanks to James though, we held on in there and Gavin Taylor actually ran through to snatch the lead totally against the run of play. The second half was an altogether tighter affair and when Andy Mills headed home our second to go 2-1 up I actually dared to imagine we might take something from the game. Not to be though, and two cracking finishes (either side of a scrambled bobbler) did for us in the end.

PUSFC 0-3 WBA (26/01//08)
PUSFC MOM: James Mortlock

Much like the main event in the afternoon, we were handed something of a football lesson by the West Brom lads. A very strong, well-organised side were just too much for us, and the scoreline could have been higher but for some excellent goalkeeping by James. We did have one goal disallowed for a rather dubious offside, but that would have been little more than a consolation. Cheers to Richard for bringing his lads over, and hopefully next time we meet we'll run them a little closer.

PUSFC 3-5 Shrewsbury (01/01//08)
PUSFC MOM: Andy Mills

Hangovers all round once again in this one, for those that weren't still inebriated anyway, and a fine Shrewsbury side eventually left 'boro with all three points in the bag. A good footballing outfit, the Shrewsbury lads certainly started the stronger and we found ourselves four behind before we eventually started the fightback deep into the second half. Once we did find our feet, we quickly rattled off three goals without reply, courtesy of Andy Mills, Gavin Taylor, and Jack Cassidy, and almost grabbed an unlikely equaliser as Sean Gavaghan saw a firm header fly agonisingly over the bar. Not to be though, and Shrewsbury scored their fith and final goal with the last kick of the game - a cruel own goal as Callum Wales tried to cut out a near-post cross. Cheers to Ant and his lads, and at least Posh took all the points in the afternoon matchup.

Bury 5-1 PUSFC (17/11//07)
PUSFC MOM: James Mortlock

Still a little worse for wear from the night before, we nevertheless started brightly in this one, and took the lead via a cracking strike from Craig Matthews. A goal of the season contender for sure, and for once I think he actually meant it. It was short-lived though, and Bury made a period of pressure pay to equalise and then pull ahead. James tried his best to keep the score down, and it could certainly have been more but for some fine saves including a penalty stop in the second half, but Bury eventually added more goals in the last ten minutes to perhaps give the final scoreline a slightly more one-sided feel than we deserved. We can't wait for the return game, if for no other reason than it won't be played on a pitch that could double-up as a mud-wrestling arena.

Stockport 2-0 PUSFC (03/11//07)
PUSFC MOM: Gavin Taylor

PUSFC travelled up to Stockport for the very first time, and played on the now fashionable 3G turf at the Manchester City Academy ground. In truth this was a game in which we never really threatened the Stockport goal, and once they had taken the lead we never looked like getting ourselves back into the game. We certainly battled hard in midfield, with Gav Taylor being the pick of the side, but it just wasn't our day and Stockport soon picked up a second to put the game beyond doubt. A bad day at the office for all, but one we'll be keen to put right in the return fixture.

PUSFC 1-1 Grimsby (06/10//07)
PUSFC MOM: James Mortlock

Grimsby - why do we always seem to snatch draws from the jaws of victory against these fishy fellows? In truth, this was a game that we could easily have won, but could also just have easily thrown away late on if it wasn't for some excellent goalkeeping. PUSFC took the lead via the penalty spot - Craig Buckley slotting home after having been brought down himself inside the Grimsby box. We then proceeded to miss some good chances, rattle the bar, and run into a goalkeeper in very fine form - the Grimsby stopper pulling off several fine saves to keep his team in the game. The almost inevitable equaliser came realatively late on, and even then only once James had saved twice from the breakaway striker. A decent game as always though, and we look forward to the return match later on in the season.

Darlington 3-4 PUSFC (29/09//07)
PUSFC MOM: John Webb & Trev Knighton

A heavily depleted squad made the cold early start up north to Darlington, but came back down again with all three points. Manager for the day Craig Matthews decided to throw Craig Buckley the captains armband, and this certainly appeared to have the desited effect as the prolific hitman went on to grab himself a well-earned hat trick. PUSFC enjoyed a lot of the early possession, but fell behind to a goal scored against the run of play. Craig Buckley came back with an immediate response for Posh, but only minutes later some sloppy defending from a corner led to Darlington taking a 2-1 lead. Five minutes to go in the first half and Buckley popped up again making it 2-2, then almost immediately scored again with a 'superb run and chip' completing his first half treble. In the second half Doug McClemmins put PUSFC 4-2 up, but a late Darlo goal made for a nervy finish with the battling PUSFC side holding on for a great win. Well done to everyone, bring on the fishermen!

Rotherham 3-2 PUSFC (19/08//07)
PUSFC MOM: Callum Wales

Our first defeat of the new season came on the 3G turf up in Rotherham. A topsy-turvy match this one, as we twice grabbed the lead via Craig Buckley strikes, only to be pegged back each time and eventually beaten with a winner sturck home ten minutes from time. All credit to Rotherham for sticking at it in the game, and perhaps we need to learn to close out a game like this a little better. Man of the Match was a tough one to call - Craig Buckley & James Mortlock both deserve mention for their performances in this one - but Callum just nicks it for his dominant aerial performance. Next stop is now Darlington, as Mansfield cannot host us on the re-arranged Sunday of the main fixture.

PUSFC 2-2 Rochdale (11/08//07)
PUSFC MOM: Stephan Johnston

PUSFC opened the new season with a hard-fought draw against a strong Rochdale side. To be fair to the Rochdale lads they certainly enjoyed the majority of the possession in the game but, despite the sweltering heat, we kept going and actually took the lead early in the second half. This was cancelled out by a quickly taken free kick, and then Rochdale got their noses in front via the penalty spot as James hauled down a Rochdale striker. It looked to be pretty much all over, but Craig Buckley popped up with a thumping left-footed strike in the dying minutes to snatch us a draw. A decent result against a decent side, can we repeat that next week against Rotherham?

Sports Interactive Cup (14/07//07)
PUSFC MOM: Stephan Johnston

What a weekend that was! PUSFC took part in their first ever Sports Interactive Cup, and now we know why every other team raves about it. An absolute blast from start to finish - some great games, some great teams, some great friends made. In terms of results, we managed to qualify second in our group (behind Partick who beat us before we'd even woken up first thing in the morning) before being cruelly knocked out on penalities by Welling - their second equalising goal coming mere seconds before the final whistle. A huge thanks to everyone involved, and we'll be back to try again in 2008. The hare (and even the hair!) is on the move.

Bill Harvey Memorial (06/05//07)
PUSFC MOM: Everyone!

Woo! After heartache in the final last year, PUSFC go one better this year with a 1-0 win in the final of the 2007 Bill Harvey Memorial Tournament. Two draws in the group stages (counted as wins thanks to our impressive corner count no less), were followed by a 2-0 semi-final win over The Posh Trust. A repeat of the final last year then, as PUSFC faced off against Peterborough Un-United. And what a goal to win it - worthy of any game in fact. Stapes...to Matthews...to Bucks...to GOOOOAAALLL!! Well played all, a great day and money raised for a very worthy cause in the process.

2007 Awards Evening (03/05//07)

The PUSFC 2007 Awards were presented on Thursday 3rd May, as part of the annual PISA Awards night at Ebs. Andy Mills won the coveted Players Player of the Season award, Craig Buckley & James Mortlock picked up the New Player of the Season awards, and Simon Alexander won the Goal of the Season prize for his home strike against Grimsby. Many thanks to both Posh and Darren Ferguson himself for presenting the awards to the players. Well done to all of you.