If Paul Jewell were to be sacked today, I really don't think I'd feel any sorrow.
Don't get me wrong: I'm not starting any protests to demand he be removed from my club. (As I've
long been saying - changing managers on a regular basis is not going to get us anywhere.) But I am
rapidly losing patience with him.
By Chris Wright
Manchester City's U18s whupped their Swindon Town counterparts 4-1 in the FA Youth Cup last
night, with the game playing host to a trio of excellent (for one reason or another) goals.
After going two-nil up early on, City's third goal started the ball rolling when a 25-pass
tippy-tappy (it's the English version of tiki-taka, i.
Written by Jamie
When Thierry Henry scored in Madrid in 2005, the ITV commentator, Peter Drury, I think, called
him "the gunner galactico" and since we have now given our record scorer a statue, it seems a fair
representation of his greatness.
In April 2004 I stood in the lower east stand, just over an hour before kickoff.
Liverpool U18s produced another superb display on their travels as they secured a 3-1 win at
Manchester City on Saturday afternoon.
Mike Marsh's youngsters were looking to bounce back following last weekend's disappointing loss
against Bolton and they did it in style courtesy of goals from David Moli, Jordan Lussey and Jack
Dunn.
Our recent performances have been more positive I think. We're still desperate for that elusive
Premier League win but I'm feeling much happier than I was a few weeks back. Tomorrow's going to be
a tough game to watch though. We'll all be on edge the longer we go without scoring and should we
go behind, well I think it might get ugly.
FC Green Bay by Green Bay Press Gazette
Here are updates from today's group stages. Teams are playing their second of three games and I
offer thoughts on their opportunity to advance.
U18 Girls St. Louis Scott Gallagher 1
Cleveland FC (OH North) 0
A late first half goal by Jessica Kelley gave Emily Cline, Shelby
Hatz and their teammates their first win of the group stage.
Peter Higgins, Drury Panthers
Recent Drury Panther graduate Peter Higgins is running a private camp at Drury in June. It will be
focused on technique for the entire hour. He's mainly looking for boys and girls under the age of
14. The training will be done for one hour, for ten days over a two week period.
Drury women's soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced the completion of a five-member recruiting
class for the 2011-12 season including three Springfield prep standouts for the Panthers.
Joining the DU program this fall are:
Emily Cline, Glendale Falcons (2011)
Emily Cline – Forward from Springfield's Glendale High School who plans to play
both soccer and basketball at Drury.
Joseph Florez, Parkview Vikings Assistant (2009)
The Fair Grove Eagles have made the decision to add Soccer to the High School beginning this Fall.
The school, which held tryouts last week to confirm interest, will begin with a JV squad only in
2011 and will make a later determination regarding when to add a varsity program.
AJ Cochran (St Louis/CBC - 7) against #18 (Metro) U17/18's
The two Scott Gallagher programs, Metro (based in Collinsville) and Missouri (the original club in
St Louis) faced off in the first of two derby games between the two US Development Academy teams on
Sunday.
In the U17/18 game, Metro won by a narrow 1-0 margin to move into a 2nd place tie with Sporting
KC.
Missouri Southern Lions, Randi Russell (Joplin/2012)
The Missouri Southern Lions, who play D2 soccer in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA) Conference, visit the Drury Panthers, a D2 program in the Great Lakes Valley
Conference (GLVC). The exhibition game will be played at Harrison Stadium at 7:00 pm.
Drury men's soccer coach Ryan Swan has announced a nine-player recruiting class of incoming
Panthers for the 2011 season.
The Panthers are coming off an 11-7-0 campaign in 2010 that included a 9-5 record in Great Lakes
Valley Conference competition, but lost 12 graduating seniors off that squad.
Southwest Baptist, Kelly Isaac (2013)
Missouri State travels to Tulsa on Friday to take on the Golden Hurricane
Southwest Baptist hosts the Drury Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Game time is 2:00 pm.
Missouri State hosts Missouri Southern on Sunday. Game time is 1:00 pm at Plaster Stadium.
Heath Melugin, Missouri State Bears (2012)
The men's programs at Missouri State and Drury have gotten together to host a series of Spring
matches the next two weekends at their respective pitches.
This Saturday, April 2nd, the Missouri State Bears play host at Plaster Stadium.
Game Schedule:
1:00 pm Missouri State vs Mid-America Nazerene
2:45 pm – Drury vs NEO A&M
4:30 pm – Drury vs Mid-America Nazarene
6:15 pm – Missouri State vs NEO A&M
Next weekend, Drury will play host and Crowder College and Benedictine (KS) will be on hand at
Harrison Stadium to each play against Missouri State and Drury.
Coach Kiley Cirillo, Indianapolis Greyhounds
INDIANAPOLIS- Former Greyhound assistant coach Kiley Cirillo has been named the fifth head coach in
UIndy women's soccer history, effective Jan. 1, 2011. Cirillo, an assistant under former head coach
Geoff VanDeusen for the past two seasons, will make his return to the head coaching sidelines in
2011.
