Injured Robins suffer home defeat

BTFC 0 - 2 Rothwell Corinthians

BTFC went into the game v Rothwell with 6 first team players missing, the day went from bad to worse when Mike Bell went off injured in the Robins goal to be replaced by substitute Paul Hull.
Later on in the game Wardell went off injured with a pulled groin, this was due to his foot getting stuck in a divit on the poor surface at the winslow centre.
Ieuan Riley played the majority of the game with a pulled thigh, and to add to the injury list Kyle Stimpson and Mark Gale could be out for a number of weeks due to foot injuries.
All in All it was a day to forget, and everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong! I can not fault the players for trying, they worked hard for each other, but at times lacked the final ball and pace going forward, I believe if we had a full squad available on the day we would have taken the points, but you can not manage so many players missing and the problems we accrued on the pitch.
lets move on quickly and hope we can raise a team for next weeks game away to Bourne F.C

Robins edge away win in 7-goal thriller

Northampton Sileby Rangers 3 - 4 Buckingham Town ( Stimpson 2, Bannister, OG )


Kyle Stimpson score a dramatic Injury time winner to give the Robins all 3 points against Sileby Rangers.

Jimi Enefua gave Rangers the lead on the quarter hour, but Kyle Stimpson equalised four minutes later with a far post header from a Ben Shepherd corner.
Buckingham took a 34th minute lead after Shepherd hit the cross bar with a fierce shot only for the rebound to go straight to Rob Bannister to nestle the ball into the back of the net.
BTFC were forced into an early change as Chris Robson was poorly tackled and had to go to hospital due to a suspected broken ankle, Nick Bines replaced Robson.

Two minutes before the break, some indecision between Mike Bell and the defence allowed Enefua to get his second and both teams went in at 2-2

The second half was as entertaining as the first, but it was Sileby who went 3-2 up, Shaun Daly was allowed to much space and with out a challenge he shot past Mike Bell in the Buckingham goal.

A change was made and McCormick came on for Bannister and BTFC started to work on the Sileby defence to try and get the equaliser.
Then 18 minutes from time Wardell attacked from the right and crossed the ball in to the box only for Joe Rich to score an OG to bring the teams level at 3-3.
Then with a formation change allowing Stimpson to go up front BTFC really started to carve the Sileby defence apart, McCormick, Bines and Stimpson all came close, and in the third minute of stoppage time Stimpson shot hard and low to get the dramatic late winner to the delight of the players.

Bell, Jakub, Cross, Diamond, Stimpson (Phillips)Lee, Riley, Shepherd, Robson ( Bines)
Bannister ( McCormick) Wardell.

Wardell with comeback goal as Robins draw

Saturday, 07 January 2012
Buckingham Town 1 Eynesbury Rovers 1

James Wardell took 5 minutes to secure a draw on Saturday against Eynesbury F.C

BTFC started the game the brighter of the two teams and started to dominate possession in the early stages, but found it difficult to break down the Eynesbury defence.
Rob Bannister came close with a header after Chris Robsons cross, but with the amount of possession BTFC had, it was hard to believe they didn't get rewards by scoring.

The players were aware that the second half would open up and Eynesbury would come out of the traps and start to up their game and tempo.
BTFC had to make an early change as Graham Sands came off with a groin injury and replaced by Ieuan Riley and Chris Robson would only last a further 20 minutes due to illness.
Then the goal came, Robson got caught on the ball in the centre of midfield and Eynesbury's leading scorer Lee Bassett put his side in front after 55 minutes.
A change was made and Stimpson made way for wardell and on the 71st minute Wardell worked himself a goal, showing desire and a willingness to not loose the ball in the box, he tackled his way through 3 defenders and slipped the ball passed the Eynesbury keeper.

M Bines, Cross, Gale, Diamond, Jakub, Sands, ( Riley) Robson ( Phillips) N Bines, Shepherd, Stimpson ( Wardell ) Bannister

All in all 1 -1 was a fare result, I was disappointed that with so much possession in the first half we did not create enough chances and secure a couple of goals.
The last 2 games it has been our errors that have gifted teams goals, players have been made aware of this and need to remember that over playing the ball in certain areas can cause problems.
lets hope theses players have noticed the mistakes, hold their hands up and learn from the mistakes.

Robins go down in 5-goal local derby thriller

Buckingham Town lost their Chroma Sports & Trophies UCL, Division 1 local derby clash at Olney 2-3 this afternoon. The Robins took the lead through Ben Shepherd on 50 minutes but the home side fought back and scored twice to take the lead. Graham Sands equalised for Kit Bamber's side but it was Olney who were awarded a penalty five minutes from time, which they converted, to take all the points at East Street.
Team: M Bines, Diamond, Stimpson, Gale, Kasprzyk, Riley (Cross), Sands, Lee (Bannister), Shepherd, N.Bines, Robson

Robson & Stimpson give Robins Wootton win

Sat 31st Dec: Goals by Chris Robson and Kyle Stimpson gave Buckingham Town a 2-0 victory over Wootton Blue Cross in the Chroma Sports & Trophies League, Division 1 this afternoon. Kit Bamber's side enjoyed large spells of possession on a sunny afternoon at the Winslow Centre and it came as no surprise when they took the lead on 24 minutes. The Robins battled for the ball on their left hand side and, as the ball ballooned in the air, ROBSON capitalised on the two visiting defenders uncertainty before shooting low past the Blue Cross goalkeeper. The Robins emerged from half-time and continued where they left off in the first period. Any attempts to progress by Blue Cross was snubbed out by the Robins' centre back Mark Gale, who was excellent at the heart of the home defence along with Pat Diamond. Bamber's side put the game beyond reach when STIMPSON headed home at the far post midway through the second half. Near the end Jakub Kaspryzk had a great run which saw him bend his shot just past the far upright. It was, in truth, an easy three points for Town ahead of their trip to Olney on Monday.

N.Bines, Cross, Kaspryzk, Diamond, Gale, Shepherd (N.Bines), Riley, Sands, Robson (Hull), Stimpson, Bannister (McCormick).

Robins lose to leaders

Mon 26th Dec: Chroma Sports & Trophies League, Division 1 leaders Bugbrooke ran out 3-1 winners against Buckingham Town on a windy afternoon at the Winslow Centre. Kit Bamber's side were missing James Wardell, Jakub Kasprzyk and Ben Shepherd for their Boxing Day encounter. It was the visitors who started brightly and kept the Robins in their own half for the opening exchanges. The league leaders took the lead after 21 minutes when a slip by the home defence saw Bugbrooke capitalise on the mistake with Allen scoring. Rob Bannister had a shot saved while the Robins defence went into the break having battled well for the first period. Bamber opted to replace Daryl Phillips with Ieuan Riley coming into the centre of midfield, Chris Robson moving to the right of the midfield four and Paul Hull moving to the left back berth. The Robins got off to the worst possible second half start as Bugbrooke doubled their advantage in the 47th minute when Bradshaw netted for the visitors. The home side battled back into the game and it was Bannister who was on hand to tap in from seven yards after a first time left wing cross from Kyle Stimpson. Hull had a fantastic 60-yard run from left back through the middle before his shot was blocked 18 yards out. With the Robins pushing for an equaliser it was the Bugbrooke substitute Worley who latched onto a ball and smashed an empathic strike past Mike Bell in the Robins goal to give his side all three points.
Robins: Bell, Cross, Phillips (Riley), Diamond, Gale, Robson, N.Bines, Lee (Sands), Bannister, Stimpson, Hull