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Payday bonanza! Reserve your place on tour for just a £30 deposit!

What better day to get yourself signed up to Adel’s mighty touring group for Blackpool Tour 2018?! Fireman Sam (Clare Hesselwood), chief organiser of #Tour2018 says: “Exciting times the buzz around tour is picking up we already have deposits for one full mixed team! Payday this week so £30 isn’t a lot to secure your place for Blackpool Easter hockey tour! 5 days fun at a bargain basement price £300; not even late rooms can give Read more

By SamJackson, ago

BOLD HEADLINE !!! to compensate for lack of authentic match report….

It was cold and wet and miserable for the men’s 5s trip to Wakefield, but the boys were steely in their resolve and determined to capitalise on the previous week’s success. A lone spectator braved the elements, wiping the condensation from his NHS spectacles with a sodden handkerchief, proudly embroidered with the letters A.T.I.D…. Probably. I wouldn’t know, cos I was 100 miles away in the Lake District, also enduring a weather system straight out Read more

By john holden, ago

Adolescence & Experience

The final of the Mens home fixtures at the Adel fortress saw the Adel Phwoars taking on Chapeltown 3s. After seeing both the Men’s 3s & 1s come back from losing positions and win in two thrilling games to watch, morale was as high as ever going into the game to keep the excellent hockey going. This is arguably the strongest team we face all season as they were 3rd in the league prior to Read more

By kitenski, ago

Halifax 2s 3-3 Leeds Adel 2s

Capitulate (to the tune of ‘Regulate’ by Warren G)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plPyJdXKIY   It was a cold-damp day, a cold-sharp wind Boag is on the street, trying to be swift A desk for the eve, so he can pull the grave-yard shift Just rollin’ in his banger, chillin’ all alone   Just hit the south side of LS3 On a mission trying to make time to meet Seen a car full of faces, no need to Read more

By paullewis, ago

Adel 3s make amends for previous weeks

The 3s made great use of the best playing conditions and large support in a resounding 8-3 success at home against a previously unbeaten City of York team in their best performance of the season so far. Off the back of a few tricky weeks this was an important game for the 3s who were happy to see a full squad and a glimpse of what could happen if availability stays strong. Fresh from a Read more

By Greg Hilton, ago

Where there’s a Will….

Despite the best attempts of Storm Brian (more the absolute deluge of rain later in the day than any high winds) and a minor panic over the floodlights not working, Adel managed to play 10 senior games on Saturday with an impressive collection of results. As a club overall we won 6, drew 1 and lost 3, scoring 38 goals and only conceding 18 goals.  Three clean sheets for the ladies 2s, 3s and 5s Read more

By Mark Powley, ago