Tuesday 9th March 2010 - Kick Off 7.45pm

UCL League Knockout Cup - Quarter Final

St Ives Town vs Blackstones

Tonight see's the Saints in action in yet another cup quarter final against Blackstones. This fixture has fallen foul of the weather in the past two weeks but it appears that this could be a great week of football at Westwood Road after last night's win for our Young Saints in their Youth Cup semi final against Somersham Town.

Monday 8th March 2010 - Hunts Youth Cup (Semi Final)

St Ives Town 2 Somersham Town 1

(played at Westwood Road - attendance 87)

Manager's & Players Man of the Match : Jordan Butt (St Ives Town)

Tonight saw the Young Saints of St Ives Town fire themselves into the Final of the Hunts Youth Cup after overcoming a one goal deficit to grab two late goals and see off their neighbours from Somersham.

With a menacing front line of Leon Schwier, Conor Washington and Arran MacKay the Saints worked hard to stamp their authority of the game and with almost a dozen chances falling to several players, the supporters on the sidelines felt that this wasnt going to be Saints day. Things were worsened after 65 minutes when a neat move in the midfield allowed the Somersham striker to punce and slot home form 18 yards. With more chances squandered and the visiting custodian in fine form the frustration showed in the Saints but with ten minutes remaining Arran MacKay pounced onto a blocked shot from Washington and he calmly finished to draw the game level. With extra time on the cards St Ives managed to push once again and their tiredless efforts were rewarded into injury time and Conor Washington made sure of things after wriggling himself free of the Somersham defence.

This now sets up a Final showdown between St Ives Town and, again, near neighbours, Huntingdon Town who beat a promising Alconbury side in the previous round. After the game, Saints Manager; Darnell Dodd said "We set out tonight with a view of playing all out attack and this seemed to work in the first twenty minutes but with no goals. It seemed as though our lads switched off a bit and you cant do that against teams like this." he added "We do not fear anyone in this competition. I am looking forward to Thursday night now in the League as we face a trip to Bourne Town on Thursday"

FORE MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE HUNTS YOUTH CUP

FINAL DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON

Monday 8th March 2010 - 7.45pm KO Hunts Youth Cup - Semi Final

St Ives Town U18 vs Somersham Town U18

Monday night football is back at Westwood Road this week when the Under 18 local derby kicks off at 7.45pm. With both sides in fine form this should be a great clash of the Town as both sides look to book their place in the Youth Cup Final.

Why not come down and support the Young Saints in hopefully yet another thrilling cup tie at Westwood Road. Spread the word and bring your friends and family ! See you tomorrow night !

Each week the website asks a supporter to give us their match report for a recent game. This week, loyal supporter and current sponsor; Danny Sharratt of Mitsa Promotions in St Ives gave us his insight into Saturday's match.

Hunts Senior Cup - Quarter Final

Godmanchester Rovers 1 St Ives Town 3

Godmanchester Rovers hosted St Ives Town in glorious sunshine in this Hunts Senior Cup quarter final clash at Bearscroft Lane.  During the early exchanges, Godmanchester struggled to make it out of their own half, kicking into a bitter wind.  St Ives won the first corner of the game after six minutes but were unable to get an effort on target and had to wait until five minutes later for the games first real chance.

Brief Match Reports n- Saturday 6th March 2010

Hunts Senior Cup Quarter Final

Godmanchester Rovers 1 St Ives Town 3

After many weeks of no action for the Saints First Team, they came back from going one nil down to book a place in the Semi Final against Yaxley with goals from Tim Quy, Declan Rogers and fans man of the match Ricky Dear. After the game a jubilant Saints co manager Jez Hall said "We had a lot of possesion and had many chances but the lads did well to come back from behind to win"

The first team are back in action on Tuesday night in the re-arranged League KO Cup quarter final against Blackstones. Kick off time is 7.45pm.

UCL Reserve Division Two Cup - Group A

St Ives Town Reserves 0 Eynesbury Rovers Reserves 2

Westwood Road finally saw some football action today but it wasnt a result that the home supporters enjoyed after seeing Eynesbury Rovers dominate at times but more importantly take their opportunities. Their first goal came after 51 minutes when a close range effort from John Cole found the back of Armitage's goal. After several chances to level the scores for the Saints, Rovers capitalised and made it 2-0 with a neat finish from Darren Blackall. Saints Manager; Wayne Singh commented "We havent played for a while because of this there was a lack of spirit and bond between the players. We were missing a couple of regular faces but we just didnt perform to what we are used to" he added "We are hoping to put things right on Wednesday night against Thrapston here at Westwood Road"

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ! (8th March 2010 - KO 7.45pm)

St Ives Town U18's vs Somersham Town U18's - Hunts Youth Cup Semi Final

Saints co manager Jez Hall spoke to the website this morning urging the Saints supporters to get behind the lads in this afternoons Senior Cup Quarter Final at Godmanchester Rovers.

HUNTS SENIOR CUP - 1/4 FINAL - vs GODMANCHESTER ROVERS (a) - 3pm KO

After a frustrating few weeks of no football across all three teams at St Ives Town, Saturday football appears to be back as both Senior sides take on local opposition. Both looking to get things back on track to finish the season on a high.

Saturday 6th March 2010

FIRST TEAM vs Godmanchester Rovers (away at Bearscroft Lane) 3pm KO - CLICK HERE for directions.

After a postponement last week for the Saints it meant this Hunts Senior Cup quarter final was rescheduled for this Saturday as a priority. The winners of this tie will face Yaxley FC away in the semi final, to be played on 27th March 2010.

RESERVES vs Eynesbury Rovers Reserves (home at Westwood Road) 3pm KO

With Wayne Singh's first game officially in charge of the Reserve side delayed after recent cancellations, this game could not be any tougher than a derby visit from Eynesbury Rovers.

With many recent games falling foul of the recent poor weather much has been said about the state of the pitch at Westwood Road and the lack of football being played.

The most important aspect of making any decision about whether a game should go ahead or not is purely down to the safety of the players and officials. We are not alone. Many other clubs are victims of waterlogged pitches and even at a higher level that Step 5 some games are being postponed even at the very last minute.

We have a team of people that are committed to working on the pitch trying to get these games to go ahead. Like all football clubs, it relies on revenue through the gate and with the bar being open. This is of course in our mind but we come back to player and officials safety as our primary objective.

Throughout the winter months the respective leagues appreciate and understand that some pitches will fall victim to constant poor weather but now the rain appears to have stopped and the water is gradually draining away the question is often asked;  well why can we not get a game on ?

The majority of the pitch appears to be fine at first glance but we have a couple of small problem areas that are very dangerous under foot. In this instance we have seen it more appropriate to gain some advice and guidance from a qualified referee or a league official who have made the necessary decision to give us the go ahead or, in recent weeks, to call the game off with as much notice as possible to all concerned including supporters, the opposition and officials.

Thursday 4th March 2010 - Ridgeons Youth League (West)

St Ives Town P-P Royston Town

A spokesperson for the football club told the website this lunchtime :

"After a further inspection by an independent Official, the troublesome area on the Westwood Road pitch, has still been deemed unplayable" he added "Please accept our apologies once again but unfortunately these are circumstances outside of our control. Every effort is being made by all at St Ives Town FC to get these fixtures played at Westwood Road"

NEW POLL RELEASED TODAY ON THE HOMEPAGE ! VOTE NOW !!! 

Every few weeks the Saints website provide the Saints supporters with an opportunity to have their say and vote on a particular subject.

Where will the Saints realistically finish in the UCL Premier Division this season ? Our results were :

1st 1.4% 2nd 1.4% 3rd 35.6% 4th 24.7% 5th and below 37%

Total number of votes : 73 (between 14/02/10 - 03/03/10)

If you would like to submit a suggestion for a Saints Poll then email the webmaster; Simon Clark at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  using the subject title as 'Saints Poll Suggeastion'