Forres Area Soccer 7s

Football for boys and girls regardless of their ability.

New Super 5’s Team Sponsor

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We are delighted to announce another new sponsor who will be sponsoring one of our Super 5’s teams for the next 3 years, Hair 2 Go.

Hair 2 Go was established in 2011 when Christine Allan (owner) decided to branch out on her own. Christine has been hairdressing now for over 40 years and has the Forres community to thank for that with their continued support.

When asked why she decided to sponsor a team in Forres Area Soccer 7’s she replied ‘I wanted to put something back into the community, also my boys both played in Soccer 7’s when they were younger. It taught them great skills, friendships and being part of a team.’

You can find more details on Hair 2 Go if you click on our Sponsors tab.

New Club Main Sponsor

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With the new season fast approaching, we are delighted to announce that club has a new main sponsor; Aarons’s Groundworx of Forres.

When asked why he wanted to sponsor Forres Area Soccer 7’s, Aaron said ‘I wanted the chance to help out if I could as I believe all the volunteers do such a good job and this was my way of contributing to this great club. What the club offers for all our local kids is fantastic and I think that shows with the amount of children and volunteers at the club.’

He also added ‘I don’t have the time to commit to helping out, because I am so busy at work, but I hope to be able to one day. This is one way I can get involved straight away.’

The club board worked hard to get all of the new sponsors, including the main sponsor, secured before the end of last season. Paul Lynch the club Chairman said ‘It is fantastic that we could get a new main club sponsor who is local and knows what the club is all about.’

He also added ‘With the new season just around the corner it will be a fresh start with new kit for the coaches and teams. We have very exciting times ahead.’

Aaron’s Groundworx undertake a wide range of work, including ground clearance, drainage, concreting, house foundations, driveways, and gardens. Contact details can be found in our sponsors tab.

Results for weekend August 12 2018

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Super 5’s Results

Round 1

Firthview Windows 3 -1 Gardner Financial Services
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Eilidh Coombes & Brodie Finlayson
Good even start to the game before GFS took the lead. Some good passing moves from Firthview resulting in all 3 goals.

Pedigreed Cars 1 – 2 Tom Ross & Sons
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Volcano & Arron
Good opening game, lots of passing and team play from both sides.

Cluny Estate Agents 2 – 0 Maclean’s Highland Bakery
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Alexis Stephen & Charlie Allan
A tight match to begin with, but Cluny’s soon got a foothold on the match with a fine finish from Oden Fraser. MacLean’s struggled to get out of their half and some good saves from Robbie Malone kept them in the game. Findlay McQueen wrapped it up at the end.

Lisa’s Barbers 9 – 0 Credit Union
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Summer Smith & Oskar Chudy
One sided game, Credit Union battled to the end. Goal keeper did well to keep the score down.

Round 2

Gardner Finacial Services 1 – 2 Sinclair Taylor
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Logan Milne
Another close match, defence on top for most of the game. 2 quickfire goals sealed the win for Sinclair Taylor.

Maclean’s Highland Bakery 0 – 1 Pedigreed Cars
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Craig & Liam Willets
An end to end match with both teams pressing well and playing some good football. The deadlock was broken with a fine finish from Liam Willets. MacLean’s pressed for the equaliser but Pedigreed held out.

Lisa’s Barbers 4 -2 Tom Ross
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Jake Nicol & Charlie
Great match, end to end, Lisa’s proved stronger at finishing the chances.

Costa Coffee 1-1 Cluny Estate Agents
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Olivia & David Gornik
Fairly even match, David scored early for Cluny’s but a sneaky equaliser by Angus late on earned the draw for Costa.

Round 3

Firthview Windows 1 – 5 Sinclair Taylor
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Euan Souter & Dylan Fraser
Firthview never really got going and it was one way traffic, with some great goals from Dylan and Arron.

Maclean’s Highland Bakery 0 – 3 Costa Coffee
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Robbie Malone & Olivia
An even start to the match with both teams having good chances. It was Costa making the break through with Austin finishing a good move. MacLean’s pushed out but got caught on the break and struggled to get back into it. Angus wrapped up the win late on.

Gardner Financial Services 3 – 0 Credit Union
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Kito Thornhill & Ellen MacDougal
A good win from GFS, but massive improvement in all areas from Credit Union.

Pedigreed Cars 0 – 3 Cluny Estate Agents
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Ashton Miller & Finley McQueen
Good game, some nice play from Cluny’s made it difficult from Pedigreed to play.

Round 4

Tom Ross & Sons 1 – 4 Gardner Financial Services
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Blair & Charlie
Well fought game, with some good saves from Blair and a great goal from Brodie.

Cluny Estate Agents 6 – 1 Lisa’s Barbers
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Oden Fraser & Lewis Brownlee
A one sided match, in which Cluny’s were far stronger. Loanee Charlie Allan deserves special praise for getting stuck in and scoring 2 goals.

Credit Union 0 – 7 Sinclair Taylor
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Finlay Price
A quiet start from both teams, but a late onslaught from Sinclair Taylor made sure there was no way back for Credit Union.

Costa Coffee 1 – 2 Firthview Windows
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Angus & Reece
Some good football from Firthview and it could have been more but Costa Goalie made a lot of good saves.

Round 5

Sinclair Taylor 1 – 1 Tom Ross & Sons
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Josh Hepple
Good end to end game, Tom Ross just sneeked the last goal.

Lisa’s Barbers 1 – 2 Maclean’s Highland Bakery
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Ben Fraser Pulford & Blair Macdonald
A cracking match to finish the day, Lewis opened the scoring for Lisa’s. MacLean’s fought back well and equalised through Blair. End to end stuff followed with Robbie Malone grabbing the winner late on.

Pedigreed Cars 4 – 0 Costa Coffee
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Fraser Martin & Cassy
Strong showing from Pedigreed Cars, great performance from Brodie, 2 good ‘first’ goals from Volcano. Costa tried hard on the Counter, but couldn’t find a way through.

Firthview Windows 5 – 0 Credit Union
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Addison Gault & Callum Burnside
An outstanding effort from both teams, Firthview Windows were clinical in front of goals.

Junior 7’s

Round 1

Mundole 4 – 0 GF Job
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Lennox Fox & Issac Douglas
Impressive football from Mundole Taxis for the first game back after the summer. GF Job soaked up the pressure, but team passing from Mundole was too much. Some good goals, was well worth the wait.

Forres Dental Care 0 – 0 Dallas Designs
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Ben Gault & Taylor Houston
Tough opening game, a few tired players. Big pitch took its toll on the players. Fair result.

Round 2

Grigor & Young 0 – 1 Forres Dental Care
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Luke Hall & Ben Gault
Great effort from both team, challenging well for the ball and defending at both ends. Excellent ball crossed in and Ben Gault with a one touch finish gave the win for Forres Dental Care.

GF Job 1 – 2 Dallas Designs
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Cameron Stephen & Lennox Fox
Another tight game with lots of energy, Dallas scored 2 quick goals near the end with great team play and and assists from Finlay Wallace setting up the 2 goals for Lennox Fox. A late consolation goal made it 2-1.

Round 3

Grigor & Young 6 – 2 Mundole Taxis
Ian Skivington Fair Play Award – Grant Napier & Cameron Stephen
Grigor & Young were too strong for Mundole Taxis. Some great football was played by both teams but clinical finishing made the difference.

Club statement

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Following on from tonight’s resignation announcement, the remaining board members of Forres Area Soccer 7s would like to take this opportunity to thank outgoing board members Graeme Ferguson, Kev Skivington and Claire Rhind for the commitment shown to FASS over recent years.

Unfortunately, the recent statement made on behalf of Graeme and Kev didn’t quite tell the complete story and the board, being extremely disappointed with the tone and content of the statement, feel compelled to reply.

A change in the club’s management was necessary as the board was in danger of losing 5 board members due to a widely felt dissatisfaction about how the club is being run.

The club struggles to run effectively with our current low number of volunteers let alone losing 5 board members who pitch up week in and week out, help out at events and lots of other tasks that keep the club running.

A club the size of FASS requires strong day to day management and unfortunately this wasn’t happening. At no point were Graeme and Kev asked to leave, in fact the positions of Honorary President and Child Protection Officer were genuinely offered and the board wished for both Graeme and Kev to remain active board members with FASS.

The board have already carried out a reshuffle of roles at this evening’s board meeting and have appointed another Child Protection Officer to ensure the welfare of your children remains of paramount importance.

The board would also like to reassure parents that the footballing experience enjoyed by all our players will not suffer due to these changes. We are busy planning for the remainder of the season, our upcoming tournament and end of season get together.

We wish Graeme, Kev and Claire all the very best and wish them all good fortune in their future endeavours. If you have any questions regarding any of the above please don’t not hesitate to contact the board.

Kind regards

Paul Lynch, Chairman, Forres Area Soccer 7s