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04/08/08
The club is proud to announce it's SIXTH new signing of the summer in capturing EPL's Andrew Hillerby. Andrew becomes the 4th EPL player this summer to make the switch.
(Vice captain Martin Hodds (left) with Andrew)
In a breif statement Andrew said the following:-
"This season Yorkshire have consistently managed to enter teams at events I've been keen to play in - and being invited to join Yorkshire next season will hopefully give me a more stable base from which to plan my participation at events, play a good few games and keep improving.
And as tournament numbers have recently worringly dwindled, I believe the league aspect of the game will play an even greater role in sustaining Subbuteo in this country. The Yorkshire league structure certainly appeals to me.
I'm looking forward to next season and can't wait to get started."
Phoenix Chairman Paul Lawrenson said:- " I am very pleased that Andrew has decieded to join the club. It has been a long process in capturing Andrew's signature, but I am sure it will pay dividends many times this upcoming season. Andrew will be a great asset to both team events and the Phoenix new league season that starts on September 6th."
Any other players that are interested in taking part in the new Phoenix league season should contact us at yorkshiretfa@yahoo.co.uk or paullawrenson177@hotmail.com
03/08/08
The latest world rankings have been published today and again Yorkshire have reached their highest placing in the world to date. The club now lie in 20th place in the World Team Rankings!
Kenny Beggs still leads the Phoenix charge in th eopen rankings in 62nd, whilst Richard Pepper has leaped up to 35th place in the Veterans table after his recent success in Leicester.
Full details can be found in the World Rankings section.
02/08/08
Last weekend saw several Phoenix players travel down to take part in the 2008 Leicester International Open.
Richard Pepper continued his recent good run in reaching the semi finals of the Veterans event. Rich booked his place after edging out Cardiffs John Lauder in a hoot out in the previous round. However England international Steve Hawkins proved too strong for Rich in the semi and lost the game 0-3.
Martin Hodds took concilation from going out in the group stages of the open event after he reached the final of the plate event. Jeremy Bradley was to take the spoils though winning the match and title 1-0.
In the team event on the Sunday, Phoenix where unable to reproduce their recent form finishing a dissapointing 4th picking up only one point in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff.
23/07/08
This weekend will see several Phoenix players head to the midlands to take part in the final British event of the season.
On Sunday the club will be fielding a team in the 2008 Leicester International Open. Prior to that on Saturday Martin Hoods, Richard Pepper, Kcarrie Valentine, Paul Lloyd, and Stuart McIlroy will be taking part in the individuals event.
Good Luck to all taking part!
09/07/08
The new World Rankings have been published today, and once again Phoenix have hit an all time high in the team rankings. The club has risen yet another place on the table, now up to 21st place in the world.
In the individual rankings, Kenny Beggs still leads the way at the club, streets ahead in 60th place, with Martin Hodds 116th and Paul Lawrenson up to 125th after his final appearance at the Yorkshire Satellite.
The club has several debutants on this months table, in the form of Tony Pickance, Brett Price, Kcarrie Valentine, and Jason Wilson all entering the table at 1007th, 1008th, 1009th and 1010th respectively.
Full details can be found on the World Rankings page.
05/07/08
This weekend see's Martin Hodds travel to Norway to take place in the 2008 Norway Grand Prix (Saturday) and also the 2008 Norway International Open (Sunday).
Martin will be one of a small number of players making the long journey to have an opportunity to pick up further "big" world ranking points.
More details on Martin's progress can be found here:-
http://home.arcor.de/mtilgner/international/norway08.htm
26/06/08
The club is proud to announce two further new signings to the club for the upcoming 2008-09 season.
The club would like to welcome Tony Leach (pic left) and Dean Thornton (pic right) to the club. Both players are making the move accross to Phoenix from Cheshire Corinthians.
Paul Lawrenson - Phoenix Chairman (above) said "I would like to welcome Tony and Dean to the club. I am sure they will both provide even more substance to the ever growing league we have in Yorkshire and I am sure they will both be more than worthy of their places in a Phoenix team when called upon".
Welcome again Tony and Dean!
23/06/08
This weekend saw the club stage their 5th Yorkshire Satellite Event. Home advantaged showed, as the club won their second successive FISTF title taking the 2008 Yorkshire Satellite Team Championship honour.
Winning team of Hodds, Heward and Lawrenson (apologies for the blur)
On Saturday the above team defeated closest rivals EPL in the final game of the day 2-1. Hodds beat Sam Curtis 6-1, Heward narrowly lost out to Dave Russell 0-1 and Lawrenson beat Adrian Curtis 2-0. The club will be looking forward to the new world rankings to be released next month to see if they have increased on their already record high.
Sunday was the individual event, which saw players travelling as far as Scotland to take part.
A great day was had by all, and especially Yorkshire players. Paul Lawrenson made it to his 4th Satellite Final, but again was to lose out. The final was a repeat of the 2004 event with Paul facing EPL's Dave Russell. This time it was to be a lot closer with Dave taking the title by a solitary goal 1-0.
Paul had earlier defeated fellow Yorkie Martin Hodds in the semi finals with an extra time golden goal shot to take the game 1-0. The other semi saw soon to be Yorkshire again Adrian Curtis losing out to Russell. Richard Pepper from the club was also in the mix in the quarter finals where Hodds won the match 1-0.
Tony, Paul and Rich doing there bit for Northern Ireland :-)
There was to be some more silverware on day two however with Kevin Adderley winning the plate event.This after coming back from 2 goals down against Simon Bryan in the semi finals to win on a shoot out before beating Yorkshire newcommer Tony Pickance in the final 2-1. Tony playing in his first event previously beat fellow Phoenix player Jason Wilson in the semi's in a shoot out after a 1-1 draw.
Adrian taking on Kev Adderley with a happy Mr Pepper reffing :-)
Full results can be found here:- http://www.yorkshiresubbuteo.com/2008 Yorkshire Satellite Results.doc
16/06/08
This coming weekend will see the club organise its annual FISTF Satellite event. Once again Wakefield Trinity Wild Cats play host to the now 5 year old event. This year for the first time, there will be a team event incorperated. Saturday will see the team event take place with the usual individuals tournament on the Sunday.
If you would like to take part this weekend then please contact Paul Lawrenson on paullawrenson177@hotmail.com The event is open to anyone of any standard. (As long as you are not inside the world's Top 100).
15/06/08
This weekend saw Phoenix's Martin Hodds fly out to Austria for the 2008 FISTF World Cup. Martin was part of a 5 man squad taking part in the team event. The side over came Portugal 2-1 and Germany 2-0, but lost out to Belgium 1-2 in the Groups. The side howver faced in elimination in the Quarter Finals against World Champions Italy 0-4.
A brief report on preperation to Martin's trip was recently published in the Yorkshire Evening Post:- http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-Subbuteo-star-flies-flag.4102213.jp
Well done Marlon!!!
11/06/08
Following on from the earlier announcment of the return of former Phoenix players Adrian and Sam Curtis, the club is pleased to announce that yet another Phoenix player will be re-joining the club for next season.
The returning player is non other than Cypriot International - Rob O'Hare. The club would like to welcome Rob back and look forward to having him back in league and event action for the start of the 2008-09 season.
Rob will also be launching the new Phoenix Southern Premier League for the start of the new season, specifically for Subbuteo players in the south of England. More exiting information on this venture to follow......
Statement from Rob O'Hare:-
''I'm absolutely delighted to be returning to Yorkshire Phoenix next season. The club is very unique in this country, and prides itself on promoting Subbuteo not just in Yorkshire, but for the whole of the UK. There is a real family vibe to the organisation which can't be bettered anywhere and I'm really looking forward to playing with these guys at International tournaments again.
I'm also thrilled to be kicking-off the Southern Premier League next season. This is a fantastic opportunity for all Southern based Phoenix members to stay in touch and play on a regular basis and hopefully the club will attract a few more new players to its already growing membership. This new league will potentially make Yorkshire Phoenix an even stronger club, both domestically and when playing as a unified team at UK and International events, therefore enhancing its reputation within the world Subbuteo scene''
''I would also like to take this opportunity in thanking EPL captain Dave Pawsey for his support regarding my decision in leaving, and I wish EPL continued success in the future''
(Rob O'Hare pictured left playing now clubmate David Eyre)
10/06/08
Following the success of winning the 2008 Belfast Team Grand Prix, the latest world rankings have been announced today. The club now sits at it's highest ever position, at the dizzy height of 22nd in the world. That's ahead of Cardiff Blue Birds in 26th and English Premier League in 28th! Leading the way for clubs in the UK!
A proud day for the club and all it's players that have ever been involved!
Special mention must also go to Kenny Beggs, who has smashed his way into the Worlds Open Top 100 leapfrogging other Phoenix players up to a whopping 60th place out of over 1300 players. Well done Kenny!
Full details can be found in the world rankings section.
09/06/08
Yorkshire Phoenix recently won their first ever International Grand Prix Team title. They are the reigning 2008 International Grand Prix of Belfast Team Champions.
The above team (pic left to right - Kenny Beggs, Paul Lawrenson, Richard Pepper, and Eoin Adams) defeated Belfast Barbarians B in the semi finals before beating Irish Premier League in the final 2-1! The club will be hoping for further team success this month, as they will be hosting the countries first international satellite for teams on June 21st at Wakefield.
(Andrew hillerby 2-4 Kenny beggs in IO final)
Further success was had in Belfast in the individual events. The Sunday saw the international Open take place where Kenny Beggs made himslef a double champion winning both the open title and veterans. Ken beat EPL's Andrew Hillerby 4-2 in the open before topping a four man group to win the vets. Paul Lawrenson won the plate event beating IPL's Nicky Moore in the final.
(Nicky Moore 4-2 Richard Pepper in Grand Prix Final)
On the Saturday at the Grand Prix, Kenny lost out in the final of the open event to Mike Burns 0-1. Richard Pepper also narrowly missed out on a title in the form of the Veterans event losing to IPL's Nicky Moore in the final 1-2.
A great weekend had by all, special thanks to Kenny and Eoin Adams for organising the event!
02/06/08
Normal service has now resumed at www.yorkshiresubbuteo.com
Please find below all the latest news, reports and pictures from recent weeks featuring the UK's number one Subbuteo Table Football Club.
Craig Heward has swept the board this season, taking the Super League title, Merfox Trophy, and Phoenix Challenge Cup on the final day of the season, beating Stuart McIlroy 3-0 in the final (full details on the Challenge Cup page - left). Craig is also pictured with the 2006-07 Wakefild Premier League shield which he won in his first season.
This years Super League, was the closest season yet, with only 11 points seperating 1st to 6th! Kenny Beggs sealed second place behind Craig after Eoin Adams scored his only victory of the season beating Martin Hodds 3-2 in his final game of the season. This left Martin one point behind Kenny.
Paul Lloyd (Puctured right) finished the Divsion One campaign 6 points clear from nearest rival Tony McCann. Paul went the full season unbeaten dropping only two points throughout. He made it a double on the final day, winning the Div1 Cup from second placed Kevin Adderley. Tony McCann won the second promotion spot to Super League after defeating third placed Neil Munns in the play off final 1-0.
Steve Worthington had already wrapped up the conference title at the Leagues last meet in March from Terry Hitch in second. This meet was the Conference Cup where Sam Curtis (pictured right) showed his class and a winning Phoenix return in taking the Cup title beating Eddie Betteridge 4-1 in the final. Result of the day though, came with Jason Wilson beating Conference Champion Steve Worthington in the group stage which knocked the champ out of the event.
This has been with doubt the clubs most succesful season to date for the leagues. If anyone is interested in taking part in the 2008-2009 season, please email yorkshiretfa@yahoo.co.uk
All league tables and results can be found in the relevent sections.
08/04/08
Yorkshire Phoenix are proud to announce their first new signings for next season.
It is the return of former Phoenix players - father and son duo:- Adrian and Sam Curtis.
Adrian and Sam where instrumental in the early days of Phoenix, and Adrian was part of the side that won the clubs first English title.
Adrian and Sam with Phoenix chairman Paul Lawrenson
A delighted Adrian said: "We are excited and delighted to be returning to Yorkshire Phoenix - a club we believe is our spiritual home.
"Sam and I achieved our greatest successes during our previous stint with Yorkshire and we are looking forward to achieving as much, if not more, on our return to the ranks.
"We believe Yorkshire possesses the right club and playing environment for both of us, at domestic and international level, and we are honoured to have been asked to return to a club that has been, and remains, at the forefront of the game's resurgence in this country.
"While we opted to take a break from the game for much of this season, rest assured our batteries are now re-charged and we look forward to the coming season with renewed vigour and freshness. Bring it on!
"In the meantime would like to pass on our thanks to EPL for giving us the chance to play for the team over the last two years.
"We are especially proud of the way we helped Dave Pawsey to keep the team going after the loss of four players to San Siro.
"But we felt the time was perfect to return to our Subbuteo roots with the Yorkshire Phoenix club and we wish the EPL team and their players all the best in the future."
Sam added: "We cannot wait to return to Yorkshire. We made many good friends during our first time at the club and we hope to enjoy our second spell there as well.
"Going 'home' has certainly got me excited about playing the game again."
Adrian and Sam will make their return to the club this weekend at the final league meet of the 2007-08 Season, where the pair will take part in this seasons Phoenix Challenge Cup.
Welcome back Dippa and Sam!
If anyone would like to come along to a Phoenix meeting, simply e-mail us on paullawrenson177@hotmail.com for more details. If anyone can't make it to one of our upcomming meetings but would still like to come along anothertime then again get in touch, we are having a couple of cup comp's during the season, so you don't have to be a full time member.