Report by Julian Tyley Whitley were beaten 2-0 at Shildon in a top of the table (2nd v 4th) clash on Saturday and manager Jay Bates had no complaints about the outcome. “You look at...Continue reading
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“It’s a win and a big three points”
Report by Julian Tyley Whitley kept their play-off hopes very much alive with an impressive 3-1 victory at Horden on a bitterly cold February night. An excellent playing surface produced a thoroughly entertaining contest leaving...Continue reading
“We won the individual battles”
Report by Julian Tyley It was smiles all round from the Bay players as well as the fans who made the trip to Teesside on Saturday as Whitley came away with the three points and...Continue reading
Jay Bates looks back on a hard fought game
Report by Julian Tyley Looking back at Whitley’s 2-0 defeat by league leaders Guisborough Town, Bay manager Jay Bates highlighted the importance of capitalising on goalscoring chances which the visitors did to great effect. The...Continue reading
“It was a Boxing Day game that didn’t have the spark”
Report by Julian Tyley Unsurprisingly, ‘disappointment’ was the initial reaction of Whitley Bay manager Jay Bates to his side’s defeat to local rivals North Shields. “I don’t think any team deserved to win that one,...Continue reading
“It was a hard fought game”
Report by Julian Tyley Whitley consolidated third place in the Ebac Northern League table with a 2-1 victory at local rivals Newcastle Benfield, to give their fans an early Christmas present. Manager Jay Bates was...Continue reading
“We had to battle away”
Report by Julian Tyley After a two week enforced absence because of the wet weather, Whitley were back in action at Hillheads, recording a 1-0 victory over Penrith, but as manager Jay Bates pointed out,...Continue reading
Gary Somerville looks back on the draw against Whickham
Report by Julian Tyley Whitley Bay coach Gary Somerville summed up the 2-2 draw against Whickham when he commented ” We never turned up for the first 60 - 65 minutes and gave two cheap...
“It was good to get back to winning ways”
Report by Julian Tyley A 2-1 win over Newcastle Blue Star put the smiles back on the faces of the home fans in a bumper crowd of more than 600 at Hillheads on Saturday. Assistant...Continue reading
Barry Rizza speaks after the draw against Birtley
Report by Julian Tyley A 2-2 draw at home to mid table Birtley Town was a disappointing result for Whitley but as assistant manager Barry Rizza pointed out, it was an improvement on the outcome...Continue reading