Our season ended in dismal fashion as Dale Park limped to a 2-0 defeat against closest rivals Barton Juniors in perhaps the worst game between the two teams since the rivalry started. Park produced a display just as bad as the previous week, but in truth Barton hardly played like Brazil and could only muster a few chances and score two soft goals. One, a penalty should never have been given in the first place but Dale Park's luck hasn't been great over the past few weeks. Overall a dreadful game but the win for Barton perhaps secures second place for them. As for Dale Park, looking at the season as a whole it has been a step in the right direction and the disappointment at finishing 5th or 6th place shows how far we have come as a team since we were unfairly relegated at under 13 level. For all this seasons roller coaster has brought to the team, it has ended on a sour note after three awful defeats and three even worse performances. The teams attitude and lack of creativity has been evident since the superb display against Bottesford. Had we drawn or won (as we deserved too) on that night we possibly could have finished 2nd or 3rd and would have shaken up Bottesford slightly. The harsh reality though, is that Isle United or Trent Valley in League 2 have as much chance as catching Bottesford as we do currently. Some of this seasons performances though , against Crosby Wasps on the opening day or both Epworth games have shown we can challenge, but improvement and change is needed over the summer. Lets hope we will back even better next season.
Ps:
Dads v Lads is now set to be played May 16th and more news will be given on presentation night.
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