Yorkshire Amateur do not have bottomless pit – Sibson

Neil Sibson insists that Yorkshire Amateur’s budget is no different to their Toolstation NCEL Premier Division rivals. Joint manager Sibson believes other clubs think the East Leeds-based club have a “bottomless pit” of money, something he denies. The Ammers are widely seen as title favourites, but what people forget is that their squad is largely  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur want to win historic promotion

Joint manager Neil Sibson reckons Yorkshire Amateur have never had a squad as strong in their 100-year history as they aim to win promotion to the BetVictor League for the first ever time. The Ammers have recruited wisely this summer, adding higher league experience in the likes of former Farsley Celtic favourites Ross Daly and  read more→

Sibson pleased with great start

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur joint manager Neil Sibson says that he has noticed that teams are “raising their games” for his side. But he admits that he’s delighted with how his promotion-chasing side have started the season. “Every team is going to come out and raise their games for us,” Sibson told Non  read more→

Sibson confident YA are hitting peak

Toolstation NCEL Division One Neil Sibson is confident that Yorkshire Amateur are hitting their “peak” as the big Toolstation NCEL kick off looms. The much-fancied Ammers begin with a home clash against Eccleshill United and joint manager Sibson is convinced his side are ready. The Ammers ended their pre-season calendar with the 2-1 home defeat  read more→

“Yorkshire Amateur are a sleeping giant”

Ambitious Yorkshire Amateur could be heading for an unprecedented period of success, if their main sponsor Andy Kendall-Jones gets his way. Mr Kendall-Jones, the CEO of Leeds-based Southerns Group, is instrumental in providing the tools to “awaken a sleeping giant”. Earlier this year Southerns sponsored the building the new 3g training pitch at Bracken Edge, a development which will generate  read more→

Harding sees improvement in Ammers

Toolstation NCEL Division One Phil Harding has seen a massive improvement from Yorkshire Amateur in last three games. The Ammers had been on a seven-match winless until two games ago when they beat Hall Road Rangers. “We’re three unbeaten so it is better than what it was,” Harding told Non League Yorkshire. “There’s been a  read more→

Ten man Ammers give good account

Toolstation NCEL Division One Dronfield Town 1-1 Yorkshire Amateur Phil Harding praised Yorkshire Amateur for their efforts after they were forced to play with ten men for an hour. Key midfielder Tom Rose was sent off as half-time neared, at a point when Dronfield were leading 1-0 – courtesy of Charles Bradwell’s 35-yard strike. Despite the huge  read more→

Moke’s four month ban is “excessive”

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur manager Phil Harding accepts that his winger Fernando Moke “deserved a ban”, but he believes a four month suspension is excessive. Moke has been suspended from all football activity for making physical contact with the referee of the 2-2 draw with Teversal nearly three weeks ago. The former Ossett Town  read more→

Yorkshire Amateur are “Jekyll and Hyde”

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur manager Phil Harding says he is getting “Jekyll and Hyde” performances from his side. Harding cites the 3-2 victory over basement side Nostell Miners Welfare in midweek as a prime example of his claim. “I think we should have got something from Emley and Eccleshill, but we’re a funny  read more→

New NCEL season preview – The Ammers

Toolstation NCEL Division One Yorkshire Amateur Serious injuries to star players killed hopes of really building on what was achieved in the 2014/15. Although Tom Rose has gone to Nostell, The Ammers have made some serious signings and look set to be a powerful team this time around. The Manager Phil Harding (alongside Chris Hitchings  read more→