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Ware were held to a 0-0 home stalemate in the local derby against Welwyn Garden City, played one hundred years on from the first meeting between the neighbouring sides. It was the first goalless draw in this fixture for 77 years. Though winless in their previous five, the Citizens arrived expecting to face a home … Continued
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For the 30th edition of this fixture, a late Enfield goal condemned Ware to a home defeat. The 1-0 loss handed Enfield their first points against Ware since 2006. The home side came into the game sitting seventh, on the back of two home defeats, meaning supporters had every right to expect a response against … Continued
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With Max Woodford recalled by Stevenage to sit on the subs bench at Exeter City, Ware turned to the under-18 side’s keeper Logan Timothy. It would be his second competitive match for the first team having played in the 4-3 win at Milton Keynes Irish in September. A lot was expected of the young man … Continued
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Given the bitterly cold weather there was a reasonably large crowd for this game. Some at least would have come hoping for Ware to repeat the previous week’s performance. They would have been disappointed. Ware had the same starting line-up as for the game at Hertford but as assistant manager Dean Harrison put it “we … Continued
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This was not the first time we have seen Ware allow their opponents to come forward against a mostly resilient defence, it seems to be quite the normal approach now that Jack Grosvenor has recovered from injury. But it was the biggest test of those tactics so far as Hertford played good football in the … Continued
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This game featured the debut of Josh Hutchinson and he looked a good addition to the squad, holding the ball up well in a two-man attacking force and laying off intelligent passes with speed and accuracy to open up the Lions’ defence. It was a good debut but he was upstaged by Jack Taylor, himself … Continued
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This looked as though it would be the day on which Theo Ofori celebrated his move into a second century of appreances in front of an appreciative home crowd. He assisted for the opening goal and scored another with a masterful piece of solo football. In the end though Ware’s hero turned out to be … Continued
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You may have had enough of these reports referring back to Ware’s injury problems. Repetition can be a little trying but even if you discount Herbie Townsend, whose absence is sufficiently long term for it not to be of immediate consequence, there were still three first team regulars missing from the line up for this … Continued
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Three points and a clean sheet after the recent less than impressive run or, if you like, a first win in six games, is good reason to be pleased. The club has halted its drop down the table and is back within touching distance of the play-offs. Some caution is necessary however. The visitors enjoyed … Continued
