03/09/2025
Forest FC brush aside Dewhurst on the last game of pre season with an emphatic 4-0 win.
The game started off pretty slow, with some good football being played, chances falling for the front 3 who couldn’t hit a barn door for the first 20 minutes. The best moment of the first 20 was when our 6ft2 tank of a man Sean Price was bodied by a year 8 school kid, The Forest Cheerleaders on the sidelines loved this one, although the gaffer sticks to his word of it was a tactical dive.
We would soon take the lead, surprisingly a corner whipped in by Connor Simms, led to danger, Phil Price picking up the ball at the edge of the box and being brushed over by their number 14, in true Ashley Barnes fashion, he screamed louder than when he was caught crying over his ex girlfriend in his bedroom while listening to James Blunts (Goodbye my Lover), definite penalty and definitely still not over his ex. Up steps Connor Sims who rolls the ball cooly into the corner, keeper no chance. 1-0
After some fine work in the middle by the Price brothers, the gaffer played a fantastic ball over the top, finding Robbie Park, who surprisingly took a chance on the day after missing 10 before hand, instead he cooly rounded the keeper, and scuffed the ball into the back of the net 2-0.
The corners were flying in at this point, unfortunately this week Connor turned into Josh Brownhill and wasn’t able to find one of the many men in the box, something Jude Edmondson Mrs…. Never mind. The ball then fell to Jamie Lynn who dropped a shoulder, beat a man and delivered back post, Robbie Park doing some amazing work and pulling back to the gaffer Sean Price, who could only swing his dick at the ball, unfortunately the 4 and 3/4” all in just wasn’t enough to put the ball beyond the line.
Moments later, the gaffer, turning into prime pogba at this point, sprayed a ball out to Jude, who came in with a flying kick, to no one, or so we thought, Poohurst stopped for offside, but Sam Hill snook in from an onside position and finished quicker than the 6 lads in Benidorm on Jude’s… that’s it no more Jude. 3-0 Forest and a really good first half provenance.
Into the second half and a few changes made the game go fairly even, while still maintaining most of the possession we didn’t create many chances, after 60 mins the gaffer was dragged again, not completing a full 90 in 6 weeks. Poor from Darryl Sumner
The highlights of the second half are, Ethan Woods bodying a fully grown man, sitting him down, following the ball into the box and smashing one home, only to be ruled out for being offside for the 50th time in pre season. A far cry from being laughed at on the sidelines for being blown over by the wind against daneshouse 6 weeks ago.
The next came after some good play by the boys on claret, an exquisite ball over the the left, with none over than the Pretty boy Sam Hill beating one man and then another to fire home bottom corner with an emphatic finish. 4-0 and game over.
Some great performances from all tbh, a real professional win, The front 3 being a nuisance all game, Thomas Ashworth - the young Van De Ven, Declan superb at RB, his job was made easier as their left winger was a 14 year old who he wanted to stick tight to all game.
Good luck to Dewhurst for the season and see you in the league games.
Onto Belvedere this Sunday where it’s the start of our campaign, 1.30pm kick off at Belvedere, looking to start with a big win and to get the trees up and running 🌳
Once again big shout out to our sponsor Forest, Fence for the great hospitality and food.
