Three cheers for Haroldeans
FOOTBALL MIKE Bloomberg spoke of his pride after Haroldeans completed a domestic treble.
The Merseysiders added the MJSL title to this year’s honours board, fighting off stiff interest from Sedgley Park Celtic to be crowned champions.
Defending champions Haroldeans clinched the championship with a 5-2 triumph over South Manchester 2nds.
Bloomberg, who also led the club to the Shonn Trophy and the Harold Feldman Cup, commented: “It’s been a fantastic season and I can’t commend the players enough.
“I think it’s been a real team effort. Everyone has chipped in and contributed at some stage or another.
“We’ve had to play a lot of games and we have been missing some injured players at times. But it’s a measure of a good side that we can stick together to earn the results when it most matters.”
Haroldeans cemented their place in the history books following a five-star display, led by two-goal Taylor Moss. Adam Shiffman, Maxim Green and Bobby Fishel also struck to add the icing to the cake to spark wild celebrations.
Haroldeans were worthy winners after signing off their season with 100 goals in all competitions as well remaining unbeaten in the league to lift the Joan Collins Trophy once again.
“We have achieved something special,” said Bloomberg. “Our attitude and effort has been spot on. Teams like Sedgley have pushed us this year but we stayed composed in a competitive league. Nobody can say we didn’t deserve this. Our only defeat was against Lions which shows how far we have come.”
Proud chairman Fraser Saville said: “We’ve had an amazing season, losing just one game throughout. Our tenth league title was without doubt the sweetest. Our only regret is not winning the Peter Morrison Trophy. In the end our injury list caught with us in that competition but overall the boys have been a credit to the club.
“We’ll have a month off before looking ahead to next season. The future looks bright, with several young players coming through.”
Haroldeans brought the curtain down on the season with a 1-1 draw with Charles Glaskie’s late strike cancelling out an opener from Zack Goldsmith.
The result confirmed Ben Gould of Maccabi Manchester Yellow as the winner of the league’s golden boot. He clinched the trophy with a hat-trick in the 5-2 win over Maccabi Manchester Blue.
It took Gould on to 24 goals for the season, with the Haroldeans duo of Max Barnett and Shiffman falling just short after failing to add to their tally.
South Manchester Sports 1st, who were in title contention before falling away late on, were the only team not to against Haroldeans during the season.
South Manchester also fared well at the MJSL end-of-season awards, with Joe Glaskie collecting the Young Player of the Year. They also picked up the Sporting Team of the Year while club stalwart Neil Collins received the Team Secretary of the Year.