The Jewish Chronicle

Write Manchester off at your peril, says Radiven

- BY DARREN WITCOOP

FOOTBALL ANTON RADIVEN warnedtheM­JSLtounder­estimate Maccabi Manchester Yellow at their peril.

Heaton Park Rovers were the latest side to come a cropper after their shock 4-2 home defeat.

Radiven’s men also upset the odds by beating Haroldeans last week. Sammy Dennison, Roy Fux, Jason Deach and Jonny Rashman all netted.

Their start is in stark contrast to last season and Radiven said: “There’s been two excellent performanc­es against strong teams. I’m proud of my side.

“We have been able to compete and are surprising many. Nobody outside of this club expected that. I don’t mind if teams are taking us lightly as they are coming unstuck.

“We have shocked a few players. Last week was a battling display and this week grew in confidence and played some great stuff.”

Jonny Franks hit a double for HPR but boss David Seligman said: “Basic errors are costing us. We need to eradicate them.”

maintained their blistering start with another fivestar display.

T h e d e f e n d i n g champions l ook i n ominous form as they thumped Reich I n s u r a n c e Rangers 5-0.

J a m i e Warner’s side were made to wait until the second half until the floodgates opened. Rob Selwyn ( 2), N i c k Va l e , Richard Black Marc Magid and James Magid and James Landes were all on target. Jordan Brookes grabbed the secondhalf winner as Haroldeans edged out Maccabi Manchester Blue.

It might have been a family affair but there was no love lost when the two South Manchester clubs in the MJSL went into battle.

When the 2nds and 3rds lined up, there were no fewer than four fatherson combinatio­ns on the pitch.

The Magids, the Gordons and the Hamburgers all stepped out together. The Hermans were represente­d by three with Keith, Max and Eddy along with clubman Danny Herman on the sidelines.

South Manchester chairman Johnny Davis said: “We have always been a family club and it’s great to see this tradition continue.

“This year we have enough players to re-introduce a third team which we are really pleased with and our juniors continue to do well in their respective leagues - it’s a good time to be at South Manchester.” The new team won 3-2 against their senior counterpar­ts. But it was not without controvers­y as both sides finished with 10 men and will face a disciplina­ry charge.

Mike Hertz was red carded for violent conduct. In the second half, Luke Jones was dismissed for the seconds as the game threatened to boil over. Saul Shapiro and player m a n a g e r Marc Magid netted f o r t h e hosts. Toby Levy, Felix Shalom and Josh Darcy all struck for the visitors.

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