Year 9 made the short journey to Canon Slade this week for a friendly fixture to help the team prepare for their quarterfinal against Turton in the Bolton Cup. Sharples had a depleted squad so it was always going to be a tough fixture. Sharples only created one clear opportunity in the first half and went into halftime 2 goals down. Despite a good start to the second half Sharples couldn’t get themselves back into the game and conceded another 3 goals as they over committed to try and find a goal. Joe Phillips was strong in defence, as was captain Josh King who was excellent with and without the ball at centre back.
