CRUSADERS TV NOW SHOWING SATURDAYS RESERVE GAME     05.02.12

If you click on crusadersfc.tv on the right hand side of this page now you can see over fourteen minutes of action from Saturdays reserve game against Linfield Swifts.

You will see the return to action of Timmy Adamson, three goals, two penalties, a sending off and some excellent play by John McCrorys side. Michael Halliday also gets in on the action. Well worth viewing!!

JANUARY 200 CLUB DRAW IS MADE     04.02.12

The January 200 Club draw was made this evening in the Social Club and a total of 209 numbers where in the draw. This meant that Crusaders Football Club benefited to the the amount of £1045. Thank you very much. That makes a grand total of £13,745 raised by you the supporters for the football club in just fourteen months!!!

The 200 Club Committee would again like to thank everyone who got involved this month and would encourage each member to recruit just one friend or family member to join this exclusive and worthy club. What a chance to make a few quid!!

Winners for the month are as follows....

CRUSADERS BEATEN BY LEAGUE LEADERS     04.02.12

Football for Crusaders today made it ever so obvious about the high and lows of the game we love when the ecstasy of last weeks cup win was replaced by the hurt and pain of a 5-0 defeat by league leaders Linfield at Windsor Park in the Carling Premiership.

The game was nip and tuck in the first half hour until Linfield's Albert Watson scored with a header on thirty one minutes from a corner and it was two nil seven minutes later when Philip Lowry scored after controlling the ball inside the box. Chris Morrow had Crusaders best chance in the first half but Alan Blayney managed to palm it away and the danger was cleared up by Linfield defence.

The second half got no better for Crusaders when in the fifty second minute Gareth McKeown was sent off for tugging back in a Linfield attack and after going down to ten men went three nil down courtesy of the resulting penalty by Peter Thompson. Linfield added a further two in the last ten minutes when Daryll Fordyce and Billy Joe Burns added to Linfield's total.

Onwords and upwards it is and Crusaders turn their attention to the JJB Irish Cup next week against Glenavon.

Hazley goes on the attack

VERY SPECIAL GUEST AT NEXT MANAGERS LUNCH     03.02.12

Carl "The Jackal "Frampton who recently defended his Super Commonwealth Title will be a guest at the next Managers Lunch on Saturday 25th February in Crusaders Social Club at 12.30pm. Geoff Wilson Director of Marketing at Irish Football Association will also be in attendance bringing you all the latest from the International and Domestic front, Both Carl and Geoff will have a question and answer session at the lunch date.

Book your place now for what looks like a very interesting afternoon. The Carling Premierhip game against Glenavon will of course kick off at 3pm. Lunch costs £10 and you can contact Billy Montgomery on 07502140752 or contact Norman Coleman on 07742894067 or by email ncrues@aol.com to book your place.

As usual these lunches are superbly supported by you the supporter so it is in your  best interests to book early to avoid missing what will be an exciting pre match build up.

CRUSADERS RESERVES ON CRUSADERSFC.TV     03.02.12

If you haven't watched Crusaders Reserves before click on the link above and see their latest game from Wednesday night. There is over eight minutes of action from the game and the coverage is superb.They currently sit in fourth place in the Reserve League only five points behind Linfield Swifts and they have a game in hand.

This is a great achievement by John McCrorys team as they are a relatively new squad  to each other and have lost Kyle Owens and Ian West who are on loan to Carrick Rangers. They are also very young and anyone who has saw them will tell you how exciting several of the team are.

Have a look and judge for yourself.

CRUSADERS YOUTH GOLF DAY ORGANISED     01.02.12

The inaugural Crusaders Youth Golf Day has been organised for Sunday 15th April at the City of Belfast Golf Club in Mallusk.

Please contact John Savage on 07899936083 or Mark Conway on 07791 707086 for tee off times which will be starting at 1.00pm

The cost for nine holes of golf, bacon baps and tea or coffee on arrival is an astounding £15!!!

All welcome to come and show off their talent as a budding Tiger Woods and they mean on the golf course!!

A deposit of £5 per person is paid at the time of booking your slot. The rest can be paid on the day or before the event to John or Mark. Please let us know early to obtain best tee times. You may be required to join with other players should you not have a 4 ball.

200 CLUB ALWAYS LOOKING NEW MEMBERS     31.01.12

The popular and very important fund raising scheme that is the "200 Club" is on the look out for new members and the only winner then will be most importantly the club and also those walking away with big cheques when they have won!!!

With an outstanding £12,700 already raised in just thirteen months this proves that players, management, supporters, their family and friends all have the clubs best interests at heart and want to help it's survival. Now we want more to do the same and with it the chance to get themselves some nice prize money at the same time.

This is why the 200 Club Committee are asking for new members to join the scheme and help the club even further as finances are constantly stretched. Ring fenced for HMRC and players wages the money is and will be a valuable source that keeps the club afloat.

To join just click on the 200 Club tab to the right of this page and read more about the scheme. Then download the joining form and standing order and fill it in and with you could be a big winner all for the price of a £10 stake. It is that easy!!!

IRN BRU SHIRTS READY FOR COLLECTION     30.01.12

A nice piece of Crusaders memorabilia to keep...the shirt that is!!!

Norman Coleman would like to thank all those people who sponsored Irn Bru League Cup Final Shirts on Saturday. Sponsorship is of course the life and blood of clubs and the money generated from the shirts will help the club in so many ways.

Those who did sponsor a shirt can now contact Norman on 077 4289 4067 to arrange payment and collection of their shirt.

CRUSADERS YOUTH ACADEMY MAKE MAJOR PLANS     16.01.12

The Crusaders Youth Academy plan a major restructure for the season 2012/13. As a very young Youth Academy (we will be starting our 5th season in 2012/13) we feel that we have to move forward in providing football for kids aged 5 to 16. We have taken a mix of both the Dutch way of thinking and the Northern Irish passion and commitment and came up with the following.......

The Academy will be split into 3 sections.

The Mini Soccer Centre....U8's & U9's playing 5 and 7 a side football as well as our Mini Soccer Centre for 5 to 12 year olds. This will involve kids of all abilities playing small sided games with enjoyment of football being the main aim.

The Youth Development Centre.....U10's & U11's playing 9 a side, U12's & U13's playing 11 a side. The next step on the ladder will be two teams at both U10's & U11's playing 9 a side. Again enjoyment for the players is the main aim with an eye on the next step up to 11 a side at 12's and 13's.

The Academy U14's, U15's and U16's playing 11 a/side.....The big step up. The Academy will be even more professional and is aimed at preparing the players for the next level of senior football starting at U17's.

As a result we are looking for applications for Head of Coaching for all of the 3 above sections with UEFA C or above badges required.

We are also on the look out for experienced coaches for all age groups as well as scouts to cover all of Northern Ireland. We would also welcome young coaches looking to start out in football ie the future of coaches at Crusaders FC.

If you are interested in any of the above positions please apply for an application form with your name, age, address and coaching qualifications.

Crusaders Youth Academy
New Coaches
Seaview Stadium, St Vincent Street
Belfast, BT15 3PL