Under-23's and Under-18's forward Zak Tamila recaps the 2025/26 season.
DK: How did you find the season from a personal perspective - arguably a successful one?
ZT: Yeah well to be honest, if you told me that we was going to be that successful in the FA Youth cup, county cup and the league I would have bitten your hand off, but it’s a massive achievement for me and the lads, the second years have been a proper inspiration for me and I have learnt a lot from them all, especially how I carry myself on and off. I surprised myself a lot this season too I made some goals to achieve by the end of the season and I’ve smashed those goals completely so I’ve made myself quite proud.
DK: Can you pick 3 standout games from this season, if so which ones and why?
ZT: The three I would say that are the stand outs from all the rest are the win against Ipswich Wanderers in the league (last minute winner from an u16 Alex B), the semi final win with the u23s where I scored and assisted two massive goals and the last one would be the final with the u23, as a team we made history for the club in the u23s and it was so special.
DK: What’d you make of the season for the U23s?
ZT: Let’s just say unexpected, we got a goal to finish top 8 by the end of the season and we finished well above that and we are proud to say the least. There was some really special moments during the season and it’s one that I won’t forget for sure.
DK: Plenty of goals for you this season, can you pick 3 that stand out?
ZT: Yeah well like I said before I set me some goals before the season started and one of them was to score 10+ goals and in the end I scored 20 so I doubled it. But three goals that stood out was my semi final goal to send us through to the final, my first headed goal against Lakenheath at home and another goal against Debenham away to win a cup game.
DK: How special was it to reach the Suffolk Senior Reserve Cup Final, and how proud are you of the run in that competition?
ZT: That will probably be one of those moments that I will remember for a long time, getting through some quite tough games beforehand to then end up in the final is a massive achievement for me and the boys. I’m super proud of all the boys, they definitely deserved it they work super hard week in week out. But we as a team could not have done it without the coaches, they played a massive part in us reaching that final but also doing that well in the league too.
DK: You must be proud to have scored in the Final, a very good strike it was too?
ZT: Yeah it was special and a super proud moment. Yeah it was a great strike on the volley and felt amazing to score in the final. It was a great team worked goal too.
DK: A very historic season for the U18s - how proud are you overall?
ZT: I’m proud of all the boys involved, I was not really involved in the FA Youth Cup run but to the boys who were they deserved everything they got and should be super proud of it. But as an overall season from getting to the FA cup 1st round, to coming second in the county cup, to winning the league undefeated, it was one season to remember and feels amazing.
DK: An unbeaten U18 League Champion campaign, how does that feel?
ZT: It feels so good, as a team we work so hard in training and to win the league undefeated is a massive achievement too, doing it was not easy at all.
DK: How does the season rank with your previous years at the club?
ZT: I have been at the club for 6 years already, but this season was something special and again the boys should be super proud of themselves, like I said they deserve everything they achieved. At the end of the day we made history for the club and we as a whole should be proud.
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