The BADGER 2022/23 Issue 19 vs Lutterworth Town

Bugbrooke St Michaels FC

The Badgers, founded 1929

CLUB COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT - WILLY MARRIOTT

CHAIRMAN - KEVIN GARDNER

VICE-CHAIRMAN - NIGEL THOMAS

CLUB SECRETARY - GRAHAM CONNEW

YOUTH SECRETARY & TREASURER - NICK INWOOD

FIXTURES SECRETARY - DAVE MELLOR

GROUNDSMAN - DANNY POWELL

WELFARE OFFICER - BEN ROBINSON

COMMITTEE – RICHARD GIBBON, STUART WYKES

MANAGEMENT / COACHING TEAM

FIRST TEAM – DALE WALTON

RESERVE TEAM - ROB JONES

‘A’ TEAM – JAMIE JOLLANDS

‘B’ TEAM - ANDY DEMIDOW

LADIES TEAM – STUART WHITE

UNDER 18s (NSYL) - LOUIE GALBRAITH

UNDER 18s (NDYAL) - DEANO GOMES

UNDER 16s - DARREN SMITH

UNDER 15s - MARK LINNELL

UNDER 14s - SIMON WHEELER

UNDER 13s BLACK - CHRIS ASHTON

UNDER 13s BLUE - NICK INWOOD

UNDER 13s WHITE - RYAN NASH

UNDER 11s BLACK - DANIEL BLAND / BEN SMITH

UNDER 11s WHITE - TONY HILL

UNDER 10s BLUE - IAN MARRIOTT

UNDER 10s WHITE – MIKE BRINKLEY

UNDER 8s – ANDREW JACKMAN

From the Chairman …

As Chairman of Bugbrooke St Michael’s Football Club I would like to offer you a warm welcome to The Sett and hope that you have an enjoyable visit.

Here at Bugbrooke St Michaels we are working hard to develop a club with a strong inclusive ethos, offering opportunities for players of all ages and abilities.

We are extremely proud of our youth development programme, supporting players from seven all the way up to eighteen. Many of our young players go on to have success with one of four adult teams, with some players going on to even bigger and better things!

There is a great wealth of local support for the club, everyone that helps does so on a voluntary basis and through everyone’s hard work and dedication we have been able to achieve and maintain FA Accredited status.

Whilst some clubs choose to reinvest their revenue into players wages, here at Bugbrooke we hold a different set of values. All of our profits go into upgrading our equipment and facilities, building a solid future-proof foundation that will be here for future generations to enjoy.

Whilst this can sometimes hold us back from gaining huge success on the pitch, we feel our excellent facilities, youth development programme and ethos on community set us apart from other clubs.

Success and progression starts from the beginnings.

Thank you for your support today, we hope that you enjoy the game, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Kevin Gardner, Chairman

Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to our team of volunteers, our advertisers and sponsors.

BSMFC MANAGERS NOTES

Good afternoon. We’d like to start today’s Programme notes by extending a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Lutterworth Town who are the visitors to the Sett for tonight’s United Counties Premier Division South fixture.

Tonight’s game represents our penultimate Home match of the season as well as it being our final fixture under the lights, with only next weeks trip to Rothwell Corinthians followed by Easington Sports here the week after left to play.

It doesn’t seem 2-minutes ago that we welcomed Kettering Town here to the Sett for the season opener back in July.

Tonight’s opponents are no strangers to us given that we only played the reverse fixture at Lutterworth a few of weeks ago. On reflection we didn’t play well that day, conditions didn’t help, albeit you could argue that we were worthy of a point, as a controversial late penalty decision handed the hosts a 2-0 lead and with it the win at a time when we were in the ascendency.

Whilst we have won every game since, Lutterworth have stuttered of late losing three on the spin which has left them looking nervously over their shoulder, just 5 points above the bottom two (prior to the weekend fixtures).

That makes tonight’s game important, its the business end of the season, this is not a mid-table end of season fixture, Lutterworth have it all to play for and we need to match them! We’re not playing for self pride. We’re playing to win, not only for the integrity of the league, but we also want to finish as high as we possibly can in the table.

With a trip to Rothwell Corinthians next weekend, we could have a huge say in who finishes in those bottom two places come the end of the season.

We have a young squad, many of whom have stepped up from last seasons Reserve Team and are playing at Step 5 for the first time. We have learnt along the way; we need to maintain our good form for the final three matches to give us a platform for the summer and next season when Play Offs are due to be introduced at our level giving us a new target to aim for.

As always thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again on Saturday when we make the trip to Rothwell Corinthians which is followed a week later by our final game of the season when Easington Sports are the visitors to the Sett.

& Daniel

“That makes tonight’s game important, its the business end of the season, this is not a mid-table end of season fixture, Lutterworth have it all to play for and we need to match them!”

Dale

BSMFC OUR HISTORY

Formed in 1929, Bugbrooke St. Michael’s Football Club took over from Bugbrooke United who folded in 1928 after being in existence since 1910.

The club, which is named after the local St. Michael’s and All Angels Church, initially took its place in the Northants Central Village League and had immediate success, winning the league title from 1931 to 1937.

The club closed for the Second World War before reforming in 1947 and were once again successful winning the CVL title from 1947 to 1950 and were Northants Lower Junior Cup runners-up in 1949, a feat repeated in 1954.

We finally won the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup in 1956 and followed this in 1957 by winning the prestigious Daventry Charity Cup.

The club had its most successful years from 1966 to 1972 when we won the Northants Central Combination Premier title and again from 1976 to 1979 with 1977 also seeing us win the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup again.

The club continued to succeed in the Northants Combination until 1987 when the we took the decision to join the United Counties League.

At this time, we decided to run two teams in the U.C.L. and two teams in the C.N.C. We also began our youth section and have continued this ever since. Today we run 5 adult sides, including a recently formed Ladies team as well as 13 youth teams.

The club has had continued to enjoy success across all age groups over those 30 years, the most notable being N.F.A. Junior Cup winners in 1992, N.F.A Lower Junior Cup in 1993 and U.C.L. Division One winners in 2001.

The reputation for producing successful youth teams has increased over those years and 4 of our youth players (under 16) have been signed by professional league clubs.

The achievements of the club on the field have always been supported by a hardworking committee whose chief officers are recorded on a roll in the clubhouse foyer. They along with supporters of the club have built up the excellent changing rooms and clubhouse since 1980.

We hope that you enjoy the facilities that they have provided over those years, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future

TODAYS VISITORS

LUTTERWORTH TOWN

MANAGER: LAST TIME OUT: Will Andrew LOST 0-1 vs Eynesbury Rovers

LEAGUE

Lutterworth Town joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1955. In 1966–1967 they finished second and subsequently promoted to Division One.

The club won the Premier Division in 1990–1991, after which they moved from their Dunley Way ground to Coventry Road.

The club were relegated again at the end of the 1994–1995 season. Despite only finishing eleventh in 1996–1997 they were promoted to the Premier Division. They returned to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1999–2000.

The club returned to Dunley Way, their original home for the 2012/2013 season and continued with bottom half to mid-table finishes until the 2015/2016 where they were promoted to the Premier Division once again.

2016/2017 season became the clubs most successful season in their 62-year history after winning the Leicestershire Senior League unbeaten resulting in promotion to step 6 of the national league system for the first time ever.

2018/2019 season the club achieved promotion to the United Counties Premier division, the highest level the club has ever been, by winning the division one league in a closely contested final few weeks.

In the FA Competitions, the club has appeared in the FA Cup for the first time during the 2018-2019 season progressing to the preliminary round

The club has appeared 6 times in the FA Vase with the highest round progressed being the First Round in the 2017/2018 season

BSMFC LEAGUE TABLE

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

NEXT UP 15/04 vs Rothwell Corinthians (Away) 22/04 vs Easington Sports (Home)

BSMFC 2022/23 RESULTS & APPEARANCES

1 KING SHEHI SPENCER WEATHERLY HALLMARK DALTON

A.WEBSTER SPENCER WEATHERLY J.WEBSTER SHEHI COULSON MPAMBI DOHERTY HYNAM DALTON

A.WEBSTER SPENCER JONES 2 E.PANTER J.WEBSTER COULSON SHEHI WEATHERLY DOHERTY

A.WEBSTER COULSON JONES WEATHERLY J.WEBSTER PORTER MPAMBI KING GARWOOD SMYTH

A.WEBSTER PORTER JONES

BSMFC TODAYS FIXTURES

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Vs Lutterworth Town

Long Buckby AFC Vs G.N.G Oadby Town

RESERVE DIVISION

Kempston Rovers Reserves Vs Newport Pagnell Town Reserves

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves Vs Cogenhoe United Reserves

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves Vs Harborough Town Reserves

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME.’

A message from Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club about antisocial and criminal behaviour

As we commence the new season we want to make you aware of new measures being taken across all of football, and the NLS, to ensure everyone can have a safe and enjoyable experience.

We are supporting strong action from the FA, and across the NLS to tackle antisocial and criminal behaviours that put all of us at risk.

Please remember the following activities are illegal, dangerous, have serious consequences and have no place in our game:

Carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros

Invading the pitch or entering the pitch without permission

Throwing objects onto the pitch

Drug use within the football ground

Discriminatory behaviour

For everyone’s safety, we will report anyone carrying out these offences to the police, which can result in a criminal record.

Anyone who enters the pitch without permission and those carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros will now receive an automatic club ban. These measures could also now apply to the parents or guardians of children involved in these activities.

This reflects the seriousness of the risks to fans and staff – pyros can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius and cause life changing injuries, while entering the pitch endangers players, managers and match officials. It also impacts the hard working volunteers, who ensure that our special part of the game continues to run.

We know those who commit these illegal acts do not represent the majority of supporters. Please work with us to call out the risks.

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame

BSMFC RESERVE TEAM

RESERVE DIVISION

FORM GUIDE W W W L L

NEXT UP 15/04 vs MK Irish (Home) 29/04 vs Bourne Town (Away)

” The Other 44 Days”

Brian Clough’s ill-fated tenure at Leeds is well trodden ground. Taking over the side he had spent the previous seasons criticising, replacing his long-term nemesis Don Revie who had been awarded the ultimate honour in English football – the national team job – he struggled to win round the dressing room, won only one of his seven games, and was summarily dismissed, just 44 days after arriving in Yorkshire. Four years later, another footballing genius would turn up at Elland Road. His own time would, in a twist of fate, last only 44 days. But unlike Clough’s rancorous period in charge, there was nothing but disappointment when Jock Stein left the job.

By 1978, Jock Stein’s legacy at Celtic was secured. The first Protestant manager at the club, he had ended an unprecedented eight-year dry spell at Parkhead in his first season. In his second, he retained his title and became the first British manager to win the European Cup. A further seven titles in a row followed, a dominance that was only ended in a season in which he suffered a nearfatal car crash. Despite returning to the team, and leading them to the 1977 title, he was eventually persuaded to resign as Celtic manager. Offered a token role as a figurehead, rather than the position of influence he felt he had earned, he left the club completely. In 1978 he was probably the most successful British manager ever, and he was looking for a job.

Leeds had recovered after the trauma of Clough’s time in charge, and under Jimmy Armfield had even reached the European Cup final in 1975 but were never able to recapture the dominance they had enjoyed under Revie. Armfield did what he could with what was available, but the ageing team started to slide and were beginning to feature at the wrong end of the table. And the conclusion of the 1977-78 season he was dismissed. It would be too much to claim that they acted because of Stein’s availability – they sounded out other managers before him, and in a panic at the protracted negotiations even asked Armfield back at one point – but once Stein was approached and accepted, it seemed a perfect fit.

Stein walked into a different Elland Road to the one Clough had left. No longer looking to maintain dominance, they were more concerned with arresting the decline that had started four years earlier. In securing a European Cup manager, they must have been certain of a period of stability, especially given that the one job Stein had also been linked to – as Scotland manager –didn’t seem to be available for some time, after the Scottish FA confirmed that Ally MacLeod had done enough at the 1978 World Cup to keep his job.

His first game in charge was against Manchester United, having missed the first game against Arsenal. As fierce as that rivalry was becoming, it was all the more significant because of the sale of Joe Jordan and Gordon McQueen to Old Trafford in the previous season, a symbol of the breaking up of Revie’s old squad. Leeds slipped to a 3-2 defeat, but if the performance of the team was disappointing, the new manager made all the right noises. Quiet, thoughtful and respectful, he was much more in the Revie mould than the Clough.

He focused on making Leeds hard to beat, and initially at least, it worked. Four clean sheets followed, before a growing injury crisis started causing problems. Already mixing and matching at the back, a Bryan Robson challenge robbed Stein of his creative outlet, Tony Currie, and in their next match away at Maine Road, Man City beat them 3-0. A defeat to Tottenham followed, a draw with Coventry. Frustrated in his attempts to sign players, living in a hotel room, his family still in Scotland, it was no surprise that he was interested when, just a few weeks after confirming his future, the SFA sacked Ally MacLeod.

Popular folklore says that Stein asked a commentator friend to spread the rumour that the SFA wanted him. Certainly, he wanted them.

A 3-0 win over bottom of the table Birmingham was followed up with a victory over West Brom in the cup, before the Leeds board saw the writing on the wall.

On the 3rd October 1978, they gave him permission to talk to the SFA. Two days later, he was Scotland manager.

While his record wasn’t markedly better than Clough’s, it was much more acceptable four years after Revie’s departure than four weeks. The cruel irony, however, wasn’t in the record, it was in the time. Like Clough, Jock Stein had lasted just 44 days as Leeds United manager.

Enjoy the game!

Martyn Green

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BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS

Manager:

Dale Walton

Colours: White / Black / Black

FROM:

Luke Reeve

William Glennon

Brandon Hallmark

Emmanuel Mpambi

Ryan Nash

Ben Garwood

Tom Simmons

Tom Smyth

Tom Walton

Tom Binder

Mackenzie Coulson

Dalton Leon

Trent Oakes

Kieran Spencer

Aidan Webster

Jake Webster

Will Jones

Eddie Panter

Kevin Shehi

Bailey Weatherly

Dan Porter

Calvin Green

LUTTERWORTH TOWN

Manager:

Will Andrew

Colours: Orange / Orange / Black

FROM:

Warren Butlin

Nuno Gomes Monteiro

Josh Gunn

Ryan Hodkinson

Benjamin Law

Karabo Motshweni

Mwanyongo Pearson

Hanibal Sallami

Evandro Sanches

Callum Steer

Dion Potter

Bruno Capela

Tom Marrs

Jordan Small

Mark Warren

Stewart Ndlouv

Dylan Otshudy

Patrick Dugbo

Evan Osborne

Dylan Parish

Fin Thomas

MATCH OFFICIALS

Paul Mihalache – Trevor Martin – Stewart Glendenning