The BADGER 2023/24 Issue 02 vs Hinckley LRFC

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OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME vs HINCKLEYLRFC EMIRATES FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINANRY ROUND SATURDAY 5th AUGUST 2023 I 2pm KICK OFF

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 – HELEN GILLIGAN

COMMITTEE – RICHARD GIBBON, STUART WYKES, RICHARD FAULKNER

MANAGEMENT / COACHING TEAM

FIRST TEAM – DALE WALTON

RESERVE TEAM - ROB JONES

‘B’ TEAM - ANDY DEMIDOW

LADIES TEAM - STUART WHITE

UNDER 18s BLACK (NSYL) - LOUIE GALBRAITH

UNDER 18s WHITE (NSYL) - DARREN SMITH

UNDER 18s (NDYAL) - DEANO GOMES

UNDER 16s - MARK LINNELL

UNDER 15s - SIMON WHEELER

UNDER 14s - RYAN NASH

UNDER 13s - CHRIS ASHTON

UNDER 12s BLACK - DANIEL BLAND / BEN SMITH

UNDER 12s WHITE - TONY HILL

UNDER 11s BLUE - IAN MARRIOTT

UNDER 11s WHITE - MIKE BRINKLEY

UNDER 11s GIRLS - STEPH NASH

UNDER 10s GIRLS - KERRY HOUGHTON

UNDER 9s - ANDREW JACKMAN

UNDER 8s - NEIL BYRNE

WELCOMETOTHESETT

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 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

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Hinckley LRFC who are the visitors to the Sett for today’s Extra Preliminary Round tie in the Emirates FA Cup.

Today’s game is an occasion that we’re all looking forward to, and whilst the draw could have been more favorable, we’re at Home which is all you can ask for when names are drawn from the hat.

Our opponents, Hinckley LRFC are no strangers to the Sett having visited us during the 2021/22 season, a season that saw them finish Runners-Up to Harborough Town in the United Counties Premier Division South and with it gain promotion to the Northern Premier League (Step 4).

They finished the promotion season with a points tally of 99, which was 20 more than third placed Rugby Town and only 3 behind the champions.

Their current squad boasts several familiar names, players with proven records at Step 5 and above. We will not underestimate the challenge however we have to be confident in our ability to deliver a performance that gives them something to think about and hopefully, it will be enough on the day for us to progress. As you well know football has a habit of throwing up shock results especially in the Cup, lets hope that today it’s us that everyone is talking about come 5pm!

Looking at our opening league fixtures at St Neots and at home against Racing Club Warwick it’s been a frustrating start to the campaign.

We’ve played a big part in both matches – matches against teams that have dropped down a level and have far more resources than ourselves.

In fact, based on our performances, with a bit more luck we would have points on the board. A view backed up by the St Neots Manager who is singing our praises in his latest programme notes.

Then on Tuesday whilst we were somewhat fortunate to go in goalless at the break having rode a storm in the first half, we did just that and following some tactical adjustments we dominated the early part of the second period before falling foul of a very debatable penalty decision. It looked debatable on the night and having seen the replay it was soft to say the least, a view backed up by the comments of the opposing Manager in his post-match interview.

The second goal came in added time as we pushed forward chasing an equaliser, that’s football for you.

Finally, and before we sign off, good luck to Rob and the Reserves who kick off their campaign at Bourne today. After finishing in third-place last year let’s hope that they can have another great season with players turning in performances that warrant a place in the First Team.

Thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you back at the Sett next Saturday when Aylestone Park are the visitors.

“Football has a habit of throwing up shock results especially in the Cup, lets hope that today it’s us that everyone is talking about come 5pm!”

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 4 adult sides, including a recently formed Ladies team as well as 15 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

‘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

Hinckley Leicester Road Football Club is a football club based in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Formed on 4 November 2013 after the liquidation of Hinckley United the previous month, they are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.

When Hinckley United folded in October 2013, two clubs were formed to replace them; Hinckley AFC and Leicester Road. Leicester Road were accepted into Division Two of the newly formed Midland League for the 2014–15 season.

They were runners-up in their first season, earning promotion to Division One, where they would play Hinckley AFC for the first time.

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Hinckley Leicester Road

Football Club

The Knitters

2013

Leicester Road Stadium, Hinckley

6,250 (732 seated)

Ku Akeredolu

Neil Lyne

Northern Premier League Division One Midlands

2022–23:

13th of 20, Northern Premier League Division One Midlands

In 2016

O D A Y S V I S I T O R S HINCKLEY LRFC

17 Leicester Road club won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup, beating Holwell Sports 2–1 in the final

TIn September 2021, the club were renamed Hinckley LRFC. The 2021–22 season saw them finish second in the Premier Division South, earning promotion to Division One Midlands of the Northern Premier League.

COMEDY @ THE SETT

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BSMFC LEAGUE TABLE

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

FORM GUIDE L L

Coventry United Vs Studley

AFC Dunstable Vs Newport Pagnell Town

Bewdley Town Vs Daventry Town

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Vs Hinckley LRFC

Darlaston Town (1874) Vs Racing Club Warwick

Desborough Town Vs Potton United

Easington Sports Vs Burnham

Ely City Vs Eynesbury Rovers

G.N.G Oadby Town Vs Bottesford Town

Ipswich Wanderers Vs Histon FC

Lakenheath Vs Godmanchester Rovers

Lutterworth Town Vs Lincoln United

Rossington Main Vs Leicester Nirvana

Sherwood Colliery Vs Aylestone Park

St Neots Town Vs Fakenham Town

Tividale Vs Rugby Borough

Wellingborough Town Vs Long Melford

Westfields Vs Cogenhoe United

Wisbech Town Vs March Town United

Yaxley FC Vs Wroxham

Hibs European Adventure”

When you consider British representation in the European Cup, a few names spring to mind. Celtic, the first British European Champions, or Manchester United, the first English club to achieve that feat. Liverpool, of course, or perhaps Nottingham Forest for fans of the underdog. But away from European royalty, the founders of the inaugural European Cup had another club on their mind to set imaginations alight across the continent. Because of their heritage and their appeal to supporters, L’Equipe editor Gabriel Hanot reasoned, the British flag would be carried into the first continental competition by the ‘entirely suited’ Hibernian.

Britain presented a problem. The birthplace of football, and still convinced of their superiority in the game, British representation was a must if the European Cup were to be truly European and gain the significance that it now has. It was disappointing, then, to find enthusiasm for the new competition was lacking. The English FA put a ban on English clubs competing altogether. Scotland was more ambivalent, and champions Aberdeen were initially keen, before discovering that matches would be played midweek, in the evenings. Pittodrie didn’t have floodlights and the board was worried that playing under the lights would only give their opponents an advantage.

Celtic had finished the previous season second but didn’t see the prestige in the competition and were concerned about the cost of traveling around the continent. It was a similar story with third place Rangers and fourth place Hearts, so Hanot and UEFA were forced to approach an enthusiastic, mid-table Hibs.

Harry Swan, Hibs chairman since 1931, had long advocated a European Cup, and almost as soon as he had taken charge at the Edinburgh club had advocated for the future of floodlights. Most importantly, he had led the team to three league titles in a row in the early 1950s, at which point he had installed the floodlighting that would be necessary to compete against Europe’s elite. They had also recently beaten Matt Busby’s Manchester United 7-3, adding a further feather to their cap.

Perhaps equally important, Hibs had traveled to Brazil in 1953 to take part in an unofficial World Club Championship. They finished bottom of their group, but

UEFA and L’Equipe saw a side that was willing to travel vast distances for supra-national glory.

Hibs made their debut in European competition in Germany, against German champions Rot-Weiss Essen. Lawrie Reilly would later recall that fresh memories of the Second World War inspired his side, who were instructed to keep it tight and not concede in the first leg so that they could use home advantage in the second. They kept it tight as instructed, but after ten minutes decided that ‘keeping it tight’ was not really their way. They unleashed a torrent of attacks on the Germans’ box, and Eddie Turnbull became the first British player to score in the European Cup, as the Scottish side put four past their bewildered German counterparts. The return leg was much more composed, a 1-1 draw.

The competition had only begun with 16 teams, meaning Hibs advanced to the quarter finals, where they would meet amateur Swedish side Djurgardens. Winter in Scandinavia made playing in Sweden impossible, so Djurgardens played their ‘home’ leg at Partick Thistle, where the Scottish side won 3-1, before adding a fourth goal in the return at Easter Road. Any worries that Hibs fans hadn’t quite taken to the competition (Turnbull lamented finishing every tie in the first, away leg) would be dispelled in the semi-finals.

‘Already interest in these floodlit evening games is on the wane’, declared a stuffy Celtic programme article, the same night as Edinburgh was a cauldron welcoming French champions Reims. The first leg had been a fiery affair, and the Scottish side had been unable to cope with the magic of Michael Hidalgo and Raymond Kopa

who had given Reims a two-goal lead. 45,000 packed into the Easter Road and watched Hibs completely dominate the game, creating chance after chance but finding the Reims defence a brick wall.

As they got more desperate, they left more space, and eventually Kopa hit them on the counter and killed the tie. ‘In terms of chances created, we had much the better of things,’ lamented Gordon Smith, ‘but tactically Reims… were light years ahead of us.’

Despite the dismissive attitude of their rivals, Hibs had shown just what the European Cup would become. Celtic may have been the first champions, Liverpool may be the most successful British side, but it was the mid-table team from Edinburgh who led the way.

Enjoy the game!

Martyn Green

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