The BADGER 2023/24 Issue 07 vs GNG Oadby Town

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THE BADGER

23 24

ISSUE 07

OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME

vs GNG OADBY TOWN UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2023 I 3pm 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 / DARREN WILLIX

WELCOME TO THE SETT 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.

Kev Kevin Gardner, Chairman

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MANAGERS NOTES We’d like to extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of GNG Oadby Town who are the visitors to the Sett for todays United Counties Premier Division South fixture.

Whilst we go into today’s game full of confidence following back-to-back wins and equally as important back-to-back clean sheets, we will not rest on our laurels and are under no illusions as to the task that we face against an Oadby side who sit just above us in the league table.

Make no bones about it Tuesday night was special!

Under the lights against a very good Newport Pagnell side, you could feel the atmosphere around the ground, the players did not disappoint as they turned in a fantastic performance to make our supporters proud. Today’s game will be equally as tough.

Its vital that we build on Tuesday because as you all know football has a habit of biting you when you least expect it, Tuesday night means nothing if we don’t follow it up with a positive performance and result today.

Ahead of Tuesday’s game we were delighted to boost the squad with the addition of Silva Obeng who has joined us on a dual registration with Harborough Town; since then, we hade added Alfie Green and Dante Memoli.

Winning is our aim and with two games a week for next month it is important that we have a strong group of players who are supporting and pushing each other.

There will always be those who are frustrated not to start, some may not make the match day squad, how they respond, and their support of the team is just as important as their contribution on the pitch. We are a tight bunch and those not involved, whilst disappointed, are supportive of the calls that we make.

Away from the league our reward for last weeks win at Raunds is a trip to United Counties Premier Division North side Lincoln United in Round 1 of the FA Vase – the Club will be running a coach for players and supporters; it would be amazing if it was full, more details to follow!

Off the pitch we’d like to say a HUGE thank you to Mitch Austin who continues to support the club. You may have noticed the Tracksuits and warm up T-Shirts that the players are wearing on a match day bare the logo of the Fibre Group, this is in addition to our playing kit – Mitch has a fantastic connection with the club which we are extremely grateful for.

Away from the First Team its great to see the club in such great shape. The Reserves and ‘B’ Team have both started the season well, the Under 18’s are looking strong with two teams now competing in the Northants Senior Youth League; one of whom has another exciting FA Youth Cup tie to look forward to on Thursday night when they travel to Hayden Road to take on AFC Rushden & Diamonds.

We also have our Ladies team who have a huge game in the FA Women’s Cup on Sunday, 2pm Kick Off. And that’s without mentioning our youth teams which now includes two dedicated Girls teams. Amazing to see, lets get behind them!

Thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday when we travel to Wellingborough Town in the league cup.

Dale & Daniel

“Away from the pitch we’d like to say a HUGE thank you to Mitch Austin who continues to support the club” “Mitch has a fantastic connection with the club which we are extremely grateful for”

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

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.

• Drug use within the football ground

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

• Discriminatory behaviour

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• Throwing objects onto the pitch

TODAYS VISITORS

GNG OADBY TOWN Full name:

GNG Oadby Town

Nickname(s):

The Poachers

Founded:

1937 (as Oadby Imperial)

Ground:

Riverside Ground

Capacity:

Unknown

Manager:

Sukh Malhi

League:

United Counties Premier Division South

2022–23:

13th of 18, United Counties Premier Division South

Current Position

11th (P11, W4, D1, L6 Pts 13)

Last Time Out:

Lost 2-4 vs Coventry United

Form:

LLWLL

The exact year of formation of today’s visitors GNG Oadby Town is unknown however it is believed to be either 1937 or 1939 under the guise of Oadby Imperial. The club did not have to wait long for their first honours winning the “City Medals” competition in the 1939– 40 season. Around 1943 the club merged with a local junior side to become Oadby United, two years later in 1949 they reverted to original name of Oadby Imperial which coincided being accepted into the Leicestershire Senior League Division 2 for the 1949– 50 season. The first season saw the club finish in 11th place out of 16. In 1951 Oadby Imperial changed their name to become Oadby Town FC. In the same year they won the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two Championship and were promoted to Division One (later to become the Premier League). The 1956–57 season saw the club finish as runners-up in the Leicestershire Senior League to Leicester City ‘A’ and were also runners-up to Whitwick Colliery in the Coalville Charity Cup.

It wasn’t until 1963 that the club won its first major honours winning the Leicestershire Senior Cup for the first time beating Newfoundpool WMC in the final. The following season saw three pieces of silverware collected as well as retaining their Leicestershire Senior Cup crown, Oadby were also Leicestershire Senior League champions for the first time and won the Coalville Charity Cup for a second time.

It was to be a further four years (1967–68) for Oadby to regain the Senior League crown and for good measure they retained their Senior League title the following year and also added the Leicestershire Challenge and Rolleston Charity Cups.

A fourth Senior League crown was achieved in the 1972–73 season. This was to be the last league title for over twenty years as it was not until the 1994–95 season that they regained the title.

Titles six, seven and eight came in three consecutive years between 1997 and 1999, the latter resulting in promotion to the Midland Football Alliance Oadby Town have won the Leicestershire Senior League eight times and been runners-up seven times.

In the 1999–2000 season the club joined the Midland Football Alliance, and in their first season in this league they were crowned champions. In the 2002–03 season Oadby Town were FA Vase semi-finalists, losing out to Brigg Town 3–1 on aggregate. The 2004–05 season saw the club win their first Leicestershire Challenge Cup crown for over 30 years and 3rd in total, beating fellow Midland Alliance side Barwell 2–1 at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester. The 2006–07 season saw Oadby enter the Rolleston Charity Cup for the first time in nine years and winning the competition for a ninth time beating Barwell 2–1 in the final at Holmes Park.

The following season saw Oadby retain the Rolleston Charity Cup beating favourites Hinckley United 4–1 in the final.

On top of that they won the Leicestershire Challenge Cup for the fourth time beating Friar Lane & Epworth 3–0 at the Walkers Stadium. In 2010–11 Oadby Town finished 22nd in the Midland Football Alliance and were relegated to the East Midlands Counties League.

Lee Harriman, former Coalville Town chief, was appointed manager for the 2011–12 season. Oadby managed a successful season with a decent run in the FA Vase, being the only team from below Step 5 to reach the 5th Round, losing to Staveley Miners Welfare.

Oadby Town moved across to the United Counties League Division One (Step 6) for the 2012–13 season. Turbulent times followed over a few seasons with various management changes and inevitable financial pressures forcing the committee to regrettably resign the club from the United Counties League towards the end of last season due to unsustainable financial pressures. The club was fortunately reinstated without hesitation or fear of further stresses and strains by a fresh consortium with some of the existing staff and players.

BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS DATE

OPPOSITION

VENUE RESULT SCORE STARTING LINE-UP

29.07.22 St Neots Town

Away

Lost

0-3

REEVE

CALVER

SHEHI

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

01.08.22 Racing Club Warwick

Home

Lost

0-3

REEVE

SPENCER

BAZELEY

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

05.08.22 Hinckley LRFC - FA Cup

Home

Lost

2-3

REEVE

MALKIN

BAZELEY

SMYTH

POWELL

12.08.23 Aylestone Park

Home

Lost

2-5

REEVE

MALKIN

BAZELEY

SMYTH

POWELL

15.08.23 Cogenhoe United

Away

Won

4-0

REEVE

MALKIN

SHEHI

1

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

19.08.23 Lutterworth Town

Home

Won

4-1

REEVE

MALKIN

SHEHI

1

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

29.08.23 Wellingborough Town

Away

Lost

2-5

REEVE

MALKIN

02.09.23 Desborough Town

Home

Lost

1-5

REEVE

MALKIN

09.09.23 Leicester Nirvana

Away

Won

4-0

REEVE

MALKIN

16.09.23 Yaxley

Away

Lost

3-4

REEVE

MALKIN

19.09.23 Desborough Town - NFA Cup

Away

Lost

2-2

W.PANTER

23.09.23 Raunds Town – FA Vase

Away

Won

2-0

26.09.23 Newport Pagnell Town

Home

Won

4-0

30.09.23 G.N.G Oadby Town

Home

03.10.23 Wellingborough Town - KO Cup

Away

14.10.23 Godmanchester Rovers

Away

24.10.23 Daventry Town

Home

28.10.23 March Town United

Away

31.10.23 Coventry United

Home

04.11.23 Eynesbury Rovers

Home

11.11.23 Yaxley

Home

15.11.23 Rugby Borough

Away

18.11.23 Aylestone Park

Away

25.11.23 Histon

Home

02.12.23 Newport Pagnell Town

Away

09.12.23 RC Warwick

Away

16.12.23 Cogenhoe United

Home

23.12.23 Eynesbury Rovers

Away

26.12.23 Easington Sports

Home

30.12.23 Coventry United

Away

06.01.24 Lutterworth Town

Away

13.01.24 Leicester Nirvana

Home

20.01.24 Daventry Town

Away

27.01.24 Rugby Borough

Home

10.02.24 March Town United

Home

17.02.24 G.N.G Oadby Town

Away

02.03.24 Histon

Away

16.03.24 Desborough Town

Away

23.03.24 St Neots Town

Home

01.04.24 Easington Sports

Away

06.04.24 Godmanchester Rovers

Home

13.04.24 Wellingborough Town

Home

1

WALTON 1

WALTON

SHEHI

SMYTH

P RICKETT-REED

WALTON

SURACE

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

1

SHEHI

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

1

SIMMONS

SMYTH

POWELL

WALTON

P RICKETT-REED

SIMMONS

BINDER

PRICE

WALTON

REEVE

MALKIN

SIMMONS

SMYTH

PRICE

WALTON

REEVE

MALKIN

SIMMONS

POWELL

PRICE

WALTON

1

2023/24 RESULTS & APPEARANCES SUBS A.WEBSTER

ALHASSAN

PANTER

PORTER

MALKIN

SPENCER

REZA

BINDER

HALLMARK

J.WEBSTER

A.WEBSTER

ALHASSAN

PANTER

PORTER

REZA

SHEHI

CALVER

BINDER

MALKIN

J.WEBSTER

A.WEBSTER

ALHASSAN

PANTER

PORTER

REZA

GREEN

SURACE

BINDER

1

1

GREEN

ALHASSAN

1

PANTER

PORTER

REZA

SHEHI

SURACE

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

1

PANTER

PORTER

BINDER

ALHASSAN

SURACE

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

3

SURACE

PORTER

BINDER

ALHASSAN

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

1

REZA

PORTER

BINDER

ALHASSAN

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

ALHASSAN

PORTER

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

1

PRICE

PORTER

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

2

ALHASSAN

PORTER

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

PORTER

CAREY

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

1

PANTER

PORTER

BINDER

A.WEBSTER

GREEN

1

PANTER

OBENG

BINDER

PANTER

1

1

1

A.WEBSTER

J.WEBSTER

CAREY

MAY

REZA

SPENCER

CAREY

MAY

SURACE

SPENCER

CAREY

GIBBON

CAREY

BINDER

SHEHI

SIMMONS

UNDERWOOD

BINDER

ALHASSAN

SIMMONS

UNDERWOOD

CAREY

CAREY

SHEHI

SPENCER

BINDER

PANTER

ALHASSAN

STEWART

SHEHI

STEWART

ALHASSAN

SHEHI

1

1

BINDER BAZELEY

1

1

1

PANTER

UNDERWOOD

SHEHI

SMYTH

POWELL

ALHASSAN

SURACE

SMYTH

CAREY

2

PORTER

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LEAGUE TABLE - FIRST TEAM

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH as at 30/09/23 P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

11

9

0

2

20

27

March Town United

9

8

0

1

18

24

St Neots Town

10

8

0

2

16

24

4

Racing Club Warwick

11

7

1

3

16

22

5

Yaxley FC

9

7

1

1

15

22

6

Aylestone Park

10

7

0

3

9

21

7

Wellingborough Town

9

6

2

1

11

20

8

Daventry Town

11

6

0

5

5

18

9

Cogenhoe United

9

4

2

3

0

14

10

Coventry United

10

4

1

5

-4

13

11

G.N.G Oadby Town

11

4

1

6

-18

13

12

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

10

4

0

6

-1

12

13

Eynesbury Rovers

11

3

1

7

-11

10

14

Rugby Borough

9

3

0

6

-7

9

15

Godmanchester Rovers

9

3

0

6

-8

9

16

Easington Sports

9

2

2

5

-5

8

17

Desborough Town

10

2

2

6

-6

8

18

Lutterworth Town

9

2

0

7

-8

6

19

Histon FC

10

1

2

7

-16

5

20

Leicester Nirvana

11

1

1

9

-26

4

POS 1

Newport Pagnell Town

2 3

FORM GUIDE

WLLWW 30/09 vs GNG Oadby (Home)

NEXT UP

03/10 vs Wellingborough Town (Away) – KO Cup 14/10 vs Godmanchester Rovers (Away)

TODAYS FIXTURES PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

Aylestone Park

Vs

Yaxley FC

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

Vs

G.N.G Oadby Town

Cogenhoe United

Vs

Daventry Town

Desborough Town

Vs

Histon FC

Easington Sports

Vs

Godmanchester Rovers

Eynesbury Rovers

Vs

Lutterworth Town

Newport Pagnell Town

Vs

Coventry United

Racing Club Warwick

Vs

March Town United

Rugby Borough

Vs

St Neots Town

Wellingborough Town

Vs

Leicester Nirvana

RESERVE DIVISION

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

Vs

Wellingborough Town Reserves

Bourne Town Reserves

Vs

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves

Vs

Harborough Town Reserves

RESERVE DIVISION KO CUP

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

Vs

Buckingham Development

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LEAGUE TABLE - RESERVES

RESERVE DIVISION as at 30/09/23

POS

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Kempston Rovers Reserves

6

5

1

0

20

16

2

Buckingham Development

7

5

1

1

19

16

3

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

5

4

0

1

12

12

4

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves

6

4

0

2

5

12

5

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

5

4

0

1

3

12

6

Desborough Town Reserves

6

3

1

2

9

10

7

Bourne Town Reserves

5

2

1

2

3

7

8

Irchester United Reserves

5

2

1

2

1

7

9

Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

6

2

1

3

-6

7

10 Harborough Town Reserves

4

2

0

2

2

6

11 Rothwell Corinthians Reserves

5

1

0

4

-12

3

12 Wellingborough Town Reserves

6

1

0

5

-15

3

13 Raunds Town Reserves

6

0

0

6

-18

0

14 Huntingdon Town U23s

4

0

0

4

-23

0

FORM GUIDE

WWLWW 30/09 vs Bourne Town (Away)

NEXT UP

07/10 vs ON Chenecks (Home) 14/09 vs Desborough Town (Home)

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” Mr. Libertadores” Looking every bit like an Argentinian Larry David, Carlos Bianchi could have been one of the all-time greats as a player. A teenage sensation, he burst onto the scene at Velez Sarsfield as a precocious 18-yearold, topping the scoring charts in his first season as a professional as his boyhood club won their first ever league title in 1967. For many fans, this was the greatest Velez side ever to take the field, but despite Bianchi’s unstoppable efforts, they never built on their success. He continued to score freely, and after 121 goals in 165 games, earned himself a move to Reims.

Seven years in France saw him win top goal scorer five times, with a switch to PSG in 1977, where he was by many considered their finest import before the Qatari takeover. He returned to Velez in 1980 and added another 85 goals to his tally, before returning to Reims once more for a final season before retirement.

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The following season, they were irrepressible on the continental stage. They were drawn in the toughest group of the tournament and won it at a canter. More pleasingly, local rivals Boca finished bottom.

Bianchi would lead his charges all the way, however, and in one of the tightest finals in Libertadores history, defeated Sao Paulo on penalties. The retained their league title too. In two years of management in South America, Bianchi had three trophies.

Later that year, he went one better. The Club World Championship saw Velez take on European Champions Milan, the Fabio Capello variant that was so dogged that they won the league scoring just 34 goals and beat them 2-0. More trophies followed in 1995 and 1996.

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In 2000, Boca scythed their way through continental competition, with Riquelme cementing his reputation as South America’s best player as his side put Palmeiras to the sword in the final. Once again, Bianchi would follow up his success on the global stage, beating a Real Madrid side that contained Hierro, Raul, Figo and Guti in the Club World Cup. It wasn’t just the brilliance of his side, it was their flexibility.

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Against Vasco on the way to retaining the following season’s Libertadores, they were an exceptional attacking side.

Denied the chance to take charge of Argentina because of the reputation he had developed as a player, Mr. Libertadores had a couple of very brief stints in charge of Atletico Madrid and, later, Boca again. But he never took a long-term job and enjoyed his retirement. For such a short career, as his American doppelganger might say, he was pretty, pretty good In the next round against Palmeiras, they gave a dogged, determined defensive masterclass. The only thing all these different Boca sides had in common; they won. In 2003, with many of his stars sold to Europe, he led a young side to his fourth Libertadores title. A young Carlos Tevez led the scoring charts.

Once more, he beat Milan in the Club World Cup. It was effectively a glorious coda on a remarkable managerial career.

Enjoy the game!

Martyn Green

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