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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, STEPH NASH
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
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, ChairmanBugbrooke St Michaels Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to our team of volunteers, our advertisers and sponsors.
We’d like to extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of March Town United who are the visitors to the Sett for todays United Counties Premier Division South fixture.
Our high-flying visitors travel to The Sett on the back of a 5-match unbeaten run including a comfortable four-goal win at Eynesbury in midweek.
That result consolidates March’ position in the Play Off places, a healthy 10-points clear of Newport Pagnell Town, who are the team immediately below the dotted line. With just 4 games remaining a Play Off place is all but guaranteed, in fact they could secure their place today, our job is to make sure that doesn’t happen.
It’s not surprise to see March at the top end of the table, they are a top side with excellent pedigree, they are one of the main players in this Division regularly drawing crowds of 200+. This is another David vs Goliath match-up however it’s not one that we will shy away from.
We go into today’s game on the back of last weeks 1-1 draw against St Neots Town, another Play Off chasing side. It was a fantastic point which was gained courtesy of a goal from Cosmin Capatina, proving that on our day we are a match for anyone in the division.
With the games now coming thick and fast, following today’s game we make the trip to Easington Sports on Easter Monday (3pm KO), we’re at that stage of the season where its a sprint to the finish. Our aim remains to finish as high as we possibly can, with a top half position an achievable target and something that would be a fantastic achievement.
On the playing front, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed the omission of exciting young forward Levon Stewart from last weeks team sheet. Regrettably, Levon has accepted an offer to join divisional rivals Daventry Town for what remains of the season.
Unfortunately, and as we have alluded to previously money now talks at this level which makes our current league position even more remarkable when you consider the basic expenses budget that we have available.
Levon departs with our best wishes and as with all players who leave the Sett, our door remains open.
Thank you for your support today, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
“It’s not surprise to see March at the top end of the table, they are a top side with excellent pedigree, they are one of the main players in this Division regularly drawing crowds of 200+. This is another David vs Goliath match-up however it’s not one that we will shy away from.”
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
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.
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March Town United
The Hares
1885
GER Sports Ground
Unknown
Ash Taylor / Seb Hayes
United Counties Premier
Division South
United Counties Premier
Division South, 7th of 18
4th – P34,W20,D7,L7 Pts 67
Won 4-0 vs Eynesbury Rovers
March Town played on several grounds in the early 1880’s before sharing a ground with March Town Cricket Club at The Avenue. March Town played there until after the war.
As founder members of the Isle of Ely Football League, March played in that League until joining the Peterborough & District League.
After the war they added `United’ to the Clubs’ title, reflecting the move to the GER sports ground in Robingoodfellows Lane.
After an unsuccessful spell in the United Counties League, March appointed exNorwich City and Notts County player, Oscar Hold as Manager and after two seasons won the UCL Championship. In the 1955-56 season, March joined the Eastern Counties League and finished runners-up to Peterborough United Reserves. They finished runners-up to Spurs `A’ in the 1960-61 season but had to wait until the 1987-88 season to lift the Championship.
March have won the League Cup once, beating Spurs 3-2 in a two-leg final, with the second leg being played at White Hart Lane.
The Hares have reached the first-round proper of the FA Cup twice, going out to Brentford 4-0 in the 1956-57 season and more recently losing 2-0 at Swindon (197778 season). They have jointly held the East Anglian cup with Barking in 1953-54. March Town now runs three senior sides and a Ladies Team.
The 1st team play in the United Counties League South, whilst the Reserves, A Team and ladies teams play in the Cambridgeshire Leagues.
March Town also has a thriving Youth set up, with the under 18’s playing in the Thurlow Nunn League.
Ash Taylor (Joint manager)
Ash is a man that has been in and around MTUFC for many years. Joining the hares as the under 18’s manager a couple of seasons ago. He took over the 1st team managers job late in 2021 and in his first season as manager he guided his team to 10th place in our 1st season in the Thurlow Nunn Premier League.
Seb Hayes (Joint Manager)
This will be Sebs first full season at March Town FC having accepted manager Ash Taylors invitation to become his assistant back in February 2023. Sebs previous clubs include Thrapston Town FC, Oakham United FC, Huntingdon Town FC, Holbeach United FC and Wisbech Town FC.
Jonah Gill (GK)
A young goalkeeper who has turned out to be a real fans favourite at RGF Lane. Jonah made 26 appearances for the hares in there first season in the UCL South.
Harry Biggs (Defender)
Graduated from the under 18’s and is a promising player and has a promising future in the game. He is a player that is worth keeping an eye on.
Josh Burrows (Defender)
The right back who joined us from near neighbours Wisbech St Mary in 20/21. Josh is a young footballer who has a bright future in football and is a standout player for the Hares.
Dan Bucciero (Defender)
His first season for the hares and brings a wealth of experience to the team from his days playing at a higher level. Recent teams including Peterborough Sports FC & Spalding United FC.
Adam Brumby (Defender)
This will be Adams 4th season at March having made 45 starts for the hares last season. Adam has a bright future in football and is sure to play at a higher level.
Jack Withers (Defender)
Previous clubs include Swansea City academy and Deeping Rangers FC. Impressed in our UCL cup semifinal with Deeping last season. Equally as good in the air as he is with the ball at his feet.
Harry Edwards (Defender)
A ex-Cambridge United FC Academy player joined March in season 21/22 with the under 18’s. He played in all 14 league games in that season before making the step up into the 1st team fold.
Danny Emmington (Defender)
Danny returned to the club after a very short spell with Wisbech Town FC. He was shortly named club captain and went on to make 42 appearances last season scoring 10 goals.
Jay Whatt (Midfielder)
Jay made his Step 5 debut at 16 for Holbeach Utd FC. He also played over 25 games at step 4 for Wisbech Town. Jay is very versatile and is comfortable at right back, centre back but prefers playing in midfield.
Jack Saunders (Midfielder)
Joining us from near neighbours Chatteris Town FC. Jack is a brilliant player and gets right into the game and will help his teammates out in whatever way he can.
Alfie Rogers (Midfielder)
A player that started off at March Town FC Reserves and made the breakthrough last season. Alfie has a bright future at the club and will be in and around the 1st team this season.
Declan Rogers (Midfielder)
Goal scoring midfielder brings a wealth of experience to the Hares. Previous clubs include Wisbech Town FC, St Ives Town FC, Huntingdon Town FC, Godmanchester Rovers FC. Definitely one to watch.
Sam Green (Midfielder)
Sam has progressed to the 1st team after having a success with the reserves. He was voted young player of the year from the MTUFC board of directors in the 21/22 season
Stef Cavozzi (Midfielder)
After winning reserves player of the year award in 2019. Stef has been a key name on the reserves team sheet and has showed real potential after making the step up to the 1st team
Vitor Vaz (Striker)
This is Vitors 2nd season with march after transferring from Peterborough Premier side FC Peterborough where he scored 10 goals.
Josh Morman (Striker)
Previous clubs include Peterborough Sports FC, Spalding United FC, powerful and very strong with a very good eye for the goal.
Matty Foy (Striker)
Ex Cambridge United Pro looking to find his love for the game. Clinical finisher and has a good eye for Goal.
Craig Gillies (Striker)
Good centre forward who has previously played higher. Craig is capable of scoring goals from anywhere on the pitch. He scored 25 goals last season and was voted supporters play of the season.
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Histon FC Vs Desborough Town
Lutterworth Town Vs Wellingborough Town
Bugbrooke St.Michaels Vs March Town United
Coventry United Vs Godmanchester Rovers
Easington Sports Vs Yaxley FC
Eynesbury Rovers Vs Cogenhoe United
Racing Club Warwick Vs Newport Pagnell Town
Rugby Borough Vs Leicester Nirvana
St Neots Town Vs Aylestone Park
Godmanchester Rovers Reserves Vs Raunds Town Reserves
Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves Vs Harborough Town Reserves
Bourne Town Reserves Vs Desborough Town Reserves
Wellingborough Town Reserves Vs Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves
Italian football has a history of systematic dogmatism. Since Helenio Herrera introduced the catenaccio to Inter in the 1960s, we expect Italian sides to be solid and defensive, making the best use of a few chances while restricting opposition goals. And it has worked to great effect - two World Cups have been won on those principles, multiple European Cups, and at various stages in the last 60 years, Serie A has been the strongest league in the world. But it doesn’t leave much room for the mercurial rebel. Those who don’t quite fit the mould. Those who play by their own rules. Teams win titles, but when one of them comes along, they capture the imagination. Such was the case of perpetual vagabond, Gianfranco Zigoni
Born into an Italy that was coming out of war, Zigoni was a prodigious natural talent. Left with his numerous siblings to fend for themselves while their father worked long hours at a factory in his hometown of Oderzo, Zigoni would while away the days hunting with his slingshot or demonstrating his sullen brilliance with the local youth side. It was enough for Juventus to give the elegant forward a contract at just 16, but the move to Turin was always going to be a problem for Zigoni
‘I did not feel free’, Zigo would later complain. Where most teenagers would see an opportunity to fulfil their dreams, he just saw a prison. ‘They forced me to go to bed early, to train every day’. For the rebellious genius, this wasn’t a lifestyle that interested him. And for the winning machine that was the Old Lady, this wasn’t an attitude that interested them. They farmed him out to Genoa on loan in 1964, at the age of 19.
It was with italy’s oldest club that Zigoni found his first, temporary home. He gave the Genoa fans moments of brilliance, scoring exceptional, imagination-inspiring goals that belied the teams position.
But he was a luxury, and Genoa were in a dogfight. His eight goals couldn’t save the side from relegation. But, fearing a return to what he saw as the ‘concentration camp’ of the Stadio Delle Alpi, he arranged to stay with the club for another season, in Serie B, but was unable to guide them back to the top-flight.
Returning to Juventus, he played regularly and scored a handful of goals over the following few years, even winning the Scudetto. But he didn’t get on with his manager, the pair at one stage having to be pulled apart to prevent a fight, and by 1970, when Roma made a bid for his services, Juventus were only too glad to accept.
In the capital, Zigo’s only got worse. Seduced by the nightlife of Rome, rumours began circulating almost immediately that he was sleeping with his new manager’s wife. Certainly, he was a great womaniser, a great drinker, and smoked 40 a day. When none of those things were entertaining him, he would shoot out streetlights with a pistol; he was a great lover of guns. On the pitch, he was as temperamental as ever. Not that it dented his confidence. ‘I should not only have played in the world championships, but… in another planet!’ He would later claim that were it not for wine, women and smoking, he would have been better than Pele. When an ambitious Hellas Verona came calling, Roma packed him off as quickly as they could.
Any concerns Zigo had about the move were dismissed as soon as he realised how important he could be for the provincial club. The fans adored him from the first moment he stepped onto the pitch, and his talent was so astounding that his antics were left unchecked.
Sleeping in until midday while the rest of his team trained it set the tone for what was to follow. A suspension and a six-week fine for telling a linesman to shove his flag where the sun doesn’t shine was more like it. When his contract came up for renewal, Zigo pulled out a gun and refused to leave until he got what he wanted.
It all rose to a head when manager Ferruccio Valcareggi informed him that he would be dropped for a game against Fiorentina. Zigo, taking it as you might expect, turned up on the substitutes bench as demanded. In a white stetson, and a white fur coat. The game itself was largely forgotten, but the picture went around the country.
Zigo ended his career at the age of 43, after bouncing around the lower leagues, and announced that he had dreamed of dying in a Verona shirt, on the field, and that the stadium would be named after him. When his final club, Brescia, played Verona, he simply refused to take the field.
Unbelievably talented, and unbelievably frustrating, Zigo captured hearts and imagination in his career. His attitude certainly got in the way of what could have been a spectacular career, but without it he simply wouldn’t have been Gianfranco Zigoni. Perhaps football could use more talented rebels.
Enjoy the game!
Martyn GreenThe Untold Game
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Manager:
Dale Walton
Colours: White / Black / Black
FROM:
Luke Reeve
Billy Panter
Ryan Nash
Joe Malkin
Tom Simmons
Tom Smyth
Tom Walton
Joel Powell
Kodi Briggs
Ryan Martindale
Calvin Green
Ronnie Gibbon
Kevin Shehi
Tom Binder
Aidan Webster
Jake Webster
Freddie King
Carter Price
Cosmin Capatina
Dan Porter
Shay Brown
Christian Makekera
Andrian Ankrah
Manager:
Ash Taylor / Seb Hayes
Colours: Yellow & Black / Black / Yellow
FROM:
Harry Biggs
Daniel Bucciero
Joshua Burrows
Scott Callaghan
Callum Carolan
Stefano Cavozzi
Harry Edwards
Daniel Emmington
Matthew Foy
Jack Friend
Jonah Gill
Craig Gillies
Samuel Green
Ceri Hayes
Luke Pepper
Harry Powley
Joseph Rider
Alfie Rogers
Declan Rogers
Jack Saunders
Ben Seymour-Shove
Magic Smalls
Vitor Vaz
Jermaine Watson
Jay Whyatt
T'Ai Nathaniel Williams
Jack Withers
MATCH OFFICIALS
Daniel Haywood - Robert Cameron - Ryan Eldred