The BADGER 2023/24 Issue 22 vs Wellingborough Town

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OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME vs WELLINGBOROUGHTOWN

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH SATURDAY 13th APRIL 2024 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, STEPH NASH

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

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.

Kev

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.

MANAGERS NOTES

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

Today’s opposition, for what was scheduled to be our season finale, need little to no introduction.

Wellingborough Town are deservedly this seasons United Counties League South Division Champions.

Boasting several ex-Badgers it will be good to see some familiar faces, in front of what we hope will be our largest crowd of the season

We pass on our congratulations to Jake, his staff and players along with our best wishes for what lies ahead at Step 4 of the Non-League Pyramid.

As mentioned, todays fixture was due to be our last of the season, however with the persistent rain causing havoc it has left us with two midweek fixtures to fulfil.

Next Thursday we play host to Godmanchester Rovers in what is our final Home fixture of the season. Being honest it’s a little frustrating that we have been scheduled to play on Thursday given that our Under 18s Black are due to play in the Final of the Northants FA David Joyce Cup against AFC Rushden & Diamonds at Cogenhoe on the same night –best of luck to the Coaches and Players and apologies that we can’t be there to provide our support.

We then finish our campaign on Wednesday 24th April when we make the trip to Easington Sports, 7:45pm kick off.

With the league winners, play off and relegation places confirmed you could argue that our remaining fixtures are dead-rubbers however looking at the current table there’s plenty to play for. We have a real chance of a top-half finish, top-eight in fact (2 wins could be enough).

Achieving this would be fantastic for ‘little old’ Bugbrooke and would set us up nicely ahead of the summer break.

Another date for your diary is Friday 7th June which is when we will be holding our end-of-season presentation at the club. With a marque, bar and band it promises to be a great night.

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

Dale & Daniel

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Wellingborough Town are deservedly this seasons United Counties League South Division Champions.

Boasting several exBadgers it will be good to see some familiar faces, in front of what we hope will be our largest crowd of the season.”

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

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WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN TODAYS VISITORS

Current Position

Last Time Out: Form:

Wellingborough Town

The Doughboys

1867; 157 years ago 2004; 20 years ago (refounded)

The Dog & Duck

5,000 (350 seats)

Jake Stone

United Counties Premier Division South

United Counties Premier Division South, 4th of 18

1st - P37,W28,D5,L4 Pts 89

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The original Wellingborough Town was formed in 1867 and is the sixth oldest football club in the country and a founder member of the first football league. Traditionally known as ‘The Doughboys’ which derived from the traditional local dish of ‘Hock & Dough’ Wellingborough Town are also the oldest club in the County of Northamptonshire.

Upon formation in 1867 the club played under part Handling Code until 1869 when they became a true soccer club. At that time the club ground was in Broad Green, Wellingborough and the club colours were old gold and black.

In 1879 Wellingborough Town became the first club to play under floodlights when they entertained Bedford at the Bassett’s Close, Wellingborough. The game was a close encounter with Bedford winning 1-2. The lights were powered by generators positioned at each end of the pitch.

In 1894 the Wellingborough Charity Cup Competition started and by this time the Club was playing on the Thomas Field, Union Lane. Wellingborough.

In the same year the Club became founder members of the Leicestershire & Northants League and in the following season joined the Midland League. The first recorded winners of the now 1st Division of the United Counties League were Wellingborough Town Reserves. The following year, 1896-97, saw the Club become founder members of the United league.

In 1899-00 the Club were runners-up in the Midland League before joining Division 1 of the Southern League in 1901-02. It was at this time they moved to their current ground at the Dog & Duck, London Road, Wellingborough.

In 1905 the Club changed its name to Wellingborough Redwell but resigned at the end of the season after finishing bottom of Division 1. The first recorded silverware was won when they became League Champions in 1910-11. The Club continued to be known as Wellingborough Redwell until 1919 when they reverted to their former name of Wellingborough Town F.C. In 1922 the Club ground record of 7,169 was set when they entertained Kettering Town in the Maunsell Cup Final, winning 2-1.

They successfully applied to join the Metropolitan League in 1968-69 and finished a creditable 7th. The following year however, they were League Champions and in 1970-71 they joined the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division finishing a creditable 3rd. With their ambitions now on a ‘high’ the Club joined the Southern League Division One North in 1971-72.

The Club was able to maintain mid-table positions throughout the seventies before a reorganisation of the league saw them enter

the Midland Division of the Southern League after the League was split into Southern and Midland Divisions with no Premier Division. They remained in what was known as the Southern league, Midland Division until 1988-89 when they were relegated to the United Counties League.

There then followed 13 years of struggle with the Club avoiding relegation from the Premier Division of the United Counties League on several occasions. Their worst fears became a reality when in season 2001-02 they folded and resigned from the League. This was a black period in the history of a club that had formed the backbone of the first professional league.

Wellingborough Town has figured prominently in the annals of the FA Cup and many exciting encounters have been recorded against old opponents such as Peterborough United, Kettering Town, Corby Town and Cambridge City. The pinnacle of their Cup success was when they reached the First-Round proper in 1965 being drawn against Aldershot, who at that time were in the Football League Third Division. Despite losing 2-1 Wellingborough were not disgraced.

The Town had been without a senior football team for a period of two years when a local retired Senior police Officer, Laurie Owen, formed group of sporting friends in an attempt to resurrect the ‘Doughboys’. He was joined by a local businessman, Alan Warwick, whose father played for the ‘Doughboys’ in the twenties and the then Mayor of Wellingborough, David Smith.

In their first season back in senior football the team finished second in the United Counties League Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division after losing just one game. The NFA Junior Cup was also won after beating Peterborough Northern Star 2-0 after extra-time at Northampton Town’s Sixfields stadium.

More recently, Jake Stone has returned as Manager (assisted by Jake Cayton) and the club won the United Counties Premier Division South title and with it promotion to Step 4.

2023/24 RESULTS & APPEARANCES

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PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

Lutterworth Town Vs G.N.G Oadby Town

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Vs Wellingborough Town

Daventry Town Vs Yaxley FC

Easington Sports Vs Aylestone Park

Eynesbury Rovers Vs Rugby Borough

Godmanchester Rovers Vs Desborough Town

Histon FC Vs Cogenhoe United

Leicester Nirvana Vs Newport Pagnell Town

March Town United Vs Racing Club Warwick

St Neots Town Vs Coventry United

RESERVE DIVISION

Rothwell Corinthians Reserves Vs Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

Bourne Town Reserves Vs Irchester United Reserves

Desborough Town Reserves Vs Godmanchester Rovers Reserves

Raunds Town Reserves Vs Kempston Rovers Reserves

Wellingborough Town Reserves Vs Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

Wellingborough Whitworth Reserves Vs Buckingham Development

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Con Artist Career”

Fans across the world dream of a career in football. To make our living playing the game, enjoying the perks of the lifestyle and mixing with our heroes and idols. But most of us have never had the talent to get close to that dream. Filtered out of the system at school, or Sunday League, or if you were especially talented, in the lower ages of professional youth teams. The 0.01% that make it professionally have a talent most of us could never imagine, even if we hurl abuse at them on a Saturday afternoon. But for one man, the lack of ability was simply a detail, an obstacle to be overcome. 13 years, 12 transfers, and precisely zero appearances. Carlos Henrique Raposo conned his way into a footballing career.

Raposo, nicknamed Carlos Kaiser for his resemblance to Franz Beckenbauer, didn’t start that career from scratch. Physically impressive, he had enough ability to join the academy at Botofogo, and then Flamengo. He was fit and athletic, which was enough to make up for his lack of technical ability. At the age of 16, in 1979, he was signed by Mexican side Puebla. But, months later, without having made the grade, they released him. He made his way back to Brazil with his tail between his legs, footballing dreams in tatters.

Back in Rio de Janeiro, Raposo made use of his most impressive ability, his charm. ‘Life’, he would say, ‘is marketing’. He schmoozed his way through Rio’s nightlife, making friends in high places. Among them were the likes of Romario and Bebeto. And thus, the scam was born.

After ingratiating himself to some of the biggest stars in Brazilian football, he convinced them to add his name to any transfer negotiations. When a big club wanted to sign Romario, he would insist that his friend Carlos got a short deal. Most clubs saw three months as a risk-free option, but Raposo could pick up some wages.

He always lacked fitness when the contract was signed, so would spend the three months mostly away from the first team, working on his fitness. When it came time for him to kick a ball, all of a sudden he’d writhe in agony and complain of a torn hamstring. Medical technology made it difficult to detect. That would buy him a few more months on the sideline, before he was finally released.

Botofogo, Flamengo, and Independiente were taken in over the first couple of years. Raposo’s scam grew more elaborate as his name got around. He had a doctor repeatedly make the case that he had a recurrent infection. As that ruse grew tired, he bought a toy mobile phone - the real thing was expensive and extravagant in the 1980sand would have fake phone calls in broken English, knocking back big fictional offers from Europe, so that coaches and scouts could hear how in demand he was.

Registrations in Brazil were difficult to keep track of, so Raposo slipped through the cracks. Careers were built on word of mouth, and with his impressive array of references there was no shortage of suitors. The most audacious move came when he had the opportunity to move to Europe. Gazalec Ajaccio thought they had found a bargain when he was signed, and even arranged for him to be presented to the fans.

Faced with the prospect of being exposed whilst doing tricks in front of the supporters in the stand, Raposo instead decided to simply fire the balls into the crowd. When there were no more, the expected skill-based presentation became a fitness session, just as Raposo had hoped. When it came to game time, the mysterious injuries reappeared, and his didn’t make an appearance for a year. He went back to Brazil and signed with Bangu,

At Bangu, the chairman grew tired of seeing him on the treatment table, and demanded he be played. With the side losing, he was sent to warm up, his fraud moments away from being exposed.

But Raposo was ever an opportunist. He saw supporters abusing the players, and started a fight with them. He received a red card for his troubles, and a six-month suspension. It should have been the end of his time at the club, but he professed a deep loyalty to the chairman who he claimed the fans were calling a thief, prompting his outburst. That ingratiated him to the board, and he was kept on through his suspension. When it was up, injuries led to his release.

As his ‘career’ wound down, Raposo moved between clubs more rapidly, including a short spell in the United States. His final move would be to Botofogo, where a coach spoke fluent English.

He overhead Raposo on the phone and knew what he said was gibberish. The ruse was up, and Raposo retired into obscurity.

Carlos Henrique Raposo. 12 transfers, one red card, and zero appearances.

Enjoy the game!

Martyn Green

The Untold Game

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