Fleetwood Town v Rochdale | Saturday 18 August 2018 | Sky Bet League One

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Fleetwood Town’s Head Coach gives his views ahead of today’s game against The Dale...

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ood afternoon and welcome to Highbury for today’s Sky Bet League One match against Rochdale.

We have had two historic moments for the football club since I last wrote my programme notes. Firstly, Nathan Sheron became the first player from the club’s category three academy to feature in the first team at Oxford last weekend. Shez was there on merit, after impressing throughout pre-season, and it was great for him to make his first appearance in the league. Credit must go to all the staff at the academy for their hard work in Nathan’s development and hopefully, he can be the first of many that we can bring through into the first team. I’m sure it was a proud moment for Nathan’s family as well as all the staff in the academy, so it’s a huge congratulations to them.

We also made a little bit more history by becoming the first Fleetwood Town team to win an EFL Cup tie at Crewe on Tuesday. We made eight changes from the Oxford game, and I

thought we were excellent inparticular in the second half, and won the game on penalties thanks to a fantastic save from Alex. We were more than deserved winners and we were a little unfortunate to not win the game in normal time.

We now can look forward to draw, and the team are excited for the next round.

Our squad is showing great strength in terms of the depth of players we have available.

Last Saturday at Oxford we brought on Paddy Madden, Wes Burns and Nathan, with all three impacting the game and helping us over the line.

On Tuesday at Crewe we made eight changes, with all the lads who came in raising the bar in terms of performance. Ash Hunter, Chris Long and Jason Holt all scored penalties, as well as Holty getting our equaliser. So it’s clear we have a really strong squad, with the competition for places fierce, and the boys are pushing each other hard and making my decision to pick a starting 11 tough.

We also saw a couple of special milestones

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for two players last weekend. Ash Hunter made his 150th appearance for the club, with Lewie Coyle reaching 50 games. Congratulations to both players, who have done everything right since I arrived at the club.

We had a really professional performance at Oxford, where we bounced back well from the disappointment of the opening day and deserved all three points. We’re looking to build on that today, back at home against Rochdale.

It’s important that we try to turn Highbury into a really difficult place to come for away sides, and build on the great atmosphere we had for our first game against AFC Wimbledon.

I’d finally like to welcome the opposition, and their manager Keith Hill to Highbury.

Welcome also to their players, supporters and directors.

Enjoy today’s match.

Joey

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EVANS BACK TO SCORING

FORM AT TOWN WORDS: DAVID MITCHELL

On-loan Sheffield United forward Ched Evans is already off the mark at Town after his goal against Oxford United, and is on the look out for more.

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leetwood’s new number 9, Ched Evans, is one of a select club of Town players who have previously played and scored in the Premier League. Damian Johnson and Barry Ferguson are other members. There are high hopes around Highbury that Ched can follow the likes of Andy Bell, Adam Warlow, David Ball, Jon Parkin and Jamie Vardy and make an impact with his goals and performances this season.

It did not take him long to open his account, hitting the back of the net in the away win at Oxford United last Saturday. It is the ground on which Ched scored his first goal for Chesterfield in 2016 after a lengthy period out of the game. Scoring goals has always been something that the 29 yearold Welshman has been good at, ever since games with his friends in Rhyl.

“I had a happy childhood in Rhyl. After mucking around in games with my mates most of the time I joined the local club until around the age of eleven. After a short period it was on to Chester but their academy closed down and I went to Manchester City in 2002. I was thirteen and joined the other young players at Platt Lane and Carrington.

In the early days I was driven four times a week from Rhyl to Manchester. It was a big ask but we did it and I’ll always be grateful to my family for that. When I was around 14 I lived in digs for two days a week, Tuesday and Wednesday. Once I was 16 I moved over full time.”

Ched’s uncle was a season ticket holder at Old Trafford and had taken him a few times.

“It was good fun but these days I enjoy playing football more than watching a particular team so I haven’t kept up the connection with United. I loved watching Thierry Henry as a kid. His pace and power and the talents he possessed were amazing.”

Ched came through the system at

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Manchester City, scoring regularly in the age groups and reserves. He was in the City side who lost in the FA Youth Cup final 3-2 to Liverpool in 2006. After signing his first professional contract in 2007, he came off the bench to make his City debut in September 2007.

“It was against Norwich in the League Cup. I remember it clearly. I was due to get my first appearance the season before but ended up breaking my ankle in a reserve game so it didn’t happen. I carried on working hard and eventually got my chance.

As you can imagine, family and friends were there in numbers!”

Ched had to wait two months for his next senior game and it was, ironically, in Norwich City colours for the Championship game at Bloomfield Road.

“Opportunities were limited at City so I took the chance of a loan move to Carrow Road. Just before I went I scored a hat trick for the Wales U21s against France.”

He became only the fourth Welsh player to achieve that milestone and thirteen goals in as many games for the Wales Under 21s

BOJINOV TORE HIS ACHILLES IN THE WARM-UP AND I GOT MY DEBUT FROM THE START. IT WAS BETWEEN ME AND DANIEL STURRIDGE BUT I GOT THE NOD.

led to thirteen appearances for the senior side between 2008 and 2011. Ched scored in a friendly against Iceland.

“Representing your country is the highest honour you can get. Wales have some outstanding players at the moment. I’ve

watched Ryan Giggs as a kid and it would be great to work with him if the chance came once again.

“I came off the bench for the Norwich game against Blackpool and scored my first goal two games later, at home to Plymouth.

Jamie Cureton put me in over the top and I slotted it under the keeper.”

A second goal followed in the following game at home to Sheffield United and after eight appearances Ched returned to City in January 2008. However, Norwich manager, Glenn Roeder, negotiated a loan deal for the rest of the season.

“I scored ten goals in eighteen starts.

Norwich is a brilliant family-orientated club. The fans were awesome. Delia Smith was there at that time. I met her a couple of times. She really loves her football.”

Ched’s Manchester City Premier League debut came at Aston Villa in August 2008. He benefited from another player’s misfortune.

“Valeri Bojinov tore his Achilles in the warm-up and I got my debut from the start.

It was nerve-wracking to say the least. It was between me and Daniel Sturridge but I got the nod. We lost 4-2 but I had around eighty minutes of game time so it was a decent run out.”

The first Premier League goal came in a convincing 6-0 win a month later against Portsmouth.

“It was the fifth on the day and a special moment.”

Despite 27 appearances in League and Cup matches that season, Ched’s time at Manchester City was coming to an end.

“The club got taken over and brought some big name strikers in, such as Craig Bellamy and Carlos Tevez. Once the money started coming in it got much harder for academy players to get into the first team.

With two years left on my contract it was time to make a move.”

PLAYER BIO NAME: Chedwyn Michael Evans AGE: 29 BIRTHDAY: 28/12/1988 POSITION: Forward PREVIOUS CLUBS: Manchester City (07-09) Norwich City (07-08 L) Sheffield United (09-12) Chesterfield (16-17) Sheffield United (17-Present) Fleetwood Town (18 L) DID YOU KNOW? Ched has represented Wales at under-21 and senior levels, scoring on his debut in 2008.

A three million pound move and three-year deal at Sheffield United was the outcome.

“Kevin Blackwell was their manager. It was a case of easing me into the Championship and getting me used to proper football. There were a lot of appearances off the bench.

No one thought relegation would happen to United but it did the following season.”

Ched’s year in League One was prolific with 35 goals from 42 appearances in all competitions, including a hat trick against Chesterfield. His performances earned recognition for the 2012 PFA League One Team of the Year.

“I enjoyed my football at the time. To make the league team was a privileged accolade, getting the vote of your peers.”

Ched was out of the game for four years from April 2012 to August 2016. He returned with Chesterfield, under manager Danny Wilson and first team coach, Chris Morgan, who was a former teammate of Ched’s at Sheffield United.

“Danny, Chris and my team mates gave me lots of confidence so it wasn’t a hard transition back into the game for me. Fitnesswise I’d kept myself in good shape during my

absence so I wasn’t too worried about that.

There were distractions everywhere, not only for me but for the whole team but as a professional you have to focus on what you are doing. You can’t take in what the crowds say or what other players are saying to you.

You just have to concentrate on your job.”

DANNY [WILSON], CHRIS [MORGAN] AND MY TEAM MATES GAVE ME LOTS OF CONDIFENCE SO IT WASN’T A HARD TRANSITION BACK INTO THE GAME FOR ME.

Ched scored in his first game back, a friendly at Ilkeston, and followed up with four goals in his first three league matches for Chesterfield. After the opener at Oxford United, he followed up with a goal in a matchwinning performance on his home debut against Swindon and a brace three days later at home to Walsall.

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“It was nice to get going early, not just for me but also the team. I started the season really well but then I rolled my ankle against Sheffield United. Rather than taking the time out I took the injection which was probably the worst scenario. It didn’t let the injury settle and it turned out to be bigger than we first thought.”

The season amounted to seven goals in 29 appearances for Chesterfield. After a season of limited opportunities back at Bramall Lane a year later under Chris Wilder, Ched moved to Fleetwood on loan this season.

“When I turned up here I was amazed by the unbelievable facilities and staff considering that Fleetwood haven’t been in the Football League all that long. It’s set up for Championship football already so hopefully we can make a right good go of it. There is plenty of competition for places. The gaffer is a whole squad man. Game time is massive for me, staying on the pitch fit and healthy.”

After a first-day defeat and few opportunities at home to AFC Wimbledon, the twenty-nine year old will have been delighted to get off the mark a week later. The Cod Army will hope that it is the first of many.

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ROCHDALE AFC WHO ARE THEY? FORMED: 1907 NICKNAME: The Dale MANAGER: Keith Hill TOP SCORER: Inman & Rathbone (2) LAST FIVE RESULTS: (L-R)

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DID YOU KNOW? Rochdale reached in the League Cup Final back in 1962. It was the first time a club from the bottom tier reached the Final. They went on to lose against Norwich City at Wembley.

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The Gaffer

The Danger Man

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eith Hill was appointed Rochdale manager in 2006 after his three years of retiring from playing football. He spent five years at the club in his first spell and went on to win 101 games in his 231 matches in charge. The 49-year old won promotion from League Two with the Greater Manchester side back in the 2009-10 season, and went on to finish ninth in League One the following season, gaining the most points in that division since 1969-70.

Hill took the managerial job at Barnsley in 2011 and guided them to safety in his first season, however that wasn’t enough and he was sacked in December 2012 after a run of bad defeats.

Bolton-born Hill played before embarking on his managerial career at teams like Blackburn Rovers, Plymouth Arygle and Rochdale.

T GAFFER: Keith Hill on the touchline

DANGER MAN: 38-year-old striker Aaron Wilbraham

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he experienced head of Aaron Wilbraham is the man to watch for The Dale today.

The forward, who started off his career at Stockport County in 1998, has played for Norwich, Crystal Palace and Bristol City.

Wilbraham made 118 league appearances for Stockport before making a move to Hull City, where he helped the club gain promotion back to the Championship.

In 2005, 38-year-old made the move to MK Dons but it took over a year for the 6ft 3’ striker to nestle down a first team place, and it lead to the target man helping MK Dons secure automatic promotion to League One. Wilbraham has scored goals wherever he has played, and after nearly 650 career matches, he has gone on to score 138 league goals, with 150 in sight for the 2018-19 season.

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FLEETWOOD TOWN OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS CLUB (FTOSC)

oday marks the official launch of the new Fleetwood Town Official Supporters Club (FTOSC).

FTOSC is a member’s only club, led by a committee of volunteers, with the main objective to take a positive and enthusiastic role, keeping supporters connected with Fleetwood Town. As well as this, the FTOSC is dedicated to working with alongside the club and its supporters and create a ‘family culture’ within the FTOSC. The FTOSC also aim to join up the fan base with other supporters groups around the country, in a way which benefits Fleetwood Town and its supporters. The lifeblood of any football club or supporters organisation are the juniors, and the FTOSC are planning various events of younger fans moving forward.

These include visits to the training ground at

Poolfoot Farm, Meet the Players, Christmas and Halloween parties to name a few.

Our aim is to establish the FTOSC as a ‘must join’ organisation, where we believe in good organisation, communication and a ‘can do’ culture. These are essential to build a strong culture within our supporters group.

The first goal of the FTOSC is to reach 200 members by Christmas. Potential members can sign up by visiting the FTOSC desk – situated in Jim’s Bar – on home matchdays from 1pm. Membership application forms can also be found in the main reception of the club, or can be sent out via email or posted if required. Membership fees are only £10 per year for adults, and just £5 for juniors (under 16). Multi-year and family memberships are also available – please ask for details.

A welcome pack is also distributed to all

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members who sign up and join the FTOSC. Chairman, Andy Pilley said on the group: “I am delighted to see that an official supporters group has been formed at Fleetwood Town.

“I know it is something that has been worked on for a while now, and credit must go to Bernard and the team for their efforts.

I look forward to seeing the group develop and the membership numbers grow over the course of the year.”

We are a new organisation, and like many other voluntary groups, help is required to fill some positions, and if you’re interested in becoming part of the FTOSC, then please contact Bernard Noble, Chairman of the the Official Supporters club, on 01253 973863/07749 408881 or email bernard. noble@sky.com.

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CORPORATECODS Contact the Commercial Team! - Call: 01253 775080 option 2 - Email: commercial@fleetwoodtownfc.com

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oday we welcome rochdale for our second home fixture of the 2018/19 Sky Bet League One season.

The last two weeks still continues to be a busy period behind the scenes for the commercial department. I’m pleased to see a number of Head of Commercial new club partners continuing to join us with longstanding clients. It’s so important that the business community are keen to promote their association with the club for the 2018/19 campaign. If your business is interested in joining us, contact me at the game or via my contact details below, to discuss our business opportunities at Highbury.

Today’s Match Sponsors are GBR Nutrition – one of our many club partners.

Thanks to Graham Butler and his team for their support. This season GBR will supply the first team with protein for post-training and post-match recovery. They are a sport supplement and nutrition provider, each of their products are specially made to fit individual needs and fitness goals. Whether you want to gain muscle, lose fat, recover faster or stay nourished, GBR Nutrition has the widest selection of specialized products in its sector. Visit their website gbrnutrition.com for details.

Today’s Match Ball Sponsors are Lookers VW. They join us as another new club partner here at Highbury. Personal thanks to the dealership based in Blackpool via dealer principal Paul Meadowcroft for their support this season. They pride themselves on offering a wide selection of Volkswagen services including new cars, approved used cars and a dedicated aftersales service, meeting the needs of private users, business users and fleet buyers. Lookers are currently offering a fantastic range of offers on many new Volkswagen models, representing fantastic value for money. Existing Volkswagen drivers can also treat their current car to a wide selection of servicing offers as well. Visit them at their showroom on Ashworth Road or call the sales team on 01253 695555.

Our Player Sponsorship package is available for both businesses and supporters.

Fan packages start from just £240 plus VAT, and as a fan you receive a host of benefits and events during the season. For Businesses, the price is £500 plus VAT and includes some superb benefits to the business, including a personal appearance from the player, hospitality and branding on match days on the big screen and social media.

Take one of our popular Match Day Sponsorship packages for a forthcoming games. Next month we entertain Bradford City (1st September), Accrington Stanley (15th September) and Barnsley (29th September) at Highbury. Packages for these start at £500 plus VAT. Thanks to our club official sponsors and partners, plus all our VIP guests for your continued support. Let’s hope we can build some momentum and make it three wins on the spin today! #OnwardTogether

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This week has been an incredibly proud one of this football club as Nathan Sheron became the first player to graduate from the club’s academy to get playing time in the Football League.

For myself, I can’t take too much credit for his development, and a lot goes to Stuart Murdoch, Nathan Rooney, and of course Paul Murray who have all spent a lot of time with Nathan throughout his time with us.

It is always nice to see a player like Nathan impress Joey Barton and his staff, and firstly for him to get into the matchday squad after a fantastic pre-season was a great achievement. It just goes to show what kind of player he is at such a young age.

For myself and my staff, it’s encouraging that Joey is keeping his promise that he will give the younger players a chance if they are good enough. It’s important we all come together and look after our players, because we all want any graduate of the academy to go on and make 50-100 appearances for the club, before we can say he is our academy poster boy.

Nathan is everything I would look for in a young inspiring professional, as he is dedicated to learn and be better in everything he does. He is someone who is very coachable and I hope he can go

on and have a long career in football; and with those attributes above, I don’t see why he won’t go on to do that.

This moment is probably something that has been missing from this club because in most football league clubs, it is ingrained that someone will come through the academy ranks to make the first team. With us, the academy is only a few years old but now the system is up and running, I hope people in the academy look up to Nathan and aspire to be the next player to do what he has done. If we can see more come through our system and get first team football at Fleetwood Town, we must be doing something right.

Since my last notes, we have added two new members of staff to the academy. Matt Blinkhorn has come in as the Youth Development Phase Lead Coach, and Jack Holroyd as the new Head of Academy Sports Science. Both have hit the ground running. I know we are all determined to do things better compared to our competitors to help us develop our players and staff to be the best they can.

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COMMUNITYTRUST COMMUNITY UPDATE WITH MATT HILTON

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The Community Trust have been continuing their work throughout the summer with the three camps growing more in numbers. The staff and the children are having so much fun, we don’t want to see it come to an end.

Last Saturday was a huge day for the Community Trust as we launched our Festival of Sport event in aid of Once Upon a Smile charity, which was a huge success for ourselves and also to all of the local sporting organisations who joined us for the whole day.

One of our main objectives for the event was to raise awareness in the local community of the number of sporting activities that are available for people to take part in, and it was important for us that it doesn’t matter about your age, gender or ability. Seeing the support we had from the build up to now, it makes all of our hard work worthwhile.

On the day, music was played, food was served and a number of activities were showcased from Musoko Karate, Wyre Netball, Fleetwood Flyers Walking Football, Touch Rugby, FY Wingz and also us, the Fleetwood Town Community Trust.

The event was attended by 750 people, which included celebrities such as Emmerdale actor Danny Miller, Ben Ryan Davies, Daniel Jillings and Jay Kontzle. The faces you all see during the week took part in a charity football match against my staff. and I have to say, it really was an entertaining match against the Once Upon a Smile All Star’s team.

Once Upon a Smile co-founder, Danny Miller spoke to me earlier this week and told me that all the money raised will help in supporting families following a death of a loved one. He said a huge thank you to Fleetwood

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Town Community Trust in raising the money they did, and it will go a long way and the charity really appreciate their hard work.

John Hartley, our Community Sports Development Officer helped organise the Festival of Sport event and from my point of view, he has done a fantastic job in putting it all together, alongside delivering sessions such as Walking Football, disability football and many more sessions.

On behalf of The Trust, I would like to thank Fleetwood Rugby Club for allowing the event to go ahead, and also say a huge thank you to all the local sports teams who came down for the day to spread awareness of their sports.

As people are aware, we are stilling running our three summer camps, and there’s still plenty of availability on each of our summer camps at Flakefleet Primary School, Thornton Primary School and at Poolfoot Farm.

If you haven’t already taken advantage of our daily summer sessions, don’t worry, there’s still time.

If you would like to get your children down to one of the three summer camps, please get in touch with a member of the Community Trust by calling 01253 208442, or by visiting our website www.fleetwoodtownfcct. com for more information.

We look forward to seeing you down at one of our camps, and seeing the faces of those already on them at the game today.

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