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ood evening and welcome to Highbury for tonight’s Sky Bet League One match against Wycombe Wanderers.

I’d like to extend that welcome to Wycombe Wanderers’ manager Gareth Ainsworth, his staff, as well as the directors and supporters from Wycombe. Gareth has done a great job at Wycombe over the last six years, culminating in promotion to League One last season. He’s a former QPR player like myself, and is good guy too – I look forward to catching up with him after tonight’s game.

We come into tonight following Saturday’s defeat to Barnsley. For me, there was plenty of positives to take from the game. I said on the first day of pre-season that we are on a journey, where we strive to get better each day, and if we keep performing like we did on Saturday, we will win more games than we will lose. If

we keep doing the basics well each day and continue on our journey, we feel like we will go on a nice run of games, picking up the points our performances deserve.

Credit must also go to our supporters for their continued backing of the team on Saturday.

It’s refreshing for me to see fans urging their team on even when behind in a match – this support doesn’t go unnoticed and both the team and I appreciated it. We know this league is relentless and we will need our supporters in every match, especially tonight against a tough Wycombe side.

It was good to see Ryan Taylor and Ross Wallace make their home debuts on Saturday, and I thought they both did really well considering it was their first 90 minutes for quite some time. We also welcome back Ash Hunter and James Wallace back into today’s squad

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after serving suspensions against Barnsley.

Having both lads back is good as we aim to get a settled side and get the team into a groove, however sometimes football doesn’t allow that but saying that, we have a nice size to our squad with plenty of quality in the building.

Once again, thank you for your brilliant support and hopefully we can repay you with a good performance and three points tonight.

Enjoy the match.

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moon AT TOWN WORDS: DAVID MITCHELL

Midfielder James Wallace joined Fleetwood Town this summer and is looking forward to the 2018/19 season at the club.

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ot many can claim to have their childhood hero’s mother as a dinner lady at school but James Wallace can.

It is one of a number of details which link Fleetwood’s twenty-six year old to England’s record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney.

Another is James’ allegiance to Everton despite there being a lot of Liverpool supporters in his family.

“I’ve been following Everton since I was born. Yes, my family are all Reds but my Dad is a Blue and he took me to games. We would also go to the odd Tranmere Rovers game across the river on a Friday night.

Wayne Rooney was my idol as a kid. He is some player.

“My dad’s from Croxteth and Wayne was born up the road behind so we had pretty similar paths growing up.

“We went to the same school and I’m friends with his brothers. My missus is also a friend of his wife. I’ve met Wayne a few times. He’s a really nice bloke.”

It was an early start for James on the streets and parks around home.

“I started at the age of four, training with the under-five lads on the local field.

Football has always been my passion. It’s drilled into you from an early age from grassroots level and kicking around in the street.

“I’d even say that it’s where you do most of your learning. It toughens you up for the leagues. There was a church down the bottom of the road and we had eleven a side matches in the car park!”

James soon got noticed and was at the Everton club at the age of eight, only to be released again.

“I went and played Sunday League as well as having a few trials elsewhere. I went back to Everton at thirteen and got signed.

“I was there until YTS then a few years as pro there. You got a good grounding at the

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club. If you strayed you got a little reminder about right and wrong. Although I was local I nearly went to stay in digs but thought about my mum who was on her own. I owe a lot to her.”

James was a forward in his early years but changed position on the advice of Everton reserve manager, Andy Holden.

“I was a forward until I was fifteen or sixteen but didn’t have the legs to run the channels up front so they said I’d be better at centre midfield and I’ve been comfortable there ever since.”

His senior debut was against Czech team Sigma Olomouc in the Europa League. James was seventeen.

“There was about twenty five minutes to go and David Moyes asked me to go on in left midfield. Tony Hibbert had been sent off early doors. No one turned up from family, unsurprisingly, but it was on one of the television channels, ITV4 I think.

I’M HAPPY HERE AND THERE ARE SOME IMPRESSIVE PLAYERS AT THE CLUB, INCLUDING A FEW SCOUSERS. THEY’RE EVERYWHERE IN FOOTBALL. THEY GET WHERE WATER CAN’T GET!

“It was to be my only first team appearance in a competitive match, other than that there was the odd pre-season friendly. I never got a Premier League game.

“Maybe it was a trust issue with the younger kids. Maybe the club were even trying to look after me in a way.

“You are always dying to get on but it didn’t happen for me. It’s just part and parcel of football.”

James supplemented his game time with a series of loans from 2010 to 2012, starting at Bury.

“I went out on loan pretty early in my Everton career. I played a full game for Bury against Peterborough in the FA Cup. We lost 2-1. Then the weather closed in and four games got called off in the space of my month on loan!

“My stay got cancelled, possibly due to finances. Being out at clubs was a real eye-opener after I had been molly-coddled at Everton but I would recommend it to any young player of sixteen or seventeen.

“Stockport County were at the bottom of League Two and relegated in the season I was there. From having everything at Everton you went to washing your own kit and becoming a man.

“From turning out on a pitch with barely any fans you went to playing in front of a couple of thousand alongside men whose win bonuses and appearance fees mattered to them. Staying in the league was important for your livelihood.”

The Stockport County spell had started in the best possible way with a spectacular goal on debut against Macclesfield Town.

“I celebrated like a lunatic! It was a twenty-five yard curler into the top corner.

One nil Wallace! We got beat 4-1.

“Games at lower levels in difficult circumstances such as relegation help mould your character. I don’t see the point in sitting around waiting for something to happen.

“You need to be playing for points at a competitive level. I was skipper for a while at Stockport and it’s a role I enjoy. I’m a leader and vocal on the pitch by nature. I’m a winner. I don’t go asking but if it is given it is an honour.”

Everton offered James a one-year deal and he furthered his loan experience

PLAYER BIO NAME: James Robert Wallace AGE: 26 BIRTHDAY: 19/12/1991 POSITION: Central Midfielder PREVIOUS CLUBS: Everton (09-12) Bury (10 L) Stockport County (11 L) Shrewsbury Town (11-12) Stevenage (12 L) Tranmere Rovers (12 L) Tranmere Rovers (12-14) Sheffield United (14-17) Shrewsbury Town (16 L) Tranmere Rovers (16-17 L) Tranmere Rovers (17-18) Fleetwood Town (2018-Present)

the following season at Shrewsbury under manager Graham Turner.

“The gaffer had tried to sign me several times. A sending off at Dagenham and Redbridge in my first game wasn’t the best of starts and put a bit of a dampener on things but it was all part of the learning process for a young lad.”

James played three times. Stevenage was the next port of call, under Graham Westley, but the stay was all too short.

“Stevenage was just was bad timing. I travelled on the Monday and got done on the M6 Toll on the way down! I was put up in a hotel and trained through the week. On the Thursday, Westley didn’t come out. He had gone to Preston North End!” Former Fleetwood skipper Mark Roberts took over.

“We were playing Rochdale at the weekend. I was told I would travel but I wasn’t going to be in the squad. I had signed to play games so it was probably the best option to move on.

“Instead, I went to Tranmere Rovers on loan and had a great six months under Ronnie Moore.

“Ronnie was a good man manager who looked after the lads if you were playing. I really enjoyed being there.

“I played twenty games on the spin. It was all going well.

“There’s nothing better for a local lad than playing on Merseyside at a good level in League One. We were up against some good teams like Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town.”

Ronnie Moore described James as a leader and a talker and backed up his words by offering him a two-year deal in 2012.

“Everton offered me another deal but I decided to take the Tranmere offer and was made club captain.

“I couldn’t see myself getting ahead of Fellaini, Arteta and Rodwell at Goodison.

Perhaps I should have had more self-belief.

“When I played for the England age group teams I didn’t feel that I warranted the callup with some of the Premier League players around like Jack Wilshere, Danny Drinkwater and Matty James.

“It was a learning experience just to watch them in training and see how they went about things. I probably went about it the wrong

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way. You’ve got to go with confidence and showcase your skills.”

James’ performances at Prenton Park created interest from Championship and League One clubs. In June 2014 he signed for Sheffield United in a two-year deal.

“Injuries hampered progress but it’s quite a club and I was honoured to have played there. I got some more time on loan.

“I went back to Shrewsbury under Micky Mellon, was released by The Blades and went back to Tranmere.”

It was during this period that James had a two-week trial with Fleetwood under Uwe Rosler. His return to Tranmere resulted in one of his biggest disappointments.

“I missed the play off final against Forest Green at Wembley having done my knee in the semi- final against Aldershot. I was devastated.”

James is looking forward to a fresh start with Fleetwood.

“I’m happy here and there are some impressive players at the club, including a few Scousers, of course!

“They are everywhere in football. They get where water can’t get!”

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WYCOMBE WHO ARE THEY? FORMED: 1887 NICKNAMES: The Chairboys MANAGER: Gareth Ainsworth TOP SCORER: Mackail-Smith & Jacobson (2) LAST FIVE RESULTS: (L-R)

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DID YOU KNOW? Wycombe made it to the semi-finals of the 2000/01 FA Cup after beating Harrow Borough, Millwall, Grimsby Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wimbledon and Leicester City.

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The Gaffer

The Danger Man

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areth Ainsworth was handed the reins at Wycombe in September 2011, after taking up a player-coach role earlier in the year.

Following a distinguished playing career at all four levels of English football, Ainsworth took over at Adams Park and managed to steer the club away from relegation in his first season as a manager. Ainsworth was named the League Two Manager of the Year that season.

2016/17 was a successful season for the Chairboys as they managed to go on a 16-game unbeaten run, as well as reach the semi-finals of the Checkatrade Trophy and the fourth round of the FA Cup. Ainsworth’s first promotion as a manager came in 2017/18, as Wycombe clinched League One football after finishing third in League Two with 84 points.

F GAFFER: Gareth Ainsworth shouting from the sidelines

DANGER MAN: Prolific forward Craig Mackail-Smith

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ormer Peterborough and Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith signed for Wycombe in August 2017.

Mackail-Smith arrived on a free transfer after leaving Luton Town, having finished the 2016/17 season on loan at Peterborough where he scored five times.

His professional career started at Dagenham & Redbridge before winning three promotions during his time at Peterborough, netting 35 goals in the 2010/11 season alone to clinch the League One Player of the Year.

He switched to Brighton that summer and spent four years in the Championship, winning seven caps for the Scotland, scoring once.

Mackail-Smith scored 10 goals in his first season at Adams Park, including a hat-trick in a 4-0 home win over Crawley Town in November.

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elcome back to Highbury Stadium for tonight’s Sky Bet League One clash with Wycombe Wanderers.

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Thanks to John Evans, David Evans and Steve Abbott for their continued support as one of our vehicle partners. They provide sponsored vehicles for the media and community departments at the club.

Next Tuesday we host Rochdale in the Checkatrade Trophy, and we will be welcoming back a former fans favourite in the shape of Jon Parkin. His new book ‘Feed the Beast’ is now on sale from the club, with Jon hosting a Q&A before Tuesday’s game, with the event starting at 6:30pm in the Parkside Suite.

Next up is our annual Fireworks Night, which will take place on Friday 2nd November 2018 (7pm) at Highbury. Ticket details on ftfcstore.com and social media shortly, with a great family night in prospect!

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I’m writing these notes on the back of a great victory for our Under 18s on Saturday against Wrexham. We scored three great goals and ended our poor little run that we were on.

It was great to welcome back Ryan Rydel into our squad, after he was named on the bench for the first team at Southend United last Saturday. Again, this was another proud moment for the academy, seeing one of our top prospects involved in the first team. If the lads keep up the hard work, they know that opportunities are there for them – my thanks again go to first team head coach Joey Barton for believing in our young lads and giving them a chance.

I was really pleased with the way the lads conducted themselves in Saturday’s game. The first 25 minutes was a little scrappy, as both sides struggled to get the ball down and start play football.

I thought we finished the half much stronger, obviously the goals helped with that. We were on the front foot and I thought our work rate and energy was tremendous throughout the game.

There was a real energy to our attacking play which was really pleasing.

Ryan Rydel was good on the overlaps and getting into shooting opportunities in the final third – I thought he was top draw. He’s had some opportunities in and

around the first team and I thought his performance warranted that.

Carl Johnston grabbed the headlines with a wonder goal. We know he’s got that quality. We’ve been working on bits in training with all the midfielders in and around the box to get some shots off, but the way he took his touch away from the defender and delivered a lovely strike into the top corner was really good. If you haven’t seen the goal, check out the academy twitter page!

I was really pleased with the way the team played for our second and third goal. They switched the play and worked the ball well from a set-piece, giving us the victory against what proved to be a tough, physical Wrexham side.

I’m delighted for both Shayden Morris and Carl, because we’ve worked a lot on how we can get the most out of them and that they both scored is fitting.

The team return to action in the cup next Saturday at home to Burton Albion.

Hopefully we can carry our form from the Wrexham match into this game and keep our momentum going!

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COMMUNITYTRUST COMMUNITY UPDATE: PLAYER AMBASSADORS FOR THE 2018/19 SEASON ANNOUNCED

Fleetwood Town Community Trust are delighted to announce the four players that are going to be the four new ambassadors for the 2018/19 season.

For the Community Trust, this is an important announcement as the four players have an important role to play for us, and within the local community and we couldn’t have chosen four better players for the roles and responsibilities.

Within their role, it will be to represent the club and promote the club’s themes and agendas to the wider community, whether that be on matchdays, on a Trust camp, or on their personal visits to a school. We want the players to be someone young Fleetwood Town fans look up to as a role model. The four players we have chosen are:

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Alex Cairns – Education Ambassador Alex is someone we have worked with previously and he is a player who is great with our fans. We are delighted to have him be our Education Ambassador and his role will be to stand up for the importance of education for all the young people in the community. On visits to schools or events, Alex will look to encourage, inform and discuss with children the importance of learning and how it has benefits in the long term.

Craig Morgan – Health Ambassador Craig was one of Joey Barton’s early signings in the summer and with his leadership skills, he was given the captaincy after Nathan Pond left after 15-years at the football club. Craig’s role will be a key one and he will look to inspire and encourage young people in local primary and

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secondary schools to think about a career and educational opportunities in healthcare. Our captain will help with projects and work closely with certain NHS programmes throughout the year. We are delighted to have Craig on board as an ambassador.

Ashley Eastham – Sporting Ambassador Ash’s role this season is to promote sports across the Fylde Coast and to keep people active and passionate about what they are doing with their sports. The staff in the Trust do a lot of sporting activities and are always promoted people to get out and keep fit. With sports ambassadors in the world like David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand and Lawrence Dallaglio (former England rugby captain), we believe Ash has similar qualities as the above, and can be a huge asset to us in the future.

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