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ood afternoon and welcome to Highbury for today’s Sky Bet League One fixture against Scunthorpe United.

I’d like to extend that welcome to Lee Bowyer, his staff and players, as well as the supporters and directors who have made the journey up from London today. They have enjoyed a good first half of the season and sit fourth in the table ahead of today’s match. We played out a tight 0-0 draw at The Valley earlier in the season, and we know that we will have to play at a high level today if we’re going to win today. I’m writing these notes after the transfer window has closed. We have seen a number of players depart, with the squad trimmed substantially, but I’m also pleased with

the business that we have managed to do and the players we have recruited into the squad.

We’ve managed to tie down Lewie Coyle and James Husband on loan deals until the end of the season, with Ashley Nadesan and now Jack Sowerby returning from their loan spells at Carlisle United. We also managed to add Harry Souttar from Stoke City to the squad on Wednesday, with him boosting our options in central defence. With the January window now shut, it marks the start of the second half of the season. We feel like the squad are in a good position now to kick on, and continue to move up the table. Ahead of today’s match we sit in the top ten of the division, and we know we have plenty

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of development and improvement left in our group. That push starts today against a tough Charlton side, and we’re looking to get our home form back up and running – and with your support – we know that is more than possible.

Enjoy today’s game.

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BURNS BLOSSOMING

UNDER NEW SETUP WORDS: DAVID MITCHELL

Wes Burns has been a constant in the Fleetwood Town side this season and has performed at both ends of the pitch, scoring goals and defending.

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any glowing tributes have been paid this season to the form shown by Fleetwood’s Wes Burns, a man who has gone from strength to strength under Joey Barton and his coaching team.

“I’ve really blossomed thanks to the confidence shown in me. With new faces appearing in the coaching set-up this season it’s almost been like signing for a new club.

“I’ve worked loads with Steve Eyre on my finishing and different angles of finishing, so much so that I’m almost becoming clinical in front of goal now.”

Seven goals so far this season is testimony to that but a key feature of Wes’s season has been how seamlessly he has adapted to various roles. When he first arrived at Highbury, in 2016, fans were used to seeing him playing, and scoring, in a direct role through the middle.

Five goals in eight games quickly made him a favourite with the Cod Army through March and April of that year.

More recently, he has used his pace and talent to good effect down both flanks and even moved back to a more defensive role when the situation demanded it at AFC Wimbledon, following the suspension received by Lewie Coyle.

“Wimbledon was the first time that I’ve played right back in a back four. Previous managers have gone with 3-5-2 so I will have played a wider wing back role for them.

“Even though I’ve not worked with the defensive unit in training, I’ve heard Clint Hill’s advice to others loud and clear across the training ground.

“Subconsciously, I suppose, I’ve picked up useful tips like ‘open your shoulders’ and ‘get into slots’ from a man who has played at the top level.

“It made it easier to step up into a situation like I did at Wimbledon and, again, at home to Scunthorpe United last Saturday.

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I don’t mind where I play, to be honest. I’ll play any position to the best of my ability.

“Against Chorley in the FA Cup, I came on as a right-sided forward, went to right wing back after a man was sent off, then right back after we made a change. Someone went down injured and I ended up centre half for a few minutes!”

Wes concedes that there have been dips in form since those heady early days at Highbury but puts his current, eye-catching performances down to hard work on the training ground and contentment on and off the pitch.

I’VE REALLY BLOSSOMED THANKS TO CONFIDENCE SHOWN IN ME. I’VE WORKED LOADS WITH STEVE EYRE ON MY FINISHING AND DIFFERENT ANGLES OF FINISHING, SO MUCH SO THAT I‘M ALMOST BECOMING CLINICAL INFRONT OF GOAL NOW.

“I’ve found happiness inside and outside football and that has benefited me a lot. I don’t believe any footballer who says you can be unhappy off the pitch and happy on it. It simply can’t happen.

“There is such a strong connection between the two. I’m settling down here now and making friends outside football, in and around the area.

“That helps me take my mind off the game and avoids me sitting around the house on my own. Once you’ve been somewhere longer than a year you start to really get to know people around the club, such as the analysts and the physios, and feel more part of the set-up. It’s good to keep everyone onside. You never know when you might need them!”

Further stability comes from being midway through a long contract.

“Yes, injury and form permitting, I hope to benefit from that situation going forward.

There have been games missed with a hamstring and suspensions but, credit to the manager, he has always thrown me back in when I’m available. I can’t thank him enough for that.”

Despite two red cards, I put it to Wes that he is far from being a dirty player, perhaps even the type who was on the edge of things in the school playground?

“Both sendings-off were identical, to be fair. I thought that the one against Rochdale, which got overturned, was a harsh red card anyway. You learn from those experiences, though.

“I’ve only had two yellow cards this season as well as the sending off. As for the playground, don’t you worry, I used to get in the thick of it back then! There weren’t any yellow or red cards to be handed out were there?!”

Joey Barton is Wes’s fourth manager at Highbury. What does he recall of the other three?

“Steven Pressley was a high press manager, wanting to play out from the back.

I didn’t play as much under Uwe Rosler due to different circumstances with formations.

“Still, the play-off season in 2016-17 was ‘surreal’. I remember that there were a lot of draws in our long, unbeaten run but we definitely had the feeling that we would never lose. There was always the chance that we could score late in the game.

“Conor McLaughlin showed that at Wimbledon, Bally at home to Southend and Demps at Gillingham. Having played in the Championship with Bristol City, it would have been a tough prospect had Fleetwood gone up. The Championship is such a competitive league. We would have had to recruit really

PLAYER BIO NAME: Wesley James Burns AGE: 24 BIRTHDAY: 23/11/1994 POSITION: Forward PREVIOUS CLUBS: Bristol City (12-17) Forest Green Rovers (13 L) Oxford United (14-15 L) Cheltenham Town (15 L) Aberdeen (16-17 L) Fleetwood Town (16 L, 18-Present) Did You Know?

Burns has represented Wales’ senior team twice, as he was called up for two Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzagovina and Andorra. He was also named in the 29-man squad for the tournament.

well and defend solidly to survive at the higher level. John Sheridan came to do a job and did it superbly with a winning streak taking us out of trouble. Obviously, the gaffer now has been a big help for my career.”

We looked back on some personal highlights since that play-off season ended. I put it to the Welshman that it must have been a thrill to score in an exciting 2-2 draw at Ewood Park in October 2017.

“It was a late equalizer and I think the ball hit me rather than other way round! However, it was nice to score in such an atmosphere and at an iconic ground.”

Another huge venue was the King Power Stadium where Wes came off the bench against Leicester in the FA Cup last year.

“We had earned that night after a superb performance at home when we could have nicked a win late on through Ash Hunter.

“By the time I came on at Leicester, they were kicking the ball for fun and left us chasing shadows but it was still a great experience.

“Scoring away at Blackpool last April was an amazing feeling because we thought we were going to create history by beating

them for the first time. Then, two late goals killed us off. Revenge this year was sweet and I scored again which is a good habit for a Fleetwood player against their local rivals” I put it to Wes that there was a big difference in his game between those two local derbies.

“Definitely. Last year I was struggling to buy an opportunity in front of goal whereas this year I’m a lot sharper.

“Although I missed a chance from six or seven yards against Rochdale recently it didn’t worry me at all because I know I will get further chances to score. Last season if I’d missed that chance I’d have put it down to a lack of confidence.”

Two goals in a 5-0 thrashing of Scunthorpe will take some beating this season.

“We ran riot that night, everything came off. We had a feeling that someone would be smashed, it happened twice to Doncaster and at Wimbledon.

“Until we went down to ten men we were also competing against Portsmouth and they weren’t troubling us.

“We have an incredible strike force. We’re all scoring goals and Nads (Ashley Nadesan)

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has been superb since he came back from Carlisle. Paddy and Ched work so well together.

“You know that Paddy will graft around and that Ched will fight all day to get those second balls.

“They complement each other well.

Paddy’s effort is second to none. He’s always top runner in the stats. Ash has been superb with assists and goals.”

Wes’s family have given unstinting support since childhood days.

“They would come home and away but don’t get to quite so many games these days because of the long distances involved.

When we are down south they will come and I always get texts before the game. They are never far behind me supporting me.”

A hundred appearances for Fleetwood in all competitions is but seven matches away and life is currently good for this quietlyspoken, articulate young man. It is clear, however, that Wes Burns is taking nothing for granted.

“I’ve hit form before and stepped off the pedal. I’m determined to not let that happen again.”

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CHARLTON WHO ARE THEY? FORMED: 1905 NICKNAME(S): The Addicks MANAGER: Lee Bowyer LEAGUE TOP SCORER: Taylor (12) LAST FIVE RESULTS: (L-R)

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DID YOU KNOW? Charlton Athletic are responsible for one of the greatest comebacks in Football League history. In 1957, they trailed Huddersfield Town 5-1 with just 28 minutes to go but recovered to win 7-6.

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The Gaffer

The Danger Man

ee Bowyer officially became Charlton’s manager in September 2018 after two spells in charge as Caretaker Manager.

Since the appointment last year, he has been in charge of 29 games, won 16 and drawn 16, with an impressive 55% win ratio.

The 42-year-old began his footballing career at Charlton in their youth academy, and after a time off the pitch, Bowyer came back stronger and became a first-team regular making 58 appearances for the club, whilst also scoring 14 goals from midfield. He moved to Leeds United in 1996 for a fee worth £2.8 million, and was part of the side that qualified for the Championship League in 2000.

Bowyer went on to play for West Ham, Newcastle, Birmingham and Ipswich before hanging up his boots in 2012.

oe Aribo, who came through the Kinetic Academy in the United States of America, is Charlton’s one to watch in this fixture.

The 22-year-old started his career at Staines Town – where he won the Club’s Academy Player of the Year award.

Aribo impressed throughout the season and when Charlton offered him a trial and signed a one-year contract in 2015. The midfielder made his first team debut as a substitute in the sides 2-0 defeat at Crawley Town in the EFL Trophy.

Driving forward with the ball and getting up and down the pitch are some of Aribo’s strengths, and they have seen Aribo cement a place in the first team in the last three years.

So far this season, the youngster has already managed to score five goals in 22 league appearances.

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GAFFER: Bowyer on the sidelines for Charlton

DANGER MAN: Aribo celebrating a goal for The Addicks

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Date

KO/Res

Competition

Opposition

Pos

Att

Starting XI

3,236

CAIRNS

Substitutes Used

Referee

AUGUST SAT 4

0-1

AFC WIMBLEDON

20th

SAT 11

0-2

OXFORD UNITED

10th

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

G. JONES

HOLT

TUE 14

1-1 (P)

CREWE ALEXANDRA (R1)

-

1,783

CAIRNS

COYLE

BOLGER

SPURR

G. JONES

BIGGINS

SAT 18

2-2

ROCHDALE

9th

3,565

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

G. JONES

HUNTER

HOLT

WED 22

0-5

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

6th

3,465

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS 2

SAT 25

0-0

CHARLTON ATHLETIC

6th

8,810

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

TUE 28

0-4

LEICESTER CITY (R2)

-

10,671

P. JONES

G. JONES

SPURR

BOLGER

MAGUIRE

6,689

COYLE

BOLGER

MORGAN

SPURR

SOWERBY

DEMPSEY

BURNS

McALENY

GRANT

EVANS

MARNEY

HUNTER

MADDEN

DEMPSEY

MARNEY

GRANT

EVANS 1

HUNTER

BURNS

SHERON

MADDEN 1

0. YATES

SOWERBY

SHERON

BURNS

MADDEN

McALENY

HOLT 1

HUNTER

LONG

T. KETTLE

MARNEY

DEMPSEY

EVANS 1

MADDEN 1

BURNS

BOLGER

McALENY

D. WHITEHOUSE

HOLT

MARNEY

HUNTER 1

EVANS 2

MADDEN

GRANT

McALENY

LONG

BURNS

HOLT

MARNEY

HUNTER

EVANS

MADDEN

LONG

McALENY

GRANT

BIGGINS

SHERON

DEMPSEY

McALENY

LONG

MADDEN

HILL

J. WALLACE

K E E P U P TO DAT E

M. HEYWOOD

C. BOYESON A. COGGINS L. MASON

SEPTEMBER SAT 1

2-1

BRADFORD CITY

6th

3,347

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS

HOLT

MARNEY

HUNTER 1

EVANS 1

MADDEN

J.WALLACE

LONG

SPURR

A. HAINES

SAT 8

1-1

SUNDERLAND

6th

29,367

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

McALENY

HOLT

MARNEY

HUNTER

EVANS

MADDEN 1

SPURR

DEMPSEY

J. WALLACE

D. DRYSDALE

TUE 11

2-2 (P)

LEICESTER CITY U21

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504

P. JONES

G. JONES

SPURR

BOLGER

CLARKE

GRANT

BIGGINS

J. WALLACE

DEMPSEY

McALENY 1

LONG 1

SHERON

GARNER

BOYLE

P. WRIGHT

SAT 15

1-1

ACCRINGTON STANLEY

8th

3,355

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

BOLGER 1

HUSBAND

McALENY

HOLT

MARNEY

HUNTER

LONG

MADDEN

DEMPSEY

J. WALLACE

BIGGINS

M. SALISBURY

SAT 22

1-0

SOUTHEND UNITED

10th

5,712

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

BOLGER

G. JONES

HOLT

DEMPSEY

MARNEY

HUNTER

EVANS

MADDEN

J. WALLACE

R. WALLACE

GRANT

C. BREAKSPEAR

SAT 29

1-3

BARNSLEY

11th

3,756

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

SPURR

HUSBAND

HOLT

BIGGINS 1

TAYLOR

BURNS

EVANS

R. WALLACE

BOLGER

LONG

DEMPSEY

M. COY

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OCTOBER TUE 2

1-1

WYCOMBE WANDERERS

13th

2,304

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

SHERON

HUSBAND

TAYLOR

R. WALLACE

J. WALLACE

BURNS

MADDEN 1

HUNTER

BIGGINS

SAT 6

0-4

DONCASTER ROVERS

10th

6,846

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM 1

SHERON

HUSBAND

HUNTER 1

TAYLOR

J. WALLACE 1

R. WALLACE

EVANS 1

MADDEN

HOLT

MORGAN

BURNS

J. BUSBY

TUE 9

0-2

ROCHDALE

-

669

CRELLIN

G. JONES

MORGAN

SHERON

CLARKE

MOONEY

HOLT

BIGGINS

DEMPSEY

BURNS

LONG

EASTHAM

GARNER

RYDEL

R. JOYCE

TAYLOR

J. WALLACE

BURNS 1

MADDEN 1

HUNTER

LONG

S. OLDHAM

SAT 13

2-1

SHREWSBURY TOWN

8th

2,983

CAIRNS

SHERON

COYLE

R. WALLACE

DEMPSEY

T. BRAMALL

SAT 20

1-0

PORTSMOUTH

11th

18,046

CAIRNS

SHERON

EASTHAM

MORGAN

COYLE

R. WALLACE

HOLT

TAYLOR

BURNS

MADDEN

HUNTER

EVANS

DEMPSEY

BOLGER

L. SWABEY

TUE 23

1-0

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

13th

5,347

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

TAYLOR

DEMPSEY

R. WALLACE

MARNEY

BURNS

EVANS

HUNTER

BIGGINS

HOLT

LONG

SAT 27

3-2

BLACKPOOL

10th

5,035

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

HOLT

R. WALLACE 1

SHERON

BURNS 1

EVANS

HUNTER

MADDEN 1

BOLGER

R. WALLACE

SHERON

BURNS

EVANS

HUNTER

MADDEN

LONG

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HOLT

O. YATES J. BROOKS

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NOVEMBER SAT 3

3-0

GILLINGHAM

11th

3,916

CAIRNS

COYLE

SUN 11

1-4

ALFRETON TOWN (R1)

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827

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

BOLGER

HUSBAND

R. WALLACE

HOLT

SHERON

HUNTER 1

BURNS

MADDEN 2

J. WALLACE

GARNER 1

DEMPSEY

TUE 13

3-1

BURY

-

554

P. JONES

G. JONES

BOLGER

SHERON

CLARKE

TAYLOR

BIGGINS

J. WALLACE

DEMPSEY 1

LONG

GARNER

BAINES

MARNEY

McALENY

A. BACKHOUSE

SAT 17

0-0

WALSALL

12th

3,090

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

BOLGER

HUSBAND

HOLT

R. WALLACE

SHERON

BURNS

MADDEN

HUNTER

EVANS

McALENY

BIGGINS

R. JOYCE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

HOLT

DEMPSEY

C. BREAKSPEAR C. SARGINSON

SAT 24

2-1

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

13th

8,301

CAIRNS

TAYLOR

EASTHAM

BOLGER

COYLE

R. WALLACE

HOLT

SHERON

HUNTER

EVANS

MADDEN 1

BURNS

McALENY

J. WALLACE

C. BREAKSPEAR

TUE 27

3-0

COVENTRY CITY

12th

2,570

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS 1

MARNEY 1

J. WALLACE

McALENY

EVANS 1

MADDEN

BOLGER

R. WALLACE

HOLT

M. COY

MON 3

1-2

GUISELEY (R2)

DECEMBER -

2,324

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS 1

MARNEY

SHERON

McALENY

EVANS

MADDEN 1

HUNTER

BIGGINS

J. BUSBY

SAT 8

2-0

LUTON TOWN

13th

8,528

CAIRNS

SHERON

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

TAYLOR

HOLT

MARNEY

R. WALLACE

EVANS

MADDEN

DEMPSEY

HUNTER

McALENY

N. KINSELEY

SAT 15

1-0

BURTON ALBION

10th

2,563

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

SHERON

R. WALLACE

HUNTER

HOLT

MARNEY

McALENY

EVANS 1

MADDEN

BIGGINS

DEMPSEY

TAYLOR

A. BACKHOUSE

SAT 22

2-1

BRISTOL ROVERS

12th

7,159

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

SHERON

R. WALLACE

HUNTER 1

HOLT

MARNEY

McALENY

EVANS

MADDEN

BIGGINS

MORGAN

TAYLOR

B. HUXTABLE

WED 26

3-0

DONCASTER ROVERS

10th

2,908

CAIRNS

SHERON

EASTHAM

MORGAN

COYLE

HUNTER 1

HOLT

MARNEY

R. WALLACE

EVANS

MADDEN 2

BIGGINS

J. WALLACE

BURNS

P. WRIGHT

SAT 29

2-5

PORTSMOUTH

11th

3,494

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

R. WALLACE

HUNTER

MARNEY

BIGGINS

BURNS

EVANS 1

MADDEN 1

J. WALLACE

DEMPSEY

BOLGER

M. DONOHUE

11th

5,919

CAIRNS

COYLE

HUSBAND

BURNS

BIGGINS

BOLGER

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JANUARY TUE 1

0-0

SHREWSBURY TOWN

EASTHAM

MORGAN

J. WALLACE

R. WALLACE

EVANS

MADDEN

McALENY

SHERON

SAT 5

2-3

AFC WIMBLEDON (R3)

-

2,131

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

R.WALLACE

BURNS

MARNEY

J. WALLACE

HUNTER

EVANS 1

MADDEN 1

BIGGINS

SAT 12

2-2

OXFORD UNITED

10th

2,789

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS 1

HOLT

J. WALLACE

R. WALLACE

MADDEN 1

NADESAN

HUNTER

BIGGINS

SHERON

A. HAINES

HUNTER

A. YOUNG R. JOYCE

SAT 19

1-1

ROCHDALE

12th

2,713

CAIRNS

COYLE

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

BURNS

HOLT

J. WALLACE

R. WALLACE

MADDEN 1

NADESAN

SHERON

BIGGINS

HUNTER

G. ELTRINGHAM

TUE 22

0-3

AFC WIMBLEDON

8th

3,499

CAIRNS

BURNS

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

R. WALLACE

HOLT

J. WALLACE

NADESAN

EVANS 2

MADDEN

BIGGINS

HUNTER 1

SHERON

C. BREAKSPEAR

SAT 26

0-1

SCUNTHORPE UNITED

10th

2,637

CAIRNS

BURNS

EASTHAM

MORGAN

HUSBAND

R. WALLACE

HOLT

J. WALLACE

NADESAN

EVANS

MADDEN

HUNTER

McALENY

S. STOCKBRIDGE

FEBRUARY SAT 2

-

CHARLTON ATHLETIC

-

-

SAT 9

-

BRADFORD CITY

-

SAT 16

-

LUTON TOWN

-

-

SAT 23

-

BURTON ALBION

-

-

SAT 2

-

GILLINGHAM

-

-

SAT 9

-

WALSALL

-

-

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MARCH

TUE 12

-

COVENTRY CITY

-

-

SAT 16

-

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE

-

-

SAT 23

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SUNDERLAND

-

-

SAT 30

-

ACCRINGTON STANLEY

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-

-

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SOUTHEND UNITED

-

SAT 13

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BARNSLEY

-

FRI 19

-

PETERBOROUGH UNITED

-

-

MON 22

-

BLACKPOOL

-

-

SAT 27

-

BRISTOL ROVERS

-

-

-

-

-

MAY SAT 4

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WYCOMBE WANDERERS

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Thanks to Matt Porter and the team from the Fleetwood based firm for their ongoing support as Print Partners. We hope they and their guests enjoy the VIP match day experience at Highbury.

If you want to book any remaining VIP packages for the 2018/19 season don’t miss out – Parkside Suite places are from £50pp with games selling fast. Limited availability also on VIP Boxes for remaining fixtures from £650 plus VAT for 12 guests.

Match Day Sponsorship for our clash with Luton Town on 16th February is available, priced at £1,250 plus VAT for 10 guests. Match Programme sponsorship is available for £500 plus VAT for Luton Town, Gillingham (2nd March), Plymouth Argyle (16th March) and Peterborough United (19th April).

Big Screen Sponsorship is still available for the remainder of the 2018/19 season from just £500 plus VAT including key parts of the match day action – goals, attendance announcement and yellow/red cards. See your logo prominently displayed on the big screen for everyone in the stadium to see.

Business Player Sponsorship is available for remaining first team Players still available from just £200 plus VAT. Players available including Harrison Biggins and Ashley Nadesan, with package benefits including big screen and social media accreditation, a lunch at Poolfoot with the squad and a signed shirt.

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FLEETWOOD TOWN UNDER-18S YOUTH ALLIANCE FIXTURES 2018/19 DATE

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BLACKPOOL

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CARLISLE UNITED

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CARLISLE UNITED

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WALSALL

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ACADEMY WITH SCOTT MACNEILL HEAD OF ACADEMY RECRUITMENT

Following on from last year’s successes within the Academy recruitment section the department continues to grow and develop at a very fast rate.

After an excellent audit report in the summer; the department recruited more scouts to cover the Fylde Coast and so far we have covered over 200 grassroots fixtures, forging strong links with local clubs, like BJFF Clifton Rangers and Fleetwood Town Juniors.

The scouts are assigned fixtures on a weekly basis by Senior Scout Shaun Whiteside, and scouts now record these games (and players that are identified as talented) on the PMA (Performance Management Application), and these players are monitored and if they have multiple players, They’re invited in to the Academy on a training evening to play fixtures so we can match them up against our own players currently within the Academy, and monitor them more closely.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our team of scouts who brave the elements every weekend and work tirelessly alongside the grassroots league and clubs.

As scouts, we have ventured further afield in our quest for players for the Under 18s (Youth Team), and this has again seen us attract players who have trialled at Fleetwood Town from Northern and

Southern Ireland, as well as players from Category 1 clubs (Sunderland Everton Manchester United Manchester City Newcastle United). This is something we’ve looked at to continue our successful recruitment in this area from last season.

Personally I have attended a Talent Identification conference last December at St Georges Park, with guest speakers from the elite level of all different sports including Ed Smith (ECB Selector) Professor Vin Walsh (Human Brain Research) and Dan Ashworth (FA Technical Director).

Going to this conference allowed me to filter expert knowledge and ideas into the department. Also, looking ahead, I will embark on a trip to Dubai in February to recruit from exhibition matches, followed by a journey across the country to attend the English Football League exit trials. In February I will also travel down South to an event which will be held in Surrey, also in the midlands in Leicester, and to Chester which is a bit closer to home. These exit trials are held to support players released from clubs arrange potential scholarships with other clubs.

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COMMUNITYTRUST PLACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TRUST’S FEBRUARY HALF TERM SPORTS CAMPS! Fleetwood Town Community Trust’s February half term camps are still open for children to book themselves onto any of the three courses.

After the success of the Summer and October half term sports camps, we are pleased to say we are now open for the first half term of 2019!

The sessions will take place at Flakefleet Primary School, Carleton Green Primary School, and at Poolfoot Farm Sports Complex, between Monday 18th February, and Friday 22nd February.

All three venues will be available for children aged between 5-12 years-old and will cost just £12.50 per day at the two schools, and just £10 for the day at Poolfoot Farm!

Also, if children are booked in for the entire week, they will recieve a £5 discount from the overall cost! Take advantage of this brilliant offer today!

At Flakefleet and Carleton, the children will take part in fun sporting activities, alongside games throughout the day. Those who attend will get

to try new sports they might not have done at school, meet new friends, and potenitally get a visit from the first team players.

Drop off time will be 8:30-9:00am, with the pick-up time between 4-5pm.

At Poolfoot Farm, the children will be part of the Soccer School, which will see those play plenty of football matches, whilst learning new skills, and taking part in mini challenges throughout the week. With the first team on site, there will be opportunities for the children to meet players and get signatures of their favourite players.

The drop of time for this session will be 8:30-10am, with the pick-up time at 3-5pm.

This time, there will be a new option to drop off your children between 8:30-10am, and a late pick-up time of 3-5pm at Thornton Primary School – which is across the road from Poolfoot Farm on Heys Street. This service if needed, will be an additional £2.50 per session.

You can pay online for either of the three Sports Camps by visiting www.fleetwoodtownfccf.com, or by calling (01253) 208 442 for more details.

We look forward to seeing you next month at one of our sessions!

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