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CIAN’S POOLFOOT 5-A-SIDE TEAM : DAVID MITCHELL’S MATCH DAY : BOLGER’s six of the best

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gaffer’snotes I’d like to welcome you all to Highbury this afternoon as we take on Walsall.

Last weekend we were delighted to earn ourselves the chance to be in the hat for the third round of the FA Cup, and we now have to complete the job in the replay against Shrewsbury on Tuesday evening.

At the start of the season it was always our target to be in the FA Cup come January, and the possible tie against Bristol City offers us a big incentive to get through.

However, today our focus is on league action as we meet a Walsall who arrive at Highbury on the back of a superb 1-0 win against Sheffield United.

That result proved what a good side they can be and today’s game is a challenge we are all looking forward to.

We know at Highbury we are a force to be reckoned with and anyone who comes here to face us will come up against a highly motivated side who are full of confidence.

This week we have had to announce we’ll be without Jimmy Ryan for the Christmas period, adding to injuries to Ash Eastham, Martyn Woolford and Michael Duckworth.

All of those are very experienced players and they will be missed over what will be a busy spell over the festive period.

Apart from the muscle injury to Duckworth, all of the others were caused by impact, something we’ve been very unfortunate with and have no reflection at all on our medical team.

We have an excellent medical department headed up by Luke Bussey and a superb Sports Scientist in Youl Mawene and they have done an excellent job in preparing the players so far this season.

We wish all of our injured players a speedy recovery, they’ll certainly be needed in the new year.

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While the injuries have obviously been a blow to us, like I’ve said before, it’s given other players in the squad a chance, and they are all keen to keep this excellent run we are on going.

The unbeaten run is something we are very proud of and we are determined to keep that going in the coming weeks.

In the last couple of weeks we’ve had no midweek games and I feel this has done us good, it’s given us the chance to reenforce certain things on the training ground and work with the players.

I feel the team are in excellent shape to hopefully produce another good performance this afternoon.

Finally, I’d like to welcome all the staff, players and management of Walsall to Highbury, and wish them a safe journey home this evening.

Enjoy the game,

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CIANBOLGER FROM GAELIC FOOTBALL TO THE EFL

By David Mitchell Unlike many of his fellow professionals, Cian Bolger’s early life did not focus on football.

“I was born in Celbridge, a little village just outside Dublin, and brought up on Gaelic football and hurling. I played both regularly to around fourteen or fifteen. My dad played Gaelic football for Dublin but the two sports weren’t professional so you couldn’t make a living.”

“A friend of Dad’s had a friend who coached football with Cherry Orchard, a schoolboy team based in Ballyfermot near Dublin. I played there for a year before going to St. Kevin’s Boys FC who had a good team with the likes of Robbie Brady and Jeff Hendrick.

Lads started to get snapped up and moved on. I signed in the summer of 2007 and Robbie had gone to Manchester United the following January. Seven or eight of us came across the water. At 16, I headed to Leicester. It was a good family club with all the youth team in one house. It was a struggle to be away from home. It took about six months to settle.”

A three-year contract was awarded in 2010 but Bolger was to make his Football League debut on loan at Bristol Rovers. It was as part of a 6-1 defeat to today’s opponents, Walsall.

“Not a great start but I would add that it was 6-1 when I came on! I had a really good time at Bristol, in three separate spells. It was a great stepping stone.”

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The low point was a posterior cruciate injury in 2012 which put Bolger out for about four months. It was in a 2-2 draw with Aldershot and the first game back was... a 2-2 draw with Aldershot!

“I didn’t realise that, to be honest! I came back, trained at Leicester and rolled my ankle over so was out for another three or four weeks. Once fully fit it was back to Bristol.”

In January 2013, there was a move to Bolton.

“It was a frustrating period, not getting the game time I wanted, but I enjoyed my time there all the same.

There were some really good people.”

While with Bolton, Bolger made loan appearances at Colchester and Southend. The period at Southend became permanent in August 2014, a season which would end with a Wembley appearance.

“The play-off final against Wycombe went to penalties. I scored, our keeper saved their next one and we won 7-6. It was a great day and there were about eighteen members of my family watching! Not many can say they have played in a Wembley final. It’s something to cherish.”

Having been in and out of the Southend team, the 24 year-old jumped at the chance to go on loan to Bury.

“Bury came in with an opportunity to get some game time. It’s a traditional club but the Chairman has backed it with money and there are some great facilities now. I loved my time there.”

The central defender’s contract at Southend ended in the summer of 2016 and a few clubs showed interest.

“I was impressed by the facilities at Fleetwood but even more by where the Chairman wanted to take the club. I wasn’t in the side immediately, which I understood, but now I’m getting chances and enjoying my football. Scoring is a bonus. I used to nick a few at Bristol Rovers but then goals dried up.

As a centre half you should be looking at five or six per season.”

Bolger’s career has been heavily influenced by his father.

“I never missed a training session because Dad would make sure I got to them, up and down the country.

Now he comes over to pretty much every game. We have pubs in Dublin. He shuts them up and takes the early boat in the morning! He will get round any way he can! I am fortunate to have a great support network behind me.”

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following on from his feature interview in today’s edition of the programme, BOLGER REVEALS HIS ALL-TIME FIVE-A-SIDE TEAM.

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in this afternoon’s edition of codarmy, our DEFENSIVE IRISHMAN offers up a selection of key points from his career that have made him the man he is today.

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Who is your best mate in the the footballing world?

“Gary Deegan of Shrewsbury Town, he’s another Dublin man, who I played alongside whilst at Southend United”

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What was the best stadium you played in whilst you were playing?

“That would have to be Wembley. Playing there in a play-off final was special, especially because we won in the end.”

GK - Peter Schmeichel

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Who is the best player you have ever played against?

What is the best goal who think you’ve ever scored?

“Gabriel Agbonlahor for Aston Villa v Bristol Rovers.

It was the 3rd Round of the FA Cup and I was a young lad at the time”

“I don’t score spectacular goals! The one that always comes to mind is the play-off penalty i score for Southend at Wembley.”

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“The promotion whilst at Southend United seems to stick out for this one. It was a great time.”

“The best thing about being at Fleetwood Town is the dressing room spirit, it’s great.”

What has been your best moment in your career so far?

Finally, what is the best thing about being at Fleetwood Town?

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TheVisitors INTRODUCING WALSALL John Whitney brings his Walsall side to the Fylde Coast today for a Sky Bet Football League One game against Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.

2016/17 season form: w 6 d 8 l 6 Walsall have had a tricky November in Sky Bet League One as they have only managed to win one of their five games last month.

Whitney’s side have won six out of their 20 games so far this season as they are still struggling to have a decent run of form. Sitting in 17th, Walsall haven’t seen good from since October where they managed to gain 14 out of a possible 18 points.

Today’s man to watch is Erhun Oztumer. The English midfielder has outperformed most of his teammates stat wise this season as he has bagged himself eight goals and three assists so far.

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By Paul Collier David Mitchell’s association with the Fleetwood Town press team stems seven years. While his role has changed over this period, his importance to the club certainly hasn’t. He recently explained his typical match day.

“I tend to arrive at the stadium at about half past one and go straight to the press box. I meet up with Gary Hunt of BBC Radio Lancashire with whom I do the Cod Army player and we confirm our partnership for the afternoon.

“I am not required to be with Gary though until ten minutes to three. In the meantime, I tend to chat along the press box to people like Steve Bradshaw of Radio Wave and Rosie Swarbrick from the Gazette.

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“This is perhaps to pick up some messages about players, injuries, or the likely team which will come out.

“Having been at the club for so long there are many people I know, but you never know who might be here next. The minutes go by quickly but an important time for me is about half past two when the team sheets come out. I try to familiarise myself with the way the teams will set up.

“I am in place for ten minutes to three and Gary will cue me in. I will then provide a summary to his commentary which has to be interrupted from time to time when Gary goes back to the BBC Lancashire studio for a match update.

Gary and I dovetail well which comes from the

experience of having worked together. I have covered all the press areas and yet commentary has been a new departure for me in the past couple of years.

“It is different in that it poses new challenges. For example, you cannot cross something out and replace it once you have said it. I do though find commentary very enjoyable.

“At half time I will go to the press room for a sandwich and a coffee and may be catch up with one or two people which I might bring into the second half of the commentary. If there is a lull in play I may say that I caught up with up so and recall something pertinent which has been said.

“I find that I have the skill for communication which I have learned from a career previously as a teacher and a head teacher. You learn how to speak at meetings and such like.

“The skills have been transferrable and communication has always been very important to me. It is a pleasure to be involved in the press side and I thoroughly enjoy it.”

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Corporatecods Welcome back to Highbury Stadium for today’s game against Walsall – our last EFL home fixture before Xmas. Last week we were in FA Cup action and after a draw at Shrewsbury we now face them in a replay next Tuesday evening here at Highbury – the 3 rd round draw seeing the winners of this tie away at Championship Bristol City.

Thanks to all our seasonal sponsors, partners, advertisers and supporters for their support to Fleetwood Town to date – I hope everyone has a great Xmas, enjoy your xmas lunch with us today!

TODAY’S SPONSORS Today’s Match Sponsors are SAUERMANN. Thanks to Ernie Bate and his staff from the Blackpool based firm for their support as Match Sponsors today. A manufacturer of condensate management solutions and measurement instruments for indoor air quality, Sauermann Group products are synonymous with quality, performance and reliability. Established in 1976, the Sauermann Group has over 500 employees in 21 sites on three continents, including four manufacturing plants and revenues of over €60 million. Visit them at www.sauermann.co.uk for further information. We hope they have great day as Match Sponsors for their Xmas staff do today.

Match Ball Sponsors today are CARPETS OF LYTHAM. Thanks to owner Martin Rowley for his support. Carpets of Lytham have been established for 20 years and believe in looking after their customers. It is the additional facilities they offer at no extra charge which attract people to take advantage of their fantastic service. Call them on 01253 730919 for Carpets, Vinyls, Laminates and commercial work. We hope they have a great works Xmas do with us today!

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of the season. Packages start at just £700 plus VAT for 10 guests. Please contact us for details on fixtures available Tel 01253775080 option 2 for details.

NEW XMAS STOCK & LATE NIGHT OPENINGS The club shop will be open until 7pm on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s in December on the run up to Xmas. This gives fans not able to get down during working hours to come and buy any last minute Xmas presents for the Cod Army fans in your family! New Xmas stocking fillers now in!

XMAS DAY AT HIGHBURY Enjoy Christmas Day with family and friends in the Parkside Suite here at Highbury Stadium with a delicious festive menu produced by our in house chefs from FTFC with a sitting at 3pm.

Prices are £55 Adults £29 Children, private dining in our VIP boxes also available. Call Cecelia Frediani on 01253 208440 to book or e-mail Christmas@fleetwoodtownfc.com SPONSORS GALLERY Thanks to our match day sponsors last home league game against Chesterfield and Shrewsbury. Thanks to Chesterfield Match Sponsors ADJ Fire & Security, Ball Sponsors Molson Coors. Thanks to Shrewsbury Match Sponsors Jones Harris and Ball Sponsors Builders Supplies.

BURY - EFL Sky Bet League 1 - Mon 26th December - Come with friends and family to the game! It’s a great day to come and watch some LIVE football at Highbury with a ‘ Lancashire derby’ against the Shakers. Last few Parkside Suite places available Price Grade A Game £69pp, All Boxes Sold Out for this game. Call 01253775080 option 2 office hours, Mobile 07854 846820 or of office hours.

OLDHAM ATHLETIC - EFL Sky Bet League 1 - Sat 31st December - Come with friends and family to the game to start off your new year celebrations.

We are keen to create a real family atmosphere on the day with pre-match activities planned for a great family day out.

This is a fantastic offer for VIP – priced at just £49pp, ST Holders £39pp, U16’s £29 with Kids menu choices available by Twelve our event caterers on the day. Call 01253775080 Opt 2 to book office hours, Mobile 07854 846820 out of office hours.

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The club are delighted to announce that the Fleetwood Town Community Trust were winners at the recent Wyre Business Awards.

FTFCCT won the ‘Community Involvement Award’ for their work in the Wyre district over the last 12 months.

Fleetwood Town Community Trust is an independent charity working in partnership with Fleetwood Town Football Club. The Trust aims to support and inspire individuals to become physically and emotionally healthy and build strong communities; through increased self-value and personal aspiration, within exciting and easily accessible programmes.

Over the last 12 months, the Trust has delivered quality outcome focused and innovative programmes, engaging with over 3000 residents in sport, health and education projects across Wyre.

The work which we continue to do in schools across Wyre has increased in the past year and we are now engaging in excess of 2,000 children per week, which includes curricular & after school coaching.

skills and attitudes they need to become more engaged with their communities. This culminated in over £1,500 being raised for local charities.

We have established a walking football programme with a core of 26 males aged 50+ who attend sessions at Milton St Astro, Fleetwood and Poolfoot Farm.

We have developed The Challenge through Sport Initiative (CSI) in partnership with Lancashire Sport. It is a healthy lifestyle and behavioural change programme which helps people in drug and alcohol treatment services stay clean.

We have engaged 126 girls at 5 High Schools in health related fitness activities.

The last 12 months has seen the Trust grown in terms of both projects and the number of delivery staff. Full time staff has increased from 9 to 14 with the non-contracted staff doubling to 12.

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ACADEMY DIRECTOR STUART MURDOCH had this to say about CONNOR FINLAYSON. “Connor is a last year scholar who joined us at the beginning of the season from Foxhall Juniors. He spent time in our coaching set up prior to becoming a scholar and has set about his full time training with enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard. After impressing in pre-season with his physical work, unfortunately he picked up an injury which limited his game time. A six foot two centre forward, he has played the central role recently in a front three. He is learning the requirements of the role and is showing steady progress. Now the first years have had time to settle into ‘football life’, the new environment at Poolfoot, being away from home at the Digs, of full time training, we look forward to seeing their progress in the New Year. ”

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THE CORPORATE CUP Fleetwood Town Football Club’s training ground - Poolfoot Farm, Thornton Take part in our new monthly Corporate Cup with your staff or business clients Be the best in the business at 5-a-side football Enter your team in to the Corporate Cup

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