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Good afternoon everyone, and welcome
to the Harry Williams Riverside Stadium for this afternoon’s game against Frickley,
in, and did a great job at the back.
It was a much more even game than
with whom we managed a draw late-on in
we’ve seen of late, and we matched
place back in September. I’d like to extend
keeps improving match upon match, I’m
the season after getting beaten 4-2 at their a warm Rammy welcome to our match
officials as well as the players, management and officials of Frickley - I hope you
enjoy your visit today, and have a safe journey home.
Wednesday night saw us finally get
Whitby throughout. While this squad
not worried. It’s when the improvements
stop that we will need to have a sit down and think about what needs doing - it is still very much a work in progress, but all the progress is positive.
Our supporters have, on the whole,
some points on the board with yet another
been as fantastic as ever - and under-
squad of very good players now, and I’m
ourselves in with a brand-new squad, but
improved performance. We have a quality
happy that we are making massive strides each time we play. Many of the clubs
jon robinson
Kyle Harrop and Andy Fitzgerald stepped
we’re facing have had a season or two for
the majority of their team to gel, whereas we’ve only had pre-season, and even then
we were trying out lots of players to decide which squad to take into the season. Pre-
season games against teams such as Clitheroe and Colne, or even Burnley and
Bolton, are little use, as the standard of football we face in the Evostik Premier is completely different. Whether we like it or
not, the gelling begins for real with that first kick of the new season.
The signing of Max Harrop has been a
great coup for us as, although he’s a
young player, he has stacks of experience, and is just the kind of creative personality
we need to link the increasingly effective midfield with Gassy up front. We’ve been
moving the ball around in defence, and
midfield, which is how I would like us to
play, but we haven’t been making nearly
enough in-roads in the final third. Max
gives us that penetration and, as we saw on Wednesday, is even managing to tuck the ball away himself.
standing of the situation we’ve found a couple of people have been doing quite
a bit of damage to squad morale, both on
the touchline and elsewhere. There are
one or two players in the squad who are
struggling to get their heads together, much like Donal McDermott last season
who has now gone on to bigger and better things at Rochdale. These players need
our support, not our criticism, and I’ve
been very disappointed at how quickly
people have come out with all guns blazing, whether it is pointing out certain
players or certain positions that they feel
are letting us down. Players such as
Dominic McHale have enormous potential, if they manage to find their confidence, and they will only do that with support from everyone at the club. Calling players lazy
will never help that confidence! There is also the issue that posts on our club forum
act as helpful scouting reports for other clubs. We had Frickley watched in the
week, but imagine our disappointment when our own forum has a more detailed
scouting report on us than anyone would get through visiting the match!
And so I ask that you remain patient, and
Whitby was a great confidence boost for
remain supportive of the lads. These are a
ney involved, and the fact that we were
hundred times over, if you will only get
the lads, particularly given the long jour-
without Andy Dawson and Callum Jones
who both rolled their ankles on Saturday.
good squad who will repay your loyalty a
behind them and give them the encouragement they deserve.
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tony cunningham
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Welcome to the Harry Williams Riverside Stadium to everyone connected with Frickley Athletic, and, of course, today’s match officials. I hope you all enjoy your brief visit to Ramsbottom.
NOT QUITE THE START This is certainly a testing time for everyone at the HWRS, but we must all keep the faith. We’ve enjoyed amazing success for the best part of six years, but football is not all about winning, and sometimes we have to accept that times can be tough. Good grief, ask those wonderfully noisy fans of Hyde United how they have felt for the last two years. Three wins in two seasons would just about test anyone’s dedication, but they are now coming through, albeit a couple of divisions lower.
LACK OF AMBITION? I wonder though, if despite this drop in status, anyone would accuse Hyde United of lacking ambition? I ask the question because I am fully aware that such accusations have been made recently about Ramsbottom United. Now hang about. Weren’t we a middle-of-the-table North West Counties League side not too long ago? Now here we are in Evo-Stik Premier. Doesn’t sound like a lack of ambition to me! Ambition though, has to be tempered by reality. Yes, we could move up into National League North. On the playing side, Curzon Ashton have proved that it is possible. They do however have a ground superior to ours and with virtually nothing required to move up. We would need to implement a number of further changes. Those
would be done however, as all previous requirements to move up the leagues have also been carried out. Compared with Curzon, our fans base is much larger, so that would help sustain the increase costs involved with a further move up the pyramid. Off the field, however, there is still many ways we can improve the club. Harry continues to work harder than any Chairman I know, and try as he may, he can’t continue without additional help. Fortunately over the summer months, many supporters willingly gave up their time, and everyone here was more than grateful. But throughout the year, many jobs have to be done behind the scenes that most people just do not see. So to consolidate ambition, more help is needed in making the club more professional. We know of the other areas that need looking at. Sponsorship could and should be improved. Our catering is being looked at. Publicity needs further expansion. As a club we recognise all this, and in some ways, our rapid progress has left us falling a little behind off the pitch. But accusations of lack of ambition are way out of order. We all want Ramsbottom United to compete at the highest level it can achieve. I don’t know what level that is. All I know is that with each promo-
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tion come new challenges as well as new adventures. Fleetwood, as a town, is not much bigger than Ramsbottom, and it certainly hasn’t got our catchment area, but look at what they have achieved. OK, so they have a multi-millionaire businessman behind them, and maybe they are the exception, but football can be a fickle friend. Clubs have risen to the summit only to disappear back down again. Conference Premier killed off Leigh RMI, Farsley Celtic, Hereford United, Salisbury City, and no doubt one or two more. It also had serious consequences for the likes of Droylsden,
Chairman, groundsman, turnstile operator, kitman, treasurer, bottle-washer, maintenance man, pie and peas chef, painter and decorator, grass cutter and divotter - Harry Williams
Leek Town, Stafford Rangers and many more, as the financial requirements were way above those clubs abilities. The one thing you can be sure of here in Ramsbottom is that whilst Harry is in charge of the pursestrings, this club will never gamble it’s future on short-term success. Everything that has happened over the last 50 years to see this club climb to it’s present position has been done with much fore-thought. That certainly does not, for me, represent a lack of ambition. Far from it.
max harrop
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The intelligent reading of the game, the leisurely lope, and the strange hair-band thing could lead even the uninitiated to suspect that Rammy are now fielding two Harrop brothers... and they’d be spot on, as Kyle’s younger brother Max joined the club, virtually out of the blue, last week, making his debut in the game against Hyde. After Saturday’s match we grabbed Max for a quick chat, and asked him first of all how he came to join Rammy. “Things weren’t really working out at Ashton United early-doors in the new season, so I had a quick chat with Kyle to see if Rammy might be interested in giving me a go, and so here I am! All I want to do is play games and get myself fully match fit - you can’t do that if you’re not getting out and playing regularly. I wasn’t making the squad at Ashton, possibly because I spent a good proportion of the pre-season away with work, and I knew that Rammy were perhaps a bit light on attacking/creative midfielders, so it made sense for me. “Number 10 is my position really. I’ve always been comfortable and confident on the ball, and I can always find the pass. I’m not afraid to have a go at goal too, which I hope will help.” It’s quite a tough time to come in to Rammy, with a team lying bottom of the table, and a few of the fans starting to have a go at the team and at the management. We asked what the atmosphere is like in the dressing room, and whether the pressure is starting to tell a little bit. “No, not at all. It’s very early for a brand new squad to start to click, particularly one which is trying to
play decent football, and we all know that it’s a long, long season and things can change very quickly. We just have to keep working hard, and stay as a team. We’ve got some real quality players here that I know from elsewhere, like Alex Meaney who’s real class in the middle, and Pughie who I know from my time at Bury. Pugh was another reason I was quite excited about joining Rammy - we’re good mates and have always had a good laugh together. “The changing room is brilliant. Noone’s getting on each others’ backs or anything like that. When you get new players in any team, even one as big as United, you end up with difficulties. Everyone just has to remember that it’s a work in progress and that we all need to be patient. Let us do our bit behind the scenes at training and get our act together to put on a show on Saturday. Hopefully things will get better quickly.” Max started out at Liverpool aged 12 before Bury picked him up at around 14, and it was Bury where he remained right through the youth ranks, winning two awards for ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ and ‘Youth Team Player of the Season’ shortly before a change of management saw Kevin Blackwell take charge and show Max, and a number of other promising youngsters, the door. From Bury he moved to Nantwich in December 2012, where he remained until the last few games of last season, moving over to Ashton United. That transfer meant he ended up facing Rammy with both clubs, including both of the defeats against Ashton, and the 4-1 thumping we received from Nantwich in only our second home game.
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max harrop
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We asked how it feels to have another footballer in the household growing up, and whether it was a good or bad thing. “Me and Kyle have always been really, really close. I’m the youngest of three brothers, though we have a little sister too, and me and Kyle have always been the closest, mainly because of football - our other brother doesn’t play. I’d say that Kyle is my best mate, though amazingly this is only the second time I’ve ever played on the same team as him, and I’ve not much played against him - mainly because he’s always been in nonleague and I’ve been playing football league. “He’s always been really supportive though, and is there to give advice when I need it. Last season I got a red card in a game, which was really hard for me to take, but he’s always there when I need a bit of advice and help, saying ‘do this’ or ‘do that’, and it feels like you’re sharing problems.”
Most Rammy fans will recall Kyle Harrop receiving his marching orders last season, when he told the referee what he thought of his ignorance, in no uncertain terms. Max also admits that getting at referees and caring too much about decisions that have already been made has been a weakness of his, and something he’s been working on. “It sometimes winds me up when you see referees make a really appalling decision that affects the game, and it stops me keeping focus on my game and my performance. It’s not normally other people that wind me up though, I tend to wind myself up when I’m not doing so well, and get on my own back. I think a lot of players are like that, which is why it’s never good if the fans get on your back as well. I always want to put in the best performance and make the best pass, so I’ll have a go at myself if something doesn’t come off or if I have a bad game. I just need to get
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that out of my game and really concentrate on the positives - that confidence really improves your performance.” Max started out at a club called ‘North End Boys’, which one of his friend’s dads set up and ran. The team of talented youngsters set their league alight, winning four league titles and countless other trophies, and this is how Liverpool and then Bury first came across Max, who was playing up front and was regularly top goal-scorer. At Bury he pulled back into midfield, with a short spell at full-back before finally making his debut for the Shakers in the middle, coming on as sub in a really tough game away at Port Vale. “It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, aged 17, coming on to play in a team that was down to ten men, trying to hold on for the last 20 minutes to get a 1-1 draw. “After that I made my full debut against Crewe the next week, in the Johnson’s Paint Trophy, before spending most of the season coming on as sub. I had been in the first-team squad for a whole season before that, from turning 16, but didn’t get any match time at first. It was a bit frustrating, but when you’re 16 it’s a real buzz being involved with the first team - what other 16-year-old lad would be unhappy travelling all over the country as a professional foot-
baller, seeing so much at such a young age? Personally I think I’ve had a lot of experiences in football, and had a lot of ups and downs and I know what it takes to get yourself up, and get back on the rails if things don’t work out so well. In all honesty though, I had the time of my life at Bury.” “The move from league to nonleague is where I really discovered a love for the game that no professional ever has, where you get to play every week because you want to be there, and you give everything for your team. That’s something I never fully experienced at Bury, and is what’s really surprised me with the move across to non-league. All of these lads at Rammy give up so much to play football and to play for this team. It’s a great honour to be able to pull on the blue shirt of Rammy and get out there playing. I only hope I can do everyone proud at my new club.”
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today’s
opposition
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Frickley Athletic made a poor start to
win at home to Stourbridge. Unfortunately
two points in the first month of the season.
March to register a further league success
their last league campaign, only picking up
today’s opposition
Their first league victory came at the
beginning of September when they beat Matlock Town at home 1-0 and followed
the Blues had to wait until the end of when they defeated Rushall Olympic 3-1, again away from home.
By this stage league points were at a
this up with further impressive victories
premium, especially with so many clubs in
and Witton Albion. The month also saw the
away at Trafford and two draws against
against FC United of Manchester, Rammy
blues fall at the first hurdle in the FA Cup
when they were beaten 2-1 by lower league Farsley Celtic.
Their upturn in form seemed to disap-
pear in October when they only claimed one league win at fellow strugglers Belper
Town, but successive wins over Trafford and Whitby Town at the end of November
the relegation dogfight. A 3-2 success
Rammy and Curzon Ashton saw Frickley
escape relegation by one point as they finished the season in 19th place. They did
however finish on a high as the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup was won again as
they beat Nostell NW 4 1, with top scorer Reece Thompson netting twice.
Unfortunately Frickley have yet again got
gave Frickley some hope in the bottom
off to a poor start this season, with defeats
Frickley welcomed 2015 in with a cred-
lington 1883. They also lost some key
half of the table.
itable win against in form Blyth Spartans and followed it up with only their second away three points of the season in a 3-1 victory at Stamford and a third consecutive
at home to Matlock Town and away to Darplayers over the summer first choice strik-
ers Reece Thompson and Gavin Allott both leaving for pastures new.
1910 1924 1928 1974 1976 1980
Frickley Colliery Football Club are formed.
Joined the Midland League after spells in the Sheffield Association and the Yorkshire League.
Picked up first piece of silverware winning the Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup.
Changed name to Frickley Athletic FC.
Accepted to join the Northern Premier League.
After finishing 3rd in the NPL, Frickley replaced Redditch United in the Alliance Premier League (now the National Conference).
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The town of South Elmsall was a small farm settlement until the Industrial Revolution.
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South Elmsall was mentioned alongside its neighbours in the Doomsday Book.
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The town’s quarry was deemed of national importance by DEFRA due to its unusual patch of coral reef.
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It was the site of Frickley Colliery and was one of the largest deep coal mines in the United Kingdom. During the UK Miners’ Strike between 1984 and 1985 it was the scene of many disturbances.
The Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band have previously been both British and European Champions.
Actor Chris Walker who has appeared in Birmingham based Soap Opera ‘Doctors’ is originally from the town.
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Other notable residents include footballer George Gibson who played for Frickley Athletic and became one of the earliest English footballers to play abroad.
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South Elmsall is twinned with Wetter in Germany.
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Frickley Athletic have twice been saved from relegation due to other clubs financial problems.
did you know?
Frickley Athletic FC is located in the South Elmsall area of West Yorkshire.
1986 1987 2006 2011 2011 2014 2015 Reached the FA Cup Third Round where they lost 3-1 to Rotherham United and finished as runners-up in the Gola league.
Relegated back to the Northern Premier League.
Finished as Northern Premier Division runners-up but lost out in the PlayOff Semi-Finals to North Ferriby United.
Karl Rose Only saved from relega- took over as tion from the manager. Northern Premier Division due to Northwich Victoria’s financial problems.
Again reprieved from relegation due to Vauxhall Motors resignation from the Conference North.
Avoided relegation by one point finishing in 19th position in the Northern Premier Division.
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six to watch
Sebastian Malkowski (Goalkeeper) Age: 28 Previous Clubs; Wisla Tczew, Olimpia Sztum, Lechia Gdansk, Bytovia Bytow & Zawisza Bydgoszcz. The Polish shot-stopper signed from Zawisza Bydgoszcz during the summer and impressed the management team during pre-season. The giant goalkeeper has spent his entire career playing in his homeland and comes to Frickley as a full Poland international, having earned one cap against Lithuania back in 2011. Standing at just over 6ft 4ins Malkowski is sure to be an imposing figure in ‘The Blues’ backline.
Luke Jeffs (Defender) Age: 32 Previous Clubs; Goole AFC Jeffs followed the management team when they left Goole Town AFC to join ‘The Blues’ in the summer of 2012. In his time at Goole, the experienced defender made over 200 appearances. Luke has now made over 100 appearances for Frickley Athletic and he will surely be hoping that he can add more stability and insert his influence on a defence that struggled to keep clean sheets last year. Simon Lenighan (Midfield) Age: 21 Previous Clubs; Leeds United, Bradford PA, FC Halifax Town, Harrogate Town & Alfreton Town. This exciting midfielder started his career in the junior ranks at Leeds United. During his time at the Yorkshire club he spent time on loan at
both Bradford Park Avenue and FC Halifax. On his release by Leeds he joined Harrogate Town over the summer of 2014, but was unable to cement a first team place. In order to gain regular football he spent the remainder of last season at Alfreton Town. On his release he was quickly snapped up by the Frickley management. Lenighan’s main position is as a ball winner in the middle of the park, but he is also more than capable of adding attacking options.
Luke Hinsley (Striker) Age: 25 Previous Clubs; Goole AFC, Yorkshire Main & Harrogate Railway. Hinsley returned to the Westfield Lane Stadium in October 2014 for his second spell at the club. After playing for Goole AFC and Yorkshire Main he originally signed for Frickley from Harrogate Railway in the summer of 2012. His two year stay was ended once the 2013/14 league campaign had finished and he moved back to his first club Goole Town AFC. This was to last only a matter of months as he returned to Frickley in the early part of last season. Luke’s versatility is key to ‘The Blues’ as he is not only able to play up front as a striker, but he can also operate both out wide or in midfield.
Zeph Thomas
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Zeph Thomas (Striker) Age: 25 Previous Clubs; Rotherham United, Ilkeston, Emley, Harrogate Town, Cowdenbeath, Mickleover Sports, Goole AFC & Boston United. This former Rotherham United Youth team player has turned out for a number of clubs in the non-league pyramid. After playing for semi-professional clubs in the United states he turned professional at Belgian club Montegnee before he spent time in the Scottish First Division with Cowdenbeath. He then moved back to North America for a second time, joining Canadian side Thunder Bay Chill, before again returning to the English game. The summer signing also has international recognition for Caribbean side St Kitts and Nevis. He made his debut in the Caribbean Cup against Anguilla and he has so far made eight appearances and scored two goals .
Karl Rose (Manager) Managerial Career; Goole Town. Rose began his playing career as a striker at Barnsley for whom he made four appearances. He moved on to Rochdale, but had to give up his professional career due to a serious injury. He then played for a number of clubs in the non-league pyramid that included Scarborough, Leigh RMI, Tamworth, Garforth Town, Hednesford Town and Goole Town. During his time at Goole he became playermanager in 2009 in a spell that lasted three years. He was appointed manager of Frickley Athletic in May 2012 and in his first season managed to keep ‘The Blues’ in the Northern Premier Division, as they were reprieved from relegation due to the financial difficulties of Vauxhall Motors. Last season was just as difficult for Frickley, but again they managed to survive, this time finishing in 19th position in the league.
Luke Hinsley in action
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WHITBY TOWN Roberts (59)
RAMSBOTTOM UNITED M Harrop (46)
1 1
RAMSBOTTOM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Shenton Beadle Woods Haywood K Harrop Fitzgerald M Harrop 1 Meaney Gaskell Kuba-Kuba+ Heron
Subs: McHale+, Spencer, Cliffe, Knight, Hartley
WHITBY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Bland+ Shepherd Robinson Bullock Weledji McTiernan Gardner Gell Roberts 1 Waters Martin
Subs: Blackburn+, Keogh, Brown, Gardner, McCarthy
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bies include lego and colouring. He’s been involved with Ramsbottom United Juniors for two years, but doesn’t have a favourite Rammy player yet as this is his first ever visit to the Harry Williams Riverside Stadium. Everyone at Rammy hopes you enjoy your visit to our club.
today’s mascot
Today’s mascot is six-year-old Dominic Filidoro from Tottington, whose birthday is 26th September 2008. He attends Holly Mount RC Primary School where his favourite lessons are Literacy and Mathematics. Dominic’s favourite food is Sunday roast, and as well as football, his hob-
grant shenton
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A frustrating day for everyone on Saturday, none more than for you, with the high standards you set yourself. What happened with the goals? I just had one of those days. I'm only human and I'd be playing a lot higher level If I didn't have them. Two mistakes, two goals, and that's something that keepers have to live with. I won't go into the details of what I was thinking as it wouldn't make for good reading. In any position so much of your performance is about confidence, though that has to be critical as a captain and goalkeeper. Is your confidence ok, or has it taken a bit of a knock? Listen, if I said it didn't take a little bit then I would be lying, but I won't let it affect any more games. It's gone, I move on. I learnt from a young age that I would make mistakes but it’s about sticking to what I'm good at. And that's what I'll do.
A few people have said to us that you're really maturing into that captain's role, and have been fantastic with everyone this season. That must be nice to hear. That's great to hear. I love being the captain, I like the responsibility and I like to lead. I'm still 24 and I feel like I've been in non-league a very long time, and I'm trying to pass that experience onto the younger lads. I worked hard to get to where I am and I'm not going to stop now.
As we've said elsewhere in today's programme, the unpleasant and personal comments about players on the club forum and on the touchline are not helping matters. How much do these things affect players? Personally they don't bother me. People are entitled to their opinions and can voice them whenever they like. Sometimes though our forum is not private so scouting is getting easier for the opposition and fans need to bear that in mind - a simple statement on the forum can become a opposition game-plan in the right hands. As a fan, if I'm watching my team lose I'm still cheering them on because that's what being a fan is about. Supporting your team home and away, winning or losing. Although your brother isn't getting any match time at the moment, he seems to really be buying into Rammy. Is he enjoying being at the club? Yeah he's really enjoying it. He knows what he wants and he will work hard to push and get it. And he can drink just as well as myself so fits in to the social side of Rammy. Do you know how Callum Jones is? Was it one of the ankles he had operated on over summer? Callum just had a slight roll of the ankle. He felt better after the game which last year he didn't, so the signs are good.
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Andy Dawson - is he just struggling to get fully match-fit? Andy has had a very long time out of the game. it's hard for normal bodies to get to grips with multiple games a week let alone the machine that is Andy Dawson.
How did you get on with the Hyde fans behind the goal? Were they just having a bit of fun, or were they giving you more stick than you'd normally get? I love the banter with the away fans and they were top. They gave me some stick but it made me smile and laugh. I have respect for any fan that pays money to watch a match I’m playing in, so there will never be bad blood from me regarding fans.
There are a good number of supporters who really appreciate your commitment to Rammy, and want you to know that you, and all the players, have their 100% support. They're not necessarily the loudest fans, but there are a good number. And I appreciate every fan that walks through the gate to watch our team. I want the most appearances record and that's something I'm going to be very proud of. Thank you for all your support. COYR
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If you look at an atlas, or worse that lying
night, as you’d expect for a “local derby”)
the UK (you know the one, where the dis-
around Borough Park so we decided to hit
thing that the BBC pass off as a map of tance between East London and West London looks about the same as that from
noted that “it looked pretty desolate the bar at the ground”.
All of that said, Borough Park is one of
Barrow to Inverness) then, like the league
the Grand Old Men of football stadia, with
you probably think that Workington isn’t
ball league days, so for that reason alone,
representatives who work out the fixtures,
that far away. In the grand scheme of
Workington’s awful travelling distances, yes, Rammy probably IS a local derby, for
them at least. For us... well, it’s further than it looks, let’s settle for that.
very little having changed since their foot-
it has to be one to visit. The pies and hos-
pitality are second to none, with all the supporters and staff being friendly and appreciative last season.
Results-wise the Rams out-played
I remember once going up to Carlisle to
Workington for the majority of the away
or so, when football fans could be a bit
after tangling with a Workington striker, it
watch Preston play.It was about 22 years scary... but we’d been to Blackpool, Burn-
ley, Bolton, Rochdale, Wigan, Bury etc without any worries at all, so we reckoned
it’d be a fun day out. Anyway, when we
rolled into town, we got the fright of our lives! Preston had about 30 league teams
nearer to them than Carlisle were, but the
game, but after Billy Priestley was sent off
was a struggle to keep them out (despite Shents making a great save to deny a
penalty). With just ten minutes remaining Martin Colman buried a corner to score the only goal of the match, three-points to the Cumbrians.
The home tie came again on a Tuesday
Cumbrian lot had been looking forward to
night at the Harry Williams Riverside, and
minute barrage of abuse ensued, with a
prising since it came on the back of six
their ‘local rivals’ coming all season! A 90-
whole repertoire of anti-Preston songs that we found very flattering, but a little surpris-
ing, and frankly overwhelming. Needless to say, after the match we hot-footed it out of there for a nice pub and chippy in Pen-
rith, where we were less likely to get bitten by someone!
was pretty tough going, particularly surwins! It was a tight match, short on chances, and the opening goal scored
from a corner by Scott Allison after 57 minutes,
with
Rammy’s
Jordan
Hulme
bagging a hard-earned equaliser with just seven minutes left on the clock.
This season sees Workington just above
I think that distances are a bit different
Rammy in the table, with two draws (home
Lincolnshire (more of a country mile than
Stourbridge), and a defeat to high-flying
when you get to the wilds of Cumbria or of we get) , but whether we like it or not, our
Bank Holiday ‘derby’ is a 2hrs 10minutes
drive, though to add a bit for the Bank Holiday traffic to Keswick!
I’ve been to Workington just the once, for
a gig a couple of years ago, and although
I’m sure it’s a lovely town if you know where to go, it didn’t really endear itself to
me. Darren’s “darkside” column from last season, when we faced them as our first
away game of the season (a Tuesday
against Sutton Coldfield and away against Skelmersdale posted so far. Like Rammy, they seem to be struggling to find the
net, with just three goals from first
their four
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Billy Priestley: marching orders up in Cumbria after tangling with the forward
Phil Dean tries to squeeze through a gap during a very tight game
Not pretty, but somehow Jordan Hulme managed to find the back of the net with 7 minutes left
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Maybe it’s time for a day out to the Lakes! That’s what I’m suggesting to the ‘Better Half’ anyway. If you’re joining us on the long trip to Workington, and aren’t planning on taking the club coach (£12, places limited, see Harry asap), then this is how you get there... The address is: Borough Park Workington Cumbria CA14 2DT tel: 01900 602871
keep going for miles and miles!
4) Past Keswick and Cockermouth, staying on the A66... right into Workington.
5) Turn right at the end of the road (literally), near the Curwen pub (on the right), signposted to Carlisle A596. 6) Follow the road around, over the bridge across the small roundabout and then turn right (third exit) at the bigger roundabout.
The directions are pretty 7) Follow the road, which simple. doubles back, and you can’t miss the ground on the left. 1) Get yourself to the M6 (over Grane Road, west on Parking looks a sod, though the M65, then north on the there is a little bit on the M6). ground. The Tesco opposite we’re not sure about (and 2) Keep going north for no-one else that we’ve miles and miles, until you come across seems to be get to junction 40, which is sure). Probably best to the turn-off for Penrith and check the signs when you the A66. arrive. Other than that, The Best of Luck, because, as 3) Take the 1st exit at the Darkside said, it’s a bit ‘midroundabout for A66 dle of nowhere’. Keswick, and, once again,
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Pit your wits against The Mighty Molly by trying to correctly guess the results from today’s Evostik Premier games. Each correct score earns 3pts, with correct results earning 1pt.
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GUESTS 14pts
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RAMSBOTTOM UNITED v FRICKLEY SATURDAY 29th AUGUST 3pm
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PROGRAMME TEAM Programme Editor: Rob Moss League News: Gareth Bird Darkside Column: Darren Comer Exile Column: Richard Isaacs Tony’s Teasers: Tony Cunningham Editorial Page: Tony Cunningham Supporters Club: Rob Moss Photographs: Rob Moss, Ste Heard, Darren Comer, Angie Leach
Other Contributors: Phil Edghill, Jon Robinson, Grant Shenton, Newsthump.com, the Evostik
League, Mark Molyneaux. Special thanks to match officials and
opposition officials, supporters
and photographers too numerous to mention.
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WAYNE GOODISON
Good afternoon and welcome to today’s game against a Frickley side, who I believe unfairly get bad press for just surviving in this league each season. Like ourselves they will no doubt operate on a tight budget so to be competitive is testament to the collective spirit they always show. I think it is fair to say that our start to the season has been a difficult one. Anyone who thought we would just throw a team together and sail serenely through pre-season and on at the start of our campaign is either full of blind faith or the eternal optimist! This club has had a huge turnover of players in the last nine months - add in a change of Manager and most teams would struggle to just pick up and carry on where they left off. At this level keeping a good base of a side together over a number of months is crucial to any degree of success and in reality we are about a month into that process, with most of our squad new to the club, and in some cases new to the league. From my point of view as a Coach, I am happy with large parts of what we are doing and I’m realistic enough to know that Supporters, whilst interested to see a team develop, also want to see results on the field. I say Supporters, as anyone who genuinely has a love for the club they support, does that regardless, like the vast majority here at Ramsbottom do. You are the ones who matter and who ultimately the Players here are responsible to. Robbo and Edgy are fully aware of where we need to look to improve the squad and again whilst some may want to see sweeping changes and additions, reality is that we have to bring players in who can improve us and not just be a substitute for what we already have. We have a very talented mix of players here who have all worked hard so far and I believe are capable of doing well both individually and collectively as long as they keep looking to work hard to improve. So indeed anyone we do bring in has to match that ethos first before we even take into account ability. All parts of the season are vital, but I’d say it is safe to say our next few weeks will start to shape ours. We have some quick-fire league games plus an FA Cup tie coming up, and by then, once we are around the 10 games mark, I always think you can measure where you are as a squad and also what the season is starting to look like on a whole. I would hope that at that stage our players are still improving but, more importantly, starting to get the results they deserve. Which will only come if we are ALL focused and intent on sticking together and keeping positive. Enjoy the game.
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PREMIER DIVISION SATURDAY ROUNDUP
Only two teams are left with three wins in three games so far this season, as both Skelmersdale United and Blyth Spartans kept up their 100% league records. Danny Mitchley scored the only goal of the game in the 30th minute as Skem defeated Halesowen Town 1-0 at Stormy Corner. It was the same score line at Croft Park as a Dan Maguire’s injury-time strike gave Blyth Spartans the three points against Buxton. At the other end of the table both Rammy and Stamford AFC are still searching for their first points of the season. Hyde United beat the Rams 4-1 at the Harry Williams Riverside Stadium, with Ayrton Bevins grabbing a hatrick. Although the score line would suggest a comfortable win for the Tigers, a much improved Ramsbottom were worth far more than a consolation goal by David Kuba-Kuba. At the Zecco Stadium, Stamford gave Ashton United a real battle as they eventually lost out 4-3. An Andy Hall penalty and a fine finish from Gregg Smith ensured the Daniels entered half time in front after Adam Morning had given Ashton the lead. Stamford further stretched their lead through Jordan Smith, but the game turned when Richard Jones was dismissed after conceding a penalty, which was confidently dispatched by Chris Baguley. Stamford were then reduced to nine men, when Jordan Smith was also shown a red card, giving Ashton the upper hand. An equaliser soon came from Joe Connor, and Stephen Mason won the game for United with a strike in time added on. Rushall Olympic and promoted Salford City are also yet to lose so far in the early reaches of the 2015/16 Northern Premier Division. The Pic’s picked up a 2-2 draw at Grantham Town, with goals either side of half time by Luke Benbow and Kris Taylor being cancelled out by the Gingerbread’s Lee Beeson and Lindokuhle Ndlovu. Salford City won the battle of the sides promoted from the Division One North and South
as they edged Mickleover Sports away from home. Jordan Hulme and Danny Webber gave the Ammies a 2-0 lead in the second half, before Nic Degirolamo pulled one back for Mickleover. Yorkshire side Frickley Athletic gained their first point of the season as they came back from 2-0 down against Sutton Coalfield Town, John Cyrus grabbing a leveller in the last minute. Phil Trainer put hosts Sutton ahead after only two minutes and Justin Richards added a second for the home side just before half time. Tyler Williams reduced the deficit in the 73rd minute before Cyrus’s late strike meant the game finished all square. The battle of the Towns between Matlock and Whitby was decided by Niall McManus, who struck in the 89th minute to give the home side a 1-0 win. A brace by Matty Bell gave Nantwich Town an away win at Marine; this after the home side took the lead through Lewis Coding. Darlington 1883 and Ilkeston FC both picked up their second maximum points of the season on Saturday. The Robins left Llanellian Road with a 2-0 victory, as goals from Jonathan Edwards and ex-pro Lee Hughes gave Ilkeston the three points at Colwyn Bay. Darlington made easy work of Barwell in front of a bumper crowd of 1,243 at Heritage Park. After a goalless first half the deadlock was broken for the home side by Graeme Armstrong and the lead was quickly doubled by ace marksmen Nathan Cartman. Barwell pulled one back through Alex Tomkinson, but the win was secured for the Quakers as Tom Portas fired home in the 90th minute.
PREMIER DIVISION MIDWEEK ROUNDUP
Monday evening saw Ilkeston and Stourbridge play out a seven goal thriller at the New Manor Ground. The home side took the lead when Charlie Coulson’s low finish went in via a post on 12 minutes.
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It was soon 2-0 to Ilkeston as Jonathan Edwards unleashed a 25 yard curling effort that flew into the top corner. Stourbridge came out fighting in the second half, with Kayelden Brown’s acrobatic close range volley pulling one back, before Dan Scar headed home from a corner in the 51st minute to level the scores. Ilkeston were not down for long and restored their lead through Liam Marshall. It became 4-2 to the home side on 63 minutes, when veteran striker Lee Hughes coolly fired home a pass from Edwards. A late goal by the Glassboy’s Karl Hawley ensured a nervous finish for Ilkeston, but in the end they held on for a 4-3 win. The other game of the night saw Marine claim their first win of the season as they defeated Hyde United at Ewen Field’s. The away side grabbed the lead through Carl Peers after 11 minutes. Any hopes of a Hyde comeback disappeared in the dying moments of the game, with goalkeeper Josh Ollerenshaw scoring a bizarre own-goal to give the Mariners a 2 0 win. Blyth Spartans kept up their 100% record on Tuesday evening as they won 2-0 away at Ashton United, who were previously unbeaten. Two goals in the first half by Michael Richardson and Matthew Wade gave the Spartans all three points at Hurst Green. Buxton ruined Skelmersdale United’s perfect league record as they recorded a 2-1 win at Silverlands. Warren Burrell fired the home side ahead on 14 minutes, but Danny Mitchley put Skem level halfway through the first half. The Bucks won it 21 minutes into the second period when Liam Hardy scored from the spot. Another unbeaten record also went at Dales Lane with Matlock Town coming away with the win against Rushall Olympic. The visitors raced into a two goal after only 20 minutes through Joel Purkiss and Niall McManus before a Luke Benbow brace either side of half time, drew the Pic’s level. The game was won on 55 minutes as Matlock substitute Nathan Forbes hit the winner. They were further helped by the late
dismissal of Rushall’s Jack Duggan. Salford City still remain unbeaten after a home 2-2 draw against Colwyn Bay, this despite taking a two goal lead through Danny Webber and Jordan Hulme. Two goals in the last 14 minutes by Archie Love and Chris Sharp, ensured the Bay had a happy journey back to North Wales. Nantwich Town were full of goals again as they thrashed Sutton Coldfield 4-1 at the Weaver Stadium. Phil Trainer gave the Royal a first half lead, but goals from Josh Hancock, Steve Jones, Matty Kosylo and Elliott Osborne after the break earned an easy win for Nantwich. Frickley Athletic won their first game of the season as goals from Luke Hinsley and Royale Johnson gave then a 2-0 victory against newly promoted Mickleover Sports. Stamford repeated this as they overcame Halesowen Town 3-1. Gregg Smith and Cameron Powell gave the Daniel’s a first half lead and Powell added a third on 58 minutes before Aaron Griffiths pulled one back for the hosts, who have now lost their last three games. Workington also grabbed their first victory of the season as they defeated Darlington 1883 2 1 at Borough Park. Connor Tinnion gave the Reds the lead after 15 minutes, but a header by Graeme Armstrong brought the Quakers level a minute later. With six minutes to go Tinnion’s second of the night from 25 yards gave the home side the win. Grantham are still looking for a first win as they slipped to a 3-1 defeat at Barwell. A header by Iyesden Christie gave Barwell a lead at the break. Lee Ndlovu cancelled this out four minutes into the second half, but goals from Richard Lavery and Brady Hickey gave Barwell the win, as Grantham had Brad McGowan sent off 20 minutes from time. Wednesday night saw Whitby Town host Ramsbottom United, with the away team hoping to secure their first points of the season. After a goalless first half, the game sprung to life as the Rams took the lead a minute after
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the break through recent signing Max Harrop. Michael Roberts equalised on the hour mark and the game finished all square, this despite Whitby losing their keeper to injury and not having a replacement on the bench.
DIVISION ONE NORTH SATURDAY ROUNDUP
Wins for Northwich Victoria, Kendal Town and Scarborough Athletic meant they all have gained maximum points from the league games that they have played so far this season. The Vic’s kept a third consecutive clean sheet as they brushed aside the challenge of Bamber Bridge, in a 2-0 home win, with goals from Iain Howard and James Ball in the last fourteen minutes. Kendal Town made just as easy work of Osssett Town, as first half strikes from Tom Kilfin and Sam Bailey gave them a routine 2-0 home win. Scarborough Athletic had a harder fight on their hands as a Natahan Peat penalty in the 33rd minute was all that separated the two sides. Elsewhere, Lancaster City and Mossley still maintained unbeaten starts to the new season. The Dolly Blues came out on top with a 3-2 win at home to Witton Albion. A double from half time substitute Reece Pearce and a quickly taken free kick from Aaron Taylor gave Lancaster all the three points. Mossley impressed with a 3-0 home success over the previously unbeaten Clitheroe. Sam Robinson gave the home side a half time lead after 32 minutes, before goals from Rhys Nevins and a second from Robinson wrapped the win up on the last five minutes. Three clubs still remain without any points so far this season, with Radcliffe Borough, New Mills and Prescot Cables all failing to get results on Saturday. Bottom side Precot lost 4 0 at home to Glossop North End, with the result ending manager Neil Prince’s tenure at the club. New Mills suffered a 4-1 loss at Droylsden, who in the process picked up their
first victory of the campaign. Radcliffe lost 1-0 away to unbeaten Spennymoor Town, as Glen Taylor’s 37th minute strike gave the home team a win in front of a crowd of 391.
DIVISION ONE NORTH MIDWEEK ROUNDUP
Northwich Victoria and Scarborough Athletic still have their 100% records intact. Scarborough thrashed Harrogate railway 6-0 on Monday and The Vic’s beat Radcliffe Borough 2-1 at Stainton Park. Despite still being unbeaten, Kendall Town dropped their first points of the campaign as they were held 1-1 away at Bamber Bridge. Clitheroe’s 4-2 win meant Lancaster City slipped to their first defeat of this campaign. The Dolly Blues had pulled themselves level after being 2-0 down, but two goals in the last four minutes gave the Blues all three points. There were also big wins on Tuesday evening for Glossop North End who hit six past Droyslden, Spennymoor Town’s match against Ossett Town also had six goals with The Moors winning 5-1. The nights biggest victory came at Trafford as they hammered manager less Prescot Cables 8-0, with Chris McDonagh bagging five goals. Cables manager in waiting Andy Paxton watched from the stands and surely has a big task on his hands.
FIRST MANAGERIAL CASUALTY OF THE SEASON, AT PRESCOT CABLES
After their third successive defeat of the new season Neil Prince has departed Prescot Cables. A 4-0 loss at home to Glossop North End, coupled with an 4-1 opening day defeat at Clitheroe and a midweek 6-0 home drubbing by Witton Albion has cost Prince his job. He has left Prescot along with his assistants Neil Black and John O’Toole, they were all thanked for their services.
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RAMSBOTTOM Shirts: Blue. Shorts: Blue. 1 (Goal) Grant SHENTO 2 (Right Back) Kyle HARROP
5 (Centre Back) Andy DAWSON
7 (Right Wing) Dominic McHale
4 (Midfield) Alex MEANEY 9 (Forward) Lee GASKELL
Referee: Mr Simon Mather
10 (Forward) Zeph THOMAS 11 (Left Wing) Brad DOCHERTY
8 (Midfield) Simon LENIGHAN
3 (Left Back) Luke JEFFS
6 (Centre Back) Jameel IBLE
1 (Goal) Sebastian MAL
Shirts: White. Shorts: Blac
FRICKLEY ATH
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TOM UNITED
Substitutes: 12 Saindou DJANFAR 14 Clevon BEADLE 15 Jake CLIFFE 16 Lee PUGH 17 Tom HARTLEY
: Blue. Stockings: Blue. 1 (Goal) HENTON capt 6 (CentreBack) Keiran NOLAN
3 (Left Back) Ben WOODS
8 (Midfield) Prince HAYWOOD
11 (Left Wing) Grant SPENCER
10 (Forward) David KUBA-KUBA
Linesmen: Mr Stephen Howard Mr Ryan Watson
9 (Forward) Jacob HAZEL 4 (Midfield) Luke HINSLEY
7 (Right Wing) Luke HORNSEY
5 (CentreBack) John CYRUS
2 (Right Back) Macaulay PARKINSON
1 (Goal) n MALKOWSKI
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Y ATHLETIC
Substitutes: 12 Chris Wood 14 Tyler Williams 15 Royale Johnson 16 Jake Ellam 17 Peter Fotko
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EVOSTIK RESULTS
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TRANSFER NEWS
Aaron Burns from Chorley to Ashton United Lee Cooksey from Riverside Soccer Club (Australia) to Belper Town Ben Fairclough from Mickleover Sports to Belper Town Andrew Cartwright from Sunderland to Blyth Spartans Fabian Otte from Western Suburbs (New Zealand) to Blyth Spartans James Dance from Stafford Rangers to Chasetown Kevin Holsgrove from Stockport County to Colwyn Bay (Loan) Carl Robinson from Newcastle United to Darlington 1883 Jake Ellam from Sheffield Wednesday to Frickley Athletic Peter Fotko from Goole AFC to Frickley Athletic Connor Griffin from Lincoln City to Frickley Athletic Jacob Hazel from Mickleover Sport to Frickley Athletic George McGee from Birmingham City to Halesowen Town Ryan Wynter from to Stafford Rangers to Mickleover Sports Jose Monteiro da Veiga from Worcester City to Nantwich Town Max Harrop from Ashton United to Ramsbottom United Jake Heath from Hednesford Town to Rushall Olympic Joseph Fitzpatrick from Mansfield Town to Sutton Coalfield Town (Loan) Phillip Trainer from Hednesford Town to Sutton Coalfield Town James Wren from Stafford Rangers to Sutton Coalfield Town
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Can you spare as little as half an hour to help get the club and pitch ready for the next match? Volunteers are desperately needed every day of the week between 11 and 2pm, so if you are available then please come down and help Harry keep things in tiptop condition.
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CHELSEA SIGN PEDRO AFTER HIS PARTNER PASSES EXHAUSTIVE JOHN TERRY MEDICAL
Chelsea have completed the signing of Barcelona striker Pedro after the Spanish hitman’s partner passed a rigorous physical examination conducted by club captain John Terry. The transfer was sealed on Wednesday after Terry had approved the new addition, having been given unlimited access to the World Cup winner’s partner Carolina. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck told reporters, “Throughout this process Pedro has displayed a real willingness to sacrifice the feelings of those closest to him, those to whom he had sworn his most sincere commitment and allegiance on an ongoing basis.” “No, not to the Barcelona fans, I mean to his partner, only for him to submit her to an evening playing in the one position left to Terry that he can perform consistently well in.”
Pedro to Chelsea The medical at the club’s training ground boudoir is said to have gone smoothly, with club insiders insisting it was only ever a formality as Pedro’s partner is incredibly fit, and Terry has always had a soft spot about foreigners. Buck went on to highlight how he felt it was this kind of selfless gesture from Pedro that made him an ideal signing for the London club. “It is this kind of virtue-free behaviour that immediately singled him out as a player who would quickly settle into a Chelsea team that believes moral fibre to be some sort of breakfast cereal.” Buck went on to confirm that Chelsea might once again spend big in the summer, saying Terry has his eye on one or two new signings. “He really likes the look of that Helen Flanagan, so don’t be surprised to see us make another move for Scott Sinclair.”
JOHN TERRY TO APPEAL SUSPENSION OF TINDER ACCOUNT
Chelsea captain John Terry is set to appeal an indefinite ban from online sex site, Tinder, according to reports this morning. The former England international is said to be devastated at the sudden closure of his account after alleged ‘inappropriate’ attempts at making contact with a woman who wasn’t married to one of his best mates. Dogging hotspots in the Essex area have reportedly been placed on high alert following the news. Terry told reporters outside the clubs Cobham training facilities, “After my sending off against West Bromwich Albion I’ve been left with some unforeseen free time, and what better way of passing that time than with some light philandering?” “Having been through all of the players’ WAGs, targeting the partners of other club staff just doesn’t have the same attraction.” “So I have immediately challenged the ban imposed by Tinder moderators, in the hope they’ll give me the freedom on their platform that I’ve been giving opposition forwards this season.” Tinder spokesperson, Simon Williams, rebuffed the request, stating that such a level of access would seriously limit opportunities for other members in the Essex area. “Giving John Terry unlimited access to Tinder would be like setting up a fox with a penthouse suite in the henhouse.” “Never gonna happen, so better for our members to just suspend his account entirely.” Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho aired his disappointment at the ban. “Ridiculous,” he told reporters. “Sure – he made contact.” “But only via DM.”
“It was never a penalty.”
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tony’s teasers
1-WHICH CLUB plays at the Home of Football Stadium? 2-WHO IS THE MANAGER of Airbus UK? 3-WHICH COLOURS do Weymouth play in? 4-IN WHAT YEAR did Retford United win the NPL Div. One South title? 5-IN WHICH LEAGUE do Haslingden St Marys play? 6-WHAT IS THE NICKNAME of Kendal Town? 7-WHERE DOES ex-Worksop and Mossley striker Tom Denton now play? 8-WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN Witton Albion and Northwich Victoria? 9-RAMMY LINK: Which club is John Blackley playing for this season? 10-MISC: Evo-Stik newcomers Shaw Lane Aquaforce are based in which town? HOW DID YOU DO? answers at bottom of page 10-Non-League guru! 8-9 Non-league enthusiast 6-7 Pretty good, but much to learn 4-5 Average, so time to read up on the non-league game 2-3 You must be missing out on the delights of non-league 0-1 Obviously an armchair Premier League viewer!
match officials SIMON MATHER
RYAN WATSON
STEPHEN HOWARD
52 year-old Engineering Manager and father of four Stephen Howard followed Burnley for many years before deciding back in 2008 that he could do a better job than some officials at a game he was watching. Two of his four children are also referees.
31 year-old Stock Control Manager Simon Mather started refereeing at the age of 14, working his way up to being an assistant referee at Football League games and referee at Evostik and Northwest Counties level. He has been with his partner Terri for 8 years and they have two boys.
23 year-old law student Ryan Watson started refereeing when he was fourteen, as a better option than doing a paper-round. He progressed to ‘Open Age’ when he was 17-18 and qualified to officiating at level 5-4 in 2011.
ANSWERS: 1-Sheffield 2-Andy Preece 3-Terracotta 4-2007-08 5-West Lancs League 6-e Mintcakes 7-North Ferriby 8-Both play their home games at Wincham Park 9-Prestwich Heys 10-Barnsley
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RAMSBOTTOM UNITED Kuba-Kuba (49)
HYDE UNITED
Gray (22), Bevins (40, 63, 65)
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RAMSBOTTOM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Shenton Beadle Woods Meaney Jones Dawson* McHale+ Haywood Gaskell M Harrop# Spencer
Subs: Cliffe, Nolan*, Heron, Hartley, Kuba-Kuba1+
HYDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ollerenshaw Ellison Neville Burke Killock Pearson+ Harris Gray 1* Boyle Bevins 3# Jago
Subs: Khamsuk, Riley+, Sousa*, Fittom, Spencer#
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RAMSBOTTOM UNITED Kuba-Kuba (49)
HYDE UNITED
match review
Gray (22), Bevins (40, 63, 65)
The final result may appear to suggest a hammering, but in reality, for over an hour there was little to choose between these two teams still searching for their first wins of the season. Indeed, the visitors had endured a miserable last couple of seasons dropping down two divisions as a result of a record of just three wins in two years. Their last away victory came 19 months ago at Welling, but two goals in two minutes, half-way through the second half, finally ended that horrendous run, much to the pleasure of their noisy followers. Those two goals effectively ended the game as a contest, which was a shame, as at that point the Rams were more than holding their own. After the bad publicity generated
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from the previous game, this contest proved to be a straight-forward affair, with the referee and his assessor praising both sides for the gamesmanship and fair play. The game started brightly with a number of chances at both ends, but it was the visitors who took the lead after 22 minutes, when Reece Gray found space in the box to poke the ball home from ten yards. The home side came close to an equaliser minutes later, when a halfcleared corner found Prince Haywood 30 yards out and his terrific first time drive cannoned off the crossbar, with visiting keeper Josh Ollerenshaw grasping at thin air. With both sides looking to exploit spaces, the game flowed from end to end, but the Rams handed the visi-
Kuba-Kuba heads Rammy’s first goal of the season.
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mined run took him to the edge of the box, but his shot just cleared the bar. Debutant Max Harrop, signed from Ashton United, had a fine game as an attacking midfield player, and he also went close to levelling the scores when his effort from the left took a wicked deflection and rattled into the side netting.
“The score didn’t reflect the play. More optimistic than previously. Keep the faith!” “Boris needs a game!” “Good effort, particularly the second half. Just a shame about giving away three soft goals” “Excellent effort. Keep trying to play the right way and it will come good. Max Harrop looks a great addition. Optimistic!”
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tors a second goal five minutes before the break. A harmless looking cross had Andy Dawson and keeper Grant Shenton both going for the ball, and as communications broke down, Ayrton Bevins was on hand to walk the loose ball into the empty net. So the home side had every reason to feel a 0-2 half-time deficit was undeserved, as they had probably edged an entertaining first 45 minutes. Within four minutes of the re-start, the Rams regained a foothold in the game. David Kuba-Kuba had been sent on to replace the lethargic Dominic McHale, and the diminutive youngster's first touch of the ball saw him nod home a left-wing corner to half the deficit. Kuba-Kuba went close to equalising just moments later when his deter-
“Much better performance. Too deep in the first half. We need Kuba’s energy on the pitch. We’re improving each game, keep it up #COYR” - Graham “Very encouraging second half”
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RAMSBOTTOM UNITED Kuba-Kuba (49)
HYDE UNITED
match review
Gray (22), Bevins (40, 63, 65)
But despite the pressure, the next goal was always going to prove decisive, and so it was, on 63 minutes, as the visitors strengthened their grip on the game. Shenton made a superb close range save to scoop the ball over the bar, but from the resultant corner, Bevins was on hand to knock the ball home from close range after Shane Killock's header had bounced down off the bar. Before the Rams had chance to curse their luck, Bevins notched his hat-trick. This time a hopeful punt into the box from the right saw Shenton mis-
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22.08.15 Att: 353
Commanding in the middle Man of the Match Alex Meaney
judge the ball, and Bevins was on hand to slide home his third and Hyde's fourth to ensure the points returned to Tameside. Not surprisingly one or two Ramsbottom heads went down, and from then on the Tigers never looked like giving up the lead, although Ben Woods was unlucky not to have been awarded a penalty when he was upended in the box. The result though proves that at this level, possession wins nothing, and it's all about taking chances. Hyde did it, Ramsbottom didn't, and this is still very much a work in progress.
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rammy in exile
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Good afternoon everyone, and I hope you are all well. Today we welcome, from 't’other side of them hills, Frickley Athletic, and I hope they enjoy their time at the HWRS today, result apart of course. Unfortunately, once again, I will be absent from the stands as today is NatWest T20 Blast Finals Day at Edgbaston - the longest day in all of cricket, meaning I will be at the ground at 7.30am this morning and won't be leaving until roughly 11pm tonight. It is a hell of a day - so I will enjoy a drink later on ... hopefully celebrating a Rammy win as well. You can be sure I will have my twitter feed up in the background of my computer keeping tabs. I hope you don't mind but I am going to be a little bit off topic today in my column. You may have read over the last weekend about the horrific plane crash at the Shoreham Air Show, which is about 40 or so miles from me here in Southampton down the coast in West Sussex. It's magnitude cannot be understated, the video footage and pictures that have emerged show the true horror of what happened last Saturday. So why on earth am I raising this in a football programme column? I know we are all passionate about our team, want them to win and put smiles on our faces. As I write this, we are played 4, lost 3 and rock bottom of the table which is, of course, disappointing. And, reading the comments on the forum, there is much criticism of the team and some of the players. But I would just like to remind everyone that football, or any sport for that matter, needs to be put into some perspective as two young, talented footballers from Worthing
United Football Club, who play their football in the Southern Combination Football League, which is pretty much North West Counties League standard at step 5 of the non-league ladder, lost their lives on Saturday. They were not even at the Shoreham Airshow ... but driving to their Robert Albon Memorial Ground for a 3pm kickoff against Loxwood FC, and were at the traffic lights when the plane struck and burst into a fireball. Goalkeeper Matthew Grimstone and midfielder Jacob Schilt are just two of the confirmed 20 people who died that day. Many, if not all, were not at the show, but just going about their daily business driving down the A27 near to Lancing College. It is a road I know fairly well as I travel on it to get to Hove when Sky are covering Sussex home matches. It is a fairly standard piece of road and a fairly standard traffic junction that you see anywhere. Tragedy, similar to this, can strike at any time. Although nowhere near on the same scale as the heartbreak that Worthing United are enduring, our own club was rocked just a few years ago when Matthew Edgington was brutally attacked on a night out in Manchester. He was never able to play again for us again but thankfully has regained some essence of life. But the events of Saturday in West Sussex have confirmed that life is very fragile. You never know what is around the corner. Of course, it is not just about the two footballing lads who have lost their lives but the other 18 as well who were similarly going about their normal Saturday days out, going to see family or going shopping. I travel the country a lot with my work. I am off to Nottingham later on
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this afternoon and then Birmingham on Saturday and, of course, I come up from my home in Southampton to visit Ramsbottom when I can. I have put over 100,000 miles on my car in the last three years, so you can tell just how much I do on the roads of the United Kingdom. But I always have to check in with family to let them know I have arrived safely, as many of us do. I am certain that young Matt and Jacob would have done the same thing when they got to the game. Of course, they didn't make it and my heart goes out to their families, friends, teammates and colleagues and that also goes for all of those affected. Excuse me for being a little bit morbid today but it was very sad to read what happened - the news filtering through as I played cricket on Saturday afternoon last week. I implore you all to love those you are with because you never know when they may never come home. I know we all
love our football and we want our team to do well, and we shout, cheer, moan and gripe at times when things aren't going our way. But let us all remember that this is just a game of sport. It is 90 minutes of entertainment for football, 80 minutes for rugby, 5 days if it is a Test match in cricket. Cricket lost Australian batsman Phillip Hughes late last year in a pure accident. Worthing United have lost two of their players in a pure accident. And I am sure there are many other instances of sporting teams losing much loved and respected people within their confines through unexpected accidents. Unfortunately, it can happen at any time so, please, enjoy your life while it is still here. Love those around you.
Who can forget the worries last season when Mark Ayres suffered a couple of suspected strokes?
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mr cantankerous
...and I’ ll tell you another thing... Do you want a load of tax-payers’ money to do whatever you like with? Infact, just let us know how much you want and we’ ll write the cheque... even better still, how about we just give you a blank cheque and you can make out the value to whatever you want? That’s the message that the Daily Mail thinks we give to immigrants fleeing from the chaos we left behind in Libya, Afghanistan, Syriz, Iraq, and whichever other countries we brought freedom and democracy to, but the amount we give to those people pales into insignificance next to the amount we give to the greedy bankers and their friends who’ve happily bankrupted this country and virtually the entire world. This rant isn’t about bankers though, or about immigrants, so forgive me for getting side-tracked - it’s about the obscene amount of tax-payers’ money that we continually pour into London, whether it’s for the ‘done deal’ that was the national stadium at Wembley, the O2 arena, that was the Millenium Dome - a facility for all, or the latest utter
debacle which is the Olympic Stadium and the amount of money we’re all stumping up so that Karren Brady and the boys can move West Ham in there for a peppercorn rent with the maintenance expenses apparently to be picked up by us! The question for me has to be, who is it that is really robbing us all? The last time the Tories got in they demonised single parent mothers. This time it’s benefit scroungers and immigrants - you know the ones too ill to work, or who wash our car at the weekend, or cook our take-aways, or do all the crappy jobs that no-one in this country can be bothered to do. Meanwhile, lauded by all, are the Karren Bradys of this world (who is now
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a Tory peer, Baroness Brady!), or the ‘Lord’ Sugars. LORD Sugar? What’s that about? ALL he did was set up a company that sold cheap tatt, and then apparently disappeared! These are the kind of people that don’t just make off with £92 a week to feed and clothe their kids after we bombed the crap out of their home country, but make off with millions upon millions of our hard-earned pounds (sorry, I should have said ‘legitimately minimise their tax burdens’) to finance their lavish lifestyles and buy their vanity-project football clubs. If you have a look at Wikipedia then you’ ll learn that Karren Brady is known as “the first lady of football”, having been handed Birmingham City at age 23 by David Gold - publisher of pornographic magazines and son of East End criminal Godfrey. Age 23! Why did no-one consider giving me a football club for Christmas when I was 23? There’s a great quote from her in the Daily Mail this week, which is particularly funny given the battle she had with Tottenham and Leyton Orient to wrestle the stadium away from them: “Anyone could have bought this. Leyton Orient, the Qataris, anyone. But nobody saw it, nobody saw the potential here. So roll back that movie without West Ham. Taxpayers’ money would have poured into a big hole, been concreted over and never seen again.” “Now the stadium is nearly finished, everyone recognises what is here and says it’s a steal. But it wasn’t a steal when we were doing the negotiations, because where was the queue of rival buyers? Without West Ham this would have been pulled down.” Did I miss something here? As long ago as 2010 Spurs and Leyton Orient were involved in bidding! I’ ll end by just giving you a quick couple of figures to contemplate, next time you’re slagging off immigrants/benefit scroungers or muslims: In the current plan, as stated by the Daily Mail, West Ham are paying £15million to convert the stadium for their needs. Have a guess how much you, me, and everyone else in this country is paying so that West Ham can move into a brand new 60,000 seater stadium and pocket all the revenue... a frightening £257 million! ...and I’ ll tell you another thing...
from the darkside
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For the first time since the 2011 season, and a 3-2 defeat at St Helens Town in the NWCL, the Rams were down for an away fixture on the opening day of the league season, with a trip to the west Midlands to take on Rushall Olympic. Some might have preferred a home game to kick off with but I was more than happy with an away day, especially as we hadn’t managed to get a victory in any of those opening day home fixtures since 2011. It also meant an early season outing on the Rammy Rocket with those world famous Ultras of old Ramsbottom town. We were down for a 10.30 start but, as always, it was closer to 11.00 before we were actually on the road. With a few supporters still sunning themselves on various beaches, at home and abroad, it wasn’t a full
house on the coach, but it was still a good turnout nonetheless. Once again, we had our regular driver, and all round top bloke, Dave, who was warmly greeted by the supporters if for no other reason than it meant that football was back (a willingness to stop at off-licences
She’s “bringing booty back” - Angie Leach’s studded boots at Rushall
around the country for beer replenishments also places him in the top bloke category in my opinion). We had the usual suspects on board with various Masseys, Carlsbergs and Worsicks, as well as a lonely Peter ‘Hackers’ Taylor (yes, that’s a Lonely Hackers, Mr Ayres, a LONELY Hackers. Hang your head in shame, Sir). We were also joined by a couple of Rammy Rocket virgins with Nick (Keepers Union) and Grant (hinch) Despite being as passionate and dedicated as any Rammy supporter, Grant and Nick
usually struggle to make the longer distance away games due to their coaching duties with the Ramsbottom United Juniors on a Saturday morning. With the Juniors’ season not yet started the pair took the opportunity to travel in style, with the rest of the Mutton Army, and most welcome they were too. So, when we unearth the next Tom ‘Boris’ Hartley or Jake Cliffe spare a thought for the likes of Grant and Nick who give up a lot of (unpaid) time for the young stars of the future from our town. Fair play to the chaps, indeed. Making up the numbers, and sitting out of harm’s
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way at the front, were Uncle Harry, Sophie, Andy ‘Tight Lips’ Edmunson and Wooly. Since the Robbo Revolution, we seem to have picked up the majority of our new players from the Manchester area and we made our usual stop at Prestwich to pick up the players, before making our way to the other side of the city to pick up Stockport’s finest, Grant Spencer. Despite the usual delays on the M6 we were coming off the motorway and heading into Walsall a little after mid-day. On
least, Kings Lynn. But, that’s enough of the politics, let’s get back to the important matters such as football Little Katie had done her homework by Googling which pubs were close to the ground and, after dropping the players at the ground, by 1.00 we were nicely settled
arrival in Walsall we were met by quite a large police presence who were directing traffic away from the many roadblocks that were in place. A large police presence for the Rammy Ultras, well that had to be a first. As it turned out, the police were actually there for a EDL march that was taking place in the town and fair play to them for keeping the disruption to our journey down to a bare minimum. It turned out there were only a couple of hundred EDL members in town and hopefully they’ll soon be assigned to obscurity, or at the very
in the beer garden of The Manor Arms. I opted for a pint of the local Banks Bitter, although they did have Thwaites on tap, but when in Rome and all that. We were going have lunch at the pub, but were informed by the rather grumpy landlord that “we don’t do food”. I’m not sure the landlord was that grumpy as a rule and I was hoping his surliness was simply his tribute to Stephen Lewis (Blakey from On The Buses) who had passed away earlier that week. contd...
from the darkside
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In fact, I’m sure I heard him muttering “I’ll get you, Ultras” as we made our way to the next pub, taking the picturesque canal path. By 3.00 we were all fed and watered, and gathered behind the goal that Rammy were attacking, dreaming of what was awaiting us over the next nine months of football. By 3.02, the dreams began to shatter as Shents let a Rushall attacker lob him from outside the area to give our hosts an early lead. Oh well, “Things Can Only Get Better” as Tony Blair had said/lied to us all in 1997. Except they didn’t as Rammy struggled to even give us a slight hope of making a comeback and to be honest without a wonderful
display between the sticks from Captain Shenton it could have been worse going into the half time break. At least the clubhouse served a decent beer, Theakstons, and we retreated there to lick our wounds at half time. It gave me an opportunity to catch up with Easy Rider Clive who had travelled down on his bike (motorbike, not pedal bike although that would be fun to witness) as I hadn’t seen much of him over the football free Summer. It was also good to see a few others who hadn’t risked the Rammy Rocket and travelled down under their own steam. These included RammyTV Robbie and the long suffering Claire, Stephen (who I assume does not suffer from vertigo
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as he spent the ninety minutes filming the game from a rather high gantry), David and Toby Trotter. Another Rushall goal early in the second half more or less put any chance of a Rams revival out of our minds. Oh well, we had our pints and our horns and we determined to enjoy ourselves anyway. This was helped by a group of young Rushall supporters stood near us, who certainly helped with making a positive atmosphere on the covered terrace with their own version of “Oh Rushall Olympic” and a rather nifty Poznan routine to boot. Robbo made a few changes which seemed to give us more attacking options, but despite a spirited attempt to get back in the game, it wasn’t to
be. We just don’t do victories on opening days, do we? Despite the defeat, Rushall’s staff and supporters really helped to make the day a good one with their hospitality and I would like to think that visitors to the HWRS go away with such a positive image of us as a club. I’m sure they must do. It was a quieter than usual trip home although this was probably more to do with the new faces on the playing side, and not the defeat, who are still getting used to know each other. Maybe a little bonding exercise is required here then, Huddersfield anyone?
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fixtures & results 2015-16
This season we want to hear first-hand what our supporters think about everything, from team and player performances right through to what everyone thought of the pies and the parking!
To that end, we’ve had printed a load of ‘Have Your Say’ cards, which you can pick up near the tea-bar. Onto these you can write your thoughts and then post them into the boxes near the exits as you leave. These will be available at every game from now on.
Alternatively, you can use your phone to text TV444 followed by your comment to 82055. These cost the same as any other text you would send.
The comments will be given to Robbo/Harry etc, and will be posted to @RammyReaction on Twitter. A selection will be published in the programme.
Ramsbottom United Football Club Chairman: H Williams Vice Chairman: C Woolfall Secretary: A Cunningham Matchday Secretary: A Edmunson Treasurers: H Williams, C Woolfall Committee: H Williams, C Woolfall, A Edmundson, K Hitchen, A Cunningham Catering Manager: S Fletcher
Recent Senior Honours: Bolton Combination Div 1 Champions: 1972/73 Bolton Comb. Premier Champions 1976/77: Bolton Comb. Div2 cup runners up: 1979/80,1982/83 Bolton Comb. Div2 runners up: 1982/83 Bolton Comb. Cup winners: 1976/77, 1979/80, 1983/84 Bolton Comb. Div1 runners up: 1984/85 Bolton Comb. Cup runners up: 1985/86, 1987/88 Manchester League Cup Winners: 1990/91 Manchester League Champions: 1990/91 Yorkshire Cup runners up: 1993/94 Northwest Counties Div2 Champions: 1996/97 Northwest Counties Div2 Trophy: 1995/96 Bolton Hospital Cup winners: 1974/75, 05/06. 06/07, 07/08 Northwest Counties Premier runners Up 2010/11 Northwest Counties Premier Champions: 2011/12 Northern Premier League Div1 playoff winners: 2013/14 The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium, Acre Bottom, Ramsbottom, Lancashire Tel: 01706 822799
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RAMMY
FRICKLEY
FORM
NUMBER OF WINS
0-1
0-1 1-4
GOALS SCORED
POSITION 24th
GOALS SCORED PER GAME
ATTENDANCES
BIGGEST WIN
CLEAN SHEETS
WORST DEFEAT
TOP SCORERS
David Kuba-Kuba 1 Max Harrop 1
1-2 3-1 2-2
1-1
RAMMY HYDE
FORM
2-0 POSITION 18th
ATTENDANCES
BIGGEST WIN FRICKLEY MICKLEOVER
2 0
WORST DEFEAT 1 4
DARLINGTON FRICKLEY GOALS CONCEDED
GOALS CONCEDED PER GAME
3 0
TOP SCORERS
Ible Williams Cyrus Hinsley Johnson
1 1 1 1 1
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ATTENDANCES
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
TEAM Darlington Buxton Salford City Hyde United Ilkeston Stamford Workington Halesowen Town Blyth Spartans Stourbridge Matlock Town Nantwich Town Marine Whitby Town Rushall Olympic Frickley Athletic Grantham Town Barwell Skelmersdale United Colwyn Bay Ramsbottom United Mickleover Sports Sutton Coldfield Town Ashton United
Avg 908 708 518 509 505 489 488 471 403 387 344 302 294 241 237 236 228 227 217 214 209 208 148 126
EVOSTIK PREMIER DIVISION
TEAM 1 Blyth Spartans Nantwich Town 2 3 Skelmersdale United 4 Buxton 5 Ilkeston 6 Matlock Town 7 Salford City 8 Rushall Olympic 9 Barwell 10 Darlington 11 Marine 12 Ashton United 13 Workington 14 Whitby Town 15 Hyde United 16 Colwyn Bay 17 Mickleover Sports 18 Frickley Athletic 19 Stourbridge 20 Stamford 21 Halesowen Town 22 Grantham Town 23 Sutton Coldfield Town 24 Ramsbottom United
P 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
W 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
SEASON 2015-16 / CAREER STATISTICS
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1
L 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3
F A GD Pts 7 2 5 12 15 9 6 9 7 3 4 9 5 2 3 9 9 7 2 9 7 5 2 9 6 4 2 8 9 7 2 7 9 6 3 6 7 5 2 6 3 2 1 5 4 5 -1 5 3 4 -1 5 7 5 2 4 6 7 -1 4 4 5 -1 4 3 4 -1 4 5 7 -2 4 7 11 -4 4 11 14 -3 3 2 6 -4 3 6 9 -3 2 5 12 -7 2 1 8 -6 1
Clevon Beadle
SIGNED July-15
SEASON APPS 3
SUB 0
GOALS
SUB
GOALS
YELS
REDS
2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER APPS
Lee Pugh
July-15
0
0
0
36
7
2
9
2
Jake Cliffe Andy Dawson Saindou Djanfar Andy Fitzgerald Lee Gaskell Kyle Harrop Max Harrop Prince Haywood Luke Heron Callum Jones David Kuba-Kuba Dominic McHale Alex Meaney Kieran Nolan Shelton Payne Grant Shenton Grant Spencer Ben Woods
Melford Knight
Jan-15 Aug-08 Aug-15 July-15 Aug-10 Jan-15 Aug-15 July-15 Jan-15 Jan-15 Nov-14 July-15 July-15 July-15 Aug-15 Aug-10 July-15 July-15
July-15
1 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 4 2 1 4 3 4
0
0
0
3 3 174 1 2 178 22 2 4 10 7 14 3 4 2 1 231 145 4
0
0 4 5 1 0 37 2 0 0 7 0 8 2 0 1 0 1 20 0
0
0 1 23 0 0 110 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
0
0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 12 20 0
0
0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
0
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who’s who? meet the rammy squad for 2015/16
Jon Robinson
Phil Edghill
Grant Shenton
Date of birth: 28/12/81 Place of birth: Salford Position: Manager / Striker Height: 5ft 9ins Previous clubs: Salford, Flixton, New Mills, Bacup A passionate and neversay-die striker who will score goals by sheer enthusiasm alone. Took over the managerial reins in January 2015.
Date of birth: 13/09/79 Place of birth: Oldham Position: Manager / Midfield Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Rochdale, Curzon, Hyde, Salford Versatile midfielder who’s happy anywhere on the pitch. Intelligent, mature and articulate addition to Rammy’s management.
Date of birth: 28/01/91 Place of birth: Newton Heath Position: Goalkeeper Height: 6ft 2ins Previous clubs: Maine Road, FCUM Charismatic and influential goalkeeper whose vision helps score as many goals as his athleticism denies.
Kyle Harrop
Lee Pugh
Ben Woods
Date of birth: 22/05/92 Place of birth: Chadderton Position: Defender Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Curzon, Bacup, Trafford, Ashton United, Nantwich Full back with a great ability to read the game.
Date of birth: 26/05/92 Place of birth: Rossendale Position: Defender Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Bury, Hyde, Bacup, Clitheroe, Chester No-nonsense hard man with a huge long throw and mean free kick.
Date of birth: 1/07/97 Place of birth: Manchester Position: Wing-back Height: 5ft 10ins Previous clubs: Hough End Griffins Extremely talented young full back with bags of pace, which allows him to wreak havoc coming forward.
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Andy Fitzgerald
Andy Dawson
Kieran Nolan
Date of birth: 22/12/93 Place of birth: Stockport Position: Defender Height: 6ft 1in Previous clubs: Manchester United, Blackburn, Stockport, Curzon, Hyde Hard working full back with a great pedigree.
Date of birth: 19/09/85 Place of birth: Rochdale Position: Centre-Half Height: 6ft 3ins Previous clubs: Blackburn A Rammy favourite and one of the club’s longest serving players.Struggled with injury for the past three seasons, but after a series of knee operations is back in the squad.
Date of birth: 12/01/91 Place of birth: Salford Position: Centre-Half Height: 6ft 1in Previous clubs: Manchester City, Bolton Skillful young centre back who’s come through the Bolton academy setup. Very brave, creative and has huge potential.
Prince Haywood
Melford Knight
Alex Meaney
Date of birth: 2/04/92 Place of birth: Modena, Italy Position: Midfield Height: 6ft 1in Previous clubs: Modenese, Stalybridge, Colwyn Bay No-nonsense hard working midfielder with bags of experience despite his age.
Position: Midfield Previous clubs: New Mills, Glossop, Runcorn Linnets, Mossley, Trafford Strong and experienced midfielder who likes to get stuck in. The Enforcer in the middle!
Position: Midfield Previous clubs: Stockport, Lancaster, Nantwich, Chorley, Skelmersdale, Curzon Ashton A left-footed attacking midfielder who works tirelessly and has a great eye for reading play.
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Zac Hargreaves
Jake Cliffe
Jamie Rother
Date of birth: 18/10/98 Place of birth: Bury Position: Midfield Height: 5ft 11ins Previous clubs: Bury, Burnley Young and nippy midfielder with great skill, fitness and masses of potential.
Date of birth: 14/09/95 Place of birth: Bury Position: Midfield Height: 5ft 11ins Previous clubs: Preston, Bury Young and very promising midfielder whose performances become more outstanding every time he takes the field.
Date of birth: 28/01/91 Place of birth: Middleton Position: Midfield Height: 5ft 8ins Previous clubs: Oldham, Salford, Bacup, New Mills A very hard-working midfielder whose neversay-die attitude makes him a real inspiration in the Rammy team.
David Kuba-Kuba
Grant Spencer
Tom Hartley
Date of birth: 1/03/95 Place of birth: London Position: Midfield/Wing Height: 5ft 8ins Previous clubs: Preston, FCUM A very hard-working midfielder who’s skilled, strong and confident on the ball. Extremely influential player on the field for Rammy.
Date of birth: 4/10/91 Place of birth: Manchester Position: Midfield Height: 5ft 7ins Previous clubs: Bolton, Salford, Curzon, Rossendale, Hyde A creative midfielder who has the ability to take on anyone and deliver a great ball. He has an eye for the sensational and is worth almost a goal a game.
Date of birth: 11/11/96 Place of birth: Rawtenstall Position: Midfield/Striker Height: 5ft 7ins Previous clubs: Blackburn, Moston Tough and skillful young striker / attacking midfielder who is a very exciting prospect for the future.
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Marley Gough
Luke Heron
Lee Gaskell
Date of birth: 15/09/92 Place of birth: Bolton Position: Midfield/Striker Height: 5ft 8ins Previous clubs: Burnley, Bolton, Lancaster, Mossley A creative midfielder and playmaker with an eye for goal.
Date of birth: 24/03/96 Place of birth: Bury Position: Winger Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Oldham, Trafford Young and creative wide player whose performances are going from strength to strength.
Date of birth: 07/02/85 Place of birth: Bury Position: Striker Height: 6ft Previous clubs: Bury, Morecambe, Trafford, Warrington Tall and classy striker who has an eye for the spectacular but isn’t afraid to work hard for the cause.
Clevon Beadle
Saindou Djanfar
Wayne Goodison
Date of birth: 19/12/95 Place of birth: Manchester Position: Winger Height: 5ft 11ins Previous clubs: Trafford, Radcliffe Leggy young and passionate winger with bags of pace who likes to run at defenders and can deliver a mean cross.
Date of birth: 27/02/91 Place of birth: Mayotte, Africa Position: Striker Height: 5ft 11ins Previous clubs: Chateaux Gombert, En Avant Guingamp, Endoume, Luynes Sport, Consolat, CA Plan de Cuques Tall and fast striker with great technique and whose potential is frightening.
Position: Coach Previous clubs: Barnsley, Crewe, Rochdale, Hyde, Accrington, Buxton Vastly experienced coach with some great ideas for getting the best out of his players. Played over 200 matches in professional football as a right-back.
supporters club
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Oh how easy it must be to support Arsenal, Manchester United or Chelsea. The teams that win week-in, week-out, for whom a bad week is when they draw, or don’t put a hatful of goals past one of the ‘also rans’ in the Premier League. Their fans have a doddle of a life, though ironically are no strangers to a damn good whinge - the level of expectation they now have is ridiculous, but then if you pay £60-80 to get in to watch your team every week then I suppose that entitles you to a moan, doesn’t it? And what about Rammy? Are we that much different from those clubs, supporters-wise? We’ve known great times over the last few years, with the club going from strength to strength, the team performing really well on the field, and promotion upon promotion. We’ve got used to the good times, that’s for sure. We also pay our £9 to get in, which surely entitles us to a good moan when things aren’t going to plan... doesn’t it? Perhaps. Perhaps your £9 entitles you to have a go, but if you want the good times to come back to the Riverside then my advice would be to put a lid on the whinging, because if
Last season these fans were relegated, having gone months and months without a win - would you think it to look at them?
we don’t start getting behind our team then we’re going to go down the pan very, very quickly indeed! You only have to look at goalkeeper Grant Shenton, who is arguably one of the best keepers in non-league football. Goalkeepers’ careers can be made or broken through their confidence coming for the ball, claiming the ball, kicking long on the half-volley. If their confidence is shot then their career is shot; but they’re just the most obvious when their heads are down. The same applies to just about every area on the pitch - and we’ve seen it with Dominic McHale and Shelton Payne this season, and with Donal McDermott last. These are all excellent players with great potential, as shown by McDermott now that he’s stepped back up to the professional game with Rochdale. But when he was at Rammy, trying to gather himself together, get his head straight and get his career back on the rails, what did he hear from the touchline and on the forum? Words of support? Recognition that this young lad needs a bit of encouragement? You bet your house he didn’t. What he heard was, “Get him off the pitch, he’s useless.”
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and, “He’s the laziest player I’ve ever seen. Get him subbed!” And that’s where we all need to take a good, long look at ourselves. These lads who can’t be bothered, and aren’t fit to wear the shirt made the eleven hour round-trip ‘on a school night’ to play Whitby on Wednesday. They’ll be here again today, and they’ll wear that shirt with pride. Will Donal McDermott look back fondly on his days at Rammy and how we all got behind him and helped him to kick-start his career? Will Shelton Payne? Will Dominic McHale who Burnley took such a big interest in pre-season? And will Grant Shenton, and Jon Robinson, and all the other people who are putting everything they have into our team, and our club, to try and help it maintain the highest playing level it has ever seen? Or will they remember that they had to defend themselves from a handful of loud-mouths who barrack them every match from the touchline,
and a couple of know-it-all imbeciles on an anonymous forum who get their sniper’s rifle out before the first match is even finished! These players are good, infact some of them are exceptional! If they can manage to make things click then we aren’t so far off a decent side here. We’re not going to be challenging for the title this season, but we’ll give a good account of ourselves, and next season, who knows! Isn’t that good enough? If we do our part, and SUPPORT these lads then we will earn their loyalty and their passion and commitment every minute they are on that pitch. If we continue the barracking then we will have no players, and no managers, and possibly not even a club. So have a think about that next time you open your mouth to shout abuse!
It’s all about confidence, and sometimes your confidence needs a boost
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Manager: Jon ROBINSON
Grant SHENTON Kyle HARROP Ben WOODS Alex MEANEY Andy DAWSON Keiran NOLAN Dominic McHALE Prince HAYWOOD Lee GASKELL David KUBA-KUBA Grant SPENCER Jake CLIFFE Saindou DJANFAR Luke HERON Tom HARTLEY Andy FITZGERALD Clevon BEADLE Callum JONES Phil EDGHILL Lee PUGH
Manager: Karl ROSE
Sebastian MALKOWSKI Macaulay PARKINSON James KAY Luke HORNSEY Luke JEFFS Jameel IBLE Luke HINSLEY Simon LENIGHAN Royale JOHNSON Zeph THOMAS Brad DOCKERTY Brad RILEY Chris WOOD Jake ELLAM Peter FOTKO Tyler WILLIAMS Sam LEIGH John CYRUS Ryan SMITH
Referee: Simon Mather Referee’s Assistants: Stephen Howard, Ryan Watson Next home game: Saturday 5th September 3pm, Rammy v Sutton Coldfield Town