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18 to 21 November, 2004
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18 to 21 November, 2004 |
Monday 22nd:
For this site's report, see below.
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Left: Chris Adams seems to be thinking what might have been after the game. Right: Eddie Hussin leaves with the Man of the Match champagne after another hardworking performance.
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The Alfreton website says that yesterday "The Reds' defence withstood a serious examination by an Alty side with a good record at home".
In the League, Kevin Ellison scored a long-range freekick for Chester City and Danny Adams played for Stockport County, for whose reserves Matt Bailey scored last Tuesday.
The Pink has a letter recalling the incident when Freddie Pye, the former Alty manager, had a bucket of water poured over him during a match by a Hyde United player.
In the NLP's "Dream Team" weekly feature Southport's Kevin Lynch names a team comprising the best players he has played with or against. At centre-half is Alty's Mark "Mad Dog" Maddox (right) who Lynch describes as a "tough no-nonsense sort of player. The type you want who gives everyone a lift when the chips are down". In his team, Lynch would be playing Mark "on the right of the back three and making him my captain because he leads from the front and is a quality player". Also in Lynch's side is Ian Craney as "My link up between midfield and the forwards. [He has] the ability to take people on and has great balance on the ball. Every time I play against him, he seems to pop up and score... He has the potential to play at a higher level".
This is Derbyshire reports that "Manager David Lloyd has demanded full concentration from his Alfreton Town players as they prepare to put their FA Cup hopes on the back burner and resume league action... 'The players won't have any trouble re-focusing, or at least they'd better not', he said... 'We're not going to win the FA Cup. The league is our bread and butter. Altrincham are up there fighting and it's another big game for us'. Lloyd reckons Altrincham will have no trouble motivating themselves for tomorrow's clash. 'They were beaten in the week and I'm sure they'll be determined to turn us over', he said. 'When we played them last season, it wasn't the friendliest of games, so I'm sure they'll be looking to get one over on us this time around'". Alfreton won the game last season 1-0 after a very harsh decision by referee Roberts to award Alfreton a penalty for handball against Peter Band. Towards the end of the match Mark Maddox was sent off for a kick at Sale before Alfreton's Bettney followed him for an early bath after raising his arms against Aspinall. Mark has yet to complete ninety minutes against The Reds as he was also sent off in the away game at Alfreton last season - a game in which he also fractured his heel.
Altrincham are top of the Conference's home form table but 18th in the away form table. Alfreton are second in the away form table.
Nuneaton Borough have agreed to join Nuneaton Rugby Club and play at the new Liberty Way stadium from 2005/06. A club spokesman said, "The football club is excited that we have been able to secure the purchase of the site and will continue to play football for many years to come. The plans are for the two Clubs to use the existing facilities in the 2005/6 season... The Football Club will use the Clubhouse and facilities of the Rugby Club for this first year... The Stadium will have an initial capacity of 4000 which will be able to be adapted the ability to extend to 6000".
Worksop Today says that the "Tigers want to buy their Sandy Lane ground from Bassetlaw Council... The ambitious plans have been hatched by club chairman Howard Raymond... The Tigers currently lease the ground site from the council... But Mr Raymond has made enquiries to assess their interest in selling the land to him, which he says has a covenant on it protecting it for sporting use. 'I have offered to buy the ground and include the existing debt on the lease in that price'" he said. "A spokesman for the council confirmed Mr Raymond's approach and said: 'An initial offer has been made but things are still at a very early stage'".
IC Solihull reports that Moor Green "coach Kim Casey is billing Saturday's match against fellow strugglers Barrow as a dogfight.... 'I've never had a situation like this - it's difficult actually fielding a side... If you can go through the tough times together you'll come out a better team at the end of it, and all we need is our luck to change a bit'. Moors [who host Alty in a fortnight] have signed striker David Bridgewater from Aberystwyth Town".
Kettering boss Kevin Wilson told Kettering Today " "We want to return to winning ways as soon as we possibly can... The players have got themselves into a position in the league that I didn't expect them to be in by this stage... I personally think that to get into the play-offs would be a good season for us". Also, "Neil Lazarus, has left Rockingham Road due to a lack of first-team opportunities".
Harrogate Today says that Town "boss John Reed has promised 'new blood to shake things up'... following their disappointing goalless draw with Worksop Town last week... 'The directive from the chairman was to get in the play-offs so we need to stay in the top four or five', he said... He revealed that a midfielder and a striker are top of his shopping list. 'My style is to attack and I won't change my style', he added... 'Getting the wingers into the match is a big chunk of our game'".
From M42 Junction 4 take the exit signposted Birmingham and follow the A34 Stratford Road for approximately 4 miles. At a large traffic-lighted roundabout (Robin Hood Public House) take the 2nd exit into Robin Hood Lane (dual carriageway). After approximately half a mile take 3rd exit from small roundabout into Highfield Road. Then take 2nd left, after approximately a quarter of a mile, into Sherwood Road. The Moorlands is 200 yards on right hand side. There is a map of Moor Green and of Gainsborough on this site's links/maps page, as well as links to their club websites.
In last Saturday's FA Cup draw with Macclesfield, Alfreton Town "also earned plenty of plaudits from all the relevant local authorities for successfully staging such a prestigious game... Club chairman Wayne Bradley was a happy man: 'It is a big feather in our cap. For it means we have passed the test of housing well over 2000 through the gate successfully, we have proved our potential to progress... The fixture could have housed more than 3000 people, and I am now looking for a third of that to become the norm at a higher level should we attain it.
IC Cheshire reports that "Impressive debut performances by Karl Brown and Danny Byrne have given Runcorn a new sense of optimism... But long-term injuries worries are unlikely to improve until the Christmas and New Year programme and [ex-Alty man] Mike Garrity's cracked ribs are likely to rule him out [this week]. Manager Alvin McDonald said: 'There is no doubt that the injuries are playing havoc with squad selection but I had people coming up to me after the Kettering game to say it was the best Runcorn have ever played at the Halton Stadium". But on the same site, The Runcorn Weekly News reports that the club's "small band of loyal supporters have been told they will have to pay more to watch their team because not enough fans are turning up to home games at the Halton Stadium. The club says the move has been forced on them by small crowds and the fact that their rent has increased by 50% in the last two seasons... A spokesman for the club told the Weekly News: 'This still leaves us with the lowest admission prices in the Conference North. We hoped that by keeping the prices the same this season we would attract more supporters. Unfortunately, this has not happened'".
"Worcester City manager John Barton is looking forward to the future after extending his contract for another 12 months. Barton's new deal will keep him tied down at St George's Lane until May 2006". Barton said, "I'm more than pleased to stay. I believe we have made good progress over the last few years and, as I've said before, this is as good a squad as I have worked with", reports This is WCFC.
IC Cheshire reports that "Witton Albion shareholders approved accounts which showed the UniBond League Premier Division club were still reducing a debt that stood at £300,000 when the Wincham Park outfit was in administration five years ago. At the end of June they owed £105,000 after making a profit last season of £19,000, which is equal to the profit they have made from renting the ground to Northwich Victoria. With Vics leaving soon, Witton have started talks with two Coca-Cola League clubs seeking a home for their reserve sides".
This is Derbyshire reports that in the above cup game Alfreton's trialist James Ghaichem [ex-Mansfield] was given "a chance to show what he could do". The Alfreton line-up was Butler, Robinson, Blount, Chapman (Brown, 45), Holmes, Ward, Ghaichem (Bettney, 40), Fisher, Goddard, Nwadike, Woolley. Other subs: Duffield, Pierce, Bradshaw. It was elsewhere reported that Ben Chapman might have broken his wrist in this game.
This is Lincs says that "Gainsborough Trinity boss Paul Mitchell claimed last night's Senior Shield match against Lincoln United at Ashby Avenue was an embarrassment to non-league football... Mitchell branded the match "atrocious" and accused referee Martyn Short of missing too many fouls... 'It was a battle, a complete battle. We arrived with lots of injuries and we're leaving with more'" said the manager. "Chris Hurst, Lee Ellington, Luke Staton and Adam Burley were all injured coming into the game, while Wes Parker, Jamie Sherlock, Matty Caudwell and Ben Purkiss picked up knocks last night [and]... Luke Staton, who came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute, was sent off in the 78th". Trinity's side was Holmshaw, Purkiss, Parker, Allison, Pell, Sherlock (Staton 72), Wood (Ford 63), Bird, Grant, Smith, Caudwell.
Barrow's "directors have put a limited number of the decade-long tickets on sale priced at £1,175 in a bid to boost much-needed income... A current season ticket to the ground costs adults £160. The 10-year season ticket would average just over £117 per season... Last month the club’s directors revealed AFC were more than £137,000 in debt, and earlier in the season cuts were made to the playing budget. But the board hope that in selling about 10 of the season tickets before the end of December it will give them a much-needed cash injection" says NW Evening Mail.
Kettering Today says that Town boss Kevin Wilson "revealed 21-year-old striker Jonny Rowan has signed non-contract forms at Rockingham Road". Wilson added, "Jonny was at Grimsby and had a couple of substitute appearances for the first team. He was offered new terms but turned them down and now we will have a look at him". "A youthful Poppies side lost by a single goal at Raunds Town, last night, in the Northants Senior Hillier Cup. Kettering dominated the whole of the game, only for Raunds to hit the winner in the 85th minute from their only strike on goal".
IC Coventry says that "Nuneaton Borough boss Roger Ashby was left bitterly disappointed when Stafford Rangers pulled out of [a reserve game]. Ashby had planned to use the fixture to test the fitness of strikers Kevin Wilkin and Gez Murphy and try out a couple of potential signings... Ashby wouldn't confirm any names for the two players he had planned to try out tonight".
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Compiled by John Laidlar