EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROGRAMME OF THE SEASON
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NFU Sports Ground Lower Packington Road Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire, LE65 1TS 01530 413140 ------------------------------------------------CLUB OFFICIALS Club Chairman: Stuart Bonser Club President: David Morris Vice President: Charlie Tissington Snr Senior & Matchday Secretary: Charlie Tissington Jnr Finance Manager: Jane Irving Operations Manager: Ian Irving Facilities Manager: Dave Buckley Project Manager: Jon Emmerson Commercial Manager: Stuart Bonser Child Welfare Officer: Joanne Banton Supporters Club Chairman: Mick Buckley Website & Programme Editor: Matthew Lester Matchday PA: Mick Buckley Photographer: Dean O’Shea
ASHBY IVANHOE vs ARNOLD TOWN
Welcome to the NFU Sports Ground for todays East Midlands Counties League fixture against Arnold Town
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CHAIRMANS WELCOME
Club Chairman Stuart Bonser gives his latest thoughts ahead of todays match
FIRST TEAM UPDATE
Craig Picknell gives his latest thoughts ahead of todays match
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FOOTBALL QUIZ
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IN OPPOSITION
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CLUB HISTORY
Can you answer all 40 quesitons correctly?
All the information of todays opponents Arnold Town
A brief history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club
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FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT Manager: Craig Picknell Assistant: Marc Sargeant Physio: Marie Keheller RESERVE TEAM MANAGEMENT Managers: Sam Gee & Steve Gee MIDWEEK U18S MANAGEMENT Managers: Ian Stewart & Paul Hart Assistants: Craig Irvine & Steve Gee Physio: Sam Gee FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Andy Topham GROUND STAFF Mark Pepper, Darren Wearmouth, Ryan Morris vs Arnold Town | Saturday 11th August 2018 | www.ashbyivanhoefc.com
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CHAIRMANS WELCOME Good afternoon and welcome to the first Home game of the new season for the first team and may I welcome Arnold Town FC and their players, officials and supporters and hope that you enjoy the game. It feels like this Season has just rolled on from last season with very little break in the middle but, like you, I am glad that it has come around again and we can look forward to a season that will build on the hard work of last season. I always refer to pre-season as “silly season” where there’s movement of players and managers all over the Country. This brings instability and inconsistency when trying to establish a team on and off the field and then it becomes a real challenge to compete. That said I am delighted that we have retained the services of Craig as the first team Manager and having had a really tough season last year it is pleasing that he continues to lead the team this season and I know his hard work and efforts will pay off in the coming months for the club. Additionally, I am relieved that we have retained the services of Marc too as the Coach as he has a great connection with the players and is keen to develop them all and especially the young talent that we have coming in so thanks Marc for keeping both feet in the AIFC camp. Finally, I am delighted that Stephen has joined the club this year from Coalville Town as Coach and will bring a vast amount of experience to the players across our 3 senior teams. The management team of Craig, Marc and Stephen have worked tirelessly over the summer to retain and attract players to the club. They presented a plan of the types of players that fit with the way they want to play football and also the club ethos of promoting youth and strengthening with senior players. I am pleased that they have now assembled a squad of players that fit with what we are trying to achieve, and credit goes to them all for their efforts and work over the last 2 months and I know that we are back on track with a team that can now compete and progress on the field. The reserves have taken a new shape too and I am delighted to announce the appointment of Robbie Avins and Andrew Parry. Both have been involved with the club for a number of years in capacities of players and coaching and they will bring that experience and knowledge of the club to the players and I know that they will both be welcomed and do a great job. I am really pleased to see the return of some past players too and I am sure their impact will have a really positive effect on results this season. With the amazing weather we have all enjoyed over the Summer, it has been a real challenge to get the pitch green and up to standard, but my extended thanks go to Ian Irving who has, again, worked his magic and with the sprinkler running 24/7, we have managed to maintain and present the pitch as you see today which a credit to his hard work and let’s hope the players appreciate it. The management team off the field have all rallied around too over the Summer and works continue to improve certain aspects of the ground as you may see and more improvements are planned over the coming weeks which I will keep you posted on. With the next 3 Saturdays at Home, I will update you all on certain aspects that have been happening around the club and dispel any rumours that you may have heard, but for now I hope you all enjoy the game and let’s hope for a positive outcome for the team. Stuart Bonser Club Chairman
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FIRST TEAM UPDATE Hello and welcome to the NFU, home of Ashby Ivanhoe FC. Here goes the start of another season, my second in charge at the club. We go into this season having strengthened considerably both on and off the pitch. Off the pitch sees Marc Sargant and Stephen Guest form the rest of the 1st team management and Robbie Avins and Andrew Parry take over the Ashby Knights team. Marc has remained with us from last year and had a massive impact on the players. Stephen has joined us having previously worked as 1st team coach at Coalville Town and works full time within Burton Albion’s youth development programme. Marc, Stephen, Robbie and Andrew will play a massive part this season and we are lucky to have them here with us. On the field we have been able to strengthen and managed to bring back some players who have had previous spells at the club. All bring fantastic experience. In addition we have been able to retain all of the squad from last season which is fantastic news plus attract some new, top talent into the club. I’m particularly excited to see how our young players who benefited from playing last year push on. Harry Stewart, Alex Ford, Kieron O’Sullivan and Jack Robinson have a huge future at the club and are names to keep an eye on this season. Looking ahead to today’s game, we welcome Arnold Town. It will be a good game. One thing is for sure. We will be going out with an attacking intent today. We have great attacking talent and with the return of a couple of players who were missing last week, I am hopeful we will get the result we are all looking for! Here is to another season of football. Enjoy the game, keep the faith and please be vocal in your support. Thanks Craig Picknell 1st Team Manager FIRST TEAM UPDATE SPONSORED BY
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FOOTBALL QUIZ 1.
In the 2017/18 Premier League, starting with the lowest, which three clubs have the smallest stadium capacities?
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Which British team defeated Barcelona both home and away in a 1966/67 European Cup competition and also reached the semi-final of the 1984 European Cup?
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Who once said: "Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win."?
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If it was Naranjito in 1982, and Juanito in 1970, what was it in 1966?
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Billy Wright, the first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, spent his whole career at which football club?
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Three teams have sat at the top of the Premier League only to be relegated in the same season; can you name them?
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Name the top Premier League goalscorer to never have been capped for his country? (Hint: he now has a son named Tyrese playing for Stoke City)
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Four Manchester United players have won the European Footballer of the Year award; can you name them?
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What was introduced for the first time by trainer Donald Colman in the 1920s at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen?
10. As of 2017, which European football club has supplied a player in the starting line-up of every World Cup final since 1982? 11. What's different about the recently launched limited edition Subbuteo table football set featuring Arsenal and Chelsea teams? 12. England first entered the Football World Cup in 1950; how many tournaments have they failed to qualify for since then? 13. Name the football club with which Jose Mourinho first became a top-tier manager? 14. Jamie Carragher made his first team debut for Liverpool under which manager? 15. Ryan Giggs is the new Wales football manager, but in which sport was his father Danny Wilson a Welsh international? 16. Which Russian footballer, nicknamed the "Black Panther", is widely regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the sport? 17. Which adhesive manufacturer sponsors two English association football leagues at levels 7–8 of the English football league system? 18. Can you name the only footballer born before 1960 to score a Premier League hat-trick (Hint: The Premier League was founded in 1992)? 19. Which retail billionaire became owner of Newcastle United in 2007? 20. In 2005, which two Newcastle United team-mates were sent off for fighting against each other in United's Premiership match with Aston Villa?
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FOOTBALL QUIZ 21. Dubbed the longest away trip in English football, which two teams played four times during the 2009/10 season? 22. Which footballer was captain of Italy until his international retirement in 2017? 23. Which Chelsea footballer played every minute of the season for the club when they won the domestic league in 2017? 24. In 1997, which player was the first to score a hat-trick of headers in the Premier League? 25. In the Northern Ireland Football League, name Belfast's 'Big Two' clubs? 26. Who once said: "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"? 27. Which English club went 32 consecutive league games without a win in both the Premier League and Championship between September 2007 and September 2008? 28. Sir Stanley Matthews's ashes were buried beneath the centre circle of which football club's ground in 2000? 29. Tynecastle Park is the football stadium of which football club? 30. Who was appointed team captain of Aston Villa for the 2017–18 season? 31. The 2015/16 season was the first time which club recorded a positive goal difference in a top-flight season since 1988? 32. Which country did both Bobby Charlton in 1970, and then Terry Butcher in 1990, play their last match against? 33. Harry Kane was the first English player to win the Premier League Golden Boot since which other English footballer? 34. As of 2018, name the largest football stadium in Essex? 35. The Stadio Giuseppe Meazzaian in Milan is better known by what name? 36. Which England international scored the only goal of his whole club career against Southampton at The Dell in October 1967? 37. In 1970, in which country was England captain Bobby Moore accused (and later, totally exonerated) of the theft of a bracelet from a jewellers? 38. Which player holds the record as the youngest player to play in a World Cup finals tournament? (Hint: he also helped his country win the last ever British Home Championship in 1984) 39. Can you name the English football clubs from the following nicknames: (a)Railwaymen, (b)the shakers, (c)the pirates, and (d)the throstles? 40. There are many professional football clubs that have taken a Beatles song as their nickname; Villarreal in Spain are the most famous. Which Beatles' song do they take their nickname from?
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THE OPPOSITION STAPENHILL They were formed in 1947 and ten years after formation they joined the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two and found immediate success, gaining promotion in their debut season and winning the Division One championship in the following two seasons. They remained in that division, apart from a single season (1971/1972) in Division Two, winning the top flight, now renamed the Premier Division, twice more – 1986/1987 and 1988/1989. They then joined the Midland Combination Premier Division, staying there for five seasons until they became a founding member of the Midland Alliance where they remained until resigning from the league in January 2002. Later that year they joined the Leicestershire Senior League and were promoted as runners-up into the Premier Division. In the 2007/2008 season, they were members of the Midland Football Alliance, but after a fire ravaged their home stadium the club was forced to close down. The club reformed in 2009 and rejoined the Leicestershire Senior League and gained promotion to the EMCL in the 2012/2013 season. Honours East Midlands Counties Football League Runners-up: 2013/2014 Leicestershire Senior League Champions: 1958/1959, 1959/1960, 1986/1987, 1988/1989, 2006/2007
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Bournemouth (Vitalty Stadium -11,464), Swansea City (Liberty Stadium - 21,088), and Burnley (Turf Moor - 21,401)
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10. Bayern Munich 11. The figures are female 12. Three (1974 (West Germany), 1978 (Argentina) and 1994 (United States)) 13. Benfica 14. Roy Evans (in 1997) 15. Rugby League 16. Lev Yashin 17. Evo-Stik 18. Gordon Strachan 19. Mike Ashley (owner of Sports Direct) 20. Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer 21. Newcastle and Plymouth 22. Gianluigi Buffon 23. Cesar Azpilicueta 24. Duncan Ferguson (for Everton against Bolton Wanderers) 25. Linfield FC and Glentoran 26. Eric Cantona 27. Derby County 28. Stoke City's (the Britannia Stadium) 29. Hearts (Heart of Midlothian) 30. John Terry 31. West Ham United 32. West Germany 33. Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 1999-2000) 34. Roots Hall (home of Southend United, but with plans to be replaced in the near future) 35. San Siro 36. Peter Shilton 37. Colombia 38. Norman Whiteside 39. (a)Crewe Alexandra, (b)Bury FC, (c)Bristol Rovers, and (d)West Bromwich Albion 40. Yellow Submarine (their nickname is El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine))
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IN OPPOSITION TODAY ARNOLD TOWN Football has been played in the Arnold area for over a hundred years and the Eagles can trace their proud history back to its beginnings. The current club, formed in 1989, was born out of the merger between the old established Arnold FC (who began life as Arnold St Mary’s in 1928) and near neighbours Arnold Kingswell. Initially the newly formed club competed in the Central Midlands League (Supreme Division) and then moved into the NCEL Division One and then swiftly to the NCEL Premier after two successive Championship seasons in 92/93 and 93/94. On a roll, the Eagles almost made it three in a row but ended 94/95 as runners up in the NCEL Premier. Season 2010-2011 saw Arnold compete for the 17th successive season in the NCEL Premier Division. The Eagles have managed to lift the prestigious Notts Senior Cup trophy no less than five times since 1989 and have been runners up once. The most recent success came in 2005 when spectacular long range effort from Scott Huckerby was enough to give the Eagles a 1-0 victory over Eastwood Town in front of a crowd of more than 650 at Notts. County’s Meadow Lane ground. A number of fine runs in the FA Cup and FA Vase have also been achieved over the years. In 2002 the Eagles had their best run in the FA Cup since reforming when they reached the 4th Qualifying Round before narrowly going out to Scarborough in front of 900 at Gedling Road. During the 05/06 season the Club equalled their best FA Vase performance by reaching the 5th Round where they lost out by a single goal to Crook Town , again at Gedling Road, in front of 560 spectators. They had earlier reached the same stage in 01/02 going out 1-3 at Wroxham. The 2007-08 season saw the curtain finally come down at the Club’s Gedling Road ground which had been their home for over fifty years. They spent part of 2008-09 playing home games at various local Clubs whilst waiting for their move to their new home. The Eagles finally moved into their new £2 million home in January 2009. The first game saw the Eagles win 3-2 against Thackley with Craig Mitchell scoring the first ever goal at EV. 2008/09 saw the Eagle Valley Facility officially opened with friendlies against Notts County with a Club record attendance of over 1300, Nigel Clough’s Derby County with over 700 in attendance and an official opening day with Sven Goran Eriksson doing the honours cutting the ribbon outside the Clubhouse. A real strength for the Club has been the strong fan base and the support provided by the Supporters Club which has existed for over 25 years. The Club has consistently maintained links with the professional game. Chris Freestone (Middlesbrough - 1994) Tristram Whitman (Doncaster Rovers - 2000) and most recently (2006) Ben Hutchinson (Middlesbrough) all moved from the Arnold team into the professional ranks. Chris Freestone returned to us in 2005/06 and is now the Clubs top goal scorer with over 100 goals. Freestone, together with Martin Carruthers (Aston Villa, Stoke City), took over the management reigns midway through season 2009-2010. Former Eagles managers include Ray O’Brien (Notts. County & Rep. of Ireland), Iain McCullough (Notts. County), Bill Brindley (Notts. County and Forest) and Phil Starbuck (Forest). The Club has had its fair share of professional players wearing the Arnold shirt including the likes of Nigel Jemson, Jason Lee, Brett Williams and Bryn Gunn (Forest) and Adrian Thorpe (Notts County). 2012/13 Will go down in history for the wrong reasons with Gary Hayward at the helm but with the club languishing near the bottom Graham Walker and Frank Corrigan took the reins and despite a 13 point penalty, Arnold still made up the points to finish 3rd from bottom but unfortunately we still faced relegation hence our drop into the EMCL.
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Secretary Graham Peck took over as Chairman due to the sad passing of MR Arnold himself, Roy Francis and as if this couldn’t get any worse they did with an automatic relegation. 2013/2014. After a great first half of the season Arnold were sitting in the top two, but after Xmas inclement weather saw a 9 week break from the game and a significant dip in form and 6th was the final placing. 2014/2015. A rather up and down season which saw the departure of Graham Peck as Chairman and at the end of the season both Managers left the Club. A solid mid table finish. 2015/2016. Ray Chilton appointed manager. Ray has connections with the Club mainly with the Youth teams winning several League and Cups along the way. Ray was one of the committee who brought the Club to Eagle Valley after many years at our former home at Gedling Road (King George v). A disappointing season saw us finish second from bottom and Ray decided to step down as manager. 2016/2017. Dave Marlow joined us from Linby CW as our new manager. Dave brought us stability during a much better season finishing 15th, sadly with things seemingly on the up Dave decided to move on to Eastwood CFC at the end of the season. We also lost Peter Chapman our Chairman and Treasurer who had helped steady the ship after losing Roy Francis a few years previous. 2017/2018. Another new start saw Tom Richardson take the reins for the season. Tom and his assistant Chris Galley joined us from Real Utd. A disappointing season saw the Eagles finish second from bottom of the EMCL. As the FA revamped the League system we escaped relegation to step 7 probably thanks to the resignation of Blaby & Whetstone. 2018/2019. Wayne Looker, last season’s coach, takes over as Manager for the coming season assisted by Kelvin Mushambi & Ray Chilton. CLUB HONOURS As Arnold Town FC – Since Reformation in 1989 CML Supreme Division Champions 1992/93 Wakefield Cup Winners 1989/90 CML League Cup Runners Up 1990/91 NCEL Premier Division Runners Up 1994/95 NCEL Presidents Cup Winners 1994/95 NCEL Presidents Cup Runners Up 2009/2010 NCEL Division One Champions 1993/94 Notts Senior Cup Winners 92/93, 95/96, 96/97, 98/99, 04/05 Notts Senior Cup Runners Up 2006/07 Best Season in FA Cup – 4th Qual Round 2002/03 Best Season in FA Vase – 5th Round 01/02, 05/06
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Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club was founded in 1948 and play their home matches at the NFU Sports Ground, Lower Packington Road, Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire. This is the clubs new home from the beginning of the 2012/2013 season. Since being founded in 1948 up until the end of the 2011/2012 season the clubs previous home was at Hood Park also in Ashby de la Zouch.
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The club currently consists of three adult teams and a youth team. The first team play in the East Midlands Counties League, with the Reserves in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. In the 2008/2009 season the club formed a Youth Team (Under 18’s) side who play in the Leicestershire Midweek Floodlit Youth League on Wednesday nights. A Sunday team was re-introduced for this season and they play in the Burton Sunday League Division Four. The club also has a large number of junior sides ranging from Under 7’s through to Under 18’s who play in the Burton Junior Football League, Tamworth Junior Football League and the Derby City League. The junior section came after the club merged with the David Hunt Soccer School at the beginning of the 2009/2010 season. In February 2004, Ashby Ivanhoe became an FA Charter Standard football club. The club is very ambitious and has plans to progress further up the league pyramid system. The club is run by an experienced management team and enjoys the support of some very prestigious commercial partners. Ashby Ivanhoe had one of their most successful seasons in 2010/2011 as they completed a league and cup double by winning the Leicestershire Senior League by nine points and also lifted the Coalville Charity Cup for the very first time after producing a superb second half comeback to beat Bardon Hill 3-2 in the final. They have also reached successive Leicestershire Senior Cup finals in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 but had to settle for runners-up on both occasions losing 3-1, firstly to Ibstock United and then Aylestone Park. The 2013/2014 season saw the first team achieve a long-term ambition as they won promotion into the Step 6 East Midlands Counties League for the 2014/2015 season after finishing third place in the Leicestershire Senior League. It was a close title race with the top three all finishing level on points with Ashby third on goal difference. The Reserves were also promoted to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One. 2014/2015 saw Ashby compete at Step 6 of the non-league pyramid for the first time and they had a very good season and secured a top six finish in the East Midlands Counties League which featured victories against all of the sides above them. The Reserve side were involved in a tight title race and it went down to a last day decider against Lutterworth Athletic Reserves but despite the result going against them on the day they were still promoted for the second season in succession and would play at Step 7 in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division for 2015/2016.
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ASHBY IVANHOE FC CLUB HISTORY 2015/2016 saw Ashby have another fine season and they mounted a strong title challenge and they led the East Midlands Counties League for the majority of the season before finally finishing in third place. That saw them assured of a first ever appearance in the FA Cup for the 2016/2017 season. Last season was the most memorable in the history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club. For the very first time in the clubs history they were accepted to play in the most famous club competition in the world, The FA Cup. It turned into a thrilling journey with higher ranked opponents of Quorn and Loughborough Dynamo knocked out before Ashby fell to Ilkeston in the 1st Qualifying Round. Prior to the Ilkeston defeat Ashby received a visit from the FA Cup which was paraded through the town centre visiting local sponsors before players and spectators had the opportunity to view the cup at the NFU Sports Ground. The league season was inconsistent with a strong finish to the season seeing the team finish in tenth place. The season did end with a first appearance in the final of the Jenkins & Jenkins League Cup but Dunkirk overturned a one goal deficit late on to see Ashby end as runners-up. The new season sees a new management team at the helm of the club with Glyn Andrews and Craig Picknell joining the club from Friar Lane & Epworth with the aim of achieving promotion to Step 5.
CLUB HONOURS East Midlands Counties Football League League Cup Runners Up: 2016/2017 Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division Champions: 2010/2011 Division One Runners Up: 2007/2008
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ASHBY IVANHOE
MANAGER: Craig Picknell ASSISTANT: Marc Sargeant COACH: Stephen Guest
Ben Hammerton (GK) Alex Ford Harry Stewart Danny Turnock Dan Stevenson Chris Sykes Andy Hulley Jake Conkay George Wesley Josh Matkin Ryan Pearce Sam Carline Mitch Woodbine Angus Blair-Park Trafford Pickering Josh Lawrence Jack Robinson Elliot Bott Kerr Horn Sam Kirk
ARNOLD TOWN
MANAGER: Wayne Looker ASSISTANT/COACHES: Kelvin Mushambi, Ray Chilton
Anthony Millward Cameron Thurgood Chris Carter Colin Woodward Connor Winstanley Craig Binch Curtis Millward Declan Kemp Dillon Bird Elliott Collins George Holt Jack Holland James Elliott James Wade Jay Brown Jordan Knight Jordan Stewart Joss Whiteley Kelvin Mushambi Kristopher Drackett
MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE: Dom Chambers ASSISTANTS: Gary Bown & Kevin Sinclair
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