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We’re a tight group and we are a work in progress at the moment. This performance shows that we’re getting there – Bristol City’s Scott Wagstaff after the draw at Port Vale Pages 2-3 Bristol mark anniversary with convincing win Pages 10-11

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It is a poor result, but the scoreline does not necessarily reflect the game. To lose 3-1 was harsh, but Fleetwood were simply more clinical than we were – Rovers boss John Ward Pages 6-7

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Port Vale vs Bristol City | Vale Park, Saturday, October 5

Player Rating (out of 10) ● Elliot Parish: Good handling, good distribution and looked steady

● Brendan Moloney: Shaky start, then grew in stature as game went on

● Aden Flint: A dominant force, he played well until losing concentration

● Derrick Williams: Another assured performance at heart of the back four

● Nicky Shorey: Decision-making and use of ball again first-class

● Scott Wagstaff: A busy display, he was a threat going forward

● Bobby Reid: Enjoyed the space he was allowed and supported the front two well

● Joe Bryan: Worked hard up and down the left and supported his full-back

● Jay Emmanuel-Thomas: Frustrated and dazzled in equal measure

● Sam Baldock: Worked his socks off and caused Vale constant problems

Star man ● Marlon Pack: protected the back four and used the ball extremely well

Port Vale Chris Neal – 8 Adam Yates – 6 Chris Robertson – 6 Liam Chilvers – 5

Carl Dickinson – 6 Chris Birchall – 5 Chris Lines – 6 Anthony Griffith – 5

Doug Loft – 7 Ben Williamson – 5 Tom Pope – 6

Substitutions City: Marvin Elliott for Reid (77 mins), Stephen McLaughlin for Bryan (77 mins), Marlon Harewood for Emmanuel-Thomas (87 mins). Not used: Ryan Taylor, Lewis Dunk, Greg Cunningham, Frank Fielding (gk) Port Vale: Jennison Myrie-Williams for Birchall (58 mins), Lee Hughes for Williamson (67 mins), Kaid Mohamed for Griffith (67 mins). Not used: Richard Duffy, Dan Jones, Louis Dodds, Sam Johnson (gk)

City are denied by late I WONDER how Bristol City’s players would have reacted had this game finished before Lee Hughes’ last-gasp goal so dramatically altered people’s perceptions. No doubt, there would have been joyous scenes in the dressing room as they celebrated a first League win in 19 attempts, since March 9. And doubtless, they would have congratulated one another on what was arguably the most complete performance by a Robins team since the arrival of Sean O’Driscoll as head coach in January. City kept and passed the ball far better than the opposition, enjoying 57 per cent of possession, dictated the tempo, created numerous goal-scoring opportunities and defended supremely well as a unit to effectively stifle a Port Vale side that has become accustomed to scoring goals on a regular basis at Vale Park. In short, City’s degree of control thoroughly warranted the victory their supporters crave after weeks and months of frustration. Unfortunately, the contest will be defined by the solitary error of judgment on the part of Aden Flint, whose ill-advised back-pass invited substitute Hughes to steal behind City lines and poach an equalising goal at the death. Talk about rough justice. Rather than enthuse over a positive result, City supporters were left to reflect on an outcome that means their side is one of only three in the country still to tick the box marked ‘win column’. Some will point to City’s failure to convert a higher percentage of the chances they created and argue that they should have been out of sight long before that game-changing incident at the death. Others will dwell on the team’s failure to keep a single clean sheet in ten League One games this season and highlight the individual errors that continue to cost O’Driscoll and his charges dear on a weekly basis. These are the facts of the matter and they cannot be disputed. Yet taken on their own, they deflect from the rapid advances being made by a young team that will remain a work in progress throughout what is a season of transition. Deprived of two points and concerned only by the final outcome, the players not surprisingly appeared deflated and slope-shouldered as they

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Stockhausen

Expert analysis Port Vale

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left the pitch. But what happened in the final minute should not alter their perception of what went before and, afforded time to think clearly with the benefit of hindsight, they will realise the significance of a performance that represented the culmination of weeks of gradual improvement. O’Driscoll is attempting nothing less than a fundamental change of culture on the pitch and here, at last, was compelling evidence that his

57 ● percentage of possession enjoyed by City on Saturday

players are beginning to understand what is being asked of them. This level of performance would have been unthinkable a month or so ago. City’s young guns are learning to retain possession and set the tempo and, encouraged by one or two old heads, are beginning to make more right decisions than wrong ones. There is no doubting the team’s ability to make and score goals, but this has to be allied with sound defence if it is to yield tangible rewards. A week spent on the training ground has clearly benefited the Robins, who worked as a cohesive unit to keep the free-scoring Valiants at bay. Vale striker Tom Pope scored more goals than any other player in the Football League last season, yet City’s defensive synergy meant he was not given so much as a sniff on this occasion. In fact, Vale were restricted to a few hopeful pot-shots from range and,

unable to establish a foothold in the final third against determined and well-organised opponents, they looked to be well beaten until they were handed an unexpected helping hand in the dying seconds. Only Flint will know why he opted to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper instead of thumping it into row Z as the clock ticked down. Nevertheless, his aberration should not detract from what was essentially a strong performance from someone who has been playing League football for only two years. Consistency of selection and message means the Robins are now nearer to registering a clean sheet than at any time previously this season. But it was the fluidity of their movement and their ability to find and exploit space going forward that really caught the eye. Patient in their approach play, City picked apart Vale’s defence almost at will and only a combination of sloppy finishing and inspired goalkeeping from Chris Neal prevented them from forging a meaningful advantage. Vale’s keeper made outstanding saves to deny Robins forwards Sam Baldock and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas in the first half, but had no answer to the power generated by Scott Wagstaff, whose superb 55th-minute strike deservedly gave City the lead. It should have been enough. A moment of madness meant it was not and, had former City winger Jennison Myrie-Williams summoned composure instead of blazing over in time added on, we would have witnessed a shocking travesty of justice. Read Andy’s stories by following a_stockhausen at www.bristolpost.co.uk

Match reaction

Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (Tyne & Wear) – Handled the game well

Match facts Shots on target Shots off target Corners

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Fouls conceded Offsides Attendance

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BRISTOL City goalscorer Scott Wagstaff insists team-mate Aden Flint is a strong enough character not to allow his game-changing mistake to affect him. It was Flint’s 89th-minute back pass that allowed Port Vale substitute Lee Hughes to grab a dramatic late equaliser and deny the Robins a first league victory in 19 attempts, dating back to March 9. Having been outstanding up until that point, the 6ft 5in centre half looked inconsolable at the final whistle. But Wagstaff, whose 55th minute strike looked to have given City a

rare win, backed Flint to bounce back. He said: “Aden is a strong character and I’m sure he’ll be fine. He’s one of the boys, and we all stick together. “We’re a tight group and we are a work in progress at the moment. This performance shows that we’re getting there, and we’ll get around Aden and make sure he is okay. “There is another game on Tuesday and I’m sure he’ll bounce back.” Wagstaff ’s third goal of the season came from a perfectly-weighted pass from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, and

the former Charlton winger admitted: “I wasn’t expecting the ball to come to me. I’d not had many chances up until then, because they were falling to the front two. “When Jay passed, I decided to hit it as hard as I could. Sometimes they go into the stand, sometimes they go into the top corner. “I spoke to their goalkeeper (Chris Neal) afterwards and he told me he thought I was going to put the ball across him. “I fooled him with my eyes and beat him at the near post instead.” Although the final outcome proved a major disappointment to Wagstaff

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goal but show signs of progress

● Lee Hughes celebrates scoring Port Vale’s goal

● Scott Wagstaff fires City in front

● Sam Baldock shows his frustration

● Scott Wagstaff tries to get a cross in

● Jay Emmanuel-Thomas leads the celebrations

● Aden Flint

Fan’s view by Matthew Withers IT’s hard to be too critical of Sean O’Driscoll’s Bristol City side after they dominated their championship encounter at Port Vale. 57 per cent possession and 15 shots at goal tell the story. I predicted on Friday that City would come away with a 1-1 draw, I didn’t predict how the game would unfold and how cruelly three points would be snatched away. The manager was able to name an unchanged team for the first time this season. That stability led to a first half during which City dominated possession and created numerous chances. The team have to capitalise when they are on top. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was at his arrogant best and needs to stamp his authority and superior technical ability on the opposition at this level. It was pleasing to see strong performances from youngsters Joe Bryan and Bobby Reid, both of whom are learning. Sam Baldock continues to work really hard and was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet. You can see things clicking for Sam in a game, and when it does he will get three or four. Scott Wagstaff ’s popularity is growing game by game. The former Charlton player always puts a shift in, but is also finding himself in good positions. No one will have to tell Aden Flint how big a mistake his soft back-pass was as we approached full-time. Flint, like his central defensive partner Derrick Wiliams, had played really well up until that point, but it shows that you have to maintain concentration until the final whistle. It also shows how young some of these lads are. I was impressed with O’Driscoll’s comment after the game, with not feeling sorry for Flint and explaining that disappointment is very much part of the game, and that you have to dust yourself down and get on with it. With the international break, City have no game until two weeks’ time, away to Crewe Alexandra. That makes tomorrow night’s away trip to Wycombe Wanderers in the JP T trophy all the more important. I would like to see the manager keep faith with the same starting line-up, with the exception of Lewis Dunk coming in for Williams, who will be away on international duty. The JPT game allows the City players to relax away from the league campaign, and I would expect them to go out and dominate the game. My column last week drew a lot of online comments. It’s great to see the passion that we have for City. Nineteen league games without a win is not good, but there are signs of what a team we could be. Changing managers frequently does not bring success, and this was always going to be a season of transition. We have to get behind SOD and his players, and I believe one win will see the team go on a run.

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and his team-mates, he feels City are improving with every game. “That’s four or five good performances on the bounce now and we deserve more,” said the Londoner. “We’re passing the ball and keeping it really well and we’re creating a lot of chances going forward. “But we’re also better organised now and the lads all understand their jobs. That is making us harder to beat. “We feel that things are definitely coming together now and this is a step in the right direction. It is only a matter of time before we get that first win.”

Pictures: Dougie Allward

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Port Vale vs Bristol City | Vale Park, Saturday, October 5

● Bobby Reid fires in a shot during Bristol City’s 1-1 draw with Port Vale on Saturday

Pictures: Dougie Allward

● Sam Baldock with City’s mascot

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● Stephen McLaughlin

● Marvin Elliott consoles Aden Flint

● A young City fan watches the action

● Sam Baldock cuts inside

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Port Vale vs Bristol City | Vale Park, Saturday, October 5

● Jay Emmanuel-Thomas curls in a shot

● City supporters give their side some vocal backing

● City’s players celebrate after Scott Wagstaff’s goal

● Sean O’Driscoll looks on

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● A youthful section of City’s travelling support at Vale Park

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Fan’s view with Dennis Payter THE scoreline certainly flattered the visitors, but John Ward must take full responsibility for this defeat. If we had seen his team sheet at noon, then I think Rovers’ gate would have been lucky to top the 5,000-mark. How the manager expected to win this home game with such a negative starting line-up I’ll never know. Even for Rovers, I have never seen so many midfielders. We had no pace or width and you had to feel sorry for Ryan Brunt up front with so little support against such a big defence. In the first half, on the rare occasions he did win the ball he had no one to pass to, and frequently it was hard to blame the defenders for lumping it forward because they had few options. I know Ward has said he fancies Ellis Harrison up front, but surely he would have been a better option out wide than Oliver Norburn or the ineffective Andy Bond. Yes, Bond provided the cross for John-Joe O’Toole’s goal, but he should have scored when put clean through. We were looking for the kind of killer finish that James Bond might have provided, but his weak effort was more like Brooke Bond. His expensive miss was highlighted in the way the cod army cashed in on a rare Tom Lockyer mistake and a swift one-two on the edge of the box was smashed home. If only Bond could have finished like that. Just to rub it in, as we were laughing at the visitors’ massive substitute Jon Parkin – who looked like an overweight Sunday league player – he also smashed one into the net. At half-time, we had been thinking it would be great if we could sneak a 1-0, but admitted the poor quality of football on view was not likely to bring the missing fans back. Rovers did step it up after the break, and it made a change for us to hit back with the O’Toole goal so quickly after they had scored. We then had our best and very unlucky spell, having one cleared off a crowded goal line and Brunt heading against a post. It was at this point, while we had them on the ropes, that Matt Harrold and Ellis Harrison should have come on. But the manager dithered and it turned out to be too little too late. Until the late goals by Fleetwood, it could be argued there was not much between Rovers and the high-flying visitors. That may be so, but it highlights the poor quality of football in this division this season. I fear we are not going anywhere again this season, and we will be stuck in the basement for another 12 months unless we can find some wide men pretty quickly. One person who did go home happy was my brother-in-law, who won £880 in the half-time draw. Perhaps he could buy the team a winger once he has bought me a drink.

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Bristol Rovers vs Fleetwood Town | Memorial Stadium, Saturday, October 5

Fleetwood show Rovers what they are missing JOHN Ward hit the nail on the head when providing a simple explanation as to why his struggling Bristol Rovers side had lost this game against promotion-chasing Fleetwood Town. “They were simply more clinical than us,” he said when asked about a 3-1 defeat at the Memorial Stadium, before adding that the scoreline was ‘harsh’ on his players. It was hard to disagree with that particular summary, yet easy to understand why. These sides may well be at the opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of their current league positions – but was there really that much to choose between them when the performances of either are analysed across the full 90 minutes? Had a Ryan Brunt header crept inside the post from a Lee Brown corner instead of ricocheting away to safety off it when the scores were 1-1, perhaps we’d all be patting Ward on the back for pulling off a tactical masterstroke to consign one of the favourites for promotion to defeat.

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There was little on show to suggest that Fleetwood had much more about them than Ward’s charges There was also a John-Joe O’Toole header that was cleared off the line soon after the midfielder-turned-emergency striker had cancelled out Jamille Matt’s 65th-minute opener. The simple fact of the matter, however, is that these chances that could have won Rovers the game went begging, whilst the few that were created at the other end were clinically dispatched. There was little on show through the eyes of this reporter to suggest that a Fleetwood side tipped for big things had much more about them than Ward’s charges. More than an hour had elapsed

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McNamara Expert analysis Bristol Rovers

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before Fleetwood managed their first shot on target – a powerful drive from man-of-the-match Antoni Sarcevic that had to be athletically repelled by Steve Mildenhall – after an opening period during which their game-plan appeared to be just as direct and rudimentary as that practised by the home side. The Rovers boss, meanwhile, has already been questioned for a decision to play only one recognised striker in a debate that has raged on Twitter and elsewhere – yet Fleetwood are second in the league after using the same tactic in almost every game they have played this season. That O’Toole had to be used ‘in the hole’ was partly instigated by the forced omission of groin-injury victim Matt Harrold, whilst central defender Mark McChrystal, it was revealed afterwards, has been carrying a knee injury for two weeks. A lack of central defensive cover on the bench forced skipper Tom Parkes to play through the pain barrier after taking a bang on the hip in the first half – an injury that was evident as Jamille Matt left the defender trailing in his wake before scoring Fleetwood’s all-important second goal when Rovers were three minutes away from collecting what would have been seen as a very good point. These injury problems, however, provide only a partial explanation as to why Rovers lost a game in which the clear difference between the two sides was this: Fleetwood had those one or two ‘match-winners’ who will be decisive in a competitive league in

which the majority of games are nip and tuck. Rovers, sadly, at the moment, do not. Did Matt do much else other than convert the two opportunities that fell to him? In stark contrast, at the other end, Andy Bond squandered a gilt-edged opportunity when bearing down one-on-one on goal after being released by a John-Joe O’Toole pass when the game was goal-less. Does Ward have anyone of similar creativity to Sarcevic, who, on this display, is a deserving winner of the League Two player-of-the-month award he recently picked up? Not that the manager is oblivious to the fact that changes need to be made after making public last week his plans to set about an early-season shake-up of his squad. Midfielder Matt Gill and defender Garry Kenneth, who has made a request to leave the club, look likely to be the first two, and these situations need to be resolved quickly if the manager is to be allowed to bring in a specialist wide player or someone of similar quality to Sarcevic. The basis of a competitive side is in place – hard work, commitment and a desire to play for the shirt cannot be questioned in the the vast majority of this squad. Ward now needs to wheel and deal in an effort to add some cutting edge to the endeavour. Read James’ stories by following JamesMcNamara at www.bristolpost.co.uk

● Ryan Brunt heads at goal

Match reaction BRISTOL Rovers boss John Ward believes the scoreline was not a fair reflection of his players’ perfor mance after watching them slip to a 3-1 defeat against Fleetwood Town. John-Joe O’Toole restored parity with a 65th-minute header almost immediately after Jamille Matt had opened the scoring for Fleetwood. Matt added his second goal in the 87th minute before substitute Jon Parkin converted a volley in injury-time to end Rovers’ five-game unbeaten streak on home soil. Ward said: “It is a poor result, but the scoreline does not necessarily reflect the game. To lose 3-1 was harsh, but Fleetwood were simply more clinical than we were. Our defenders are struggling with nig-

gling injuries and Fleetwood exploited that in the last few minutes. Tom (Parkes) got a whack on the hip in the first-half and Mark (McChrystal) has been nursing a knee injury. “To get through 90 minutes against a top team like Fleetwood was always going to be difficult. In general the performance was OK, but results-wise it was not.” O’Toole had a headed effort cleared off the line when the score was 1-1, while Ryan Brunt hit a post before Fleetwood’s late two-goal salvo, and Ward added: “We went pretty close on a couple of occasions when it was 1-1, but we didn’t make it and Fleetwood did at the end. “We lifted ourselves when we went behind, and we coped pretty well for

the majority of the game against a good team that had already won three times away from home. We responded well for 80 minutes or so, but it wasn’t quite enough. That’s the difference between being in the top four and the bottom eight.” He added: “People only reflect on the scoreline, and that is what managers and players are always going to be judged on. People will see we have been beaten at home and say that is a bad result. It doesn’t tell the whole story of the game. “People can grumble about the result, but they can’t have any complaint about the players’ desire to work for the shirt. I’ve got no problem with the players on that front and I’ll defend them to the hilt.”

● Disappointment on the bench

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Player Rating (out of 10)

● John-Joe O’Toole heads Bristol Rovers’ equaliser

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● Steve Mildenhall: Made one good save from Sarcevic. He had little chance with any of the goals

● Michael Smith: Kept Jeff Hughes relatively quiet, but not quite as effective going forward as he has been in recent weeks

● Tom Parkes: Played most of the game with an injury

● Mark McChrystal: Struggling with a knee injury. Could probably do with a rest

● Lee Brown: The pick of the back four. He was always willing to get involved going forward down the left flank

● Andy Bond: Supplied a delicious cross for O’Toole’s goal – but missed a great one-on-one chance

● Tom Lockyer: Had his work cut out against a lively Fleetwood midfield

● Oliver Norburn: Limited involvement going forward, but showed willingness in his defensive duties

● Ryan Brunt: Still not 100 per cent fit, but unlucky to see a header hit the post from a corner in the second-half

● Seanan Clucas: It was good to see him back after seven months out. Got stuck in and used the ball sensibly

Star man ● John-Joe O’Toole: Played pretty much as an emergency forward. Held the ball up well and was well positioned to score his third goal of the season

Fleetwood Town Scott Davies – 7 Liam Hogan – 7 Ryan Cresswell – 8 Nathan Pond – 7

Dean Howell – 7 Matty Blair – 7 Stewart Murdoch – 6 Antoni Sarcevic – 8

Steven Schumacher – 7 Jeff Hughes – 7 Jamille Matt – 7

Substitutions ● Dean Howell and John-Joe O’Toole

● Oliver Norburn is challenged by Dean Howell

Rovers: Matt Harrold (for Oliver Norburn, 76); Ellis Harrison (for Ryan Brunt, 83). Not used: Conor Gough, David Clarkson, Matt Gill, Ollie Clarke, Josh Southway. Fleetwood: Junior Brown for Matty Blair, 76; Gareth Evans for Steven Schumacher, 84; Jon Parkin for Jamille Matt, 90 Not used: David Lucas, Mark Roberts, Conor McLauglin, David Ball.

Referee Michael Bull ... Didn’t really notice him

Match facts Shots on target Shots off target Corners Fouls conceded Offsides Attendance

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● Andy Bond takes a shot

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● Rovers defender Michael Smith on the charge

Pictures: Neil Brookman

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● Marcus Stewart

● One of Rovers’ mascots meets Ryan Brunt

● Matt Harrold with another Rovers mascot

● Seanan Clucas

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Bristol Rovers vs Fleetwood Town | Memorial Stadium, Saturday, October 5

● The players and mascots line up

● John-Joe O’Toole celebrates his goal

● Oliver Norburn chases a loose ball

● John Ward shares a moment with opposite number Graham Alexander

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● Ryan Brunt aims a header at goal

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James Hall powers over to cap a spell of Bristol pressure with the first try of the match – Tristan Roberts converts – 7-0

Bryan Rennie marks his first home appearance for almost a year by finishing off a stunning Bristol move – 12-0

George Watkins shows his sublime finishing skills by going over in the corner to increase Bristol’s lead – 17-0

Watkins scores again to wrap up the bonus point for Bristol before half-time – Roberts converts. Bedford then hit back through Sam Stanley, with James Pritchard converting – 24-7 After Pritchard lands a penalty, Don Barrell grabs Bedford’s second try as Bristol start the second half sluggishly – 24-15

Ryan Edwards dives over to score Bristol’s fifth try before five minutes later Bedford’s Phil Boulton is driven over to score – 31-15

Edwards again goes over for Bristol, with Nicky Robinson converting to score his first points for the club – 38-22 Replacement Mitch Eadie grabs Bristol’s seventh try, but there’s still time for Bedford to earn a try bonus point as Mark Atkinson scores out wide – 45-27

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Bristol vs Bedford | Memorial Stadium, Sunday, October 6

Bristol salute their past and hint at bright future BRISTOL know how to throw a party. As the club marked 125 years to the day since it was formed, and welcomed back an all-star cast of former players, the current crop suggested that another exciting chapter is not far away. Chairman Chris Booy took to the pitch at half-time and talked about Bristol one day being on top of not only the English game but also the British, European and world game. And, while that may be some way off, they are at least rapidly closing in on the top of the GKIPA Championship. For the third game running, Bristol not only won but did so with a bonus point. The team that effectively missed out on the Championship play-offs last season because of its profligacy in and around the try-line is now hungry for the whitewash. Even in scoring seven tries yesterday, director of rugby Andy Robinson was still not entirely happy – a nod towards what is now expected of this team. Bristol dominated the early stages

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and took a 24-0 lead – with a bonus point safely wrapped up inside the opening 35 minutes – before a sequence of errors briefly allowed winless Bedford back into the game But, while many teams may have wobbled at being pegged back to 24-15 with 35 minutes still to play, Bristol always kept far enough ahead of their visitors to not be panicked. Work will continue on how they take their chances and deny the opposition theirs – Bedford scored four tries to collect their own bonus point – but Bristol are showing genuine signs that Robinson and Sean Holley’s blueprint is coming to fruition. The apparently muddled thinking

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Cotton

Expert analysis Bristol

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from the opening-day defeat against Cornish Pirates appears as much a thing of Bristol’s past as those former players who saluted the crowd at half-time yesterday, or pulled on their boots to play for the Bristol Classics XV at full-time. Ever since losing against the Pirates, Bristol have carried an attacking threat that few teams will be able to live with when they get it right. Mark Sorenson, who had the honour of captaining Bristol in yesterday’s significant match, believes the team is making steady progress. “Each week, we’ve taken a bit of a step – and getting those tries was a reward for the tempo we’ve played at,” he said. “We can be happy with that, but on the other side of that, I’m sure we still feel we’ve got a lot to improve on – and that’s not a bad thing at this stage of the season. “Some of the stuff we’re playing is really open, so you’re going to concede ground at times – so it’s about being able to flip from attack to defence quickly, and we need to improve on that. If we can get better at that then we can really put teams away.” Not that Bristol had too many issues in putting Bedford away. They had controlled the opening 13 minutes without scoring, only for prop James Hall to break the deadlock when he blasted his way over. In a sizzling 22-minute spell, Bristol secured their third straight bonus point. Fit-again Bryan Rennie finished off a wonderful, sweeping move that was instigated by James Merriman and George Watkins, to ensure

happier memories of the Memorial Stadium than he experienced on his home debut – and last appearance at the ground – almost a year ago. Watkins scored two tries in three minutes – the first via a clinical, quick-footed finish that owed much to a smart decoy run from Ryan Edwards; the second another smart finish after good work from Merriman. That gave Bristol a 24-0 lead – but a brief switch-off gave Bedford a sniff of an unlikely fightback. Sam Stanley twisted his way over to make it 24-7 at half-time, before a James Pritchard penalty and Don Barrell’s break from the base of a scrum made it 24-15. Bristol continued to create opportunities, though, and Edwards restored their buffer, only for visiting prop Phil Boulton to be driven over. Edwards helped himself to a second try when Adam D’Arcy was stopped just short, while Mitch Eadie went over to put the result beyond doubt. Bristol will still be frustrated that they allowed Bedford in for a fourth, bonus-point-clinching try when centre Mark Atkinson raced clear. However, a seven-try victory against one of the traditional Championship powerhouses was a fitting way to mark the club’s 125th anniversary. “It blows my mind that 125 years of rugby has been played here in Bristol,” said skipper Sorenson. “It’s been an amazing day – the weather came out and we were able to get a good result. Everyone who was drinking their cider in the sun today will go away happy.”

● Bristol captain Mark Sorenson

Key incidents BRISTOL outscored Bedford by seven tries to four in a thrilling game that marked the 125th anniversary of the club’s formation. Five of Bristol’s tries came from their backs, with Bryan Rennie marking his first appearance at the Memorial Stadium for almost a year with a try, while wingers George Watkins and Ryan Edwards both crossed twice. Some of Bristol’s early play was scintillating, although often without reward, but prop James Hall gave them the lead on 13 minutes when he powered over following a lengthy spell of Bristol pressure. It may only be October – but there are unlikely to be many better tries this season than Bristol’s second.

They ran the ball from deep inside their own territory, with Watkins and James Merriman heavily involved, before Rennie went over. Bristol’s handling was slick, and Bedford had little answer. Watkins grabbed the third try when Edwards’ decoy run gave his fellow winger space, and he finished superbly. Three minutes later, Watkins wrapped up the bonus point when Bristol again ran the ball from deep, with Merriman taking it down the right, and Watkins running a smart supporting line and finishing well. When Tristan Roberts converted, it was 24-0 after 35 minutes. Bedford hit back, though. Sam Stanley brilliantly twisted past Watkins to score after Bristol had

repelled a number of phases from a close-range line-out, while, after half-time, a James Pritchard penalty and a try from No 8 Don Barrell brought the visitors back to 24-15. Edwards gave Bristol breathing space again when he finished off some bright attacking play from a line-out, before prop Phil Boulton went over for Bedford. But Bristol killed off any threat of a Bedford comeback when Edwards finished from close range after Adam D’Arcy had been stopped. Replacement Mitch Eadie grabbed a seventh Bristol try after more strong work following a line-out. Bedford sealed a try bonus point when centre Mark Atkinson tore away in the closing seconds.

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● Bristol’s Ruki Tipuna evades an attempted

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Player Rating (out of 10)

● Bristol wing Ryan Edwards touches down

● Bryan Rennie: Looked as if he hadn’t been away, as he marked his first game back at the Memorial Stadium after almost a year out with a try

● Ben Mosses: A committed display from the inside centre, who showed some classy touches in attack

● Ryan Edwards: Was in the right place at the right time to score his tries – and ran a superb decoy for Watkins to score his first

● Tristan Roberts: Yet again took his chance to impress, with an assured, string-pulling display behind the pack

● Ruki Tipuna: Another livewire performance from the scrum-half, who took the game to Bedford from the off

● Mark Lilley – Unfortunate to suffer a late calf injury, as he had given a solid account of himself on his first start of the season

● Ollie Hayes: Hard-working around the field and generally delivered at set-piece time

● James Hall: His best performance yet in a Bristol shirt – and not only because of his early try. Solid display

● Ben Skirving: Did the basics well and got through plenty of work before making way for Townson

● Mark Sorenson (capt): A gritty and honest shift from the captain, who led by example throughout the game

● Nick Koster: Provided a resilient edge for Bristol before having to make way when the game went to uncontested scrums

● James Merriman: Provided such an important link between forwards and backs with a high-tempo showing

● Marco Mama: A busy performance in attack and defence from the ultra-consistent back-row regular

● James Merriman powers forwards

Star man ● George Watkins: Showed his top-class finishing skills with two wonderfully-taken tries and kept Bedford’s defence on their toes

Referee Tim Wigglesworth

Bedford

Match facts Home Pens conceded 11 Handling errors 15 Line-outs won 11/13 Successful kicks at goal 5 Missed kicks at goal 2 Attendance

4,817

Away 9 7 10/14 3 2

James Pritchard 7 Corey Hircock 6 Sam Stanley 7 Mark Atkinson 6 Neville Edwards 6

Jake Sharp 7 Darryl Veenendaal 6 Richard Barrington 6 Scott Spurling 6 Phil Boulton 7

Mike Howard 6 Paul Tupai 6 Tom Armes 6 Darren Fox 7 Don Barrell 7

Replacements Bristol: Glen Townson 7 (for Skirving, 52); Nicky Robinson 7 (for Roberts, 52); Jason Hobson (for Hall, 58); Andy Short 7 (for Rennie, 59); James Hall (for Hobson, 64); Rhys Lawrence (for Lilley, 66); Mitch Eadie (for Merriman, 73) ; Callum Braley (for Tipuna, 79). Bedford: Charlie Clare 6 (for Spurling, 50); Luke Baldwin 6 (for Veenendaal, 50); Darren Fearn 6 (for Barrington, 57); Ben Gulliver 6 (for Tupai, 57); Joe Vandermolen 6 (for Armes, 57); Ben Cooper (for Boulton, 66); Michael Le Bourgeois (for Hircock, 61); Tom Armes (for Barrell, 79).

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mpted tackle

● Ruki Tipuna is tackled

● Adam D’Arcy: A tidy all-round performance for the summer recruit, who looks as if he has found his feet at Bristol

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Toolstation League

Dakwa’s double moves Sutton up four places Keith Watson epsport@b-nm.co.uk BISHOP Sutton leapt up four places from the bottom of the Premier Division with a morale-boosting 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Ilfracombe at Lakeview. Recent acquisition Joe Dakwa headed in a Mitchell Ashmead free-kick to break the deadlock on 70 minutes, and Dakwa fired in his second goal five minutes later. Bitton moved up to fourth with a 4-1 home win over Sherborne. Luke Bryan scored twice for Bitton, with Matt Barnes and Tom Morgan also on target. Leaders Gillingham triumphed 2-0 at Winterbour ne. Gary Bowles scored from the spot and Ben Thomson added a second goal for the visitors. Larkhall Athletic remain in second place following their 2-0 home win over Bristol Manor Farm, an own goal and a Jamie Lyons strike giving them all three points. Street consolidated their third position with a 3-0 victory over visiting

4 ● The number of goals Bitton scored in their home Premier Division victory against Sherborne

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Melksham, but Cadbury Heath slipped a place to fifth after they were beaten 2-1 at Willand. Hallen manager Jamie Hillman enjoyed a triumphant return to old club Heng rove. His new side won 3-1, thanks to goals from Tom Collett, Mark Reid and Liam McCaughey. Brislington beat visiting Slimbridge 3-1, Neikell Plummer and Dean Gifford on the mark after Adam Mace had equalised Luke Meacham’s opener for the hosts. Steve Jones and Kye Simpson scored in the final three minutes as Odd Down won 2-0 at Bridport, while Buckland and Longwell Green finished goalless. In the First Division, leaders Bradford needed a late winner from top scorer Sam Jordan to edge out bottom-of-the-table Keynsham 1-0. Barnstaple maintained their second position with a 2-0 home triumph over Ashton & Backwell, Billy Tucker and Aaron Harper-Pen-

● Joe Dakwa scored twice for Bishop Sutton against Ilfracombe man on target for the Devon side. Third-placed Cribbs needed two late goals to see off lowly Portishead 3-1, substitute Simon Bone scoring one and then setting up another for Dave Gilroy. Andy Forward had given Cribbs a half-time lead, but an own goal and a missed penalty looked like upsetting the hosts until their late two-goal salvo. Wells ran out 3-0 winners at Almondsbury UWE, Ryan Crowther scoring a goal in each half with Jamie Howson striking in between. Oldland Abbotonians won 2-1 at Chard, with Tony Hutton and Danny Carter on target, before Oscar Latis replied for the home side in stoppage-time. Welton and Shepton Mallet drew 1-1, Joe Morgan opening the scoring for the visitors and Richie Chandler netting the equaliser. It was also 1-1 between Calne and Roman Glass St George. Andy Hamilton-Dunn scored for St George after Danny Baker’s opening goal for the home side. Simon Millard hit a hat-trick as Westbury won 5-1 at Chippenham Park, while Wincanton triumphed 3-2 at Warminster, Corsham took a 3-2 victory at Cheddar and Devizes drew 2-2 with Wellington.

FA Trophy

Powell strikes twice to boost Mangotsfield Mangotsfield United

Thatcham Town

MANGOTSFIELD were deserved winners in this FA Trophy tie, though a second-half rally by the visitors saw them hit the woodwork three times. Thatcham were the sharper side early on, with Sean O’reilly firing wide when well placed on four minutes. But it was Mangotsfield who took the lead on 21 minutes from their first serious attack. Winger Kyle Tooze’s cross was knocked on to the crossbar by a defender and Lewis Powell headed in the rebound. Jamie Reid and Ashley Williams went close to increasing Mangotsfield’s lead, before Reid flicked home a cross from Tooze to make it 2-0 on 31 minutes.

Powell then hit the post with a low drive, which was then cleared off the goalline. The second half began with Thtacham putting their hosts under pressure. A strike from O’reilly hit the post and then Ben McCready volleyed against the other post soon after. However, on 69 minutes, Mangotsfield increased their lead when Powell turned home a cross from Williams. Thatcham pulled a goal back on 80 minutes when a shot by Nicholas Ogbanuife came back off the inside of the post and Mangotsfield defender Charlie Hitchings, while trying to clear, hooked the ball into his own net. Two minutes later, Mangotsfield were reduced to ten men when Powell was shown a red card for a rash challenge.

● Mangotsfield’s Josh Egan, left, tries to get past Thatcham’s Paul Taplin

● Mangotsfield’s Lewis Powell, left, is congratu

Somerset County

Gloucestershire County

Scott stars for Shirehampton

Telephones triumph in 15-goal thriller at Thornbury

SHIREHAMPTON moved up to fourth in the Premier Division with a 4-0 away win against bottom side Odd Down Reserves. Kyle O’Donovan headed in a Jack Barnes free-kick to give Shirehampton a half-time lead, then prolific marksman Scott Bamford bagged a hat-trick. Stockwood Green are in third place following a 4-2 home win against Yatton Athletic, while Cutters Friday drew 4-4 at home to Bishops Lydeard. In the Somerset Senior Cup second

AN incredible 54 goals were scored in eight matches on an amazing afternoon of action in the Gloucestershire County League. The most remarkable game was at Thor nbury, where the hosts were beaten 8-7 by Bristol Telephones. Dani Golding netted four times for the visitors, while Kevin Seacole scored twice and Jack Fillingham and Chris Misir claimed one each. For the home side, Danny Thomson hit a hat-trick and Mark Viner struck twice, while Luke Franklin and Toby Bennett were also on target.

round, Premier Division leaders Nailsea United suffered a shock exit at unbeaten First Division side Wrington/Redhill, who won 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Nailsea Town eased to a 6-1 home win against Shepton Mallet Reserves, Saltford were 4-2 winners at Chew Magna and Fry Club lost 2-1 at home to Wells City. Berrow romped to a 6-0 victory at Keynsham Town Reserves, Ashton United lost 3-0 at Frome Collegians and Dundry Athletic triumphed 9-0 at St George (EiG).

Longlevens returned to the top of the table on goal difference after embarrassing hosts Berkeley 9-1 at Station Road. Rob Sivers claimed a treble as Southmead triumphed 4-2 at Hanham, despite twice going behind to goals from James Shipman and Shaun Morris. Sivers pulled the visitors level on both occasions and put Southmead in front with a free-kick, before Rob Wilks settled matters with a fourth goal for the away side. Bristol Academy beat Henbury

3-1, Marcus Thatcher and Joe Swift scoring the decisive goals after Craig Davies had equalised Josh Jones’ opener for the hosts. Ellwood won 5-3 at home to Rockleaze, whose goals came from Ben Lear, Frank Stallard and an own goal. Patchway and Yate Reserves were the only sides to keep a clean sheet, both winning 3-0, against Kingswood and Frampton respectively. Mark Stoneham, Chris Kritikos and Sam Davies struck for Patchway, while James Kenway and Scott Robson, with two, were on the mark for Yate.

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FA Trophy

Yate must try again after goalless draw Merthyr Town

Yate Town

YATE and Merthyr must replay at Lodge Road tomorrow night after their FA Trophy preliminary round tie at Cinderford ended goalless. The visitors threatened early on when Ricky Hulbert had an effort saved by Merthyr goalkeeper Giles Cutlan, although the Welsh side improved thereafter. Kris Leek forced Yate goalkeeper Martin Horsell into action during the first half, and the stopper denied Leek, Luke Prosser and Kerry Morgan after the break. However, neither side was able to break the deadlock and the Calor Southern League Division One South & West rivals will try again tomorrow.

● Mangotsfield’s Ben Hunt is challenged by Thatcham’s Matt Bowler

● Yate’s Ricky Hulbert

Hellenic League

Rocks through to second round

ngratulated after scoring against Thatcham at Cossham Street

Pictures: Artur Lesniak

TYTHERINGTON Rocks went through to the second round of the Hellenic League Bluefin Sports Cup with a 3-1 away win against Division One East outfit Woodley Town. Rocks took a 30th-minute lead when Toby Colbourne punished a weak defensive clearance. Tim Baker set up the Rocks' second goal soon after when his cross into the penalty area was finished by Tom Andrews. Woodley pulled a goal back midway through the second half, but Rocks had the final say when Colbourne headed home a Stuart Nelson free-kick.

● Luke Ballinger has a shot at goal for Mangotsfield

FA Trophy

Paulton power on thanks to McCootie’s hat-trick

Away-day delight for Clevedon

Bishop’s Cleeve

Paulton Rovers

this time heading in an excellent cross from Barnes. Seven minutes later, Barnes provided his third assist of the match as Mike Perrott got on the end of another cross to make it four for the visitors. Louie Barnfather pulled a goal back for Cleeve on 66 minutes, but their hopes of a comeback were lost soon afterwards when Phillips saved a Joe Hanks spot-kick. The two sides meet again at Paulton in a league match tomorrow night (7.45pm).

Fleet Town

Clevedon Town

CUP specialists Clevedon enjoyed another knockout success as they secured a fine victory at Fleet in the preliminary round of the FA Trophy. Mickey Bell’s side took just six minutes to move into the lead as Matt Thorne executed a simple finish from Conor McCormack’s cross. Ross McNab was unable to extend

the lead from a couple of opportunities, while goalkeeper Danny Greaves saved from Dan Cadette at the other end. However, McNab eventually scored the visitors’ second goal just after the hour mark, and Fleet’s Ben White was sent off shortly afterwards. Seven minutes from time, McNab found the space to guide his second of the afternoon past the goalkeeper. Clevedon’s league game at home to Merthyr tonight has been postponed due to the Welsh side’s FA Trophy replay at Yate tomorrow.

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NICK McCootie bagged a hat-trick as Paulton ran out comfortable winners in their FA Trophy preliminary round tie at fellow Southern League Division One South & West side Bishop’s Cleeve. The front man took less than five minutes to put his team ahead, latching on to Ben Lacey’s through ball

and getting the better of a challenge with the goalkeeper. McCootie fired wide from James Billing’s pass shortly afterwards, before Cleeve replied with an effort from Nick Hill that was fielded by Kyle Phillips. Rovers doubled their lead just after the half-hour mark. Brandon Barnes put McCootie in the clear and he slipped the ball beyond the goalkeeper and into the net. McCootie completed his hat-trick three minutes into the second half,

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Skrill Conference South

Slick Ebbsfleet prove far too good for Weston Weston-super-Mare

Ebbsfleet United

BIG-spending Ebbsfleet, with only their second Skrill South win of the season, inflicted Weston’s first defeat in eight games as they ran riot. The Kent-based club, relegated from the Conference Premier last season, received about £100,000 to spend on players from new owners Kuwaiti millionaires KEH Sports, and this showed in their performance. They opened their account in the second minute when Weston central defender Jamie Laird put through his own goal, trying to clear Anthony Cook’s deep cross. Weston were given a way back on 25 minutes when Kane Ingram was brought down, but Tristan Plummer’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper Preston Edwards.

On 32 minutes, Ebbsfleet’s Ben May had a shot beaten out by Weston goalkeeper Luke Purnell, but Billy Bricknell scored from the rebound The game was put beyond Weston’s reach a minute before the break when May’s effort was again parried by Purnell, but Alex Osborne, on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge, netted from the rebound. Osborne struck again on 54 minutes, when he ended a fast run from halfway by firing low past Purnell. In the 82nd minute, Cook scored after being set up by substitute Michael Thalasittis, on loan from Stevenage, and Cook completed the tally a minute from time, curling a low effort around Purnell. Weston’s best chances of the second half fell to Ashley Kington and Naby Diallo, who both fired narrowly across goal, while Ingram forced Edwards to turn a goalbound shot over his crossbar.

● Weston’s Kane Ingram tries to evade a couple of Ebbsfleet players

Pictures: Jon Kent

Brown sees red in Bath defeat Chelmsford City

Bath City

BATH went down to their third league defeat in a row at Chelmsford City, in a game that saw six bookings between the two sides and a red card for Bath’s Aaron Brown. After a poor opening 35 minutes, it was Chelmsford who went ahead when Robert Edmonds raced on to a ball played over the top before sliding his shot under goalkeeper Jason Mellor.

Two minutes later, Brown was dismissed after a challenge on Tom Davis. In the second half, Chelmsford hit the woodwork five times. Yet, despite the home side’s pressure, Bath were also not without good opportunities. Referee Ian Cooper turned down a penalty appeal for a foul on Adam Connolly, while Ross Stearn saw the defence scramble his goalbound shot away after he had gone past two players down the right. Then, near the end, Dave Pratt had a low drive well saved by Carl Pentney.

● Weston’s Martin Slocombe, right, battles for the ball against Ebbsfleet

● Weston’s Tristan Plummer

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Results Football League Youth Alliance Cup, Group One: Hereford 1 Cheltenham 4. Group Two: Newport County 0 Plymouth 4, Torquay 1 Exeter 0. South West Counties Youth: Cirencester Acad 1 Bsl Academy 2, Dorchester Tn 1 Bath City 5, Forest Green Rov 2 Andover Tn 2, Salisbury City 0 Newport Co 2. FA County Youth Cup, rd I: Amateur All 4 Gloucs 3 (aet), Herefordshire 1 Jersey 0 (aet), Lancashire 2 East Riding 1, Northumberland 3 Durham 1. FA Trophy, prelim rd: Bishop’s Cleeve 1 Paulton Rov 4, Chalfont St Peter 1 Bridgwater Tn 1, Didcot Tn 1 Cirencester Tn 1, Egham Tn 3 Ashford Tn 2, Fleet Tn 0 Clevedon Tn 3, Godalming Tn 1 Slough Tn 2, Guildford City 3 Chertsey Tn 4, Mangotsfield Utd 3 Thatcham Tn 1, Merthyr Tn 0 Yate Tn 0, Shortwood Utd 3 Beaconsfield Sycob 1, Swindon Supermarine 3 Taunton Tn 0, Tiverton Tn 1 Cinderford Tn 0, Wimborne Tn 3 Marlow 5. Calor Southern League, Premier Div: AFC Totton 1 Banbury Utd 3, Bashley 1 Arlesey Tn 4, Bedford Tn 0 Cambridge City 4, Bideford 1 Corby Tn 1, Biggleswade Tn 2 Weymouth 1, Burnham 4 Chippenham Tn 1, Chesham Utd 3 Hinckley Utd 0, Hemel Hempstead Tn 5 Redditch Utd 0, Hitchin Tn 1 Frome Tn 2, Hungerford Tn 1 St Neots Tn 0, Stourbridge 5 Poole Tn 2, Truro City 3 St Albans City 7. Toolstation Western League, Premier Div: Bishop Sutton 2 Ilfracombe Tn 0, Bitton 4 Sherborne Tn 1, Bridport 0 Odd Down 2, Brislington 3 Slimbridge 1, Buckland Ath 0 Longwell Green Spts 0, Hengrove Ath 1 Hallen 3, Larkhall Ath 2 Bristol Manor Farm 0, Street 3 Melksham Tn 0, Willand Rov 2 Cadbury Heath 1, Winterbourne Utd 0 Gillingham Tn 2. First Div: Almondsbury UWE 0 Wells City 3, Barnstaple Tn 2 Ashton & Backwell Utd 0, Bradford Tn 1 Keynsham Tn 0, Calne Tn 1 Roman Glass St George 1, Chard Tn 1 Oldland Abbots 2, Cheddar 2 Corsham Tn 3, Chippenham Park 1 Westbury Utd 5, Cribbs 3 Portishead Tn 1, Devizes Tn 2 Wellington 2, Warminster Tn 2 Wincanton Tn 3, Welton Rov 1 Shepton Mallet 1. Uhlsport Hellenic, Bluefin Sports Challenge Cup,

rd I: Brimscombe & Thrupp 4 North Leigh Utd 2, Woodley Tn 1 Tytherington Rocks 3. Div I West: Carterton 0 Fairford Tn 8, Easington Sports 3 New College Swindon 3, Letcombe 0 Purton 7, Malmesbury Vic 0 Clanfield 3, Old Woodstock Tn 1 Shortwood Utd 5, Tuffley Rov 1 Lydney Tn 0. David Wilson Homes Gloucestershire County: Berkeley Tn 1 Longlevens 9, Bristol Academy 3 Henbury 1, Ellwood 5 Rockleaze Rgrs 3, Gala Wilton 3 Kings Stanley 2, Hanham Ath 2 Southmead CS Ath 4, Patchway Tn 3 Kingswood 0, Thornbury Tn 7 Bsl Telephones 8, Yate Tn Res 3 Frampton Utd 0. Somerset FA Senior Cup, rd II: Fry Club 1 Wells City Res 2, Glastonbury 3 Weston St Johns 4, Chilcompton Spts 3 Tintinhull 1, St George(EIG) 0 Dundry Ath 9, Keynsham Tn Res 0 Berrow 6, Chew Magna 2 Saltford 4, Middlezoy Rov 3 North Curry 0, Watchet Tn 1 Westland Spts 2, Wrington Redhill 2 Nailsea Utd 2, Portishead Tn Res 5 Chard Tn Res 1, Westfield 2 Clutton 6, Frome Coll 3 Ashton Utd 0, Nailsea Tn 6 Shepton Mallet Res 1, Cleeve West Tn v Street Res aban, Burnham Utd 4 Bridgwater Tn Res 4 (Burnham won 5-3 on pens), Minehead 3 Staplegrove 0. Somerset County, Premier Div: Cutters Friday 4 Bishops Lyd 4, Langford Rov 2000 3 Ilminster Tn 3, Odd Down Res 0 Shirehampton 4, Stockwood Green 4 Yatton Ath 2. Div I: Banwell 1 Brislington Res 4, Clevedon Utd 2 Broad Plain House 2, Congresbury 2 Castle Cary 1. Div II East: Ashton & Backwell Utd Res 10 Cutters Friday Res 0, Peasedown Ath 5 Hengrove Ath Res 1, Radstock Tn Res 3 Imperial 0, Timsbury Ath 1 Fry Club Res 1, Tunley Ath 3 Welton Rov Res 4. Div II West: Nailsea Utd Res 3 Churchill Club 70 0, Weston St Johns Res 2 Worle 3, Winscombe 1 Uphill Castle 1. Bristol Premier, Premier Div: Bitton Res 0 Mendip Utd 3, Hallen Res 7 DRG Frenchay 0, Lebeq 2 AEK Boco 1, Longwell Green Res 6 Nicholas Wdrs 0, Shaftesbury Crusade 1 Cribbs Life Res 2, Totterdown Utd 4 Winterbourne Utd Res 1, Wick 1 Highridge Utd 4.

Div I: Brimsham Green 0 Brislington Cktrs 4, Bristol Manor Farm Res 3 Greyfriars Ath 1, Eden Grove 3 Roman Glass St George Res 0, Lawrence Rov 2 Patchway Tn Res 3, Olveston Utd 7 Oldland Abbots Res 1, Sea Mills 2 Made For Ever 1, Frampton Ath 0 Seymour Utd 1. District, Senior Div: AEK Boco Res v Warmley Saints pp, Hallen A 1 Crosscourt Utd 2, Longwell Green Spts A 3 Wick Res 4, Nicholas Wdrs Res 1 Iron Acton 2, Portville Warriors 3 Henbury Res 1, Pucklechurch Spts 2 Bsl Barcelona 3. Div I: Chipping Sodbury Tn Res 3 Bradley Stoke Tn 3, Hambrook 2 Totterdown Utd Res 1, Mendip Utd Res 2 St Pancras 1, Miners 0 Seymour Utd Res 5, Rangeworthy v Lebeq Res pp, Talbot Knowle Utd 8 Soundwell Vic 2, Winterbourne Utd A 3 Stanton Drew 1. Div II: AEK Boco A 4 Cribbs A 0, DRG Frenchay Res 0 Chipping Sodbury Tn A 0, Frampton Ath Res 5 Lloydy Coalpit Heath 1, Frys Club A 7 Hartcliffe 0, Greyfriars Ath Res 4 Bendix P 4, Nicholas Wdrs A 7 Iron Acton Res 2, Real Thornbury 9 Hanham Ath Res 1. Div III: Bristol Barcelona Res 2 Henbury FC A 1, Hillfields OB 6 Olveston Utd Res 2, Horfield Utd 6 Hambrook Res 1, Made For Ever Res v South Bristol Central pp, Patchway NE 4 Yate Ath 0, Roman Glass St George A 1 Pucklechurch Spts Res 1, Stapleton 5 Hallen B 1. Div IV: Bendix Res v Bradley Stoke Tn Res pp, Highridge Utd Res 4 Frys Club B 1, Sea Mills Park Res 4 Lawrence Rovers Res 0, Shaftesbury Crusade Res 3 Old Sodbury Res 2, Soundwell Victoria Res 0 Greyfriars Ath A 3, Talbot Knowle Utd Res 0 Wick A 5, Westerleigh Spts 2 Fishponds Ath 2. Div V: Brislington Cktrs Res 1 Patchway NE Res 4, Cesson 4 Shireway Spts 2, Iron Acton A 4 Mendip Utd A 4, Oldland Abbots A 4 Highridge Utd A 2, Stanton Drew Res v Warmley Saints Res pp, Staple Hill Orient 6 Rangeworthy Res 2. Div VI: Bradley Stoke Tn A 5 Cutters Friday 3, Greyfriars Ath B 1 Saltford Res 3, Stoke Lane 4 Bristol Deaf 0 aban, Hanham Ath Colts 2 Yate Ath Res 2.

Suburban, Premier Div I: Avonmouth 2 Fishponds OB 5, Easton Cowboys Sub 1 Stoke Gifford Utd 0, Lawrence Weston 8 St Aldhelms 3, Old Georgians 1 Mangotsfield Spts 2, Ridings High 2 Little Stoke 2, Tytherington Rocks Res 3 Severn Beach 2. Premier Div II: Almondsbury UWE Res 2 Lebeq Utd 5, Cadbury Heath Res 2 Bristol Ath 8, Downend Foresters 5 CAB Olympic SC 1, Rockleaze Rgrs Res 3 AFC Mangotsfield 2, Southmead CS Utd 2 Brislington A 2, Wessex Wdrs 0 Totterdown POB 1. Div I: AFC Hartcliffe 2 Avonmouth Res 2, Ashton Backwell Colts 0 Filton Ath 2, Parson St OB 2 Stoke Rangers 14, St Aldhelms Res 3 Cleeve Colts 4, Stoke Gifford Utd Res 0 Broad Plain House Res 1, Tyndalls Park Rangers 0 Oldbury 3. Div II: AFC Mangotsfield 0 Old Cothamians 7, Ashton Utd Res 1 Lawrence Weston Res 4, Bsl Telephones Res 4 Ridings High Res 4, Hydez 3 Fry’s Club OB 0, Keynsham Tn A v Almondsbury UWE A pp, Wanderers 3 St Annes Tn 2. Div III: AFC Whitchurch 2 Corinthian Spts 2, Bristol Bilbao 2 Rockleaze Rgrs A 1, Broadwalk Community 2 Sartan Utd 3, Fishponds OB Res 1 Downend Foresters Res 4, Old Cothamians Res 2 Long Ashton Res 4, Severn Beach Res 0 AEK Boco Colts 4. Div IV: Cadbury Heath A 5 Oldbury FC Res 0, Filton Ath Res 1 Old Georgians Res 1, Rockleaze Rgrs B 6 Glenside 5 OB Res 1, Stoke Gifford Utd A 0 Park Knowle 6, Winford PH 7 Brandon Sports 0. Div V: Fishponds OB A 1 Avonmouth A 1, Lockleaze Community 1 AFC Mangotsfield A 2, Wessex Wdrs Res 1 Lawrence Weston A 2, Whitchurch Spts 2 North Bristol Utd 11. Div VI: Bristol Spartak 4 Cosmos 2, Fry’s OB Res 1 Winford PH Res 12, Long Ashton A v Real Fishponds pp, Sartan Utd Res 5 Brandon Sports Res 3, TC Sports 5 Wanderers Res 1. Bristol & Avon, Premier Div: Bradley Stoke Tn B 1 Dodington 1, Bristol Sports 13 Westerleigh Sports Res 1, Broad Plain A 3 Broad Walk Comm Res 7, De-Veys Res 3 Sea Mills Park A 2, Iron Acton B 2 AFC Hartcliffe Res 0, L S Utd 3 Whitchurch Phoenix 5. Downs, Div I: AFC Bohemia 2 Jamaica Bell 2,

Ashley 3 DAC Beachcroft 1, Clifton St Vinc 5 Cotswool 2, Saints OB 4 Portland OB 5, Sneyd Park 1 Lawes Jrs 2, Sporting Greyhound 2 Retainers 0, Torpedo 4 Jersey Rgrs 1. Div II: Clifton St Vinc Res 0 Tebby 0, Corinthians 3 Clifton Rockets 1, Easton Cowboys 4 Ashley Res 1, Hare On The Hill 1 Torpedo Res 5, Lion 3 St Andrews 2, Old Cliftonians 5 Sporting Greyhound Res 0, Saints OB Res 0 Sneyd Park Res 2. Div III: Cotham OB 0 Torpedo A 1, Easton Cowboys Res 7 Clifton St Vinc A 0, Green Park Rgrs 0 Wellington Wdrs 2, Helios 1 Sneyd Park A 2, Luccombe Garage 6 Retainers Res 4, Old Elizabethans 3 Portland OB Res 0. Div IV: Conham Rgrs 0 Warmley Utd 3, Cosmos UK 5 Clifton St Vinc 5, DDAS 3 Clifton Rockets Res 4, Jersey Rgrs Res 2 West Town Utd 3, Lion FC Res 2 Torpedo B 2, NCSF Utd 2 Tebby Res 2, Retainers A 0 Sneyd Park B 4. Weston-s-Mare & District, KO Cup, prelim rd: Churchill Club 70 Res 4 Pill 1, Kewstoke Lions Res 3 South Park Rgrs 1, Priory Rgrs 1 Congresbury Res 2, Westend 0 Shipham 5, Yatton Ath Res 3 Nailsea Utd A 5. Atwell Shield, prelim rd: Weston Super Seagulls 9 Winscombe Res 0. Davis Shield, rd I: Shipham Res 2 Banwell A 5. Div I: Berrow Res 0 Cleeve West Tn Res 1, Hutton 6 Portishead Tn A 2, Tickenham Utd 0 Clevedon Utd Res 5. Div II: Clevedon Dons 3 Burnham Utd A 1, Draycott 3 Locking Park 1, Nailsea Utd B 1 Clevedon Utd A 1. Div III: Portishead Tn B 2 AFC Nailsea 4, Uphill Castle Res 6 Axbridge Tn 2, Winscombe A 3 Banwell Res 5, Worle Rgrs 4 Wedmore 2. Div IV: KVFC 3 King Alfred 3, Nailsea Utd Colts 3 Hutton Res 2. Div V: Congresbury A 1 Portishead Tn Colts 1, Dolphin Ath 3 Selkirk Utd 1, Worle Res 4 Clapton-in-Gordano 0. Div VI: AFC Nailsea Res 1 Berrow A 2, Axbridge Tn Res 1 Clevedon Utd B 1, Wedmore Res 0 Worle Rgrs Res 0, Westend Res 2 Burnham Utd B 6.

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Fulham .....................(0) 1 Bent 83

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Man City ..................(2) 3 Negredo 17 Aguero 45 Howard 69 (og)

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Newcastle ................(2) 2 Remy 30, 38

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West Brom...............(1) 1 Yacob 42 Att 24,839

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Wilshere 63

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Aldershot .............................0 Grimsby............................. 3 Alfreton Town......................3 Forest Green..................... 2 Cambridge Utd....................1 Hereford ............................ 0 Chester FC ..........................0 Kidderminster ................... 0 Gateshead ...........................2 Dartford ............................. 0 Hyde .....................................0 Braintree Town ................. 3 Luton....................................4 FC Halifax ......................... 3 Nuneaton .............................2 Lincoln City ...................... 2 Salisbury .............................2 Wrexham ........................... 1 Southport ............................1 Woking .............................. 1 Tamworth.............................1 Macclesfield ...................... 0 Welling .................................1 Barnet ................................ 1 HOME AWAY A 4 6 5 8 3 9 9 12 9 10 18 10 15 12 10 8 10 15 9 13 11 14 4 20

Pt 31 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 15 13 12 12 12 9 8 2

Zigic 69 Att 13,627

Bournemouth ..........(1) 5 Fraser 43, Cook 50 Arter 55 Grabban 59 (pen) Pitman 90 (pen)

Brighton...................(1) 1 Crofts 31 Att 27,755

Burnley ....................(1) 2 Ings 21 Vokes 80

Bolton ......................(1) 2 Beckford 12 Danns 64

Millwall ....................(2) 2

Waghorn 7 Trotter 10 Att 9,624

Nottm For ................(0) 3

Lansbury 46, 62 (pen) Henderson 60

Reading ...................(0) 1

Shackell 82 (og) Att 11,256

Austin 66, 87 (pen)

Sheff Wed ................(1) 1 Antonio 14 Att 19,599

Wigan .......................(0) 2 Spurr 69 (og) Boyce 90 Att 16,996

D 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0

Rochdale .................(0) 0

Scunthorpe..............(1) 2

Cheltenham .............(0) 0

Torquay....................(0) 0

York..........................(0) 3

Wycombe.................(0) 1

Burton Albion .........(1) 2

Shrewsbury .............(1) 2

Carlisle ....................(0) 2

Wagstaff 55

Davies 56 Gow 83 Bennett 90

Clucas 75 (pen) Att 3,457 Ellison 47 Hughes 62 Sampson 71 Amond 86 Att 5,578

Wallace 24 N’Gala 52, 66

Att 16,202

Swindon...................(1) 1

Tranmere .................(0) 0

Esajas 6 Winnall 90

Walsall .....................(0) 0

Bradford ..................(1) 2

Att 2,559

Ipswich ....................(1) 1

Anderson 12

Blackburn ................(1) 1

Spurr 8

D 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1

Portsmouth .............(1) 3

Bristol City ..............(0) 1

Att 7,020

Att 3,093

Coventry ..................(1) 1

Barnsley ..................(0) 0

L F A W 0 7 2 3 0 17 4 2 1 15 6 1 1 8 3 2 2 4 7 3 0 10 4 0 2 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 0 7 3 2 2 8 6 1 1 8 5 1 1 2 4 2 2 6 9 2 3 6 10 1 2 3 6 2 0 5 0 0 2 7 8 1 2 6 7 1 1 4 5 1 2 6 9 1 2 3 4 0 4 6 15 0

Amoo 87 O’Hanlon 90

Port Vale ..................(0) 1

Barnett 9 McCann 29

O’Toole 66 Att 5,303

Stevenage................(0) 0

Basingstoke ........................0 Hayes & Yeading .............. 1 Bishop’s Stortford ..............4 Gosport Borough ............. 0 Boreham Wood ...................1 Bromley ............................. 1 Chelmsford..........................1 Bath City ........................... 0 Dover ...................................1 Dorchester ........................ 0 Eastleigh..............................1 Concord Rangers ............. 1 Farnboro ..............................2 Whitehawk ........................ 0 Maidenhead Utd..................1 Havant and W ................... 3 Sutton Utd ...........................4 Eastbourne Borough ....... 0 Tonbridge Angels ...............1 Staines Town .................... 1 Weston-S-Mare ...................0 Ebbsfleet United ............... 6 HOME AWAY W 4 5 4 3 2 5 1 2 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

Southend .................(2) 2

Preston ....................(0) 0

Batt 66

Att 4,222

Att 13,181

HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Burnley ............11 4 2 0 12 3 4 0 1 9 4 26 QPR .................10 5 1 0 8 1 3 1 0 4 1 26 Leicester ..........11 4 1 0 9 4 3 1 2 8 7 23 Nottm For ........11 4 1 0 10 4 2 3 1 9 7 22 Watford ............11 3 2 0 11 4 3 1 2 11 7 21 Blackpool ......... 11 3 2 0 5 2 2 3 1 8 7 20 Reading ........... 11 3 2 0 8 4 2 2 2 7 6 19 Bournemth ....... 11 4 0 2 11 8 1 1 3 7 16 16 Blackburn.........11 3 1 1 10 4 1 2 3 7 9 15 Derby ...............11 1 2 3 9 13 3 1 1 12 5 15 Ipswich.............11 4 0 1 11 4 0 3 3 7 11 15 Wigan ................9 3 2 0 10 6 1 0 3 4 4 14 Huddersfld ...... 11 2 3 1 10 6 1 2 2 3 4 14 Leeds ...............11 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 3 4 7 14 Brighton ...........11 2 2 2 9 8 1 2 2 2 4 13 Middlesbro’ ...... 11 1 4 1 11 9 1 2 2 6 9 12 Doncaster ........10 2 1 3 6 8 1 2 1 4 4 12 Millwall .............11 2 0 3 6 8 1 2 3 6 15 11 Birmingham ..... 11 2 1 3 10 6 1 0 4 3 9 10 Bolton ..............11 0 3 2 4 6 1 2 3 5 12 8 Charlton ...........10 1 2 2 3 4 0 2 3 5 10 7 Sheff Wed ........10 0 3 2 5 7 0 3 2 5 9 6 Yeovil ...............11 0 0 5 1 8 1 2 3 5 10 5 Barnsley...........11 1 2 2 6 13 0 0 6 5 14 5

P Eastleigh .............. 10 Bromley ............... 10 Sutton Utd ........... 10 Bishop’s Stortford .. 9 Weston-S-Mare ... 10 Staines Town ....... 10 Hayes & Yeading ... 9 Dover ................... 10 Eastbourne Boro' ... 9 Concord Rangers 10 Basingstoke ........... 9 Ebbsfleet United .. 10 Maidenhead Utd .... 9 Havant and W...... 10 Whitehawk ........... 10 Farnboro ................ 6 Chelmsford ............ 9 Bath City ................ 9 Tonbridge Angels ... 9 Boreham Wood.... 10 Gosport Borough ... 9 Dorchester ............. 9

Oxford Utd...............(0) 0

Peterboro.................(2) 2

Yeovil .......................(1) 1

QPR ..........................(0) 2

Chesterfield ............(3) 3

Leyton Orient ..........(0) 1

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MacDonald 36 Att 4,062

Bradshaw 40 Parry 90 Att 5,215

Davis 4

Morecambe..............(0) 4

Oldham ....................(1) 1

Hughes 90 Att 6,275

Leadbitter 8, Adomah 24 Butterfield 50 Kamara 74

Hartlepool ...............(2) 4

Crewe ......................(0) 0

McGregor 33, 41 Haynes 66 Haber 83

Watford ....................(2) 2

Middlesbrough ........(2) 4

Mansfield .................(0) 1

Bamford 26, 30 Att 5,410

Notts County ...........(2) 4

Leicester .................(0) 0 Forestieri 18 Pudil 43

Plymouth .................(0) 1

MK Dons..................(2) 2

Kedwell 11 (pen), 13 (pen) Hollands 59

Huddersfld...............(1) 1 Ward 17 Att 14,311

Newport County .....(0) 0

Exeter.......................(0) 3

Griffiths 20 (pen), 48 Doyle 55

Gillingham ...............(2) 3

Doncaster ................(1) 1

Att 10,003

Bury .........................(0) 0

Bradley 14

Att 7,295

Leeds .......................(1) 1

Schmeichel 17 (og)

Fleetwood Town .....(0) 3

Wolves .....................(1) 3

Derby .......................(2) 3

Pearce 45 Att 26,204

Bristol Rovers .........(0) 1

Colchester ...............(0) 0

Blackpool ................(0) 0

Martin 20 Russell 23, Hughes 78

Northampton ...........(1) 2

Rotherham ..............(1) 1

Att 6,614

Charlton ...................(0) 0 Att 15,847

AFC Wimbledon ......(0) 0

Brentford .................(0) 0

L F A 1 7 3 2 7 6 1 6 2 1 10 10 1 7 4 4 5 13 2 8 5 2 4 2 3 3 8 1 5 6 3 4 6 1 13 6 1 7 5 1 6 5 3 8 10 2 6 8 3 3 8 2 3 4 3 6 12 3 3 8 4 3 11 3 1 4

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Att 3,325

L Clarke 33

N’Guessan 29 (pen)

Att 7,889

Att 5,364

Reid 45 Hanson 47

HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts L Orient ............10 4 1 0 14 4 4 1 0 11 3 26 Peterboro ........10 4 0 1 7 4 4 1 0 15 4 25 Wolves .............10 4 0 1 11 4 4 1 0 9 2 25 Bradford ...........10 4 1 0 14 3 2 2 1 7 5 21 Preston ............10 3 2 0 9 4 2 2 1 8 6 19 Rotherham .......10 2 2 1 8 6 3 2 0 8 5 19 MK Dons..........10 3 2 0 11 5 1 2 2 6 7 16 Crawley Town ..10 3 1 1 9 7 1 3 1 8 7 16 Walsall .............10 1 2 2 5 8 3 1 1 6 2 15 Brentford ..........10 2 1 2 4 4 2 2 1 8 9 15 Swindon ...........10 4 1 0 12 4 0 1 4 4 9 14 Port Vale ..........10 2 2 1 8 8 2 0 3 5 7 14 Carlisle.............10 2 0 3 4 11 1 3 1 6 8 12 Colchester .......10 1 2 2 4 7 1 3 1 5 6 11 Shrewsbury......10 1 3 1 5 4 0 3 2 5 9 9 Gillingham........10 1 2 2 5 6 1 1 3 8 11 9 Oldham ............10 1 2 2 5 5 1 0 4 8 11 8 Coventry ..........10 3 1 1 13 11 2 1 2 10 7 7 Notts Co ..........10 2 0 3 8 6 0 1 4 5 13 7 Bristol City .......10 0 3 2 5 9 0 3 2 10 12 6 Crewe ..............10 1 2 2 7 12 0 1 4 1 13 6 Sheff Utd..........10 1 2 2 4 5 0 0 5 2 11 5 Stevenage .......10 0 1 4 5 10 1 1 3 2 8 5 Tranmere .........10 0 2 3 6 13 1 0 4 3 8 5 *Coventry deducted 10 points for entering administration

Calor Lge Premier

AFC Totton ..........................1 Banbury............................. 3 Bashley ................................1 Arlesey .............................. 4 Bedford Town......................0 Cambridge City ................ 4 Bideford ...............................1 Corby ................................. 1 Biggleswade Town .............2 Weymouth ......................... 1 Burnham ..............................4 Chippenham ..................... 1 Chesham .............................3 Hinckley Utd ..................... 0 Hemel Hempstead ..............5 Redditch ............................ 0 Hitchin .................................1 Frome Town ...................... 2 Hungerford Town ................1 St Neots Town .................. 0 Stourbridge .........................5 Poole Town ....................... 2 Truro City ............................3 St Albans........................... 7 HOME AWAY P H' Hempstead ...... 10 Chesham ............. 10 Cambridge City.... 10 Bideford ............... 10 Banbury ............... 10 Poole Town .......... 10 Stourbridge .......... 10 Arlesey................. 10 St Albans ............. 10 Hungerford Town . 10 Weymouth ........... 10 Biggleswade Tn ... 10 Corby ................... 10 Burnham ................ 9 Hitchin.................... 9 Chippenham ........ 10 Frome Town ......... 10 Bedford Town....... 10 St Neots Town ..... 10 Truro City ............. 10 Redditch .............. 10 Hinckley Utd ........ 10 AFC Totton........... 10 Bashley ................ 10

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Pt 27 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 16 16 15 14 14 12 12 12 11 10 9 9 7 6 6 2

McClure 90 Att 3,518

Collins 20 Dallas 73

Matt 64, 88 Parkin 90

Young 69 Att 5,700

Monkhouse 8 Compton 44, 50 Poole 79 Doyle 5, 23 McSheffrey 11 Att 2,204 Clifford 14 Prosser 30 Att 15,155

Att 3,191

Fletcher 53 Carson 67 Jarvis 73

Kee 27, 53 (pen)

HOME AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Chesterfield .....10 4 0 1 7 2 3 1 1 10 6 22 Fleetwood T .....10 3 0 2 12 8 4 0 1 7 3 21 Exeter ..............10 4 0 1 9 5 2 2 1 5 5 20 Oxford Utd .......10 1 2 2 5 7 4 1 0 14 5 18 Mansfield .........10 2 2 1 9 6 3 1 1 5 4 18 Morecambe......10 3 2 0 11 7 2 1 2 6 7 18 Scunthorpe ......10 3 2 0 7 2 1 3 1 6 6 17 Rochdale .........10 4 1 0 10 4 1 1 3 3 7 17 Newport C .......10 3 1 1 10 6 1 3 1 5 5 16 Dag & Red .......10 3 2 0 8 3 1 2 2 6 10 16 Wimbledon.......10 4 0 1 9 5 1 1 3 3 6 16 Burton Albion ...10 1 2 2 6 8 3 1 1 9 8 15 Wycombe.........10 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 2 9 7 14 Southend .........10 2 1 2 5 5 2 1 2 6 5 14 Portsmouth ......10 2 0 3 7 7 1 3 1 10 11 12 York .................10 2 1 2 6 6 1 1 3 7 8 11 Plymouth..........10 2 1 2 2 5 1 0 4 5 8 10 Bury .................10 2 2 1 8 4 0 1 4 5 9 9 Hartlepool ........10 1 0 4 4 8 1 3 1 6 6 9 Bristol Rvrs ......10 2 2 1 7 7 0 1 4 2 7 9 Torquay ............10 1 2 2 6 9 1 1 3 5 9 9 Cheltenham .....10 1 3 1 8 9 1 0 4 4 12 9 Northamptn ......10 1 2 2 6 6 1 0 4 2 7 8 Accrington S' ...10 0 1 4 4 8 0 1 4 2 10 2

FA Trophy Preliminary Round

Brigg Town 2, Bamber Bridge 1 — Northwich 3, Salford City 1 — Prescot Cables 0, Scarborough Athletic 1 — Warrington Town 1, Ramsbottom Utd 2 — Goole 1, Burscough 5 — Kendal Town 3, Farsley 2 — Wakefield FC 2, Harrogate Railway 1 — Clitheroe 3, Radcliffe Borough 3 — Ossett Town 1, Darlington 1883 6 — Padiham 1, Sheffield 2 — Ossett Albion 1, Curzon Ashton 3 — Lancaster City 6, New Mills 0 — Lincoln Utd 1, Cammell Laird 2 — Soham Town Rangers 1, Newcastle Town 0 — Kettering 1, Romulus 1 — Carlton Town 2, Gresley 2 — Stratford Town 2, Coalville Town 2 — Eastwood Town 0, Halesowen 3 — Chasetown 2, Rugby Town 1 — Evesham 3, Market Drayton 1 — Daventry Town 1, Sutton Coldfield Tn 0 — Belper Town 2, Loughborough Dynamo 0 — Kidsgrove Ath 3, Bedworth 1 — Rainworth Miners Welfare 0, St Ives Town 1 — VCD Athletic 2, Aylesbury 2 — Redbridge 2, Chatham Town 3 — Ware 1, Witham Town 1 — Sittingbourne 1, Whitstable Town 5 — Leighton 0, North Greenford Utd 3 — Royston Town 1, Three Bridges 3 — Dunstable 4, Erith & Belvedere 1 — Tooting & Mitcham 1, Eastbourne Town 2 — Barton 2, Peacehaven & Telscombe 0 — Herne Bay 0, Merstham 0 — Thurrock 2, Corinthian Casuals 0 — Waltham Abbey 2, Walton & Hersham 1 — Uxbridge 1, Heybridge 2 — Potters Bar Town 2, Romford 0 — Burgess Hill Town 1, Wroxham 1 — Tilbury 3, Needham Market 0 — AFC Sudbury 2, Worthing 0 — Folkestone Invicta 6, Waltham Forest 0 — Walton Casuals 1, Crawley Down Gatwick 1 — Hythe Town 2, Aveley 1 — Hastings Utd 3, Brentwood Town 2 — Northwood 2, AFC Hayes 3 — Leatherhead 4, Harlow 0 — Mangotsfield 3, Thatcham Town 1 — Chalfont St Peter 1, Bridgwater Town 1 — Fleet Town 0, Clevedon Town 3 — Didcot Town 1, Cirencester 1 — Merthyr Town 0, Yate 0 — Swindon Supermarine 3, Taunton 0 — Guildford City 3, Chertsey Town 4 — Tiverton 1, Cinderford 0 — Godalming Town 1, Slough 2 — Bishops Cleeve 1, Paulton 4 — Egham Town 3, Ashford Town (Middx) 2 — Wimborne Town 3, Marlow 5 — Shortwood Utd 3, Beaconsfield 1 — Redhill 1, Burnham Ramblers 3 YESTERDAY: Aylesbury Utd 4, Faversham Town 2 — Barkingside 0, Guernsey 6.

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P W D L F A W D L F Cambridge ........... 13 7 0 0 16 2 2 4 0 6 Grimsby ............... 13 4 1 1 14 7 3 2 2 6 Braintree Town..... 13 3 1 2 7 6 4 2 1 11 Nuneaton ............. 13 4 2 1 13 8 3 1 2 6 Luton.................... 13 4 3 0 13 6 2 2 2 6 Kiddermnstr ......... 13 4 1 1 10 5 3 1 3 8 Salisbury .............. 13 5 1 1 12 5 2 1 3 6 Alfreton Town ....... 13 6 1 0 18 9 1 0 5 5 Lincoln City .......... 13 5 0 1 9 2 1 3 3 7 Barnet .................. 13 3 2 1 12 7 2 3 2 11 FC Halifax............ 13 6 1 0 15 5 0 1 5 8 Welling ................. 13 3 3 1 11 7 2 1 3 10 Forest Green ....... 13 4 1 1 15 4 1 2 4 10 Southport ............. 13 4 2 0 9 5 1 0 6 4 Hereford............... 13 3 2 1 5 4 1 2 4 8 Gateshead ........... 13 3 1 3 11 12 2 0 4 5 Tamworth ............. 13 2 2 3 7 9 2 1 3 6 Dartford................ 13 3 0 3 7 6 1 1 5 4 Macclesfld............ 13 2 1 3 7 8 1 2 4 6 Wrexham ............. 13 2 2 2 9 9 1 1 5 8 Woking................. 13 1 2 3 7 12 2 1 4 9 Chester FC .......... 13 1 3 3 3 7 1 0 5 7 Aldershot ............. 13 4 1 2 11 8 1 2 3 3 Hyde .................... 13 0 1 6 3 12 0 1 5 5 *Aldershot deducted 10 points for entering administration

Birmingham.............(0) 1

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Premier League

Hammers stun Spurs with their second-half blitz Tottenham

West Ham

TOTTENHAM suffered their biggest home defeat of Andre Villas-Boas’ reign as West Ham ran riot with a stunning second-half display at White Hart Lane. The Hammers scored three stunning goals in 13 minutes to come away with their first victory at White Hart Lane since 1999. Winston Reid started the rout with a goal from a corner, Ricardo Vaz Te doubled the lead and then Ravel Morrison scored a superb solo strike to seal the 3-0 win. Sam Allardyce had described his West Ham team as “relegation favourites” earlier this week, but on this evidence, the east London side will have no trouble staying up. Much had been made of West Ham’s lack of goals this term because of the absence of Andy Carroll, but the way in which the Hammers took their goals will delight Allardyce, and the visiting fans. As for Tottenham, the bubble of happiness that came with the arrival of seven new players has now burst. Boos rang out from the home fans at the final whistle. They know there is still much work to do if they are to mount a top-four challenge. A midweek trip to Russia looked to have taken the sting out of Andre Villas-Boas’ side, who lacked a cutting edge throughout. Reid wasted a glorious chance to put the Hammers ahead when he nodded Mark Noble’s corner wide when free in the box. Noble then chipped over the wall to tee up Nolan, but his volley trickled inches wide.

Boss Pellegrini hails his side’s big response

That proved to be something of a wake-up call for Tottenham, who started the second half brightly. Jermain Defoe, making his first league start of the year, finally managed to get in behind the Hammers defence, but Jussi Jaaskelainen came off his line to smother the striker’s shot. Vaz Te and Morrison shot wide as West Ham came into the game, and then the away side took the lead. Nolan unwittingly cleared Reid’s

14 ● The number of years since West Ham had won against Tottenham at White Hart Lane before yesterday goalbound header off the Spurs line, but the New Zealand defender swept home the rebound. The Hammers fans were delighted and a blue flare was thrown on to the pitch from the away end. Six minutes later, the away end was in uproar again as West Ham made it 2-0. Nolan carved open the Spurs defence with a beautiful pass to send Vaz Te through. His shot rebounded off Hugo Lloris’ legs and he slid the ball home. Villas-Boas threw on Roberto Soldado, but Spurs then slipped 3-0 behind after a fantastic solo goal from Morrison. The former Manchester United man picked the ball up just inside his own half and drifted past Michael Dawson before lifting the ball over Lloris. Tottenham fans started to leave in their droves, realising there was no way back.

● Ravel Morrison, left, celebrates scoring West Ham’s third goal

Manchester City

Everton

MANCHESTER City manager Manuel Pellegrini hailed his side’s character as they recovered from a drubbing against Bayern Munich to defeat Everton. The Toffees went into the clash as the only unbeaten side in the Barclays Premier League, but left the Etihad Stadium on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline. It was the same score by which City lost to Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday in a match where they were outplayed. Coming on the back of a league defeat by Aston Villa, it made victory in Saturday’s clash important for Pellegrini’s side. The Chilean said: “I was very pleased for a lot of things. We played the only unbeaten team in the Premier League and a team that plays very well with the ball, so it was not an easy game. “What happened last Wednesday always has a consequence physically and mentally on the team, so that’s why I am very pleased with the character the team showed.” It was a good performance from City, who went behind to Romelu Lukaku’s goal, but created a lot of good chances and scored three times through Alvaro Negredo, Sergio Aguero and a Tim Howard own goal. Negredo was named man of the match, but David Silva was a key presence in midfield, with the Spaniard setting up Aguero for City’s second. It was Silva’s first start for more than a month after a thigh injury. Pellegrini said: “David Silva is a very important player. He has quality, he played very, very well. I wasn’t sure if he could play the 90 minutes.” The only negative for City was the loss of captain Vincent Kompany, who limped off in the first half with a recurrence of a groin injury.

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Chelsea

CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho revealed he “smelt defeat” before making game-changing substitutions which saw his side go on to beat Norwich 3-1 in their Barclays Premier League clash at Carrow Road. The Blues – who made the 120-mile journey to Norfolk by plane on Saturday – got off to a flying start when Oscar put the visitors into a fourth-minute lead after Demba Ba’s lay-off from a Frank Lampard through ball. However, instead of pressing on to take command of the game, Chelsea failed to make the most of their positive opening as Norwich, fighting for

points at the other end of table, responded after the break. After Ba scuffed his shot in front of an empty net, the hosts were level through Anthony Pilkington, who earlier might have earned a penalty after being tripped by Ramires. After Chelsea’s introduction of Eden Hazard and Willian, Norwich saw all of their hard work undone when a poor back-header was seized on by the Belgian, who squeezed the ball under England goalkeeper John Ruddy, before the Brazilian midfielder cracked in a superb angled drive to finally put the result beyond doubt. Mourinho said: “During the game I am not nervous. I have feelings. I smell things, and when that easy goal (from Ba) was missed, I had a smell that they would score a goal. “That is why I had Eden warming up at 1-0 because I smelled that.

“We could have won or lost it at 1-1 because we, at that moment, we didn’t want a point. “If they had scored a second goal, we would probably lose, but we are trying to be top. “After a point at Spurs, a point here would have been a bad result for us, so we tried to win it.” Mourinho felt he had to do something to try to turn the game back in his side’s favour, with Norwich dominating for long spells in the second half. “They come in and they change the game, the manager did very well. If they come on and make it worse, it’s a very bad decision by the manager. It is their responsibility,” the Chelsea manager said. “The situation had become difficult at 1-1. We all knew that a point here would be a bad result for us.”

● Oscar, left, is congratulated on his goal against Norwich yesterday

Monday, October 7, 2013

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Premier League

Goal-hero Wilshere showed a lot of character, says manager Wenger

● West Brom’s Claudio Yacob, left, shows his delight after scoring against Arsenal

West Brom

Arsenal

ARSENE Wenger praised the character of Jack Wilshere after the midfielder came up with the equaliser to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw at West Brom. The England international, whose deflected strike equalised Claudio Yacob’s opener, had a below-par game by his own standards. “He had trouble today to find the rhythm,” said Gunners manager

Wenger. “But he has character as well. He doesn’t give up, he continues to play his game. “I believe he was fouled a few times, pushed over and didn’t get the fouls he deserved.” Wilshere admitted he did not find it easy playing out wide. “It was a tough game, coming here is never easy. We are happy with the point,” he said. “It was a tough game for me. I am not used to playing on the wing, I’m still learning it, but I’m happy to do it for the team. I got a goal, which was nice, I’ve always said I want to score more goals.”

The midfielder has been in the spotlight this week after being photographed smoking and was pleased to respond. He added: “At the end of the day when it comes to the weekend you’ve got to do your job and today we’ve done it well.” Aaron Ramsey came off early in the second half, but Wenger reported the Wales international was okay. “He’s all right, he had a kick,” said the Frenchman. “I saw that he was not completely running free so I took him out.” The draw lifted Arsenal back above Liverpool to the top of the Premier

Picture: Nick Potts League, with the two sides level on points, heading into the international break. “It’s a good position to start again after the break,” Wenger added. West Brom boss Steve Clarke was pleased to see his side follow up their shock win at Manchester United by taking more points off one of the title contenders. “We started slowly this year,” he said. “The last four games have been much better, we played to a good level. “We gave as good as we got (today) and we stood toe-to-toe with one of the better teams in the division.”

Suarez: No battle with Sturridge to be top scorer Liverpool

Crystal Palace

LIVERPOOL striker Luis Suarez insists there is no competition with Daniel Sturridge to be top scorer this season and both are working for the good of the team. The Uruguay and England internationals both scored in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace, taking their combined tally to five in two matches since Suarez’s return from a ten-match suspension. That has already done plenty to dispel questions over whether they can play as a pair up front, and Suarez insists they will continue to work to fire Liverpool back into the Champions League. “We compete for the shirt of Liverpool and we try our best for the team, not for me or him,” said the 26-year-old, whose summer transfer machinations were instantly forgotten by fans on his first appearance at Anfield since April. “When you have one big striker and a very good player in Daniel, I am so happy. “He tries his best for the team and tries his best to play with me.” Sturridge now has eight goals in nine appearances this season, including six in seven league matches, while Suarez has hit the ground running with three in two. With 17 minutes gone, the result against a Palace side, who have now lost four in a row to total six league defeats already, was never in doubt. First, Suarez’s improvisation saw him fire home despite being on one knee as he fell to the ground. Then, Sturridge’s pace and close control saw him turn Damien Delaney inside out before firing an angled shot across goalkeeper Julian Speroni and in at the far post. Steven Gerrard’s 38th-minute penalty, his 99th Premier League goal, after Dean Moxey pulled back Raheem Sterling, capped a miserable 45 minutes for the visitors.

Premier League

Saints boss full of praise for Boruc and Lallana Southampton

Swansea City

flight, the 25-year-old has impressed for Saints this term, leading to suggestions he could follow Rickie Lambert into the England set-up. “I’m very happy for Adam,” Pochettino said of Lallana, who was called up for England’s World Cup qualifier with Ukraine in September 2012 but did not play. “He’s a great bloke and a great professional and he’s very passionate about this club, about Southampton, so I’m happy for him. I’m very happy that he scored and for everything he represents – all the good values at this club. “It’s not my decision in the end, but if he keeps performing as he did today he’ll be actually very close to getting that call-up to the national side. “I don’t like to talk about what I’ve done in his game. It’s an overall group of people who are helping to make this club better.”

● Adam Lallana, left, jumps for joy after scoring for Southampton yesterday

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MAURICIO Pochettino heaped praise on Artur Boruc and Adam Lallana after they starred in Southampton’s hard-fought Barclays Premier League victory over Swansea. Saints emerged 2-0 winners from a pulsating, end-to-end encounter at St Mary’s, despite spending most of the match on the back foot. The Swans dominated the majority of play, but fell to strikes from captain Lallana and substitute Jay Rodriguez as Saints secured a third successive league triumph. Southampton also had a fifth clean sheet of the season, with goalkeeper Boruc pulling off a string of fine saves

to keep the visitors at bay. “He was incredible,” Southampton boss Pochettino said of the Poland international. “He did ever so well, but it just shows we have full trust in his performances and his skill, and also in our other keepers. “We were able to keep another clean sheet, which was a massive positive for us, but Boruc has our full trust to be our number one keeper. “I don’t know what happened in the past, but in the eight months I’ve been here, he’s been excellent for us. “There’s great competition between the three main goalkeepers and behind in the youth teams, so we’re very happy with the great atmosphere between them.” While Boruc was Southampton’s best defensive player, goalscorer Lallana shone going forward. After taking a while to adapt to life in the top

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Local rugby

Below-par Dings still find enough to see off Exmouth’s challenge Dings Crusaders

Exmouth

John White epsport@b-nm.co.uk DINGS gained their second win of the season, despite a mistake-ridden display against Exmouth at Landseer Avenue. Tries by wingers James Oakley and Ollie Reyland, plus a touchdown, two penalties and two conversions for full-back Mark Woodrow, were enough to secure victory for Dings. And although Dings were a fair way short of their best, forwards coach Jason Forster believes his side will grow in confidence and better performances will follow as a result of this narrow victory. He said: “We’re happy at this stage of the season just to pick up points – sometimes you just have to win ugly. But with all due respect to Exmouth, if we allow better sides to have as much time on the ball as we allowed them, we’ll end up losing matches. “We need to improve our game-management, know when to try things, when to put boot to ball to set-field position, and how to build pressure on the opposition. It’s just a matter of fine tuning, and making sure all our decision makers are reading from the same page. “We’ve shown we can score tries and that our defence is solid, but we can’t keep allowing sides to keep coming at us – we must look after the ball when we have it.” Exmouth showed bags of commitment and enthusiasm. But even though they dominated possession for lengthy spells, they seldom threatened to penetrate the home defence. Dings had an advantage at the scrum, and finished just about honours even at the line-out. Securing first-phase ball for the Bristol-based side was never an issue, but no sooner than they had the ball, they coughed it up too cheaply. And poor discipline at the contact area saw them concede a string of first-half penalties, which further hampered their ability to generate pressure and momentum. Dings’ backs showed what they were capable of when given quick ball – full-back Woodrow gliding in under

● James Oakley on the attack for Dings Crusaders against Exmouth the posts for a try, which he also converted, after receiving a well-timed inside pass from man-of-the-match James Oakley. Exmouth hit back with two penalties from fly-half Rob Avery-Wright, before Woodrow added a penalty and narrowly missed the conversion after Oakley raced into the right corner,

after the Dings pack took a scrum against the head. But it was the visitors who dominated the second half. The Dings defence was finally breached in the 52nd minute when centre Paul Morgan went over for an unconverted try to make it 15-14. Woodrow nudged Dings back in front with a penalty, but the visitors

Picture: johnwhitemedia.co.uk went into the final quarter leading 19-18, after prop Dan Pullinger-Ham crashed over from a driving line-out. However, Dings finished strongly, and a neat offload out of the tackle from centre Rob Dempsey allowed Reyland to sprint into the corner for a try, which was converted by Woodrow from the touchline.

Clifton beaten for the first time this season Ldn Irish Wild Geese

Clifton

CLIFTON suffered their first defeat of the season, going down by one point at London Irish Wild Geese. Clifton finished the game in the ascendancy, but paid the price for a lacklustre start. Darren Lloyd, Clifton’s director of rugby, lamented his side’s lack of early application, and hinted that they may have underestimated the opposition. He said: “I was disappointed by the way we started the game. We weren’t a million miles off, but this is a very competitive division, and if you’re not mentally switched on from the start, you’ll lose the game. “We have to learn to treat every team with the respect they deserve – regardless of their league table position – the bottom side can beat the top side on any given day, and we’ve found that to our cost today. “There were some positive performances – Hugo Govett and centre Bill Meakes did well for us. We also ended the game on top, but we’ve lost a game that we should have won, and that’s really disappointing.” Clifton were staring down the barrel at 21-3 down going into the final quarter of the contest. But the Henbury side mounted a stirring fightback, scoring three tries from debutante Meakes, Govett and McDonough. Lloyd’s side had a chance to win the match, but Bradley Barnes’ conversion attempt, in the last play of the match, hit the upright. The Wild Geese, after a tentative opening quarter, began to grow in confidence as the game unfolded, and went into the interval with an 8-3 advantage, thanks to a try from No 8 Scott Tolme and a Steve Owen penalty, after Barnes had given Clifton a 23rd-minute lead with a penalty. The home side, sensing an upset, increased their effort to pull clear with a Mark Davey try, and two further penalties and a conversion by Owen, to make it 21-3. But Clifton, who remain top of the SSE National League Two South table, bravely fought back to claim a losing bonus point.

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Weekend rugby results SATURDAY The Rugby Championship: South Africa 27 New Zealand 38. Aviva Premiership: Leicester 19 Northampton 19, London Irish 18 Harlequins 13 (played Fri), Sale 19 Bath 13, Saracens 19 Wasps 12, Worcester 11 Newcastle 16. RaboDirect Pro12: Benetton Treviso 23 Connacht 3 (played Fri), Munster 19 Leinster 15, Newport Gwent Dragons 30 Zebre 7 (played Fri), Ospreys 12 Ulster 18 (played Fri), Scarlets 12 Glasgow 17. Greene King IPA Championship: Cornish Pirates 28 Moseley 13 (played Fri), Leeds 64 Ealing 3 (played Fri), Plymouth Alb 20 L Scottish 22 (played Fri), Rotherham 27 London Welsh 32. SSE National One: Blackheath 35 Tynedale 23, Blaydon 21 Coventry 16, Doncaster 29 Fylde 24, Henley 40 Hull Ionians 20, Old Albanians 24 Rosslyn Park 27, Richmond 55 Cinderford 20, Wharfedale 20 Esher 19, Worthing 24 Loughborough Stud 43. National Two South: Ampthill 59 Cornish All Blacks 11, Bishop’s Stortford 22 Cambridge 53,

Canterbury 30 Chinnor 13, Dings Crus 25 Exmouth 19, Hartpury Coll 51 Southend 15, London Irish WG 21 Clifton 20, Redruth 24 Taunton 18, Shelford 26 Bournemouth 26. National Three South West: Barnstaple 24 Worcester Wdrs 19, Bracknell 33 Avonmouth OB 27, Brixham 23 Amersham & C 20, Chippenham 17 Weston-s-Mare 28, Lydney 48 Redingensians 7, Old Centralians 22 Newton Abbot 28, Old Patesians 8 Old Reds 31. South West One West: Chard 55 Sidmouth 10, Cleve 27 Camborne 16, Clevedon 34 Bridgwater & Alb 34, Coney Hill 15 Wadebridge 50, Cullompton 15 Bideford 17, North Petherton 37 Thornbury 20, St Austell 26 Hornets 17. Western Counties North: Berry Hill 39 Old Bristolians 46, Chew Valley 41 North Bristol 8, Cirencester 3 Matson 13, Drybrook 32 Keynsham 20, Midsomer Norton 21 Chosen Hill 22, Oldfield OB 28 Bsl Harlequins 18. Gloucester Premier: Bsl Saracens 54 Frampton Cott 17, Hucclecote 16 Dursley 9, Newent 32 St Mary’s OB 6, Stroud 34 Southmead 10,

Tewkesbury 52 Painswick 19, Whitehall 46 Gordon League 19. Gloucester One: Bishopston 5 Cheltenham Sarac 30, Bream 35 Brockworth 5, Longlevens 39 Ashley Down OB 8, Old Colstonians 16 Chipping Sodbury 15, Old Richians 36 Kingswood 20, Widden OB 20 Gloucester OB 15. Gloucester Two: Aretians 17 Broad Plain 46, Bredon Star 26 BAC 10, Ross-on-Wye 74 Gloucester AB 8, Spartans 22 Cotham Park 0, St Brendan’s 99 Cheltenham CS 0, Westbury 9 Old Cryptians 50. Gloucester Three: Cainscross 24 Norton 15, Hardwicke 19 Minchinhampton 39, Tredworth 10 Old Elizabethans 24. Somerset Premier: Keynsham 15 Yatton 26, Nailsea & B 59 Bsl Barbarians 0, Old Reds 11 Gordano 19, St Bernadettes OB 29 Winscombe 17, Stothert & Pitt 25 Minehead B 7, Taunton 8 Tor 15, Weston-s-Mare 31 Wiveliscombe 26. Somerset One: Bridgwater & Alb 27 Old Sulians 14, Chard 20 Midsomer Norton 53, Hornets 34 North Petherton 10, Imperial 12 Clevedon 41, Wells

17 Crewkerne 41, Yatton 12 Wellington 19. Somerset Two North: Bsl Harlequins 10 Gordano 38, Chew Valley 69 Clevedon 5, Nailsea & B 62 Oldfield OB 3, Walcot 37 Midsomer Norton 3, Weston-s-Mare 20 Keynsham 0, Winscombe 58 Old Culverhaysians 22. Somerset Two South: Bridgwater & Alb 29 Hornets 29, Burnham-on-Sea 19 Cheddar Valley 41, Taunton 18 Morganians 29, Tor v Minehead Barb (home w/o), Wiveliscombe v Ivel Barb pp, Wyvern 46 Somerton 13. Somerset Three North: Bath OEs 72 Bsl Barb 10, Keynsham 46 Yatton 18, Oldfield OB v Midsomer Norton (away w/o), Stothert & Pitt 72 Old Sulians 10. Somerset Three South: Chard v Burnham-on-Sea (home w/o), Crewkerne 8 Castle Cary 0, Martock v Wells (home w/o), Minehead Barb 19 Wellington 27, North Petherton v Tor (home w/o). YESTERDAY Aviva Premiership: Gloucester 12 Exeter 29. RaboDirect Pro12: Cardiff Blues 29 Edinburgh 12. Greene King IPA Championship: Bristol 45 Bedford 27, Nottingham 19 Jersey 22.

● Clifton director Darren Lloyd

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Formula One

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Vettel closing in on his fourth successive title RED Bull’s Sebastian Vettel dominated the Korean Grand Prix to put himself on the brink of a fourth consecutive world championship. The German’s title rival, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, could finish only sixth, and Vettel will take the title in Japan on Sunday if he wins and Alonso finishes lower than eighth. Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean took second and third, respectively, yesterday. Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg fended off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton for fourth place. Hulkenberg’s presence in the top placings provided much of the excitement in the race and led to a frenetic last 20 laps after the field had been closed up following two safety-car periods. Hulkenberg, who had spent the first part of the race defending from Alonso and Raikkonen, now found himself under intense pressure, first from Hamilton and then from the Mercedes and Alonso, who also had McLaren’s Jenson Button and Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg close behind. The Sauber was slow around most of the lap, but fast on the straights, and it led to some thrilling racing. Hamilton passed Hulkenberg at Turn One on lap 48, with seven to go, but was re-passed down the straight to Turn Three. Meanwhile, Hamilton was also having to fend off Alonso. Not long afterwards, Hamilton even got on the radio to his team to ask if anyone had any suggestions, a sentiment with which Alonso would have plenty of sympathy. The Sauber’s straight-line speed, and ability to come off Turn One faster than his rivals, meant Hulkenberg was able to hang on to fourth place. Hulkenberg had got himself into that position by making a good start

Wood edged out in decisive Trophy singles

from seventh on the grid and moving up to fifth on the first lap, passing Alonso after the Ferrari lost speed up the long straight after getting on to the kerb on the exit of Turn One avoiding Rosberg. Vettel streaked away at the front, totally in control from lap one, while behind him Grosjean edged away from the Mercedes of Hamilton and Rosberg. Vettel said: “Fortunately, we had enough pace to get ahead after both

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safety cars, but both Kimi and Romain were very competitive and did better with their tyres. “I am really enjoying things at the moment, we have a great team and we are having a great time.” Hulkenberg held off Alonso and Raikkonen through the first pit stops, before the Finn jumped ahead by bringing forward his second pit stop. The race was then enlivened by two safety-car periods in quick succession. The first was caused by a tyre failure on Sergio Perez’s McLaren. At the restart, Raikkonen passed Grosjean for second place into Turn One, despite a late defensive lunge by the Frenchman. The race had to be halted again after Mark Webber’s Red Bull caught fire after being hit by the spinning

● Sebastian Vettel celebrates winning the Korean Grand Prix Force India of Adrian Sutil at Turn Three. Hamilton had dropped from third to fifth as a result of his team leaving him out too long on a worn set of tyres before his second pit stop, but after a brief dice with Alonso on the second

restart, the Mercedes driver set about his battle with Hulkenberg. At the front, Vettel was serenely coasting home to his fourth straight win, his only concern the wear on his right front tyre, the same tyre that had failed on Perez’s car.

Gymnastics

Thomas so thrilled by his bronze medal at World Championships GREAT Britain’s Kristian Thomas clinched a bronze medal in the vault on the final day of the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp. The Olympic team bronze medallist headed into the final having placed fourth in qualifying, and went one better thanks to two superbly executed high-difficulty vaults.

“It’s amazing,” Thomas said after securing Great Britain’s first ever World Championships vault medal. “A few weeks ago I didn’t even know if I’d make the team. It’s been a roller-coaster year and, to get that medal, I couldn’t be any happier. “To make the final was the first aim, then to get a medal I’m over the moon, really happy and proud.

“Once again, the British gymnasts have proved how good we are and I’m delighted to have contributed to that success.” Thomas began by perfectly performing his double-piked Yurchenko vault to score 15.500, with a dead-stuck landing rewarded by a 9.500 score for execution. His second vault was a handspring double front with just a

small hop on landing, scoring 14.966 for an average of 15.233. The 24-year-old, from Wolverhampton, finished third behind South Korea’s Yang Hak-Seon (15.533) and American Steven Legendre (15.249). On Saturday, Portishead gymnast Ruby Harrold and Beckie Downie finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the uneven bars final.

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CONTINENTAL Europe won the Seve Trophy for the first time in 13 years yesterday. Francesco Molinari kept his cool to edge out Great Britain and Ireland’s Chris Wood, pictured, in the final singles match at St Nom La Breteche. GB and Ireland had emerged triumphant in each of the last six contests, and headed into the final day locked at 9-9 with Jose Maria Olazabal’s side after a spirited fightback in Saturday’s foursomes. There remained little to separate the teams as the singles competition progressed in north-central France. And, just as at last year’s Ryder Cup at Medinah, it all came down to Molinari in the anchor role to seal the victory. The Italian held his nerve for a 3&2 triumph over Bristol golfer Wood to hand Continental Europe a 15-13 success. The day started with each team awarded half-a-point after GB and Ireland’s Simon Khan had to pull out with a back injury, with Thomas Bjorn volunteering to step aside for the Continental Europe team as a result. Khan did not feature in Saturday’s two foursomes sessions after hurting his back and, despite undergoing physio treatment, was not fit to take his place in the singles line-up. The Englishman’s withdrawal meant one of the Continental Europe team was required to miss out, and Bjorn – the second most capped player in the competition’s history – selflessly put himself forward. Molinari, who took a two-up lead down the closing stretch against Wood, rounded things off in style, not just clinching the half he required but sinking a 12-foot birdie putt on 16 to win 3&2. Wood had been scheduled to face Bjorn, but moved down the order to play Molinari in the final game as a result of Khan’s withdrawal. Molinari felt it was always going to come down to the anchor game, and was delighted – if not surprised – to have had a part to play. “It feels great,” he said. “For all the times we’ve lost in the past... it’s never a good feeling to end on the losing side. “I tried to stay away from the leaderboard as much as possible, but then you see everyone coming to watch your match! It’s good to finish it in style with two birdies. Chris played well all week, so it was a good win for me.”

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Bristol Rovers 2013-14 The season so far . . .

Bristol City 2013-14 The season so far . . .

Bristol Rugby 2013-14 The season so far . . .

LEAGUE ONE AUGUST

3 Bradford (H)................................................................................................................ 2-2 6 Gillingham (Capital One, First Round) (A) ................................................................. 2-0 11 Coventry (A) ............................................................................................................ 4-5 17 Wolverhampton (H) ................................................................................................. 1-2 24 MK Dons (A) ............................................................................................................ 2-2 27 Crystal Palace (Capital One, Second Round) (H)................................................... 2-1 31 Gillingham (A) .......................................................................................................... 1-1

SEPTEMBER

15 Cornish Pirates (Sandy Park)................................................................... 21-23 22 London Scottish (H) .................................................................................. 31-18 28 Jersey (A) ................................................................................................. 26-17

4 Bristol Rovers (JPT, First Round) (H) ........................................................................ 2-1 14 Peterborough (H) ..................................................................................................... 0-3 17 Shrewsbury (H) ....................................................................................................... 1-1 21 Swindon (A) ............................................................................................................. 2-3 24/25 Southampton (Capital One) (A).......................................................................... 0-2 28 Colchester (H) ......................................................................................................... 1-1

4 Bristol City (JPT, First Round) (A) .............................................................. 1-2 7 Plymouth (A) .............................................................................................. 0-1 14 Dag & Red (A) ......................................................................................... 0-2 21 Hartlepool (H) .......................................................................................... 2-2 28 Southend (A) ........................................................................................... 1-1

OCTOBER

5 Fleetwood (H) ............................................................................................ 1-3 12 Mansfield ..................................................................................................(A) 19 Wycombe ................................................................................................ (H) 22 Accrington Stanley ...................................................................................(A) 26 Chesterfield ............................................................................................. (H)

OCTOBER

6 Bedford (H)................................................................................................. 45-27 12 B&I Cup .................................................................................................... Rnd 1 19 B&I Cup ....................................................................................................Rnd 2 27 Nottingham ................................................................................................... (H)

NOVEMBER

2 Plymouth ........................................................................................................ (A) 9 London Welsh ................................................................................................ (A) 17 Rotherhamv (H) 23 Cornish Pirates ............................................................................................. (A)

DECEMBER

1 Leedsv (H) 8 B&I Cup ......................................................................................................Rnd 3 15 B&I Cup .....................................................................................................Rnd 4 21 Ealing (A)

JANUARY 2014

5 Moseley .......................................................................................................... (H) 12 B&I Cup ....................................................................................................Rnd 5 19 B&I Cup ....................................................................................................Rnd 6 26 Plymouth ...................................................................................................... (H)

FEBRUARY

2 Jersey ............................................................................................................. (H) 8 Bedford ........................................................................................................... (A) 15 Nottingham ................................................................................................... (A)

OCTOBER

5 Port Vale (A) .............................................................................................................. 1-1 8 Wycombe (JPT Second Round) ................................................................................. (A) 12 Crawley Town........................................................................................................... (H) 19 Crewe ....................................................................................................................... (A) 22 Brentford................................................................................................................... (H) 26 Carlisle ..................................................................................................................... (A)

NOVEMBER

2 Oldham .......................................................................................................................(H) 16 Tranmere .................................................................................................................. (A) 23 Sheffield United ........................................................................................................(H) 26 Leyton Orient ............................................................................................................(H) 30 Preston ..................................................................................................................... (A)

14 Rotherham ................................................................................................................(H) 21 Notts County ............................................................................................................. (A) 26 Walsall ......................................................................................................................(H) 29 Stevenage ................................................................................................................(H)

1 Leyton Orient .............................................................................................................. (A) 4 Coventry .....................................................................................................................(H) 11 Bradford .................................................................................................................... (A) 18 MK Dons................................................................................................................... (H) 25 Wolverhampton ........................................................................................................ (A) 28 Brentford ................................................................................................................... (A)

APRIL

MARCH

MAY

JUNE

1 Cheltenham ............................................................................................... (H) 4 Scunthorpe .................................................................................................(A) 11 Exeter ....................................................................................................... (H) 18 York .......................................................................................................... (A) 25 Newport County ....................................................................................... (H) 28 Accrington Stanley .................................................................................. (H)

FEBRUARY

1 Carlisle .......................................................................................................................(H) 8 Oldham ....................................................................................................................... (A) 15 Tranmere.................................................................................................................. (H) 22 Sheffield United ........................................................................................................ (A)

3 B&I Cup ................................................................................................ semi-final 10 Championship semi-final ......................................................................... 1st leg 17 Championship semi-final ....................................................................... 2nd leg 23 B&I Cup ....................................................................................................... final 29 Championship final.................................................................................. 1st leg

14 Morecambe ..............................................................................................(A) 21 Portsmouth .............................................................................................. (H) 26 Torquay ....................................................................................................(A) 29 Rochdale ..................................................................................................(A)

JANUARY

1 Rotherham...................................................................................................... (A) 9 Cornish Pirates ............................................................................................... (H) 22 Leeds ............................................................................................................ (A) 30 Ealing ........................................................................................................... (H)

5 Moseley .......................................................................................................... (A) 12 B&I Cup .......................................................................................... quarter-final 18 London Welsh .............................................................................................. (H) 26 London Scottish............................................................................................ (A)

2 Oxford Utd ..................................................................................................(A) 16 Bury ......................................................................................................... (H) 23 Burton Albion ............................................................................................(A) 26 Cheltenham ..............................................................................................(A) 30 AFC Wimbledon ...................................................................................... (H)

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY

MARCH

LEAGUE TWO AUGUST

3 Exeter (A) .................................................................................................. 1-2 6 Watford (Capital One Cup, First Round) (H) ............................................. 1-3 10 Scunthorpe (H) ........................................................................................ 0-0 17 Newport County(A) .................................................................................. 0-1 24 York (H) ................................................................................................... 3-2 31 Northampton (H) ...................................................................................... 1-0

1 Chesterfield ................................................................................................(A) 8 Oxford Utd ................................................................................................. (H) 15 Bury ..........................................................................................................(A) 22 Burton Albion........................................................................................... (H)

MARCH

1 Gillingham .................................................................................................................. (H) 8 Shrewsbury ................................................................................................................ (A) 11 Peterborough............................................................................................................ (A) 15 Swindon.................................................................................................................... (H) 22 Colchester ................................................................................................................ (A) 25 Port Vale................................................................................................................... (H) 29 Rotherham ................................................................................................................ (A)

1 Northampton............................................................................................... (A) 8 Plymouth ................................................................................................... (H) 11 Dag & Red............................................................................................... (H) 15 Hartlepool ................................................................................................. (A) 22 Southend ................................................................................................. (H) 25 Fleetwood .................................................................................................(A) 29 Morecambe ............................................................................................. (H)

APRIL

5 Preston .......................................................................................................................(H) 12 Walsall ...................................................................................................................... (A) 19 Notts County............................................................................................................. (H) 21 Stevenage ................................................................................................................ (A) 26 Crewe .......................................................................................................................(H)

5 AFC Wimbledon ......................................................................................... (A) 12 Torquay ................................................................................................... (H) 19 Portsmouth ............................................................................................... (A) 21 Rochdale ................................................................................................. (H) 26 Wycombe .................................................................................................(A)

MAY

4 Championship final.................................................................................. 2nd leg

MAY

3 Mansfield ................................................................................................... (H)

3 Crawley Town............................................................................................................. (A)

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I was delighted to hear my pal Gary had been chosen for a modelling assignment

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HERE would football, or indeed any sport, be these days without sponsorship money? A good friend of mine, Gary Sykes, who owns a scaffolding company, has sponsored football teams for several years, including most of the clubs I have been involved with over the past couple of decades. I also know he has sponsored a number of schoolboy teams, as well as always being very generous when it comes to charity events. Gary has never been a footballer, but he does enjoy watching it. His preferred sport is golf, which he plays regularly.

Dave Payne Writes for the Green ’Un Last weekend, his mobile phone went straight to answer phone and no one could get hold of him, which is unusual, because if he isn’t playing golf with a couple of pals on a Saturday, then he’s at football. Not that it’s any of my business, but along with a number of other friends, I was intrigued to find out what he was up to. I managed to contact his

daughter, Jess, later in the day, and she was able to explain his absence, which I have to say was music to my ears. Jess had apparently entered her dad in a competition featured in a magazine, which was looking for models over the age of 40. He won the competition, which apart from prize money also included an all-expenses-paid trip to London, and a professional model photo shoot. I have spent many weekends away with Gary on end-of-season football tours, and he is usually my room-mate. In fact, he was sharing with me only two weeks ago in Benidorm, where we were celebrating a couple of mates’ 50th birthdays. He never uttered a word to me about

his modelling assignment (which I suppose was quite sensible). He is not a vain man, and apart from the regular Botox injections, the chin tuck, eye bag removal, the Hollywood implanted teeth veneers, he’s a natural beauty! I have spoken to him since he returned home, which I was quite surprised at, because I have heard how unapproachable these model types can be! He told me that at the shoot he was required to pose in casual daywear, evening wear, and, lastly, underwear. He went on to say he felt really awkward looking into the camera during the underwear session; apparently the bra top was a little tight! Anyway, I asked him if he was now hoping to appear on the front page of a

glossy magazine. I added he may be lucky and get on the front of the new magazine coming out entitled ‘Gur ning Weekly’. He just looked at me and pulled a face! Before anyone thinks I may have been a bit harsh on Gary, please don’t fret. I have been called both sarcastic and rude, but believe me, this fellow is the king of sarcasm and offensive put downs, which, to be fair, are usually quite funny. You may find this hard to believe, but during my younger days I was approached by a modelling agency who thought I had the look to be successful. Unfortunately, when I met the person in charge of the company they said they couldn’t use me because I was too damned good looking!