IL-BALLUN MAGAŻIN UFFIĊJALI TA’ MARSASKALA FC
EDIZZJONI SPEĊJALI
MESSAĠĠ MILL-PRESIDENT Minn Pierre Miceli
WERREJ 3. Messaġġ mill-Ministri
Għeżież qarrejja, din hija l-ewwel pubblikazzjoni tal-magazine IL-BALLUN minn meta ġejt maħtur
4, 5. Staġun 2018-19
minn sħabi bħala President tal-Club Marsaskala FC.
6. A true community investment
Fl-aħħar snin servejt lill-Club f`diversi pożizzjonijiet
8. Mill-bini sa issa - Marsaskala FC
ta` coaching mat-tfal u anke mas-Senior team. Kien proprju fl-istaġun li għadda li ġejt mistieden ningħaqad fil-Kumitat tal-Club u aktar kmieni din is-sena ġejt maħtur mill-Kumitat bħala President tal-Club sa` tmiem l-istaġun. Ser inkun qiegħed nimpenja ruħi sabiex naraw lil Marsaskala FC tikber. Din il-pubblikazzjoni hija waħda storika għaliex qegħda ssir fl-istess waqt li qegħdin ninawguraw kumpless ġdid tal-football ġewwa il-lokal tagħna. Wisq probabbli dan huwa l-akbar proġett li ser ikollu l-Club għal numru ta` snin li ġejjin. Huma investiment li ser jħallina nibnu il-ġejjiena tagħna f`darna. Ser jippermettilna norganizzaw taħriġ aħjar. Ser jippermettilna
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niffinanzjaw aħjar il-Club tagħna. U fuq kollox ser jippermettilna nagħtu servizz aħjar lill-komunita ta` Marsaskala. Minn hawn nixtieq nirringrazzja lill-Kumitat tal-Club u l-Kumitat tal-Ground tal-istess Club għall-ħidma kbira li saret sabiex twetqet din il-ħolma tagħna. Kellna staġun ta` tluħ u inżul. Kellna suċċessi kbar fir-rizultati bilpromozzjonijiet tal-iskwadri tagħna tal-Under 17 u Under 15. Pero` lil’hinn mir-riżultati, konnha ilkoll hemm fuq bażi volontarja sabiex
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nibqgħu noffru l-logħoba tal-ballun f`Marsakala, bl-isfidi u diffikultajiet kollha li kellna. Minn club bla ground, bla uffiċċju, bla dressing room u bla xejn, bqajna nirsistu naħdmu bil-kwiet u bi ftit riżorsi sabiex ilClub jibqa għaddej sa meta jasal dan il-mument importanti. Ejjew issa nħarsu l-quddiem li nibnu l-livelli li nixtiequ. Bla ma qatt ninsew li rridu nagħtu servizz lill-komunita` tagħna. Minn hawn nirringrazzja wkoll l-ex President Luke Spagnol li serva qabli u lill-sħabi kollha tal-Kumitat u lill-Gvern u l-Awtoritajiet tal-ħidma tagħhom b`risq Marsaskala. Fl-aħħar nett nixtieq nappella wkoll sabiex iżjed resident jagħtu kontribut fil-Club tagħna. Il-bieb huwa miftuħ!
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AWGURJU TA’ FUTUR SABIĦ GĦAL MARSASKALA FC Dr. Steve Borg, Membru tal-Kumitat dwar il-Ground il-Ġdid u team manager Il-ftuħ ta’ dan il-grawnd tal-futbol ġdid fjamant
klabbijiet oħra. Min jaf kemm dan il-lokal tilef talent sportiv li seta’
ta’ Marsaskala FC huwa xhieda tassew tanġibbli
jirrapreżenta l-kuluri tiegħu.
kif komunità kbira li ilha tant tokrob għall-imkien fejn tista’ tipprattika l-logħba li tant inħobbu,
Illum huwa opportun li niċċelebraw it-twettiq ta’ din il-ħolma.
ikollha xewqitha maqtugħa. U bil-kbir. Niftakar
Niftakru wkoll, kif javżana William Butler Yeats, li mal-ħolm jibdew
b’sodisfazzjoni il-ħidma tal-kummissjoni dwar dan
ir-risponsabbiltajiet. Tagħna huma bosta, inklużi dawk marbutin mal-
il-proġett magħmula minn Dr. Cory Greenland bħala ċermen, minni u
indukrar ta’ dan il-kumpless fantastiku sportiv, tmexxija amminstrattiva
seħibna s-Sur Luke Spagnol u nirringrazzja lid-diriġenti kollha tagħna
għaqlija li diġà bdiet tibni struttura soda biex tħalli l-frott mixtieq.
li taw u għadhom jagħtu sehem attiv fl-operat tal-klabb. Dan il-grawnd sportiv issa huwa d-dar li fiha bdew jitħarġu l-mijiet Għaldaqstant minn qalbi niżżiħajr lill-Prim Ministru Dr. Joseph Muscat
ta’ tfal u żgħażagħ sportivi attivi magħna u taħt it-treġġija tal-kumitat
li sema’ t-talba mtennija tagħna minn madwar għaxar snin ilu biex
u d-diriġenti se tħejjihom biex jikkompetu b’ħeġġa, dehen u kburija
tiġi ndirrizzata din il-ħtieġa akuta, fejn kellna fostna sitwazzjoni ta’
f’isem Marsaskala FC. Nemmnu wkoll li bil-fatturi ta’ popolazzjoni
mijiet ta’ tfal u żgħażagħ li kienu qishom vagabondi jterrqu ’l hawn u
mdaqqsa, faċilitajiet eċċellenti u riżorsi umani ta’ stoffa Marsaskala
’l hemm.
FC għandu jkollu timijiet kompetittivi biżżejjed li nrawwmu plejers ta’ livell li jintgħażlu biex jirrapreżentaw lit-timijiet nazzjonali Maltin.
Ħajr ukoll lill-ministri, is-segretarji parlamentari u l-uffiċjali tal-gvern li taw sehemhom biex illum nistgħu ngħożżu dan it-tempju sportiv,
Awgurju lit-timijiet Maltin, Għawdxin u barranin li għalkemm ikunu
imgħammar b’ħaxix u dwal artifiċjali mill-aktar moderni, kumditajiet
l-avversarji sportivi tagħna waqt il-logħob, huma flimkien magħna
għall-plejers u l-ammistrazzjoni, post għall-klinika u binja li hija
għandhom igawdu dan il-ġojjell sportiv ġdid fi sfond tant pittoresk.
aċċessibbli f’kull parti tagħha għal dawk bi bżonnijiet speċjali.
Merħba bikom għand Marsaskala FC.
Min jaf kemm bħala żagħżugħ Wied il-Għajni xtaqt li kellna grawnd, minflok li nsibu għalqa mbattma tal-ħamrija jew kostretti nilgħabu ma’
MARSASKALA FC Tirringrazzja lil SportMalta, il-Ministeru għatTrasport, Infrastruttura u Proġetti Kapitali, u s-Segretarjat Parlamentari għall-Isport u l-ħafna uffiċċjali tal-Gvern u entitajiet pubbliċi għall-appoġġ tagħhom sabiex sar dan il-proġett.
Ritratt:Jerome Mifsud
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STAĠUN 2018-19 L-istaġun 2018/19 għal Marsaskala FC kien wieħed mimli b’kemm
Under 17s
ferħ u diżappunti. Kien staġun twil fejn għal darba oħra kkompetejna
Fil-Kamjonat tal-Youth FA tal-Under 17 it-team ta` Marsaskala
fil-kompetizzjonijiet kollha tal-MFA u YFA. U dan sar b`riżorsi limitati
ikkompeta f`Sezzjoni D wara round ta` kwalifikazzjoni. It-team
ħafna li kellu l-Club għad-dispozizzjoni tiegħu.
kien bla telfa fil-kwalifikazzjoni u susswegentement fis-Sezzjoni D tilef biss partita waħda u ġab draw waħda, u b`hekk it-team rebaħ
Senior Team
promozzjoni minn Sezzjoni D għal Sezzjoni C meta spiċċa fit-tieni
Is-senior team tagħna beda l-istaġun b`coach ġdid f`Demis Paul Scerri
post tal-klassifika. Din hija l-istess skwadra li tmexxiet minn Coach
u b`numru ta` tibdiliet fl-iskwadra. Għalkemm il-Club kien matul
Leslie Camilleri u l-Vici President Pierre Mallia (u uffiċċjali oħrajn) li
is-Sajf ra` titjib sostanzjali fir-riżultati tal-partiti ta` ħbiberija u pre-
kienet rebħet anke promozzjoni meta kienu izgħar fl-Under 15s.
season qawwi li kien mistenni jħalli impatt posittiv, sfortunatament
Il-Club jifraħ lit-team ta` dan ir-riżultat importanti hekk kif din hija
dan eventwalment ma rrizultax f`riżultati mixtieqa u l-Club spiċċa fin-
l-ewwel darba li team ta` Marsaskala tela` Sezzjoni C f`xi Kampjonat
naħa ta` isfel tal-klassifika tal-Kampjonat tat-Tielet Divizjoni. Il-Club
lokali.
determinat li issa li għandu faċilita` tiegħu ta` taħriġ, jaħdem aktar sabiex is-sena d-dieħla jkollna aktar riżultati posittivi. Youths Team It-Team tal-Minors ta` Marsaskala lgħab kompetizzjoni fuq tlett rounds u kemm il-darba affaċċja problema ta` limitazzjoni ta` numru ta` players minħabba li din kienet sena tranzitorja li fiha kellna anqas players minn dawk li xtaqna. Bl-għajnuna tal-players ta` taht is-17 ilsena pero t-team temm l-impenji tiegħu fis-Sezzjoni E tal-Kampjonat b`numru ta` rebħiet. Kienet sena li esponiet ħafna liz-żgħażagħ tagħna u s-sena d-dieħla mistenni jkollna skwadra issa kompluta, hekk kif ħafna players tal-Under 17 jimxu għall-iskwadra tal-Minors.
Ritratti: Edward Debono
Under 15s It-Team tal-Under 15s ta` Marsaskala rebaħ promozzjoni wkoll minn Sezzjoni E għal Sezzjoni D f`dan l-istaġun. It-team kien immexxi minn Coach Pierre Miceli u s-Segretarju Edward Debono u uffiċċjali oħrajn. Fil-mument li qiegħed jinkiteb dan il-ktejjeb, it-team għadu biċ-ċans ukoll li jispiċċa fl-ewwel post tal-Kampjonat u b`hekk jerbaħ il-Kampjonat. Konvinti li dan il-grupp ukoll sejjer jibqa magħqud fissnin li ġejjin. YFA Festivals Il-kategoriji l-oħra tagħna ta` tfal izgħar ħadu sehem f`diversi kompetizzjonijiet u logħob ta` ħbiberija oħrajn matul l-istaġun. Il-Club jemmen fil-missjoni soċjali u komunitarja tiegħu li jipprovdi lit-tfal Skalin il-logħoba tal-ballun. Konvinti li l-faċilita ġdida għandha tgħin għal titjib fiż-żmien li ġej f`kull qasam. Fiż-żmien li ġej il-Club sejjer jesplora wkoll jistax jibda jikkompeti filkamjonati tan-nisa.
A TRUE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT By Dr Cory Greenland, Notary Public As we inaugurate the Marsaskala Football Complex,
the part of Marsaskala residents. It was only around the time of the
we realize what a true community investment has
announcement of the possibility of a University campus in Marsaskala,
been delivered to the people of Marsaskala. The
that final positive direction on our football facility came to be.
Complex was a Government investment of over 2 million euro and it consists of a FIFA minimum full-
However, the securing of this facility cannot be seen in isolation. It is
size playing area with ancillary football facilities
opportune to see this milestone as being the tip of several blocks that
such as dressing rooms, Club offices and even spectator stands. The
had been laid over the years by the many who believed in this locality
Complex also includes a catering and retail area to service the club
and this Club. The setting up of the Marsaskala Football Club in
members and their friends and also a Sports clinic to treat players and
2010 and its Youth/Children Nursery in 2011 assured the first seeds
other community members.
required to have a facility. Subsequently one should not oversee the relevance of the growth of the Nursery through the hard work of
The ground shall service most of the needs of the Club as well as
those administrators and parents who dedicate their time to secure
its youth and children who are organized within the Club’s Nursery
football coaching for our community along the years. Finally, our
structures. Gone are the days when we must rent third party pitches
Club has been served by several genuine volunteers who contributed
to conduct our training sessions. This shall allow the Club and
endlessly to raising the name of the Club without expecting anything
its Coaching to prosper and provide a much better service to all
in return. This includes our successful 2012/13 season campaign
participants. The ground is expected to also accommodate football
whereby the Club had won promotion to the second division. It also
matches, particularly Youth Football matches and hence our Club will
includes all those who kept the Club afloat in rough times.
be able to host even its home matches in such categories. The new Marsaskala Football Complex means a new beginning for The ground is the result of hard work along the years from many
our Club, Nursery and Community. I am proud that we have delivered
quarters. In 2015 the Club decided to establish a standing committee
this project and am sure that as the Club’s Committee and structures
to deliver a football ground in Marsaskala. The Committee was made
rejuvenate, more success is yet to come. In the world of football it is
up of Dr Steve Borg and Mr Luke Spagnol as members, and myself as
easy to solely measure success by counting the number of trophies a
Chairman. The said committee members had been already working
Club secured along the years. However we must realise that up until
on this task for some time, hence the committee formalized the task
today, our locality did not even have a place where to exhibit such
at hand. Our mission was firstly to convince the authorities of the
trophies. We can now positively look ahead to our new beginning
need; conscious that our locality was unfortunately never earmarked
in our attempt to build a sustainable football club and nursery that
properly for such a facility. Subsequently it involved identifying an
serves its community purposefully.
adequate location in an ever growing locality where Government held very few spaces in terms of land ownership. Subsequently we faced
One hopes that this facility will turn out to be a community center
the challenge of financing such facility, keeping in mind that the Club
for Marsaskala residents, including the numerous expatriates living
could definitely not finance the investment required. Finally planning
in our village who could be aided in integrating successfully through
permits, tenders, construction and finishing works. It is easy to phrase
this beautiful game. I would like to take this opportunity to thank
the above in a couple of sentences, yet the work involved was surely
everyone for the support provided in delivering this project. Such
enduring.
thanks must go to the officials and employees of: the Office of the Prime Minister the Education and Transport Ministries, SportMalta,
Such investment could not have taken place without the political
the Malta Football Association, the Contractor, the Club and the
decision and direction of the Honourable Prime Minister Dr Joseph
Nursery. On a personal note I would like to thank my family, especially
Muscat and the technical direction of his team of officials. The
my wife and children, for their constant understanding as to the odd
decision to provide such facility came after years of lobbying on
and conflicting hours required to be involved in this initiative.
Ritratt:Jerome Mifsud
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Ritratt: Steve Borg
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