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BARTON Fleetwood Town’s head coach gives his views ahead of today’s game against Plymouth...
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ood afternoon and welcome to Highbury for today’s Sky Bet League One fixture against Plymouth Argyle. I’d like to extend that welcome to Derek Adams, his staff and players, as well as the supporters and directors who have made the long journey north today. They have enjoyed a really good run of form since the turn of the year, which has seen them climb into the top half of the division. We saw their qualities earlier in the season down at Home Park, and we know we have to be at our best to record a positive result today. Since our last home game against Gillingham we’ve been on the road at Walsall and Coventry. It’s been a frustrating couple of games where we’ve come away with no points. We played well
for 45 minutes at Walsall, before a really poor second half which ultimately cost us the match. As for Tuesday night at Coventry, we were scratching our heads as to how we didn’t win the game, let alone lose it. It was good to see a response from the lads, despite not getting the result that we wanted. It was great to give both Ryan Rydel and Barry Baggley their league debuts at Walsall last weekend. I’ve said it already this season, but the work that is being done throughout our academy is bearing fruit, and the academy can be very proud of both Ryan and Barry who have been first class since being introduced to the first team setup. There’s plenty of work ahead for both lads, and they know that their footballing journey has just begun. I’m sure you’ll give them
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both a warm Highbury welcome should they make their home debuts this afternoon. Your support for the team, as ever is vital, and we’re itching to get our home form back on track. That’s only possible with your continued backing, so thank you on behalf of the players and staff. Enjoy today’s game,
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PATIENCE AND LOAN MOVE
KEY FOR SOWERBY
NAME: Jack Sowerby AGE: 23 BIRTHDAY: 23/03/1995
WORDS: DAVID MITCHELL
POSITION: Midfielder
Midfielder Jack Sowerby is the longest serving player for Fleetwood Town in the current squad and patience is seemingly finally paying off for him.
PREVIOUS CLUBS: Squires Gate (13-14) Carlisle United (18-19 L) Fleetwood Town (14-Present)
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t is fair to say that Jack Sowerby’s Fleetwood Town career has been on the slow burner in terms of appearances, with fifty-eight made since his debut at home to Colchester United back in August 2015. That day was so long ago that he struggled to name the opposition when asked! “I remember coming on when Antoni Sarcevic went off. I wasn’t on the pitch for many minutes but should have scored! It was a good start, though. We won 4-0.” Jack is the only player from that squad of eighteen who is still at the club. On that day, he became the seventy-seventh player to make his EFL debut for Fleetwood Town. Only the two Ash’s, Eastham and Hunter, debuted earlier from current players. That figure has now risen to 134 players showing that the lad from Preston has been round a while. It has been a slow fifty, much in the style of Geoffrey Boycott, to quote a cricketing analogy. However, with forty-five appearances in the last twelve months, for Fleetwood and on loan at Carlisle United, there are signs that the twenty-three year old is rapidly gaining maturity as a professional footballer. Since returning from Carlisle, he has become a regular in Joey Barton’s midfield. The time spent at Brunton Park has been a big factor in that development. Jack went on loan in August 2018, after signing a new contract for Fleetwood in the summer. He returned to Highbury at the end of January. “I needed to get out on loan, play a few games and get some experience. I definitely came back more confidently after my time at Carlisle. It was a big squad at Fleetwood at the time I moved north and other players were coming in. “I was in my early twenties and just needed that opportunity to move my career
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PLAYER BIO
forward. I needed to play week in, week out and get loads of games under my belt. It couldn’t have turned out for the better. I got twenty-eight opportunities in a fairly short time.” John Sheridan has clearly been an important influence for the midfielder player, managing him both at Fleetwood then at Carlisle. “There’s no doubt about that,’ Jack agreed. ‘I started nine games under him towards the end of the 2017-18 season at Fleetwood, when we got ourselves clear of relegation, and then went to Brunton Park when he was there.
I NEEDED TO GO OUT ON LOAN, PLAY A FEW GAMES AND GET SOME EXPERIENCE. I DEFINITELY CAME BACK MORE CONFIDENTLY AFTER MY TIME AT CARLISLE.
“Having signed the new contract for Fleetwood I knew that my longer term future was here but it was important for my immediate development to get more match time. “I was coming on from the bench during the first few games for Carlisle, then there was an injury or two so I got chucked straight in and kept my place. I really enjoyed it. Playing every week has given me more confidence and I’ve grown up into a man, so to speak.” Jack’s loan period coincided with a second at Carlisle for fellow Fleetwood player, Ashley Nadesan. “Nadders going to Carlisle at around the same time made my decision easier because
it’s important to have familiar faces around you in a new environment. I also knew Paul Murray from Fleetwood days. He was coaching me here and when he spoke to me about what Carlisle were offering me it just seemed the perfect fit.” I asked Jack if he was a fan of long journeys, with Carlisle’s position being right up near the Scottish border!? “Travelling north wasn’t too bad because I car shared with Nadders and Adam Campbell from Morecambe. “It made things easier. Nadders is a nice, quiet guy to be around and we went from the Ibis at Preston and picked Adam up at Lancaster. “The weather tried its best to stop us on occasions, and made us late a time or two, but we never failed to get there for training or matches. Away games seem a long way from Carlisle but I didn’t have to travel the length of the country as players like me would be picked up from Manchester. “On coach journeys, I like my films and TV series so I get my lap top out and can watch them all day! “I’ve seen Nadders improve at Carlisle. He’s had chances and scored goals as well as getting assists. Like me, he’s definitely become a better player and has been getting regular chances since he got back to Fleetwood. “He needed that goal at Burton Albion and that will kick start him, I’m sure.” Jack paid tribute to the support he received from Carlisle fans. “The support is brilliant, away as well. Even as far as London they would turn up in numbers and it was a real pleasure to play in front of them. Being the only EFL team in Cumbria, it is important that they do well. You can see what the history of the club means to them when you are in the ground and walking into the changing room.”
Did You Know? Jack started his playing career in Preston North End’s youth academy before moving to Squires Gate in 2013. He then made the move to Fleetwood a year later. Sowerby is currently the longest serving player in the current squad, having been at the club for almost five years now.
Curiously, two of Jack’s seven Fleetwood goals were in matches at Brunton Park, both in the EPL Trophy. “They might have helped when it came to signing but I did wonder how I’d get greeted by the fans! It’s always nice to score goals, though, wherever they are!” Back in Squires Gate days, Jack scored for fun as a striker in the North West Counties league. Now he has to bide his time for clear chances but scoring is no less important to him. “I do believe that I have an eye for goal, as I showed at Squires Gate, and scored five from midfield for Carlisle. My next aim moving forward is to add goals to my role within the Fleetwood Town team. “As midfield players, we need to help the strikers out with goals if we are going to be where we want to be as a team.” We talked about several other strikes in Fleetwood colours, including the day when he got off the mark with a sweet finish after just three minutes at home to Peterborough in October 2016. “I will always remember that one. Then
there was the televised goal in the FA Cup against Chorley in November 2017. I came on at right wing back. “We were down to ten men and I managed to sneak in ahead of the keeper, getting the outside of my foot to it. It was slightly unorthodox but important! “The only goal at AFC Wimbledon away last March was important for a different reason. The conditions were horrendous and they were trying to get it called off. “There was very little effort made. We scored early and were determined to see the game out. It was to be the only goal.” For a player associated with this rapidly developing club for four years, Jack must have seen some changes on and off the pitch. “We were training at Fylde Rugby Club in Lytham when I came into Barry Nicholson’s Development Squad as a nineteen year-old. “I had scored a lot of goals in the North West Counties but when Graham Alexander was manager here he knew what type of player I was because he had coached me at Preston. That’s when I came back to midfield professionally.
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“What we have now at Poolfoot is amazing by comparison. There is everything we need. Credit goes to the Chairman for taking us in the right direction. “I’ve enjoyed playing under Joey Barton. He is obviously a fellow midfielder and he’s given me the chance to learn new things and develop my game to become the best I can. “We aren’t the exact same midfield roles but he has given me the chance to learn how other roles operate within the team. I have also welcomed input from the other new faces in the coaching staff. “The gaffer has brought in experienced players and you are learning from some who have been to the very top of the game. “Now I’m back in League One, after a spell in League Two, I’m seeing similarities but the higher level is definitely quicker and more physical. “I’m looking to play well and keep my spot for the rest of season. “One game at a time, win as many as we can and see where it gets us.” Patience has now started to reap benefits for this much-improved footballer.
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PLYMOUTH WHO ARE THEY? FORMED: 1886 NICKNAME(S): The Pilgrims MANAGER: Derek Adams TOP SCORER: Ladapo (16) LAST FIVE RESULTS: (L-R)
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5-1
2-0
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DID YOU KNOW? Two players have represented their nations at World Cups whilst contracted at Plymouth. George Baker was the first, for Wales in 1958, and the second was Rory Fallon who represtented New Zealand in 2010.
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erek Adams has been in the hot seat at Home Park since June 2015 taking charge over 200 matches in all competitions. Adams’ first stint as manager came in November 2007 where he was promoted from player/coach to player/manager – and led Ross County to the Scottish Second Division in 2008. After three years at County, he left his role at the club but returned to the club a few months later. In his first season back, he guided the club back to the Scottish Premier League, and was named PFA Scotland Manager of the Year for the 2011/12 season. The now 43-year-old is at Plymouth Argyle, and in his first season, he got his side to the League Two Play-Off Final. Even though he missed out, it was only 12 months later where they gained promotion to League One.
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reddie Ladapo is the one to watch in today’s clash, with the striker proving to be Argyle’s main source of goals so far this season. The Romford-born striker made his professional debut at Colchester United, before spending several seasons playing at a number of clubs at non-league levels. He found his form on a loan spell at Grays Athletic, before becoming relatively prolific in the 2015/16 season with Margate. He was then picked up by Premier League outfit Crystal Palace, playing mainly for the development squad. However, he did make a sole top-flight appearance as a substitute away at Old Trafford against Manchester United. Ladapo has featured in 41 games this season, scoring 16 goals in all competition.
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Date
KO/Res
Competition
Opposition
Pos
Att
Starting XI
3,236
CAIRNS
Substitutes Used
Referee
AUGUST SAT 4
0-1
AFC WIMBLEDON
20th
SAT 11
0-2
OXFORD UNITED
10th
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
G. JONES
HOLT
TUE 14
1-1 (P)
CREWE ALEXANDRA (R1)
-
1,783
CAIRNS
COYLE
BOLGER
SPURR
G. JONES
BIGGINS
SAT 18
2-2
ROCHDALE
9th
3,565
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
G. JONES
HUNTER
HOLT
WED 22
0-5
SCUNTHORPE UNITED
6th
3,465
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS 2
SAT 25
0-0
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
6th
8,810
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
TUE 28
0-4
LEICESTER CITY (R2)
-
10,671
P. JONES
G. JONES
SPURR
BOLGER
MAGUIRE
6,689
COYLE
BOLGER
MORGAN
SPURR
SOWERBY
DEMPSEY
BURNS
McALENY
GRANT
EVANS
MARNEY
HUNTER
MADDEN
DEMPSEY
MARNEY
GRANT
EVANS 1
HUNTER
BURNS
SHERON
MADDEN 1
0. YATES
SOWERBY
SHERON
BURNS
MADDEN
McALENY
HOLT 1
HUNTER
LONG
T. KETTLE
MARNEY
DEMPSEY
EVANS 1
MADDEN 1
BURNS
BOLGER
McALENY
D. WHITEHOUSE
HOLT
MARNEY
HUNTER 1
EVANS 2
MADDEN
GRANT
McALENY
LONG
BURNS
HOLT
MARNEY
HUNTER
EVANS
MADDEN
LONG
McALENY
GRANT
BIGGINS
SHERON
DEMPSEY
McALENY
LONG
MADDEN
HILL
J. WALLACE
K E E P U P TO DAT E
M. HEYWOOD
C. BOYESON A. COGGINS L. MASON
SEPTEMBER SAT 1
2-1
BRADFORD CITY
6th
3,347
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS
HOLT
MARNEY
HUNTER 1
EVANS 1
MADDEN
J.WALLACE
LONG
SPURR
A. HAINES
SAT 8
1-1
SUNDERLAND
6th
29,367
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
McALENY
HOLT
MARNEY
HUNTER
EVANS
MADDEN 1
SPURR
DEMPSEY
J. WALLACE
D. DRYSDALE
TUE 11
2-2 (P)
LEICESTER CITY U21
-
504
P. JONES
G. JONES
SPURR
BOLGER
CLARKE
GRANT
BIGGINS
J. WALLACE
DEMPSEY
McALENY 1
LONG 1
SHERON
GARNER
BOYLE
P. WRIGHT
SAT 15
1-1
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
8th
3,355
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
BOLGER 1
HUSBAND
McALENY
HOLT
MARNEY
HUNTER
LONG
MADDEN
DEMPSEY
J. WALLACE
BIGGINS
M. SALISBURY
SAT 22
1-0
SOUTHEND UNITED
10th
5,712
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
BOLGER
G. JONES
HOLT
DEMPSEY
MARNEY
HUNTER
EVANS
MADDEN
J. WALLACE
R. WALLACE
GRANT
C. BREAKSPEAR
SAT 29
1-3
BARNSLEY
11th
3,756
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SPURR
HUSBAND
HOLT
BIGGINS 1
TAYLOR
BURNS
EVANS
R. WALLACE
BOLGER
LONG
DEMPSEY
M. COY
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OCTOBER TUE 2
1-1
WYCOMBE WANDERERS
13th
2,304
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SHERON
HUSBAND
TAYLOR
R. WALLACE
J. WALLACE
BURNS
MADDEN 1
HUNTER
BIGGINS
SAT 6
0-4
DONCASTER ROVERS
10th
6,846
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM 1
SHERON
HUSBAND
HUNTER 1
TAYLOR
J. WALLACE 1
R. WALLACE
EVANS 1
MADDEN
HOLT
MORGAN
BURNS
J. BUSBY
TUE 9
0-2
ROCHDALE
-
669
CRELLIN
G. JONES
MORGAN
SHERON
CLARKE
MOONEY
HOLT
BIGGINS
DEMPSEY
BURNS
LONG
EASTHAM
GARNER
RYDEL
R. JOYCE
TAYLOR
J. WALLACE
BURNS 1
MADDEN 1
HUNTER
LONG
S. OLDHAM
SAT 13
2-1
SHREWSBURY TOWN
8th
2,983
CAIRNS
SHERON
COYLE
R. WALLACE
DEMPSEY
T. BRAMALL
SAT 20
1-0
PORTSMOUTH
11th
18,046
CAIRNS
SHERON
EASTHAM
MORGAN
COYLE
R. WALLACE
HOLT
TAYLOR
BURNS
MADDEN
HUNTER
EVANS
DEMPSEY
BOLGER
L. SWABEY
TUE 23
1-0
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
13th
5,347
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
TAYLOR
DEMPSEY
R. WALLACE
MARNEY
BURNS
EVANS
HUNTER
BIGGINS
HOLT
LONG
SAT 27
3-2
BLACKPOOL
10th
5,035
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
HOLT
R. WALLACE 1
SHERON
BURNS 1
EVANS
HUNTER
MADDEN 1
BOLGER
R. WALLACE
SHERON
BURNS
EVANS
HUNTER
MADDEN
LONG
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HOLT
O. YATES J. BROOKS
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NOVEMBER SAT 3
3-0
GILLINGHAM
11th
3,916
CAIRNS
COYLE
SUN 11
1-4
ALFRETON TOWN (R1)
-
827
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
BOLGER
HUSBAND
R. WALLACE
HOLT
SHERON
HUNTER 1
BURNS
MADDEN 2
J. WALLACE
GARNER 1
DEMPSEY
TUE 13
3-1
BURY
-
554
P. JONES
G. JONES
BOLGER
SHERON
CLARKE
TAYLOR
BIGGINS
J. WALLACE
DEMPSEY 1
LONG
GARNER
BAINES
MARNEY
McALENY
A. BACKHOUSE
SAT 17
0-0
WALSALL
12th
3,090
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
BOLGER
HUSBAND
HOLT
R. WALLACE
SHERON
BURNS
MADDEN
HUNTER
EVANS
McALENY
BIGGINS
R. JOYCE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
HOLT
DEMPSEY
C. BREAKSPEAR C. SARGINSON
SAT 24
2-1
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
13th
8,301
CAIRNS
TAYLOR
EASTHAM
BOLGER
COYLE
R. WALLACE
HOLT
SHERON
HUNTER
EVANS
MADDEN 1
BURNS
McALENY
J. WALLACE
C. BREAKSPEAR
TUE 27
3-0
COVENTRY CITY
12th
2,570
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS 1
MARNEY 1
J. WALLACE
McALENY
EVANS 1
MADDEN
BOLGER
R. WALLACE
HOLT
M. COY
MON 3
1-2
GUISELEY (R2)
DECEMBER -
2,324
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS 1
MARNEY
SHERON
McALENY
EVANS
MADDEN 1
HUNTER
BIGGINS
J. BUSBY
SAT 8
2-0
LUTON TOWN
13th
8,528
CAIRNS
SHERON
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
TAYLOR
HOLT
MARNEY
R. WALLACE
EVANS
MADDEN
DEMPSEY
HUNTER
McALENY
N. KINSELEY
SAT 15
1-0
BURTON ALBION
10th
2,563
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SHERON
R. WALLACE
HUNTER
HOLT
MARNEY
McALENY
EVANS 1
MADDEN
BIGGINS
DEMPSEY
TAYLOR
A. BACKHOUSE
SAT 22
2-1
BRISTOL ROVERS
12th
7,159
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SHERON
R. WALLACE
HUNTER 1
HOLT
MARNEY
McALENY
EVANS
MADDEN
BIGGINS
MORGAN
TAYLOR
B. HUXTABLE
WED 26
3-0
DONCASTER ROVERS
10th
2,908
CAIRNS
SHERON
EASTHAM
MORGAN
COYLE
HUNTER 1
HOLT
MARNEY
R. WALLACE
EVANS
MADDEN 2
BIGGINS
J. WALLACE
BURNS
P. WRIGHT
SAT 29
2-5
PORTSMOUTH
11th
3,494
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
R. WALLACE
HUNTER
MARNEY
BIGGINS
BURNS
EVANS 1
MADDEN 1
J. WALLACE
DEMPSEY
BOLGER
M. DONOHUE
11th
5,919
CAIRNS
COYLE
HUSBAND
BURNS
BIGGINS
BOLGER
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JANUARY TUE 1
0-0
SHREWSBURY TOWN
EASTHAM
MORGAN
J. WALLACE
R. WALLACE
EVANS
MADDEN
McALENY
SHERON
SAT 5
2-3
AFC WIMBLEDON (R3)
-
2,131
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
R.WALLACE
BURNS
MARNEY
J. WALLACE
HUNTER
EVANS 1
MADDEN 1
BIGGINS
SAT 12
2-2
OXFORD UNITED
10th
2,789
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS 1
HOLT
J. WALLACE
R. WALLACE
MADDEN 1
NADESAN
HUNTER
BIGGINS
SHERON
A. HAINES
HUNTER
A. YOUNG R. JOYCE
SAT 19
1-1
ROCHDALE
12th
2,713
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
BURNS
HOLT
J. WALLACE
R. WALLACE
MADDEN 1
NADESAN
SHERON
BIGGINS
HUNTER
G. ELTRINGHAM
TUE 22
0-3
AFC WIMBLEDON
8th
3,499
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
R. WALLACE
HOLT
J. WALLACE
NADESAN
EVANS 2
MADDEN
BIGGINS
HUNTER 1
SHERON
C. BREAKSPEAR
SAT 26
0-1
SCUNTHORPE UNITED
10th
2,637
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
MORGAN
HUSBAND
R. WALLACE
HOLT
J. WALLACE
NADESAN
EVANS
MADDEN
HUNTER
McALENY
10th
2,742
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND
R. WALLACE
HOLT
J. WALLACE
NADESAN
EVANS 1
MADDEN
SOWERBY
HUNTER
S. STOCKBRIDGE
FEBRUARY SAT 2
1-0
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
BIGGINS
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T. HARRINGTON
SAT 9
0-1
BRADFORD CITY
9th
15,365
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND
R. WALLACE
SOWERBY
J. WALLACE
MADDEN 1
EVANS
HUNTER
SHERON
NADESAN
BIGGINS
O. YATES
SAT 16
1-2
LUTON TOWN
10th
3,651
CAIRNS
COYLE
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND
HOLT
R. WALLACE
SOWERBY
BURNS
EVANS
MADDEN 1
NADESAN
SHERON
HUNTER
P. BANKES
SAT 23
0-1
BURTON ALBION
8th
2,634
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND
COYLE
HOLT
SOWERBY
NADESAN 1
EVANS
MADDEN
HUNTER
SHERON
BIGGINS
M. SALISBURY
MARCH SAT 2
1-1
GILLINGHAM
9th
3,019
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND 1
COYLE
SOWERBY
SHERON
MADDEN
EVANS
HUNTER
NADESAN
GARNER
SAT 9
2-0
WALSALL
10th
4,986
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
HUSBAND
HOLT
R. WALLACE
SOWERBY
MADDEN
EVANS
HUNTER
NADESAN
RYDEL
BAGGLEY
E. ILDERTON
TUE 12
2-1
COVENTRY CITY
10th
9,220
CAIRNS
BURNS
EASTHAM
SOUTTAR
COYLE
HOLT
R. WALLACE
SHERON
NADESAN
EVANS 1
MADDEN
SOWERBY
HUNTER
RYDEL
C. BOYESON
SAT 16
-
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE
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-
SAT 30
-
ACCRINGTON STANLEY
-
-
SAT 6
-
SOUTHEND UNITED
-
-
SAT 13
-
BARNSLEY
FRI 19
-
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
-
-
MON 22
-
BLACKPOOL
-
-
SAT 27
-
BRISTOL ROVERS
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-
TUE 30
-
SUNDERLAND
-
-
-
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N. HAIR
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elcome back to Highbury Stadium for our home game against Plymouth Argyle. Today’s Match Sponsors are Builders Supplies (West Coast) Ltd. Builders Supplies has been on the Fylde Coast since 1938. As one of the areas leading independent builders Head of Commercial merchants, they have a wealth of experience and a vast product range. Their winning combination of experience, quality, and value for money has enabled them to expand beyond their original Cleveleys site, opening depots in Fleetwood, Preston, and Morecambe. Whether you are a local builder, someone undertaking a self-build project, or the complete novice, they have everything you need in one place along with the experience and knowledge to help. Just contact them by phone on 01253 776600, email us at sales@bswc.biz or visit us in store for a friendly service all year round! Thanks to Peter Worthington and the team for their ongoing support to Fleetwood Town as one of our club partners. Hope you have a great day with us! Today’s Ball Sponsors are The McCod Army. Thanks to Michael Hansborough and guys representing the Scottish contingent of the Cod Army today, with 40 fans making the long trip south for today’s game – a fantastic effort!. We don’t need to hope they enjoy their day with us, we know they will! Finally, today’s Programme Sponsors are our official Print Partners Hesketh Press. Thanks to Matt Porter and the team and his guests from nearby Victrex PLC joining us for hospitality – we hope they enjoy the experience! Match Day Hospitality is still for our remaining home games! Parkside Suite places from £50pp with games selling fast for Southend United (Saturday 6th April), Peterborough United (Friday 19th April) and Bristol Rovers (Satudary 27th April). Match Ball Sponsorship has become available for our next game against Southend United which is a Cat B game for 10 guests priced at £1,000 plus VAT. The Fans Player of the Year Awards night date has been set as Saturday 27th April after the Bristol Rovers game from 7pm in Jims Bar. Make this a date for your diary, voting for all various awards will be announced soon on social media channels. End of season events season is fast upon us, Highbury Hire is available from £1000 plus VAT if your business want to play a game with staff, customers or friends and family on the pitch in May 2019. We are also now planning 2019/20 season opportunities. Official Partner packages available for businesses locally, regionally or nationally.
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FLEETWOOD TOWN UNDER-18S YOUTH ALLIANCE FIXTURES 2018/19 DATE
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H/A
RES
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WALSALL
1-1
SAT 18
11AM
H
BLACKPOOL
2-0
SAT 25 11AM SEPTEMBER 2018 SAT 01 11AM
A
ROCHDALE
1-0 *
A
CARLISLE UNITED
0-0
SAT 08 TUE 11
12PM 11AM
H A
SHREWSBURY TOWN ROCHDALE
0-0 3-2
SAT 15
11AM
A
GRIMSBY TOWN
4-0 *
SAT 22
11AM
A
BURY
3-0
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WREXHAM
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BURTON ALBION
4-1 *
SAT 20
11AM
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PRESTON NORTH END
1-1
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H
MANSFIELD TOWN
3-2 *
H
CARLISLE UNITED
2-1 **
THU 08
7PM
A
BURY
3-2 **
SAT 17
11AM
H
MORECAMBE
1-1
SAT 24
11AM
A
WIGAN ATHLETIC
3-0
TUE 27 1PM DECEMBER 2018 SAT 01 11AM
A
ROCHDALE
P-P
H
PORT VALE
7-1
SAT 15 11AM JANUARY 2019 SAT 05 11AM
A
TRANMERE ROVERS
0-1
A
SHREWSBURY TOWN
0-4
SAT 19
H
CARLISLE UNITED
1-0
A
WREXHAM
P-P
H
11AM
SAT 26 11AM FEBRUARY 2019 TUE 12 12:30PM
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OPPONENTS
AUGUST 2018 11AM SAT 04
BURY
0-2
SAT 23 10:30AM MARCH 2019 SAT 02 11AM
A
PRESTON NORTH END
2-0
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WIGAN ATHLETIC
0-0
SAT 16
11AM
H
MORECAMBE
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11AM
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ACADEMY WITH CIARAN DONNELLY ACADEMY MANAGER
First of all, I would like to say a huge congratulations to Barry Baggley and Ryan Rydel for making their debut for the club in the Football League match against Walsall last weekend. It was a great moment for us as an academy and the staff, but for those two, it’s a moment they will remember for the rest of their lives. This week – with Ryan being a second half substitute against Coventry a few days after his debut – has allowed the academy to show that playing coming through can hold their own with the first team, and that must mean that we are all doing our part in each and every player’s development. The two have made real progress this year and we are sure they will both go and do really well for this football club, and that has been evident with the work Simon Wiles has done, our Under 18s coach, and as previously stated, the rest of the staff that work with these players on a regular basis. I would also like to say a huge well done to the three Irish lads, Barry, Dylan Boyle, and Carl Johnston, who have been selected for the upcoming Northern Ireland U17 squad. The trio are doing well with us on and off the field and it is evident that they
dedicate their lives to their profession, and they are getting their rewards with their call-ups. I went over to watch them in a warm-up game a few weeks back and having spoken to their coach, he couldn’t speak highly enough of them and described them as the heart beat of the squad. That was just great to hear from our prospective. Let’s hope this continues! On another note, we are coming towards the end of season and with that comes turnover around the academy, with players maybe not making the progress as much as we’d have liked, and then a new income of players ready for next season. We maintain a core of players that stay in the programme within each age group, and along with that we continue to improve our staffing as we are looking to go category two over the next 18-months, so it’s all systems go! I’d like to thank everyone involved at the academy for all their hard work. This is only the beginning!
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Our National Citizen Service (NCS) program that we deliver is for all pupils aged between 15-17 years old and it is for them to challenge themselves outside of their comfort zone, and also help to gain valuable skills for work in the future. It is an honour for me to say that we have been awarded the ‘Gold Champion’ status in recognition of our strong partnership with the NCS program. When we breakdown the course, the first phase is an activity week where students will go on a residential trip to an outdoor activity centre to take part in activities such as kayaking, rock climbing and ghyll scrambling – I must admit this is a lot of fun for the staff too! The second phase is time in college where participants develop life skills, enjoy talks from different organisations and take part in different workshops such as first aid. Then in the last phase of the program, students plan and deliver their very own community project, giving them a chance to gain responsibility and independence, and have an impact on their local community.
All of this is a nationally recognised award, and looks great on any CV as well as counting towards UCAS points when applying for higher education. I would like to thank Myerscough College for their support over the last six years. They have helped us run this program and over those years, we have seen in excess of 600 young people get involved. We hope that continues to grow this time round when we start again. This is a fantastic experience and a great opportunity for students to socially mix and challenge themselves with activities they don’t usually have the opportunity to try. It also gives them a chance to gain independence, responsibility when planning and delivering a community project, and for them do something they can be proud of. The next wave of students set to undertake the programme later this month. The NCS programme is free to Myerscough students and with the success of previous years, and seeing boys and girls from the Fleetwood Town Community Sports College get involved a few weeks back, it really does make you proud to have made a difference.
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