Prescot Cables v Pickering Town Programme, 29th October 2019 by Prescot Cables FC

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PRESCOT CABLES V PICKERING TOWN | BUILDBASE FA TROPHY, FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND | 26 OCTOBER 2019, 3:00PM | ISSUE 8

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From The Editor Good afternoon and welcome to Hope Street for today’s match in the Buildbase FA Trophy. It is a pleasure to welcome the players, officials and supporters of Pickering Town to Prescot for the first time and we hope that everyone connected with the Pikes enjoys their time in our company. Greetings, too, to the match officials and a special thank you to the sponsors of today’s fixture. The match has been sponsored in memory of David Rose and the Ball Sponsor is Norman Williams Barbers. We should like to thank the Rose family and everyone connected with Mr Williams’ Barber Shop for their support. This aftenoon’s match is an important one, given that there is significant prize money and prestige at stake. Our guests this afternoon overcame Stocksbridge Park Steels in a replay to secure their passage to Hope Street; Cables, of course, won at Clitheroe a fortnight ago to set up the tie. If today’s match ends in a draw, there will be a replay at Pickering Town’s Mill Lane ground on Tuesday evening, with a 7:45pm kickoff. If a replay is required, it will be played to a conclusion, with extra time and penalties used to break a tie. Following four consecutive away matches, this afternoon’s match is a welcome return to familar surroundings. Having said that, I can’t be at today’s game; instead, I shall be celebrating my Great Uncle Norman’s 100th birthday by watching Middlesbrough v Fulham with him, from the comfort of an executive box. The Boro have truly gone above and beyond for a very special man and I’m grateful to them, but I’ll be keeping an eye on this afternoon’s action via Football Web Pages and Twitter. Whatever happens this afternoon, we will definitely return to Northern Premier League action next Saturday, when we travel to Mossley. As things stand, our next home match will be in a fortnight’s time against Ramsbottom United, but that may be subject to change, so please keep an eye on the club website and social media channels for updates. Thank you for your support this afternoon. Enjoy the match!

Gareth Coates

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Vice Presidents: Phil Blundell, Bob Nicholson Chair: Peter Kneale Vice Chair: Joe Gibiliru General Manager: Ken Derbyshire Club Secretary: Matt Roberts Match Secretary: Paul Goodwin Treasurer: Norman Parr Bar Manager: Lynda Derbyshire First Team Managers: Steve Pilling & Roy Grundy Coaches: Garry Williams & Dom Finnigan Physios: Tony Carroll & Michelle Kirby Kit: Vicky Tigwell Hospitality: Harry Boydell & Sandra Williams Head Groundsman: Vacant Ground Maintenance: Alan McNally, David Hill, Paul Watkinson Programme Editor: Gareth Coates Match Reports: Paul Goodwin & Richard Tigwell Regular Contributors: Roy McDonald, Paul Goodwin, Matt Roberts, Richard Tigwell Club Shop Manager: Kath Conway Club Photographers: John Hendry & John Middleton The opinions expressed within this programme are those of the individual contributors and may not represent the official view of the club.

Chief Editor Johnny Dollar

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Our Visitors Today: Pickering Town Our guests this afternoon would have been promoted to Step 3 last season, had the usual rules applied.

ickering Town FC was formed in 1888, making them older than many top professional clubs. Happy to compete in local leagues for almost 80 years, the club made the bold step up to senior nonleague football in 1972, when an invitation to join the Yorkshire League was taken up. Those who made the momentous decision to leave local football back in 1972 could never surely have imagined the progress the club would make over the following years. The ground has developed beyond all recognition in this time, with the erection of floodlights, two smart seated stands and a covered enclosure, making it an impressive small football stadium. On the field, there have been plenty of ups and downs along the way, as the club sought to become established in the highly competitive world of nonleague football. The Pikes enjoyed many successful seasons in local football

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winning many trophies but the decision to join the Yorkshire League came after they had been relegated to the York League Second Division. Pikes had been unsuccessful in an application for membership of the Yorkshire League twelve months earlier, but after the terrible 1971-72 campaign, with the relegation, the club received an invitation to take up a vacant place in the Yorkshire League Third Division, and so the journey in senior non-league football began. The team became champions of the third division in 1973-74 gaining promotion to the Second Division, then next season 1974-75 after another successful campaign, The Pikes achieved promotion to the Yorkshire League Division One. After maintaining their status in Division One the following season, the club suffered relegation at the end of 1976-77 to Division Two and suffered a similar fate the following season. Over the next four seasons The Pikes continued to play in Division Three of the York-

130 years of football Despite being one of the oldest clubs in the North, the Pikes are making their first visit to Hope Street

shire League with mixed fortunes. In season 1982-83, following the merger of the Yorkshire League and Midland Counties League, The Pikes were placed in Division Two (North) of the newly created Northern Counties East Football League (NCEL). After re-organisation within the NCEL the team were placed in Division 1 (North) 1984-85, and again in 1985-86 after

another reorganisation the Pikes found themselves competing in the Second Division. At the end of 1987-88 the Pikes won the Second Division championship to gain promotion to Division One of the NCEL, where they finished a creditable fifth. During 1990-91, the Pikes claimed their first major cup success since stepping up to senior football by winning the North Riding County Cup, defeating Marske Utd 3-2 at Whitby Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Turnbull Ground. The following season saw Pickering gain promotion to the Premier Division of

the NCEL by finishing runners-up in Division One to champions Stocksbridge Park Steels. The following season, their first in the Premier Division, saw a thrilling campaign with The Pikes finishing runners-up to Spennymoor United on goal difference, with the championship only being decided on the last day of the campaign. Season 1993-94 saw the Pikes finish fifth in the league and reach the Final of the North Riding Senior Cup for the first time, losing 2-0 to Guisborough Town. The summer of 1993 also saw the club play their ever FA Cup tie, beating

The first ever meeting between Cables and Pickering Town took place last month; the match at Mill Lane on 21st September ended in a 1-1 draw

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Penrith 5-2. The following season 1994-95 again saw the club again reach the Final of the North Riding Senior Cup, suffering defeat again, losing 5-2 to Marske United. The club continued to compete in the NCEL Premier Division until suffering relegation to Division One at the end of the 1998-99 season. Two seasons later, the club regained their Premier Division status by finishing as runners-up in Division One behind Borrowash Victoria. The next few seasons saw the team have fluctuating fortunes, with the best campaigns being a fifth place finish in 2003-04, having been amongst

the front runners for a large part of the season, and third in 2008-09. The club also reached the last 16 of the FA Vase on three occasions before achieving their best run in the competition in 2005-06, reaching the Quarter Finals before losing out to eventual winners Nantwich Town. The 2012-13 was marked by The Pikes winning the North Riding Senior Cup, defeating Marske United 3-0 in the Final. The club again reached the Final in 2016-17, but on this occasion losing 3-1 to Whitby Town. The 2016-17 League campaign was also a success with the club finishing runners up in the NCEL to Cleethorpes Town and just missing out on

promotion. The following season 2017-18, saw The Pikes repeat the feat, this time finishing runners-up to Pontefract Collieries, but with two teams being promoted on this occasion The Pikes achieved their highest ever level in senior non-league football. The 2018-19 season was one of consolidation, but the club have continued to improve their facilities, with the extension of the players changing rooms and the building of an extension to create two new changing rooms for officials during the summer of 2019.

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INTRODUCING... PICKERING TOWN Photos by

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Introducing the Pikesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; players and management

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Harrison Foulkes – Goalkeeper Harrison is contracted with the academy at Hull City and is returning to the club on loan for a second time after a successful loan period in the second half of last season. He is an excellent shot stopper and commands his box extremely well. George Bissett – Defender George has been with the club since the 2015-16 season, having joined from Tadcaster Albion. He is a very versatile player and can play at either right back or centre back. ‘Biss’

is an excellent defender; he is a good header of the ball, and also very dangerous from set pieces in the attacking half. Niall Tilsley - Defender Niall is now in his seventh season with the club; he first joined the club as a 17 year old on his release from York City. Now aged 24, he has become an integral part of the squad. Niall is quick, an excellent header of the ball and is equally comfortable at either centre back or full back. Matty Turnbull - Defender

Matty is a tall and strong tackling defender who is excellent in the air and scores a number of goals from set piece situations. He started his senior career at Pickering before moving onto Scarborough Athletic and then returning to Pickering last season. Alex Laird - Defender Alex joined the club from Bradford Park Avenue in September. Previously, Alex was a first year professional at Bradford City under Stuart McCall who gave him his First Team debut in the EFL Trophy against Manchester City’s w w w. p re s cotca b le s a fc. co m

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U23 team. Unfortunately,Alex then suffered an achilles injury and he was released by the Bantams. Alex spent last season at Albion Sports in the NCEL to regain his fitness. Leon Dawson – Defender Leon plays at left back. He was previously a first year professional at Hull City, having also played for Beverley Town and Scarborough Ahtletic. Joel Dixon - Midfielder Joel is a recent addition to the Pickering squad. His career to date has included spells at Blyth Spartans, Scarborough Athletic and Tadcaster Albion. Joel is an accomplished midfield player who can also perform in defence and he is a natural leader on the field. Ryan Cooper - Midfielder Ryan is a big part of the squad at Pickering and works hard for the team, making sure he gives his all every game. ‘Coops’ loves a tackle and is also very good at getting forward and scoring goals. Brad Freer - Midfielder Brad is in his third season for the club after the Pikes signed him from Selby Town. He plays either in central midfield or on the wing where his pace and ability to beat defenders can create plenty of chances. Matty Savage – Midfielder Signed this season from the i2i Academy, Matty is a young midfield player with great potential. He keeps the game simple, is willing to receive the ball in tight situations and makes sure his team mates are continually involved with his short, accurate passing. Dan Davison – Midfielder ‘Davo’ as he is affectionately known is another young

player with a lot of potential. He had some experience with Pickering’s First Team last season having signed in October 2018 but also played regularly for Scarborough Athletic at Under-19 level. He plays out wide or in central midfield and is good with the ball at his feet. Alex Knox – Midfielder A promising young player with plenty of potential, Alex signed for Pickering in March 2019 having previously played for North Ferriby United. Alex is very hard working, skilful and a good passer of the ball. Jack Simpson – Midfielder Signed this close season from local club Old Malton, Jack is another young player who has been added to the squad this season. He is very quick and skilful, with good dribbling ability when when added to his speed, makes life difficult for opposing defenders. Tom Claisse – Midfielder Tom, who is also the captain of the RAF Representative team, is a midfielder who sits just in front of the defence and reads the game very well. He also has a good passing ability as well as being a tough tackler. Tom joined Pickering for the third time in October 2019 after 7 months out of the game with a shoulder injury which required surgery. Flynn McNaughton – Forward Recently signed from NPL Premier Division neighbours Scarborough Athletic, Flynn is an exciting prospect with an eye for goal. Flynn started his career at York City graduating through the academy, unfortunately a serious injury curtailed his development. After his release by York, Flynn

joined his home town club Scarborough towards the end of last season and played for the Seadogs during pre-season scoring a number of goals. He is a very useful addition to the squad. Ged Dalton - Forward Ged is a tricky winger who is very good with the ball at his feet, making him difficult to mark for opposing defenders and creating goal scoring opportunities for his team mates His previous experience includes spells at Carlisle United and Blyth Spartans. Jackson Jowett – Forward Jackson played for Scarborough Athletic last season, along with a loan spell at Bridlington Town. He is a very quick and skilful player and is capable of creating goal scoring opportunities for his team mates. He is considered a good acquisition for the Pikes. Danny Earl – Forward Danny is very quick and tricky. He signed for Pickering last season from Hall Road Rangers, and quickly became a both a fans’ favourite and a very valuable member of the team, scoring some great goals in the process. Dan Ward - Forward Dan is a local player from Kirkbymoorside, who having played in the York League last season and also playing regularly for Scarborough Athletic Under-19, will become a very part of the squad. He has the ability to play centrally or wide and is naturally leftfooted. Sam Cable – Forward Sam is a hard-working striker who is always making life difficult for opposing defenders. He ia presently on loan from

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Frickley Athletic Denny Ingram – Manager Denny was appointed Manager in February 2019, after serving as assistant manager and player for the previous two seasons. Denny has previously played in the Football League with Hartlepool United (228 appearances) as well as spells in the Conference National with Scarborough, Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers and Northwich Victoria.

Ryan Blott – Player / First Team Coach Ryan is an important part of the playing squad in addition to his role on the Coaching Staff. He joined the club in June 2016 and was leading goalscorer in the promotionwinning season of 2017-18. Prior to joining Pickering, ‘Blooty’, as he is affectionately known, scored 231 goals for Scarborough Athletic. James Bennett – Coach A recent addition to the Pikes’ coaching staff, James has previous coaching experience at

Barton Town where he was assistant manager. James played for Pickering during 2015-16 and was a skilful midfielder, having also played for Scarborough Athletic. Mille Bell - Physio Millie is an experienced physiotherapist with previous experience with Malton & Norton Rugby Club in addition to working in private practices in both Tadcaster and Kirkbymoorside. Based in Pickering, Millie proved to be a great addition to the backroom staff last season.

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LEFT IN THE DARK ROOM Gareth Coates

The Isthmian League managed to create an outcry by attempting to charge a fee to volunteer photographers for the right to take pictures at games under its control.

here was another ‘own goal’ scored by the administrators of our level of football last week.

clubs some reassurance that those people they allow pitchside are there for the reason they say they are.

Just days after the BBC marked the annual NonLeague Day celebration by publishing a collection of photos from around the game, the Isthmian League announced a new accreditation scheme for photographers covering their competition.

Where the Isthmians went wrong was in the execution of their plan. Their first mistake was charging £18 per photographer for the accreditation, for which the snapper would receive a high-vis vest and the right to access pitch perimeters.

In principle, this is a good idea; the League has issued Press Passes for decades, which allow the holder access to every club, free of charge. Doing the same for photographers makes sense; it would allow the volunteers capturing the essence of our sport to access matches and give

The second error was demanding that, in order to achieve this accreditation, the League asked applicants to provide evidence that they have Public Liability Insurance which provides £10,000,000 worth of cover. This was a remarkable demand; this is the kind of cover

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clubs are supposed to have and is five times what is required of photographers who cover the EFL! Yet again, the volunteers at Steps 3 and 4 are being held to a higher level of regulation than the professionals at higher level. The third error made by the League was in the wording in the application form around copyright of images, which seemed to suggest that the competition was seeking to claim ownership of the copyright of images captured at games under its jurisdiction. It was this that created a storm of criticism on social media. Understandably so; photography is an art, not a science and every pic-

ture captures a specifically intimate moment shared only by the photographer and the protagonists in the image created.

Stuart Tree, who is both a widely-respected photographer and the Programme Editor at CorinthianCasuals, tweeted:

Furthermore, the wording on the Isthmian League’s accreditation form would seem to run contrary to the published advice given by the Intellectual Property Office, whose position is that “the person who creates an image (“the creator”) will generally be the first owner of the copyright”.

“I’ve taken numerous photos for the league over the years, mostly unpaid including their awards nights. But no more... I’m not supplying them with a single thing unless they drop this ludicrous proposal. An accreditation system is fine, but to go about it this way is farcical.”

A screengrab of the accreditation form shared by one of the freelance photographers working in the League triggered a swift reaction, which was unanimous in its incredulity. It is reproduced in part at the top of this page.

The ironic thing is that, if you asked them, most of the photographers affected by the League’s decision would support a process where a photographer could obtain an official Media Pass from the League. It would prevent any arguments about

whether the holder could enter the ground and give the freedom to cover other clubs when there own isn’t playing. An accreditation scheme doesn’t even need to be difficult to run. I used to apply to the League each season for a Press Pass when working (for free) for the Surrey Herald & News group as a teenager looking to build a portfolio of published sports journalism. Back in the late 1990s, the process went something like this: I would send an email to the League Secretary, which was copied in to at least one editor prepared to vouch for me (in those days, I wrote for any newspaper who would give me an assignment and pay my travel expenses). This

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email would basically ask for a Press Pass and contain a list of the publications in which my work had previously appeared, as well as my address. Within a week or so, a Jiffy Bag would arrive, usually containing a laminated card bearing my credentials and a copy of the League Handbook. The cost to me? Nothing. Fast forward two decades and the decline of local media probably means that most Leagues have simply stopped issuing the passes that I made extensive use of as I shuttled around the South-East. But many local papers live on, just in a different form, where a single Sports Desk might have four reporters producing all the copy for 27 weekly editions. These hollowed-out shells rely more and more on sports clubs doing what they have always done – asking a volunteer to write a match report for the programme or website and sending it to the local paper when they had finished it. I used to deal with Sports Desks a lot in my previous life and saw the demise of local newspapers close-up. Between 2010 and 2015, not only did Trinity Mirror Southern consolidate their Sports Desks in the manner I’ve described, they made all their photographers redundant. While this had ramifications far beyond sport, the back pages were hit extremely hard, especially given that there was no money to buy photos. Many papers would simply lift images from club websites, then credit the club, rather than the pho-

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tographer. Others, particularly those with major events like Wimbledon or a Test Match on their patch, would strike informal deals where, in return for a season’s worth of action shots, a club’s snapper might get a press pass for a summer event and then, once through the gates, quietly spend the day enjoying themselves. But if the volunteers stop helping the clubs, what happens to media coverage? If clubs are dependent on volunteer photographers (here at Cables, we’re lucky to have two outstanding snappers) and the press are relying on them too, then driving those volunteers away is madness. To be fair to the Isthmian League, they released a statement within 24 hours in which they acknowledged some of the issues raised: “We now realise that some of the clauses on the application form are being interpreted in a way they were not meant, particularly that around copyright. “This clause was simply based on what is already written within our league articles. It is not our intention to stop our photographers, many of whom are volunteers, from sharing their work with the media who report on and promote our game. “The accreditation scheme was requested by a number of photographers and was designed simply to assist those who want to work pitchside, but we can see that we

need to revisit it once more and ensure that the final outcome is fit for purpose. It is not, and has never been, our intention to make life difficult for those who give up their time in the promotion of our League.” Even then, photographers attached to clubs across the competition raised questions about what the statement didn’t say about the application fee and the Public Liability Insurance requirement. Fuel was added to the fire at the weekend. League Chairman Nick Robinson told the NonLeague Paper that he had “got it wrong” when drawing up the form, whilst still asserting the League’s right to pick up a fee should a photo “go viral and make a million pounds”. Once the snappers covering the League had stopped laughing at such a fanciful notion, they took to social media again to assert ownership of their work. Stuart Tree suggested that this level of the game had got a bit too “Billy Big B*******” for its own good. When someone as involved as him is saying that, the governing bodies would do well to listen. It would seem what was a wellintentioned idea has destroyed a lot of goodwill that had existed between the competition and a specific section of its volunteer community. It wouldn’t be the first mis-step by the ‘powers that be’ recently; how long will it take for the wounds to heal?

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BRIGHOUSE TAKE THE POINTS

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Two minutes of madness cost Cables all three points at Brighouse Town last Saturday.

The first half saw Cables dominate proceedings. The Pesky Bulls created the better the chances during the opening 45 minutes but failed to seriously test home goalkeeper Jordan Porter. The second half saw the home side restart much better than Cables and Brighouse took the lead on 51 minutes through Carl Stewartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s header.

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A minute later and despite having a good chance to equalise through Cameron Moore, Cables were 2-0 down after Alhassane Kieta intercepted a loose pass and fired into an empty net. Despite creating several good chances, most notably through Sean Myler and Josh Gregory, Cables were unable to force themselves back into the game.

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BetVictor Northern Premier League North West Division As of 19/10/19 Workington Tadcaster Albion Marine Pontefract Collieries PRESCOT CABLES Marske United Clitheroe Trafford Ramsbottom United Droylsden Mossley City of Liverpool * Brighouse Town Runcorn Linnets Widnes Colne Ossett United Kendal Town Dunston Pickering Town

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SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 2019 Brighouse Town 2-0 Prescot Cables City of Liverpool 1-0 Mossley Clitheroe 2-0 Kendal Town Droylsden 3-1 Pickering Town Dunston 3-4 Trafford Marine 3-1 Marske United Tadcaster Albion 1-1 Ossett United Widnes 2-3 Pontefract Collieries

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BYE BYE TO MONEY WORRIES! Gareth Coates

With VAR at the top end of the game and sin bins at the bottom, is it now time to leave the Laws of the Game alone for a bit?

nyone who thinks the ‘magic of The FA Cup’ is dead should have been at Oaklands Park in Chichester on Monday night.

Chichester City had reached the First Round Proper of The FA Cup and their reward was the bye created by the demise of Bury. That made the Isthmian League side the first club to reach this season’s Second Round Proper and secured them an additional £36,000 in prize money. Perhaps the Football Gods were smiling on ‘Chi’, who had entered the tournament in the Extra-Preliminary Round, meaning that just to be in Monday’s draw they had to win six matches. To put that achievement into context, if a Premier

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League club wins six FA Cup matches in a season, they lift the trophy. Some media outlets saw City’s celebrations on coming out of the goldfish bowl last as in poor taste; that the Step 4 side were somehow taking delight at the situation at Gigg Lane. But that view is, to my mind, one formed far from the hard graft that goes in to just keeping a club at this level going. One response on social media remarked that City have endured cold showers for a year and their training tops were Lonsdale shirts bought in bulk from a major High Street chain! Furthermore, the club announced almost immediately that they would be making a donation to any phoenix club formed by Bury supporters; a move that won support across

the sport. That wasn’t something City had to do but given that their FA Cup run has generated more than £82,000 in prize money alone - so without factoring in additional gate receipts, sponsorship, bar income, etc - it is a gesture worth making. The FA Cup is hugely important for clubs at our level and not just because it can generate serious cash. The anomaly caused by there being 79 teams in the First Round Proper has created a niche in football history for a little club from Sussex and not just because they’re the first club in 70 years to go from the ExtraPreliminary Round to the Second Round Proper; the manner in which the last step has been achieved will mark them out for decades.

Imagine what might happen if they win their Second Round match... That really would be something. Of course, part of what makes the stories of non-league clubs in the Competition Proper is the relative lack of places available to clubs outside the Premier League and EFL. More than 600 non-league sides participate in the tournament each year, yet only 32 get to mix it with the ‘big’ clubs. In all my years in the game, I’ve only been part of a run to the First Round Proper once (and that was nearly 20 years ago). The whole adventure, including my travelling the country to watch forthcoming opponents, is seared into my brain. The least said about Cables’

recent record in the tournament the better, but it is a dream every season that perhaps, just maybe, that run will end and the Pesky Bulls will have a run. I can’t stress how big an achievement it is for a club the size of Chichester City to go as far into the competition as they have. It is a wonderful story and those involved will remember it for ever. It is good for the game that it was them who got the bye.

the best thing to do is enjoy the Chicester story for what it is and cherish it. Even if the Sussex side suffer a heavy defeat in the Second Round, they will forever be mentioned alongside Lincoln City, Sutton United, Woking and Hereford United. Theirs is a cup run which has caught the imagination of the whole game.

Whether the powers that be will ever revise the structure of the Cup remains to be seen. It would be wonderful to see more nonleague clubs make it to the main event, but if that happened, would it dilute the sense of achievement that comes with making it into the First Round Proper? It’s a moot point; for now,

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Bob Nicholson

Enid Harding in memory of Dave Harding

Morecrofts Solicitors (Gold Sponsors)

Ron & Peter Healing

The Town of Larvik, Norway Morecrofts Solicitors (Gold Sponsors)

We are again inviting businesses and supporters to sponsor our home fixtures and the match ball for each game. Match Sponsorship costs £175 and includes pre-match and half-time hospitality, extensive promotion within The Walloper and during the pre-match stadium announcements. Match Ball Sponsorship costs £75 and includes pre-match and half-time hospitality, extensive promotion within The Walloper and during the pre-match stadium announcements. The club also offers a Gold Sponsorship option for £350. This entitles the sponsor to hospitality for up to six people, including a free bar with priority service. w w w. p re s cotca b le s a fc. co m

To find out more about any of these opportunities, please contact Mick Flaherty ot Jamie Weston.

First Team Appearances & Goals Up to and including 24th September 2019. Maximum number of appearances: 11

2019-20 Season Sub. Apps. Goals Apps. 16 0 0 15 0 2 14 2 8 14 1 2 14 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 13 1 5 12 1 0 10 3 0 8 2 1 6 4 0 6 1 0 6 1 1 4 1 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

Player James McCulloch Lloyd Dean James Edgar Matthew Hamilton Reece McNally James Cooper Ollie Taylor George Hassall Valter Fernandes Josh Gregory Sean Myler Martyn Jackson Steven Yawson Mosopeoluwa Awe Will Avon Rodrigo Schmitdinger Mann Sean Breen Marcus Burgess Danny Flood Cameron Moore Jack Grimshaw Rio Gill Sam Harding Douglas Nyaupembe Louis Barrow Stuart Crilly

Cables Career Sub. Apps. Goals Apps. 372 20 23 141 37 52 164 35 25 41 14 9 62 0 0 47 3 1 30 0 0 13 1 5 105 4 2 10 3 0 31 2 4 6 4 0 6 1 0 6 1 1 4 1 0 3 3 0 2 3 0 82 0 0 52 19 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

SEPTEMBER PLAYER OF THE MONTH The September Player of the Month award will be presented this afternoon. For the second month in succession, the prize goes to James Edgar. Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prize is a case of beers from Bowland Brewery, the Official Cask Beer of the Northern Premier League.

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♠️ Cocktails ♥️ Beer & Craft ♣️ Brunch ♦️ Sunday Roast Served in the heart of the historical town of Prescot.

2 Leyland Street, Prescot, L34 5QP Find us on Facebook and Instagram for our forthcoming live music events

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2019-20 FIXTURES, RESUL D a te

O ppo n e n ts

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Kendal Town Clitheroe Northwich Victoria Marine Tadcaster Albion Droylsden Clitheroe Dunston Atherton Collieries Pickering Town Widnes Brighouse Town Southport Trafford Clitheroe Brighouse Town Pickering Town Mossley Ramsbottom United Pontefract Collieries Ossett United Colne Pickering Town Workington Kendal Town Runcorn Linnets Marine Droylsden Trafford Marske United Workington Dunston City of Liverpool Widnes Mossley Pontefract Collieries Ramsbottom United Tadcaster Albion Runcorn Linnets Colne Ossett United Marske United City of Liverpool

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BVNW BVNW FACp BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW ILC1 BVNW BVNW BVNW LSC1 BVNW FATp BVNW FAT1q BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW BVNW

102 390 247 585 386 168 332 435 192 142 265 315 186 341 395 195

1-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 1-1 1-1 2-1 1-0 0-0* 1-1 3-0 2-1 0-3 0-1 3-0 0-2

Burgess Burgess Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor

Fernandes Fernandes Fernandes Mann Mann Avon Avon Fernandes Fernandes Fernandes Fernandes Fernandes Avon Mann Fernandes Fernandes

McNally McNally McNally Fernandes McNally Fernandes McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally McNally

McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch McCulloch

Avon Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper Flood Cooper Cooper Cooper Cooper

Gregory Gregory Hamilton Gregory Gregory Gregory Myler Gregory Myler Myler Gregory Gregory Gregory Gregory Myler Myler

Players marked in bold are goalscorers; players marked in italics indicate substitutions. Yellow and red cards are also shown, as follows: Caution Dismissal 0-0* - Prescot Cables lost 4-3 on penalties

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LTS & TEAM SELECTIONS

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Myler Myler Jackson Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Jackson Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Jackson Jackson Jackson

Hassell Hassell Edgar (p) Awe Awe Awe Awe Dean Hassall Hassall Dean Dean Awe Breen Hassall 3 Moore

Dean Dean Dean Dean Dean Dean Dean Hassall Dean Dean Myler Jackson Dean Dean Dean Hassall

Yawson Yawson Yawson Edgar (p) Edgar Edgar Edgar (p) Edgar Edgar Edgar Edgar (p) Edgar Edgar Edgar Edgar Edgar

Cooper Avon Avon Nyaupembe Hassall Myler Gregory Gill Breen Avon Flood Awe Breen Fernandes Barrow Avon

Edgar Edgar 2 (1p) Flood Hassall Jackson Harding Harding Harding Gill Awe Avon Barrow Harding Myler Moore Mann

Gill Gill Gill Myler Fernandes Gill Breen Jackson Hamilton Breen Breen Breen Jackson Hamilton Avon Gregory

Jackson Jackson Turner Jackson Harding Barrow Barrow Myler Harding Gregory Mann Harding Mann Avon Mann Crilly

Mann Mann Mann Flood Gill Jackson Fernandes Yawson Yawson Harding Harding Mann Fernandes Barrow Breen Dean

We have a number of opportunities for pitchside advertising here at the Cables. Taking a board at pitchside doesn’t just get your company’s brand noticed by match-going spectators; we will also provide good coverage across our social media channels. Prices start from £375 for the first season and £300 for subsequent seasons. For more information, send our commercial team an email, talk to one of the Directors on a matchday or call Jamie Weston on 07367 284803.

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BUSY WEEK ON THE MERRY GO ROUND City of Liverpool have brought an extra player in, while other clubs are keeping hold of their youngsters

ong-serving Warrington Town defender Jay McCarten has left the club to join City of Liverpool. McCarten was the only player left at the Yellows who played in both their FA Cup victory over Exeter City in 2014 and their Northern Premier League First Division North titlewinning campaign in 201516. He joins City of Liverpool after a loan spell with the club last season, making eight appearances. Manager Craig Robinson told the club’s official website: “Signing Jay is one of, if not the best signing I’ve made since becoming manager of the club. He comes with a lot of experience and success, he leads by example both on and off the pitch and he is a loyal and honest person.

“I am sure this will be the start of a new era in Jay’s career, where he will have more success and help our club to keep improving and striving for more success and in that respect, this is another step in the right direction for us.” One player who won’t be going anywhere soon is young Atherton Collieries defender Niall Battersby, who has signed his first contract with the club. Battersby joined during the summer from Manchester League side Hindsford. “Personally, I’m very delighted to have signed a contract for a club like Colls,” he told the club’s official website.

I can see myself developing and learning from the players and staff who have been nothing but brilliant from the moment I arrived.” Also staying with an NPL side is Ben Hart, who has extended his loan deal at Kidsgrove Athletic from Burton Albion. The 19-year-old has made five appearances for the South / East Division side so far, who sit 15th in the league table. He will remain at the club until December 26.

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K-Bull is going on a Summer Holiday before the new season starts, but he has left his bucket and spade behind.

CABLES IN THE FA TROPHY

Can you help him find them so that he can make a sandcastle once he gets to the beach?

Gareth Coates

This is THE cup competition for clubs at our level and the steps above, but what is our history in the tournament?

e take a break from League action this afternoon in order to test ourselves in the Buildbase FA Trophy. This competition has become the knockout tournament for the highest-ranking clubs in non-league football but was established partly as a reaction to the decline of amateur football. For three-quarters of a century, there were only two national Cups. The FA Cup and the FA Amateur Cup, from which Cables were habitually excluded because their players were paid. The fact that all had jobs they worked in through the week cut no ice with the governing body; players who were remunerated for their time were â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;professionalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. In fact, it was the emergence of professional clubs

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in the North West which drove the establishment of the Amateur Cup; with the Challenge Cup now completely dominated by the paid sides, the FA agreed to establish an additional competition. However, in doing so, they disenfranchised a significant proportion of their membership, who were instantly barred from participating. The Amateur Cup ended up being dominated by clubs from the Northern League in the North-East with the SouthEast being the other region which was particularly strong - the Isthmian and Athenian Leagues regularly being represented in the Wembley Final. Only two clubs from the North-West ever won the Amateur Cup and even then, the triumphs of Northern Nomads and

Skelmersdale United were 45 years apart. No clubs from the Midlands or South-West ever claimed the prize. By the late 1960s, with interest in the game swollen by World Cup glory but the Amateur game in decline, The FA instituted a new tournament - The FA Trophy. Like its two older brothers, the Trophy would have its Final at Wembley Stadium. No doubt the Association hoped that staging an additional showpiece match would generate significant gate receipts, thus making up for the fact that the Amateur Cup Final was no longer drawing crowds of anything near 100,000, as it had in its heyday. So it came to pass that the inaugural FA Trophy took place during the 1969-70

season. Prescot Town - as the club was then known - took part but their involvement was brief; Prescot were beaten 5-1 at Ashton United in the First Qualifying Round. The following season saw Prescot play three matches against Welsh League Prestatyn; the first two were 1-1 draws before the Seasiders won the second replay 3-1. That would be the last FA Trophy tie involving Prescot for a decade; for the next two seasons, Town actually played in the Amateur Cup, having relinquished their professional status as part of a wider decline within the club. In 1974, the distinction between amateurs and professionals was formally abolished and the Amateur Cup replaced by The FA Vase. Prescot Town played

in the inaugural tournament but lost at home to Middlewich Athletic in the First Round. The club would continue to play in the Vase until 1981-82. By then, the club was again bearing the suffix ‘Cables’ and their first match back in the Trophy was at Oswestry Town. This tie was Prescot’s first win in the tournament, by a 2-0 margin. This was followed up by a Second Qualifying Round tie at Dudley Town, which ended in a 1-0 victory. The cup run was ended here at Hope Street, Buxton heading south with a 1-0 win. No one could have known it at the time, but the win at Dudley would be Cables’ last in the competition for 21 years. Prescot would fall at the first hurdle in each of the next four seasons, before being switched into

The FA Vase. Cables did enjoy some success in the Vase and would not participate in the FA Trophy until achieving promotion to the Northern Premier League in 2003. Ironically, Cables’ first two seasons back among the non-league elite are the only two in the Competition Proper, although that had more to do with the tournament’s structure rather than the team’s prowess. That said, the club’s return to the tournament ended in victory, Belper Town being beaten 2-1 at Hope Street. In 2004-05, a 3-1 win at Lincoln United put Prescot into the Second Round Proper. However, a trip to Worcester City proved a game too far. It would be a full 10 years and nine matches before Cables won another match in the Trophy. At the start

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of 2014-15, Cables were 2-1 winners here at Hope Street against a club called Salford City. Now, I’m not entirely sure what happened to them, but I didn’t see them in this season’s draw... Ironically, while the club’s historical record in this competition hasn’t been great, the last three seasons have been more positive, with the club having got through at least one round

in each of them. Last season, of course, the Pesky Bulls pulled off a major shock at this stage of the Trophy, winning 1-0 at Warrington Town. In fact, winning two matches in the tournament last term saw Cables equal their best performance in the competition, in terms of matches won in a single campaign.

The win at Clitheroe a fortnight ago has already ensured that we have picked up a share of the prize money pool and the players have given themselves the opportunity to make a little bit of club history. Today’s a tough test, but both teams have the right to dream... who knows where this season’s adventure might end?

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Reserve Team Fixtures & Results Date

Opponents

H/A

Comp.

Result

Scorers

10/08/19

Mallaby

WCL2

3-1

OG, Perry, Sinclair

17/08/19

Maghull Reserves

WCL2

3-0

R. Dean, Sinclair, OG

20/08/19

Cheshire Lines

WCL2

2-4

Sinclair 2

24/08/19

South Liverpool Reserves

WCL2

2-2

Morgan, Parry

07/09/19

Mossley Hill Athletic Res.

WCL2

2-0

Morgan, Perry

14/09/19

Redgate Rovers

WCL2

0-7

21/091/19

South Sefton Borough

WCL2

4-3

Matthews 2, Parry, Sinclair

28/09/19

Litherland REMYCA Dev.

WCL2

5-2

Matthews 2, Morgan, Parry, Turkington

12/10/19

Rainhill Town Reserves

WCL2

1-1

Leather

26/10/19

South Liverpool Res.

WCL2

02/11/19

Maghull Reserves

WCL2

09/11/19

Mallaby

WCL2

16/11/19

Maghull Reserves

HGB

23/11/19

Heswall

WCL2

30/11/19

West Kirby

WCL2

20/08/19: Cheshire Lines 4-2 Cables Reserves annuled and awarded to Cables

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Youth Team Fixtures & Results Date

Opponents

H/A

Comp.

Result

11/08/19

Chorley

NWYA

1-1

18/08/19

Curzon Ashton

NWYA

1-5

02/09/19

Ashton Athletic

FAYC

1-4

08/09/19

Stockport County

NWYA

2-2

15/09/19

Stockport County

NWYA

4-4

22/09/19

Newton-le-Willows

LFAC1

8-1

29/09/19

Egerton

OC1

1-5

06/10/19

Southport

NTC1

6-3

13/11/19

Alrincham

NWYA

0-3

20/10/19

Hyde United

NWYA

1-3

03/11/19

AFC Fylde

NWYA

10/11/19

Altincham

NWYA

24/11/19

Chester

NWYA

01/12/19

Chorley

NWYA

15/12/19

Curzon Ashton

NWYA

22/12/19

Egerton

NWYA

12/01/20

Ashton Athletic

NWYA

19/01/20

Atherton Town

NWYA

09/02/20

Southport

NWYA

08/03/20

Hyde United

NWYA

15/03/20

AFC Fylde

NWYA

29/03/20

Chester

NWYA

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Raising Awareness Saves Young Lives

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Reserve & Youth Team League Tables West Cheshire League, Division Two As of 12/10/19 Heswall CABLES RESERVES Aintree Villa Mersey Royal Mossley Hill Athletic Reserves Ashville Reserves South Sefton Borough Poulton Royal Rainhill Town Reserves Maghull Reserves Cheshire Lines South Liverpool Reserves Mallaby West Kirby Litherland REMYCA Development

P 9 8 7 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 5 8 6 7 9

W 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 0

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

L 1 0 0 1 1 3 5 4 4 4 1 4 4 5 9

GF 36 20 27 19 20 12 23 16 18 11 12 15 17 9 12

GA 13 9 7 10 14 11 23 20 33 14 6 21 27 22 36

GD 23 11 20 9 6 1 0 -4 -15 -3 6 -6 -10 -13 -24

Pts 20 20 19 15 14 12 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 0

21/08/19: Cheshire Lines 4-2 Prescot Cables Res: fixture awarded to Prescot Cables

North West Youth Alliance, Premier Division As of 20/10/19 Curzon Ashton Altrincham Chester Stockport County Hyde United Ashton Athletic Chorley AFC Fylde Egerton CABLES U18 Southport Atherton Town

P 6 6 7 8 8 4 3 4 5 6 4 4

W 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0

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

L 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 4 3 4 4

GF 33 18 18 23 13 9 10 8 10 9 3 2

GA 3 5 7 27 16 5 1 5 17 18 19 25

GD 30 13 11 -4 -3 4 9 3 -7 -9 -16 -23

Pts 16 14 13 11 10 9 7 7 3 3 0 0

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HOLY BLUES APPOINT WOODHOUSE Tadcaster Albion are searching for a new manager after losing their gaffer this week

ainsborough Trinity have appointed Curtis Woodhouse as First Team Manager. He is joined by Martin Foster at the Holy Blues, who find themselves in the relegation zone in the BetVictor NPL Premier Division. Former footballer-turnedboxer, Woodhouse joins after a brief spell at Tadcaster Albion; he leaves the Brewers second in the BetVictor NPL North / West division. Woodhouse replaces Liam King, who will remain at the club in a coaching position, with Ross Hannah reverting to purely a playing role. The former Sheffield United, Birmingham City and Grimsby Town midfielder has also competed on the professional boxing scene, obtaining the British Light 42

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Welterweight belt. He has also previously managed Sheffield FC, Goole, Hull United and Bridlington Town. Trinity issued a statement on their website which said “We would like to place on record our gratitude to Liam & Ross for stepping into the breach last February, and though things haven’t worked out for them this season, in terms of results, feel that both can still contribute massively to the football club going forward. Thank you to everyone at Tadcaster Albion for enabling us to complete this deal quickly. Welcome to Curtis & Martin, both of whom will oversee training this week, ahead of our FA Trophy clash with Dunston on Saturday.” Tadcaster Albion also issued a statement, which said: “We wish to place on record our thanks for what

Curtis and Martin have done for the club in their short time with us. We currently sit second in the league with three games in hand on top spot and 4 points behind.” Curtis Woodhouse told Albion’s website: “I’d just like to place on record my thanks to Tadcaster for giving me the opportunity to manage the football club, I absolutely loved my short spell at the club. Matt and Andy and everybody behind the scenes have been nothing but a pleasure to work with. It hasn’t been an easy decision at all to leave and one I mulled over and over but in the end I just felt I couldn’t turn down the opportunity given to me. I’d like to place on record my sincere thanks to the fans that have really backed myself and the team. Also I’d like to thank the lads that have been nothing short of incredible, game after game they have put sweat on the shirt and deserved all the plaudits. I’ll always have a soft spot for what is a fantastic club.”

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ACTION FROM THE FA CUP

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Parslow call

FORMER National League champion and Non-Le winner Daniel Parslo ague double w is making a plea for football’s concussion protocol to be improved.

The 33-year-old ex-Cheltenham Town and York City in the summer followidefender retired ng a head injury during a Nation al League North game. He is now calling on football to low rugby union and allow tempor folsubstitutions while ary by an independent a player is assessed allowed to contin doctor before being ue. Parslow told The NLP: “I feel there a place for that is in it will eventually football and I think come i

A LOAN THAT COST PRIZE MONEY Gareth Coates

A club which has been to Wembley in The FA Trophy has been thrown out of the 2019-20 tournament

ne North / West Division side not in FA Trophy action this afternoon is Mossley, who were removed from the competition in midweek having been found guilty of breaching Rule 15(i)(i), which covers the eligibility of players on loan from other clubs. At the time of writing, The FA’s written reasons for their decision haven’t been published and the Lilywhites do still have time to appeal the decision. However, that particular section of the competition rules is quite clear as to what is expected of clubs:

A player on a domestic temporary (loan) transfer (including a player on loan either to or from a Welsh Club that’s first team competes in a League that is sanctioned by The Association in the current

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season) is ineligible to compete in the Challenge Trophy Competition unless permission to do so is given by the lending Club in writing (which, for the avoidance of doubt, can include appropriate wording and/ or the completion of tick boxes in any loan form) and a copy is received by The Association by the Registration Deadline for that round. Any permissions must clearly state that the player has approval to play in The FA Challenge Trophy Competition. A player who is registered on a Scholarship for work experience may play for another Club, subject to written permission being given by the Club that he is registered to and provided that such permission is received by The Association by the Registration Deadline for that round.

Mossley won 4-2 at Cleethorpes Town from the South / East Division in the Preliminary Round thanks, in part, to a hattrick scored by Eliot Goldthorp who is on loan from Bradford City, while goalkeeper Theo Roberts had been borrowed from Chester. Either player (or both) might have been deemed ineligible by The FA, although given that Chester are themselves due to enter the Trophy at the Third Qualifying Round stage it is to be hoped that they will have approved Roberts’ participation for Mossley. Goldthorp, however, was signed on a ‘work experience loan’ from an EFL club, for whom The FA Trophy simply isn’t relevant. It is entirely possible that an administrator at Bradford City has simply failed to tick the

relevant box on a form and that, as a result, Mossley stand to forfeit £2,250 in prize money and a trip to Morpeth Town. If that turns out to be the root cause of the rule breach, it would be hard not to feel a degree of sympathy for Mossley. After all, as I never tire of pointing out, clubs at our level are run by volunteers with families, day jobs and everything else. Bradford City will have paid staff whose job it is to ensure that these things are dealt with correctly. However, I can see the other side of the argument because this isn’t a new rule. Also, when I worked for the Middlesex FA, I had to apply similar rules and the sanction for fielding an ineligible player was removal from the competition.

One case that I remember very clearly occurred in the Under-11 Cup, in its final season before such tournaments were abolished by The FA. A club fielded a young man who scored twice in a 5-2 win, who had played for that club intermittently since Under-7, but who had spent time with the Academy of an EFL club. The defeated team lodged a protest, on the grounds that Academy players were ineligible for the Middlesex FA Youth Cups. I investigated the matter and learned that the player in question had, to all intents and purposes, left the Academy. However, he was still registered with the EFL as being a part of it and was therefore ineligble. As distasteful as it was, I had to recommend to the relevant committee that the club be expelled from the tournament; a decision

that was both ratified by that committee and upheld when the club exercised their right to appeal. The FA’s argument - which is one echoed by County FAs up and down the land - is that clubs are subject to ‘strict liability’ where player eligibility is concerned. This means that, even if a club checks the online lists maintained by The FA through its Whole Game System and Members’ Services systems and a suspended player either doesn’t appear there or appears under a different name, the club is sanctioned if he plays. Or, to put it bluntly; it doesn’t matter if The FA or the County give a club duff information - the club remains at fault. That makes the work of the Club Secretary harder

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than ever, especially since suspensions are now competition-specific, rather than team specific. A red card in today’s game wouldn’t rule the player sent-off out of League games; instead, the ban might be served a season later, and while the player is representing an entirely different club. How are Step 3 and 4 clubs supposed to keep

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tabls on that? Even if Mossley were to appeal and win, they would then face going to Morpeth in midweek which, given the logistics involved, would be scant reward for the work put in to prepare and hear the case. Whatever the outcome of

Mossley’s case, perhaps it could be a way to highlight how unwieldy the rules have become and revise them accordingly but even if a review began now, it would probably be 2021 before any changes took effect, which will be far too late for many Secretaries.

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WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO Matt Badcock

This week’s column from The Non-League Paper reflects on the incident that saw Haringey Borough walk off their own pitch

ast Sunday’s front page of The NonLeague Paper was going to be about the first round proper of the FA Cup. About the excitement of the upcoming draw at Maldon & Tiptree as Non-League clubs eagerly awaited those lifechanging ties to come out of the hat – and what a draw it turned out to be. It was going to be about those clubs daring to dream. Isthmian Premier club Carshalton Athletic after they upset National League side Dagenham & Redbridge. Or Nantwich Town, who beat National League North high-fliers King’s Lynn Town. Then there was the story of Kingstonian beating higher league opposition in Dartford. There was also the drama at Potters Bar Town, who scored an equaliser against neighbours Barnet in the

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11th minute of stoppage time to set up a replay. And there was the excitement of goalkeeper Alan Julian heading an injury-time equaliser at Sutton United to keep Billericay Town’s FA Cup dream alive. The front page was supposed to carry pictures capturing all the emotion of this great competition on another action-packed day in Non-League football. Instead, for the second time in a month, it carried a story about allegations of racism. Once again, the ugly side of society has reared its head in Non-League, and English, football. On the back of the shameful scenes in Bulgaria when England players were racially abused and the game was twice suspended, Haringey Borough walked off the pitch following alleged rac-

ism towards goalkeeper Valery Douglas Pajetat. Two men, aged 23 and 26, have since been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. The incident came in the 65th minute following a Yeovil penalty where he claims he was spat at and verbally abused by fans. The match didn’t restart and was abandoned. Boss Tom Loizou also said defender Coby Rowe was targeted. English football was appalled when the men’s senior team was on the end of horrific abuse and there have been calls for strong action against Bulgaria and their authorities. We are equally appalled at these allegations. FA chairman Greg Clarke spoke in the immediate aftermath of the Bulgaria game. He rightly pointed out

that we must also look at the game in this country because there are issues that clearly need addressing. There is no hiding from that fact. The conversation must include what we are doing about our game. It’s four weeks since allegations were made during the National League game between Hartlepool United and Dover Athletic. Dover players Inih Effiong and Ricky Modeste were subjected to racist abuse and gestures. Pools players heard it and were upset at what they saw coming from some of their home fans. While they considered walking off the pitch, in the end the game was played to a conclusion. Hartlepool were rightly

praised for their response to the situation and it looks like Yeovil have reacted in a similar way. Boss Darren Sarll says they stand alongside Haringey and the club say they will be cooperating with the investigation which The FA say is ongoing. The tie is to be replayed on Tuesday, October 29. If proven, the two supporters should never watch a game of football in this country again. Of course, 99.9 per cent of Yeovil fans will be ashamed of what has allegedly happened. Hopefully anyone who has seen or heard anything comes forward to ensure the investigation can be as thorough as is needed. As we’ve said before, we all have a responsibility to drive

this abhorrent behaviour out of our game and out of our society. No footballer, no person, should be attacked just because of their skin colour. In a high-profile competition, Haringey’s actions will be seen far and wide. Hopefully this can be a stepping stone towards a better future. Their stand is to be applauded. In times gone past, the incident may not have come to light until after the game. By stopping an FA Cup game in its tracks, the message will be louder. Racists are not welcome in our football grounds at any level. Only then can we get back to talking about the football.

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Hi everyone! A warm welcome to all you Pesky Calves. It is brilliant to be back at Hope Street after a month away. Hello, as well, to any young travelling supporters who have come over from Pickering this afternoon. Have a great day! Today’s match is a big game for both clubs, because The FA Trophy is an important national cup. That means that the teams will be giving everything from the first whistle; it should be a fantastic occasion, I hope you enjoy the game. See you soon!

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Prescot Cables v Pickering Town Saturday 26 October 2019, 3:00pm

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GOALS

NUMBER GOALS

Ollie Taylor (GK)

Harrison Foulkes (GK)

Will Avon

George Bissett

Mosopeoluwa Awe

Niall Tilsley

Louis Barrow

Matty Turnbull

James Cooper

Alex Laird

Stuart Crilly

Leon Dawson

Lloyd Dean

Joel Dixon

James Edgar

Ryan Cooper

Valter Fernandes

Brad Freer

Danny Flood

Matty Savage

Rio Gill

Ryan Blott

Josh Gregory

Dan Davison

Jack Grimshaw

Alex Knox

Matty Hamilton

Jack Simpson

George Hassall

Tom Claisse

Martyn Jackson

Flynn McNaughton

James McCulloch

Ged Dalton

Reece McNally

Jackson Jowett

Cameron Moore

Danny Earl

Sean Myler

Dan Ward

Liam Riley

Sam Cable

Rodrigo Schmitdinger Mann Aaron Turner Billy Whittle Steven Yawson

Steve Pilling & Roy Grundy

Denny Ingram

MANAGERS ASSISTANT MANAGER

Dom Finnigan & Garry Williams

COACHES

Tony Carroll & Michelle Kirby

PHYSIO / SPORTS THERAPIST

Ryan Blott & James Bennett

REFEREE: Adam Davies ASSISTANT REFEREES: Daniel Tyas & Michael Southern

Next First Team match at Hope Street:

Cables v Ramsbottom United Saturday 9 November 2019, 3:00pm BetVictor NPL North/West Division

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