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Here We Go! Gary King Good evening everybody and welcome to our opponents this evening Tiverton FC.

When you think about it when a footballer looks back at his career the moments that stay in their minds are the key moments, what was won, big games, big occasions, cup finals, and we will be reminding the lads of this before tonights game, encouraging them in every way possible to deliver for you the supporters, for the club and of course for themselves, to be able to say “league cup....box ticked”. Of course what stands between us achieving this is a very good Tiverton side who played their part in what was a very even 1st leg a few weeks ago.

They are currently still competing to win their division and have beaten three teams in are division already this season so we are fully aware of what’s ahead of us this evening, and we will have to be at are very best if we are to deliver silverware tonight. Those of you who travelled to Chesham on Saturday will be aware that we gave ourselves a mountain to climb, having a player sent off inside the first 15 minutes. Its fair to say what followed was a frustrating 75 minutes, when

you go to places like Chesham you have to give yourself every chance of winning, you have to stay in the game, we needed to get to halftime without conceding, which we failed to do. That said I saw enough to no we would have at the very least drawn the game had it stayed 11v11. As mentioned earlier I’m hoping we have a large crowd this evening, your support never goes unnoticed, I was aware of the terrific support and banter at Chesham on Saturday irrespective

I’m expecting a very tough encounter this evening, it is the biggest game of our season, so get behind us from the 1st minute to the last. Here we go.

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Of the score line, top draw and it’s with that in mind I hope we can send you all home smiling, we will make sure we leave no stone unturned in our preparation, we will give ourselves every chance of winning,

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I’m expecting a big crowd tonight for a game that has evolved to become are biggest game of the season. The league cup final is a prestigious cup final, and for me adding it to St. Neots list of club honours would be personally very satisfying, something to be proud of. It is also a good opportunity for the players to be able to make season 2013/14 a successful one to be winners.

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ACTION REPLAY

Just Three Weeks Ago Red Insure Cup Final – First Leg Tiverton Town 0

St Neots Town 0

This first leg of the Red Insure Cup Final was played at a high tempo throughout and the most surprising thing was that it produced no goals for there were chances at either end with St Neots having just about the better share of those chances. However with both defences looking miserly and always in control there was never going to be a goals glut so the match is now evenly poised for the second leg at the Cozy Stadium. St Neots made it obvious from the start that they had not made the long midweek trip to Devon to play defensive football for they lined up in a 4-4-2 formation with Shane Tolley any Simon Thomas up front. With Dave Deeney still not fit following his injury in the Hungerford match his full back berth was filled by the versatile Dean Cracknell allowing Jay Davies to revert to his more conventional midfield role. After the match St Neots Manager Gary King admitted he was slightly disappointed not to have stolen a goal but he pointed out that his side did not have to worry about overturning a deficit in the ‘winner takes all’ second leg. St Neots made the early running with both Simon Thomas and Ben Farrell sending early shots the wrong side of the cross bar. Tiverton replied with James Richards finding himself unmarked but also firing high over the bar. Lewis Hilliard then fired in a free kick well gathered by home keeper Mike Searle and after 25 minutes the keeper had to dive bravely at the feet of Thomas after a clever Tolley flick had set up the half chance.

Tiverton looked most dangerous on the quick break and from one such attack the lively Dan Smith saw his cross-cum-shot deflected wide of the far post. Ed Palmer was booked for a lunged challenge on Thomas and after Richards had shot wide Hilliard had a shot blocked on the line by Chris Long who knew very little of his heroics. Tiverton’s best chance of the first half came four minutes before the break when a St Neots shout for offside was turned down allowing Sam Malsom to bear down on Nathan Abbey’s goal but the keeper timed his challenge to perfection to take custody of the ball at the striker’s feet and the half ended with Aaron Wilson heading a Smith cross well wide of goal. Like the first half the restart saw few early goal chances with much of the play competitive but in midfield. Jay Davies tried an opportunistic long shot that was well saved by Searle and St Neots were finding their usual style of shot passing thwarted as much by the bobbly pitch as the opposition. From an Arthur Lee cross Tolley got up well to win a header but saw his effort saved and midway though the second half St Neots sent on Lewis Wilson as a direct replacement for the tiring Thomas. He ran around well and after Hilliard had had a net bound shot diverted for a corner Wilson broke through to be brought down on the wedge of the area by Chris Long. The full back was booked and the free kick was just inches outside the penalty area and was deflected wide by the defensive wall. Ryan Frater joined the attack to heads a Lee free corner just the

wrong side of a post and St Neots mounted a late effort to snatch a win in the rather generous addition of seven minutes extra time. Wilson had a shot deflected. Tolley headed over the bar and substitute Matt Wright became the third home player to pick up a yellow card but it was all to no avail as the stalemate prevailed to the disappointment of the large group of travelling supporters.

St Neots: Abbey, Cracknell, Lee, Farrell, Frater, Hoyte, Woolley, Davies, Thomas, Tolley, Hilliard. Subs not used: Wilson (for Thomas 67 mins), Ferrari (for Woolley 80 mins), Adjei (for Davies 45+2 mins), Nolan and Swan. Goals: None Cards: None Attendance: 237 Referee: Tim Wood (Gloucester

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MATCH REPORT

Calor Southern League Premier Division Rowley Park - The Cozy Stadium (Att 353) Saturday March 29th 2014 - Kick Off 15:00 Referee James Turner (Kings Lynn)

St Neots Town Tolley 2 (38 & 72 mins) Nolan n 90 + 2, Frater n 90 + 5 Abbey, Spence, Adjei, Ford, Frater, Lee, Hilliard, Davies, Nolan, Tolley, Ferrari. Subs: Woolley (for Ferrari 61 mins), Deeney (for Davies 83 mins), Wilson (for Nolan 90 + 3 mins), Thomas and Swan.

2:0

Bideford AFC McGrath n 37 Oliver, Sampson, Reed, Downing, Farkins, McGrath, Groves, Bye, Squire, Mercieca, Duff. Subs: Barker (for Downing 52 mins), Miller (for Mercieca 55 mins), Orchard (for Groves 77 mins) and Phillips.

This result mathematically ensured survival and Premier Division football next season for St Neots and virtually snuffed out Bidefordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slim hopes of making the play-offs at the end of the season. In the bright sunshine St Neots had to work hard to contain the visiting forwards but made the most of Tolleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finishing to get back to winning ways after their midweek reverse at Frome. Bideford made the brighter start and after three minutes a long throw by Graham Mercienca caught St Neots unawares and Chris McGrath was left with a free header that beat Nathan Abbey but rebounded from a post. Five minutes later Referee James Turner awarded the visitors a controversial free kick in a central position on the edge of the area but Richards Groves sent a weak free kick wide of the post. St Neots gradually settled but created few openings although Lewis Hilliard was a thord in the side of the Bideford defence crossing for Arthur Lee to head wide and bringing a fine save from visiting keeper Steve Oliver at the expense of a corner. The keeper also got down well to fields a low cross from Matt Nolan and then after 37 minutes St Neots eased into the lead. It was a Hilliard free kick looped over the defensive wall that beat Oliver but rebounded from the crossbar and there was Shane Tolley on hand to force the ball into the net. McGrath then halted

wasted openings for the visitors with shots off target. Hilliard saw a shot blocked and after 71 minutes the best move of the game almost produced a second St Neots goal as Nolan took a pass from Mason Spence and freed Tolley but Oliver got down well to push the ball away. a promising St Neots attack with his hand earning a caution and the same player upended Tolley in the penalty area but St Neots appeals for a spot kick were waved away. If the first half had been rather dour there was little improvement after the break. After Abbey had saved an opportunistic length shot from Craig Duff Bideford altered their approach sending on two substitutes and adopting a more attacking formation. St Neots were forced to defend deeper as a result and had to rely on breakaway attacking themselves whilst both Kevin Squire and Rob Farkins

However that second goal did arrive a minute later when from the resultant corner by Jay Davies Ryan Frater headed the ball back from the far post and the unmarked Tolley rose to head past the keeper for 2-0. Oliver had to dive bravely at the feet of Nolan seven minutes later and as Bideford staged a late effort to get back into the game Chris McGrath headed their best opening on to the roof of the net. St Neots held out comfortably to take their run of undefeated home league and cup matches to thirteen stretching back to 23rd November last year.

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The Meadow (Att 339) Saturday 05th April 2014 - Kick Off 15:00 David Leach (Oxford)

Chesham United Dillon 2 (28 & 57 mins), Little (43 mins)

3:0

St Neots Town Frater n 19 Abbey n 28 Spence n 41

Gore, Kyriacou, Little, Stewart, Purse, Thomas, Fotheringham, Potton, Dillon, Roberts, Wilson . Subs: Graham (for Dillon 69 mins), Effiong (for Fotheringham 69 mins), Prosper (for Potton 75 mins) Braithwaite and Brown.

Abbey, Cracknell, Lee, Farrell, Frater, Hoyte, Woolley, Davies, Nolan, Tolley, Hilliard Subs: Adjei (for Cracknell 46 mins), Ford (for Farrell 55 mins), Ferrari (for Woolley 77 mins), Wilson and Swan.

Right from the start the reshuffled St Neots line up looked overawed by a bright start from Chesham. James Potton sent a viciously dipping shot just over the bar and Chris Dillon was played clear but shot badly wide. In another attack after 16 minutes Potton was allowed to dribble his way past two defenders without a tackle being made and when his shot deflected off another defender Bruce Wilson saw a narrow angled shot rebound from a post.

Dillon then squandered a chance to increase the lead when he robbed Gavin Hoyte to advance on goal before dragging his shot wide. However two minutes before the break Chesham did double their lead when a slumbering St Neots defence allowed full back Toby Little to take a return pass and beat Abbey with a low shot. At half time St Neots reorganised into a 4-4-1 formation sending on Dave Deeney in midfield and withdrawing Lewis Wilson. This saw them defending deep and they paid the penalty almost immediately when a Potton cross from the right was flicked in at the neat post by Chris Dillon. At 3-0 it looked bad for St Neots but they did subsequently defend well completely blotting out the threat of league leading scorer Drew Roberts (34 goals this season). After 65 minutes Jay Davies got forward to exchange passes with Simon

Thomas before shooting across the face of goal and shortly afterwards Jake Woolley sent a shot high over the bar but these were rare threatening sorties by St Neots into the Chesham half. The focus remained on damage limitation with Arthur Lee fitting in well at the heart of the defence alongside skipper Gavin Hoyte and only once did Chesham look like increasing their lead when substitute Inih Effiong was left unmarked in front of goal but he ballooned the ball high over the bar from close range. With Lee due to start a two match ban and Frater likely to miss the last three league matches St Neots must dig deep into their squad to see out the season.

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The incident that saw Frater dismissed was St Neots first real attack and having to balance up their defence St Neots moved Arthur Lee into the centre of defence and sacrificed Lorenzo Ferrari to introduce Ed Adjei to a familiar left back role. After 27 minutes Nathan Abbey made an excellent save pushing away a

Potton shot but in the goalmouth scramble that followed the keeper clashed with Toby Little and although play continued the Referee did consult with a linesman before booking the St Neots goalkeeper. In the meantime Chris Dillon converted a Wilson cross to give Chesham the lead.

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This match was effectively ended as a contest after 19 minutes when St Neots defender Ryan Frater clashed with Darren Purse and was sent off for what the Referee regarded as violent conduct.

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PLAYER PROFILE

Nathan Abbey Nathan started his career as a trainee with Luton Town in 1995, making his League debut in February 1999 in a 2-1 win against Burnley. In the following season he became the first choice keeper for the Hatters. In 2001 he joined Chesterfield on a free transfer for one season, then he switched to Northampton Town. For the 2003/4 season he had spells with Stevenage Borough, Luton Town, Macclesfield Town, Ipswich Town and Burnley. He was unexpectedly dropped from the first team in November 2005 and after a loan spell with Leyton Orient he was then transferred to Bristol City. He later played for Brentford and MK Dons and Arlesey Town before joining St Neots Town as Assistant Manager in November 2013.

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GREENIES GREETINGS

All to play for... Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to Rowley Park – The Cozy Stadium, for this evening’s game which just happens to be the Red Insure Cup Final, Second Leg. On behalf of the Club, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the Officials, Players and of course, the Supporters of Tiverton Town Football Club and hope you all enjoy your brief stay with us up here in Cambridgeshire before making a safe journey back home to Devon later tonight. Tonight’s Second – Leg is poised to be a classic cup game with both teams level and all to play for after the First Leg which was played some three weeks ago and both teams suffered defeats on Saturday, with Tiverton being on the wrong end of the scoreline for the first time in twelve league outings as they lost 3-2 at North Leigh and we lost 3-0 at second placed Chesham United. By all accounts, our game was effectively over after the twenty minute mark as Ryan Frater was given a straight red for use of an apparent elbow. This now means Ryan will miss the last three league games of the season but he should be back available for the Hunts FA Senior Cup Final against St Ives Town in early May. Added to Arthur Lee’s upcoming enforced absence, The Management are going to have to utilise all the squad in the coming weeks.

Saturday saw us rest several key players in readiness of tonight’s game so hopefully we should have a reasonably full, strong squad

available to Gary, Zema and Nath. As the season draws to a close, Awards time comes round again and we will be once again taking votes for Supporters Player Of The Season and as per the previous two seasons, in addition to a voting box at the Club on matchdays for our two remaining home games, we will use the facility of online voting by use of our Facebook Page and our Twitter feed. Further details will be released on the day of our home game with Bashley (April 19th) on this page and of course online via the website / facebook / twitter. Ok then, back to the matter of trying to win some silverware. Gets behind the boys from the off and give them the backing and support you have done all season long and who knows, we might just all be winners come 21:35.

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06) Jock Stein (SCO) Jock Stein’s death following a heart attack on the touchline while managing Scotland sent shock-waves through world football. He was part of a group of four great Scottish managers consisting of Bill Shankly, Matt Busby, himself, and Alex Ferguson. His achievements, for a long time, outshone all of them. He took Celtic to ten league titles, including a record nine successive successes. He coupled this with eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. He came to worldwide acclaim in 1967, however, as he lead his “Lisbon Lions” to a historic victory over a strong Inter Milan side to become the first British side to win the European Cup.

05) Vittorio Pozzo (ITA) Vittorio Pozzo may well have benefited from Benito Mussolini’s reign in Italy, but his management skills are still without question. In the early days of the World Cup, Pozzo helped his Italy side dominate the competition. Along with star striker Giuseppe Meazza, Pozzo lead Italy to two successive World Cups (1934 and 1938), a feat which is still to be matched. In this time he also oversaw an unbeaten streak that lasted almost five years. He also won two Central European International Cups, a tournament which contained Austria’s “wunderteam,” and a gold in the 1936 Olympics.

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A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Christiano Ronaldo Born 05/02/1985

Early Life Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro was born in Funchal, Madeira, in 1985. He has become famous as ‘Ronaldo’, but this is not his surname but his middle name. Ronaldo was in fact named after US President Ronald Reagan, a man who Ronaldo’s father greatly admired. Cristiano has managed to pack glory and controversy into a footballing career that has only just begun, famous as much for his off-pitch antics and histrionics as for his footwork on the Manchester United and Portuguese teams. During the 2006 World Cup, Ronaldo infamously seemed to persuade the referee to have Wayne Rooney sent off for an alleged foul. Rooney was playing for England against Ronaldo for Portugal, but the pair are team-mates on the Manchester United squad. Since then, Ronaldo has had to rebuild relations at United. However, his career continues apace, and despite a certain amount of aggression, his skill as a forward has earned him the respect of the fans, and of Rooney himself. Career Like most football players, Ronaldo grew up kicking a ball around, and

signed for his first club, Anhorinha, at the age of eight. By the time he was ten, he had signed with the nationally-respected CD Nacional, before swiftly moving on to one of Portugal’s great teams, Sporting Portugal, despite the fact that he had supported their arch-rivals, Benfica, as a child. Playing for Sporting’s youth team in European tournaments, he came to the attention of scouts from all over the world, but it was Alex Ferguson who eventually singled him out as his next big thing. As a multi-tasker who could play on both wings, Ronaldo was a wise choice for the new blood in Ferguson’s team, despite missing a penalty in his first appearance. Manchester United Ferguson gave Ronaldo the famous number 7, the shirt belonging to some of the club’s greatest players: George Best, Eric Cantona, David Beckham. During his career at United, Ronaldo has suffered loss of temper on-pitch and been accused of diving a number of times. He has promised to work on his issues, however, they have not seriously hindered his career. In the 2005-6 season Ronaldo was United’s darling, scoring in league matches and the Carling cup final. He was awarded fans’ award FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year in 2006. However, he put the well-earned respect of the United fans in jeopardy in one minute at the 2006 World Cup.

national debut, Portugal made it to the finals of Euro 2004, where they were defeated by Greece. In the 2006 World Cup they made it to the semi-finals before being defeated by France. Ronaldo also played football for his country in the 2004 Olympic Games, but failed to win any medals. Memorable Moments 1. Ronaldo’s most memorable moment to most English football fans will probably always remain his wink to the Portuguese subs bench after Rooney got sent off in Germany 2006. However, his other memorable moments have included both fame and infamy. 2. Brokering a £120,000 a week deal with United. 3. Receiving two separate national honours from the Portugese government. 4. Record-breaking as the midfielder who has scored the most goals in the Premiership’s history. 5. Being named captain of the Portuguese football team in February 2007 – as the dying wish of Portugal’s Football Federation’s outgoing President.

Playing for Portugal Ronaldo’s career for Portugal has been decent but not remarkable, despite a number of goals. In 2004, one year after Ronaldo’s

Career Appearances: 390 Goals: 248 International Caps: 58 Goals: 21 Career Highlight: World Player of the year 2013

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Destined For Better Things Mike Kearns Welcome to the officials, Players and supporters of Tiverton Town for tonight’s Red Insure Cup Final second leg, I hope you enjoy your stay with us. A special welcome to the Red Insure and Calor league officials for your attendance. We go into tonight’s match with a winner take all final having drawn in the first leg.

We have now released the new features for our web site of which I certainly hope you will all enjoy reading all of this seasons past match day programmes, some interesting articles in a great programme. As many will have seen over a period of time we do strive for perfection in everything we do.

Our club branding is of the very highest order and coupled with SNTTV our match day programme and our website we do try and improve at every opportunity.This can only be achieved by the efforts of many people our very own backroom staff of many volunteer’s. Off the field is just the same and the efforts put in by Ian, Lee and many others is quite incredible. Our apprentiship and scholarship schemes are improving all the time with more lads joining the club sets us up well for the future. And the youth section headed up by Colin

does the club proud. All in all a great set up and I really do have that feeling that our club is destined for better things both on and off the field of play. It takes a very long time to build the infrastructure we now have and ours has been achieved in record time. A real commendation to all those involved. Lets hope we can pick up some silverware this season, we have two chances of doing that, tonight and the Hunts County Cup Final against our old rivals St Ives at the end of the season being played at Rowley Park.

I think I might have got that one wrong missing an important cup final. But the sunshine and pool does help I suppose.

All for one and one for all.

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Saturdays match against a high riding Chesham side who I personally think are the best side we have played this season was a little bit of a disaster. The management team quite rightly had to rest some of our players who had slight knocks for tonight’s important fixture, and being down to ten men after 29 minutes did not help our cause.

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OPPONENT SPOTLIGHT

Tiverton Town

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Tiverton are still in a play off position in the South and West Division and so are hoping to celebrate their Centenary later this month with a promotion/cup double. Previous meeting of our clubs 2013/14: Tiverton 0-0 St Neots Town FC (Red Insure Cup Final 1st Leg) Year Founded: 1914 Chairman: Dave Wright

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Welcome to our visitors this evening for the second leg of this season’s Red Insure Cup Final. You will be aware that the first leg in Devon three weeks ago finished all square at 0-0 despite it being a good competitive match with chances at both ends. Former members of the Premier Division Tiverton won this trophy seven years ago beating Hemel Hempstead in the two legged final having beaten Yate Town, Bath City, Mangotsfield United and Banbury United to reach that Final. This season they have seen off the challenge of Clevedon Town, Bridgwater Town, Weymouth, Merthyr Town and Hungerford Town – a very creditable list of scalps so we all look forward to an interesting and competitive 90 minutes this evening. We also wish the players, Officials and supporters an incident free trip back to Devon later tonight unlike our ride back from Devon when those of us that were awake took in the delights of Bristol City centre thanks to major road works on the M5. For the record the last

time St Neots lifted a League Cup was in 1968/69 (45 years ago!) when we won the United Counties League K.O. Cup although we were twice beaten finalists in that competition more recently in both 2003/04 and 2005/06.

Club History Tiverton Town Football Club was formed in 1914 from the ashes of the defunct local rugby club, but early progress was curtailed by the Great War. Having switched from the Tiverton & District League to the East Devon League, backto-back titles were won in 1927 and 1928. A further two changes of league occurred, including a tumultuous single season in the North Devon League, before an extended stay in the Exeter & District League began in 1932. Another championship was gained in 1934, but there followed a barren spell either side of World War II with only the limited glory of local Cup

triumphs to excite the townsfolk. Tiverton claimed the Devon Senior Cup for the first time in 1956, defeating Tavistock in the final at Exeter City’s ground, but it wasn’t until the middle of the following decade that league success was celebrated again. The Exeter & District League title arrived in 1965 and was retained the following season, but again the Club was unable to build on this success, and was soon back in mid-table. In the summer of 1973 Tiverton moved into the Western League but the step up in standard proved difficult and the Club finished in the bottom half of the table for five out of the next seven seasons. This indifferent form culminated in relegation to the newly formed Western League First Division at the end of a woeful 1980-81 season, Tiverton finishing bottom of the table with just one victory in thirty-eight games.

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To date Tiverton has appeared in the FA Cup First Round proper on seven occasions, but has yet to advance further. FA Trophy success has been harder to come by, the club only once reaching the final sixteen of the competition, but the Yellows did lift the Southern League Cup in 2007 with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Hemel Hempstead Town. In the 2009/10 season the club finished in the relegation zone but was lucky to escape the drop due to off-field matters concerning other clubs across the non-league system, and in May 2010 Martyn Rogers stepped down as manager, bringing to an end a 19-season tenure. Former England Under-21 captain Chris Vinnicombe was appointed in his stead but results were poor and he left the club after just four months at the helm.

In 1993 Tiverton made the first of three appearances at Wembley Stadium, Tivvy lost the FA Vase final 1-0 to Bridlington however they won the FA Vase two years in a row when Tow Law Town were defeated by a single Peter Varley goal at Wembley Stadium in May 1998. Not satisfied with just one trip up the 39 steps to lift the cup Tiverton went and did it again the following year, this time getting the better of a very highly fancied Bedlington Terriers side thanks to Scott Rogers late, late strike.

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However, the slow start to the 2010/11 season proved decisive and Tiverton finally succumbed to relegation for only the second time in the history of the club. Tivvy steadied the ship with a comfortable mid-table finish in 2011/12, only fading away from playoff contention in the final month of the campaign, and after a strong start to the last campaign hopes were high, but a poor run of form saw Saunders leave the club in March 2013. Jamie Ward was appointed as his replacement until the end of the season, and in the summer of 2013 John Clarkson took over as manager and quickly went about assembling what appears to be a very strong squad.

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Six more years of toil followed, including another last-place finish in 1984, but the appointment of John Owen as manager helped fortunes change for the better. Owen’s third season as manager saw Tiverton promoted back to the Premier Division as runners-up to Larkhall Athletic, and for the next ten years the Club was always a serious contender at the top of the table. Owen stepped aside in 1991 and Martyn Rogers was appointed as player/manager as the club embarked on its most successful spell. In 1993 Tiverton made the first of three appearances at Wembley Stadium, helped in no small part by the goals of Phil Everett who would go on to become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, eclipsing teammate Kevin Smith’s tally of 303 goals and finishing his Ladysmead career having found the net on 378 occasions. However, Tivvy lost the FA Vase final 1-0 to Bridlington Town, and also finished as runners-up to Clevedon Town in the league. Tiverton’s final season in the Western League, 1998/99, once again saw the Yellows beaten to the title by Taunton, but the FA Vase was retained, again a single goal, this time from Scott Rogers, determining the outcome against Bedlington Terriers. The win was made sweeter by the fact that Tiverton had defeated fierce rivals Taunton 5-1 in the twolegged semi-final. In the league Tiverton held off a challenge from Chippenham Town to secure the second place needed for promotion to the Southern League.

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Who calls the shots?... John Clarkson A nomadic managerial career saw Clarkson in charge of a number of teams in the Devon and Cornwall area as well as a successful year at Ipswich Wanderers. He has spent the last four seasons managing in the Spanish Third Division with the likes of Crevillente, Catarroja and Ontinyent, and joined Tiverton in June 2013.

Mo Hopkins Assistant Manager Teamed up with John Clarkson for the current season having previously held coaching roles at Bristol Rovers and Yeovil Town, both as part of the Academy set-up. Hopkins was also briefly assistant manager at Bristol Rovers. Jon Sheffield Coach As a player Sheffield held the number one jersey at Plymouth for four years between 1997 and 2001, and also enjoyed extended periods at Cambridge United, Peterborough and Yeovil. He moved into coaching with Yeovil in 2010 and joined Tivvy in a similar capacity in July 2013. Jonathan Viscosi Goalkeeper Young and promising goalkeeper who has been playing college football in the United States for Buffalo Bulls. He also represented Canada at last summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University Games, helping them to the gold medal. Paul Hider Goalkeeper Experienced goalkeeper who played at both Bideford and Truro City last season, and has also turned out for Saltash United in the Peninsula League. Steve Tully Defender Played over 100 games for Torquay united before moving on to Weymouth where he also became a centurion. Established

himself as the regular right-back at Exeter City over a six-year spell from 2007, making almost 250 appearances, and joined Tiverton this summer upon his release from St James Park.

defence with either foot. Tom spent a short time at Truro City before returning to Ladysmead in the in the summer of 2008.

Chris Long Defender

20-year old who played his youth team football at Exeter City, also representing Devon, and was snapped up by Tiverton in the summer of 2011. Initially played in the Reserve team and his consistently impressive performances earned him an opportunity with the senior side, for whom he made his debut in November 2011.

Left sided defender who learnt his trade as part of the fine Exeter City Academy squad before playing for Clyst Valley, moving to Willand Rovers last season, then making the switch to Ladysmead in the summer of 2013. Matt Villis Defender Now in his second spell with the club, Villis originally signed in 2007 from Bridgwater Town, having played league football at both Plymouth Argyle and Torquay United. After 85 appearances for Tiverton he moved to Westonsuper-Mare in late 2009. Rejoined Tivvy in the summer of 2013. John Heveran Defender Widely regarded as one of the best and most consistent players in the South West Peninsula League over the past five seasons whilst at Plymouth Parkway, Heveran joined Tiverton in 2013 and adds competition in the central defensive area. Tom Gardner Defender Versatile centre-half who played for Exmouth Town before joining Tiverton seven years ago. He is extremely strong in the air and comfortable playing the ball out of

Josh Concanen Defender/Midfielder

Stephen Reed Defender/Midfielder 28-year old creative midfielder who has been on the books of Yeovil Town, Torquay United and Cambridge United in the professional game. Joined Tiverton from Weymouth and also has experience in the higher echelons of the non-league game at Chelmsford City, Woking and Grays Athletic. Marcus Martin Midfielder A mainstay in the heart of the midfield at Truro City for many years as the Tigers won the FA Vase and raced through the leagues. He started his career on the books of Plymouth Argyle before moving to Cornwall. Nick Rudge Midfielder Young attacking midfielder who was brought to the club following a number of impressive

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Shane Krac Midfielder A key player at Plymouth Parkway and then last season at Peninsula League champions Bodmin Town, for whom he scored 15 goals from midfield. Technically skilful, he is able to dictate the tempo of games from deep and has a wide range of passing. Josh Searle Midfielder

Adam Kelly Midfielder

Dan Smith Midfielder/Forward Tricky winger with plenty of experience in the Southern League as well as at higher levels. Smith played last season at Weymouth, having previously turned out for Truro City, Bath City, Eastbourne Borough, and twice in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle.

Matt Wright Forward Swansea City and Crystal Palace youth team player who went on to play with Woking, Maidstone United, Hemel Hempstead Town and Salisbury City before joining Weymouth and then rounding off last season at Truro City. Paul Wyatt Forward Former Tivvy Under 18 player who progressed into the first team making over 100 appearances before resigning in September after a spell in the United States.

Sam Malsom Midfielder/Forward Progressed through the ranks at Plymouth Argyle and spent two loan spells with Tiverton, scoring twice in 18 games. Has also played in Iceland and Sweden, and for Hereford, Weymouth and Dorchester in England.

Another returnee, Kelly helped Poole Town to the Southern

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Highly adaptable wide player who came through the ranks at Exeter Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre of Excellence before joining Tiverton in the summer of 2011. Had also played in the reserve side at Forest Green Rovers as a 16-year old before earning a 2-year professional deal at Exeter.

League South & West title last season and has also played for Winchester City, Bashley and Salisbury City. Came through the Tivvy youth system and made five appearances for the senior team as a teenager.

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Pride, Passion, Belief and Exploitation? Ade Roberts With the Brazil World cup fast approaching, the butterflies should be fluttering in our bellies as the regular season comes to an end, there’s a new prospect to look forward to! Yes, it’s the dream of England lifting the World Cup on Sunday 13th July and making us the proudest nation on planet football. The probability of this eventuality is unlikely. We are the 12th seeded Country according to FIFA world rankings and even Switzerland, Columbia and Belgium are higher up the table than we are! What’s happened to our status as real contenders? We’ve always been as passionate about game as fans, even though attendances at games don’t reflect this. We know that individually, the players are mostly outstanding footballers at the top of their game. They simply don’t come together as a team on International duty and do what we know they should and could do! Maybe they’ll prove us and FIFA wrong this summer in Brazil and pull something out of the bag with dazzling displays of footballing artistry – we certainly hope so. One thing will be for sure, we’ll be proud and passionate and we’ll still believe [and hope and pray that we can pull off something special] Who’s up for the £90 England shirt though? Not too many of us I’m

sure. Most of us are just about happy to pay the £35-£50 bracket for this season’s club shirt but £90 for an England shirt is absolutely outrageous isn’t it? What are Nike and the FA thinking when they market a shirt as costly as this? It’s nothing special either, quite boring in fact, yet they expect us to pay this price tag out of National pride. We’re being exploited at a time when most are watching the pennies week in week out. Even David Cameron has given his views on the scandalous pricing of the shirts. What we need to remember is that we have a choice to be exploited, we either buy an England shirt or we don’t, we get exploited or we don’t. The Indonesian workers paid by Nike [at 30p per hour] for making the shirts, they’re the exploited ones! Nike try to justify the price tag by saying that it’s the development and research that goes into the kit and the technology. Apparently the material from eight recycled plastic water bottles is used for each shirt. Hold on, eight bottles of Tesco Everyday Value lemonade at 17p per bottle, that’s still only £1.36! Something’s not quite adding up is it? Other sports kit manufacturers have stated that the shirt would cost just £4 to produce. Nike, who are producing kits for 10 world cup squads are not the only kit manufacturers fleecing the fans and we’re not the only fans getting fleeced. Adidas are selling replica shirts for 9 countries involved in the tournament ranging from £60 to £80. Puma are the third biggest manufacturers supplying kit to 8 world cup teams. So, if you think we’re being offered high priced shirts, feel for the Italian fans because they are looking at a price tag of £108 for their Puma “authentic” national team shirt.

This really is a state of the art football shirt. It is lined with special athletic tape on the inside which massages the muscles of the player [or fan] whilst wearing it! Amazing isn’t it? The Italian fans can also pick up a simpler version of the shirt at £55 but come on, who’d want a shirt that doesn’t even massage your muscles while you’re in the pub watching the game? Personally, I always buy an England shirt for the Euro’s and the World Cup, it gives me an identity when holidaying abroad and I feel proud to wear it [even though the footballers don’t inspire me that much]; however, at £90 it’s a nobrainer for me. As much as we all moan about the Premier League fat cats and too much money flowing their way, the FA does a great job in supporting football from the grass-roots level. Their statement in relation to the £90 England shirt is as follows: - “The FA is a not-for-profit organisation that puts 100 million pounds back into the game every year. It is through relationships with partners such as Nike that we are able to maintain that level of investment in football”. My question to the FA is simply this, what about your relationships with the fans, how much do we put into the game every year? Back to today’s little adventure, we aint got long left as the season reaches its climax, find your voice today and crank up the vocals for the boys and for victory! Ade

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In the wake of the recent Sol Campbell police enquiry, chanting at players has been under scrutiny this season. Debates have raged about whether players should be expected to tolerate vile personal abuse simply because the culprits have “paid their money”. One of the first, and certainly the most high-profile, to take a stand against abuse from the terraces was the King himself. Eric Cantona of Manchester Utd. When playing for United in a league match with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in January 1995, Cantona crossed a line even he would have been surprised at.

Francis Lee & Norman Hunter were room-mates at the 1970 World Cup, two seasoned professionals with just about every major honour to their names. But on 1 November 1975, in a game between Lee’s Derby County & Hunter’s Leeds United, the two stamped their names into the history books in indelible ink for all the wrong reasons.

Cantona was escorted from the field, and would be banned from football for eight months, as well as serving 120 hours’ community service. Simmons had his season ticket confiscated by Palace, and one of football’s craziest ever scenes was set.

So when Lee drew a soft penalty out of a nothing Hunter challenge in this game, Big Norm was busting for revenge. And he took it in the most cynical of fashions, a sharp punch whilst Lee’s, and the referee’s, back was turned left the Derby striker with a split lip and some seriously damaged pride. Players from both sides- the likes of Kevin Hector, Billy Bremner & Peter Lorimerwaded in, and the referee was left with no option but to send the pair off. Drama over. Not quite. As the pair left the field side-by-side, Lee lost his patience with Hunter’s goading, swinging wildly and repeatedly from the ankle with such venom that he floored the much taller Leeds man. In the end it took Derby boss Dave Mackay to intervene and lead his man from the field, with John Motson bemoaning that “a side to football we really do not want to see has unfortunately reared its ugly head”. Not so sure about that John. Personally, I love watching it.

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The game was locked goalless when the Frenchman, frustrated at constant provocation from Palace defenders, kicked out at Richard Shaw. The referee, Alan Wilkie, and his linesman, had seen the incident, and had no option but to show Cantona the red card. As he was led from the field by United backroom staff and team-mates, Cantona took exception to the abuse being levelled at him by one fan in particular. That fan was Matthew Simmons. Simmons claimed he had bounded down twenty rows of seats simply to shout “It’s an early bath for you Cantona”, whilst Eric claimed that he had been subjected to racial abuse. Either way, something inside Cantona snapped, and he wrestled free of kitman Norman Davies to launch himself over the advertising hoardings with an incredible two-footed, kung-fu-style kick to the chest of Simmons, before aiming a punch at the startled fan, who held his arms wide in a protestation of innocence. As BBC commentator Clive Tyldesley put it “ah, this is outrageous”

First, a bit of background. Francis Lee had throughout his career earned a reputation as a bit of….how can I put this…..diver. So much so in fact that some football writers had dubbed him “Lee Won Pen”, for his fondness of hitting the deck in the penalty area. Norman Hunter on the other hand was a different breed; “Bite Yer Legs” rarely went to ground, unless it was to….er…bite yer legs.

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There’s never a dull moment supporting your favourite team, the beautiful game has been kicking around for years but will always throw up some lunacy! Check these beauties out!

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MANAGING DIRECTOR’S VIEWS

Blow our own Trumpet, everyone at our club deserves praise. Tiverton Town FC is a nice place to watch football, nice club house, fosters was cold and the crisps where in date. Half time I joined John Walker in hospitality (he was our only representative) and I had a nice sandwich and a nice cup of coffee with nice people who clearly had looked forward to us being there. I had a nice chat with a chap who used to support and live in St Neots and he expressed the view to me that the name St Neots Town FC and the recent success and ongoing success we have had had travelled to distant parts of Devon and that they were looking forward to the second leg. Praise indeed. I also had a long chat with the manager of Lewes a few weeks back and he’d said much the same and that he’d also heard Steve Perryman (ex-spurs captain) on the radio giving us a big thumbs up. I have been to a few away games this year and every one I have been to, except Bedford Town, were very complimentary about us and especially complimentary about our supporters. Iain Parr also had a trip this week to watch Dion play for Colchester United and again the feelings towards us were fantastically positive. It’s difficult not to sound like I’m blowing our own trumpet, however in light of where we are as a collective, what we have achieved as a collective and what we can achieve as a collective I guess, on this one off occasion, I’m trumpeting with the best of them. We are as a collective nice people working with and supporting a nice club. Obviously not everyone thinks this and clearly we as a collective (and as individuals) get it wrong sometimes but by and large, at this moment in time St Neots Town FC is in a good place with lots of good things to look forward to.

ST. NEOTS TOWN F.C APPRENTICESHIP

Football Scholarship We are holding Trails for next seasons intake on Thursday 17th April (see website) for more details. We are offering: 2 year Football Scholarship and Football Development Entry level preferred 5 A-C pass rate 1st Year Btec 3 National Extended Diploma/Principles of anatomy and Physiology/physiology of sport/ assessing ricks in sport/fitness training for sport and exercise/ fitness testing for sport and exercise/sport nutrition/psychology for sports performance/analysis of sports performance/technical and tactical skills in sport/the athlete lifestyle. 2nd Year Btec 3 National Extended Diploma/sports coaching/current issues in sports/practical team sport/instructing physical activity and exercise/talent identification and development in sport/sports injuries/work experience in sport/ rules, regulations and officiating in sport/sport as a business. Apprenticeship 2 year Paid apprenticeship program Option 1. Entry level basic pass rate 1st Year Btec/NVQ level 2 Activity and Leadership/prepare for activity sessions/lead activity sessions/

conclude and review activity sessions/support the work of the team and organisation/promote health, safety and welfare in active leisure and recreation/plus optional units. 2nd Year Btec/NVQ Level 3 Employment awareness in activity leisure and Sports Development/ manage your own resources and professional development/ provide leadership in your area of responsibility/ensure the health, safety and welfare and security of customers and staff/contribute to change through implementing and reviewing strategy and policy/ promote equality and diversity in sport and physical activity Option 2. Entry level preferable 5 A-C pass rate 1st Year Btec/NVQ Level 3 Employment awareness in activity leisure and Sports Development/ manage your own resources and professional development/ provide leadership in your area of responsibility/ensure the health, safety and welfare and security of customers and staff/contribute to change through implementing and reviewing strategy and policy/ promote equality and diversity in sport and physical activity. 2nd Year Btec/NVQ Level 3 Diploma TBC Lee

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Wonderful non-league

grounds There are many great new stadiums in Non League football, ours is one of them. But what about those lovely old grounds with those beautiful old stands. We take a look at them up and down the country.

Kings Lynn Town – The Walk

March Town United – GER Sports Ground

(Northern Premier League Division 1 South) Tennyson Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE30 5PB

(Eastern Counties League Division One) Robin Goodfellows Lane, March, Cambridgeshire PE15 8HS

The long trek for a visitor to this remote part of North Norfolk will be rewarded with a truly classic venue. The Walks has been home to the club since its formation in 1879 as Lynn Town. The vast main stand was built in 1956 and replaced an older wooden stand. As well as seating 1,200 people, the stand also houses the clubhouse, dressing rooms and club offices. Opposite the main stand is a long covered terrace, although originally this had additional seating.

The obvious focal point of the GER sports ground is the superb wooden main stand. Originally striped in club colours of yellow and blue, with an intensity of palette straight out of a gaudy modernist painting, nowadays a wash of plain blue suffices.

The seats were disposed with in 1968, but still live on at Hereford United’s Edgar Street ground. The rest of the ground has ample terracing. The club’s heyday was undoubtedly the 1950s and 60s when large crowds thronged to The Walks, including nearly 13,000 for a 1951 FA Cup tie with Exeter. Another run in 1962 culminated in a third round tie at Everton where a 45,366 gate secured a share of gate receipts of £4,341, which cleared all debts and paid up mortgages for houses owned by the club. The old Kings Lynn club collapsed financially in 2009 and reformed as Kings Lynn Town. Even by today’s stringent safety guidelines, The Walks has a capacity of 8,200 and with Kings Lynn having a potential catchment area of 150,000 people, you can’t help but think that the club really should have achieved so much more.

The ground was originally opened in 1925 when it was home to GER United. However, this club did not reappear after the shutdown of football during World War II and March Town, who had lead a nomadic life before the hostilities, took over the venue. The ground was originally called Shepperson’s Field and was owned by the March Grammar School before GER bought the site. Although the pitched roof wooden stand is certainly impressive to look at, the view from within is hampered by the presence of no less than twelve roof supporting struts, a floodlight pylon and the modern two story administration block that obstructs the view of the goal areas for many of the seats. On the opposite side is a covered terrace erected in 1950. There was originally a greyhound track around the pitch but this has long been grassed over and the pitch widened slightly to bring the action nearer to the stands. A truly diverse sporting venue, the ground has played host to a large number of sports over the years including cricket until 1960.

MASCOT FEATURE

Vance Holland Age: 13 Years Old (today!) Favourite St. Neots player and why? Shane Tolley as he scores goals Who do you support? Arsenal (but mum keeps trying to convert me to Forest!) Who do you play for and in which position? Blackstones U13s, Striker.

What do you want to be when you are older? Footballer What’s your favourite food? Chinese What’s your favourite TV programme? Mrs Browns Boys Do you have any pets? 6 Owls!

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Luke Ashwell was the mascot for the recent home game against Bideford. Luke is 8 and plays for St Neots under 8’s and goes to Crosshall Junior School. The Saints got a great result, winning 2-0, watched by a good crowd at the Cozy Stadium. Luke had a great day and got to lead his team out and get some great souvenir photos to remember his experience.

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COMMENTATORS FOOTBALL GAFF

You can always rely on the good old football commentator to come out with a classic during the big match! Here are a few howlers! ALEX McLEISH “I look forward to hearing from the silent majority”

ARSENE WENGER “I haven’t seen it, but it looks generous”

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ALAN BRAZIL “Paolo Di Canio is one picnic short of a hamper”

“Whoever you support, you’ve got that blood in your veins” PHIL NEAL

MARK NOBLE

CLAYTON BLACKMORE

“Not to win is guttering”

“It’s never over until somebody sings”

DANNY KELLY “One win doesn’t make a swallow”

RAY WILKINS

STEVE CLARIDGE

PAUL MERSON

“That’s exactly how you head a ball... you use your head”

“They can push the bat a little bit more than others at that level”

“Reading won’t have the confidence to be confident”

CLARK CARLISLE

ANDY TOWNSEND

JOHN SCALES

“In the end, Rosicky initially did well”

“That’s put a strain on his lefthand knee”

ROY KEANE

TONY CASCARINO

“He’s been like a fresh of breath air”

“He’s a good footballer, as in technical-wise”

STAN COLLYMORE

JASON McATEER

“Alex Ferguson is speaking about Liverpool in an intimate way”

“Jordan Henderson is a player who likes to do his business in the middle of the park”

“It’s an unprecedented precedent”

ANDY GRAY “Darren Fletcher is the type of player who would walk over hot coals to play for his country, and he has done”

PHIL BROWN “If you closed your eyes, you couldn’t tell the difference between the two sides”

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FIXTURES MATRIX

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Adam Ridley SNTTV simply without my notes I would struggle to make any form of highlights beyond the goals. My Dad has also pumped some cash into the project and he has been a real asset to SNTTV and I believe he is looking to invest further Mike! I often get asked about a specific moment after a game and the truth is despite having the best location to watch a game I see most of it through a 8cm by 4.5cm screen which isn’t such a good view.

Match Day! Well that is generally the easiest day of the week, especially at Rowley Park taking to my top-notch gantry. I often arrive early at the ground and meet with my Dad and step Mum who are both stalwarts of the non-league game. With the post match interview never too far away it’s good to have a chance to catch up with Mike, Lee, Gary King and anyone that I can really. I tend to get set up about 20min before kick-off, with all of my kit checked and ready beforehand there really isn’t that much to do. I have Paulo Soares on hand to take charge of the GoalCam which I have to say has been a revelation. When Mike Kearns first told me about his GoalCam idea my initial thought was, “oh not more editing” but I would not be without it now. The addition of a real fans view of a goal is exciting and adds real quality to the final video. During the match I rely on my Dad, Steve, to take notes of any potential highlight and of course the goal times! I can’t over emphasise the importance of note taking, quite

The most important aspect of filming football that I have learned is to go steady with the zoom. I have two sets of audiences to cater for; the management and the fans. I try and balance the urge of zooming in for a close up with the need to capture as much of the pitch as possible, a tricky thing at times! The magical Rene Steer goal really did catch me by surprise though, filming the ball trickling out towards the centre circle the last thing I was expecting was a thunderbolt of a strike. I suppose no one was expecting that though, what a goal! That video has seen global success and truly went viral! The video has been viewed on various websites in probably excess of 600,000 times. I taught myself basic camera craft and spent many hours watching YouTube tutorials on how best to edit videos using Adobe Premier Pro (Industry Standard). A set of highlights (30-50clips) and a post match interview typically take around 4 hours of me sat at the iMac, some can be a little quicker some much longer, depends on the match and how knackered I am. Every match that I record is processed and put on YouTube under a private link for

the management, staff and players to review. A full match takes my computer 20 hours to compress ready for YouTube. When it comes to the post match interviews I have been very fortunate over the years when it comes to managers and coaches that are very natural on camera despite any apprehensions in the beginning. Every single post match interview that I have recorded has been 100% authentic and off the cuff. What you watch at home is a genuine insight into the initial thoughts and emotions of the guys and I feel that is a great thing to be able to deliver. I took on SNTTV (09/07/11) after being a faithful rabble member when the founder, Gemma Phillips had to step down. Gemma set the bar high and I really enjoyed her videos and for that reason didn’t want to see them disappear. So I foolishly put my hand up and said I’ll have a go. Mike has supported SNTTV not only with the purchase of some great equipment he has also been a creative driving force inspiring my creativity. Then Blueprawn came on board and the quality went up again with the introduction of terrific branding and great logo bugs! Having never undertaken any form of filming or editing this has been a labour of love and I have found the whole process very rewarding. I have captured some incredible moments, some of the most breathtaking football and without question some of the very best goals you’ll see. The journey so far has been amazing and I look forward to immortalising many more St Neots Town FC successes.

Everything you need for the next two away fixtures

Calor League Premier Division

Weymouth v St Neots Town

Arlesey Town v St Neots Town

Saturday 12th April 2014 – K.O. 15:00pm

Monday 21st April 2014 – K.O. 15:00pm

Away Ticket Prices: Adults £11, Concessions £8, Kids under 16 £3

Away Ticket Prices: Adults £10, Concessions £6, Under 12 Free

Opponent Website: www.theterras.co.uk

Opponent Website: www.arleseyfc.co.uk The coach will not be running for this fixture Sat Nav Postcode Reference: SG15 6RS

Round Trip (from St Neots): 370 miles

Round Trip (from St Neots): 32 miles

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