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The ultimate form of head to head mountain bike racing returns to Sheffield City Centre on the 18th March to celebrate the Outdoor City Weekender. The devilishly difficult Howard Street Dual course will pitch the best riders against each other and the resulting spectacle will surprise and delight seasoned race fans, families of all ages and unsuspecting passers by. To enhance the drama this year we will be racing in the dark; once the sun goes down the course will be lit up making the elbow to elbow action even more entertaining. Made possible by Sheffield City Council the riders will race

from the top of Hallam Square, across the front from Sheffield Hallam university’s main building and on down to the bottom of Howard street. They must negotiate a series of features sendable by the best and rollable by all. It mixes man-made constructions with street furniture, flat grass corners and custom wooden features. Last year the finish fadeaway and infamous chaos corner claimed many riders winning ways. Racing will begin at 5pm and finals will commence around 7pm with practice and seeding taking place from 3pm. Dual Slalom is a knockout race format, pitching riders

against each other, literally duelling their way down the hill. The winner stays on and the fastest racers progress through to the finals and the glory. The riders must react fast to get off the start line quickest then push each other to the limits of their skill without pushing so hard they end up on the floor, with their dreams in tatters. In true This is Sheffield style, every rider who races will get a prize from our incredibly generous sponsors combined with a big cheer and all the glory. The fastest racers on the day will get to pick from the pile first. There are spaces for 32 lads and 32 lasses. Due to the nature

of the event entry is by invite only and subject to race experience. Applications for a place are welcomed by ﬁlling in details at https://goo. gl/HCFkk7 Dual racing is both spectacular and easy to follow, and will provide as much of a thrill for the spectators as it does the participants themselves.

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MAKING FEBRUARY FUN IN ROTHERHAM February doesn’t have to be a grey and dreary month – not when you’ve got Rotherham Fun Fest to look forward to! The Fun Fest is a programme of fab events for the whole family to enjoy around Rotherham – from crafts to storytelling, outdoor activities and sports to theatre shows, there is

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£1.5M FUNDING BOOST FOR GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL Aspiring grassroots footballers from two underrepresented groups will soon have the opportunity to play in more teams thanks to the Grow the Game programme, a £1.5m investment by The FA. Grow the Game, which is delivered by the Football Foundation and first launched back in 2010, offers grants to grassroots football clubs that wish to create new teams. This year, applications are being encouraged from clubs who want to start: • Women and girls teams • Disability teams Grow the Game grants help to reduce the costs associated with starting new grassroots football teams by making £1,500 available for each that a club creates. Expenditure that the funding can help a club pay for includes: FA coaching courses; FA league affiliation costs; referees’ fees; first aid kits; and even football kit and equipment through a bespoke voucher. The application window for Grow the Game applications is now open and closes on Thursday 29 March. Clubs seeking more information on the programme should contact their local County FA or visit the Football Foundation website. Grow the Game is inclusive of players from different genders, ethnic backgrounds, faiths, ages, sexual orientations and those with disabilities. Applications that originate from, or provide for, underrepresented communities are being encouraged. England Men’s Senior Manager and Football Foundation Ambassador, Gareth Southgate, said: “I am delighted that the Grow the Game programme is back. It means the pool of players in this country continues to widen, unearthing talent from all backgrounds in the process.”

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9/2/1969 - First test flight of the Boeing 747. 10/2/1996 - The IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time. 11/2/1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa after 27 years as a political prisoner. 12/2/1994 - Four men break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edward Munch’s iconic painting The Scream. 13/2/2008 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes a historic apology to the Indigenous Australians and the Stolen Generations. 14/2/1929 - Saint Valentine’s Day massacre: Seven people, six of them gangster rivals of Al Capone’s gang, are murdered in Chicago, Illinois. 15/2/2001 - First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.

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Dancing on Ice fans will be thrilled to learn that X Factor star Jake Quickenden, Bucks Fizz legend Cheryl Baker and rugby ace Max Evans will be getting their skates on for the Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour, which stops off in Shefﬁeld at the FlyDSA on Tuesday 27th-Thursday 29th March. This year’s tour will also feature a special guest judge, TV and West End star Denise Van Outen, who will join the ice panel hot on the heels of her judging duties on Ireland’s Got Talent. Denise, Jake, Cheryl and Max will be joining Dancing on Ice Head Judges and live tour hosts, skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, on the road this spring when the Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour skates up and down the country. Jake Quickenden has wowed both fans and the judges on the ITV show with his impressive skating which has seen him top of the leader board three times since the series began. Jake said: “This show has been such an amazing experience, so being asked to go on the live tour is awesome! I genuinely wasn’t expecting to be top of the leaderboard ever, let alone three times, so being able to go on the road to thank all those people who kept me there is such an honour.” Cheryl Baker hasn’t had such an easy time since taking to the ice, but has entertained viewers with her best efforts and quick witted responses to the judges’ comments. Cheryl said: “I love going on tour with The Fizz, so going on the road and seeing all the Dancing On Ice fans around the country is going to be so much fun! Hopefully my skating skills will have improved by then too!” Max Evans has proved he’s just as fast on the ice as the rugby pitch, impressing the TV Ice Panel with his skating week after week. Max said: “Being

asked to be on the live tour is incredible and totally unexpected, but I am thrilled to continue my skating all over the UK.” Denise Van Outen is no stranger to judging panels as the Loose Women regular is currently judging on Ireland’s Got Talent and previously judged on BBC1’s ‘I’d Do Anything’ and ‘Any Dream Will Do’. A muse for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, everyone’s favourite Roxy Hart in Chicago and a Strictly Come Dancing ﬁnalist, Denise knows her craft and is the perfect addition to the Dancing on Ice Live UK Tour. Denise said: “I’m so excited to be working on the Dancing on Ice Tour and cannot wait to see the skaters wow the audiences in the arenas. It’s going to be spectacular and as a fan of the show, I’m delighted to join the Ice Family!” The Dancing on Ice tour will announce further celebrities and professional skaters from the new TV series in the coming weeks.

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Ecclesfield Community Sports Centre to host the returning BlockCon LEGO show BlockCon, A LEGO Fan Convention, will be returning to Sheffield for the show’s second South Yorkshire outing at Ecclesfield School’s Community Sports Centre this February the 25th, and will feature creations by talented builders from the Sheffield LEGO User Group. Stackable Events, who are the organisers of the hugely popular Yorkshire Brick Show, held in Wakefield will be hosting the second outing of this event in Sheffield, which will be the first of the company’s events in 2017. The show is being hosted in association with Sheffield’s own LEGO User Group, Sheffield LUG. Sheffield LUG commander-in-chief, Kevin Hyatt had this to say about the event - “It's a pleasure to be able to let the people of the Sheffield City Region see great custom LEGO creations by some of the UK's best Master Builders. “There will be plenty to do and see on the day for the whole family including building pits, competitions, activities, displays, mosaic building and much, much more”. Following the success of the Channel 4 TV series, LEGO Masters, the show organisers expect the event to be very popular, with budding builders

from around the region ﬂocking to the convention to marvel at the creations on display, and to get building tips from the Master Builders that auditioned for the show. The convention will be held on the 25th February 2018 at Ecclesﬁeld Community Sports Centre, S35 9WD, from 10am

until 4pm. Entry is by ticket only until 1pm. Tickets for the show are available now at www. blockcon.co.uk, and we advise that you book early to avoid disappointment, as on the door tickets will be very limited on the day.

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More than 50 film-makers have submitted 250 clips for a film supporting a Channel 4 move to Sheffield. The clip, voiced by actress Lois Pearson from Sheffield People’s Theatre and featuring many of the submissions, last week launched the new website www.c4sheffield. com. It features clips from many local film-makers, as well as familiar shots of Sheffield success stories The Full Monty and Jarvis Cocker and music from Sheffield’s Bring Me The Horizon. Richard Caborn, Chair of Sheffield’s Channel 4 Bid said “Bringing Channel 4 to Sheffield is a fantastic opportunity for the city and the whole of the region. “Through establishing a national screen institute in the

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city to develop digital technologies we can provide a platform to do something similar in the creative and digital industries to the work we have done with the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Olympic Legacy Park. “This video is a great showcase of what Sheffield has to offer Channel 4 and the appetite across the city to work together to make this happen.” Councillor Mazher Iqbal, cabinet member for business and investment at SCC, said: “If Channel 4 needed any more proof that we are a city of creative innovators, then this video is it. I was thrilled to see so many people answer the call – and even if we’ve not been able to use every clip – we will be thanking them individually. “The film recognises what a colourful, diverse and creative city we are – and perfect for Channel 4 if they want to move here. We’ve got the infrastructure, digital connectivity and talent to create something very special – as this video demonstrates.” Sheffield is developing a national screen industries institute that puts it at the heart of new and emerging digital technologies, with Channel 4 expected to be a major supporter

if it chooses to move to the city. Shefﬁeld has said that it will support the broadcaster if it wants to move some of its operation to the city, a move which could create hundreds of jobs and boost the economy by millions. The National Screen Institute, backed by the city’s two Universities, could build on the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre and Olympic Legacy Park by bringing the private and public sector together to develop world-leading digital technologies. A decision is expected later in the year. To watch the video go to www.c4shefﬁeld.com

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FIREMAN RUNNING FOR AGE UK An award-winning fire service emergency planning officer is taking on Sheffield’s biggest road race in support of the city’s leading older person’s charity. Russ Paramore, aged 56, from Chapeltown, was a latecomer to running having only taken up the sport two years ago. He’s since caught the jogging bug, competing in more than a dozen competitive road races, he hopes making his Sheffield Half Marathon debut will inspire others to pound the streets for Age UK Sheffield. Russ is based at South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue’s headquarters and last year won a global business continuity award. He said: “There are many occasions when older people in our communities do not receive appropriate support at many levels. The family unit is often not sufficient in the busy world in which we now live. Although the fire service, police and other partners do much to respond to and prevent emergency incidents, it’s clear that often older people can only get by day-to-day with the help of local communities and charities like Age UK Sheffield. I started running in July 2015 at the age of 54 and ran my first half marathon in February 2016, followed by my first full marathon in May 2016. Since then I have completed three marathons, 10 half marathons, numerous 10km and 5km races. I have never run in the Sheffield Half Marathon though, and am looking forward to taking on the challenge in my home city. I have raised more than £4,000 for children’s cancer charities through my running exploits, but wanted to ensure that I am doing

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own your own holiday home at

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Clean, Comfy, brick chalets Double Glazing, close to Beach Amusements and amenities

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TELEPHONE: 01754 872722 New Trend Holiday Park, Ancaster Avenue, Chapel St. Leonards, Skegness PE24 5SS

SKEGNESS

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CHAPEL ST. LEONARDS Golden Palm Site

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NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR SUMMER

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UP TO £470

(Min 2 Nights)

Per Week Peak Season £50 DEPOSIT SECURES - NOW BOOKING ALL 2017

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£2000 Deposit • £187 Per Month STATIC /TOURING PART EXCHANGE WELCOME

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07900 083 558 - 07774 586493

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Valued at 3 Bedroom £135,000 / 1 Bedroom £70,000

For more information call 07837 995 729 / 07555 530 328

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ideal live / let Off-road parking for several vehicles Exchange considered

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Two minutes from beaches/coastal paths

TELEPHONE 01754 766609

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YORKSHIRE’S HIDDEN GEM

SPECIAL OFFER ONLY £9995 with Site Fees Paid to March 2019

Sited on a roadside pitch with good views. 2 bedrooms, Excellent condition. We also have other caravans for sale from only £6995 for further info 01964 612233 orwww.willowsholidaypark.co.uk

A Lincolnshire holiday park offering holiday cottages, touring, camping and caravan holidays near Skegness. Relax, unwind and escape to the country with a stay at our Lincolnshire holiday park. Set in 14 acres of countryside, we offer a range of accommodation options, including static caravans, holiday cottages, touring and camping pitches - so there’s something for all tastes and budgets.

Discover the beautiful Lincolnshire coast at Ingoldale Park, close to the popular resort of Skegness. Our holiday park is home to a wide selection of self-catering accommodation, including holiday apartments, houses, bungalows, cottages and caravans. Some of our accommodation is adapted for disabled access and is ideal for guests with restricted mobility. All offering outstanding value for money!

CALL US ON 01754 810833

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Sycamore Farm Park, Chalk Lane, Burgh Le Marsh, Skegness PE24 5HN

Ingoldale Park, Roman Bank, Ingoldmells, Skegness PE251LL

Book online at www.countryandcoastalholidays.co.uk

2014 SWIFT LOIRE CARAVAN Double glazed central heated Sited on the 5* Thorpe park holiday centre Brand new Swimming pool for 2018 Price includes site fees until 2019

ONLY £28,500

2018 SITE FEES INCLUDED

RATES AND WATER PAID

Call Billy on 07794403385 to arrange a viewing

ALL SET UP AND READY FOR 1ST MARCH ’18 PLEASE CALL MR SCOTT ON 07875283726 Thornwick Bay Holiday Village

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CARAVAN FOR SALE IN FLAMBOROUGH

LUXURY 6 BERTH HOLIDAY HOME FOR SALE Sited on a Seaside Park on the East Coast of Yorkshire with Excellent Facilities 12 Month Season • Beach Access

NOW JUST £9995 including 2018 Site Fees

CALL FOR MORE DETAILS 01964 257001 or 07473 871766

THORPE PARK CLEETHORPES

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Call 07723389608 to secure your booking, small deposit bond required.

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Book your next holiday with us in peaceful, rural Norfolk!!!

Stepshort, Belton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR31 9JS Website: rosefarmtouringpark.com Email: office@rosefarmtouringpark.com Call David or Marie on 01493 738292

• Free ice-pack freezer available all hours • Chemical toilet disposal points • Mains electric hook-up points • Fresh water outlets • Well behaved dogs welcome • Large car park with keycode operated barrier • Heated facilities for year round comfort • Dog walk • Seasonal pitches • Caravan storage available

Our park is located in the small village of Belton near to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is a quiet friendly park surrounded by open countryside providing beautiful views and a perfect place to totally relax. Rose Farm Park caters for all holiday makers and we aim to make your stay a happy and memorable experience. We cater for campers and touring caravans plus motorhomes. Our pitches are generous and we provide hook-up services. We have ample toilet and shower facilities spread across the park which are maintained regularly. There are also washing/laundry facilities on-site. For local information and to find out more about things to do, you can visit our site office where you can ask us for recommendations or browse the many brochures and leaflets on display. We cater for children of all ages. Our safe, enclosed children’s outdoor play area is well equipped and we also have an indoor games room where we have a pool table and arcade games.

SEASONAL AND ANNUAL TOURING PITCHES AVAILABLE NOW CALL DAVID OR MARIE FOR DETAILS ON 01493 738292 UK BREAKS

Holiday Homes with the Largest Beach frontage in Lincolnshire We have 5 beautiful caravan holiday parks which offer a wide variety of attractions; all set on the beautiful east coast of Lincolnshire just a short distance away from the rolling Lincolnshire Wolds and Tennyson country. Sutton Springs with its quarter mile of beach frontage along the promenade and easy walking access to Sutton on Sea and Mablethorpe Trusthorpe Springs – a heated swimming pool, where the Park is set around the grounds of the 19th century Trusthorpe Hall. Tourers are always welcome and we have a range of superb quality letting vans available for hire. Lakeside Springs – our 7 acre well stocked fishing lake and quiet location. A selection of letting vans are available and tourers are always welcome, we can even store your touring caravan for you to save you fuel. Anderby Springs A quite location that’s just a stroll from the wide beach with the bright lights of Skegness just a short journey away Cherry Tree Springs our newest and exclusively adult only tranquil park catering for touring caravans, motorhomes and trailer tents situated on the edge of Sutton on Sea”

3 of our Holiday Parks have licensed Pubs serving delicious food with great seasonal entertainment and a fantastic atmosphere to relax with friends; new and old. Why not invest in that Holiday Home you’ve always wanted. We offer an extended season in 2 of our Parks and sell superb quality new and previously owned holiday homes with prices to suit all budgets.

Web: www.springsholidayestates.co.uk Email: info@springsholidayestates.co.uk

Main Office, Sutton Springs, Sutton Rd, Mablethorpe, Lincs, LN12 2PZ

Tel: 01507 441333

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February started with a bang in the County Senior League, with Saturday playing host to the League Cup Quarter-Finals, plus a healthy dose of league action. League Cup Quarter-Finals Sheffield Bankers Reserves of Division Two were the lowest ranked team in the Quarter-Finals on Saturday, as they travelled to Norton Playing Fields to take on Sheffield Medics of Division One. There was very nearly a shock on the cards, as the game was all square at 1-1 after 90 minutes, but the Medics managed to grab a Semi-Final spot with a 2-1 win after extra-time. Twice League Cup Winners Swinton Athletic also booked their place in the Semi-Finals, with a 3-1 win over AFC Dronfield at Gosforth Fields. Grimethorpe Sports were commanding 8-1 winners over Stocksbridge Park Steels Development at the Look Local Stadium. Grimethorpe will be hoping to erase the memories of their final loss to Jubilee Sports just two years ago. Premier Division Handsworth Parramore Reserves ended a run of three consecutive defeats, with a vital 5-0 home win over Millmoor Juniors. The win moves Handsworth up to 11th position, whilst Millmoor Juniors remain bottom. Fourth placed Jubilee Sports drew their third successive game, as they were held to a 3-3 draw by South Kirkby Colliery at Chaucer School.

Division One There was just one game in Division One, and it was another win for league leaders Dodoworth Miners Welfare. This time Dodworth were 4-1 winners away against Silkstone United. Dodworth have won all 14 of their league games this season and have an incredible 21 points lead atop the division. Division Two Burngreave FC maintained their eight point lead at the top of Division Two, with a 4-0 away win against Maltby Main Reserves. Warsame Hussein, Mahad Wasame, Jon Iufudu and Kassim Muhsin were all on target for the in-form Burngreave. A brace from John Mellor inspired second placed Boynton Sports to a hard-fought 4-3 win over mid-table Working Wonders at the Dorothy Hyman Stadium. New Bohemians sit just two points back in third place, after they beat Thurcroft Miners Institute 4-1 at Forge Valley School. The most entertaining game of the day, especially goal-wise, came at Muglet Lane, Manor Hotel and Worsbrough Bridge Athletic Development played out an 11 goal thriller. Goals from Dean Conway (3), Branden Hopkins (2), Ryan Smith and Rickey Tate settled the game 7-4 in Manor Hotel’s favour. A special mention must also go to Billy Smith who also scored an hat-trick in that game for Worsbrough. Caribbean Sports Reserves recorded their third consecutive victory with a big 11-1 home win over AFC Dronﬁeld Reserves. Dylan Fletcher, Chris Lewis, Adam Rafter (2), Jahvan Sherratt, Callum Sugden and Josh Sugden (2) were all on the score-sheet for Caribbean.

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I’ve had another difficult week, with hours on the bank in short supply after a family bereavement, and the requirement to help sort subsequent arrangements. Despite the unfortunate circumstances, once the initial shock had worn off, and family life had returned to some normality, I did manage to get a few hours on the bank… I wanted to go and try another ‘new’ water, a small venue known as Pit Pool on the Fenton and District Angling Society club card, where I’d heard of some reasonable pike being seen. A friend had asked me for some advice, stating that he was a relative newcomer to deadbait fishing, and after an exchange of messages, he was pleased to land a fine fish of 16lb 4oz; his first ever fish on deadbaits! Needless to say, I was delighted for him, and was looking forward to exploring the pool in search of similar pike myself. It was wet and windy when I arrived, so the first thing up was the umbrella, firmly anchored and pegged down, just to provide a little respite from the bitterly cold breeze which gusted across the pool. Everything else was hurriedly set out beneath the shelter, then my rods were quickly pieced together, and a simple trace attached to each. I fish very simple tactics when legering deadbaits, firmly believing that less is more, and a wide bore run ring, to which a lead is clipped, butting up against a bead protecting the trace swivel, is all that goes on. On the trebles, a fresh deadbait, often with a bit of colour or oil added, is nicked onto semi-barbed hooks, and it’s good to go; simple, but effective if the fish are there and feeding. It’s a basic set up, but it casts well, and offers hardly any resistance to a hungry pike. The only stipulation I have is to use a heavy lead to ensure it stays in place when the pike picks up the bait and isn’t dragged across the lake bed causing the predator to spit out the bait. On one rod, a plump roach, on the other, a small joey mackerel with the stomach cavity pumped full of herring oil, and both were gently lobbed out. The roach to the shadow of a floating island, the mackerel towards marginal reeds. Both were clipped into RAD Angling pike indicators, and then I huddled under the brolly as the rain started to slant across the water and the air temperature plummeted. As I’ve mentioned before I like to work the swim, moving the baits every hour

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until I contact fish, but this time I didn’t have to. Within thirty minutes, the alarm guarding the roach hookbait gave a shrill squeal, and I watched the indicator climb towards the reel before falling gently away and allowing line to spill forward. I was on the rod quickly, clamping the spool, and sweeping the carbon aloft, to be met with solid resistance as the pike on the other end felt the trebles strike home! The fish that had been caught earlier by my friend had come from the peg in which I now sat, and as a dull thudding scrap ensued, I hoped it was of similar size. A couple of plodding runs were easily absorbed by my trusted (but old) Sonik SK3 xtr rod, which has a meaty three pound test curve yet forgiving tip, and the fish was steadily moved closer to my waiting net. As is often the case, when the pike spotted the mesh, it flipped off on another gill busting run, but once turned, it was beaten, and slid gracefully across the surface until enveloped and lifted onto the mat. It was a very pale pike, in keeping with the murky water from which it came, but in excellent condition, aside from a notch missing from one of the gill plates; an old wound, safely healed. Only one treble had found purchase, and it was quickly removed with a deft twist of the forceps, and safely put to the side. The pike lay glistening on the mat, and was settled enough to weigh, and quickly photograph, before it was lifted back into the margins and left to rest in my flotation sling. I use a flotation sling as it fully supports the lengthy fish as it is lifted without folding or breaking fins, and I can slide it into the water to let the predator regain its composure as it slips away. Pike are delicate fish despite a fearsome reputation and deserve to be handled with utmost care, yet it still disappoints me that some anglers are woefully ill prepared… I have no idea why, there is ample information available to ensure that any angler is properly equipped! As the weather continued to get worse, the baits were moved on the hour to new positions as I strived to tempt another fish. After six hours though, I was cold, and had had enough. A single fish was a good reward in testing conditions, and as I packed up, I messaged my friend with a picture to tell him I’d caught. “Hmm… did it have a nick on the gill plate?” I replied that it did. Unbelievably, it was the same fish he had caught less than forty eight hours earlier! It’s not the first time I’ve heard of quick recaptures for pike, indeed, I had the same fish twice in three days at another venue, but it is testament to the fact that if treated correctly, with due diligence, then pike are happy to begin feeding again soon after capture… and that, to me, is the best result of all… I’ll be back again soon, but next time I’ll try a different peg, and hopefully catch that ‘monster’ which is rumoured to reside within The Pit; wish me luck…

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couple of corners and free-kicks, my goalkeeper comes and punches one on the edge of the box and all the back four really appreciate that.” The Millers had to re-jig the midfield after Richie Towell was deemed unfit following a knee problem, opening the door for new signing Matt Palmer to make his first Rotherham appearance. Warne hailed the impact of his new arrival, stating the competition for places is as good as it has been all season. “It just felt a good place to be today,” he added. “The fans are really starting to believe in the lads and there’s the same faces turning up every week to get in the team. Richie Towell, unfortunately, wasn’t able to play today and he’s been a big part of it. Matty Palmer steps in for him and Richie will be desperate for his place back. He injured his knee on Tuesday, had treatment Tuesday and Wednesday then trained really well Thursday. On Friday he pulled out and he’s been for a scan. We got the results back and it’s really good, he’ll probably only be out for about a week. With any luck he’ll be able to train in the latter part of next week. “There’s a lot of positives to take. Another win, another clean-sheet and I think the results went kindly for us. We’ll just keep rocking on.”

Darren Ferguson was happy to see his side grind out a point as they drew 2-2 on the road at Portsmouth. Rovers took the lead twice at Fratton Park, with James Coppinger’s effort being pegged back by Anton Walkes, before John Marquis’ header was cancelled out by Brett Pitman, but Ferguson was pleased with the way his side earned their point. “It was a strange sort of game, but any time you come here it’s always going to be tough, there’s no two ways about it, and if you can leave here without being beat then it’s always a good result,” he said. “We were outstanding early on, Copps got an early goal and we were dominant, but when they got their goal we couldn’t get a foothold in the game, in the second half we were resilient and defended them a lot better.” Rovers went back ahead through John Marquis, but the Rovers boss felt a draw was a fair result as

his players could not recreate the fluency of their dominating opening spell. “John got us back in the lead, but we couldn’t find a way to play like we did in the opening 20 minutes, we couldn’t get control though and the last period of the game where they’re down to nine men meant it would be difficult,” he added. “Any game in Portsmouth you have to dig in, they penned us in a lot and we conceded a lot of corners, but for Tom Anderson and Andy Boyle to come straight into the side, they did very well, and they’ve settled in quite comfortably.” Tickets for Rovers’ home game with Charlton Athletic on Saturday February 10 are still available. They can be purchased via the Club Doncaster Ticket Office, either by visiting in-store, calling on 01302 762576, or online at tickets.clubdoncaster.co.uk.

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thrown straight into the starting line-up at Fratton Park. Boyle said: “I’ve trained with the lads since Tuesday, it’s a great bunch and I’m looking forward to playing more games now. Me and Tom formed a decent partnership, and the more games we play together the more comfortable we will be. “This was a difﬁcult place to come and we’re happy to have got a point out of the game, it’s a decent result and we were frustrated not to win it at the end, but I felt that we dealt with them comfortably at times. “I like to defend, but I also like to think that I can play out from the back and I’m quite calm and composed on the ball too, and I’m looking forward to showing everyone what I can do in the coming weeks.”

MILLERS defender Semi Ajayi has labelled his side’s recent clean sheets, as his “pride and joy”, after making it a trio of wins and shutouts in their hosting of AFC Wimbledon. Following some early season defensive deﬁciencies, Paul Warne’s side have recently become a tougher nut to crack - with a rejuvenated Ajayi a key component of the Millers’ new-found resolve in the defensive areas of the pitch. Ajayi admitted that he takes particular satisfaction in keeping the opposition at bay while praising his side’s ‘thou shall not pass’ mentality in recent weeks. “As a defender, clean sheets are my pride and joy,” Ajayi enthused. “Every time we pick up a clean sheet, it’s not just for the defence, it’s for the whole team. We are defending really well as a unit at the moment.” Warne has been operating with a mixture of

youth and experience at the heart of the Millers rearguard – with Ajayi partnering club skipper Richard Wood, who has been rewarded for his ﬁne individual form with a contract extension until the summer of 2019. The presence of Wood has arguably brought the best out of Ajayi, who has found a new lease of life with the duo becoming ﬁne exponents in shackling opposition strikers while proving a threat at the other end of the pitch, as Ajayi’s vital strikes against Plymouth Argyle and Walsall would testify. With Wood committing his future to the Millers despite reported interest from elsewhere, Ajayi was quick to hail the impact of his centre-half partner in the club’s recent revival of sorts. “I think we kind of complement each other,” Ajayi revealed. “I played with him a lot last season and we’ve just carried the partnership we had last season into this one. “Once the second goal went in (against Bradford), I thought we were solid enough at the back to see the win out and we managed to do that, so it’s really pleasing. “At the moment we have great momentum being 10 games unbeaten - with seven wins out of those nine games, so everything is going really well.”

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Preston North End and Burnley respectively, as well as a debut for Alex Kiwomya after a long spell out with illness and a return to the side for Luke McCullough after a long-term knee injury. “It’s fantastic to see Alex and Luke come on because they’ve been out for so long, Luke is a very good player, and for Alex, what you see is what you get, and he has so much pace and looked very good and they are like two new signings as I’ve said before,” said Ferguson. “My two new centre halves did well, I had no choice but to throw them in for their debuts. They headed everything away and dealt with them, I’m getting the absolute maximum from everybody in that squad.”

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UNITED SOUNDLY BEATEN BY LEAGUE LEADERS On a wet a miserable night in the midlands, the Blades were soundly beaten by the league leaders. To compound the defeat at Wolves, goalkeeper Simon Moore was sent off following a challenge outside his penalty area. Holmes started for the ﬁrst time in the televised ﬁxture, replacing Leonard, who dropped to the bench. Clarke, Stearman and Evans - all ex Wolves -

started, as did former Lane loanee Coady for the home side. Wolves started the brighter and had already gone close with a Costa volley ahead of taking the lead after five minutes. Cavaleiro was involved in the build-up but the 20-yard curler from NEVES was unstoppable, finding the top corner. In a frantic start, all the Blades could muster was Evans firing over on his return to Wolves.

Another Costa effort was deﬂected wide but the home side had a second goal on the half hour. Intricate passing in and around the box resulted in JOTA playing a one-two before slotting past Moore. Cavaleiro went close to a third but he mis-hit his effort ahead of United changing formation, Basham moving into midﬁeld. Before the break, the visitors had a spell of pressure but the

only chance of note was Wilson forcing a save out of Ruddy. The ﬁrst opportunity of the second half saw the home side’s Douglas curl a freekick into the Blades wall and Holmes, off balance, sliced wide for United following an Evans cross. Bonatini shot wide after a neat turn and boss Wilder searched for fresh impetus when he introduced Leonard and Donaldson. However, moments later, the game was

U23S LOSE OUT IN DERBY CLASH Ched Evans played 90 minutes, but United’s U23s were defeated by Wednesday at Bramall Lane on Monday evening. A crowd of 862 watched on as goals from Jack Stobbs and Preslav Borukov saw the Owls to victory, although another positive for the Blades was David Brooks returning to action following glandular fever. The game’s ﬁrst goal came on 15 minutes as Wednesday won the ball in United’s half and STOBBS was sent through to ﬁre past Warhurst. A few minutes later United got on the

offensive as Carruthers sent Norrington-Davies down the line and the wing-back’s cross grazed the crossbar. United almost drew level on the half hour mark as Carruthers put in an inviting ball to the back post which was met by Smith, but his header went just wide. Before the break, Evans following over at the back post from Norrington-Davies’s leftwing centre. Shortly after the interval United had their best opportunity of the night as Mallon’s strike across goal was parried by Wallis in to the path of Hallam who blasted over from close range.

A quiet period in the game had a dose of energy put into it after the hour as Smith picked up the ball in the box, turned his defender and forced a good save out of Wallis as United pressed for an equaliser. However just moments later the Owls doubled their advantage as Stobbs curled a cross

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unstoppable and the Blades boss remarked: “We were beaten by the better side no doubt about it, the quality of the ﬁrst goal set a marker for the evening. “We’ve got no complaints at all, they’re a quality team who have done that to others, not just us. “We stuck in there, but they had to much for us and I take my hat off to them and what they’ve got.“They’ve got some excellent players, they’ve recruited like they have and know

exactly where they’re going.” Despite the defeat though, Wilder remained bullish, adding: “People thought this would happen to us every three or four games, it’s taken until 3rd February for us to be beaten in that manner, so my players deserve some credit really. “Our heads didn’t drop because if we had, it would have been five or six. But when you are playing against that quality it is always going to be difficult, very difficult.”

Chris Wilder acknowledged his side had been beaten by a team destined for the Premier League, following Saturday’s loss against Wolves at Molineux. The hosts were simply

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into to the back post and BORUKOV met it and headed home past Warhurst. In the closing stages Wednesday came close to adding a third when a cross ﬁeld ball found Borukov in plenty of space but he couldn’t add to his tally as he dragged just wide.

taken away from the Blades. From a through ball, Moore raced out of his goal to try and clear but he connected with Jota. With the Wolves striker on the deck, United’s goalkeeper was shown a straight red card. Young goalkeeper Eastwood was introduced for his Blades league debut, Wilson making way, but from the resulting free-kick CAVALEIRO’s effort

found the bottom corner, with the aid of a deﬂection off the wall. With the game effectively over as a contest, Wolves continued to attack. Afobe was off target with a header and Eastwood’s presence was enough to put off Bonatini. There was little for United fans to get excited about late on and after the ﬁnal whistle boss Wilder admitted his side was well-beaten.

NINETY MINUTES FOR CHED EVANS One positive factor from United’s Under 23s Steel City derby defeat on Monday evening was Ched Evans getting a full game under his belt Ched Evans hopes to be in contention for Saturday’s clash with Leeds United, having completed his first 90 minutes since ankle surgery. Speaking after Monday’s U23s fixture against Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane, Evans admitted the boxes had been ticked in terms of his rehabilitation. He remarked: “I was a bit tired, but it was about getting the 90 minutes in really and coming

through the game with no issues. “It’s minutes in the tank and hopefully that’s enough to be considered for the ﬁrst-team now, I might just have to bide my time.” Evans added: “It’s different playing in the U23s because their learning and developing their games, but it was a tough and we didn’t create a lot of chances. “The rehabilitation has gone to plan, apart from an infection postsurgery. Other than that the physios have done a great job with me and I’ve not been rushed back because of strength we have in the striking department.”

WOLVES OUTCLASS BLADES layed out in the transfer market by The feeling reported £16 million. those clubs. United’s following Saturday The difference in January window night’s 3-0 defeat spending power is spend was reported at Wolverhampton enormous and is the to be under the two Wanderers was an main reason why million mark, which unfamiliar one to Wolves sit 12 points could have just Blades fans. clear of third place. about covered Benik United were United are currently Afobe’s loan fee outclassed in every five points adrift of upon joining the table position and deserved the play-offs and will toppers. Finishing to be on the receiving need an extraordinary mid-table would be end of a three-goal run to pip their rivals no disgrace, in the blitz. However, the to the final spots in post-season debrief need to despair is the top six. If you to come it is unlikely minimal, due to take a glance at many will bemoan the project that has the Championship the fact we were developed at Wolves table, and see that in the last 12 months. clubs such as Bristol unable to finish in the top six. Regardless, City, Fulham, Ruben Neves, who 16 games remain Middlesbrough and scored a wonderful to be played, and Leeds surround the goal in the fifth Blades, it’s clear that the Blades are still minute to set the achieving the top six in with a chance of tone for the next 85, achieving something is unlikely given the joined from Porto special. amount of money in the summer for a

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WHAT COULD GO WRONG DID GO WRONG Jos Luhukay rued an afternoon to forget as the Owls went down 3-1 to Birmingham at Hillsborough. Luhukay saw his side reduced to nine men, which made an already tough task almost impossible. Marco Matias saw red in the ﬁrst half and Daniel Pudil followed suit after the break. Luhukay said: “What could go wrong for us

did go wrong today. “We lost an early goal to a mistake, a lack of communication, and then another goal to another mistake. “But these things will happen in football, players make mistakes and it is unfortunate that we made two early in the game. “Then we had Marco sent off and from where I was standing it looked a harsh decision but we must

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then the yellow card and red is the right decision.” He added: “We now have a week on the training ground before we play Barnsley next Saturday. “Of course, we must be better and cut out the mistakes we made today because they are uncharacteristic. “We are stronger than this normally and we must get back to this again.”

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£142.00 £147.00

Isle of Wight

5 Days

26th - 30th March

£215.00

Easter in Cotswolds

4 Days

30th March - 2nd April

£299.00

Dutch Bulbfields

4 Days

5th - 9th April

£369.00

Blackpool 1940s’ Experience

2 Days

8th - 9th April

£119.00

Paignton (South Devon)

5 Days

9th - 13th April

£299.00

London Theatre 2 for 1 Special

2 Days

11th - 12th April

£175.00

Eastbourne

5 Days

23rd - 27th April

£299.00

Mill Rythe Holiday Village

5 Days

23rd - 27th April

£239.00

• Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum • 1 Night B&B Accommodation • Lift to all ﬂoors per person • All Rooms En-Suite • Guided Tour of Royal Albert Hall • Afternoon Tea • Free time in London

Emmerdale Studio Experience & Leeds

2 Days

29th - 30th April

£119.00

Tenby

5 Days

29th April - 5 May

£349.00

Tastes & Tales of Canterbury

4 Days

4th - 7th May

£359.00

Weymouth

6 Days

4th - 9th May

£445.00

CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2018

Ireland (County Kerry)

7 Days

6th - 12th May

£599.00

Liverpool Beatles Theme Break

3 Days

13th - 15th May

£239.00

Warners Corton Coastal Village

5 Days

14th - 18th May

£299.00

London Sunday Lunch Jazz Cruise

2 Days

20th - 21st May

£155.00

Ilfracombe

5 Days

21st - 25th May

£289.00

Tall Ships in Liverpool

4 Days

25th - 28th May

£309.00

25th - 27th May • 3 Days

£139

£254

• Holiday Inn Hotel London Heathrow • 2 Nights Half Board Accommodation per person • All Rooms En-suite • Lift to all Floors • Full Day in Chelsea Flower Show • Free time in Windsor & Oxford

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