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BEDFONT & FELTHAM v FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division One Saturday 20th October 2018 Online version of printed programme AC LONDON WHYTELEAFE FC, CHURCH ROAD, CR3 0AR
ASH UNITED SHAWFIELD STADIUM, YOUNGS DRIVE, GU12 6RE
BAGSHOT FLEET TOWN FC, CALTHORPE PARK, GU51 5FA
BEDFONT & FELTHAM / BRITISH AIRWAYS (GROUND SHARE) THE ORCHARD, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9QT
CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED CHALKY LANE, KT9 2NF
COVE OAK FARM FIELDS, SQUIRREL LANE, GU14 8PF
DORKING WANDERERS RESERVES MEADOWBANK STADIUM, MILL LANE, RH4 1DX
EPSOM & EWELL CHIPSTEAD FC, HIGH ROAD, CR5 3SF
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o THE MEMORIAL GROUND, MEAD LANE, GU9 7DY i r s i i v i FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA D D
BEDFONT SPORTS FC, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9JR
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l FLEET SPURS FC, KENNELS LANE, GU14 0ST
C FRIMLEY GREEN FRIMLEY GREEN RECREATION GROUND, GU16 6JY
GODALMING TOWN WEY COURT, MEADROW, GU7 3JE
KENSINGTON BOROUGH LEATHERHEAD FC, FETCHAM GROVE, KT22 9AS
SANDHURST TOWN BOTTOM MEADOW, YORKTOWN ROAD, GU47 9BJ
SHEERWATER WOKING FC, KINGFIELD, GU22 9AA
TOOTING BEC RAYNES PARK VALE FC, GRAND DRIVE, SW20 9DZ Bedfont & Feltham Football Bedfont & Feltham v FC Deportivo Galicia and Social Club Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League, Division One Founded 2012 Saturday 20th October 2018 – Kick-Off: 3.00pm An unincorporated members’ Club Volume 6, Issue 10
The Orchard, Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex TW14 9QT Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The Orchard. Tel: 020 8890 7264 [email protected] This afternoon, we welcome the players, officials and www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk supporters of our neighbours FC Deportivo Galicia. We Twitter: @BedfontFeltham Facebook: /BedfontFeltham trust that you all enjoy the match and have a safe journey home afterwards. Affiliated: Middlesex FA Members: Combined Counties Football League, Division One Last Saturday, we hosted Kent side Erith Town in the Club Colours: Yellow & Blue First Round Proper of the Buildbase FA Vase. An early Change Colours: Red & White goal from Ashley Hitchinson kept us in the lead at half
2018-19 Programme Cover Design: time. Unfortunately, the second half didn’t go so well Rob Healy. and we ended-up losing 1-2. Erith now go on to play Photo: Anders Johansen Kensington Borough in the Second Round Proper. Management Committee: President: Alan Hale Vice President: John Cronk Today’s visitors – FC Deportivo Galicia share the facilities of our neighbouring club Bedfont Sports. They Chairman: Brian Barry – [email protected] joined the Combined Counties League at the beginning
Vice Chairman: Alan Hale of last season having been promoted from the Middlesex County League. Their first season saw them Treasurer: Rob Healy finish 12th. At the moment they are slightly lower, at 17th General Secretary: Derrick Smith place having won 1 out of 10 matches, and drawing 2. Director of Football: Scott Savoy – [email protected]
Membership Secretary: Jane Rescorla We are on the road on Tuesday evening when we visit Eversley & California in the Esoteric Recordings Media Manager / Photographer: Joanna Ginger – [email protected] Division One Cup. Our scheduled fixture at AC London
Media Manager / Programmes: Rob has been postponed due to their landlords Whyteleafe Healy – [email protected] having a match rearranged so we are without a match
th Match Day Coordinator: Andy Smith on Saturday 27 .
Team Management: First Team: Our fixture list can be found further inside today’s Manager: Adam Bessent programme and on our website. Assistant Manager: Jake Bessent Assistant Manager: John Nunn Physiotherapist: Andy Nolan We’d like to thank Richard Seuke for sponsoring the match ball for this afternoon. Youth Teams: Under 7s: TBA Under 8s: Kris Creany Enjoy the match and see you again Under 9s: Craig Wright soon. Under 10s: Andy Mainka Rob – editor. Welfare Officer: Jodie Nelson Sunday Team: Manager: Ricky O’Leary
From Bedfont & Feltham FC Manager Adam Bessent:
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The Orchard. I hope our match officials and all associated with Deportivo enjoy their short stay with us.
By the standards we've set on the pitch so far this season, last week was a poor one for us. Despite rotation of the squad at Hillingdon and eventually drawing level on 90 mins it was probably our poorest show of the season. We backed this up with a decent first half in the Vase last Saturday, our work rate was good and we deservedly led at the break. As for the second half, we didn't really get out of the changing room. Disappointing to say the least because our Step 5 opponents were very much there for the taking. One positive note was to see our biggest home attendance of the season on Non-League Day. Amongst them plenty of young children, including our mascots, and their families which was great to see. I can only apologise for some of the fruitful language coming from the opponent’s dugout, that isn't a regular occurrence here at The Orchard.
We turn our attention back to the league today and our opponents who always look to play football the right way. It will be a stern test for us no doubt, but we are very much looking to bounce back after a disappointing week last week.
I hope you enjoy the game and thank you for your support.
Adam.
Division One Fixtures:
Saturday 20th October Division 1 Ash United v AC London Bagshot v Kensington Borough Bedfont & Feltham v FC Deportivo Galicia Chessington & Hook Utd v Sheerwater Cove v Tooting Bec Farnham Town v Epsom & Ewell Fleet Spurs v Frimley Green Godalming Town v British Airways Sandhurst Town v Eversley & California
Tuesday 23rd October Esoteric Division One Challenge Cup 2nd Round Eversley & California v Bedfont & Feltham
Division 1 Dorking Wanderers Res v Sheerwater
Saturday 27th October Division 1 British Airways v Dorking Wanderers Res Chessington & Hook Utd v Epsom & Ewell Cove v Godalming Town Eversley & California v Sheerwater Farnham Town v AC London Frimley Green v Bagshot Kensington Borough v Fleet Spurs Sandhurst Town v FC Deportivo Galicia Tooting Bec v Ash United
Tuesday 30th October Esoteric Division One Challenge Cup 2nd Round Fleet Spurs v Cove
Division One League Table
As at Thursday 18th October
POS TEAM PLD W D L GF GA GD PTS 1 Farnham Town 12 8 3 1 28 10 18 27 2 Dorking Wanderers Res 12 7 4 1 32 19 13 25 3 Bedfont & Feltham 10 7 3 0 40 9 31 24 4 Sheerwater 11 7 3 1 28 15 13 24 5 AC London 12 7 2 3 32 22 10 23 6 Frimley Green 11 6 5 0 21 12 9 23 7 Epsom & Ewell 11 7 0 4 31 18 13 21 8 Ash United 11 5 4 2 32 23 9 19 9 British Airways 13 5 2 6 26 31 -5 17 10 Tooting Bec 11 5 1 5 23 20 3 16 11 Chessington & Hook United 12 5 1 6 22 24 -2 16 12 Sandhurst Town 10 4 3 3 16 21 -5 15 13 Godalming Town 10 3 1 6 14 22 -8 10 14 Kensington Borough 11 3 1 7 19 29 -10 10 15 Eversley & California 9 3 0 6 15 20 -5 9 16 Bagshot 12 2 1 9 10 47 -37 7 17 FC Deportivo Galicia 10 1 2 7 12 21 -9 5 18 Fleet Spurs 10 1 0 9 14 31 -17 3 19 Cove 10 0 0 10 13 34 -21 0
LEADING GOAL SCORERS - DIVISION ONE Michael Capon Bedfont & Feltham 17 Maxwell Lyamu Dorking Wanderers Res 11 Daniel Turner Farnham Town 9
Meet The Players: Club Vice-Captain – Ross Nunn
Age: 24 (Yes, really!)
Fun fact: Rambo trains legs in the gym 8 times a week. He recently demanded new weight limits to be installed on the squat rack.
We get to know a little bit more about the Yellow’s VC...
What is your best football memory? Middlesebrough away in the Championship play-offs Even though we lost it was a proud Quickfire round: moment to be a Brentford fan. Nike or Adidas ? Best team you’ve ever been a part of other Adidas on the terraces and on the pitch. Nike than this current Bedfont squad in the gym. (obviously)? The Walton & Hersham side where I met Adam was pretty tasty. Should Yellow or Red kit? Yellow. have achieved more. Blonde or Brunette? Not adverse to either. Which Bedfont player is first on the scene when things get tasty? Cameron Daniel- League or Cup? League is more important. Murphy is always first on the scene if he isn’t causing the trouble himself. Xbox or PlayStation? Xbox.
Who is the Gaffer’s Golden Boy? Has to be Tuesday nights or Saturday Afternoons? Billy Nutbeam. I think he is all of the Under the lights. Always. managements’ favourite. Boobs or bum? Bum. I feel that boob can be Slowest in the squad? Jamie Pearce has very deceiving. lost a few yards of pace over the years…
Biggest moaner in the team? Noah Kibreab is always in the referee’s ear or complaining about the changing room music.
If you could pick one Bedfont player for your 5aside team who would it be and why? David Windmill. Unbelievable shot stopper. Not much gets past him.
Which player is the most likely to demand a transfer? Michael Capon definitely thinks he is far too good for this level.
Who would you not want a scrap with in the squad? Farhad Mahboudi is a bit of a naughty character. Have you seen him lose his temper? No thanks.
Rambo in action on the pitch © Jo Ginger. Thanks to Rambo. Next up we have left back Billy Nutbeam.
caps, but by last night they were chatting away with each other and really bonding. “It was a good team performance, playing the game, in the main, how I want them to
play and more importantly the way they want By Pat MacLaggon to play. There have been three notable wins for England over the past week, with cause for “There are certain restrictions at club level celebration for Gareth Southgate’s senior and I fully understand that, I’ve been there side and Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd, and know what it’s like having to play for while not forgetting the work of Paul three points. Here we can afford to give them Fairclough is raising the nationwide profile of a bit of poetic license where they can go and the England C team. express themselves and I like to think they did that.” For England C it was a performance that belied the three days’ preparation the team For the England senior side, a 3-2 win owed had for their test against Estonia Under-23s, much to a courageous first-half performance with Alfie Pavey’s conversion from the that shunned Spain away from their prowess penalty spot guiding the Three Lions to a 1-0 moving the ball. victory at Brisbane Road. It was Spain’s first defeat at home in 15 years It was a match that saw the visitors fail to as they failed to claw back a 3-0 deficit in the register a shot on target and England C second-half despite a goal from Paco Alcacer uphold the strictest level of discipline, picking spicing things up with 30 minutes to play. up no yellow or red cards. There are few lessons more pertinent in The NLP’s reporter rated each player at football than when a team with 26 per cent seven or higher, reserving special praise for possession downs comes out the victor, and AFC Fylde’ James Hardy, but there was one yet England played very attractive football for disappointment from the evening which stood the match and made their small margin of out. possession count – just watch the build-up that allowed Raheem Sterling to end his Just 635 fans attended the match which was Three Lions goal-drought. well promoted by host club Leyton Orient, who had on-form centre-back Marvin Ekpiteta While the Under-21 side secured their place play the full 90 minutes on his home patch. at next summer’s European Championship with a 2-0 win over the Old Enemy Scotland, Fairclough won’t be fazed by that factor, after under the coaching of Boothroyd. Goals from months of scouting across the country Reiss Nelson and Kieron Dowell earning the culminated in a win and a clean sheet. victory over the Scots and booking England’s “We pick players who have technical ability shot at silverware in Italy in 2019. and we want them to go and express A timely reminder that The NLP will be on themselves,” Fairclough told The NLP. “I’m sale this Sunday with special coverage extremely happy with the performance dedicated to the FA Cup – another edition considering the short time we get with them. extended to 56 pages! “They were very quiet around the dinner table when they arrived because there was 12 new
Bedfont & Feltham FC History: Epsom & Ewell on the opening day of the season. This seemed to pave the way for the Bedfont & Feltham Football Club was club’s worst season since its formation: founded in May 2012 following the Finishing second from bottom in the amalgamation of Feltham FC and Bedfont Combined Counties Football League’s Football and Social Club, taking Feltham's Premier Division. This resulted in relegation place in Division One of the Combined back to Division One. Counties Football League.
The club was knocked out of the FA Cup at Feltham had already entered the 2012–13 FA the first hurdle and of the FA Vase at the Vase under their own name so the club second. On a brighter note, they reached the played as Feltham FC until the start of the semi-finals of the Southern Combination 2013–14 season. Two Sunday sides played Challenge Cup and the quarter-finals of the in the West Middlesex Sunday Football Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup having League under the Bedfont & Feltham name; unceremoniously exited all other cup one finishing second in Division One and the competitions in earlier rounds. This prompted other winning Division Two. the club to appoint Garry Haylock as Manager in late April 2017. The Yellows' first two seasons saw them finish in a respectable fifth place in the Life back in Division One in season 2017-18 Division One table having been early front- started very poorly and in consequence, runners. They reached the First Round Garry Haylock departed in October 2017 to Proper of the FA Vase in 2013-14 and also be replaced by Dan Huxley. The poor run won the Middlesex Premier Cup. experienced in 2016-17 continued, with the club exiting the FA Cup and FA Vase The club became eligible to compete in the competitions in the opening rounds. The club FA Cup for the first time in 2014-15, and reached the Quarter-Finals of the Middlesex reached the First Round Qualifying. The Premier Cup; Third Round of the Division same season also saw the club win the One Challenge Cup; Second Round of the Division One Challenge Cup and become Middlesex Charity Cup and Second Round of runners-up in the Southern Combination the Southern Combination Challenge Cup. Challenge Cup competition. The squad saw a number of changes For season 2015-16, the club restructured its throughout the season and found it difficult to squad and Youth set-up. The club started bond. This resulted in a bottom four finish. strongly and for the second time in its short Dan Huxley announced his resignation at the history made the First Round Qualifying in the end of the season. FA Cup and the FA Vase competitions. This season saw the Yellows finish as runners-up The club quickly appointed former Staines in Division One, earning promotion to the Lammas manager Adam Bessent. He will Premier Division of the Combined Counties attempt to arrest the mediocrity that has Football League. The club also reached the dogged the club since relegation two seasons final of the RPM Records Division One ago. Challenge Cup for the second consecutive season. The Club has retained the FA Charter Standard and is now in its sixth season. The The Premier Division experience in 2016-17 current set-up sees a revived Sunday side started tough with a 2-9 home defeat to and Youth teams from Under 7s to Under 10s
CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE – SEASON 2018-19 BEDFONT & FELTHAM v FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA
Bedfont & Feltham FC Saturday 20th October 2018 FC Deportivo Galicia Yellow & Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts White & Light Blue Shirts, White Shorts No. DAVID WINDMILL (GK) Today’s match ball has been kindly No. ASHLEY HITCHINSON KAVI LUCHOWA BILLY NUTBEAM sponsored by ALI SOUSSI MATT HOLLIDAY DAME AMOUSO JAMIE PEARCE Richard Seuke JOSE RIOS ELLIOTT HAYDEN ISMAEL RICORICO GEORGE ROOKE MO EL GOMRI CHARLIE DUNCKLEY ZOBAIR ELMOUNI CAMERON DANIEL-MURPHY XAVI PEREZ PAUL NUNN ANTON FERNANDEZ TOM HAYDEN MATCH OFFICIALS JONATHAN OLEAS NOAH KIBREAB REFEREE MO TURAY JAMES WILSON JAMIE GALLOWAY MICHAEL CAPON ANDREW BEENEY ADAM VIGO ROSS NUNN RUBEN DIEGUEZ KELVIN KARANJA GILL RODRIGUEZ REECE GAIRY FARHAD MAHBOUDI ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE PETE DAVIS ROBERT ALDERTON ED BARNES KYLE RUSSELL JOHN NUNN
GROUND RULES
All Spectators Must Remain Behind The Pitch Barrier
At All Times. Manager Player/Asst Mgr Manager Head Coach ~ ~ ~ ADAM BESSENT JOHN NUNN LEO DECABO JOSE ANDON Assistant Manager Physio No Alcoholic Drinks In Glasses Or Cans Are Allowed Assistant Manager Physio JAKE BESSENT ANDY NOLAN Inside The Ground. MICK HAMAIDA MANI PAZO
FC Deportivo Galicia – Club History
Cup News:
The FA Cup As the Yellows finished below tenth place in the Division One league table in 2017-18, we were not eligible to enter the FA Cup competition for season 2018-19. Let's look forward to season 2019-20 in anticipation
The Buildbase FA Vase Bedfont & Feltham hosted Erith Town FC from the Southern Counties East Football League's Premier Division on 13th October. Unfortunately we lost 1-2 that afternoon.
The Southern Combination Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham were drawn away to Horley Town in the First Round. A 3-3 score line at 90 minutes meant a penalty shoot-out due to competition rules. They final score was 3-4 against us.
The Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham beatTooting Bec in the Second Round on Tuesday 25th September. The draw for the next round will be made soon.
The Esoteric Recordings Division One Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham received a bye into the Second Round, and visit Eversley & California on Tuesday 23rd October.
The Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup The Yellows visited Spartan South Midlands side Hillingdon Borough in the First Round on Tuesday 9th October and came away the wrong side of a 3-4 score-line.
The Middlesex FA Premier Cup The Yellows will face Park View FC from the Spartan South Midlands League on Tuesday 20th November.
BEDFONT & FELTHAM FC FIXTURES/RESULTS 2018-19
August 2018 Opponents Result Goalscorers Saturday 4 Home BAGSHOT W 11-0 Capon (4), Karanja (2 + 1Pen), Mahboudi (2), R.Nunn, Gairy Saturday 11 Away Dorking Wanderers Reserves D 3-3 Karanja, Gairy, Capon Saturday 18 Home SANDHURST TOWN W 5-0 Capon (3), R.Nunn, K. Russell Tuesday 21 Home FRIMLEY GREEN D 0-0 Saturday 25 Away Eversley & California W 5-1 Capon (2), Mahboudi (2), Karanja Monday 28 Home BRITISH AIRWAYS (11.30) W 5-0 Capon (3), Hayden, Mahboudi
September Saturday 8 Home ASH UNITED D 3-3 Capon, Karanja (2 inc 1 Pen) Saturday 15 Home WINSLOW UNITED (FAV2Q) W 2-0 Capon, R.Nunn Saturday 22 Away Cove W 4-2 Capon (2) R.Nunn, P.Nunn Tuesday 25 Home TOOTING BEC (PCC) W 2-0 Daniel-Murphy, Davis Saturday 29 Home CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED W 2-0 Mahboudi, Karanja
October Tuesday 2 Horley Town (SCC) D 3-3 Mahboudi, Karanja, Capon (Final score 3-4 Pens) Saturday 6 Away Godalming Town W 2-0 Karanja (2) Tuesday 9 Away Hillingdon Borough (MCC) L 3-4 Sarfo, Capon, Gairy Saturday 13 Home ERITH TOWN (FAV1) L 1-2 Hitchinson Saturday 20 Home FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA Tuesday 23 Away Eversley & California (ERC)
November Saturday 3 Home DORKING WANDERERS RES Saturday 10 Away Kensington Borough Saturday 17 Home COVE Tuesday 20 Home PARK VIEW (MPC) Saturday 24 Away Farnham Town
December Saturday 1 Home AC London Saturday 8 Away Epsom & Ewell Saturday 15 Home EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA Saturday 22 Away FC Deportivo Galicia
January 2019 Saturday 5 Home SHEERWATER Saturday 12 Away Bagshot Saturday 19 Home FLEET SPURS Saturday 26 Away Sandhurst Town
February Saturday 2 Home KENSINGTON BOROUGH Saturday 9 Away British Airways Saturday 16 Home TOOTING BEC Saturday 23 Away Chessington & Hook United
March Saturday 2 Home GODALMING TOWN Saturday 9 Away Frimley Green Saturday 16 Away Sheerwater Saturday 23 Home FARNHAM TOWN Saturday 30 Away Fleet Spurs KEY: FAV – Buildbase FA Vase; April ERC – Esoteric Recordings Div 1 Challenge Cup; Saturday 6 Away Ash United MCC – Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup; Saturday 13 Home Epsom & Ewell MPC – Middlesex FA Premier Cup; PCC – Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup; TBA Tooting Bec (away) SCC – Southern Combination Challenge Cup AC London (away)
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Recent Results:
Friday 12th October F.A. Vase - 1st Round Southall 6-0 Sheerwater
Saturday 13th October F.A. Vase - 1st Round Andover Town 1-4 Badshot Lea Bedfont & Feltham 1-2 Erith Town Chertsey Town 6-1 Flackwell Heath Eversley & California 0-1 Horndean Hanworth Villa 2-4 Pagham Horsham YMCA 0-2 Kensington Borough Rayners Lane 2-3 Abbey Rangers Redhill 2-3 Peacehaven & Telscombe Spelthorne Sports 2-1 CB Hounslow United Steyning Town Community 1-0 Walton & Hersham Sutton Common Rovers 2-1 Cobham
Division 1 AC London 6-1 Cove Chessington & Hook Utd 2-3 Sandhurst Town Dorking Wanderers Res 4-2 British Airways Frimley Green 1-1 Farnham Town Tooting Bec 4-0 Fleet Spurs
Sunday 14th October F.A. Vase - 1st Round Broadfields United 1-7 Banstead Athletic FC Deportivo Galicia 1-2 Irchester United
This Day in Football History:
20 October 1996 That's Not Really A Cup, Though, Now Is It?
On 20 October 1996, DC United rallied from a two-goal deficit to win the first MLS Cup over the Los Angeles Galaxy.
LA and DC finished with the second- and third-best records, respectively, in that first MLS season, behind the Tampa Bay Mutiny. In the playoffs, the Galaxy advanced with wins over the San Jose Clash and the Kansas City Wiz, while DC reached the final by beating the NY/NJ MetroStars and Tampa Bay.
They met at a rainy Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts, where LA striker Eduardo Hurtado gave his team an early lead with a 4th-minute goal. His teammate, midfielder Chris Armas then doubled the lead in the 56th minute with a goal that appeared to secure the trophy for the Galaxy.
But DC came storming back late in the second half, getting scores from substitute midfielders Tony Sanneh (72') and Shawn Medved (81') to send the match into extra time, where a 94th-minute goal from United defender Eddie Pope sealed the comeback victory.
DC went on to appear in the next three MLS Cup finals, repeating as champions in 1997 and winning it for a third time in a 1999 rematch with the Galaxy.
Game of The People
Football Media Watch: Hazard a guess
THIS season’s big talking point, aside from the future of Manchester United’s manager, is whether Chelsea’s Eden Hazard will leave London and join Real Madrid in the summer. Opinions are divided about the outcome, with Chelsea’s supporters convincing themselves he will stay at Stamford Bridge, while others believing the lure of Europe’s top club will be too much for the 27-year-old from the land of Bosman to resist. If the impish Belgian is to monetise his potential and make that career-defining move, it has to be soon. He’s in his peak period and after 28, he will not have the same market value. Yet Hazard, according to the BBC, is “torn between a new deal at Chelsea and a dream move to Real”. He’s still got two years of his contract to go (currently expires June 30 2020), but he has been linked with the UEFA Champions League holders for more than a year. Chelsea, apparently, want £ 200 million for him, but valuations by market experts KPMG Football Benchmark (€ 146 million) and CIES Football Observatory (€ 140 million) are much lower. Media reports suggest Real have already had a substantial bid (“monster” according to one red top newspaper) rejected. Hazard’s indecision is either the sign of a genuine individual who knows his career is at a crucial stage or a tactic to leverage the situation and finesse a bidding war. However, The Guardian says Hazard is not represented by a “ruthless agent” and the player is a quiet, family guy who has children who are settled in England. It is worth noting that while Cristiano Ronaldo advertises underwear, Hazard promotes Belgian biscuits! But The Guardian adds the time for Hazard to seal that big move is limited and he knows the Real deal could be the “last chance to secure a glamour move”. Some people believe, though, that Hazard has never maximised his talent and this trait may keep him at Chelsea, where he has certainly been let off the leash this season. Hazard has scored seven goals in eight games in the Premier and has three assists to his credit, the best stats in Europe’s top leagues. Michael Ballack, the former Chelsea midfielder, told CNN that Hazard could be as good as Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, while other former players have urged Chelsea to “break the bank” to keep their prize asset. Real may see him as one of the natural successors to Ronaldo in terms of branding and marketability as well as talent on the field of play. Hazard is saying all the right things in the media at the moment, talking of his affection for his current club, but also of his desire to play for Real. “I want what’s good for me, but I want what’s good for the club, because the club has given me everything,” he told Eurosport, who described Hazard’s dilemma as a “steak and lobster” choice. On the BBC, Hazard said: “Sometimes in my head, I wake up in the morning and think I want to go. Sometimes, I think I want to stay…It’s a hard decision.” But he also seems to use the media to tease his suitors. The Evening Standard reported: “I can talk now. If they come to me, I will talk. Maybe. It is a surprise they haven’t come to me yet.” That last statement, along with throwaways like “we will talk about my future soon” suggest Hazard does indeed want Real Madrid to come calling. Which also implies he will leave Stamford Bridge next summer, just as his team mate Thibaut Courtois did in August 2018. Perhaps. Sources: BBC, Evening Standard, Daily Express, The Star, CNN, Eurosport, Guardian
With thanks to Neil Jensen. Meet The Yellows
Jamie Pearce Paul Nunn Ross Nunn Kyle Russell Michael Capon Defender Midfield Forward Forward Forward
Pete Davis Elliott Hayden Matt Holliday Reece Gairy Georgie Rooke Forward Defender Defender Forward Defender
John Nunn Farhad Mahboudi Ashley Hitchinson James Wilson Jordan Sarfo Midfield Forward Defender Midfield Forward
Cameron Daniel- Charlie Dunckley Tom Hayden Noah Kibreab Billy Nutbeam Murphy Defender Midfield Midfield Defender Midfield
Awaiting photos: Jake Bessent Mark Goff Devon Gordon
Thank you to John Nunn
David Windmill Kelvin Karanja Goalkeeper Forward
Introducing Sideburn Bob - The People's Champion
Since 1974 #sideburnbob has been gracing Non-League football programmes either as a front cover or inside a programme for various advertising, as far as I am aware he was first spotted in the 1974 Derby County Ram Boutique advert and thereafter in other various League Club programmes first appearing on the 1976 Kilmarnock programme as a front cover, from there on in fronting 100s of non-league programmes with his glory years being 1980's & 90s.
The mystery of exactly where Bob came from continues. Tony Williams who many of you will know from his Non-League publications wrote in the non league grounds of Great Britain that he had first spotted Bob in a 1950s football magazine and had pasted him into a scrapbook. Doubt remains on this siting as nothing was ever spotted again for over 20 years until the Ram Boutique advert. Popular suggestion is he is in fact clipart which is more plausible as Bob looks like a 70s character and famous footballer Malcolm MacDonald with his ever present partner looking like Rodney Bewes from the Likely Lads which older readers will have fond memories of. So, why do I love this character? Well simply because it brings back memories of programmes collected throughout the years. He is an iconic figure for me - some of my first memories of attending games within Non-League.
Throughout the 2017-18 season, there were many clubs surprisingly interested in issuing programmes with the iconic image either on the front cover or within the programme itself. Prolific issuers were Portland United, Sholing Sports and Bedfont & Feltham and big thanks goes to those 3 programme editors - and of course, to all the other editors that issued.
#sideburnbob the People's Champion will continue to be an iconic figure for me and the search is on for his history and collecting programmes.
Tony Candland.
Follow Tony on Twitter: @sideburnbob1
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