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NORTH GREENFORD UNITED A Warm Welcome To Berkeley Fields COLNEY HEATH Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Tuesday 20th October 2020 Kick off 7.30pm Match Sponsor Andrew Swanzy Offi cial Matchday Programme WELCOME TO BERKELEY FIELDS We extend a warm welcome to the players, offi cials and supporters of Colney Heath for this Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division match. We hope you enjoy a pleasant stay with us, along with the referee Terry Dawkins and his assistants and I particularly remember when he used Adriana Bucur and Peter Panayiotou to relay about the times he used to frequent plus our match sponsor Andrew Swanzy Borough Market. and wish you all a safe journey home. Now it may be a case that Shipps would When you progress in a national cup purchase items I would not for my Sunday competition, you expect to face new teams lunch but since reading his adventures, I and meet players you have not come across have visited Borough Market, which is to the before. We have done particularly well to southern side of London Bridge. reach the First Round Proper of the Buildbase FA Vase. It is now getting serious. And what a great place it is. I loved going down there and miss it because of the The Blues have been drawn away to a team wretched virus. So many stalls selling stuff in a different league than the one we are you would fi nd diffi cult to fi nd elsewhere. And currently in. Sandhurst Town are a Step Six the friendly atmosphere there is second to side that are now in the Cherry Red Records none. Combined Counties League Division One. It is in the distant past, we have come face- I am sure there will be a special atmosphere to-face with The Fizzers and we were not when we take on Bennell and Hind and Co expecting to know many of their players. at the end of the month – 31st October - at Bracknell Town, a ground the Berkshire club But the No 6 seems to be familiar – Danny are sharing while their Bottom Meadow is Bennell – and the No 8 – Liam Hind. What being redeveloped. It will be an intriguing tie is going on here? It seems like it is going to and hopefully we will progress to the next be a NGU reunion party – if the guidelines round and meet some more of our former allow of course. Both Bennell and Hind are players..... regarded as NGU legends of the recent era, certainly during the time we were in the On a fi nal note our assistant referee this Southern League Division One Central when evening Adriana Bucur refereed Arsenal the ex-Chelsea forward Neil Shipperley was in Ladies’ 6-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in charge. the Women’s Super League match that was televised live on BT Sport on Sunday. Now Shipps was one of the few managers who would write his own manager’s notes Graham White 2020-21 North Greenford United v Colney Heath 3 NORTH GREENFORD UNITED FC BERKELEY FIELDS, BERKELEY AVENUE GREENFORD, MIDDLESEX, UB6 0NX TEL: 020 8422 8923 www.pitchero.com/clubs/northgreenfordunitedfc Patron: Marc Todd First XI Managers: Colin Jones President: John Bivens First XI Assistants: Chairman: John Bivens Paul Mills, Gary Brown Vice Chairman: Richard Rooney Under-18s Manager Dino Pashias Treasurer: Barbara Bivens Under-18s Assistants: General Secretary: Richard Rooney Mark Warwick, John Webb, Andy Martin Football Secretary: Barbara Bivens Club Coach: Chris Paladino Assistant Football Secretaries: Club Physio: Barbara Bivens Pat Hillier,Andy Martin,Darren Barden Welfare and Safety Offi cers: Programme Editor: Graham White Barbara Bivens, Richard Rooney Website: Darren Barden Commercial and Development Offi cers: Groundsman: Steve Goldfi nch Barbara Bivens, Richard Rooney NORTH GREENFORD UNITED IS A MEMBERS CLUB RUN BY AN ELECTED COMMITTEE Affi liated to: The Middlesex Football Association Members of: The Spartan South Midlands Football League and The Allied Counties Youth League SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES AT NORTH GREENFORD UNITED We are looking for sponsorship partners for North Greenford United play in The Spartan our club for the forthcoming season. South Midlands League Premier Division. Options can include: Pitch Perimeter Boards or Banners They regularly compete against local teams giving you increased advertising exposure in Web Site Advertising local communities. Match Day Sponsorship For more information contact Barbara Bivens Football Shirt Number Sponsorship on 07915 661580 or email barbarabivens@ talktalk.net WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 4 North Greenford United v Colney Heath PREVIEW OF THE BLUES BIG GAME Welcome to tonight’s SSMFL Premier Division match against Colney Heath. We extend a warm welcome to the Magpie’s manager Ryan Thompson, their management team and players, along with the club’s committee members and supporters, and hope you all have a safe journey home after the game. We only completed one of our scheduled fi xtures against Colney Heath last season, the away game played on the 9th November, as the re-arranged 2nd April return match was one of 16 that fell victim to the Covid-19 lockdown. In that match slack defending enabled the Magpie’s to establish a two-goal lead early in the fi rst half. Although we fought hard up to COLIN JONES the break and throughout the second period their Vase tie at Holland FC – a contest they to get back into the game, the hosts wrapped eventually won on kicks from the penalty up their win with a third scored in stoppage spots – Eynesbury Rovers took full advantage, time. with a 4-0 victory over Edgware Town, to claim top spot. Although the 3-0 score line was one that fl attered the hosts, it reminded our players of For our part, at home to Potton United on how costly basic defensive errors are and how Saturday, we were hoping to replicate our ruthlessly these will be punished by the teams excellent 3-1 win at Oxhey Jets the previous at the top end of the table. week, to start moving the club up the table. Unfortunately, it wasn’t to be as, despite When Covid-19 brought an abrupt premature several missed chances and our efforts end to last season, Colney Heath were clear towards the end of the contest, Potton held title favourites holding on to a strong top on to their 34th minute one-goal lead to leave spot, six points ahead of their closest rival, Berkeley Fields with all three points. Tring Athletic, a club experiencing a signifi cant internal upheaval at that time. We, on the We will be aiming for a better result tonight other hand, were still eight points adrift of the against Colney Heath, and if we can perform club immediately above us with 16 fi xtures as we did in the games against Edgware still to complete. and Oxhey Jets, we know we are capable of achieving that. Of course, anything less will At the start of their current campaign, the not be good enough to beat the Magpies as Magpies picked up where they had left off in they will be equally as determined to get back March. Although losing to Division One side to winning ways. New Salamis in the FA Cup in their opening game, they went on to win four league games It should be another closely contested and on the spin to head the table once again. entertaining encounter, and let’s hope that However, they have dropped points in their this time it’s us who can come away with the last three matches with home draws against points! Dunstable and Oxhey Jets, enabling the clubs immediately below them to narrow the gap. Come on you Blues! And on Saturday, with the Magpies playing Pat Hillier THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY STEVE GOLDFINCH North Greenford United v Colney Heath 5 MEET THE MOST USED BLUES 2020-21 9 - SAM HOUSE (Goalkeeper): Experienced assistant manager Gary Brown’s Under-18s. keeper who signed for NGU in July 2019 and whose previous club was AFC Hayes. He made 7 - ANDREW MANITOU (Midfi elder): An 26 appearances last season and was named experienced midfi elder who played under Steve manager’s and spectators player of the year. Ringrose and returned to the club in 2018 having played for Edgware. He re-signed for the Blues in 9 - JOE MILLS (Midfi elder): A talented young July 2019 making 21 appearances last season. central midfi elder who was a regular in the 2018- 19 successful Under-18s side. He signed for the 7 - CHARLIE MITCHELL (Midfi elder): An seniors in July 2019 and made 23 appearances experienced attacking right midfi elder who made last season. over 40 appearances for the Blues in season 2015-16. He re-signed for the club in September 8 - CONOR MOLYNEAUX (Forward): An 2020 in a dual registration agreement with experienced and versatile forward who joined Uxbridge. NGU from Delaford Colts towards the end of last 6 - SAM MOLYNEAUX (Midfi elder): An season and re-signed for the club in July 2019. experienced and versatile midfi elder who joined He made 28 appearances last season. NGU from Delaford Colts towards the end of last season and re-signed for the club in July 2019. 8 - DANIEL CLIFTON (Midfi elder): A strong and He made 22 appearances last season. versatile midfi elder who signed for NGU in July 2019 and whose previous club was Harefi eld 6 - TOLUWALOJU JAMES (Forward): Strong United. He made 16 appearances last season. young forward who signed for the club in July 2020.