M REVIE U 2020-2021 W FC FA Trophy Third Qualifier Saturday 31st October v MARSKE UNITED VOLUME 16, ISSUE 11 Broadhurst Park Price: £2 OFFICIAL FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER MATCHDAY PROGRAMME FCUM REVIEW 2020-2021 THE FC UNITED PROGRAMME We obviously went into working as a coach with the Tuesday night’s match at Academy side. LIVE STREAM South Shields on a high, We welcome Marske United albeit with some tired legs after to Broadhurst Park for the For FCUM fans who are Saturday’s battle. I thought first time today. I’ve spoken reading the e-programme we acquitted ourselves really before about the strength of and not attending today’s well, and were unlucky to that North/West Division, and match at Broadhurst Park, come away from the game with Marske are no exception – there will be a live stream nothing. I expect them to be knocking available for the game – There were some really good on the door for promotion costing the usual £5. performances out there, with come the end of the season. The stream is available to Fin having another blinder, The Seasiders have started watch online from 2.30pm and a great debut from Tre the season strongly, scoring and can be found if you Pemberton. plenty of goals, and will be visit https://tinyurl.com/ It was disappointing to lose looking to bounce straight back fcumtv-live the unbeaten record, but I think from defeat in the FA Cup last Those booking will be Neil Reynolds emailed a password so if you look at the overall weekend, after a brilliant run in FC UNITED’S MANAGER TALKS IN THE BUILD-UP TO TODAY’S GAME performance compared to this year’s competition. please check your junk and the game up there in March, As the higher-division team, spam folders. It’s difficult to put into wave after wave of attack from stood out to me still in there, we looked an all-round better the pressure is certainly on us. Thanks to all fans who have words what a special day it Guiseley. I think everyone was and I was delighted when they side and we can take plenty of Carl Jarrett’s side play some tuned in so far and, along was here last Saturday. mentally preparing themselves came out of the hat alongside us. positives from the game. good football and I’m sure with the e-programme, We had our game plan to for penalties as Michael The only negative of the I’m really pleased to welcome they’re going to give us some we hope you are enjoying take it to Guiseley with our Fowler held the ball up before evening was being informed Calum Woods to the club, problems. the alternative matchday passing, and we started out finding Finlay Sinclair-Smith by a member of the BBC after he agreed to join us in Amidst all the excitement experience we’re providing. doing just that. It was a with a perfect pass. production staff, about five midweek. Calum has had a over the last week about the Though it’s not possible brilliant run from Aaron to win I’ve talked about how we minutes before we went on-air, really good career, both north FA Cup, this is a competition for many of our previous the penalty, and nerves of sometimes need to be braver that the FA had decided that and south of the border, most we also want to go on a good regulars to attend games steel from Charlie to tuck the and take a chance, and Fin fans will not be allowed at any recently with Tranmere Rovers. run in, and we’re in for a tough at the moment, the support penalty away after missing did just that, sparking an tie in the first round. He joins us as part of the start today. of our ‘Armchair Army’ is one the previous week. absolute incredible celebration I honestly cannot understand playing squad, but will also be Reno always appreciated. The heavens opened very inside here. I’ve had some the logic behind it, and I would soon afterwards, and it got great moments as a player love someone from the FA to to a point where we had no and a manager but this was try and explain it to me. The choice but to mix things up, right up there – the noise in ‘elite’/‘non-elite’ distinction has with the amount of water the here was something else and already been made, and we’ve pitch was taking on making nobody wanted to leave that complied with everything quick passing very difficult. pitch, despite the pouring rain! that has been asked of us as I have to give massive I was honoured to be asked regards ensuring supporters credit to Graham and to represent the club at the are kept safe. Jimmy – as well as everyone draw on Monday night on the It feels like a real kick in the who got involved in the BBC. It was getting to that teeth for everyone at the club, #NoDrainNoGame campaign point in the draw where you’re and the other clubs affected, – as there are a lot of grounds conscious that there aren’t and made even worse by how where that match would’ve that many teams left, and we found out about it. I think For match highlights, interviews, and much more... been called off at half-time. you’re looking who we could it was very poor from the FA. We found ourselves still get. Non-league clubs are fighting visit www.fcum.tv under siege for periods of the Doncaster Rovers were one for survival at the moment and second half, as we withstood of those big-name clubs who really deserve better than that. FC United of Manchester’s boss was speaking to Paul Hurst before this afternoon’s match [email protected] 0161 769 2005 @FCUnitedMcr F.C United of Manchester @fcutdofmanc FCUM REVIEW 2020-2021 THE FC UNITED PROGRAMME could and should have levelled sub laying off to the advancing after a game of footballing Fowler. Our No.17 played it to pinball, after an effort that fellow sub Finlay Sinclair-Smith Broadhurst News bounced off the woodwork in and our diminutive midfielder FIRST-ROUND DRAW Havant & Waterlooville, and the FC penalty area eventually hit a goalbound effort which FC United have been paired Hampton & Richmond Borough. saw the ball booted to safety. deflected off a defender, against Doncaster Rovers He is the son of former City With the pitch becoming subsequently wrong-footing at Broadhurst Park in the FA midfielder Fitzroy Simpson. increasingly drenched and the the keeper and ending up in Cup first round, with the tie Moston lad Tre Pemberton, meanwhile, signs after playing ball holding up on a sudden the back of the Lightbowne scheduled for next week. FC UNITED MANIFESTO Full details to be announced for Stoke City, where the surface, a Luke Griffiths Road net, amidst scenes of Democratically agreed by the after we’ve gone to print. FC UNITED.................2 backpass on 35 minutes fell jubilation on the terraces, pitch 21-year-old had been a regular club members (owners) in 2005: The draw was made live on for their U23s after joining GUISELEY.................1 way short and Jonathan and sidelines. - The Board will be democratically Wafula capitalised to finish It means that a decade after BBC2 on Monday evening, from Blackburn Rovers. elected by its members well and level the scores. our most memorable match at with FC boss Neil Reynolds The winger made seven - Decisions made by the The magic of the FA Cup membership will be decided on Guiseley then gained the Spotland in 2010, FC were in one of the show’s guests. appearances for Stoke’s U23s was alive and well last Unfortunately, just before during the 2017-18 season in a one-member, one-vote basis Saturday as FC reached the upper hand, but a combination the hat for the first round for - The club will develop strong of fine defending and woeful, just the third time in our short the draw took place it was the EFL Cup, where he came first round proper for the announced by the FA that no up against his former club’s links with the local community wayward finished saw the but so far fascinating history. and strive to be accessible to all, first time in half a decade. supporters will be permitted to first team in a 1-0 victory for As the rain bounced down game remain all square. discriminating against none attend any of the first-round the Potters at Ewood Park, from kick-off, it only helped All of the FC substitutions SOUTH SHIELDS........1 - The club will endeavour to make fixtures, meaning FCUM fans and was part of a team that add to the spectacle of a were made between the 65th admission prices as affordable FC UNITED..................0 will be forced to miss one of beat Sunderland on penalties as possible, to as wide a classic Cup afternoon with and 70th minutes and two of our biggest ever games. at the Stadium of Light. constituency as possible both teams contributing to a those proving pivotal in what It was back to earth with a A week earlier, 18-year-old - The club encourage young and gripping encounter. proved to be the decisive goal bump on Tuesday night as TODAY’S MATCH left-back Joe White arrived at local participation, playing and Guiseley could have netted as a penalty shootout loomed.