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Salford City vs Exeter City CLUB ROLL President Dave Russell Chairman Karen Baird 5 9 Secretary Andy Giblin ALEXANDER Graham REPORTS Match Get Committee Pete Byram, Ged Carter, Barbara Gaskill, Terry Gaskill, Ian Malone, Frank McCauley, Paul Raven, George Russell, Bill Taylor, Alan Tomlinson, Dave Wilson Shop Manager Tony Sheldon Media Zarah Connolly, Ryan Deane, Will Moorcroft Photography Charlotte Tattersall, % Howard Harrison 10 First Team Manager Graham Alexander off any of the 17 24 VISITORS The ENTERTAINMENT Half Time Assistant Manager Chris Lucketti GK Coach Carlo Nash PENINSULA Kit Manager Paul Rushton Physio Dave Rhodes Club Doctor Dr. Mubin Ibrahim services Sport Science Youl Mawene Performance Analysis Ross Duncan Director of Football Chris Casper Programme printed by MatchDay Creative Cover inspired by Marmite. 0808 145 3388 Quote: WATCH TODAY’S MATCH here peninsula-uk.comSalford City vs Exeter City www.salfordcityfc.co.ukSALFORD01 4 5 Graham Alexander “i’ve been really pleased with how our senior team has prepared for the coming season, they’ve worked extremely hard and tried to get to know each other and their attributes as quickly as possible.” Good afternoon everyone, after six long months how our senior team has prepared for the coming we get back to league action today and welcome season, they’ve worked extremely hard and tried Exeter to Moor Lane. I hope everyone at home to get to know each other and their attributes is safe and well and ready to support your team as quickly as possible. Pre-season is always a in any way you can. I extend this to everyone valuable time for a coaching staff as we know connected with our opponents today and wish when the season starts, the games come thick and Matt Taylor, his staff and players a safe journey fast and training opportunities dwindle. home. Over the next 10 months, our team will be Today is a great day for us all as we finally have constantly tested and success is only ever the chance to start back where we left off back in achieved over a sustained period with commitment, March, with a fixture against Exeter! We’ve already team work and a positive mentality. I know we played two cup games which is very unusual but have a group of players and staff who have those the league is where our strongest ambitions lie. attributes to produce what is required, but you can Exeter had a great season last year and reached only make one step at a time. So all our focus will the play-off final, so we know this will be a stern be on the game today and as always, we will give test for us on the opening day. everything to be successful together. Enjoy the game. Even though we’ve played those cup games and a few pre-season fixtures, we’ve only played one Up the Ammies! game versus a team that isn’t from a higher level Graham than us due to the issues with Covid testing. From that perspective, I’ve been really pleased with We’ve been voted ‘Uswitch Most Popular Broadband Provider of the Year’ for the second year running. Salford City vs Exeter City www.salfordcityfc.co.uk 6 7 Frankly Speaking... We had set our sights on Saturday 14th March and Exeter as an overnight stop since the fixtures for Salford City’s first season in the EFL first came out. As plans go it ticked all the boxes: the 8:30 the resolve but, at the same time, with everything Every business morning Flybe flight from Manchester to Exeter that was going on was it really worth it travelling all (no prospect of taking the wrong motorway - that distance? again! - or taking the right motorway but heading needs a in the opposite direction from our intended As it turned out the decision – on a par with the destination - again!), drop the overnight bag at Clash’s dilemma of ‘Should I stay or should I the hotel, head to St. James Park and a bite of go?’ – was taken out of our hands. The following Champion lunch, watch the Ammies take on the Grecians, day, the Friday, the EFL issued another statement back to the hotel to get a wash and a tidy up which began: ‘The FA, Premier League, EFL and before heading to Exeter city centre to sample Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA some of the local brew, back to the hotel for a Women’s Championship have collectively agreed few hours sleep and up for the Sunday lunchtime to postpone the professional game in England until flight back to Manchester airport. What could 3 April at the earliest.’ Wishful thinking! possibly go wrong??? Against a backdrop of COVID-19, your accountant And so, Exeter City return to the Peninsula Stadium Well, an awful lot as it turned out!! The first negative this afternoon before we’ve even had the pleasure should go beyond just compliance to deliver a occurred in early March when Flybe instead of of sampling the delights of Devon hospitality. Last soaring skywards descended downwards into time 700 Grecian supporters were in the ground a dive they couldn’t come out of and entered – the contest today will have something of a complete advisory role. administration with all flights being cancelled. Not different vibe. The Ammies lost to a first half goal insurmountable!! Invoke Plan B - we’ll drive down, back in December in a game in which we played leaving early Saturday morning. really well and in which we could have come out on top if we had finished off some decent scoring At Champion, we are one of our clients’ greatest Unfortunately, something else was rumbling round opportunities. about this time with national conversations about assets, supporting individuals, businesses and a virus which had started thousands of miles away When the season was prematurely halted our being ratcheted up on an hour by hour, day by visitors were in fifth spot while we were sitting in their teams in a collaborative partnership. day basis. So, it was beginning to sound the wrong 11th place. With nine fixtures outstanding might we side of serious. Doubts began to creep in, would it have sneaked into a play-off place? Honestly? I be sensible to travel all that distance? Were there don’t think so and Exeter eventually failed to put inherent risks? Would it not be wiser to sit this one in a performance at Wembley in the play-off final out and watch it on iFollow? losing 4-0 to Northampton Town. On the Thursday, prior to the match, the following So, the serious stuff starts today and then it’s Speak to one of our statement came from the EFL: ‘In light of today’s the simple task of Everton at Goodison Park on 0161 703 2500 announcement by the UK Government, EFL Wednesday! I suppose 27th March next year is out experts today. matches will continue to take place as normal while of the question? Let’s wait and see! www.linkedin.com/company/ the guidance from the relevant authorities remains Offices in Manchester (HQ), Chester, champion-accountants that there is no medical rationale to close or cancel Blackpool and Preston sporting events at this time’. This helped strengthen @ChampionAccount [email protected] www.championgroup.co.uk Salford City vs Exeter City www.salfordcityfc.co.uk 8 9 Salford City vs Rotherham United The Peninsula Stadium 05/09/2020 Carabao Cup Round One Possession 60% 40% Shots Salford City Opponent 2 10 1. Vaclav Hladky 27. Jamal Blackman 3. Ibou Touray 3. Joe Mattock Shots On Target 4. Jason Lowe 4. Shaun MacDonald 5. Ash Eastham (c) 6. Richard Wood (c) 6. Tom Clarke 10. Freddie Ladapo 1 6 7. Luke Armstrong 11. Chiedozie Ogbene (Elliott 63’) 16. Jamie Lindsay Corners 8. Darron Gibson (Crooks 71’) 10. Ash Hunter 17. Kieran Sadlier 3 9 (Turnbull 87’) 19. Wes Harding 11. Bruno Andrade 20. Michael Ihiekwe Fouls Committed (Thomas-Asante 80’) (Jones 77’) 18. 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Matt Crooks (90+5) www.stockexchangehotel.co.uk www.bullandbearmanchester.co.uk Salford City i:@stockexhotel vs Exeter City t:@StockExHotel @bullandbearmcrwww.salfordcityfc.co.uk 10 11 Debut goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky produced an There would be a scare of the Ammies within a as Oscar Threlkeld’s lofted diagonal ball from the few minutes of the restart as Lindsay found himself right caused real consternation for the Rotherham outstanding performance to help Salford to a first inside the box with the ball at his feet.