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SCOTTISH LOWLAND LEAGUE ALLIANCE PARK SAT 17TH OCT 2020 | 3PM MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MATCHDAY OFFICIAL

ALEX MARSHALL OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020

MESSAGE FROM MEET A PLAYER THE GAFFER DAVID

A Warm welcome to the players and staff of Berwick Rangers FC. We are all SINCLAIR glad that competitive football is back in our calendar and we are hopefully AGE: POSITION: NATIONALITY: continuing to return to some sort of normality At the Braves, we have put our heart 30 MIDFIELD and soul into preparations for the new season on and off the park - meeting PREVIOUS CLUBS: challenges and finding solutions - and Livingston, Ayr United, Airdrie, as the head coach I have a real sense of Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, Clyde, Mackay Wanderers pride in the way the club have handled the challenges that faced us, and how we have faced them in such a forward KEY INFO: thinking manner. We hope for the good of the Scottish ‘Sinky’ is a classy midfielder with game as a whole we can pull together fantastic ability on the ball. He and come out learning lessons and with progressed through the ranks at a clear vision of how to move forward. Livingston making his debut whilst the We are all looking forward to today's club were in League 2 and was part match, and having missed out on the of the clubs history when they gained opening day fixtures our players are promotions back up the division. raring to go. Our games against Berwick last season were close calls and we expect a tough David had spells at Ayr United and game today, so we hope everyone Airdrie before making a venture to enjoys the match. Iceland to play for Boltafélag Ísafjarðar It's our first home game of the season before returning to Scotland and playing and hopefully our new band of for Clyde. Sinky also had a brief spell in supporters will get behind the team Australia with Mackay Wanderers. wherever they are in the world. The Braves players are sure we can put on a good show and get the three Sinky has been at the club for a few points for everyone connected with the seasons now and become one of the club. most experienced players in our squad. He adds valuable experience and vision in the heart of the midfield.

Gaffer’s Quote: “A fantastic passer and technically gifted player. Sinky is the best RICKY WADDELL player in the league linking the defence MANAGER to midfield.” OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020

BRAVES TODAY’S NEWS WORLD CUP WINNER JOINS THE BRAVES

Caledonian Braves are delighted to welcome Pierre Mankowski to the club. The FIFA U20 World Cup OPPONENTS winning coach will take up the role as Football Advisor, providing guidance and support to head coach Ricky Waddell. In 2018, the world watched on including Zinedine Zidane, "I met Ricky Waddell when as a star studded French team Patrick Vieira and Thierry Henry, visiting the academy and like his lifted the World Cup trophy aloft. working under managers style of coaching. For four of those players it Raymond Domenech and Jacques "When Chris asked if I would wasn’t their first taste of FIFA Santini. advise Ricky, sharing my football World Cup glory. This spell also included the 2006 experience, I was delighted to Five years prior, Paul Pogba, World Cup Final, in which France come on board.” Samuel Umtiti, Florian Thauvin finished runners-up on penalties. Braves owner Chris Ewing said: and Alphonse Areola were In 2010 he took up the position “Pierre is an inspirational figure FOUNDED: One of the oldest clubs in the country, Berwick crowned U20 world champions as U18 coach, before moving on who has reached the very top in Rangers are in their second Lowland League in Istanbul. Their head coach? to the U21 squad. football. 1881 season, following their relegation from the SPFL The very same Mr Mankowski. Mankowski told Braves News: “I "He has worked with world class have become friends with Chris players on the biggest stage and LOCATION: pyramid in 2019. His coaching career began with Caen, before spells at Lille, Ewing (pictured below, Pierre and it is a very proud day to welcome Saint-Etienne and Strasbourg. Chris chat on a visit to Edusport him into our football club. BERWICK-UPON-TWEED The Black and Gold finished 13th in the table last Academy) through football. "Although he is based in France, STADIUM: In 2000 he joined the French year, recording a 2-2 draw with the Braves at Football Federation as Head "He spoke to me about Edusport he will be able to watch our Alliance Park before winning 1-0 in the return Coach of the U16 national team Academy when it was at a very matches on Braves TV and will OLD SHIELFIELD PARK fixture in December. and began to work his way up early stage and it is very provide Ricky with as much the ranks. impressive to see how it has support as possible.” MANAGER: grown and developed. We would like to offer a warm With two games under their belt, the Borderers In 2002 he became assistant coach of the first team, a role “Chris is ambitious and has welcome to Pierre and look IAN LITTLE have already picked up their first win of the which he held for eight years created a unique football club. forward to bringing our season. and involved coaching an "It is a very interesting project supporters an exclusive Q&A LEAGUE POSTION: incredible array of talent and I am excited to be part of it. opportunity in the near future. They started with a 1-0 win over last season's 9TH bottom side - Vale of Leithen - when a Jordan CURRENT FORM: Sinclair free-kick was enough to secure all three points. Through the week, they lost 1-0 to Spartans, thanks to a late Cameron Dawson header.

It's a new look side for Ian Little, with six PREVIOUS RESULT: debutants starting in the opening day fixture - Lewis Allan, Ryan Finnie, Sinclair, Grant Nelson, 0-1 Dougie Horne, and Jo Purves all getting the nod. OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | 17TH OCT 2020

BRAVES EDUSPORT NEWS NEWS RESPECT ALL, FEAR NONE ACADEMY CELEBRATES TEN YEAR BIRTHDAY On the eve of the new football A fantastic response was final call to put forward ‘Respect All, forthcoming with a nice variety season, Caledonian Braves are Fear None’. A lot has changed over the last of traditional, extravagant and delighted to announce the result "We think it summarises the club’s 10 years. everything in between. of the first major vote of mentality really well.” Planking, Gangnam Style, The club then produced a 2020/21. “Logan is actually a player with the William and Kate getting shortlist, which was put to the Fans have voted in their Caledonian Braves u16 side, which is married. vote. numbers and decided that how we were first introduced to the The ice bucket challenge, a After five days of voting, there ‘Respect All, Fear None’ will be club. blue-back/gold-white dress, was a clear winner. the club’s brand new official "We were previously with Cliftonhall Harry and Meghan getting Now, over 37 students have This season, the league is only With 26% of the vote, ‘Respect motto. Boys Club, but after meeting with married. arrived - of which, some will be made up of 14 teams. That's due All, Fear None’ was the most With the launch of the mobile Ricky Waddell and being impressed Through all the bizarre internet involved in the Braves 'reserve' to Bonnyton Thistle crossing to popular by a distance, receiving application, voting is now more by his vision, we were over the moon phenomenons and royal team, which will play in the join the West of Scotland Football more than double the votes of accessible than ever and the to move our team into the Caledonian weddings, the Edusport South of Scotland Football League, and Dumfries YMCA second place. club has spent time behind the Braves family. Academy has continued to grow League this season. withdrawing from the league last Behind the words was Braves scenes refining the process. "Ever since then my family has taken year on year, and - despite a This was also the case last season. supporter Keith Cameron of Following a test drive ‘no a keen interest in the overall club and global pandemic - continues to season, when the boys finished Coatbridge. brainer’ vote, which saw 100% the first team. do so. 10th in the league - with 21 However, upon speaking to to the 2020/21 Scottish Cup, "For Logan to wear the shirt on a It's been a busy six months for points after 19 games. Of Keith, we found out that it was the Club Motto vote was the first Sunday morning and then come home the team, trying to arrange course, the league was then actually a team effort. opportunity to see the full to participate in club decisions at the travel and accommodation for abandoned due to Covid-19. He said: “It was something that operation take shape. top level is a real eye opener. It helps the young French students This is technically the sixth my son Logan, 14, and I worked It all began on the Braves Chat bring the whole club together and I crossing the water, in a their of the Scottish football on together. section of the mobile app, with know his team-mates are keen to completely unprecedented pyramid, and the winner should "We produced our own shortlist fans being invited to submit watch the first team in action at times, with rules changing one - in theory - face promotion to and it was Logan that made the their ideas and proposals. Alliance Park when they are allowed.” day to the next. the Lowland League. However, in late September, our Last season saw Threave first batch touched down at Rovers finish top - however, it Airport, masked up and ready to was decided that the league established club BRAVES U16s DRAW shore up against another should be declared null and Strathaven Dynamo. Scottish winter. void following suspension. FIRST EVER FIXTURE A slow start saw the Braves fall two goals Caledonian Braves' behind in the opening Of course, the Braves Reserves introduction of a youth twelve minutes, as the are ineligible for promotion to the pathway reached its next visitors took control of Lowland League - as are milestone today, as the first the game. Stranraer Reserves. ever competitive match was However, spurred on by However, that does not dent the played under the club's an influential midfield motivation of the Blues' 'B' side name in a Scottish Youth FA performance by captain as they have run out winners of development league. Zander Donnelly, Braves the league on 16 occasions. The club's brand new u16 came roaring back after The league is already underway - squad (Caledonian Braves the break. Logan kicking-off last week, but the Colts) joined the setup this Cameron reduced the Braves match against Mid- summer. deficit, before Cameron Annandale has been pushed back Competing in the Queen's goal ten to allow for players to finish their Lanarkshire Football minutes from time self-isolation periods. Development Association's secured a share of the (The picture on the left was u16 league, they hosted spoils. taken last year!) Alba Cola is a contemporary cola with soul, inspired by Scotland’s people and culture.

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