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BALDOCK TOWN Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Tuesday 3rd December Kick off 7.45pm 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 Baldock Town for this Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division match. We hope you enjoy a pleasant stay with us, along with the referee Tom Cartwright and his assistants Darren Fenner and Peter Panayiotou plus our My main question is why a League is offering match sponsor Andrew Swanzy and an incomplete policy on behalf of probably a wish you all a safe journey home. large insurance company and a club has to suffer because of it. We have decided to repeat the NLP article that appeared in Saturday’s programme for Where does this leave small clubs such as the postponed game against Broadfi elds North Greenford United? If such a thing United. It is on page 14 of this issue. happened to us then we would probably no longer exist. And the same applies to most The article highlights the huge legal bill a of the other sides in the non-league football northern club Ossett United have to pay after pyramid. an incident involving an opposing player in one of their games. As far as I can see players should take out their own personal cover to make sure they Although Ossett United took out insurance are protected. The premium should not cost offered by the Northern , the an arm and a leg. policy did not cover player-to-player cover. Most people know the risks of playing their It only covered personal cover and public preferred individual sport so they need to take liability. Surely in football the greatest risk of responsibility especially if there is a risk of not injury is a tackle. being able to work or pursue a normal life in the future. If you are driving a car you must at least have third party cover. Surely in football and The FA certainly needs to review the also rugby you need to have this type of insurance situation particularly with reference protection in place because of the nature of to player-to player contact. The policy needs the game. to be the same for all clubs to try and avoid the situation that Ossett United now have to Unfortunately mistakes do happen if a tackle face. is mistimed and it can cause serious injury which can affect the rest of your life. Graham White

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North Greenford United v Baldock Town 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 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

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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 Baldock Town PREVIEW OF TODAY’S BIG GAME Welcome to this evening’s re-arranged SSMFL Premier Division match against Baldock Town after the original fi xture scheduled for 2nd November was postponed due to a waterlogged Berkeley Fields pitch. We extend a warm welcome to our visitors, to Baldock’s manager Adam Fisher, his 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. The search for our fi rst Premier Division win still continues although in our last two games, both away from home, we added another point at London Colney and then came agonisingly close to earning a third at Leverstock Green, only to lose out to our COLIN JONES hosts when they grabbed a winner three minutes from time. Their late winner provided yet another devastating killer blow to add to other narrow Both were evenly-matched, closely contested defeats this season. But despite these set- games and in both we scored fi rst. Against backs the spirit and morale of both players London Colney, after a bright start, we broke and management team remains high, and if the deadlock just after the half-hour after we can start eliminating the unforced errors recent signing Trent Skapetis had sent their and lapses in concentration while showing a goalkeeper the wrong way with a perfectly bit more desire at key moments in games the executed spot-kick. wins will surely start coming soon. Frustratingly we then once more went on to Today’s visitors Baldock Town have not had concede twice after the interval with London the best of starts to their league campaign Colney taking a 2-1 lead but were fortunate either and currently sit just one place above on this occasion to be awarded a second us in the Premier Division table on nine penalty in stoppage time. Skapetis again points, having won just two of their 15 showed great composure, claiming his brace games played. One of those victories was with another clinical fi nish and earning the achieved against league leaders Tring Athletic team a well-deserved share of the spoils. just before they were due to play us but since then they have only managed to add Against Leverstock Green on a diffi cult, heavy, two points to their league tally with draws sticky pitch the players produced another against Newport Pagnell Town and Potton committed, battling performance which saw United which have been offset by defeats to the teams returning to the changing rooms Leverstock Green and Colney Heath. at the interval with the score level at 1-1, Leverstock equalising ten minutes after Conor Our opponents will clearly be as keen as us Molyneaux had given us the lead midway to add three more points to their tally so we through the half with an excellent composed can expect another tough game this evening fi nish. but one that, if we play to our potential for the full 90 minutes, we should be capable of Although the second period was dominated winning. Let’s hope we can do just that. by the home side, we defended heroically, allowing the Greens few clear-cut chances. Pat Hillier

THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY STEVE GOLDFINCH North Greenford United v Baldock Town 5 MEET THE MOST USED UNITED BLUES 21 - GEORGIE BROWN (Midfi elder): A talented 13 - MARK WEBB (Midfi elder): A hard-working ex-NGU Under-18s midfi elder who re-signed for and versatile central midfi elder who was a regular the club in July 2019. in last season’s successful Under-18s side. He signed for the fi rst team in July 2019. 20 - CONOR MOLYNEAUX (Forward): An 13 - DAMEL DIOUM (Defender): Promising experienced and versatile forward who joined young right-sided defender who signed for NGU NGU from Delaford Colts towards the end of last in September 2019. season and re-signed for the club in July 2019. 9 - RIDWAN EUBA (Defender): Left-sided 19 - SAM MOLYNEAUX (Midfi elder): An defender who signed for NGU in October 2017. experienced and versatile midfi elder who joined 11 - DANIEL CLIFTON (Midfi elder): A strong NGU from Delaford Colts towards the end of last and versatile midfi elder who signed for NGU in season and re-signed for the club in July 2019. July 2019 and whose previous club was Harefi eld United. 17 - SAM HOUSE (Goalkeeper): Experienced keeper who signed for NGU in July 2019 and 11 - JALON YOUNG (Defender): A strong and whose previous club was AFC Hayes. committed central defender who signed for NGU in September 2019 after receiving International 17 - TOM WARD (Defender): An experienced and Clearance from the Grenadian FA. versatile defender who signed for NGU in July 11 - JAMES BARNETT (Forward): A promising 2018 having played for Broadfi elds the previous young striker who was a regular in NGU’s Under season. He signed again for the First Team in July 18s side. He signed for the First Team in August 2019. 2019. 14 - ANDREW MANITOU (Midfi elder): An 9 - SIMON WRIGHT (Defender): A versatile experienced midfi elder who played for NGU defender who signed for the First Team in July under Steve Ringrose and returned to the club in 2019 having played for Herts University last December 2018 having played for Edgware Town. season. He signed again for the Blues in July 2019. 14 - JOE MILLS (Midfi elder): A talented young Includes starts and substitute appearances central midfi elder who was a regular in last season’s successful Under 18s side. He signed for the fi rst team in July 2019.

THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY PAT HILLIER 6 North Greenford United v Baldock Town UNITED ON THE ROAD Arlesey Town - 7th December The Town: Arlesey is a small town in Bedfordshire, England, near the border with Hertfordshire, about three miles north-west of Letchworth Garden City. St Peter’s Church in Church End was built in the 12th century by the monks of Waltham Abbey.

Arlesey was also the site of Etonbury Castle, of which little trace remains. The Arlesey Bomb fi shing weight was developed by angler Dick Walker to catch specimen perch from the local chalk pits.

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THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY GRASSROOTS PUBLICATIONS THE PUBLISHERS OF THIS DIGITAL PROGRAMME CONTACT US ON 01234 781374 IF YOU WANT ONE FOR YOUR CLUB North Greenford United v Baldock Town 7 FIRST TEAM FIXTURES 2019-20 SEASON KO/ FIX DATE OPPOSITION COMP RES ATT POS 1 2 3 4 5 M1 Aug 03 Biggleswade United SML 0-358 - House Sathiyan Desugurante Spence Olanipekun M2 Aug 06 Edgware Town SML 2-462 20 House Sathiyan* Desugurante+ Olanipekun King M3 Aug 10 Tuffl ey Rovers FAC 1-186 - Kesse-Adu Spence Desugurante Olanipekun1 King M4 Aug 13 Tuffl ey Rovers FAC 2-156 - House Wright+ SMolyneaux Olanipekun King M5 Aug 17 Newport Pagnell Town SML 1-3126 20 House Webb Desugurante* Olanipekun King M6 Aug 20 Wodson Park LCT 1-020 - Kesse-Adu Sathiyan Agbede Spence^ King M7 Aug 24 Cirencester Town FAC 0-5100 - House Webb+ Kirwan Olanipekun King M8 Aug 31 Irchester United FAV 3-040 - House Okolo1 Kirwan* Ward Olanipekun M9 Sep 07 Oxhey Jets SML 0-368 21 Mulhall Okolo+ Kirwan Ward Olanipekun^ M10 Sep 14 Oxhey Jets FAV 0-256 - House Dioum Kirwan Ward Wright M11 Sep 21 Arlesey Town SML 1-153 21 House Dioum SMolyneaux Bakry Wright M12 Sep 24 Tring Athletic SML 1-669 21 Anastasakis Dioum Bhalla* Bakry^ Wright M13 Sep 28 Eynesbury Rovers SML 1-298 21 House Dioum SMolyneaux Ward Coker M14 Oct 05 Potton United SML 1-248 21 House Ward SMolyneaux^ Rhone Coker+ M15 Oct 08 Oxhey Jets SML 1-257 21 House Dioum Euba Ward Bakry M16 Oct 12 Harpenden Town SML 1-383 21 House Dioum Euba^ Ward Wright M17 Oct 15 Enfi eld MCC 4-252 - Anastasakis Ward Euba Manitou* Wright M18 Oct 19 Leighton Town SML 2-578 21 House Ward^ Euba Rhone Young M19 Oct 26 Crawley Green SML 1-443 21 House Ward Euba Brown Young M20 Oct 29 Shefford T & Campton LCT 1-1* -49 Anastasakis Dioum SMolyneaux Ward Young M21 Nov 05 Northwood MCC 2-2* -60 Anastasakis Ndukwu Euba Rhone Wright+ M22 Nov 09 Colney Heath SML 0-387 21 House Dioum Euba Rhone^ Young M23Nov 12 Arlesey Town PDC 2-2* -52 House Dioum SMolyneaux Ward Young M24 Nov 19 London Colney SML 2-230 21 House Dioum Euba Ward Young M25 Nov 23 Leverstock Green SML 1-231 21 House Dioum Euba Ward Wright M Nov 26 Harefi eld United SMLPP M Nov 30 Broadfi elds United SMLPP M Dec 03 Baldock Town SML 7.45 M Dec 07 Arlesey Town SML 3.00 M Dec 14 Tring Athletic SML 3.00 ROUND THE M Dec 17 Leverstock Green SML 7.45 M Dec 21 Edgware Town SML 3.00 M Dec 28 Wembley SML 3.00 PYRAMID M Jan 04 Broadfi elds United SML 3.00 M Jan 11 Harpenden Town SML 3.00 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS: Skipper M Jan 18 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos SML 3.00 Cliff Moyo has signed a new, longer-term M Jan 25 Biggleswade United SML 3.00 contract with Kidderminster Harriers. M Feb 08 Harefi eld United SML 3.00 M Feb 15 Colney Heath SML 3.00 The 26-year-old has featured in every M Feb 22 Potton United SML 3.00 minute of every match so far this season, M Feb 29 Newport Pagnell Town SML 3.00 scoring once. M Mar 07 Dunstable Town SML 3.00 M Mar 14 Leighton Town SML 3.00 Caretaker boss Russ Penn said: “This is a M Mar 21 Eynesbury Rovers SML 3.00 M Mar 28 Baldock Town SML 3.00 great signing for us as a club. I am glad M Apr 04 Crawley Green SML 3.00 it is done and am grateful the owners M Apr 11 Wembley SML 3.00 who’ve made it happen. He is what we M Apr 18 London Colney SML 3.00 are looking for going forward.” M Apr 25 Dunstable Town SML 3.00 M TBA Harefi eld United MSC 7.45 M TBA Aylesbury Vale Dynamos SML 7.45 * Lost on kicks from the penalty-mark THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY HAZGREEN LTD 01753 785163/07738 886949 DIRECTOR: MARC TODD 8 North Greenford United v Baldock Town BOLD FIXTURES - HOME GAMES (1,2) - GOALS SCORED

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Manitou C.Molyneaux+ Brown^ Dramani Glock* S.Molyneaux Asante* Fernandes+ McNulty^ M1 Asante C.Molyneaux Brown1 Dramani^ Manitou Clifton1 Fernandes* S.Molyneaux+ Glock^ M2 Ndukwu Brown Asante Glock Mills Clifton S.Molyneaux* Fernandes+ Coulibaly^ M3 Manitou Brown Clifton2 Glock^ Mills C-McClean* Kirwan* Webb+ Coulibaly^ M4 Manitou1 Brown Kirwan CMolyneaux Glock+ SMolyneaux^ Ndukwu* McNulty+ Sathyian^ M5 Manitou1 Wells+ Brown McNulty* Mills O’Donaghue SMolyneaux* Barnett+ Ward^ M6 Ndukwu^ Brown Manitou Coulibaly* CMolyneaux SMolyneaux Dramani* Sathyian+ Glock^ M7 Sathiyan CMolyneaux Brown McNulty2+ Webb Clifton^ O’Donaghue* Barnett+ Spence^ M8 Brown Mills Dioum* Dramani CMolyneaux Clifton Webb* Ndukwu+ Spence^ M9 Ndukwu Mills+ Okolo* Campbell^ CMolyneaux SMolyneaux Dramani* Webb+ Glock^ M10 Rhone Webb^ Brown Campbell* CMolyneaux Ndukwu+ Dramani*1 Asante+ Bhalla^ M11 Rhone Brown Manitou Dramani1 Asante Glock+ SMolyneaux* CMolyneaux+ Ward^ M12 Manitou Brown^ Webb Dramani1 Glock* CMolyneaux+ John* Young+ Martin^ M13 Manitou Webb* Brown Dramani1 John CMolyneaux Mills* Young+ O’Donaghue^ M14 Manitou Webb Brown+ Barnett^ John CMolyneaux* Mills*1 McNulty+ O’Donaghue^ M15 Young Webb* Manitou1 Barnett+ Dramani John Appiah* Glock+ O’Donaghue^ M16 Young1 Mills Balal Barnett1 Glock1^ Clifton+ Brown* SMolyneaux+ Dramani^ 1 M17 Manitou1 Mills Brown Barnett* Glock+ Dramani John* CMolyneaux+1 SMolyneaux^ M18 Rhone1 John* Mills Balal+ CMolyneaux^ SMolyneaux Dioum* Webb+ Ndukwu^ M19 Euba Atanasov1 Mills Balal+ CMolyneaux^ Clifton* John* Glock+ Webb^ M20 Young Mills Brown Barnett1^ CMolyneaux1* SMolyneaux Zerki* Ward+ Glock^ M21 Wright* Skapetis Brown Barnett+ Mills Clifton Wright* Barnett+ Rhone^ M22 Euba Skapetis Mills* Barnett+ CMolyneaux1^ Clifton1 Brown* Davis+ Ibhadon^ M23 Mills Skapetis2 Brown Barnett CMolyneaux Clifton* Kirwan* - - M24 Mills Skapetis* Brown Barnett^ CMolyneaux1 Clifton+ Bakry* Manitou^ Kirwan^ M25 ROUND THE PYRAMID TORQUAY UNITED: Torquay “He’s a proper ‘pocket rocket’, from National League side United have signed Queens only small in stature but he Notts County. Park Rangers attacking has a big heart, a good brain midfi elder Amrit Bansal- and he can run all day. Head of football Mark Clifford McNulty on loan. said of the deal: “I’m really “QPR have high hopes for pleased to get this one over Bansal-McNulty signed him, and we appreciate them the line. We know the quality professional terms with allowing us to be part of that he possesses.” the Championship club in Amrit’s development.” May, following a number of SALISBURY have re-signed impressive performances ILKESTON TOWN: Christian promising defender Tom Leak for the club’s Under-18s and Oxlade-Chamberlain has from Walsall on a youth loan. Under-23s sides. joined the Derbyshire club on a one-month loan. Leak featured regularly in “I’m pleased to introduce the fi rst team when on loan Amrit to our football club,” The younger brother of previously, making four said Gulls boss Gary England international Alex appearances and scoring on Johnson. Oxlade-Chamberlain, he signs his debut at Hendon.

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North Greenford United v Baldock Town 9 NORTH GREENFORD UNITED SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 2019-20 Appearances and Goalscorers League Cup Total Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Sam House 12 5 17 Trent Skapetis 2 2 1 3 2 Redha Zerki 1 1 Randy Spence 1 1 2 1 3 2 Charles John 4 3 1 4 4 Andrew Manitou 9 1 3 4 1 13 1 4 Conor Molyneaux 11 3 2 6 2 17 3 4 Georgie Brown 13 1 6 2 19 2 1 Emmanuel Ibhadon 1 1 Danny Glock 5 2 3 4 1 8 6 1 Sam Molyneaux 6 4 6 3 12 7 Eugene Asante 2 2 1 3 2 Dominic Rhone 6 1 1 7 1 Milo McNulty 3 2 2 2 3 2 Ryan King 2 4 6 Daniel Clifton 5 1 6 3 11 4 Jalan Young 5 2 4 1 9 2 1 Emmanuel Ndukwu 1 3 4 5 3 Joe Mills 5 2 1 8 1 13 1 1 Nathan Davis 1 1 Simon Wright 5 3 1 8 1 Evanelos Anastasakis 1 3 4 Ryan Kirwan 2 2 3 1 5 3 Mark Webb 6 2 2 3 8 5 Samy Balal 1 2 3 Ridwan Euba 7 4 11 Kieran O’Donague 3 1 1 1 4 Tom Ward 9 1 5 2 14 3 James Barnett 6 3 2 2 9 2 2 Tochukwu Okolo 1 2 1 3 1 Bailey Mulhall 2 2 Damel Dioum 9 1 3 12 1 Ric Campbell 1 1 2 Liam Bakry 31 3 1 Filip Atanasov 111 1

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Baldock Town Football Club is a football Division One of the Bedfordshire & District club based in Baldock, Hertfordshire, County League - later renamed the South England. Having originally been Midlands League. established in 1905, the current version of the club was established in 2003. In 2003 the club was reformed as Baldock, with the team composed of former members They are currently members of Spartan of the Baldock Town youth team. They joined South Midlands League, Premier Division Division One of the North Hertfordshire and groundshare with Arlesey Town at their League. After fi nishing third in 2004-05, they Hitchin Road ground. were promoted to the Premier Division. The club were founder members of the North & The club originally played in the Northern Mid Herts League in 2006, and were placed in Division of the Herts County League for the the Premier Division. During the year the club 1905-06 season. They won the division in was renamed Baldock Town. 1920-21 and fi nished as runners-up in the championship play-off. In 1921 they were Baldock were promoted to the SML Premier renamed Baldock Town, and league re- Division for the 2018-19 season where organisation saw them placed in the North they had an extremely successful campaign Eastern Division. fi nishing fi fth in the Premier Division and winning the League Challenge Trophy. The league was reduced to a single division in 1923, and the 1924-25 season saw the club Baldock Town have plans to take football fi nish as runners-up. home to Baldock and hope to continue to progress on the football front. This season However, the league was disbanded at the sees Baldock with a new management team, end of the season, and the club joined a very new playing team and extensive additions to the backroom staff.

 Will Baldock Town ever be able to play in Baldock again? In recent years they have been nomadic with home games at Hitchin Town and currently at Arlesey Town. THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY GRASSROOTS PUBLICATIONS THE PUBLISHERS OF THIS DIGITAL PROGRAMME CONTACT US ON 01234 781374 IF YOU WANT ONE FOR YOUR CLUB North Greenford United v Baldock Town 11 SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE REVIEW High-fl ying Tring Athletic returned to Parkinson, a penalty, and Enrique Amador winning ways with a fi ne 5-1 victory scoring for Biggleswade United against over lowly London Colney on Saturday. Crawley Green, for whom Phil Draycott and substitute James Younger netted. Marcus Mealing bagged two goals as did Matthew Mitchell but his tally included a Leonard Farhall and Richard Pacquette penalty while the other scorer was Terry were on target for Harefi eld United in their Dixon. stalemate against Wembley.

Promotion-chasing Colney Heath had a James Hatch and Charlie Moss gave Arlesey comfortable 2-0 win over Baldock Town with Town a 2-0 lead at Potton United who both goals coming from Jon Clements. reduced the defi cit through Tashriq Andrews before Callum Shortt equalised in stoppage Jack Stevens and Luke Peerless scored late time. goals to help[ Leverstock Green to a 3-2 victory at Dunstable Town following an earlier There was some success for Spartan South effort from Connor Blake. Midlands Premier Division clubs in the Third Round of the Buildbase FA Vase. Edgware Town went down 2-1 at home top Aylesbury Vale Dynamos despite a goal from Christopher Lewis and Jordan Brown, two George McCluskey in time added on at the minutes from time, scored for Eynesbury end of the fi rst half. Rovers in their 2-1 away win against FC Clacton. Tarik Dallas, Carl Mensah and Ryan Plowright steered Harpenden Town to a 3-1 victory at Leighton Town managed to defeat Eastbourne Oxhey Jets whose response came from Reece Town 2-1 while Newport Pagnell Town Cameron. suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Kirkley & Pakefi eld. There was a trio of 2-2 draws with David ROUND THE PYRAMID CHESTERFIELD: In the Commenting on the gesture, without scoring, hence light of recent disappointing Evans said: “The recent his frustration upon being results, Chesterfi eld’s performances haven’t been replaced by Jack Hindle late players have agreed to good enough and we felt that on. cancel a planned get-together we wanted to give something following Saturday’s game at back to the fans to reward Despite him not fi nding Aldershot and instead pay for them for their commitment the net in a month, Evatt is fans to travel to the Torquay and support.” satisfi ed with the 27-year- United fi xture next month. old’s level of performances BARROW manager Ian Evatt and has backed him to add Captain held talks had no problem with the way to his tally of 12 goals for the with his teammates and it striker Scott Quigley reacted campaign before long. was agreed they would forego to being subbed off against their outing. The money which Chorley last Tuesday night, Evatt said: “He’s an emotional would have been donated by character and I have to say the club for a round of drinks By Quigley’s standards since that was in no way shape or will be added to by cash paid he joined the Bluebirds, form aimed at me, it was his by the players to fund the he’s on something of a goal own frustrations. He wants to True Blue Travel coach to drought, with the 2-2 draw win and he wants to score in Torquay. marking his fourth game every game.” THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY BOB SUREY

12 North Greenford United v Baldock Town SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS REVIEW SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURES 2019-20 Tuesday 3rd December P W D L GD Pts League Tring Athletic ...... 17 13 0 4 33 39 Colney Heath ...... 15 13 0 2 26 39 Biggleswade United v Leverstock Green Newport Pagnell Town . 17 10 5 2 25 35 Dunstable Town v Harefi eld United Harpenden Town ...... 18 10 3 5 9 33 Edgware Town v Crawley Green Biggleswade United ..... 18 10 2 6 9 32 North Greenford United v Baldock Town Oxhey Jets...... 17 8 5 4 2 29 Wembley v London Colney Crawley Green...... 18 7 6 5 12 27 Dudley Latham Memorial Premier Division Cup Harefi eld United ...... 16 8 2 6 8 26 Second Round Leverstock Green ...... 17 8 2 7 -7 26 (Sponsored by S & T Sales and Marketing) Eynesbury Rovers ...... 16 7 5 4 11 25 Potton United v Eynesbury Rovers Leighton Town ...... 16 7 2 7 8 23 Broadfi elds United ...... 16 7 2 7 -15 23 Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup Aylesbury Vale Dyn ..... 12 6 1 5 0 19 Second Round Potton United ...... 18 4 5 9 -15 17 Wembley ...... 14 4 4 6 -4 16 Broadfi elds United v CB Hounslow United Edgware Town ...... 17 5 1 11 -16 16 at Rayners Lane Arlesey Town ...... 17 3 9 5 -2 15* Dunstable Town ...... 16 4 3 9 -13 15 London Colney ...... 17 3 2 12 -24 10 HALF TIME Baldock Town ...... 15 2 3 10 -17 9 North Greenford Utd .. 15 0 2 13 -30 2 TEASER ANSWERS As at 2nd December * Points Adjustment 1. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS 27 goals in 2014 & 24 goals in 2016). LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 2. Steve McClaren (Middlesbrough 2004), 2018-19 Brian Little (Aston Villa 1996), Roy Evans (Liverpool 1995) and Ron Atkinson (Aston Villa FINAL TABLE 1994). P W D L GD Pts 3. David Bentley (2008), Biggleswade ...... 38 27 8 3 70 89 (2008) and (2002). Tring Athletic ...... 38 26 5 7 51 83 Hadley ...... 38 26 5 7 38 83 4. Ian Marshall (Leicester 4-2 Derby), Stan Biggleswade United ..... 38 24 5 9 42 77 Collymore (Leicester 5-2 Sunderland), Riyad Baldock Town ...... 38 20 7 11 29 66* Mahrez (Swansea City 0-3 Leicester), Jamie Colney Heath ...... 38 18 11 9 27 65 Vardy (Leicester 4-2 Man City & Southampton Potton United ...... 38 19 5 14 17 62 0-9 Leicester) and Ayoze Pérez (Southampton Arlesey Town ...... 38 16 7 15 -6 55 0-9 Leicester). Oxhey Jets...... 38 15 10 13 -6 55 5. River Plate have won the Copa Libertadores Crawley Green...... 38 15 7 16 -4 52 4 times (1986, 1996, 2015 & 2019) while Leighton Town ...... 38 12 14 12 3 50 Flamengo have won it once (1981). The two Wembley ...... 38 12 11 15 2 47 Clubs meet in the Final on 23rd November at Edgware Town ...... 38 11 13 14 -9 46 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile. Harpenden Town ...... 38 13 5 20 -19 44 London Colney ...... 38 10 7 21 -27 37 6. John McGinn (4 Aston Villa), Andrew North Greenford Utd .. 38 9 7 22 - 33 34 Robertson (3 Liverpool), Scott McTominay Leverstock Green ...... 38 8 7 22 -38 31 (2 Manchester United), Ryan Fraser (2 AFC Cockfosters...... 38 7 8 23 -45 29 Bournemouth), Oliver McBurnie (1 Sheffi eld Stotfold ...... 38 7 8 23 -48 29 United) and Kenny McLean (1 Norwich City). London Tigers ...... 38 7 6 25 -44 27 7. Chichester City * Points Adjustment THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY ANDREW SWANZY North Greenford United v Baldock Town 13 The court ruling that has seen Ossett Whether the ruling will spark a wave of cases United ordered to pay £135,000 will remains to be seen. It remains true that these have given non-league clubs plenty incidents are very hard to prove, but there of food for thought about how they is no doubting it will leave much of the Non- approach the issue of player-to-player League game very uncomfortable. insurance. As it stands, the FA don’t have player-to- The BetVictor Northern Premier League North player insurance as mandatory. Clubs are – or West club have been sued by Rees Welsh, at least should be – aware of what they are who broke his ankle in a tackle while playing covered for and that there is a potential risk for Radcliffe Borough against Ossett Town in of what has happened to Ossett happening to April 2015. them.

Just over £19,000 in damages were awarded Harris believes clubs don’t have an appetite to the full-back, making his debut, with the for that level of cover to be mandatory and club also having to pay out £115,000 in costs the FA say their rules are refl ecting what the and legal fees. Ossett’s insurance, which game wants. It is only right the authorities included a public liability policy offered by the refl ects on this case, takes the views of clubs Northern Premier League and the minimum and experts and then decides the best course requirement as set out by the FA, did not of action. Will this also put additional pressure cover player-to-player incidents and only on referees? As the sole independent party in covered their own legal fees should they lose these types of cases, a lot will be put on their a claim.The club is now considering selling reports and evidence. It is quite the position their ground in order to pay off the hefty bill. to be in.

NPL chairman Mark Harris told The NLP: “We We must also not forget about Welsh. It can’t make it clear within all the communications – have been an easy route to go down and, and it’s in the third line of the fi rst paragraph however you feel about the ruling, he has of the communication that goes out to clubs – suffered a major injury that will have affected that it does not include player-to-player cover. not only his footballing career, but also his day-to-day life. “We will continue to recommend the policy we have for public liability and personal accident. The impact of any injury to any player can’t If anything this is to remind clubs it doesn’t be underestimated. include player-to-player.” David Richardson

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THE TEAMS Tuesday 3rd December

NORTH GREENFORD BALDOCK UNITED TOWN Blue + White Red

SAM HOUSE 1 ADAM HARPUR DAMEL DIOUM 2 ALFIE DONKIN RIKWAN EUBA 3 JOSH FURNESS TOM WARD 4 SAM JAMES SIMON WRIGHT 5 JAMIE-LEE O’DONOGHUE JOE MILLS 6 WILLIAM McCLELLAND CONOR MOLYNEAUX 7 JAKE ANTHONY GEORGIE BROWN 8 ALEX COPPIN JAMES BARNETT 9 SCOTT PIGGOTT ANDREW MANITOU 10 ALEX O’BRIEN DAN CLIFTON 11 JORDAN GILL SUBS RYAN KIRWAN 12 MATT CLARK SAM MOLYNEAUX 14 JAKE COLLINS FILIP ATANASOV 15 STEPHEN DODD REDHA ZERKI 16 CURTIS FINCH AHMED OMER 17 LIAM KENNA Manager Manager Colin Jones Adam Fisher Referee: Tom Cartwright Assistants: Darren Fenner, Peter Panayiotou

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