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Eastenders v Cleethorpes Town
Humber Premier League
Sat 25th Oct - Low Farm - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
Over eight years since his last appearance between the sticks at First Team level, Pete Waddingham prepares to don the gloves again in answer to the current goalkeeping crisis at Low Farm. With Kevin Appleyard sidelined by injury, Danny Cable working, Callum McLeod still finding his feet at Reserve team level and veteran keeper Steve Eldon enjoying his time with the Casuals, “Waddy” finds himself thrust into the limelight tomorrow when Cleethorpes Town visit Low Farm in the HPL Premier Division.
But despite a decision that might seem “bizarre” to some, Manager Mack is full of confidence in his latest net-minder. He says, “Pete’s a big lad who’s not afraid to command his box and he’s hell of a lot more mature than when he last kept goal here. His attitude since coming back has been first rate and by his own admission, his recent appearance in goal for the Casuals did help whet his appetite again.”
It was 18 March 2000 when “Waddy” last fulfilled the role at senior level but the player himself is quite relaxed about the whole thing. He says, “I’ll play anywhere for the good of the team. I was a bit reluctant to go in goal when asked by Maccer (Casuals boss Iain McNaught) a couple of weeks ago but once in there I enjoyed it; having said that I also enjoyed playing up front for the Casuals last week as well!”
Waddingham rejoined the Club this season some seven years after departing Low Farm. In his first spell he made 103 appearances, the vast majority of which came at Reserve team level including 26 during the Stiffs’ County League Division 4 championship season of 1995/96. If his last appearance in goal at senior level is anything to go by, Mack will be a happy man tomorrow – “Waddy” kept a clean sheet as Driffield side Full Measure were beaten 4-0.
Elsewhere tomorrow, Mack has had to find replacements for three outfield players with player/asst-mgr Dave Walmsley, skipper Neil Rutter and Ben Holtby all missing. Stuart Campbell returns to the squad after missing last weekend, Danny Medforth gets an outfield start and Steve Tennyson could be a surprise inclusion should he pass a pre-match fitness test.
In his programme notes for the game, Mack is quite philosophical about his side’s current run of form and squad depletion. He says, “Times are tough for us at the minute and it's been hard enough simply fielding a side let alone trying to win football matches. But these are the type of problems that have brought the best out of us in previous years and I’m hoping we can respond positively to the situation now also.
“Yes we have a few players missing and I’m having to play a couple out of position but so what? That’s football. We've all had to play "foreign" roles at various times in our career and it's my belief that you become a better player by gaining the knowledge of another area of the park. So let’s stop looking for excuses and seize the day! One player’s absence is another player’s opportunity.”
Cleethorpes arrive in a similar predicament to their hosts. They are without a win in six matches and also exited the Grays Cup at the first hurdle last weekend, losing 0-1 at home to Malet Lambert.
Town General Manager Jim Masterton says, “After a good start to the season, losing only once in the first five games we are now having quite a poor run of form. The loss of a number of key players through injury, work commitments and transferring to higher level clubs has affected us quite badly forcing us to bring in youngsters from the U18 and Reserve Team squads earlier than we would have really wanted”.
Easington fans would do well to remember that Town – in their previous guise as LSS Lucarlys – arrived at Low Farm at a similar stage last year and having lost seven players during the week leading up to the game. They proceeded to win 2-0. It’s a point Mack will be keen to stress tomorrow if the Eastenders are to arrest their own five-match winless run.
Tomorrow’s match is being kindly sponsored by Brummitt Animal Health.
Easington (probable): Waddingham, Jeffery, S Campbell, Medforth, Hart, Graham, Havercroft, Lenham, Thurkettle, Farndale, Frost, Barnett, Tennyson, Mackay-Dundas
Cleethorpes (from): Martin Blanchard, Jon Simmons, Mark Taylor, Jake Lamming, Ryan Newton, Tommy Wright, Lee Cottingham, Henry Lawless, Matt Tofton, Murray Sangster, Paul Jones, Tom Pell, Callum Smith, Sam Brooks, John Willis
Referee: Mr. Darren Whatling (Driffield)
Assts: Mr. Tom Overill (Beverley) & Mr. Matthew Wright (Hornsea)
Reckitts Reserves v Eastenders Reserves
ER County League Premier Division
Sat 25th Oct - Humberside Police Ground, Inglemire Lane - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
As he goes in search of his side’s first win of the season, Reserves manager Craig Smalley has made a big statement of intent by “dropping” Pasha Brown for “disciplinary” reasons.
The manager didn’t wish to comment further on the precise details behind the move but is known to be frustrated by the attitude and antics of several of his squad recently. Included also in this group is Danny Collier who sits out tomorrow due to an ERCFA suspension but also a player on “thin ice” having turned up for last weekend’s game in no fit state to play.
Smalley has not been frightened to vent his anger at games thus far and also took the unprecedented step of publishing the following open letter to his players in tomorrow’s match programme:
“First of all can I apologise about the language that has been heard coming from my mouth the past couple of weeks. I apologised to the players last week, I only see fair that I apologise to everyone connected with the club who may have been offended.
When I first came to play at Easington in 1996 as a ‘lightning quick slip of a lad’ what was evident then and made it easy to come back week-in week-out, is still evident some 12 years on; the warmth of everyone connected with the club, the lengths people went to make you feel welcome, to help out, to ‘muck in’ without being asked to because they have a sense of pride with the village and the football club.
The progress this club has made in that time is all down to this warmth, this sense of pride and lots of effort on behalf of the volunteers, committee members and such. This selfless effort that occurs, sometimes to the detriment of their own private lives, all comes because they want to be able to be proud of what they can achieve with this small village football club.
The website, the programme, all the things entailed in preparing the pitch for match days and maintaining the quality of the actual surface, the tea hut, the cleaning of kit, the acquisition and maintenance of the changing rooms comprise just a small part of what has been put in place; not to benefit those involved in these tasks but for you the players - to make your 90 minutes as enjoyable as possible and enable us to be proud to be associated with Easington United Football Club. This army of volunteers has been rewarded with the FA Charter Standard Adult Club of the Year for Yorkshire award, a fitting tribute to years of hard work by a relative few that has gone unnoticed by too many.
During my time at the club I have never heard any of these volunteers ask for anything from any player, but as players we owe them a great deal. It is down to these people that the ground is one of the best kept in the league, we have clean changing rooms with hot showers to use after matches, we don’t have to put nets up and we play on such a good pitch.
I only think it’s fair that these people who put so much in to see a team on the pitch on a Saturday get something back from the players. How about matching the commitment of this band of merry volunteers? They put so much in for us, let’s show some respect and give a little back. On the pitch – effort and commitment is all they ask for, indeed they don’t ask for it but they sure deserve it! Off the pitch – so much money has been raised by these volunteers to provide for you the players, can we not help out? Can we find sponsorship for ourselves? Can we pay fines on time? Can we attend club events that are organised to benefit us? More importantly, can we show a little more pride for the club and respect for those who give so much but ask for so little? If the answer is no then are we playing for the right club?”
It remains to be seen what effect his words will have. Ironically, the attitude of a few apart, Smalley was keen to praise his players for an “improved display” last weekend. However, the 2-1 defeat leaves the Reserves marooned at the bottom and with a tough task in store tomorrow at Reckitts.
Buoyed by the return of several “old favourites” (including former Eastenders’ player/asst-mgr Tony Hunt) the hosts beat Sculcoates 5-2 last weekend and will provide stern opposition for an Easington side set to include two new faces.
Phil Page and Jamie Hollingsworth are included in a reduced 12-man squad alongside the returning Tom McLaughlin and James Rice, the latter being rewarded for a string of fine performances with the Casuals.
Reserves (from): McLeod, Fisk, Foster, McLaughlin, Page, D Clubley, Findley, Hairsine, Thompson, Rice, Hutchinson, Hollingsworth
Referee: Mr. Paul Andrews (Hull)
Casuals v Viking Raiders Reserves
ER County League Division 4
Sat 25th Oct - Low Farm - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
Without a win in six league and cup matches, Iain McNaught’s Casuals side prepare to face Division 4 leaders Viking Raiders Reserves on “The Pitch Across The Ditch” tomorrow.
Maccer will again be forced into changes following call-ups for Pete Waddingham and James Rice, in addition to the absence of ‘Nibs’ Carrick from last week’s squad. On the plus side he welcomes Rich Clubley back after injury while Andy Milbank and Pasha Brown have been released from the Reserves’ squad.
Opponents Viking head the table by one point from free-scoring Roos and last week’s Casuals conquerors Wawne Ferry Reserves. However, both the trailing clubs have two games in hand, with Viking having dropped points in a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the impressive looking Waterloo and a 1-1 draw with Molescroft.
Casuals (from): Eldon, D Rutter, T Biglin, A McNaught, I McNaught, D Campbell, Ward, Newsam, R Clubley, Turley, Milbank, Brown, AN Other
Humber Premier League
Sat 25th Oct - Low Farm - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
Over eight years since his last appearance between the sticks at First Team level, Pete Waddingham prepares to don the gloves again in answer to the current goalkeeping crisis at Low Farm. With Kevin Appleyard sidelined by injury, Danny Cable working, Callum McLeod still finding his feet at Reserve team level and veteran keeper Steve Eldon enjoying his time with the Casuals, “Waddy” finds himself thrust into the limelight tomorrow when Cleethorpes Town visit Low Farm in the HPL Premier Division.
But despite a decision that might seem “bizarre” to some, Manager Mack is full of confidence in his latest net-minder. He says, “Pete’s a big lad who’s not afraid to command his box and he’s hell of a lot more mature than when he last kept goal here. His attitude since coming back has been first rate and by his own admission, his recent appearance in goal for the Casuals did help whet his appetite again.”
It was 18 March 2000 when “Waddy” last fulfilled the role at senior level but the player himself is quite relaxed about the whole thing. He says, “I’ll play anywhere for the good of the team. I was a bit reluctant to go in goal when asked by Maccer (Casuals boss Iain McNaught) a couple of weeks ago but once in there I enjoyed it; having said that I also enjoyed playing up front for the Casuals last week as well!”
Waddingham rejoined the Club this season some seven years after departing Low Farm. In his first spell he made 103 appearances, the vast majority of which came at Reserve team level including 26 during the Stiffs’ County League Division 4 championship season of 1995/96. If his last appearance in goal at senior level is anything to go by, Mack will be a happy man tomorrow – “Waddy” kept a clean sheet as Driffield side Full Measure were beaten 4-0.
Elsewhere tomorrow, Mack has had to find replacements for three outfield players with player/asst-mgr Dave Walmsley, skipper Neil Rutter and Ben Holtby all missing. Stuart Campbell returns to the squad after missing last weekend, Danny Medforth gets an outfield start and Steve Tennyson could be a surprise inclusion should he pass a pre-match fitness test.
In his programme notes for the game, Mack is quite philosophical about his side’s current run of form and squad depletion. He says, “Times are tough for us at the minute and it's been hard enough simply fielding a side let alone trying to win football matches. But these are the type of problems that have brought the best out of us in previous years and I’m hoping we can respond positively to the situation now also.
“Yes we have a few players missing and I’m having to play a couple out of position but so what? That’s football. We've all had to play "foreign" roles at various times in our career and it's my belief that you become a better player by gaining the knowledge of another area of the park. So let’s stop looking for excuses and seize the day! One player’s absence is another player’s opportunity.”
Cleethorpes arrive in a similar predicament to their hosts. They are without a win in six matches and also exited the Grays Cup at the first hurdle last weekend, losing 0-1 at home to Malet Lambert.
Town General Manager Jim Masterton says, “After a good start to the season, losing only once in the first five games we are now having quite a poor run of form. The loss of a number of key players through injury, work commitments and transferring to higher level clubs has affected us quite badly forcing us to bring in youngsters from the U18 and Reserve Team squads earlier than we would have really wanted”.
Easington fans would do well to remember that Town – in their previous guise as LSS Lucarlys – arrived at Low Farm at a similar stage last year and having lost seven players during the week leading up to the game. They proceeded to win 2-0. It’s a point Mack will be keen to stress tomorrow if the Eastenders are to arrest their own five-match winless run.
Tomorrow’s match is being kindly sponsored by Brummitt Animal Health.
Easington (probable): Waddingham, Jeffery, S Campbell, Medforth, Hart, Graham, Havercroft, Lenham, Thurkettle, Farndale, Frost, Barnett, Tennyson, Mackay-Dundas
Cleethorpes (from): Martin Blanchard, Jon Simmons, Mark Taylor, Jake Lamming, Ryan Newton, Tommy Wright, Lee Cottingham, Henry Lawless, Matt Tofton, Murray Sangster, Paul Jones, Tom Pell, Callum Smith, Sam Brooks, John Willis
Referee: Mr. Darren Whatling (Driffield)
Assts: Mr. Tom Overill (Beverley) & Mr. Matthew Wright (Hornsea)
Reckitts Reserves v Eastenders Reserves
ER County League Premier Division
Sat 25th Oct - Humberside Police Ground, Inglemire Lane - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
As he goes in search of his side’s first win of the season, Reserves manager Craig Smalley has made a big statement of intent by “dropping” Pasha Brown for “disciplinary” reasons.
The manager didn’t wish to comment further on the precise details behind the move but is known to be frustrated by the attitude and antics of several of his squad recently. Included also in this group is Danny Collier who sits out tomorrow due to an ERCFA suspension but also a player on “thin ice” having turned up for last weekend’s game in no fit state to play.
Smalley has not been frightened to vent his anger at games thus far and also took the unprecedented step of publishing the following open letter to his players in tomorrow’s match programme:
“First of all can I apologise about the language that has been heard coming from my mouth the past couple of weeks. I apologised to the players last week, I only see fair that I apologise to everyone connected with the club who may have been offended.
When I first came to play at Easington in 1996 as a ‘lightning quick slip of a lad’ what was evident then and made it easy to come back week-in week-out, is still evident some 12 years on; the warmth of everyone connected with the club, the lengths people went to make you feel welcome, to help out, to ‘muck in’ without being asked to because they have a sense of pride with the village and the football club.
The progress this club has made in that time is all down to this warmth, this sense of pride and lots of effort on behalf of the volunteers, committee members and such. This selfless effort that occurs, sometimes to the detriment of their own private lives, all comes because they want to be able to be proud of what they can achieve with this small village football club.
The website, the programme, all the things entailed in preparing the pitch for match days and maintaining the quality of the actual surface, the tea hut, the cleaning of kit, the acquisition and maintenance of the changing rooms comprise just a small part of what has been put in place; not to benefit those involved in these tasks but for you the players - to make your 90 minutes as enjoyable as possible and enable us to be proud to be associated with Easington United Football Club. This army of volunteers has been rewarded with the FA Charter Standard Adult Club of the Year for Yorkshire award, a fitting tribute to years of hard work by a relative few that has gone unnoticed by too many.
During my time at the club I have never heard any of these volunteers ask for anything from any player, but as players we owe them a great deal. It is down to these people that the ground is one of the best kept in the league, we have clean changing rooms with hot showers to use after matches, we don’t have to put nets up and we play on such a good pitch.
I only think it’s fair that these people who put so much in to see a team on the pitch on a Saturday get something back from the players. How about matching the commitment of this band of merry volunteers? They put so much in for us, let’s show some respect and give a little back. On the pitch – effort and commitment is all they ask for, indeed they don’t ask for it but they sure deserve it! Off the pitch – so much money has been raised by these volunteers to provide for you the players, can we not help out? Can we find sponsorship for ourselves? Can we pay fines on time? Can we attend club events that are organised to benefit us? More importantly, can we show a little more pride for the club and respect for those who give so much but ask for so little? If the answer is no then are we playing for the right club?”
It remains to be seen what effect his words will have. Ironically, the attitude of a few apart, Smalley was keen to praise his players for an “improved display” last weekend. However, the 2-1 defeat leaves the Reserves marooned at the bottom and with a tough task in store tomorrow at Reckitts.
Buoyed by the return of several “old favourites” (including former Eastenders’ player/asst-mgr Tony Hunt) the hosts beat Sculcoates 5-2 last weekend and will provide stern opposition for an Easington side set to include two new faces.
Phil Page and Jamie Hollingsworth are included in a reduced 12-man squad alongside the returning Tom McLaughlin and James Rice, the latter being rewarded for a string of fine performances with the Casuals.
Reserves (from): McLeod, Fisk, Foster, McLaughlin, Page, D Clubley, Findley, Hairsine, Thompson, Rice, Hutchinson, Hollingsworth
Referee: Mr. Paul Andrews (Hull)
Casuals v Viking Raiders Reserves
ER County League Division 4
Sat 25th Oct - Low Farm - Kick-Off: 2.00pm
Without a win in six league and cup matches, Iain McNaught’s Casuals side prepare to face Division 4 leaders Viking Raiders Reserves on “The Pitch Across The Ditch” tomorrow.
Maccer will again be forced into changes following call-ups for Pete Waddingham and James Rice, in addition to the absence of ‘Nibs’ Carrick from last week’s squad. On the plus side he welcomes Rich Clubley back after injury while Andy Milbank and Pasha Brown have been released from the Reserves’ squad.
Opponents Viking head the table by one point from free-scoring Roos and last week’s Casuals conquerors Wawne Ferry Reserves. However, both the trailing clubs have two games in hand, with Viking having dropped points in a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the impressive looking Waterloo and a 1-1 draw with Molescroft.
Casuals (from): Eldon, D Rutter, T Biglin, A McNaught, I McNaught, D Campbell, Ward, Newsam, R Clubley, Turley, Milbank, Brown, AN Other