November 2007/08
Sorry Folks, It's Off:
30/11/07
17:30
Continuous heavy rain throughout the
afternoon has, sadly, caused the postponement of this evening's much
anticipated Reserve game against Workington.
Thoughts from the Dugout:
Big Match
Preview with Tony Greenwood
30/11/07 16:00
'Tomorrow
will be some game,' says Tony Greenwood talking about tomorrow's visit to
Guiseley. 'Sure, it's a six pointer, but it's also an opportunity for us to
measure ourselves against one of the best teams in the league, on their patch,
and to show that we're sat in second place on merit.'
Joining
the squad, tomorrow, will be Zak Hibbert. Zak is a young goalkeeper, signed on
loan from Burscough, and he takes his place in the first team squad in order to
provide cover, alongside Mike Hale, for the injured Danny Hurst.
Read
the full interview here.
FTFC Reserves v Workington
Reserves:
30/11/07 01:30
A
big game tonight for the table topping Fleetwood Town Reserves as they entertain
the only unbeaten team in the Lancashire League, Workington Reserves. And, with
several first team players in need of a game, Steve Edwards is sending out a
'big' team to match the occasion. Kick off is at 7:45pm, and the bar will be
open!
Squad:
Mike Hale, Kyle Webster, Shaun Gray, Johnathan Smith, Nathan
Pond, Mark Davis, Paul Haddow, Ciaran Donnelly, Richie Allen, Joel Cowell,
Chris Watkinson, Mike Tallentire, Anthony Warwick
**Update
11:30am: Following the overnight rain, and
because of the travelling distance involved for the Workington team, a pitch
inspection was made at 11:00am this morning. And it's game on: so get down to
Highbury this evening!
Club of the Month:
29/11/07 12:30
Fleetwood
Town have been selected as the UniBond League Premier Division 'Club of the
Month' for November, ahead of Witton Albion. The award, bottles of bubbly, will
be presented at our next home game, against Stamford AFC on December 8th. There
is also a rumour that we're in for the 'Fair Play Award' as well! More
later.....
U18s Match Postponed:
28/11/07 11:30
Tonight's
Fleetwood Town U18s game against Colne FC has been postponed. The pitch is a
little soft after the recent rain and so, with two games scheduled before the
weekend, rather than take the risk of it cutting up, tonight's game has been
postponed to a later date. The next U18s home fixture is on Wednesday December
12th against Kendal Town U18s, kick off 7:30pm.
New Security Arrangements:
Press Release: 28/11/07
Success is a wondrous thing but, in addition to the cups,
the medals, the euphoria and the esteem, it also brings new challenges, not all
of which are related to on field affairs.
Fleetwood Town have announced the
appointment of Olwis Secure Limited (OSL) to handle match day security. OSL
Managing Director Leanne Murray is pictured here with Andy Pilley. Read more.....
Half~Season Tickets:
November 26th 2007 17:00
Do you want to enjoy the rest of the
season at a bargain price? Are you looking for the ideal Christmas present for
your wife or mother-in-law? Are you just getting the FTFC habit? Then visit the
Club Shop or OnLine Ticket Shop where you can now buy Half-Season Tickets.
Prices are Adult £56, Junior £15 and Concessions £32. Visit the OnLine shop here.
Fleetwood Town 3 Ashton
United 0:
November 24th 2007 21:00
The table says it all, doesn't it?
A confident, controlled and accomplished performance from the lads today as
they gradually tightened the screws on Ashton United to run out comfortable
winners. Goals from Kieran Walmsley, Steve Foster and Nathan Pond in an assured
team performance with everyone on song.
Team: Hale, Beeley, Fitzgerald, Robinson, Mercer, Pond, Walmsley
(Allen), Milligan, Bell (Foster), Wright (Denney), Watt
Next Up Ashton United:
November 24th 2007 12:00
Cold and dank it may be, but we're
looking forward to a red hot atmosphere this afternoon. The pitch is looking
good, marked out and ready to go for this important clash with Ashton United.
With Witton Albion, Gateshead and Guiseley all busy with the FA Trophy, three
points today will really up the ante in the promotion stakes.
Following the goal fest in midweek,
spirits are obviously high, although we would expect Tony Greenwood to opt for
a slightly more restrained approach today! Kick off 3:00pm. Get there early.
UniBond League Cup:
November 22nd 2007 15:30
It's a home
draw against Marine in the next round of the League Cup, to be played on
Saturday January 5th 2008. The full draw is here.
As You Were.........
November 21st 2007 07:30
UniBond and the LFA have now agreed
to switch the Chorley and Buxton fixtures back to their former dates and so it
is
November 20th 2007 22:00
Party time at Highbury tonight as
Fleetwood ran
Team: Hale, Walmsley, Beeley, Gray, Mercer, Robinson (Fitzgerald),
Watt, Milligan (Donnelly), Denney (
The Gazette - A Statement:
November 20th 2007 17:30
We wish to advise that, following
what we consider to be further recent inappropriate press coverage of our
club’s affairs in the Gazette, our long running dissatisfaction with one
specific reporter has once again resurfaced to the extent that we have taken the
decision to exclude him from our stadium and to prevent him from having any
contact with all Fleetwood Town FC officials.
In response to these actions, the
Gazette have intimated to us that they intend reducing the coverage given to
the club’s affairs, and this is already apparent based on recent limited
coverage in their newspaper.
We remain keen to work with the
Gazette’s Sports Editor to try to find a solution acceptable to both parties
and we have previously made clear to the Gazette, on a number of occasions,
that we would work closely with an alternative reporter to ensure they had full
access to all the club’s personnel at all times. We firmly believe that it is
in all party’s interests to ensure that, as we approach probably the most
exciting time in our club’s history, both on and off the pitch, that all our
affairs are given appropriate coverage to satisfy the needs of the local
readership and of our supporters.
We therefore sincerely hope that the
Gazette’s Sports Editor, Andy Moore, remains as committed as we are to
maintaining a dialogue to attempt to resolve the current position. We will
continue to provide formal press releases to them, irrespective of how they
deal with this particular situation, going forward with the hope that they feel
it appropriate to report on the activities of the second biggest sports
organisation within their
November 19th 2007 21:30
Comfortable in midfield, but at his
best on the left wing, Jerome, aged 23, has an outstanding pedigree having
started his career at Blackburn Rovers before moving on to Northampton.
Impressive trials this year with
Les Taylor:
November 19th 2007 17:00
We wish to advise that our General
Manager, Les Taylor, has today resigned from his role at the club. We have,
with regret, accepted his resignation and we wish to thank him for his hard
work during his time with us. We would also like to wish him every success in
the future.
Fixture Changes?
November 18th 2007 21:30
The Lancashire FA have moved the
date of the
November 17th 2007 21:30
Three
good points today, taking us into second place in the league, although we did
make it hard work at times against a team playing better than their league
position would suggest. 1-0 down after an even first half, the equaliser came
from debutant Peter Wright, pictured left, whose signing from Kendal only
received final clearance this morning. Alex Taylor, incidentally heads off in
the opposite direction to Kendal on one month's loan. The winner came from Phil
Denney, put through by a bit of Milly Magic.
Team: Hale, Beeley, Fitzgerald, Robinson, Mercer, Pond, Walmsley,
Milligan, Foster (Denney),
Co-operative Challenge
Trophy:
November 17th 2007 08:00
It's an away-day in the quarter
final round, at Chorley FC. The game will be played on Tuesday December 4th,
kick off 7:45pm with the Buxton League game pushed back a week to December
11th.
In the other ties, Bacup Borough
visit Burscough or
Fans Coach to
November 14th 2007 22:00
The Supporters' Coach to the North Ferriby
United game departs from Highbury at 10:30am on Saturday morning. There are
just eight seats remaining, so get in fast with your reservation by
telephoning 01253 777607. FTFC Travel Club rules apply.
Fleetwood Town 2 Radcliffe
Borough 1:
November 13th 2007 22:00
Fairly smooth progress through to
the next round of the Co-operative Challenge Trophy, although a string of
missed chances meant that we had to endure a few last minute jitters. Denney
opened the scoring inside the first minute, with Bell adding the second just
after the break.
Team: Hale, Robinson, Gray, Moran, J Smith (Reid), Davis
(Haddow), Brown, Donnelly, Denney (Taylor), Bell, Warwick Not used:
Pond, M Smith
More later.....
Full results are here.
Fleetwood Town 1 Lincoln
United 0:
November 10th 2007 17:30
It took a while to get last week out
of the system, but there was only ever going to be one winner this afternoon.
The Lincoln keeper, Ben Scott, kept his side in the game with a string of
superb saves before, as I saw it, Walmsley finished off a Milligan shot that
was blocked on the line. A good result made better by Guiseley and Gateshead
dropping points.
Team: Hale, Beeley, Fitzgerald, Robinson, Mercer, Pond, Walmsley,
Milligan, Foster (Denney), Bell, Reid (Brown) Not used: Gray
Leigh RMI Reserves 1
Fleetwood Town Reserves 1:
November 10th 2007 17:30
A goal for Johnathan Smith as the
Reserves share the points at Leigh.
Reserves in Action Again:
November 9th 2007 22:00
Fleetwood Reserves play again, tomorrow
afternoon, at Leigh RMI. The squad is Mark Smith, Kyle Webster, Christian Dust,
Rik Bryan, Johnathan Smith, Mark Davis, Paul Haddow, Ciaran Donnelly, Paul
Bailey, Joel Cowell, James Hone, Mike Tallentire, Jamie Wright and Danny
Matthews
Player Moves:
November 9th 2007 18:30
A busy day in the office today with
three players on the move. Mickey Saunders' much rumoured loan to Clitheroe was
finally agreed today. The loan period is for one month and was instigated by
Tony Greenwood in order to get Mickey some regular first team football.
Also on the move is Guy Heffernan.
He is moving to Lancaster City, but this time, it is a permanent move. Guy, who
joined us in the summer, has not been able to command a regular first team
place in recent weeks and his move is the best way of furthering his ambition
for regular games. We wish him good luck.
Finally, a move in the opposite
direction as the club have signed right sided defender, Shaun Beeley, from
Southport. Shaun, who developed his football skills in the youth and reserve
teams at Oldham Athletic, joined Southport in the summer, and goes into the
Fleetwood squad for tomorrow's home game with Lincoln United. Welcome Shaun.
Whitby Fixture:
November 9th 2007 08:00
Our remaining 'unallocated' fixture,
away to Whitby Town, has been arranged for March 8th 2008.
Darwen Reserves 1
Fleetwood Reserves 2:
November 7th 2007 23:00
The Reserves kept the winning streak
going tonight but made it more difficult than it should have been! Two goals
from Joel Cowell settled it; the second in the final minute!
Fleetwood Town Reserves:
November 7th 2007 10:00
The Reserves return to action
tonight with a fixture away to Darwen FC Reserves. Kick off is at 7:45pm.
Here is the squad: Mark Smith,
Christian Dust, Kyle Webster, James Hone, Johnathan Smith, Lennie Reid, Ciaran
Donnelly, Mark Davis, Anthony Warwick, Joel Cowell, Paul Bailey, Danny Eden and
Mike Tallentire.
Fleetwood Town U18s:
November 7th 2007 10:00
The U18 Team are also in action
tonight with an away game against the Lancashire FA U18s at Leyland. Kick off
is at 7:30pm.
Retford United 5 Fleetwood
Town 1:
November 7th 2007 10:00
The score says it all doesn't it? A
lacklustre team performance gave an industrious Retford United a well deserved
victory, and a visit to Radcliffe in the next round of the FA Carlsberg Trophy.
Fleetwood Team: Hale, Walmsley,
Fitzgerald, Moran, Mercer [Gray], Robinson, Haddow, Pond, Taylor [Denney],
Bell, Milligan [Brown] Unused: Donnelly, Smith M.
More later.....
Fixture Changes:
November 7th 2007 10:00
Gateshead did make it through to the
next round, to be played on November 24th, and so our scheduled fixture with
them on that date has been rescheduled for February 19th. Hmm, who else do we
play that week?
Instead, we welcome Ashton United on
November 24th, that fixture having been brought forward from March 8th 2008.
Updated Highbury Matchday Poster here.
You Couldn't Make It Up!
November 5th 2007 13:00
If we can get past Retford United
tomorrow evening, then we are at home in the next round of the FA Carlsberg
Trophy - to the winners of the Chasetown v Radcliffe Borough tie, also
replaying tomorrow.
The full draw is here.
Reserves v Darwen
November 4th 2007 14:00
Monday's visit to Darwen has been
re-arranged for Wednesday November 7th, 7:45pm kick off.
Fleetwood Town 1 Retford
United 1:
November 3rd 2007 17:30
Well, that get's my vote for 'the
longest day'. A Steve Foster goal, in an easy first half played in second gear,
should have set us up to cruise into the next round of the FA trophy. Instead,
we contrived to present the Badgers with an equaliser and earned ourselves a
Tuesday trip to Nottinghamshire.