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Sand mining company proposes expanding Stradbroke national parks
May 21, 2010 Coastal Care
The sand mining company Unimin is calling for large areas of Stradbroke Island off Brisbane to be declared national park as soon as possible.
The company has mining leases over about 45 per cent of the island, off Brisbane.
Unimin spokesman Paul Smith says new national parks would benefit residents, and traditional owners, who have an unresolved native title claim on the island.
Yet, mining will continue even if some parts of the island are declared national park…
Read Full Article, By Stephanie Smail, ABC News
Mining in Stradbroke Island, Queensland Australia: Wikipedia
During the 1960s sand mining operations began mining the islands frontal dunes.[citation needed] Mining moved into the interior of the island in the late 1960s and increased in scale and size. As an alternative, development of the island for seaside residential use was mooted and in 1970 a bridge from the mainland via Russell Island was under serious consideration by the Queensland government. The Queensland government also proposed a large scale redevelopment of the island in the mid 1980's which would have seen the population of the island increase 10 fold. This proposal was never followed through when the incumbent government lost office. From the 1960s to the 1980s sand miners mined the frontal dunes of the ocean beach from Jumpinpin to Point Lookout. This mining activity destroyed numerous ancient Aboriginal middens and campsites in the sheltered areas behind the frontal dunes.[citation needed] Unique ecosystems which lay between the 18 Mile Swamp and the ocean were also destroyed. Generally there was little more than a token effort to re-vegetate mined areas so that 30 years after the area was mined the dunal areas are still ecologically devastated. There is also strong anecdotal evidence that in the 1960s one of the early mining companies destroyed a shipwreck located in the sand dunes near Jumpinpin which may have been the reputed Stradbroke Galleon.There are several accounts from sand mining employees of unusual artifacts being found during dredging operations.
However, the understanding of the island's environmental and native heritage value was on the rise. In 1991 the Australian Government and sand mining companies ACI and Consolidated Rutile Pty Ltd attempted to reach an agreement on surrender of some or parts of mining lease tenements to form a national park. Half of North Stradbroke Island was to become a National Park in return for a guarantee that mining could continue for the life of several mines in high grade areas. The agreement was never signed by either of the mining companies nor the government and has not been progressed to this day. Mineral sands and silica sands at Myora Mine, near Dunwich, are currently being mined from the surface whilerutile, zircon and ilmenite are dredged from the Yarraman Mine on the north of the island and the Enterprise Mine on the south of the island by Consolidated Rutile Limited. In 2009 500,000 tonnes of minerals were being produced by mining about 50 million tonnes of sand. According to the Stradbroke Island Management Organisation (an environmental organisation) two-thirds of the island is covered by mining leases.
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League Two Season Preview: Part Two
Posted on August 1, 2018 by aloadofcobblers2011
Welcome to Part Two of the League Two Season Preview. Today we take a closer look at Crewe Alexandra, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Lincoln City and Macclesfield Town.
Keep checking back on the blog every day this week for more!
Last season…
With his first summer and pre-season under his belt as Crewe boss, David Artell set about the job of improving on a seventeenth place finish in 2016/17. The season would once again throw up a mixed bag of results but the Alex did manage to recover from a poor first half of the season as runs of poor results in a row led to them sitting just two points above the drop zone after a 4-1 defeat at Notts County in February.
It's testament to the club, though, that they stuck with Artell – who spent two years at Gresty Road as a player – through it all and there was an upturn in fortunes in the last few months of the campaign. A fantastic 4-1 win at Lincoln was a turning point and took them six points clear of the bottom two with relegation never really a huge worry from then on in.
The Alex finished the season with three straight victories to finish in fifteenth place – only a slight improvement on twelve months previous but enough to give Artell more time to put his mark on the club.
In: Paul Green (Oldham), Shaun Miller (Carlisle), Alex Nicholls (Barnet), Nicky Hunt (Notts County)
Out: Chris Dagnall (Bury)
Promotion Odds…
David Artell has bolstered his attacking options well over the summer with Shaun Miller making his return to Gresty Road, where he scored six goals in fifteen appearances on loan last season and previously came through the Alex youth ranks, and Alex Nicholls signing from relegated Barnet. Losing top scorer Chris Porter to injury mid-way through last season wasn't ideal but he's back in contention and will feel like another fine option to have up top.
Right-back Nicky Hunt, signed after he was released by Notts County, knows all about League Two while Paul Green also returns after a loan with the club last season.
With extra fire power you might see Crewe improve slightly on last season but I don't envisage there being a huge change so I'll go for a safe mid-table bet for Artell's men.
The 2017/18 campaign will go down in Exeter history because it turned out to be the final season in charge for Paul Tisdale, who left the club after twelve years at the helm. For the second successive season, and following City fans' voting to serve the manager notice on his contract in November 2016, there would be heartbreak in the League Two playoff final at Wembley.
Tisdale's men had made a roaring start to the season, winning seven and drawing the other of the first eight games and meant that inconsistent form in the autumn still kept them in and around the top three. Three straight victories in January and an unbeaten April raised hopes of automatic promotion but an Alex Revell hat-trick for Stevenage in the penultimate game ended that, meaning a double legged playoff semi-final against Lincoln City.
After a goalless draw at Sincil Bank, City won the second leg 3-1 but a second visit to Wembley in as many seasons didn't produce a fairy tale ending for Tisdale as Coventry City saw them off by the same score line.
Matt Taylor took the reins in the summer having previously played over 150 times for the Grecians and most recently been in charge of the City Under23s squad.
In: Jonathan Forte (Notts County), Tristan Abrahams (Norwich), Nicky Law (Bradford), Lee Martin (Gillingham), Jimmy Oates (Hereford)
Out: Jordan Moore-Taylor (MK Dons), Jordan Storey (Preston), Ryan Harley (MK Dons), Robbie Simpson (MK Dons), Lloyd James (Forest Green), Liam McAlinden (Cheltenham)
It's set to be a pretty uncertain time at St. James' Park after the Paul Tisdale era came to a close so making Matt Taylor, part of the coaching set up already, the top boss makes absolute sense. Continuity has been made tougher with Tisdale having swooped for three of their key players for his new MK Dons side in Jordan Moore-Taylor, Ryan Harley and Robbie Simpson but Jonathon Forte, Nicky Law and Lee Martin all bring bags of experience to City's squad.
It could well take time for this new look Grecians side to take shape but I still think they can surprise a few by making a push for the playoffs once again as soon as they've got into their groove.
Having achieved a promotion that changed the course of Forest Green Rover's history, the club from the New Lawn set about the challenge of league football for the first time in their history, led by former Kettering, Peterborough and Swindon boss Mark Cooper.
It was to be a baptism of fire for the league's newcomers and they struggled to get to grips with things in the early going, losing nine of their first thirteen games and winning just once. A 1-0 victory at Coventry City turned the tide in mid-October and Rovers would go on to three wins in a row to ease the early blues. A terrible Christmas period that saw them lose every game in December kept them right in trouble and they were rock bottom of the league following a 1-0 defeat to Wycombe on New Year's Day.
The great escape was achieved, though, thanks to a real turn in fortunes from February onwards including completing the double over Coventry. Safety was secured thanks to a 0-0 draw at Yeovil that kept both sides in League Two for another season with games to spare.
In: James Montgomery (Gateshead), Carl Winchester (Cheltenham), Tahvon Campbell (West Brom), Isaac Pearce (Fulham), Liam Shephard (Peterborough), Robert Sanchez (Brighton), George Williams (Fulham), Joseph Mills (Perth Glory), Lloyd James (Exeter), Theo Archibald (Brentford), Paul Digby (Mansfield)
Out: Charlie Cooper (Newport)
The world's first UN Certified Carbon Neutral football club continue their quest to defy the odds as they set about their second season in the Football League. Snapping up Cheltenham captain Carl Winchester was an astute move and Rovers have also added plenty of young and hungry talent from higher in the footballing pyramid including Isaac Pearce from Fulham who is one to keep an eye on.
Having survived the drop well last season, Rovers will be looking to build on that with a tilt at the top half but I think a lower mid-table finish would not be sniffed at here.
Three managers, a relegation battle and the season long threat of returning to non-league – not the best of campaigns for the Mariners. In the early knockings of the season there were no real signs of the struggles to come and victory at Port Vale at the start of October was their fifth of the season and had them comfortably in mid-table.
Form continued to be enough to keep them from getting drawn into the lower reaches of the league but a catastrophic run from 16 December through to 7 April without a league win meant that Russell Slade was shown the door on 2 February. Paul Wilkinson stepped up to take on the role for a month before reverting back to assistant manager when Michael Jolley was appointed. Jolley couldn't turn the tide straight away and it took him until the 7 April win over Chesterfield to finally deliver some relief for the long suffering Mariners fans.
A home draw with Barnet and victories over Swindon, Notts County and Forest Green were enough to keep them up and Town will now be hoping for stability under Jolley.
In: Alex Whitmore (Chesterfield), Louis Robles (San Roque De Lepe), Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham), John Welsh (Preston), Jordan Cook (Luton), Elliott Whitehouse (Lincoln), Harry Davis (St Mirren), Akin Famewo (Luton), Charles Vernam (Derby)
Out: Sam Kelly (Hamilton Academical), Siriki Dembele (Peterborough), Zak Mills (Morecambe)
Michael Jolley has certainly had a good start to life as Mariners boss having reached the target of keeping them in the Football League. Jake Hessanthaler should bring experience and energy to their midfield and defence has been bolstered by the signing of Alex Whitmore from Chesterfield who Jolley worked with in the Burnley Under 23s. Former Cobbler JJ Hooper switched to a wide attacking berth under Jolley and benefited by scoring a hat-trick on the final day of last season so expect to see him move away from his central role again.
I don't see enough in Grimsby at the moment to see them competing at the top end of the table but if they avoid my prediction of another relegation battle it may give them a platform to build on.
Following a memorable season back in 2016/17, during which the Imps made an astonishing run to the FA Cup Quarter Finals and were promoted back into the Football League, Danny Cowley had a real task on his hands to go anywhere near the same levels of glory. But somehow, he and his trusted and vibrant Lincoln squad managed to find more and more success.
The EFL Trophy was much maligned but City would make the competition their own and eventually gave themselves another big day out, this time at Wembley as they beat League One Shrewsbury Town in the final. The league form didn't let up either and the Imps finished the season in seventh place to earn a shot at the playoffs.
A double legged semi-final against Exeter was just about a step too far though and after a 0-0 first leg draw they finally bowed out of another excellent season with a 3-1 reverse at St. James' Park. There's plenty of ambition being shown by the club and with Cowley at the helm anything is possible. A stern test awaits the Cobblers on the opening day of the season.
In: Bruno Andrade (Boreham Wood), Grant Smith (Boreham Wood), Michael O'Connor (Notts County), Harry Toffolo (Millwall), John Akinde (Barnet), Scott Wharton (Blackburn), Shay McCartan (Bradford)
Out: Alex Woodyard (Lincoln), Ollie Palmer (Crawley), Sean Long (Cheltenham), Elliott Whitehouse (Grimsby), Paul Farman (Stevenage)
It's been an outstanding summer of business by the Cobblers' first opponents of the league season and no deal was celebrated more by Imps fans than the Cowley brothers signing a new contract with the club until 2022. Manager Danny and assistant Nicky have also been busy in the transfer market and there aren't many at League Two level who wouldn't want John Akinde lining up for them up front. The former Barnet man will score bags of goals and is a sure fire commodity in the basement division.
Elsewhere, Bruno Andrade, who had an outstanding season for Boreham Wood that led them to the National League Playoff Final in which he scored, joins City along with highly rated full-back Harry Toffolo from Millwall. Shay McCartan will be looking to reproduce his form from his Accrington days in League Two after signing for Lincoln on loan and it already looks like an excellent piece of business.
All of this should lead to a promotion challenge for City this season as their momentum continues to build. Let's just hope it starts after their first game!
Despite having one of the smallest budgets in the National League, Macclesfield Town produced one of the more incredible title winning campaigns in non-league history to return to the Football League absolutely flying under John Askey. Askey was subsequently snapped up by League One Shrewsbury Town in the summer but their momentum shown last season should continue to shine through.
Town also made it to the FA Trophy final and despite losing to York City in the showpiece final they returned to league football to complete a title winning season that will go down in Silkmen folklore.
A 2-0 win over Eastleigh sealed both the title and promotion for Town, a feat made even more impressive given that they only had three players signed up at the start of the previous summer thanks to a mass exodus of their squad. A truly remarkable campaign.
In: Fiacre Kelleher (Oxford), Jamie Grimes (Cheltenham), Ben Stephens (Stratford), Nathan Blissett (Plymouth), Miles Welch-Hayes (Bath), James Pearson (Unattached), Harry Smith (Millwall), Michael Rose (Unattached), Rhys Taylor (AFC Fylde), Callum Maycock (Coventry)
Out: Shwan Jalal (Chesterfield), Mitch Hancox (MK Dons), Kieran Kennedy (Shrewsbury)
It's undoubtedly going to be tough for the Silkmen on their return to the Football League and the departure of John Askey came at exactly the wrong time, possibly drawing parallels to the Cobblers' title winning season ending with Chris Wilder being snapped up by Sheffield United. It's a sign of the great success by Askey's now former squad who will need to keep the togetherness in place that took them so far last season. Mark Yates will need to bring his Football League experience and nous to the club having replaced Askey.
Defender Kieran Kennedy has followed his former boss to the New Meadow while Mitch Hancox's move to MK Dons means they're without a couple of their key men from the title winning side and incomings seem a little hit and miss.
I'm not hugely convinced by the Yates appointment either and feel that it's going to be a tough relegation battle for Macclesfield in their first season back.
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League Two Season Preview: Part One
Posted on July 31, 2018 by aloadofcobblers2011
Welcome to the first part of four League Two Previews ahead of the big kick off on Saturday. I've gone alphabetically so that I can look at each club in detail rather than throwing teams into groups so hopefully this provides a decent look at the Cobblers' opposition for the next nine months.
Let's get to it with the first six teams under the spotlight…
There were more than a few enviable looks in the direction of Bury Football Club last summer with then manager Lee Clark overseeing a big turnaround in playing staff in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the 2016/17 season where the Shakers survived by a single point in League One. On paper, the signings of the likes of Chris Maguire, Jermaine Beckford, Harry Bunn and Stephen Dawson looked like excellent pieces of business despite the loss of James Vaughan to Sunderland and Clark's men were given dark horse status by some.
After a poor start, Clark paid the price and Ryan Lowe stepped in briefly to attempt to steady the ship. Chris Lucketti was appointed in November, bringing with him strong links to the club he served loyally for over 200 appearances in the nineties. But just two months later, Lucketti was shown the door thanks to ten winless matches and Lowe returned until the end of a tumultuous season that saw the Shakers finish rock bottom of League One.
Three managers, shocking form, the loss of Beckford to a long term injury and a season that completely failed to live up to any kind of hype. It really couldn't have gone any worse and the emergence of youth team graduates was the only silver lining leading to first team appearances for the likes of Saul Shotton, Callum Styles, Ryan Cooney and Joe Adams.
Another new dawn begins for Bury back in League Two and after last summer's giddy hope there will surely be calls for a fresh approach from the powers that be.
In: Byron Moore (Bristol Rovers), Will Aimson (Blackpool), Chris Dagnall (Crewe), Chris Stokes (Coventry), Gold Omotayo (Unattached), Jordan Archer (Chester), Mathew Hudson (Preston), Tom Miller (Carlisle), Dominic Telford (Stoke)
Out: Andrew Tutte (Morecambe), Zeli Ismail (Walsall), Chris Maguire (Sunderland), Callum Reilly (Gillingham)
In a similar vein to the Cobblers, Bury went through three managers last season and settled on Ryan Lowe, already placed in temporary charge twice before by the Shakers. Lowe's task is to rejuvenate a club who failed miserably last season in finishing bottom of League One and the departures of Zeli Ismail, Chris Maguire and Callum Reilly back to League One clubs won't help the cause. They'll be looking to new signing Chris Dagnall for goals – the former Crewe man hit 17 in League Two the season before last – and will be hoping that Beckford can recover from the knee injury that kept him out of the second half of last season. If he does, he'll feel like a new signing.
Lowe has plenty to do and I can see nothing higher than a top ten finish for his Bury side at this stage.
Cambridge had re-established themselves well back in League Two following promotion back from the National League three seasons earlier and headed into 2017/18 on the back of two top half finishes. The plan was for the U's to kick on under Shaun Derry's stewardship and make a fist of a shot at the playoffs.
Early season form of five wins, one draw and five defeats from the opening eleven games pointed to another season of failing to bother the top seven but still keeping their heads above water. 2018 didn't start well for Derry, though, with back to back 0-0 home draws followed by three consecutive defeats including a 5-2 hammering at Forest Green Rovers. Another stalemate at home, this time against Lincoln City, led to Derry being relieved of his position, though the fact that the sacking was announced just three minutes after the Imps draw led you to believe that it was in the pipeline ahead of the game.
Derry left United 14th in League Two and the reins were handed to assistant manager Joe Dunne, initially until the end of the season before the role was made permanent ahead of the final game of 2017/18. Dunne will now look to help to propel the U's to the next level and aim for a top seven place now that they have once again become established members of the Football League.
In: Louis John (Sutton), George Taft (Mansfield), Reggie Lambe (Carlisle)
Out: Uche Ikpeazu (Hearts), Leon Legge (Port Vale), Piero Mingoia (Accrington)
It's looking difficult for Cambridge boss Dunne in his bid to compete with the top seven or eight teams in the league and it'll take a big effort to pull them into the top half and playoff contention. Home form will once again be key in any bid to top the twelfth place finish of last season with the U's finishing fifth in the table for home results last time out. Away form was shaky with just four wins on the road all season.
Having not yet properly replaced top scorer Uche Ikpeazu it could well be a more underwhelming season for United so I'm going for a bottom half finish.
Three seasons after they returned to the basement division, after a lengthy spell in League One, Carlisle's hopes were high of finally breaking down the door back to the third tier under Keith Curle, a man who had led them to the playoffs in 2016/17 only to be beaten at the semi-final stage by Exeter.
Six defeats in the opening couple of months had The Cumbrians playing catch-up, though, and a stop-start season halted any sustained challenge for another playoff campaign. Brief hope came from four straight victories in February and early March that lifted them to within three points of that target but three draws in a row followed, meaning vital points were dropped and a home defeat to Lincoln all but ended the challenge for another year.
Curle then announced at the end of April that he would be leaving the club after three and a half years at the end of the season. John Sheridan was appointed as the new boss at the start of June with the former Oldham, Notts County, Plymouth, Newport and Chesterfield man setting his stall out early by stating that he wants to be the man to lift Carlisle back into League One.
In: Joe Fryer (Middlesbrough), George Glendon (Fleetwood), Macaulay Gillesphey (Newcastle), Gary Miller (Plymouth), Adam Collin (Notts County), Regan Slater (Sheffield United), Jerry Yates (Rotherham)
Out: Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Stevenage), Reggie Lambe (Cambridge), John O'Sullivan (Blackpool), Tom Miller [Bury)
With Keith Curle having taken Carlisle as far as he could, it's now down to John Sheridan to finally help the Cumbrians take a step back up the league ladder. Sheridan certainly has previous form having led Chesterfield to the League Two title in 2011 and taken Plymouth to the playoffs in 2015 but has been in and out of clubs far quicker than he would have liked in the last few seasons. This is a chance for Sheridan to really build something at Brunton Park and keeping hold of winger Jamie Devitt could be key. Devitt scored eleven times last season and had attracted interest from Swindon but Sheridan is keen to hold onto the winger.
The U's were better on the road last season than they were at Brunton Park so Sheridan will be looking to change that in a bid to make the playoffs. But I can see another season of transition for his side, albeit with a top ten finish.
With one season back in the Football League under their belts, Gary Johnson's team were looking to build on their survival in 2016/17 and the former Cobblers manager brought in a whole host of new faces at the start of the season including striker Mohamed Eisa from non-league Greenwich Borough, who would go on to be a revelation.
It was a tough opening for the The Robins, though, as they lost five of their first seven games to leave them playing catch up right from the off. Victories were to follow in September with home successes against Mansfield, Swindon and Lincoln particularly eye-catching. Form steadied from there but never kicked on enough to really trouble the top half of the table.
Looking the other way and Eisa's goals – twenty three in the league – kept Town above water and had many suitors heading towards Whaddon Road to take a look at the talented striker. Bristol City eventually broke Cheltenham's resistence with a bid too good to turn down and the Robins will now be looking for their next talisman ahead of the new season, hoping to improve on their seventeenth place finish. With four defeats in a row ending the last campaign, Johnson may well find himself under pressure if they don't start well.
In: Alex Addai (Merstham), Johnny Mullins (Luton), Ryan Broom (Bristol Rovers), Ben Tozer (Newport), Conor Thomas (ATK), Chris Hussey (Sheffield United), Tom Smith (Swindon), Sean Long (Lincoln), Josh Debayo (Unattached), Manny Duku (Hayes & Yeading), Jacob Maddox (Chelsea), Liam McAlinden (Exeter)
Out: Harry Pell (Colchester), Carl Winchester (Forest Green), Jamie Grimes (Macclesfield), Jordan Cranston (Morecambe), Mohamed Eisa (Bristol City)
Gary Johnson has gone for his usual clear out and mass signings method in an attempt to propel his Robins side up the table but the loss of top goal striker Mo Eisa is obviously a huge hit to their chances. A whole host of new faces will take time to mould into a team that can challenge but the question will linger as to whether Johnson will be given that time considering how they ended last season.
Replacing Eisa's goals will be the toughest task and hopes are high for the striker Manny Duku who scored thirty nine times for Hayes and Yeading in the Evo-Stick South East league last season. I can't see anything other than a bottom half finish for Town despite that but they should have enough to steer well clear of danger.
After John McGreal had led Colchester to within a place of the playoffs, it was hoped that he could take them into the top seven last season. But an inconsistent campaign led to a mid-table finish in a season that also saw McGreal's men eliminated from the FA Cup at the hands of non-league Oxford City in the First Round.
There were periods of the season that highlighted the promise within the squad, though, with patches of form that led U's fans to believe that on their day they could be a match for anyone in the league. Three wins in a row at the end of March and start of April gave them a glimpse of a late surge but they would then go on to lose four of the last five to leave them frustrated in the middle of the division.
McGreal, like Gary Johnson, could well be feeling the heat if his side begin in the same vein this season as they did last. A trip to Meadow Lane to face Notts County probably wasn't on McGreal's list of ideal opening games but he'll be looking to get out of the blocks quickly again.
In: Harry Pell (Cheltenham), Noah Chesmain (Millwall), Bailey Vose (Brighton), Luke Norris (Swindon), Ethan Ross (West Brom), Frank Nouble (Newport), Aaron Collins (Wolves)
Out: Drey Wright (St Johnstone), Sam Walker (Reading), Kurtis Guthrie (Stevenage)
Colchester have added well to their squad from last season with seasoned lower league pros like Harry Pell, Frank Nouble and Luke Norris coming in. Nouble and Norris could well form an exciting front line for the club who have also kept hold of talismanic academy product Sammie Szmodics through the summer so far. There's no reason, now that McGreal has imbedded his ideas and ways of playing, why Colchester can't be at least amongst the playoff contenders come the end of the season.
Headlines were made in Crawley last summer as it was announced that former Champions League winner, Premier League star and Australian international Harry Kewell would be taking the vacant hot seat at The Red Devils. Kewell had only previously managed the Watford under 21s squad at Vicarage Road but was confident that he could make a name for himself all over again at the Broadfield Stadium.
The season didn't start well for Kewell with three defeats in a row but he did get his first points on the board with back to back wins against Swindon and Yeovil. Town never got going in the early part of the campaign though and they would only win twice in the next thirteen outings. Just as it looked as though Kewell's tenure might end early, his team began a terrific run from late November through to the end of February, during which they won eleven times, losing on just four occasions and drawing once. The 1-0 home success against Lincoln was their fifth home league win in a row – their best ever league run – and even had them two points from the playoffs.
That particular target was a step too far, though, and it was always going to take a lot to keep the form going all the way through to the end of the season. Town would only win once more and ended up in fourteenth place but there are signs there that Kewell is starting to build something as he really gets his feet under the table this summer and into his second season in charge.
In: George Francomb (AFC Wimbledon), Brian Galach (Aldershot), Ollie Palmer (Lincoln), Ashley Nathaniel-George (Hendon), Reece Grego-Cox (Unattached), Dominic Poleon (Bradford), Filipe Morais (Bolton), Romain Vincelot (Bradford)
Out: Jordan Roberts (Ipswich), Thomas Verheydt (Go Ahead Eagles), Josh Yorwerth (Peterborough), Enzio Boldewijn (Notts County)
There were patches of reinforcing to do for Kewell at the start of his important second season as a full time league manager with Jordan Roberts and Enzio Boldewijn leaving a hole in their midfield after signing for Ipswich and Notts County respectively. But Dominic Poleon is a clever signing at this level from Bradford and should replace some of the creativity that's been lost. Romain Vincelot also joined from Valley Parade and should thrive at this level once again. Filipe Morais brings extra pedigree to the side after learning about his release from Bolton on Twitter with many Wanderers fans disappointed at his exit.
Kewell certainly seems to have the nous to spot a good player at this level already and the Red Devils are a dark horse to become playoff contenders.
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Spanish trip reveals big clues as pre-season steps up
It's been a summer of unexpected hope, memorable moments and faith restoring football over in Russia so as the Cobblers prepare to hit the ground running ahead of the new season we can only hope that the good feeling continues into the league campaign. With just under three weeks to go until the big kick off (three weeks!) it's time to turn our full attention once again to those players who'll be looking to emulate the excellent progress made by the national team and carry the hopes of the next nine months.
Dean Austin has led the squad to Spain for a pre-season camp this week and his selection of those making the trip is sure to increase the speculation around the final destination of those on the fringes of their Sixfields careers.
The players left behind – Luke Coddington, Joe Iaciofano, Yaser Kasim and Billy Waters – will not only miss out on team bonding and a friendly taking place on Thursday but will also likely be doubting their places in Austin's plans full stop. You could make a case for Coddington and Iaciofano staying to possibly arrange loan moves but this surely means the end for Kasim who has now failed to persuade three Town managers in the space of a year that he should be given a chance.
Waters is the case that causes the most interest. The former Cheltenham man, sent out on loan to Cambridge United last season, has been involved in all friendlies so far and could be forgiven for being disappointed to be left back in England, particularly after netting a couple in the 4-0 win over St. Albans City. Austin makes the case that he only wanted two players for each position on the trip but the fact that the travelling squad is littered with youth talent leaves you thinking that it won't be long before Waters makes a permanent departure. In fact, there's nothing to say that a move hasn't already been lined up for him in the coming days.
Another not travelling is new striker Junior Morias, signed from The Posh last week. Morias is without a Visa and will stay behind to build up fitness here. Morias is the most eye opening piece of business by the club so far this summer and his promise that he "never gives a defender a minute's piece" fits right into the ethos being created by the Cobblers boss. Morias was down the pecking order at London Road but it's still looking like an excellent capture for League Two level.
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With the central striking berths now all but sorted barring any departures, business should now turn to bringing in a replacement for Richard O'Donnell in goal and some extra creativity in central and wide midfield. We've appeared short in those areas in the pre-season games so far and it's asking a lot for the likes of Morgan Roberts to come straight into consideration for what's sure to be a tasty opening month back in League Two with all of the pressure and expectation that will contain.
But two or three more in the door before Lincoln's visit would mean that Austin has completed his summer homework and we can all settle in for League Two hunting season. If we can kick off as we ended the last then we could yet be in for more stirring footballing moments to continue the national feeling through the dark autumn months.
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It's fixtures time! So who are the ideal opposition for opening day?
We interrupt your World Cup shenanigans because…it's that time again…rejoice, it's fixtures day tomorrow! What better way to plan for the 2018/19 season then to spend hours pontificating to your work mate (who really couldn't care less) about the perils of Oldham away on a Tuesday night in December?!
Of course with the small distraction of events in Russia, this year's fixtures release has snuck up on us like a Shaun McWilliams tackle but all the better for it as the Cobblers prepare to learn the dates of key clashes in their bid to make a swift return to League One. So who should we be looking for as an ideal first opponent come the big kick off and who would provide the tougher assignments for Dean Austin's first full hunting season?
The obvious choices to avoid are the teams just relegated with us from League One so that counts out Oldham Atheltic, Bury and MK Dons. We also want to dodge the two teams coming up – momentum will still be very much with both Tranmere Rovers and Conference National winners Macclesfield Town. You'd want to kick things off at home so that eliminates some testing long haul opening days at the likes of Carlisle United and Exeter City.
Those with a 'new manager bounce' should also be avoided so the aforementioned Exeter, Carlisle, MK Dons, Oldham and Macclesfield should, in theory at least, be better left to a mid-season encounter.
Now let's take out the teams in the best form towards the end of last season that are left in the division – Crewe Alexandra and Grimsby Town both finished the campaign with three consecutive wins while Cambridge United and Notts County also finished well.
That leaves us with eleven possibilities so to narrow it down more we'll discard Mansfield Town, Lincoln City, Swindon Town and Colchester United who haven't been taken out already but are within the front runners with the bookies.
We're looking for an opposition who will cause a bit of a stir by coming to Sixfields on the opening day but who also ended last season in poor form and who are down the list in the betting and any list of expectant title or promotion winners. There is, then, having taken all of the above into consideration, only one standout opponent and that is Cheltenham Town.
Gary Johnson left Sixfields under a mighty cloud having done next to nothing with the club, alienating fans and upsetting the majority of the fan base, and his Robins side ended the season with four straight defeats to leave them with an uncertain summer. Fans are divided as to whether they believe Johnson is the man to take them forward and what better way to kick off our return to League Two then to 'welcome' Johnson back to Sixfields and then send him on his merry way pointless?
When Carlisle away comes out tomorrow morning (9am fixtures announcement!) don't blame me but we can only hope that things fall a little more invitingly.
It's the first milestone of the summer in the Football League…bring it on!
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Ten years down!
A couple of days late this may be but this here blog has just passed its TENTH ANNIVERSARY!
In the absence of the ability to share cake and party hats with you all, instead I'll celebrate by bringing you a retrospective of sorts with some hopes and dreams for the future of Northampton Town Football Club for the next ten years.
We head into 2016/17 going back into League One off the back of a majestic promotion winning season, one of scintillating football at times, battling qualities at others and uncertainties about the very future of the club at extreme. But the summer has begun in not so celebratory mood with the departures of a highly rated manager and a star player amongst others. As I started this blog ahead of the 2006/07 season things looked pretty similar, barring the title win and off the pitch shenanigans, with promotion followed by Colin Calderwood leaving for Nottingham Forest and Martin Smith leaving a giant football genius shaped hole in the Sixfields turf. John Gorman was brought in to steady the ship but ended up leaving by December with Stuart Gray picking up the reins and the form to steer us to mid-table.
So what's changed in the ensuing ten years since I first put fingers to keys in an attempt to chronicle the fortunes of my beloved Cobblers? On paper, not a lot – we're back where we started, about to make an assault on League One with uncertainties abound over what the squad will look like. Away from the simple league placing, though, this club has certainly been through the ringer – takeovers, dodgy owners, seven full time managers, many flirtations with our very existence (through league position and incompetence at the top) and Leon Constantine.
My favourite Cobblers related moment of those ten years? Without a doubt, THAT night at Anfield. How a group of League Two players could not just go to one of the most famous arenas in the world and come away victorious but also look like they completely belong alongside full internationals still gives me goose bumps. I've never had a feeling at a football match quite like that night and the fact that a true Cobblers legend like Sammo could lead us through it as manager just made it that bit sweeter.
There have, of course, been numerous moments that would attempt to make us all forget that incredible night but what you learn in following your team across the country is that any collection of disappointments become completely worth it once something historical happens once in a while.
'Off the pitch' so to speak, I was just coming out of university when this blog began. Ten years later I'm a husband, a father to two and as much of a Cobbler in exile as I was all those years ago, albeit now living in beautiful Somerset. Has being distant in miles made me distant in thought? Never. Has it meant that I can't get to as many games as I'd like to? Of course. But what many who follow the Cobblers (or any team for that matter) from afar will tell you, you feel every kick, header, booking, tackle, goal and moment just as hard as if you were live watching your heroes do their thing.
I'd be lying if I said I haven't thought of stopping the blog a few times over the last few months. Ten would be a nice number to end on, a nice chronology in a neat package to look back on. But something about that thought niggled away at me. What if something extraordinary happens again? What if the Cobblers (unlikely as it may be) propel themselves up the leagues? What if indeed we ended up going the other way? And all of that with only my brain to rely on? I don't think I could justify it to myself. What I love about having this is occasionally being able to look back on how I felt during certain matches or time periods and I'm not quite ready to stop trying to put words to this crazy journey of ours.
The blogs may be getting more sparse and there are others around the great Interweb who can likely give much more of an up to the minute account of proceedings but while I'm still able to and while I'm not getting comments telling me to quietly disappear into cyber space, I want to keep this going.
So where do Northampton Town go from here?
There's plenty of work to be done in the close season. Ricky Holmes has by no measure been replaced and we arguably need an additional winger to give us confidence at League One level. Defensively I still don't feel 100% comfortable and another younger striker would be nice. That's the short term, though, and it's vital that we at least stay up this season.
From there it's a case of establishing ourselves outside the basement division as a club that players want to come to and a place where young talent wants to stay rather than being linked to supposed 'bigger' sides. We must get issues with Sixfields sorted, a proper East Stand back in place and a long term plan for not just surviving but for taking ourselves to the next level.
Of course, football is never that easy and I could end up being back here in ten more years in exactly the same place again. But however it works out, we'll enjoy the moments, the joy, the laughter and the tears together. I love every one of you who continues to read this blog and thank you for your thoughts, comments and support over the years.
Onwards to another ten!
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Page unveiled as the new man for Cobblers
Posted on May 19, 2016 by aloadofcobblers2011
The usual time scale for naming a new manager – particularly at the end of a season and before playoffs are complete – is pretty lengthy and drawn out but Kelvin Thomas and the Cobblers have worked fast to get their man as Port Vale's Rob Page was unveiled this afternoon at a Sixfields news conference. It was clear from the start of the process last week that Thomas had some ideas in mind as to the type of profile he wants for the new boss and Page is likely to have been one of the candidates identified early on.
He's by no means a high profile appointment but after plenty of recent appointments before Chris Wilder that have flattered to deceive in terms of coming with a load of hype and expectation it's maybe for the best that we've gone for a young manager who has already done a decent job at League One level. Vale was Page's first managerial position and having led them to safety in his first few months in charge at Vale Park, it's notable that he helped them to defy last season's relegation odds (Vale were second favourites for the drop at the start of the campaign) to finish in the top half of the table.
To me, that's a key point of the whole appointment. He's worked on limited resources to stabilise Vale and has worked above and beyond the goals that would have been set for him a year ago. Though his experience as a manager isn't as vast as many on the list, he's preferable to me to the likes of Gary Bowyer for his knowledge of the division both as a player and during his couple of years as a manager. He's proved to be a good communicator and man manager and obviously has motivational skills to get players to play above their potential – particularly the likes of JJ Hooper who the Cobblers released in 2014 but reappeared for the Valiants with goals and performances of some maturity this season.
Vale fans were disappointed at the news of Page leaving too, which is a pretty good indicator, though some of their reasons for why he shouldn't choose Northampton are questionable to say the least!
The appointment is early enough now for the Cobblers to move on and Page will have the entire summer to prepare for life in League One with his new charges. The key tasks will be retaining the likes of Adam Smith, Ricky Holmes and John-Joe O'Toole and dipping into his contact book to bring in the right players that won't disrupt the team spirit of a club that went through every emotion possible together this season.
With all of this in mind, here are a couple of key points from this afternoon's press conference where Page was formerly announced as the new Cobblers boss..
Kelvin Thomas welcomes his man…
Thomas welcomed Page to the club and emphasised his delight at bringing in an "outstanding young manager" who is "energetic, young and ambitious." He was looking for a manager to come in and continue the work done by Chris Wilder and Alan Knill.
John Harbin joins as Performance Coach…
Joining Page at the club is Performance Coach John Harbin who has a background in Rugby League and football and has previously held similar posts at Oldham, Crystal Palace, Charlton, Coventry, QPR, Swansea, Plymouth and with Page at Port Vale.
Further announcements to come…
More backroom staff appointments will be made "in due course" with the assistant manager position still open at the time of writing. Rumours of Marc Richards agreeing to become a player/assistant are rife but that's yet to be confirmed.
The first words…
Page was immediately interviewed by Sky Sports News this afternoon and gave a steady, confident interview and emphasised the need to manage expectations. He mentioned that he's not met the players because they've already gone off on their holidays but is already looking forward to pre-season. Page acknowledged Chris Wilder's work and said that he's spoken to the former Town boss, who was hugely complimentary about the squad.
He also gave his first Cobblers Player interview and said it was a "no brainer" to join the Cobblers after speaking with Kelvin Thomas, who he seems to credit a lot to in terms of the decision to leave Vale Park for Sixfields. He again praised the efforts of the players last season and expressed it as a "great opportunity" to work with them.
Overall, Page seems in a very calm mood on his first day in the job.
Let the new era officially begin!
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Blades calling for Wilder – what now for Cobblers?
After talks broke down with Charlton Athletic on Monday, Chris Wilder's head was immediately turned in a northern direction and today the man who led the Cobblers to the League Two title has agreed terms with his boyhood club Sheffield United. The Blades, who will be one of the strong favourites for promotion to the Championship from League One next season, acted quickly on sacking Nigel Adkins and Wilder signed a three year deal this afternoon.
It puts the Cobblers back in a sticky situation ahead of a summer that could now be disrupted in terms of players following Wilder out of the Sixfields door. Kelvin Thomas does, though, seem to want it all resolved as soon as possible so that planning can begin right away for what's a hugely important first season back in League One.
I'm pretty torn on feelings towards Wilder at this stage. What he's done for this club is nigh on miraculous having picked us up from the brink of relegation, steadied the ship and then come through this incredible season as champions. His dedication to the club over the last year can't be questioned in the slightest and there will always be a fond memory of his and Alan Knill's time in charge. But at the back of my mind there's a small niggle at him not following the job on having made so many bold statements of team spirit and togetherness. In time I think the latter feeling will fade as we reflect on how we made it to winning the title but all may depend on how strong the follow up regime kicks in. He'll be forgiven a lot more by Town fans, I'm sure, if the next in line to the top job takes us on that next step further.
That ambition isn't necessarily unfounded – there's plenty of history of upwardly mobile clubs continuing on their trajectory after a manager leaves for pastures new having built something successful and with the right leader in place now there's no reason why we can't hold onto this special atmosphere. The new manager has a lot to do to hold onto that but in his favour is the long deals for key players put in place by Wilder, meaning that the bulk of the squad is at least tied down for another year.
As for who that new man is, well, names are already being bandied about by bookmakers and here's the first set of odds:
http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/northampton-town
Out of those, Steve Cotterill's name stands out immediately to me. He's got bags of experience, plenty of character and his last shot at League One ended with him delivering Bristol City's first league title for sixty years alongside a Johnstone's Paint Trophy win in the same season. Cotterill would be one with a long list of contacts and his knowledge of the football league makes him a prime candidate.
Another on that list to perk the interest is Chris Powell, another to boast of a League One title having won the division with Charlton in 2012 whilst the likes of Gary Bowyer and Uwe Rosler might be looking to continue to cut their teeth in top jobs.
Whoever comes out on top in the race for the Town job, there's plenty for them to get stuck into and at least gives us a big story to follow over the next few weeks!
Thanks do have to go to Chris Wilder and Alan Knill for all of their work, no matter what the circumstance of their departure. They were the lynchpins of the club during a crisis and took us to an unbelievable title. Now it's time to move on as yet another new chapter in the story of our beloved club begins…
Oh go on then, one more for the road…
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Over the line amidst confusion and drama!
Posted on April 11, 2016 by aloadofcobblers2011
In the end it wasn't a powerful surge over the line, it wasn't a clean cut win to take us into League One and it wasn't entirely clear until a couple of minutes after the full time whistle what on earth was going in. But Saturday afternoon's target was reached despite the Cobblers dropping a two goal lead to a Bristol Rovers side that may well join us in League One next season. Northampton Town are promoted and however we made it, it's simply a remarkable achievement.
Just as Leicester City won't care a jot in how they make it to what will surely be an unbelievable Premier League title win, Town fans should rejoice that the job is done. When we look back in years to come, all that we'll see is the final points total – up to 88 with 15 still to play for – and our name at the top of the table and after nearly losing the club in November it surely goes down as one of the all-time great seasons in our history.
It did look as though we might do things the easy way on Saturday as Nicky Adams headed in mid-way through the first half against Rovers before the unsung Sam Hoskins made it two just after the break. Cue champagne being popped and celebrations starting as the countdown began to a full time whistle that would confirm ascension. But the Gas had other ideas and still wanted to ruin the party. The prolific Matt Taylor headed home with fifteen minutes to go to shake things up and Ellis Harrison stunned Sixfields into near silence by levelling things up in the dying minutes.
By many calculations we'd have to wait another week with Accrington Stanley winning and Plymouth Argyle standing to earn a point against Wimbledon but then a helping hand from Bayo Akinfenwa of all people saw Wimbledon win it at Home Park and the gap widen by another crucial point that put promotion back on. No-one in or out of the ground seemed to know what it meant but the pitch invasion and party could begin once the club officially announced that we were back in League One.
Cue the players emerging in the West Stand to celebrate amongst the supporters and that in itself is a picture that sums up the season – the squad together in celebration with the supporters who stuck by them as they played for weeks on no wages, worried and campaigned together in the autumn and who deserve every bit of praise. I've used many superlatives over the last few months about the character of this squad, this management team and our wonderful supporters and Saturday was a time to just revel in the glory of something that just doesn't happen much in a lifetime of supporting a football team.
All that's left to do now is to clinch the title and if we better Oxford United's result on Saturday (Town travel to Exeter while the U's host Luton Town) then the trophy is ours with four games to go. The Cobblers are also protecting an unbeaten run that stretches back to before the turn of the year and Chris Wilder certainly won't be letting up on the pursuit of ending this season on even more of a high.
What a season. What a club!
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The Darkest Hour?
Posted on October 15, 2015 by aloadofcobblers2011
On 6th March 1897, a group of school teachers gathered at the Princess Royal Inn on Wellingborough Road with local solicitor AJ 'Pat' Darnell to form Northampton Town Football Club. It's up to the imagination to think of what sort of conversations were had that night but I'm taking a punt that most of it was about the town not having a professional club and how it needed one. Players were rounded up, plans were made and the town (teyn) was given something that it could treasure and hold on to as their own, something to unite communities and make the everyday man, woman and child dream vicariously through a bunch of blokes on a field.
THAT is football. What's happening on this darkest of days some 118 years later is not.
That meeting in 1897 set the wheels in motion for what would become years of battling, a season in the sun, a rise and decline that could only happen to us, a decapitated but beloved ground (greynd), new horizons, a centenary Wembley moment for the ages, promotions and subsequent yo-yoing between the bottom two divisions and stand out victories against the odds, not just at Anfield.
Once again – THAT is the sort of thing those founders would have envisioned. What we now have is the actions of a few people who a) have got themselves in a complete financial mess and b) continued to put out messages along the lines of "ah, it'll be alright by next week/two weeks' time/next month" threatening to destroy 118 years of history thanks to mismanagement of what has sadly become a business. When I saw this morning's latest revelation that HMRC have launched a winding up petition against the club for unpaid taxes, it felt like not just my own heart being ripped out but the heart of our football club being grabbed and tossed over the shoulders of men in increasingly sweaty suits.
I've followed this club since around 1990-1991 so came into things at a difficult time yet fell in love with the football, knowing little of what was going on behind the scenes. I was lucky enough to be born in good time to witness the two Wembley finals and all that followed. I was drawn to local heroes like Andy Woodman, Ian Sampson, Ray Warburton, Sean Parrish and the one and only Neil Grayson. It makes this year around 25 years of following the club.
That's a small chunk of its existence and everyone reading this will have their own special memories and histories. That also means that there's generations and generations before them who have watched their own memories unfold. Children who despaired at George Best running riot grew up to take their children to see the glorious 1987 Division Four winning side and then those children took their own wide eyed young ones to witness Scott McGleish head us into League One in 2006.
Is any of this going through the minds of the people making the big decisions at this very moment? Mr Cardoza – are you waking up every day trying everything you can to save the club that have brought all of this to the people of this town and beyond? Or are you waking up thinking about your own future?
This might seem overly dramatic but we're in serious territory now, if we weren't deep in it before. The moment you see the letters HMRC you know something is seriously up. This is very different to dealing with a local council who can be talked around. They most certainly won't hesitate in taking us to the cleaners. And I'm sorry Mr Chairman, but spinning things out for another week where you can have breathing space isn't good enough.
It's interesting to note that Cardoza continues to release statements AFTER news has been revealed by a third party like the council or HMRC. Had his hand not been forced, would we all have been left to find this out by ourselves? He's got himself into one heck of a hole no matter how comparatively small the amount we owe HMRC is. The council will now have no choice but to up their own efforts in recovering the £10.25 million that was due to be paid back by today.
Once again some of the most loyal and passionate supporters, who pay into the club week in and week out in numerous forms, are left to play a waiting game and to get strung along for another week while behind very closed doors the future of a football club created by people who just wanted to give the town a club to call their own is hanging by the tightest of threads.
What has to be said in the middle of all of this is that the players and staff have been nothing short of heroic. As all around them collapses the Cobblers somehow won 3-2 at Wycombe, genuine League Two title contenders, and then again at home against Hartlepool to make it six unbeaten in the league. Chris Wilder and the players who are producing incredible results with this backdrop deserve so much more credit and coverage (I know this is ironic being at the bottom of this particular blog entry!).
We're currently – and stress the word currently with the real possibility of docked points – sit just two points off a place in the top three of the division with a squad that has come together and put everything else out of their minds. It seems to have had a unifying effect and long may that continue because if we do come through this they'll be ready for whatever's next.
Somehow, we must find joy in following the battle on the pitch – it's the only thing that can suspend our worries for ninety minutes at a time.
Posted in Football League, General NTFC News, League Two, Sixfields	| Tagged Cobblers, David Cardoza, Football League, HMRC, League Two, Northampton Town	| Leave a reply
Let's try that again, shall we?
Posted on January 2, 2015 by aloadofcobblers2011
Holmes…arrives on loan
It appears, after more damaging defeats, that Chris Wilder is looking to start all over again with a season that's going further and further south by the week. On the pitch things have been almost as disjointed as they were a year ago with the only shed of light being the start we made that's keeping us breathing in air for now and the manager is having another throw of the dice that he now has to get right.
Today has seen a mass clear out of loan players with Jordan Archer, Stewart Murdoch, Tom Newey and Ryan Watson and Danny Alfei sent packing back to Swansea City in a cancellation of a loan spell that will leave few tears falling on the Sixfields terraces. It's a shakeup that's been needed but Wilder will have to be very careful with his latest intake that are already starting to arrive.
It all started with Jason Taylor's arrival from Cheltenham Town – a rugged, battler of a player by all accounts who looks likely to take the role of terrier away from Ricky Ravenhill who is also expected to leave Sixfields soon. With that being a straight swap of sorts there's still plenty of gaps to fill and a right back and striker had to be priorities.
The right back arrived in the form of Brendon Maloney on loan from Yeovil Town this afternoon. He's a former product of the Nottingham Forest academy and also played for a season with Bristol City so has a decent C.V for a 25 year old. He's in a prime position of following Alfei and a run of two good games in a row would immediately equal an improvement in that position.
Signing number three was revealed to be winger Rickie Holmes who was Portsmouth's player of the year last season but deemed surplus to requirements this time around. He's a winger or second striker and the signing raises one or two questions over the futures of Chris Hackett, Lawson D'Ath and Kaid Mohammed, all of whom he'll fight against for places in the side. He started out in Southend's youth team so it's a nice coincidence that his debut will come against the Shrimpers tomorrow afternoon. I've been impressed when he's played against us so let's hope the old Sixfields curse doesn't come into play!
I would think that's the end of the scramble for now but if Ivan Toney leaves over the next few weeks then we'll definitely need more fire power.
As for those staying put and trying to dig themselves out of a hole, there's only a couple who can lay a claim to having considerably helped the cause so far. Marc Richards is trying his hardest to single headedly pull us away from trouble but his goals are being cancelled out for the most part by more defending that's bringing us back to the dark old days of twelve months ago. We need a period of getting results again, such is the nature of the decline down the table and Wilder now knows that his job is on the line and that this month is going to crucial to his tenure in more ways than one.
If this latest reboot turns into another false dawn then the players may not be the only ones heading for the hills in the early months of 2015.
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Fairfield Book Prize
Woodhall Press is honored and excited to be partnering with the Fairfield University MFA Program for the 2021 Fairfield Book Prize.
ALL ALUMNI OF THE FAIRFIELD MFA AND CURRENT MFA STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE. We want to see your work!
The contest is open to poetry, prose, essay collections, YA, and genre-bending work. SUBMIT!
Submissions open on 11/15/20 and run through 12/15/20.
Submissions are currently closed.
Woodhall Press Staff will screen submissions and choose finalists. Fairfield University will appoint a guest judge to pick the winner. The winner will be announced during the Summer 2021 residency. The book will be published and distributed nationally in Fall 2022 by Woodhall Press. The winner will receive a $1000 prize from Fairfield University and a standard contract from Woodhall Press. If Woodhall Press or the finalist judge deems that no MSS. is worthy of publication in a given year, there will be no award that year, and the contest will run the subsequent year.
You may submit more than one manuscript, but only if there is no overlap in content. Please submit each distinct manuscript only once.
Submit your manuscript to woodhallpress at gmail.com with the subject line "2021 Fairfield Book Prize."
Manuscripts must be word processed and formatted for 8.5" x 11" paper size, one-sided, with title and page number in the header of each page. (Author name should appear in the email cover sheet, but not in the header.)
Files should be saved as .doc, .docx, or PDFs.
Include a cover sheet with name, address, manuscript title, and Fairfield MFA month and year of graduation (or expected graduation, if currently enrolled)
You may acknowledge individual poems, stories, and other pieces published in magazines, anthologies, or elsewhere.
Poetry Specifications
Manuscript length: 45-80 pages.
Single-spaced.
No more than one poem per page.
Prose & Creative Nonfiction Specifications
Manuscript length: short stories and novellas (or a combination thereof), or personal essays: 100-200 pages.
Novels and memoirs: up to 350 pages
Double-spaced.
For memoirs/novels: you may include a cast of characters and a one-page summary.
Note: Novels and Memoirs should be unpublished work but may contain previously published excerpts
Fairfield Book Prize FAQ
The Book Prize is open to all FUMFA graduates and current students.
11/15/20 - Submissions, open
12/15/20 - Submissions, closed
2/15/21 - Finalists' manuscripts will be passed to MFA guest faculty judge. Finalists will be notified of their status.
July 2021 - Winner will be announced at the MFA Summer Residency
Fall 2022 - Publication
Do we allow simultaneous submissions?
Book prize finalists will receive notification in February, 2021.
If you are a finalist, we request that you withdraw your submitted work from consideration elsewhere and cross your fingers until July.
If you get some good news before February 1, you may withdraw your submission from the Fairfield Book Prize before that date, with our congratulations.
Can I submit work previously submitted to the Fairfield Book Prize?
Absolutely. Brooke Adams Law's Catchlight won in 2019 after several submissions to the book prize.
How do I find out more about previous Book Prize winners?
There is a list of previous winners and links to their books below.
Fairfield Book Prize Winners
Catchlight
by Brooke Adams Law
Who would you be without your memory? When Katherine Keene is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, her four grown children must grapple with how to care for her - and how to remake their relationships with each other. And then there's the secret that threatens their family's very identity. Will the Keenes find healing and reconciliation - or implode from within?
"A trifecta of memorable players, convincing storytelling, and well-honed prose."
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review), Kirkus Best Indie Books of 2020
The Genuine Stories
by Susan Smith Daniels
Fiction. "Each of these stories is a gem. Susan Daniels manages to pull the rug out from under even the smallest of gestures and the interactions of couples, families, and strangers, revealing over and over the human touch in all its guises as miraculous. In showing the act of healing, she uncovers human beings at their most vulnerable. These are wise stories, and the feeling of the miraculous and of grace is palpable in each of them. In this world, anything, she seems to tell us, is possible."—Karen Osborn
Frozen Voices
by Lynne Heinzmann
"In her debut novel, FROZEN VOICES, Lynne Heinzmann has performed magic beyond even the skills of Harry Houdini, one of her most delightful characters. Heinzmann pulls off an astonishing feat of literary legerdemain, resurrecting real people who, in February 1907, were passengers on the steamship Larchmont, a vessel which sank off the coast of Rhode Island, taking 137 souls down with her: 'drowned, frozen, or scalded to death.' In giving voice and vitality to a group of these passengers, Heinzmann combines meticulous historical research with a humane and generous imagination. Readers will live and breathe with the four narrators of the novel, as we see them before, during and—for some—after the disaster. FROZEN VOICES weaves the characters and events aboard this doomed ship into a complex and spellbinding tale. In the end, readers are left with exactly the reactions that should follow such an act of wondrous conjuration: we are amazed and deeply touched." —Hollis Seamon
The Floating Lady of Lake Tawaba
by Chris Belden
Chris Belden braids together stand-alone stories with candid wit, creating an intricate landscape of the human heart. From the comedy of a violent public kiss to a woman's floating heartache and hope after a broken marriage, THE FLOATING LADY breathes life into the "algae-pocked" Lake Tawaba.
by Nick Knittel
Nick Knittel enchants with stories as dark and moving as your favorite Bruce Springsteen song. Characters maneuver their way through not only a dead-end town, but a dead-end existence. Caught in complex relationships—friendships, marriages, and families—they chronicle what it's like to be blue-collar and barely making it.


I have over 20 years' experience in executive coaching and training. Having previously held senior HR positions in the UK and New Zealand, I also have a wealth of expertise in organisational development and change management.
My speciality is bringing about positive change and implementing constructive ways of working. I am a frequent conference presenter, contribute to management journals and have co-authored a book.


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With Smile-A-Mile since2015
Responsible for coordinating the Red Nose Ball, Ride of Love, Funky Monkey and Monkey C Monkey Run. Other key duties include overseeing the Junior Board of Directors and working with those in the community who host fundraisers for Smile-A-Mile.
Katie began her non-profit career as a social worker. When introduced to Smile-A-Mile by a friend, she instantly fell in love with the kids and joined the Junior Board to get more involved. She served as VP of the Monkey C Monkey Run for two years, which led to joining the staff as the Administrative and Development Assistant and then moving into her current role.


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Q: How to adjust background color for 'paper' on material-ui? I am studying material-ui styling and using one of the free templates that is given.
const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
  root: {
    height: "100vh"
  },
  image: {
    backgroundImage: "url(https://source.unsplash.com/random)",
    backgroundRepeat: "no-repeat",
    backgroundColor:
      theme.palette.type === "dark"
        ? theme.palette.grey[900]
        : theme.palette.grey[50],
    backgroundSize: "cover",
    backgroundPosition: "center"
  },
  paper: {
    margin: theme.spacing(8, 4),
    display: "flex",
    flexDirection: "column",
    alignItems: "center"
  },
  avatar: {
    margin: theme.spacing(1),
    backgroundColor: theme.palette.secondary.main
  },
  form: {
    width: "100%", // Fix IE 11 issue.
    marginTop: theme.spacing(1)
  },
  submit: {
    margin: theme.spacing(3, 0, 2)
  }
}));

I have tried touching each aspect and have tried to change the background of the right side of the template. But it just looks like it is just covering the form. How can I adjust the entire background of the space and the color of the form elements as well?
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A: Hard to say without seeing your Component code and how these styles are applied.
But in general, you can modify the colour of the paper like so:
const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
  paperRoot: {
    backgroundColor: 'red'
  }
}));

And then either:
<Paper className={classes.paperRoot} />

Or
<Paper classes={{root: classes.paperRoot}}/>

Here is a codesandbox demo showing the second option.
The related guide on the mui docs is Customizing components.


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Tourism Council of Bhutan Officials Found Clean on Drug Test
Home / Archives / Tourism Council of Bhutan Officials Found Clean on Drug Test
Of around thirty officials from the Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB), none tested positive for a drug test conducted yesterday. The drug test for its officials was the first mile of the Council's journey towards achieving a drug-free tourism sector in the country.
TCB in collaboration with the Bhutan Narcotics Control Authority (BNCA) conducted the drug test. The officials were required to provide their urine samples for the test which was carried out using test kits that can detect ten different types of drugs.
"This will basically help in enhancing the service delivery by the TCB officials, to the Tsa-Wa-Sum, as civil servants. I think we can do so if we are not into substance abuse," said Dorji Dhradhul, the Director-General of the TCB.
He added, if anyone tests positive, the Council will send him/her to rehabilitation centres for treatment.
The BNCA also conducted a drug test for eight officials from the Guide Association of Bhutan. There too no one tested positive.
The TCB together with the BNCA will also be conducting a mandatory drug test for tourist guides in the country as well, starting next month.
"The drug test is not to penalize the guides but more so to intervene, to provide them timely treatment," said Phuntsho Wangdi, the Director-General of BNCA.
The drug tests were carried in keeping with the Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2018 and the Tourism Rules and Regulations 2017. As per the Bhutan Civil Service Rules and Regulations 2018, a civil servant shall respect and undergo medical test, drug test and treatment plan as prescribed by the competent authority or agency.
The Code of Conduct for tourist guides in the tourism Rules and Regulation 2017, mandates that a guide at no given time, be under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, cigarettes or any other banned substances.
Pema Seldon Tshering Source: BBS


A talk with Marc-Olivier Wahler, a prominent curator and contemporary art critic. Now the Director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum in Michigan.
Wahler was the founder of the Chalet Society and former Director of Palais de Tokyo.
Art Basel always surprises him with new artists and installations.
We want to follow his advice and listen to his art suggestions.


This industrial/warehouse property consists of two buildings situated on 2.13 acres totaling 23,900 square feet. Building one has 12,000 sq/ft of both office and industrial space and building two consists of two units, totaling 11,900 sq/ft. Built in 2006, this building features a full sprinkler system, heated sidewalks, 23' high ceilings, drive in doors, handicap accessible bathrooms, and municipal water and natural gas. Each unit contains 4,450 sq/ft of industrial space and 1,500 sq/ft of first floor and mezzanine office space. Perfect investment, 1031 exchange, or owner occupant opportunity. Great location, minutes to Route 101 and Interstate 93 with proximity to Manchester, Concord, and Boston.
7 Eastpoint Drive (MLS #4718888) is a commercial listing located in Hooksett, NH. This property was listed on 09/17/2018 and has been priced for sale at $1,920,000.
Nearby zip codes are 03032, 03101, 03103, 03104 and 03109. This property neighbors other cities such as Auburn, Candia, Franklin and Manchester.
Listing Last updated 04/04/2019 4:30 PM CDT . Some properties which appear for sale on this web site may subsequently have sold or may no longer be available. Walk Score provided by Walk Score. Mapping data provided by Google and Bing.


A Visit to Park Day School in Oakland - Buckley Education Group, Inc.
Lisa Kraft continues to fill her calendar with school visits throughout the East Bay as Buckley Education ensures we are well versed on all schools so we can best assist our families in Northern California and beyond on the educational selection process. Thank you Park Day School! Lisa enjoyed seeing first-hand their progressive learning model which are practices that promote critical and creative thinking, artistic expression, and a commitment to diversity and social justice. The opportunities in the Bay Area are plentiful, let us share them with you!


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Notes: His given name is "Bernard Vetous Heater", but his stone says Jack B.
Monument Problems: Plaque is missing a corner that has broken off, adhesive is failing; base is unsecured and has shifted on the apron so it is off-centered.
Last Name: Heater First: Lillian Middle: M.
Other Notes: Ledger lists him as Heater, Riley "Cleve"
TEC. SGT. 7TH INF. 5TH DIV.
1914 - 1916 CHARLES D.
Notes: Married to Gerald Baker. One daughter, Jean. Upon his death, sold the family farm to Hardy Young. Married Franklin (Pete) Heater. Long-time elementary teacher in Wilsonville, primarily 1st and 2nd grades, both in the old Wilsonville School and then in the new 4-classroom school built in the early 1950's. Contributed by Stephen Baker, family/distant nephew and 1st & 2nd grade student in 1956 & 1957. 310-490-8510, sgb90210 at aol.com.


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Watch Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas on PS4
February 17, 2020 By Johan Curtis 1 Comment 6 minutes
Get ready for one of the most intense matches of the season! Mikey Garcia and Jessie Vargas are all prepared to battle it out in a boxing match on the 29th of February in Texas.
Things couldn't be better for Mikey Garcia right now. Just this week, he celebrated his birthday with his kids and then announced he would sign a short-term deal with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing USA that will begin with this very fight on Feb. 29 on DAZN against former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
"I've been on a good run," Garcia told DAZN News. "Good news after good news and closing this deal and closing that deal. Things are going so well. I'm very excited. I just turned 32 on Sunday. I'm in my prime, baby. I feel great. I feel terrific. I'm hungry. I'm motivated. I got that fire in me again."
A lot is on the line for the four-division champion. Who won his first world title at 126 pounds, a victory over Vargas would keep Garcia on track toward his goal for marquee fights at 135, 140 or 147 pounds, even though he'd like to remain at welterweight. Another defeat and the California native would be facing a long road back and an uncertain future.
However, his opponent, previous two-weight ruler Vargas has already gained victory at Welterweight and is aiming for more glory starting with his clash against Garcia. The 30 year old, who held the WBO strap at 147lbs in 2016 after moving up from Super-Lightweight where he held the WBA crown, believes that the timing is perfect for him to stand out of what he promises will be a fan-friendly showdown.
We know, this sounds like a match you wouldn't want to miss! From all the information we've collected; if you're not going to watch the fight live you can always view it online even from your PS4- here's a detailed tutorial on how.
As the clock ticks for this spectacular showdown, it all comes down to one main concern: where is it being broadcasted? The match will originally air on DAZN for USA residents and Sky Sports for UK residents.
If you're on a budget or just simply cannot get your hands on the tickets to watch the match live, no need to stress, you can always opt to stream Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas live online or if you have access to cable TV, FOX Sports will be airing the event, so will Sky Sports and DAZN.
Furthermore, if you can also download the Fox Now or Fox Sports app or visit their websites since they will also be playing the live stream.
Similarly, Sky Sports also presents the option to live stream only at the price of £23 per month and it is an 18 month contract. Where you can watch any sport events of your choice at any time including live streaming. Sky Sports is only available to UK residents though. UK residents also have the option to subscribe to Now TV and watch the fight; it is a much cheaper alternative especially with their sale going on where you can avail one month's subscription at a low cost of £4.99 or 3 months at £24.99. Even after the sale period ends, Sky Cinema Pass auto renews at £11.99 and Entertainment Pass at £8.99 a month with the option to cancel anytime.
These all seem like pretty promising options, however, due to the geo-restrictions applied to each channel, people who do not come under the specified regions cannot gain access. Which is why you need an efficient VPN like FastestVPN in order to be able to the live stream from anywhere in the world just by connecting to one of our multiple international servers.
To live stream fight on PS4, you need to follow the steps below:
Configure FastestVPN on the router and connect it to your PS4 console
Select the USA or UK VPN server
From Play Station Store, download the official Fox or Now TV app for PS4
Launch the app and live stream Mikey Garcia vs Jessie Vargas on PS4
And you are done to Watch Garcia vs Vargas on ps4.
How to Configure FastestVPN on Router
DD-WRT Router
Access web configuration panel of your router opening http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 in your browser. The default IP, username and password are already given in your router's User Manual.
Connect a TP-Link router to FastestVPN via L2TP protocol
Go to "Setup" -> "Basic Setup"
Set "L2TP" as your "Connection Type"
Into the Gateway (L2TP Server) field enter a FastestVPN server address.
Enter your FastestVPN "Username" and "Password"
Enable the "Use DHCP" option
Under "Optional Settings" change "MTU" to "Manual" and put in the value of "1460"
Scroll down to "Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)"
Select "DHCP Type" to "DHCP Server" and also select "Enable"
Into Static DNS 1 and 2 fields enter these DNS addresses: "8.8.8.8" and "208.67.220.220"
Disable "Use DNS Mask for DHCP and DNS"
Click "Save" and "Apply Settings" at the bottom of the screen to connect to VPN
Now click on "Connect" button and your status will change to connected
Conclusion – Garcia vs Vargas on PS4
There is no doubt that this match is going to be one of the most fascinating matches of the season! Fans and others have already started making their assumptions and placing their bets on the respective players judging by their fight records. You don't want to miss out on this, don't forget to tune into the match and watch it live on PS4 through FastestVPN!
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Week 121: Be a Squeaky Wheel – #AlphaFemaleFriday | Alpha Female Society.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. You'll only get what you want if you ask for it because people can't read your mind. Most people don't have the time or interest to read your mind, so you have to bang on their doors until they give you any kind of acknowledgement. A "no" may be unfavorable, but it's always better than not knowing because you didn't give it a try.
Is patience a virtue? Yes, but too much patience becomes passiveness. If you need something done, then give a deadline. Timing is negotiable, but if you don't give a time, then people will just do tasks at their own willy-nilly leisure—assuming they have need to do it at all. Same goes for your own goals. Hold yourself accountable to tasks that need to be done.
It will never be the perfect to get anything done. If you have a dream or a passion but it seems like it's too big or far away to reach, break it down into small chunks. When projects are broken down into sizeable tasks, then we can see how the puzzle will fit together instead of a billion shattered pieces. Work at it every day, even if only for a few minutes right when you wake up or right before you go to bed. Work at it during your lunch break. Make it your side-hustle until it becomes your main hustle, or keep it as an enjoyable hobby to simply enhance your life. The stars won't always align and some planet will be in retrograde. It's okay. Keep going.


Lone Star Celebrates the Season through Giving Back Lone Star has always looked at the holiday season as a time for giving back. The employees have participated in many ways to make the season a little better for others who may be less fortunate.
Lone Star has always looked at the holiday season as a time for giving back. The employees have participated in many ways to make the season a little better for others who may be less fortunate.
Steve Roemerman, Lone Star's CEO is a board member for the Dallas Metro Dream Center. The Dream Center's staff and volunteers are making a difference in Dallas's impoverished areas. Every day they strive to bring positive change in the lives of families all over the city. They are working on collecting donations for their Christmas food giveaway and are in need of canned goods. As usual, Lone Star employees thought they could help and they began bringing canned goods for the organization's needs.
The annual Lone Star Christmas Party, featured casino gambling with winnings used for a silent auction for the benefit of the Warrior and Family Support Center in San Antonio Texas. The Warrior and Family Support Center (WFSC) provides coordinated services to patients, next-of-kin and extended Family Members with a primary focus on Wounded Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Warriors. It provides a friendly, comfortable environment in which to take a break, watch a movie on big-screen TVs, play video games, check email or use the Internet, select a book or magazine to read, make a phone call, or just grab a cup of coffee. The auction raised $1500.
Lone Star employees have also taken it upon themselves during this season. Tracy Barkhimer, Lone Star's Director, Navy & Marine Corps Programs in California, Maryland, participated in the St Mary's Sherriff's Office 2015 St Mary's Splash Maryland State Police Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics Maryland – a fundraising event in which participants pledge their dollars for the privilege to "Take to the Waters" of the Chesapeake Bay in support of almost 10,000 athletes around Maryland.


It was the Feast of the New Year, the oldest and most splendid of all the feasts in the Kingdom of Persia, and the day had been spent by the king in the city of Schiraz, taking part in the magnificent spectacles prepared by his subjects to do honor to the festival. The sun was setting, and the monarch was about to give his court the signal to retire, when suddenly an Indian appeared before his throne, leading a horse richly harnessed, and looking in every respect exactly likes a real one.
In the reign of Haroun-al-Raschid, there lived in Baghdad a merchant named Ali Cogia, who, having neither wife nor child, contented himself with the modest profits produced by his trade. He had spent some years quite happily in the house his father had left him, when three nights running he dreamed that an old man had appeared to him, and reproached him for having neglected the duty of a good Mussulman, in delaying so long his pilgrimage to Mecca.


In the early stages at the moment, but I'll finish it off once I get my mitts on some sticker paper, Vidgamer838's RC decals and a good visor design.
How did you remove the fin and the face decal?
My guess would be that he sanded down the fin and applied a limited amount of Brasso to the face.
You can apply a small amount of Brasso onto a toothpick if you want such precise results. Takes a while longer but works great for modifying original TLC printed pieces.
I do it for some of my minifig heads to get an entirely new face.
where do you get brasso?
wait, your human, I'm human, BEST FRIENDS!
Try Walmart or Target and if those two places fail try some place like Home Depot.