THE MATCH

SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER KO 3:00PM

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LAST MATCH



We made it 3 defeats in a row as high flying Boro took the points. We were behind early when Boro got down the left and the ball was crossed for Whittaker who fired past emergency keeper Lumley although the goal could have been ruled out for offside. Boro should have been awarded a penalty when Lumley brought down Conway but the ref played and they missed a few other chances but still went in 0-1 at the break. Onto the 2nd half and we started brightly, Ingelsson forcing a save from there keeper. Boro came more into the game as the 2nd half wore on and Lumley made several good stops to keep the score down. We huffed and puffed to the end of the game but didn't find an equaliser.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

THE MATCH



Next up and another home game as Oxford make the journey north. Not too surprising to see Oxford lingering around the relegation zone and that's where they will most likely be come the end of the season. With ourselves already realistically down, that leaves just 2 spots in the relegation zone. If Oxford can pick up there home form they might have a chance of staying up again like they did last season, if not they will be joining us in the pub league. They are managed by Gary Rowett, who took over in December 2024 and kept them in the division. There leading scorer this season is Lankshear with 3 goals.

DEJPHON CHANSIRI, GET OUT OF OUR CLUB    

ALL TIME H2H

OWLS 10
OXFD 13
DRAW 13

CURRENT FORM

OWLS   L L L D D W                                                             

OXFD L W L D L W

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

PAUL TIERNEY
Mark Scholes and Natalie Aspinall
Fourth Official: Alex Chilowicz

THE TEAM

Horvath
Fusire Palmer Iorfa M Lowe Amass
Valery Ingelsson Bannan
McNeill Cadamarteri

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-1 Ingelsson

WEDNESDAYS FIRT GOAL TIME

56

ATTENDANCE

18875

BML LEAGUE

Maddix 6
Owlkev 5
Imre 3
SCO 3
Washington 1

BMPL

Stateside 5
Pei -4
Wereham -11
Southey -12

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Man Utd v Brighton
Bristol City Birmingham
Barnsley v Rotherham
Gillingham v Salford
Scunthorpe v Aldershot

HDHHH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage says more action needs to be taken against the "vile abuse" he has suffered from opposition fans.

Savage's side were beaten 4-2 at Carlisle United on Saturday in the National League and the former Wales midfielder says he was subjected to abuse that "crossed the line".

"I'll take the banter, and when they're singing songs about me as an individual I've got no problem," Savage told BBC Radio Gloucestershire after the loss.

"But when it crosses the line, when it becomes nasty and some of the stuff said is wrong, what's done about it?

"I'll continue to stand there and take that abuse because I'm expected to, because it's me - and it's not acceptable."


A combative midfielder in his playing days for the likes of Leicester City and Derby County, Savage became a high-profile pundit after retiring from playing.

He still presents the 606 phone-in show on BBC Radio 5 Live alongside his managerial duties at Rovers and is known for splitting opinions among his listeners.

But Savage, who turned 51 on Saturday, says not enough is being done when people go too far with personal abuse.

"Stewards, volunteers, whoever's standing there, it's [still] allowed to happen consistently," he added.

"I don't mind banter. I've had photos with kids, with youngsters there and I'm prepared to stand there and get hurled the most shocking abuse by people of varying ages, probably in high-powered positions at work.

"They think it's acceptable they can come and hurl vile abuse at a human being - it's not acceptable, but nothing will be done about it.

"It happens all the time, it happened the other night at Worthing and it's happened again today.

"I don't think it's acceptable, but nothing's going to be done, nothing's ever done."


Before the game he was giving it the big I am to the home support, those that live by the sword .....

Shrewsbury Town have been fined £30,000 by the English Football League for fielding an ineligible player in their Vertu Trophy game against Chelsea's under-21 side in August.

The loan deal for goalkeeper Elyh Harrison did not included written permission from parent club Manchester United allowing him to play in the EFL Trophy when he signed for Town in July.

Harrison played the whole game against the Blues' youngsters which Town won 3-1.

At an independent disciplinary commission, external on Thursday, Shrewsbury admitted the breach of rules and took full responsibility.

Half of the club's fine is suspended but will be imposed should they field another ineligible player during the 2025-26 season.

The disciplinary commission revealed that United would have allowed Harrison to play in the competition had they been asked and said Shrewsbury "could have done more" to see if he was clear to play, having "checked the teamsheet on four occasions and failed to identify the player was ineligible".

However, it was ruled that Town's error was not deliberate as "the intentions of the two clubs was always for the player to have the necessary cup permissions".

In a statement to BBC Radio Shropshire, Shrewsbury said they "accept the findings of the independent disciplinary commission and we look forward to our final group stage game as we aim to progress in the competition".

England Under-20 keeper Harrison played six of Shrewsbury's first nine games of the League Two season before losing his place after a 2-0 defeat by Harrogate on 20 September.

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Young Davidson's goal the "pick of the bunch" and Hibs youths looking good to progress to likely face more challenging opponents. 4-0 and a job well done. Hopefully, no slip-ups in the 2nd leg on 5 November.

Long-serving manager Phil Parkinson has left Altrincham after eight and-a-half years in charge.
Parkinson and assistant Neil Sorvel have departed following a slow start to the season, Parkinson, with the club sitting 20th after 15 games.

It is the eighth managerial change in the National League already this season.

Parkinson had been the division's longest-serving manager, but paid the price for Altrincham's struggles. The Robins have lost six of their last seven league matches, and squeezed past Harborough Town in the FA Cup.

Chairman Mark Luby said: “Phil Parkinson and Neil Sorvel leave the club in a much stronger position than when they arrived.


“They can rightly be proud of everything they have achieved during their tenure. Whilst making this change has been extremely difficult, we felt we were left with very little alternative given our current league position.”

A club statement read: “Given recent form and the current league position, it is clear that results have not met expectations. The Board therefore believes a change of direction is necessary at this point in the season.

“The Board wishes to place on record its sincere gratitude to Phil and Neil for their outstanding contribution over the past nine years.

“Their achievements, professionalism, and commitment have played a major role in shaping the modern-day Altrincham FC. A full tribute reflecting on their time with the club will be published on the official website in due course.”

Struggling League One side Blackpool have appointed former Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt as their manager on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

The 43-year-old returns to management having left Bolton in January after four and a half years at the club.

Evatt, who spent seven years with the Tangerines during his playing career, replaces Steve Bruce who was sacked earlier in October.

Blackpool are bottom of the third tier with nine points from 13 matches.

"It's incredibly emotional to return here and to be given this opportunity," he told the club website., external

"I know first hand what this club and its supporters can achieve together. We all want to see fearless attacking football where Bloomfield Road is a really tough place for any team to play."

His first game in charge of the club he made 254 appearances for as a player will be Saturday's trip to fellow strugglers Peterborough.

Evatt began his managerial career with Barrow in June 2018 after a brief spell in caretaker charge of Chesterfield the previous season.

He guided the Bluebirds to promotion to the English Football League after the Covid-interrupted 2019-20 season and left to take over then League Two Bolton in the summer of 2020.

Despite a poor start to the season he eventually guided them back to League One at the first time of asking with a third-placed finish.

Back-to-back play-off finishes in the third tier followed in 2022-23 and 23-24 but they were unable to secure promotion back to the the Championship.

They lost to Oxford United in the League One play-off final in May 2024 and struggled for form in the first half of last term, leading to his departure in January of this year.

Having finished ninth in League One last season, Blackpool had a poor start to this season under Bruce and by the time of his exit, the club had lost seven out of 11 league games and were second from bottom of the table.

Stephen Dobbie has taken charge of the club on a temporary basis and saw out one win from three games in all competitions, however they have not won in the league since beating Barnsley 1-0 on 20 September.

Dobbie and Steve Banks will remain on the coaching staff, while Evatt will be assisted by former Blackpool team-mate Stephen Crainey.

Second City boys arrive at Deepdale, fresh up after cruising League 1, under American owners although personal view they seem a bunch of classless Yanks, if you remember the Bristol St Motors final, having lost the final 2-1 to Peterborough, the owner decided to give them a pep talk after the game, delaying the presentation of the trophy to United.


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MANAGER



Christopher Paul Davies (born 27 March 1985) is a professional football coach and former player who is the manager of EFL Championship club Birmingham City.

Davies was a youth player for Reading and Wales before retiring in 2004, aged 19. He became a football coach, initially coaching youth teams in England and abroad, before becoming assistant to Brendan Rodgers at Swansea City, Liverpool, Celtic and Leicester City.

After a season at Tottenham Hotspur as the senior assistant coach to Ange Postecoglou, Davies became manager of Birmingham City in 2024.

THE BOYS



FORM GUIDE



PNE 11 BRUM 6

Team News

Paul Heckingbottom is expected to be able to call upon the same group of players which headed to The Hawthorns at the weekend.

The manager has spoken all season long about the importance of his whole squad being ready when needed and with three games in a week, changes could be necessary to keep things fresh.

Brad Potts, Jordan Thompson, Pol Valentín, Robbie Brady and Will Keane remain unavailable.

The Visitors

Chris Davies’ Birmingham City took League One by storm last season, finishing the campaign with an EFL record 111 points to secure their return to the second tier.

Blues had a busy summer transfer window, bringing in a real mix of youth and experience, with the return of former player Demarai Gray arguably their standout acquisition.

Birmingham have made a steady start to Championship life, accumulating 12 points in ten matches, although they were beaten 3-2 by Hull City at the weekend.

Match Officials

Referee: Lewis Smith
Assistant Referees: Alex James and Mark Stevens
Fourth Official: Robert Madley

Lewis Smith, who was the referee for PNE’s victory over Derby County last month, will take be the main official again on Tuesday night.

So far this season, Smith has refereed six matches, showing 22 yellow cards in that time.

We’ve Met Before

The last time Birmingham City were at Deepdale in September 2023, league leaders PNE secured a sixth straight victory.