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From the mind of Ricardo to Mickleover - Devongone - 11-09-2023
Down to the Southern League Premier South Division, Chesham United are clear at the top with seven wins out of seven. The Non-League Paper's report this week and pictures featured who else but Ricardo German, who grabbed a hat-trick and a star man award for them. What quirk prevented him making it somewhere? He was a good captain of our Junior side. He steps up and scores from the penalty spot no bother. He's physically strong, he's got a turn of pace, he's got a shot on him, he's a proven goal scorer, he can head the ball. What did we do to him, or did he do to himself? Chesterfield isn't the only place he's ended up failing ..... all the way to the Grenada international team so far, but he's got the ability and he could still do it much higher and full-time if he'd always translate his real self into performances on the pitch.
Go to National League South and leading the line for Maidstone United is Levi Amantchi, another young forward we developed almost to breaking point, then let go.
Over to our own league Mani Dieseruvwe proved himself last season at Halifax and is continuing in the same vein at Hartlepool. Always on the verge with us weren't you Mani?
Down to National North, whoever takes over the managerial reins at Darlo will be relying on Jacob Hazel to start scoring again to propel them up the table. Was it two brief appearances we gave you Jacob?
We seem good at coming up with goal scoring forwards. It's just that none of them get there for us. Jake Beesley even scored for Rochdale and Blackpool in the EFL, but never really made it on our voyage. Maybe, unlike John West, it's the fish we reject that stop us being the best.
Aside from all that, Derbyshire does seem to be doing rather well at football. Buxton 1-2 up at leaders Scunthorpe managed to get their match abandoned in the 95th minute for rain. Would someone have drowned if the ref' had played out the closing seconds? Nevertheless in National North their local rivals Alfreton sit just outside the play-offs after hammering Boston United 4-0, whilst far down south in the Southern League Central Premier, Mickleover, which used to be known for just one thing, now sit proudly top with a 100% record, and though Long Eaton are bottom they managed their first win on Saturday. Back in the Northern Prem' Matlock grabbed a 5-0 win to go above Ilkeston who crashed 1-2 at home to Worksop. Lot of teams going okay for a small county.
RE: From the mind of Ricardo to Mickleover - Dancingwilldoit - 11-09-2023
Haven't checked but I have a feeling that Sheridan was managing when German and Amanchi were sent packing and maybe Hazel?
Beesley made the first team and scored a few when Wilson was managing. His town career ended when Wilson got the boot and my mate Caldwell was brought in.
With the club on a downward spiral, endless managerial changes and strange appointments I don't think anybody cared about bringing youth players through (other than Wilson). When your backs against the wall you can be pretty sure young players are the last thing you will risk.
RE: From the mind of Ricardo to Mickleover - Devongone - 12-09-2023
I certainly agree that Danny Wilson was the last manager we had to show real interest in building the club and producing younger players, rather than producing a first team and a huge gulf to anything coming through below it.
Caldwell is still popular at Exeter, but that will evaporate as they slide down the table. I just hope Exeter's great loyalty doesn't tempt them to hang on to him all the way to relegation.