Tuesday 31 December 2013

Next Meeting

The next TFC Supporters meeting is on Thursday 9th at the Nags Head. Meeting will start at 8pm.
It would be great to see you all there.

One of the matters up for discussion will be the player of the month for December. 
The games this covers are:

Nantwich Town (Cup) (H): 0-4 L
Matlock Town (A) 3-2 L
Marine (A) 1-2 W
Blyth Spartans (H) 2-1 W
Ilkeston (A) 1-1 D
Droylsden (H) 1-0 W
Witton Albion (H) 3-3D

Not a bad month if you just look at the league results (3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat)

Anyway, if you would like to vote for your player of the month then you can do so at the meeting or emailing me traffordfcsc@gmail.com

Cheers

Saturday 28 December 2013

Man of the Match v Witton

I'm not sure how I feel after that! I think overall a point a piece was fair but to concede with the last kick of the game was tough!

Anyway, the 'Karl Vaughan sponsored man of the match' went to Rory Fallon. Well done Rory and to all the players for a great second half performance. The players showed a lot of character and fight after a pretty poor first half!

Two other points... firstly, it was a pleasure to welcome back Trafford favourite, Ally Brown. I thought he, as well as the rest of the Witton players were excellent. As were most of their fans, apart from one bloke who shouted that Trafford were a shit club with a shit ground to us on his way out!!! Charming!

Secondly, a massive thank you to everyone that made my wedding anniversary such a top day! You know who you are... it was much appreciated!

See you all at FC Utd on New Years Day where the roller coaster ride continues!

Andy Glinka

Thursday 26 December 2013

Man of the Match v Droyelsden

Phewwww! That's how I feel after those 90 minutes!
Without being disrespectful to Droyelsden, many Trafford fans turned up today expecting an easy game. It was anything but! A combination of Droylseden's spoiling tactics (more fouls than passes), Traffords reluctance to move the ball quickly and the referee's insistence on making wrong decision after wrong decision meant we were in for a long 95 minutes!

Anyway, 3 points is points and we are now on the up in terms of our league position.
1-0 might not of been the winning margin we were hoping for/expecting but considering we went down to 10 men and had a penalty saved, I'll take 1-0 all day!

Enough of my ramblings and to the 'Karl Vaughan Sponsored Trafford FCSC's Man of the Match', even though he missed a penalty, "he controlled the midfield, although Martyn and Rory ran him close" were Karl's words. Yes, Tom Schofield (my personal favourite player) was todays MOTM.

So well done Tom and well done to Trafford and see you in 2 days for Ally Browns return as Witton visit Shawe View... ANOTHER big game! (aren't they all?)

Andy Glinka

Monday 23 December 2013

First Aid Volunteers

Are you first aid trained? Do you regularly attend Trafford FC home games? Trafford FC are looking for an extra first aider(s) to work along side existing first aiders to cover larger gates.
If you are interested, then please contact any member of the TFC committee or myself (email: traffordfcsc@gmail.com).


Thanks

AG

Sunday 22 December 2013

FC United away game

On new years day, Trafford FC make the short journey to play FC United of Manchester, but baring in mind it IS on new years day, some supporters have mentioned the idea of running a supporters coach.
This has been looked in to and we can get a 16 seater at a cost of £10 per person. A larger coach can be arranged if demand requires.

If you are interested in booking a place on the coach then please email/text/DM me via Twitter.
Please be advised, I will require the amount to be paid in full BEFORE the day of the game to guarantee a seat.

EMAIL: traffordfcsc@gmail.com
TEXT: 07710253628

Cheers

Andy Glinka

Volunteers Needed

Our great club have kindly asked if any supporters are available to help out on Friday 27th December from 10am. There is only one day in between the Droyelsden and Witton home games and as Foxy is unavailable, jobs such as helping get the pitch sorted are high on the list.

If you can help, please get down to Shawe View from 10am on the Friday.
The club, as always, appreciates any help.

Cheers

Andy Glinka

Away Days - Ilkeston

Ilkeston away day 21 December 2013

Last game before Christmas,  Sempie was still far from match fit but “can’t let Vaughnie down again” so off we set for another of Tony’s bus tours – this time to Derbyshire and Ilkeston FC.  We were joined by Santa and lots of Christmas jumper elves and we set off almost on time – surprisingly players ready, a fan late - Bah Humbug. No apologies – well it is the silly season.
We could hear the manager in good form telling tales of Christmas long ago at the back of the bus and an uneventful journey past with occasional mini pantomimes breaking out at the front. He’s behind you, oh no he isn’t – you get the idea. Birthday boy, Chris Heathcote would make a great panto dame in my humble opinion.
We arrived early at Ikleston to be told the fans couldn’t get in for another half hour – so off everyone set on a mini Cappies tour. Sempie and me didn’t make it far before turning back – we are built for comfort not distance.  Being the season of goodwill we helped Robin unload her mobile medical centre – the turnstiles opened and we were in.
Very nice ground, you could tell this club had pride, heritage and history and their website gives all the details. I am always more interested in the people I meet on my journeys, I think it says more about a place than anything else and Ilkeston you are way up there in my league. Everyone coming into the “clubhouse” had a chat and passed the time of day.  They are proud of their team here and interested to know about ours although everyone seemed to know we had a Man United goalie and we know they had a Derby one making his debut.
Kick off approached and to the terraces we went – our little group singing Trafford songs set the Ilkeston choir off into full voice. With their red noses flashing and Christmas lights twinkling they lit the place up. To be honest that is more than the match did, it was a pretty even affair, lot of huffing and puffing but not much being blown away. Half time saw the arrival of the Travelling Stephens, poor things had been very delayed due to Tim picking up a rusty nail - we have warned him about giving lifts to strangers before.
Second half – much the same as the first, not a classic but shouts of referee from the dugout kept us awake. First goal will win this, we all agreed and then, yes, we were a goal down. Ilkeston lit up even brighter on the terrace, oh no not the quiet bus home – it’s Christmas. Well there was magic in the air – up popped last seasons  goal machine Michael Oates, the balls in the net – we are level!!  How good it is to be wrong sometimes.  The final whistle took forever, how long liner, 3 minutes – they played 6 but yes the whistle eventually blew and a precious point was ours.  Oh the relief and people say it’s only a game!!!  We cheered and clapped our boys warming down as we warmed up. The Ilkeston fans did the same as they walked past too,  my sort of people these.
Off we went into the “clubhouse” – now this is in the ground but not run by the club and the profits don’t go to the club so most home fans don’t visit after the game.  However the wonderful  members  of the BNA Travel club, came in to wish us well and provide us with lots of cans of cider for our journey home.  I only hope we can be as welcoming when you visit us in April.  You are certainly a credit to your club and the spirit on non-league.  An absolute pleasure to meet you.
We were asked to leave the “clubhouse” at 5.30 as they had a function on so early back to the bus. A quick stop at Tesco for supplies – or KFC for health conscious Smarty & Nia and homeward we set. Thankfully Paul eased Cappys journey home when he provided a corkscrew – schoolboy error not checking for a screw top. Mr Brown’s boys provided light entertainment before the question on the day from that birthday boy again. We will save it for another trip but please don’t anyone mention Emlyn Hughes to Dave Brown – yes you had to be there.

Well I want to end this on a personal note instead of marks out of 10. As this is the last away day of the year I would like to remind everyone how far we have come this year. Did any fan truly believe 12 months ago we would be in the Evo-stick Premier league??  I didn’t but boy am I glad we are. It’s been a great year for our club and I will never ever forget the joy of that playoff final.
Every player that comes to our club works their socks off for that white shirt and to become a Trafford Family legend. Vaughnie, Goodie & Robin give so much of their time to keep them in line.
The committee and friends spend hours and hours week in week out for no pay keeping our club up and running.  Without them Trafford FC wouldn’t exist.    
And finally you lot – yes the Supporters Club and fans  - you rally round when asked to volunteer, you turned out BIG time for the BIG games, you sold record numbers of match day tickets, you pushed letters through doors,  you arrange fund raising events, you give your time, money and effort to the club, you support through good times and bad, you help raise the profile of our club and you are all joy to know.  Without you Trafford FC wouldn’t be what it is. You are the 

#TRAFFORD FAMILY
It’s been one hell of a year – now roll on 2014 for bigger and better.

Merry Christmas and a Happy and Successful New Year
The TeaLady x

Sunday 15 December 2013

Christmas Curry 2013

Well, it promised to be a good night but it actually turned out to be a cracking day/night. The 40 plus people that turned out for our very first (but not last) Christmas curry all arrived in great spirits thanks to the team putting in a solid performance and claiming all 3 points. 

The evening started with drinks being drunk and people starting to get the same way, with the exception of Matt Brown who was pretty much that way when he turned up haha!

After a few raffles, starters were served and polished off before some more raffling, alcohol and chit-chat was had. All the while, the Trafford buzzer game championships were taking place. With anyone who could complete the challenge through to the next round, 3 goes each permitted.

The mains were just as good as the starters and after the generous and tasty portions were finished it was on to 'Nick Brown's Play Your Cards Right'. Nick was a great host and lots of fun was had with some of his 'We asked 100 people' questions.


After the whole of the Deccan broke out in to 'Trafford FC' songs, many of us headed off to the Nags Head to watch Matt Brown's dance moves!

A great night was truly had and although I did some organising, a MASSIVE well done and thank you must go to Mel and Tim of the supporters club for making the night what it was. They arranged all the games and prizes and put in a lot of effort and time, so much appreciation to you both.

Also, thank you to all those at The Deccan for letting us take over your restaurant. Your hospitality and food was amazing.

We look forward to a great second half of the season and we'll be back next year with 'Christmas Curry 2014'!

P.S. The Trafford buzzer game championships was a closely fought competition that was eventually won by yours truly in a time of 22 seconds. I don't want to make too much of a fuss but I thought it deserved a mention ;-)

Andy Glinka

Trafford FC Supporters @theDeccan

Nick Brown in the background scoffing his food!

Thumbs up!

Mel, Tim, Andy and Helen


Cheers!

A blurry picture of a blurry night

Adrian looking ace in a pink hat!

Mr and Mrs Glinka

Play Your Cards Right; Matt v Ritchie

Play Your Cards Right: Higher or lower; What did the Fox say?





Man of the Match - Blyth Spartans

What an absolutely brilliant day yesterday was! And it all started with 3 great points against Blyth.
I personally thought the Man of the Match award could have gone to any one of 3 players; Nia, Bret or Callum. In the end it was decided that Callum Jones was the worthy winner.
Callum was confident, good on the ball and constantly talking to other players around him. The future looks good with Callum in the team.

Well done to Callum and all the players and good luck in the forth coming games!

#traffordfamily

Andrew Smart - 100 Club

Well done to Andrew Smart who recently made his 100th appearance for Trafford. To mark this, he was presented with the TFCSC's much sort after 100 club mug. Here is Andrew being presented with his mug by Melody Stephens.

Melody with Andrew Smart

Player of the Month - November

As previously announced, the TFCSC's player of the month for November went to SHELTON PAYNE.

Here is Shelton being presented with a bottle of fizz from James Stephens. Well done Shelton! 

James Stephens and Jojo presenting PotM award to Shelton

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Christmas Curry Update

The Christmas Curry night at the Deccan is now FULL!
It should be a brill night but please make sure people bring cash to pay the rest of the balance, thank you.
After the curry, one and all are invited to the Nags Head to continue our festive celebrations.

AG

Christmas Curry

Just a reminder to all that have put their name down for the Christmas Curry, it is this, yes THIS Saturday at the Deccan Restaurant, Urmston. People can start arriving from 7pm with food orders being taken at 7.30pm. We have over 40 people coming so it should be a cracking night.

Lots of fun games and banter to be had.

Looking forward to seeing you all there

AG
#TraffordFamily

Saturday 7 December 2013

Player of the Month - November

Among other matters, the TFCSC's player of the month for November was decided at our recent meeting.

For scoring some cracking goals and being a huge factor in the points we picked up through-out the month, the supporters overwhelmingly chose SHELTON PAYNE as the POTM!

Well done Shelton and good luck to all the lads for December.

#TraffordFamily

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Meeting Reminder

It's Chrisssssssstmas... well nearly!

Tomorrow (Thursday 5th December) is our last meeting before Xmas and of the year. We have a couple of major items to discuss so it would be brilliant to see you all attend.

The meeting is at the Nags Head (always give us a lovely welcome) at 8pm. 
After the meeting there will be sandwiches provided (again, by the lovely people at the Nags Head) and a friendly and not too competitive pool competition.

New comers/non-members are always welcome.

Andy Glinka

Wednesday 27 November 2013

Away days - Glossop North End

I left work with a dilemma: Do I go home first, quickly grab some tea and then leave for Glossop or head off into Manchester, do a little bit of Christmas shopping and grab a bite to eat then head off to Glossop. ? I went for the latter. However, by the time I was ready to set off to Glossop, I'd only managed to buy myself 2 jumpers and have a pint of lager and no food... not very productive!

Anyway, I arrived in Glossop after stopping at every random station possible! The ground was only a 10 minute walk from the station and I tried to head for the big tower (as instructed), although this proved difficult in the pitch black conditions.

The ground itself is pretty decent. Lovely little club house and the pitch not too bad (a little slanted).
A quick pint downed and it was out for the first half. A fairly even and entertaining half that saw Trafford go in 1 up at half time.

The second half saw Glossop play above their league status and they had most of attacking play but they missed many chances/Kieran made some brilliant saves (depending on how you want to look at it!). It was a very scrappy half with lots off niggly fouls, Glossops number 5 particularly liked hugging anyone in Yellow!

Some cracking banter with the linesman and one or two Glossop locals and before we knew it, the full time whistle had gone. Trafford held on for a 1-0 win and into the semi-finals.

A lift home from taxi Tim and Mel and finally I grabbed some tea... peanutbutter on toast!

Non-league football - you can't beat it!

RATINGS

Game - 7
Value for Money - 8
Ground - 7
Beer - 6 (Carling not great!)
Referee - 8 (Linesman - 2 haha)
Man of the Match - Kieran O'hara

Andy Glinka

Monday 25 November 2013

Ground Grading Volunteers

Next week, Shawe View will be ground graded!
Therefore, the club have asked for any volunteers to come down to the club this Sunday (1st December) from 11am to help out with various tasks.
As always it will be greatly appreciated.

Whilst I'm posting, a couple of reminders. 1) Supporters meeting is on Thursday December 5th, Nags Head at 8pm. Sandwiches and killer pool after, and 2) Christmas Curry is on December 14th. Deposits of £5 asap if you wish to attend. We currently have around 40 names down so should be a cracking evening!

Cheers

AG

Friday 22 November 2013

Next Meeting

Hi! Just a post to inform everyone that the next supporters meeting is on Thursday 5th December, 8pm at the Nags Head.
Lots to discuss including player of the month for November.

Killer pool and sandwiches after!

Hope to see you all there.

Andy Glinka

Sunday 17 November 2013

Away Days - Stamford

Stamford - That Bloody Ref...

Another early start as I set off at 9.15am to board the coach that left on time at 9.45. Sempie mentioned a cold was developing so I decided not to sit next to him, maybe that was his plan! Matty Brown was the last one on board and he grabbed a seat next to me.
Two hours, overhearing Sempie sing to himself and an in depth discussion about parenthood later, we arrived at a lovely pub somewhere in North Lincolnshire for breakfast. I must say, Foxy does a great job at finding these places as the food and beer served was cracking. The breakfast was demolished in my usual animalistic way, to Matt Browns amazement and there was a chat about possible design ideas for future Trafford FC away kits – Dave Browns pink with spots on was a firm favourite! It was upon leaving here I realised that this was going to be another away day where I would do well to remember any of it!

Half an hour or so later, we arrived in Stamford. A 10 minute walk into the town centre with Cappy’s tours and we were soon sampling some more lovely ciders in another lovely pub. Cappy was in his element, although I put a slight dampener on his day by whooping him at pool!
The walk back to the ground saw us stop off at a hotel bar, where half a cider and a shot of rum sent Sempie back some £8!! As lovely as Stamford was, it was equally expensive!

I don’t normally do any info about the club but it was interesting to find out that Stamford’s nickname is The Daniels – named after Britains fattest ever man, who came from those parts. Brilliant. If I get fat, I wonder if Trafford could adopt a nickname in my honour!?
Anyway, Stamford is a club in a similar situation to ourselves in the league (we’d both be near the top if you switched the table upside down!), so if ever there was a 6 pointer, this was it! The few of us that had made the journey all felt positive and had a good feeling about the outcome…

… Inside the ground we were less confident about the type of game we’d see as the pitch itself was poor (and that’s being kind). The grounds man had obviously taken a sabbatical – either that or the lawn mower had stopped working! The game kicked of and the Trafford faithful had been joined by singing superstar, Foxy. 3 minutes in and we were one-up, captain for the day, Shelton Payne getting the goal. The game was then very scrappy, an equaliser and another Shelton goal saw us go in at half time 2-1 to the good. Other highlights were seeing Martyn Andrews (suspended for the game) getting involved and shouting encouragement from the side of the pitch. A definite future manager if ever I saw one!

The second half was very scrappy, a proper non-league game with Stamford doing most of the pressing but Trafford defending as a team and looking comfortable… until the 90th minute when Stamford were given an early xmas present from the ref/linesman in the form of a penalty when a) Kieran got the ball and b) their player was offside anyway!


All in all, a draw was fair but it was so frustrating to concede in that manner. Straight to the bar and whether it was drowning my sorrows or celebrating a hard-fought point, the outcome equated to lots of alcohol! This would also equate to lots of my usual waffling. I think, and I say think because I can’t really remember, that Goodie and Minnie got the short straw of my repeated ramblings on the way home. The two beers in my pocket and two ciders on my seat meant the waffling was going to last all the way home.


Back in Manchester and a visit to the Nags head was clearly called for. More beer meant more waffling. This time (I think) Tom Schofield was on the end of my wise words haha!

All in all, I had another cracking day out. This game is why I love Trafford/non-league football. A 9.45 start, visiting places I’ve never been, plenty of beers with plenty of good folk, chatting (sh*t) to players/management (although they probably don’t enjoy this as much as me haha) and boring the wife with it all the next day!

Three away games on the trot undefeated now and another long away game out of the way. The future is bright.

Ratings

Ground – 4 (decent little clubhouse but the pitch was very poor)
Fans – 9 (people I spoke to were ace)
Beer – 5 No cider on tap!!!
Game – 5 very scrappy
Referee – 1 (would have been 8 or 9 but for THAT decision!)
MOTM – Shelton Payne (captain and 2 goals)


Andy Glinka

Sunday 10 November 2013

New Committee Members

As you may or may not know, Lynda, aka 'The Tea Lady' sadly resigned from her position on the TFCSC committee last week, due to some unfortunate abuse from some 'supporters' becoming too much for her. Lynda still remains a TFCSC member and continues to back and support us 100%.

As a result, we have now taken on two extra committee members in Jonny Escott and George Stephenson, welcome them on board guys!

New TFCSC committee members Jonny Escott and George Stephenson

MotM v Ashton United

With all the thunder and lightening before kick-off, some wondered if yesterdays game would actually go ahead. Good job it did as despite a nervy opening 30 minutes, where Trafford went 1-0 down and looked a bit slow, the end result and performance was just what we needed.

Nia looked somewhere near his best with a strong performance at the back and pushed the eventual winner all the way. But with two goals and an assist, Ritchie's MOTM went to Shelton Payne. a cracking performance and as we all know, on his day, there is non better!

The other main highlight was seeing Ritchie land on his arse as he fell up the mound in the slippery conditions... much to all our amusement!

Well done Shelton and see you all in Stamford on Saturday for ANOTHER massive game!

#TraffordFamily

Player of the Month - October

At yesterdays supporters meeting, it was decided by the vast majority that the player of the month award for October went to Kieran O'Hara.

Kieran, on loan from Manchester United and only 17 years old has shown maturity beyond his years and had an excellent month in goal, keeping 3 clean sheets (2 of which came against the the top two teams in the league at the time!).

Well done to Kieran and all the Trafford lads!


TFCSC's Dave Hornby with Player of the Month for October, Kieran O'Hara

Friday 8 November 2013

Away Days - Whitby

Apologies to all our avid readers on the lack of an ‘away days’ for the Gresley game this was due to Holidays and illness, and we are grateful for the tweets and messages from people who missed it .
Anyway Whitby away, (a short version as I have a life and other things to do). With the usual start or rather usual late start, off we went on a rather uneventful journey except for the roller coaster that is the twisting roads in the pitch black that lead down to the lovely town of Whitby. We arrived about an hour before kick-off and while Cappy’s tours headed for Whitby’s bright lights, I joined Mr Browns boys beano and went for a stroll to a local inn. We were joined there by the ‘honeymooners’ Lynn and Chris who were staying in Whitby on a short break, that’s the way to watch an away game!!
Whitby history………… Dracula wuz ere and the Abbey is in ruins.
On getting back to a rather nice little ground ( please see other reports for the boring bits about it) Two teams played some good football and drew one all, nearly a good three points after goal by Rory but they equalised soon after.
Usually at matches our lovely physio is sight to behold, but tonight was….. well ….shall we say not as good, it was just a sight (everyone from TFCSC looks forward to seeing you back soon Robyn xx)
Full time, a couple of beers and a sleep home by 1.15
Great night!
Ratings
Game 7 very good
Ground 7 great place
Food 3 £4.60 for pie chips and gravy REFEREE
Fans 8 lovely people
VFM 7 £9 admission not the dreaded tenner
MOM Kieran O'Hara - some fabulous saves
Sempie

Monday 4 November 2013

Player of the Month

Don't forget, you can vote for your Trafford FC player of the month for October at our next meeting.

The games this covers are:
Skelmersdale, Grantham, Corby, Fylde, Wakefield, Buxton and Chorley.

If you are unable to make next meeting (this Sat, 1pm at clubhouse) but would still like to vote, then you can do so by email, text or DM me via Twitter.

Cheers all

Wednesday 30 October 2013

A message from Gresley FCSC

I just received a message via the TFCSC forum from

Gresley FCSC chairman regarding our up and coming 

fixture;




Afternoon All


My name is James Southern & I'm Chairman of 


the Gresley FC Supporters Club, and I trust you're 

looking forward to Saturdays game and your visit to 

South Derbyshire

I just wanted to make your travelling support aware 


that we have recently installed BT Sport in 

our clubhouse and will be showing Newcastle vs 

Chelsea live in the clubhouse

There will also be a 'Happy Hour' from 12 noon - 


13:30 all draught and bottles £2.50 

It would be great if you could all attend and it will be 


cheaper than using the pubs in and around 

the ground

If you are planning on getting there early and 


bringing quite a few people, please let me know on 

07827310528

Kind Regards

James Southern


Chairman & On behalf of GFCSC




Thank you James from all at TFCSC

Sunday 27 October 2013

Next Meeting

Our next supporters' meeting will be BEFORE the home game against Ashton United on Novemeber 9th.

The meeting will commence at 1pm at the TFC club house. As always, we hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Cheers

#traffordfamily

MotM v Buxton

Frustrating. That was the feeling amongst the supporters at the end of yesterdays game. 
Whilst we weren't at our best, with a stronger referee and  linesman (especially), Trafford would have been playing 3/4 of this match against 10 men after Payne was tripped when through on goal.

Anyway, a scrappy game ended in our 1st draw of the season against a team that has only lost once away from home all season. Shelton Payne was bright and lively in the first half and was causing Buxton (and the linesman) all kinds of problems. Overall though, Karl Vaughan chose Martyn Andrews as the TFCSC's Man of the Match.


Martyn has been quality this season (as he was last season) and fully deserved the award. Well done to Martyn and in the end we have to look at it as a good point earned by the team. Now to Tuesday (rain permitting) and another big test at home against Chorley FC.


COME ON TRAFFORD!


#TraffordFamily

Saturday 26 October 2013

Christmas Curry at the Deccan

It's Booked!

Supporters/club/committee/partners/friends/family... EVERYONE is welcome! December 14th at 7pm. 
Total price of £17 pp. 
We have space for around 50-60 people, first come first served so get your name down on the sign up sheet in the club house and/or pay a deposit of £5 as soon as possible (to any member of the supporters committee).

After the curry, all are welcome to the Nags Head to continue the festive celebrations. Games, prizes and lots of fun to be had.

For non-curry lovers (Little Dave), there are one or two English meal choices.

Spread the word. 

Saturday 19 October 2013

MotM v Wakefield

Traffords brilliant home form continued with a 6-1 win in the FA Trophy against our friends Wakefield.

Todays MOTM was chosen by James Stephens, who in end went for Michael Oates who scored a fantastic hat-trick!

Next is another home game against Buxton (game against Marine on Tuesday has now been postponed as they drew today and now face a replay).

All the best to the TraffordFamily... lets keep up the support!

Martyn Andrews - 100 Club (better late than never)

It appears Martyn Andrews has played 100 or so games for the mighty Trafford FC! 
Whilst Martyn may have achieved this accolade some 40 odd games previous, it was still a privilege for the supporters' club to give him his '100 club mug' - better late than never, eh?

Here is our very own Melody presenting Martyn with his mug before today's game against Wakefield.

Martyn Andrews struggling to understand the concept of posing for his supporters '100 club mug' award

Player of the Month - September

Just to confirm, the Supporters' Club player of the month for September is Rory Fallon!

All the supporters' would like to commend Rory on his start to the season. Rory has been nothing short of outstanding in terms of intensity, quality and consistency! A massive well done to Rory in winning this award for the 2nd time running. 

He was presented with the POTM award before today's game against Wakefield by our very own Richie.

Richie giving Rory Fallon the 'Player of the Month' award.

Thursday 17 October 2013

MotM v Fylde

Rushall, Altrincham, Skelmersdale and now Fylde... Another great team performance at home!
Any number of players could easily have picked up the supporters MOTM but in the end 'Old' George went for Andy Smart. Smarty had a cracking game, as did others but his 25 yard scorcher proved vital at 0-0.


Well done to Andy Smart and the rest of the team and good luck on Saturday.

#traffordfamily

Monday 14 October 2013

Latest news

This is just to update everyone after our last supporters meeting (10/10).

The supporters' player of the month award for September was decided with Rory Fallon picking up the majority of the votes for the 2nd month running. Richie will present Rory with the award on Wednesday (home to Fylde).

The clothes bin has been going really well and is almost full so well done to all that have donated... Lets keep it going. Rags = riches!
Christmas curry night has been confirmed for Saturday 14th December. Deposits of £5 are required if you wish to come. Please speak to any supporters' committee member for more details.

Accounts for the 4 months that we have been going were released and it was fantastic to see how much we have actually raised! Despite some 'supporters' not being totally behind what we are doing, it really makes it all worth while knowing we have raised some cash that will help the club, as well as raising the profile. A huge thank you to everyone involved.

See you all on Wednesday for ANOTHER big game!

#traffordfamily

Sunday 13 October 2013

Away Days - Corby (FA Cup)

I was excited about going to my first ever Trafford away game but not as excited as the person who woke me up at 7 in the morning asking “can we get up yet?” After much annoyance and jumping on the bed like a kid at Christmas, I finally gave up and went to collect my mother-in-law for her 16 hour babysitting shift!

Whilst I was gone I’d asked Andy, my lovely husband to get some provisions for the 6 hour round trip. Little did I know Andy’s idea of provisions was a packet of chilli Doritos! Luckily, Tim and Mel would later come to the rescue with pork pies, chicken baps and flap jacks!

We finally set off at 9am, with our packet of crisps in hand and arrived at the coach 20 minutes later. At this point I was looking forward to breakfast which had been arranged for an as of yet, unknown location and time.
I settled down in the seats Andrew Semple and Lynda had saved us and tried to read my magazine. A fairly simple task you would imagine but made almost impossible with the constant interruptions and silliness from my over-active husband. *Note to self: I will sit next to Andrew Semple next time who also incurred similar issues as every time he attempted to listen to his music, he was made to talk to Lynda instead.

Traffic was good and the journey was smooth. And then we got to the toll road. The car in front didn’t seem to understand the concept that a toll road should make your journey quicker, avoiding hold ups.

It was now 12 o’clock and ‘breakfast’ had now become lunch. We had stopped off at a lovely pub called The Stag and it was here I made the fatal mistake of ordering a cider instead of sticking to my orange juice! This would later lead to several more ciders, half a bottle of sparkling rose (thanks Jeanette and Matt!) and even half a can of John Smiths, which Andy ‘found’ on the floor. This odd mix of alcohol may explain our impromptu commiserations party at the Nags Head on our return.

After passing a truly outstanding round-a-bout with lots of trees, we had arrived at Corby Football Club/Rugby Club/Tennis Centre/Athletics Club, the remnants of Corby Town’s failed Olympic bid!        
For those that are interested, Corby is a small Scottish town famous for its steel production.

We all sat down in the prison mess/bar and watched a nervous looking Dave Brown pacing up and down outside. We were then informed by Nick Brown, that his dad was awaiting a phone call from GMR to do a live interview. Dave made the fatal mistake of saying “I bet they bloody ring when I’m on the toilet!” This gave Nick and Sempie a wicked idea. The next thing a startled Dave came running outside to answer his phone to ‘GMR’. It was a good 30 seconds into the ‘interview’ before he realised it was Sempie! Everyone was in stitches; I didn’t think I could laugh so much. Until 2 minutes later when he received another phone call from ‘GMR’, AKA mischievous Melody. We almost cried with laughter after hearing the automated service (Melody) telling Dave to press 1 on his phone to be connected for his interview. We all looked out of the window to see Dave oblige! He then looked over and realised he’d been had again!

With the actual interview over, we all headed out to watch the game. At 2-0 down I was ordered to go to the toilet to bring us some luck. Unfortunately, this only works at home games! Even though we didn’t win, I was very proud of the team and even more proud of Trafford’s singing and learning the new song ‘What Does The Fox Say? (Get off my pitch!)’ The only response from the Corby fans was the school boy choir and their repertoire of swear words.
Despite the feral children, we did meet some nice locals and even got an invite to the local wetherspoons!

The journey home seemed to fly by, I can’t think why (perhaps John Smiths and his rose wine had something to do with it!) After a scary trip to the coach toilet which involved a minors torch from Tim and a very wet toilet seat, we were at the Nags Head. If only my husband had been as helpful as Tim, who anti-bacterialised the area for Melody. All I got was a whisper from Andy informing me that he might have got some wee on the seat!


All in all, I had a lovely day with lovely people. I’ve already packed the Doritos for my next trip!


The excitement of the FA Cup. 
Ratings
Game: 6/10
Ground: 7
Food: Ran out of food by full time so no idea!
Beer: 8 - I liked the glasses!
Fans: 0/10 for the swearing kids. 10/10 for the friendly ones in the bar.
Value for money: 7/10
Referee: Seemed to do ok, 8/10
Trafford MotM: Andy Smart

Helen Glinka

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Reminders

Evening all.

Just another reminder that we have a supporters' meeting this Thursday, 8.00pm at the Nags Head. There will be pool competition after the meeting! All are welcome... we have had an excellent response to people joining and getting involved with helping out, and so far we have managed to raise a decent amount of pennies for our beloved Trafford FC (details will be revealed/discussed at the meeting). So if you would love to get more involved and join/see what we are about then we would love to see you on Thursday!

Also, as previously mentioned, we are having a 'Christmas Curry' night on December 14th. Again, all are welcome (supporters/non-supporters/wives/partners/friends...) Deposit of £5 required so we can secure the Deccan exclusively. So please bring £ to the meeting on Thursday.
If you can't make the meeting but would like to come to the curry night then please speak to either myself (Andy Glinka), Andrew Semple or Melody Stephens.

Over and out (for now)