Source: manchesteronline.co.uk
REBEL soccer club FC United, which was set up by disgruntled Manchester United supporters following Malcolm Glazer's Old Trafford takeover, has appointed Beever & Struthers as its auditor.
As a not-for-profit club, FC United sought a firm of accountants which specialises in the field.
The club is riding high in the second division of the North West Counties League and attracts crowds of more than 2,700 to its matches at Bury FC's Gigg Lane ground.
Maria Hallows is the Beever & Struthers partner responsible for the firm's work with FC United. She said: "This is a great signing for us and we look forward to working with this popular new local football club."
FC United is run as an Industrial Provident Society on democratic, non-profit community principles.
Pete Munday, the board member responsible for financial matters, said the club was impressed by Beever & Struthers' experience of auditing similar organisations.
Kevin Feddy
10th January
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Monday, January 09, 2006
FC United: Marginson is top dog - again
Source: manchesteronline.co.uk
KARL Marginson has been named North West Counties division two manager of the month for December.
He received his award prior to the kick-off against Darwen and can now add it to the one he won in October.
He said: "I'm obviously delighted to have been voted manager-of- the-month again because it means we're still on the right track.
The award follows another string of impressive results which keep FC well clear at the top of the table. They have lost just one league game all season.
KARL Marginson has been named North West Counties division two manager of the month for December.
He received his award prior to the kick-off against Darwen and can now add it to the one he won in October.
He said: "I'm obviously delighted to have been voted manager-of- the-month again because it means we're still on the right track.
The award follows another string of impressive results which keep FC well clear at the top of the table. They have lost just one league game all season.
FC United 2 Darwen 0
Source: manchesteronline.co.uk
FC UNITED chief Karl Marginson celebrated his second manager-of-the- month award with a 2-0 win over Darwen in front of another huge Gigg Lane crowd.
Simon Carden's 17th goal of the season and a stunning 40-yard strike by Josh Howard ensured Marginson's men maintained their 14-point lead in the Moore and Co Solicitors League second division.
Marginson, who had been named the division's top boss for December prior to kick-off to add to his October prize, said: "These awards so often prove to be the kiss of death so it was nice to pick up three points and, especially, to keep a clean-sheet.
"I'm obviously delighted to have been voted manager-of- the-month again because it means we're still on the right track.
Thwarted
"But this award is not just for me, it's for everyone at the club."
Carden was a whisker away from giving FC United a lead when he volleyed against a post. But the former Radcliffe star had better luck midway through the first-half when he sidefooted home after being set up by Howard.
Darwen keeper Andrew Morris repeatedly thwarted the league leaders, while, at the other end, Barrie George had only one serious save to make, the FC United keeper dashing off his line to block a Jeff Moulton shot to deny the visitors an equaliser.
Howard effectively put the game out of Darwen's reach 10 minutes after the restart, firing home from fully 40 yards after Morris had been left stranded in leaving his penalty-area in attempting to clear.
But there was a late blow for FC United when Carden limped off following a clumsy challenge which earned Darwen's Gordon Moore a booking.
The attendance of 3,371 was FC United's third highest of the season and, comes on the back of the record- breaking 4,328 gate for the visit of Winsford five days earlier.
Tony Glennon
9th January 2006
FC UNITED chief Karl Marginson celebrated his second manager-of-the- month award with a 2-0 win over Darwen in front of another huge Gigg Lane crowd.
Simon Carden's 17th goal of the season and a stunning 40-yard strike by Josh Howard ensured Marginson's men maintained their 14-point lead in the Moore and Co Solicitors League second division.
Marginson, who had been named the division's top boss for December prior to kick-off to add to his October prize, said: "These awards so often prove to be the kiss of death so it was nice to pick up three points and, especially, to keep a clean-sheet.
"I'm obviously delighted to have been voted manager-of- the-month again because it means we're still on the right track.
Thwarted
"But this award is not just for me, it's for everyone at the club."
Carden was a whisker away from giving FC United a lead when he volleyed against a post. But the former Radcliffe star had better luck midway through the first-half when he sidefooted home after being set up by Howard.
Darwen keeper Andrew Morris repeatedly thwarted the league leaders, while, at the other end, Barrie George had only one serious save to make, the FC United keeper dashing off his line to block a Jeff Moulton shot to deny the visitors an equaliser.
Howard effectively put the game out of Darwen's reach 10 minutes after the restart, firing home from fully 40 yards after Morris had been left stranded in leaving his penalty-area in attempting to clear.
But there was a late blow for FC United when Carden limped off following a clumsy challenge which earned Darwen's Gordon Moore a booking.
The attendance of 3,371 was FC United's third highest of the season and, comes on the back of the record- breaking 4,328 gate for the visit of Winsford five days earlier.
Tony Glennon
9th January 2006
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Friday, January 06, 2006
Winsford rivalry provides the missing ingredient
Source: The Guardian
Winsford rivalry provides the missing ingredient
Topping the North West Counties Division Two by 14 points, FC United's Tony Howard is relieved the club have finally find a rival worthy of the name
Friday January 6, 2006
A bumper bank holiday crowd of 4,328 - more than hosts Bury have attracted to Gigg Lane this season, and more than eight league clubs pulled in on the same day - saw FC United again break the North West Counties League's attendance record, as the team overcame Winsford 2-1.
Victory over FC's nearest title challengers left them 14 points clear of the Cheshire side atop the second division. More importantly, however, the game provided United supporters with the one thing that has been missing during the club's fledgling season: proper rivals.
Article continues
The one moan filling the air of pubs across the north west this season has been the lack of an opposing team to banter with and even 'dislike'. It's been a wonderful, friendly affair so far but Winsford have the real potential to fill that void. For this reason, many FC fans will be hoping they too get promotion, as seems likely in the 'two up' system.
There's nothing quite like the Mancunian-Scouse inter-city rivalry, so unfortunately for them, their reasonably close proximity to Merseyside and the town's position as a 1960s Liverpudlian overflow has seen Winsford classed as honorary Scousers around these parts.
And, much to our delight, the team made up of largely hometown players proved to be difficult oponents when the two sides clashed earlier in the season. They even seemed to revel amid the anti-Scouse chants and nearly caused a pitch invasion with their goal celebrations during the hard-fought 2-2 stalemate. But we loved it.
So Winsford's visit to Gigg Lane was the most eagerly awaited of the season so far. And the game didn't disappoint. After taking the lead the visitors again celebrated wildly, before goals from Simon Carden and Rory Patterson brought bedlam to Bury.
It was the ideal footballing occasion - the like of which many thought we'd never see again when we left Old Trafford behind. But long may it continue.
Winsford rivalry provides the missing ingredient
Topping the North West Counties Division Two by 14 points, FC United's Tony Howard is relieved the club have finally find a rival worthy of the name
Friday January 6, 2006
A bumper bank holiday crowd of 4,328 - more than hosts Bury have attracted to Gigg Lane this season, and more than eight league clubs pulled in on the same day - saw FC United again break the North West Counties League's attendance record, as the team overcame Winsford 2-1.
Victory over FC's nearest title challengers left them 14 points clear of the Cheshire side atop the second division. More importantly, however, the game provided United supporters with the one thing that has been missing during the club's fledgling season: proper rivals.
Article continues
The one moan filling the air of pubs across the north west this season has been the lack of an opposing team to banter with and even 'dislike'. It's been a wonderful, friendly affair so far but Winsford have the real potential to fill that void. For this reason, many FC fans will be hoping they too get promotion, as seems likely in the 'two up' system.
There's nothing quite like the Mancunian-Scouse inter-city rivalry, so unfortunately for them, their reasonably close proximity to Merseyside and the town's position as a 1960s Liverpudlian overflow has seen Winsford classed as honorary Scousers around these parts.
And, much to our delight, the team made up of largely hometown players proved to be difficult oponents when the two sides clashed earlier in the season. They even seemed to revel amid the anti-Scouse chants and nearly caused a pitch invasion with their goal celebrations during the hard-fought 2-2 stalemate. But we loved it.
So Winsford's visit to Gigg Lane was the most eagerly awaited of the season so far. And the game didn't disappoint. After taking the lead the visitors again celebrated wildly, before goals from Simon Carden and Rory Patterson brought bedlam to Bury.
It was the ideal footballing occasion - the like of which many thought we'd never see again when we left Old Trafford behind. But long may it continue.
FC United: Rory plans to keep feet on ground
Source: manchesteronline.co.uk
RORY Patterson will play his last FC United match for over a month when the Rebels take on Darwen at Gigg Lane tomorrow (3pm).
The feisty Derry lad picked up a 35-day suspension for his part in a fracas that marred the recent cup defeat at Colne.
But manager Karl Marginson will not try to dampen the fires, merely to channel them in the right direction - and that includes banning Patterson from jumping into the crowd to celebrate his goals!
The 21-year-old former Rochdale striker picked up a yellow card for a prodigious leap into the Manchester Road End after smashing in the winner in Monday's 2-1 victory over second-placed Winsford at Gigg Lane.
"There was a lot of pent-up frustration in that celebration because Rory hasn't started as often as he would have liked," said Marginson.
"He was lucky he didn't hurt himself because there is quite a drop into that end of the ground."
The clash with fifth-placed Darwen, who were beaten 2-1 away earlier in the season, will also see defenders Tony Cullen and Gareth Orme back in contention after injury.
And Patterson is likely to be frustrated again with Marginson keen to see how new signing Leon Mike and Adie Orr gel up front.
Former Manchester City and Aberdeen striker Mike started against Winsford and his bulk had the MRE fans glad that it was not him that hurled himself into their midst in celebration.
But Marginson was more than happy with his debut, saying: "To be fair to Leon he hasn't played for quite a while and he has always been a bit chunky - his stamina needs working at. But people also saw how quick he is over a short distance, how good his touch is and how aware he is.
"He and Adie complement each other quite well because Leon brings other players into the game well and Adie plays on the shoulder of the last defender a bit more."
The first six months of the Rebels' existence has, obviously, been one big flurry of transfer activity with Mike and former Maine Road player-manager Chris Simms the latest additions just before Christmas.
Marginson says the activity will calm down now as he wants to allow his team time to settle, especially his defence. Winsford targeted the United defence as a weak point in Saturday's game and they have leaked 20 goals in 19 games, despite banging in 67 at the other end.
Off the field, the Rebels continue to confound their critics. Saturday's record 4,328 crowd made the Moore and Co Solicitors league second division side the 88th best-supported side in the country, ahead of six Football League clubs, including hosts Bury, Rochdale and Macclesfield.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
UNITED AGAINST THE MONEY MEN
Source: mirror.co.uk
When disaffected hard core Manchester United fans formed FC United in protest at the takeover of the club by Malcolm Glazer, the cynics said the venture was doomed to failure.
Well, on Monday the club drew a record crowd of 4,328 for their North West Counties League Division Two clash with Winsford at Gigg Lane. That meant FC United now have an average attendance of 2,897.
They won the game 2-1 and are already better supported than league sides like Rochdale, Barnet, Torquay, Bury and Macclesfield.
That growing enthusiasm proves many football fans are tired of the rampant commercialism throttling the game. FC United are worth supporting. The next home game is against Darwen at Gigg Lane on Saturday. If you can, get along.
Oliver Holt
4 January 2006
When disaffected hard core Manchester United fans formed FC United in protest at the takeover of the club by Malcolm Glazer, the cynics said the venture was doomed to failure.
Well, on Monday the club drew a record crowd of 4,328 for their North West Counties League Division Two clash with Winsford at Gigg Lane. That meant FC United now have an average attendance of 2,897.
They won the game 2-1 and are already better supported than league sides like Rochdale, Barnet, Torquay, Bury and Macclesfield.
That growing enthusiasm proves many football fans are tired of the rampant commercialism throttling the game. FC United are worth supporting. The next home game is against Darwen at Gigg Lane on Saturday. If you can, get along.
Oliver Holt
4 January 2006
FC United Of Manchester smash records
Source: squarefootball.net
Nearly 30,000 spectators have come through the gates to watch the new club this campaign and every side that hosts them eagerly awaits a bonanza gate"
FC United of Manchester, the breakaway team formed by Old Trafford supporter,s smashed the North-West Counties League attendance record on Monday. 4,328 turned up at Gigg Lane for the game against Winsford United, who are their nearest rivals in Division Two. The crowd went home happy after FC saw off the challenge to take a firm grip on the division.
Most teams in this division struggle to pull in 200 paying spectators. On the same day, the League Two games at Boston, Chester and Rushden all failed to even pass the 3,000 mark and the figure is bigger than any home gate for hosts Bury this season. FC are now 14 points clear at the top and are the biggest certainties for promotion in the country.
It’s anybody’s guess what figure the club could entertain when the team move towards the seemingly inevitable title win. 5,000 plus isn’t out of the question and it’s just a shame that the club were formed too late to enter the national non-league knockout competitions.
Nearly 30,000 spectators have come through the gates to watch the new club this campaign and every side that hosts them eagerly awaits a bonanza gate. It’s a remarkable story and this is could be just the beginning.
Hugh Larkin
3 January 2006
Nearly 30,000 spectators have come through the gates to watch the new club this campaign and every side that hosts them eagerly awaits a bonanza gate"
FC United of Manchester, the breakaway team formed by Old Trafford supporter,s smashed the North-West Counties League attendance record on Monday. 4,328 turned up at Gigg Lane for the game against Winsford United, who are their nearest rivals in Division Two. The crowd went home happy after FC saw off the challenge to take a firm grip on the division.
Most teams in this division struggle to pull in 200 paying spectators. On the same day, the League Two games at Boston, Chester and Rushden all failed to even pass the 3,000 mark and the figure is bigger than any home gate for hosts Bury this season. FC are now 14 points clear at the top and are the biggest certainties for promotion in the country.
It’s anybody’s guess what figure the club could entertain when the team move towards the seemingly inevitable title win. 5,000 plus isn’t out of the question and it’s just a shame that the club were formed too late to enter the national non-league knockout competitions.
Nearly 30,000 spectators have come through the gates to watch the new club this campaign and every side that hosts them eagerly awaits a bonanza gate. It’s a remarkable story and this is could be just the beginning.
Hugh Larkin
3 January 2006
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
NEW RECORD FOR FC UNITED
NEW RECORD FOR FC UNITED
Source: SportingLife.com
Breakaway club FC United of Manchester shattered the North-West Counties League attendance record once more when 4,328 turned out to watch their 2-1 win over Winsford at Gigg Lane.
Although many believed the early enthusiasm at the new venture - set up as a protest at the globalisation of Manchester United and the arrival of Malcolm Glazer as Red Devils owner - would fade as the months passed, instead interest has risen.
This afternoon's gate was higher than eight in the Football League, all 11 in the Conference and bigger than any crowd Bury have managed at the same stadium all season.
The victory moved FC United 14 points clear at the top of the table, although second-placed Winsford do have three games in hand.
This story also appeared in the Daily mirror:
Source: SportingLife.com
Breakaway club FC United of Manchester shattered the North-West Counties League attendance record once more when 4,328 turned out to watch their 2-1 win over Winsford at Gigg Lane.
Although many believed the early enthusiasm at the new venture - set up as a protest at the globalisation of Manchester United and the arrival of Malcolm Glazer as Red Devils owner - would fade as the months passed, instead interest has risen.
This afternoon's gate was higher than eight in the Football League, all 11 in the Conference and bigger than any crowd Bury have managed at the same stadium all season.
The victory moved FC United 14 points clear at the top of the table, although second-placed Winsford do have three games in hand.
This story also appeared in the Daily mirror:
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Outside the Green Door #5
Twomowers is 100% bum
Outside the Green Door
Outside the Green Door
Rumble in the kitchen
Yuletide saw me get a new bessy mate called George Foreman. The former heavyweight champ turned up on Xmas day in the form of a lean, mean, fat reducing grilling machine. The kids splashed out on it for me pressy. Before anyone says owt, I’d like to point out that – yes I already know they’d had their prices slashed in the run up to Christmas cos on my way into Flixton’s ground some smart fooker asked me what I’d got then tried to ruin Christmas by telling me that the pressy was a half-priced bargain. Anyway it’s the thought what counts and to be fair the lad made amends later by giving tips on the cleaning of the grill. I started using it right away. Could have done with a bigger one but it did say family size on the box, fookin one-parent family size more like, anyways I threw a load of bacon on, a few tomatoes and George started to spar with it. Someone asked for sausage – no prob, it was butty central. Next morning before the match it were butty junction. I declined a post-match drink in favour of George next thing you know I was in chicken-kebabsville. After a few messy experiments with eggs and an accident with some burgers where the fat catcher was left off allowing animal fat to piss out all over the place I could tell the missus was getting sick of Georgie but I was determined to give him the most comprehensive leathering of his entire career. It was time to try what I was asked at Flixton – does it do pies? Trouble is with a lot of these type of grills is that if you put larger pieces of food on them and they just stay wedged open with the hinge side of the lid resting on one edge of the food. But not with Judd – he’s got an articulated hinge – a piece of mechanical engineering up there with Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s bridge in Bristol (near Joyce’s house) – this skillage means the top grill plate lies evenly on the food, but as with all feats of engineering it’s got it’s limitations and it was unfair to ask George Kingdom Foreman to do a Holland’s meat and potato pie – so Cornish pasty it had to be. Now although the pasty in its frozen state would be able to sustain the weight of the lid it was envisaged that once it started to thaw it would be crushed under said weight and ooze its interior into George’s interior. So it was decided that the lid should be supported with pieces of raw carrot the same thickness as the pasty. Carrot was the choice of support as it was thought that it would not only do a decent job but also it was in keeping with the ingredients of the south western treat. Estimating the time was gonna be a problem as the instructions had no guide on pastry stuff so I decided to leave it on for 97 mins and 42 secs which gave me the exact amount of time required to watch me Wizard of Oz dvd. You know how you feel cheated when the Wizard of Oz turns out to be a weakling? It was nothing in comparison to the scene back in the kitchen – the pasty and carrot supports were in the bin and George had been switched off and the missus told me to fookin grow up and slapped a ban on my messy affair with George. Little did she know I saw George behind her back the next day at gigg lane. FC United had signed him as their new centre forward.
Formby vs. Twomowers feat. pisscan
Talking of George and FC. One of the new club’s top mainheads invited me to dj at the recent game against Winsford. I think they were trying to pacify me after I blew the lid on the whole sham. I kindly accepted the offer and brought along me choonage including me George Formby L.P.s. Imagine my horror when instead of a proper studio with a proper dj console I was faced with a titchy kids bedroom mini system with no decks, that wouldn’t even get accepted at an Age Concern charidee shop (probably all part of a ‘we’re so humble’ charade). My vinyls were rendered useless. How can one create with such poor equipment? Worse still there was nowhere to plug the grilling machine in and our kid, who I’d brought along to the gig due to his previous work on All FM and gigs with me on East Mcr. FM, just fookin abandoned me and went to drink brandy in the exec. lounge with blokes in suits and sheepskin coats which meant I’d be driving his pappadom delivery vehicle back home. Fortunately thanks to pure skillification I delivered a choonerama that clearly put Tom Tyrell and his 2-4-6-8 Motorway shenanigans clearly in the shade. To top the lot our kid returned just in time for us to put out a Formby mash-up - almost impossible considering the spec of the dj kit. Banjotastic. It’s a pity they didn’t know what they were listening to.
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