FCUM MEMBERS

On Saturday 7th March ko 3,00pm, FC United travel to the Don Amott arena to play Mickleover Sports FC in the Northern Premier League - Admission is pay on the gate £10 Adults, £7 Concessions, £1 U16’s.

Saturday 7th March kick-off 3.00pm
The Bet Victor Northern Premier League Premier Division
Mickleover Sports FC v FC United
Don Amott Arena
Station Road,
Mickleover,
Derby,
DE3 9FB

ADMISSION PRICES: PAY ON THE GATE
Adults: £10.00
Concessions: £7.00
U16’s: £1


BARS AND FOOD
There will be the normal Bar plus a Marquee erected ( beer festival this weekend)
Food - two outlets for food plus hot drinks

TRAVELLING TO THE DON AMOTT ARENA
Directions to the ground are:
From North – Exit M1 Junction 28 onto A38 towards Derby. Follow signs to Derby University until Roundabout at Markeaton Park. Right turn on A52 towards Ashbourne. 2nd left onto Radbourne Lane. 3rd left onto Station road. Ground 50 yards.
From West – A38 towards Derby. At Markeaton Island follow above
From M6 and Stoke – A50 towards Derby. Off at Toyota junction A38 to Derby then as above.

Parking might be difficult as the normal parking area is still waterlogged.

Sports have the lowest average home attendance in the division with 274 and a highest gate of 374.
This is FCUM’s 6th game against Derbyshire opposition in 2019-20 with 3 wins and 2 draws so far.
Before drawing at Whitby Town in midweek Mickleover had 5 of their previous 6 games postponed.
In the 2000-01 season manager John McGrath made Premier League appearances for Aston Villa against Liverpool and Bradford City.
Sports have 3 Czech-born players in the squad in Karel Tvaroh, midfielder Jiri Boula and winger Tadeas Madej.
Against teams with Sports in the name (Woodley and Mickleover) FCUM have won 4, drawn 5 and lost 2 of 11 fixtures.

PRE MATCH LISTEN:

This Club is My Club

The podcast dedicated to FC United of Manchester returns this week, with reaction and interviews from Saturday's eight goal thriller between FC United and Warrington Town.

https://fcumradio.podbean.com/e/this-cl ... arch-2020/

OUT NOW:

The pre match thoughts of Swampy heading into this afternoon's FC Live at Mickleover Sports

https://fcumradio.podbean.com/e/swampys ... arch-2020/

NEXT COMMENTARY:

FC Live returns this afternoon with coverage of FC United's trip to Mickleover Sports

Here is Statto Paul's Preview

https://audioboom.com/posts/7524596-fc- ... r-sports-a

PRE MATCH INTERVIEW:

Ahead of this afternoon's match at Mickleover, we caught up with FC United Manager Neil Reynolds

https://audioboom.com/posts/7524632-pre ... r-sports-a

FC LIVE GOALS
https://audioboom.com/posts/7524719-fc- ... r-sports-a

POST MATCH INTERVIEW
https://audioboom.com/posts/7524721-pos ... r-sports-a

At 7.40pm this evening we'll be replaying this afternoon's radio coverage, featuring FC United's win at Mickleover Sports.

Tune into the FC Live Replay on http://www.fc-radio.co.uk

OUT NOW:

This Club is My Club is back with reaction and interviews from Saturday's league fixture at Mickleover Sports, as well as Sunday's league fixture for the Women's Team at home to Mossley Hill.

https://fcumradio.podbean.com/e/this-cl ... arch-2020/

SPORTS OUTCLASSED BY TITLE CONTENDERS

by Peter Scherer (Photo: Sarah Middleton)

It was just one of those days for Mickleover Sports and with United FC’s Nigerian born striker Tunde Owolabi in top form, they were never in with a shout.

There was only three minutes gone when Adam Dodd and Charlie Ennis combined down the left, before a telling cross allowed Owolabi to find the net from close range.

Four minutes later it was nearly a second, when Owolabi hit the bar from an Ennis free kick.

Sports defence continued to be on the retreat and it was almost 10 minutes before they made a break from their own area.

But with Owolabi easily outpacing Dean Freeman, he was heading goal wards again after 14 minutes, but this time his effort was wide of Nathan Broome’s right hand post.

A couple of minutes later Patrick Webb led Sports first real attack, but was foiled before he was able to shoot. But Sports had a penalty shout turned down from another Webb attack, when he was fouled chasing a through ball.

Webb had another attempt blocked before attention changed to the other end, where Broome and United’s Chris Doyle collided after a free kick. Fortunately Sports keeper was able to continue after treatment.

It was still proving tough for Sports midfield to provide any service to the strikers, but after Stuart Beavon was fouled, Mason Warren put his free kick wide.

Aman Verma then latched onto a Beavon cross to put his header just over, but the action soon turned again in United’s favour.

Owolabi had hit the post before it was cleared off the line, but in injury time he blasted his second high into the top corner.

Initially it was a more even start to the second half, but United’s Aaron Morris had a shot over the bar and Ennis had a shot straight at Broome.

Karel Tvaroh came on for Andy Wright on the hour and almost immediately put a ball into the box to force United keeper Cameron Belford into action.

But Sports kept up their challenge with Beavon darting away, before his cross to Webb was cut out by Belford. Webb then put a Tvaroh cross over from close range.

It wasn’t long before Broome was busy again, he saved a shot Morgan Homson-Smith and then had an Owolabi rebound go close.

Sports made their second substitution on 66 minutes when Ricky Ravenhill replaced Verma, but United continued to control the game.

They went close when Broome was able to intercept after Owolabi charged through from his own half and a couple of minutes later he saved again from a Curtis Jones header.

With 10 minutes of normal time left, Owolabi completed what seemed to be an inevitable hattrick, with a rebound shot after his own first attempt was kept out by Broome.

Sports never gave up and made a further change when Durrell Berry was replaced by Josh Satchwell. But Adam Dodd smashed home United’s fourth after 88 minutes for a 4-0 win, which puts them in second place in the Northern Premier League table.