16 March 2013 - Parkgate v Scarborough Athletic

Always a pleasure to visit Roundwood Complex, as is shown on our previous visits this season.  Today's visitors were top of the NCEL Premier League, Scarborough Athletic. Currently on a twelve match unbeaten run, Parkgate were the next opponents for Rudy Funk's "Seadogs". A 4-2 victory for the soon to be crowned League Champions, with two goals from Jimmy Beadle, Ryan Blott's 35th of the season and a first for recent signing, Bryan Hughes. 

Special Thanks to all the people at Parkgate FC  who have made No Clash Of Colours very welcome at every fixture we've covered.

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Competition : Northern Counties East League : Premier Division

Result : Parkgate 2 Scarborough Athletic 4

Attendance : 254 (Highest Of The Season)

Against the industrial backdrop, both sets of players in their pre-match warm up.  Roundwood Complex is also home to newly promoted to the Football League Division One, Rotherham United.

"Match Day Programmes & Loose Change"

"Today's Match"

Admission - Adults : £5.00

Concessions : £3.00

"The Programme Seller & Early Arrivals"

"Notice To Spectators"

"Handshakes at 14.58"

"The Finest View At Roundwood"

"254"

The largest NCEL Premier Division crowd at Parkgate this season.

The promotion of Scarborough Athletic to the EvoStik NPL will ultimately deprive many clubs in the NCEL  a decent payday, an excellent away following at this level of football puts hundreds of pounds into the home club's coffers, be it from programme sales to money behind the bar. A crowd of over 250 could well have lead to their being a four figure sum in the home club's account by full time on this Saturday.

Jimmy Beadle

Scorer of the second and fourth 'Borough goals. He was to eventually end the season on eleven goals from thirteen appearances (excluding substitutes).

"Goalpost Architecture"

Visible above the goal is a safety netting, this runs all the way across the goal area, helping keep the tea-ladies and snackbar volunteers safe from any wayward shot or blazing penalty miss!

"Reserved"

Parkgate as seen in previous photographs wear an all red strip, so why are the main stand seats and ground paintwork, blue?  The answer lies within a previous feature from Parkgate if you're curious to discover why.

"An Industrial Heartland"

 "No Alcohol Inside The Ground"

Orange Wall & Blue Door

"Nets Down, Corner Flags Collected, Full Time Scores"

Portraits : Candid

"Albert"

Chairman / Treasurer

"Stalwarts"

"Bruce"

Secretary

"Seadogs"

Rudy Funk (Manager : Scarborough Athletic) gives his post match thoughts to Scarborough News journalist, Martin Dowey.

You can watch the post match interview here :

Rudy Funk Interview : Parkgate FC

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Parkgate FC 2 Scarborough Athletic 4 : Match Report (Parkgate FC)

Parkgate FC 2 Scarborough Athletic 4 : Match Report (Scarborough FC)

Parkgate FC 2 Scarborough Athletic 4 : Video (Youtube)

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02 March 2013 - Heanor Town v Scarborough Athletic

Our first match feature in March was another debut visit to a club in the NCEL Premier League, Derbyshire based Heanor Town.  An eventful afternoon for us, as first our main DSLR decided it wasn't going to work, secondly the film camera we use (yes, that's film!!), the batteries needed replacing.  These photographs in this feature were all taken on an Olympus compact, and mainly after the half time whistle had blown!

Competition : NCEL Premier League

Result : Heanor Town 0 Scarborough Athletic 3

Attendance : 270

Heanor Town Football Club

"Mini Pitch"

"Homage To Nigel"

 

"Morley 9"

Half-Time

0-0

St Lawrence's Church 

in the background, a mixed congregation of Heanor Town and Scarborough Athletic supporters.

"The Main Stand"

Heanor Town 0 Scarborough Athletic 1

Ryan Blott nets his 34th goal of the season, he'd eventually finish the season with 39 goals.

"Floodlight Architecture"

Full Time

Heanor Town 0 Scarborough Athletic 3

"Badges"

"Seadogs On Tour"

"Net's Down"

A familiar sight at non league and grassroots level football matches.

We'd like to think that those who are looking in will have had to do their share of getting the nets down and in after the final whistle.

"Post Match Debrief"

In the distance, Scarborough Athletic management team, Rudy Funk and Darren France conduct their usual after match discussions.

"All Claimed"

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The People

Heanor Town supporters at half time.

Heanor Town FC

Good to see that the club are encouraging the support to come from all ages.

"270"

The highest crowd of the season at The Town Ground.

The next highest attendance of 177 was against Arnold Town, Heanor Town's first home game of the season.

With the excellent travelling support, Scarborough Athletic will be missed next season as clubs in the NCEL Premier don't have away followings comparable to that of the east coast club.

Heanor Town FC

A great bunch of voiciferous supporters who follow their club, both home and away.

"Table Football"

Inside the Heanor Town clubhouse.

Heanor Town FC

"A Family Affair"

Rudy Funk (Scarborough Athletic manager), ...with mum Amanda & 

Jordan Hall (Heanor Town manager).

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Heanor Town 0 Scarborough Athletic 3 : Match Report (Scarborough Athletic)

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Website Links To Both Clubs In The NCEL Panel At The Side

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