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Friday 23rd October 2009

Fixtures for Sunday 25th October 2009

U9/U10 v Halifax Town (H)

09:30am Meet at Castle Irwell Student Village – see directions in handbook
10:30am Kick off – matches to be played on grass

NB U9/U10 will be 8 v 8

NB PLEASE NOTE THAT BOSTON UNITED CANCELLED THE FIXTURES AT SHORT NOTICE. IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE GAMES FOR U9 & U10 BUT NOT FOR U11 & U12.

U13/U14/U15/U16 v Bolton Wanderers (A)

09:30am Meet at Lostock – see attached directions
10:30am Kick off – matches to be played on grass

NB U15/U16 will play a combined fixture

Monday 26th October 2009

U10/U12 v Blackburn Rovers (A)

1:00pm Meet at Brockholes Training Ground – see attached directions
2:00pm Kick off – matches to be played on grass

NB U10 will be 8 v 8

Tuesday 27th October 2009

U13/U14 v Blackburn Rovers (A)

1:00pm Meet at Brockholes Training Ground – see attached directions
2:00pm Kick off – matches to be played on grass

U16 Friendly Tuesday 27th October 2009
Please note that on the above date the U16s will play a friendly fixture with a kick off time of 12:30pm. Meeting time and venue are still to be confirmed.

Player of the Month Presentation
Please note that the first player presentation of the season will take place on Saturday 24th October 2009 at half time during the fixture against Accrington Stanley. As is the usual practice on these occasions, players will be entitled to a free ticket together with an accompanying adult on production of the player pass. Any additional members of the party will have to pay the normal price of admission. The winners of the award in each age group have notified in advance by letter and/or telephone. Players who are due to receive awards should meet Colin McLaren at the corner of the WMG Stand at the beginning of the half time interval.

NB Please note that tickets will not be issued to players or parents for this presentation unless the player is able to produce his Centre of Excellence Player Pass.

Parents Consultation Evening
Please note that the next consultation evening will be held on Monday 30th November 2009 in the Studds Bar from 5:30pm. More details will be published in due course.

Centre of Excellence Fixtures 2009/10
Please note that there is a mistake on the fixture list which has previously been handed out. It states that our Centre of Excellence is due to play Preston North End on Saturday 5th December 2009. The fixtures will in fact take place on Sunday 6th December 2009. Please make a note of this in order to avoid any confusion at a later date.

Castle Irwell Student Village
Please note that the University of Salford’s Student Union no longer manage the facilities at Castle Irwell. The site is now managed by the University authorities. As a result of this change, the facility will not be open until 09:30am and should close at 12:30pm. This means that nets and corner flags will need to be erected on arrival and games will need to kick off on time. Any delay in the kick off will mean that playing time may have to be reduced in order to stay within this time frame. Please contact Colin McLaren if you have any queries regarding this arrangement.

Coaching and Training Arrangements
The Soccer Factory, Silk Street, Rochdale at the following times:

Tuesday 6:00pm – 7:30pm U9/U10/U11/U12
6:00pm – 7:30pm GK U9 – U12

St Mary’s RC Primary School, Wood Street, Langley, Middleton at the following times:

Tuesday 5:30pm – 7:00pm U13/U14
7:00pm – 8:30pm U15/U16

Matthew Moss High School, Matthew Moss Lane, Rochdale at the following times:

Friday 5:00pm – 6:15pm U9/U10/U11
GK U13 – U16
6:15pm – 7:30pm U12/U13/U14
7:30pm – 9:15pm U15/U16

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLUB HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MATTHEW MOSS HIGH SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS AND PLAYERS DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 4:45PM ON A FRIDAY EVENING. THE SCHOOL USE THE ASTROTURF UP TO THIS TIME MOST WEEKS AND WISH TO AVOID ANY ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION, WHICH MAY ARISE IF PARENTS ARRIVE ANY EARLIER.

Reporting Absences from Training or Matches
At the request of the Parents Association, the club has been asked to provide a tear off slip to enable you to inform any of the coaching staff if your son will unable to attend a training session or a match for any reason.

Date ______________

To ______________________ U ____ (Coaching Staff)

From ___________________________ (Parent) _____________________________ (Player)

The above named player will be unable to attend training and/or matches on the following date(s)

Reason _________________________________________________________________________________________

BRITISH SUMMERTIME

PLEASE NOTE THAT BRITISH SUMMERTIME ENDS ON SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2009. THIS MEANS THAT THE CLOCKS GO BACK ONE HOUR AT 2:00AM ON SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2009. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU REMEMBER TO MAKE THIS CHANGE OTHERWISE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT YOU WILL ARRIVE AT THE WRONG TIME ON SUNDAY MORNING.

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