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OSA Division One 2005-06<br />

P W D L F A Gd Pts<br />

Laxey ..............24 20 4 0 103 15 88 64<br />

St George's ....24 18 1 5 87 29 58 55<br />

Peel ................24 17 3 4 73 32 41 54<br />

St Mary’s........24 15 4 5 72 33 39 49<br />

St John’s ........24 11 3 10 53 52 1 36<br />

D’Royal...........24 10 3 11 30 56 -17 33<br />

Gymns ............24 9 2 13 56 75 -19 29<br />

Rushen ...........24 8 3 13 44 47 -3 27<br />

Ramsey...........24 8 2 14 48 64 -16 26<br />

Ayre ................24 8 1 15 50 80 -30 25<br />

Marown..........24 7 3 14 50 88 -38 24<br />

DHSOB ...........24 6 5 13 42 66 -24 23<br />

Castletown.....24 1 2 21 19 99 -80 5<br />

CFS Division Two 2005-06<br />

Union Mills.....26 22 1 3 137 29 108 64<br />

Braddan..........26 18 5 3 96 35 61 59<br />

Police..............26 18 2 6 82 50 32 56<br />

Colby ..............26 17 2 7 87 35 52 53<br />

Michael ..........26 15 2 9 82 51 31 47<br />

Pulrose ...........26 13 5 8 99 63 36 44<br />

Corinthians.....26 13 5 8 81 53 28 44<br />

Onchan ...........26 14 2 10 90 66 24 44<br />

Foxdale...........26 11 2 13 63 67 -4 35<br />

RYCOB............26 7 3 16 58 128 -70 24<br />

Doug & Dist ...26 6 1 19 48 112 -64 19<br />

Malew............26 5 0 21 44 92 -48 15<br />

Ronaldsway....26 4 1 21 50 138 -88 13<br />

Jurby ..............26 3 1 22 39 137 -98 10<br />

OSA Combination One 2005-06<br />

Peel ................24 21 1 2 131 22 109 64<br />

Laxey ..............24 18 3 3 116 37 79 57<br />

D’Royal...........24 16 5 3 92 39 53 53<br />

St George’s.....24 13 4 7 86 41 45 43<br />

Rushen ...........24 12 4 8 67 54 13 40<br />

DHSOB ...........24 11 3 10 68 65 3 36<br />

St Mary’s........24 12 1 11 65 55 10 34<br />

Ayre ................24 11 1 12 58 62 -4 34<br />

St John’s ........24 9 3 12 54 83 -29 27<br />

Marown..........24 7 2 15 47 100 -53 23<br />

Ramsey...........24 4 1 19 43 130 -87 13<br />

Castletown.....24 2 6 16 42 87 -45 12<br />

Gymns ............24 1 4 19 24 119 -95 7<br />

CFS Combination Two 2005-06<br />

Corinthians.....26 20 4 2 178 37 141 64<br />

Union Mills.....26 20 1 5 105 35 70 61<br />

Braddan..........26 19 1 6 105 52 53 58<br />

Pulrose ...........26 18 2 6 103 49 54 56<br />

Colby ..............26 17 3 6 73 34 39 54<br />

Onchan ...........26 16 1 9 82 45 37 49<br />

Police..............26 14 2 10 97 65 32 44<br />

Foxdale...........26 12 2 12 62 109 -47 35<br />

Michael ..........26 10 3 13 79 79 0 33<br />

Ronaldsway....26 6 3 17 78 104 -26 21<br />

Doug & Dist ...26 4 5 17 50 103 -53 17<br />

Jurby ..............26 6 1 19 41 125 -84 10<br />

RYCOB............26 4 0 22 46 171-125 6<br />

Malew............26 1 2 23 30 121 -91 5<br />

Women’s Division One 2005-06<br />

Malew............10 9 0 1 95 11 84 27<br />

Rushen ...........10 9 0 1 67 19 48 27<br />

D'Royal ...........10 4 0 6 43 40 3 12<br />

Corinthians.....10 4 0 6 20 24 -4 12<br />

Marown..........10 4 0 6 18 49 -31 12<br />

Castletown.....10 0 0 10 7 107-100 0<br />

Women’s Division Two 2005-06<br />

Gymns .............8 5 1 2 21 13 8 16<br />

Michael ............8 5 1 2 17 12 5 16<br />

Peel ..................8 3 2 3 17 13 4 11<br />

Ramsey.............8 3 1 4 17 17 0 10<br />

Laxey ................8 1 1 6 7 24 -17 4<br />

TROPHIES GALORE: Laxey’s players and management pose with all <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football’s major trophies — the league<br />

championship, FA Cup, Railway Cup, Hospital Cup and Charity Shield — at the end <strong>of</strong> an amazing season<br />

Miners hit rich<br />

seam <strong>of</strong> form<br />

There’s no stopping Laxey as they complete Grand Slam<br />

THE 2005-06 season was all about one<br />

club. Laxey completely dominated<br />

<strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football as they swept to a<br />

magnificent Grand Slam <strong>of</strong> major honours.<br />

The Miners remained undefeated<br />

throughout the campaign to claim their<br />

place in the history books alongside Peel,<br />

Gymns and St Mary’s.<br />

The club’s clean sweep <strong>of</strong> trophies started<br />

in rather unspectacular fashion last<br />

August when they defeated St George’s on<br />

penalties after a drab 0-0 draw in the<br />

Charity Shield.<br />

But it soon became apparent that management<br />

duo Steve Moran and Paul<br />

Bridson had assembled a formidable<br />

squad.<br />

Laxey showed power, pace and quality as<br />

they brushed aside allcomers to secure the<br />

league title, Railway Cup, FA Cup and<br />

Hospital Cup.<br />

Teenage striker Chris Brown underlined<br />

his talent by capturing the Golden Boot as<br />

OSA Division One’s leading marksman and<br />

there were important contributions from<br />

players such as Mark Blair, Keith Brown,<br />

Ross Williamson, Neil Brogan and Rob<br />

Sorby.<br />

Expectations had been building in the<br />

Glen Road camp before the big kick-<strong>of</strong>f last<br />

summer — but nobody could have predicted<br />

the amazing success that lay ahead.<br />

In fact, most local pundits quizzed in the<br />

<strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> Independent’s annual poll tipped St<br />

George’s to maintain their stranglehold on<br />

the championship.<br />

However, the Geordies were hit by<br />

injuries and fell short <strong>of</strong> their own high<br />

standards to finish as runners-up to Laxey<br />

in the league and two Cup competitions.<br />

Peel and St Mary’s also threatened to<br />

mount sustained title challenges, but<br />

could not match the leaders’ relentless<br />

pace in the closing stages.<br />

The 2005-06 season also witnessed the<br />

end <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> the proudest records in local<br />

football.<br />

Castletown MFC had never plied their<br />

trade outside <strong>of</strong> the top division — but the<br />

spectre <strong>of</strong> relegation loomed large for Gary<br />

Sansbury’s side from day one.<br />

The southerners eventually succumbed<br />

to the inevitable and were joined — somewhat<br />

surprisingly — by Old Boys.<br />

The youngsters from Blackberry Lane<br />

had been tipped to continue their impressive<br />

progress, but were pipped by Marown<br />

in the battle for survival.<br />

In CFS Division Two, the promotion race<br />

looked wide open with several clubs capable<br />

<strong>of</strong> finishing in the top two.<br />

However, Union Mills quickly emerged<br />

as the team to beat and they duly wrapped<br />

up the championship along with the Paul<br />

Henry Gold Cup.<br />

Braddan, bolstered by some good signings,<br />

put together a consistent sequence <strong>of</strong><br />

results to clinch the second promotion<br />

spot ahead <strong>of</strong> teams such as the Police,<br />

Colby and Michael United.<br />

Colby had the consolation <strong>of</strong> lifting the<br />

GH Corlett Woods Cup, while Pulrose<br />

demonstrated their potential by reaching<br />

the FA Cup Final before becoming another<br />

<strong>of</strong> Laxey’s many victims.<br />

National<br />

heroes<br />

THE <strong>Isle</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Man</strong> national football team<br />

enjoyed one <strong>of</strong> the most significant<br />

achievements in its history earlier this<br />

year.<br />

A superb run in the National League<br />

System Cup culminated in victory over<br />

Cambridgeshire in the final.<br />

As the tournament winners, Kevin<br />

<strong>Man</strong>ning’s side secured the right to<br />

represent the English <strong>Football</strong><br />

Association in Europe. The squad will<br />

travel to Prague in April next year to<br />

compete against the other qualifying<br />

nations in the UEFA Regions Cup.<br />

It marks a remarkable<br />

accomplishment for the <strong>Isle</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Man</strong> who<br />

had to defeat several English county<br />

sides before lifting the NLS Cup.<br />

Celebrations were in full flow in May<br />

when skipper Nigel Shimmin held al<strong>of</strong>t<br />

the prestigious trophy.<br />

OSA Division One<br />

Chris Brown (Laxey) ....................27<br />

John Callow (Laxey) ....................25<br />

Calum Morrissey (St George’s) ..25<br />

Ciaran McNulty (Gymns)..............23<br />

Steven Priestnal (St Mary’s)........22<br />

Martin Torr (Ayre United) ............18<br />

Stephen Glover (St Mary’s) ........17<br />

Chris Bass Jr (St George’s) ........14<br />

Sean Gavin (Old Boys) ................14<br />

Kevin Megson (Peel) ....................14<br />

Neil Curphey (Rushen) ................13<br />

Andrew Moody (Rushen) ............13<br />

Calum Gallagher (Peel) ................12<br />

Liam Harrison (St John’s) ............12<br />

Martin Reilly (Marown) ................12<br />

James Sayle (Ramsey) ................11<br />

Neil Teare (Gymns) ......................11<br />

Gavin Faragher (D’Royal) ............10<br />

CFS Division Two<br />

David Kinrade (Braddan) ............43<br />

David Thommeny (Union Mills) ..41<br />

Steven Quine (Union Mills)..........34<br />

Nigel Moody (Corinthians) ..........23<br />

Aaron Hawley (Colby) ..................21<br />

Lawrence Looney (D&D)..............20<br />

Mark Wolfenden (Ronaldsway) ..20<br />

Barry English (Pulrose) ................19<br />

Gary Skillicorn (Pulrose)..............19<br />

Steve Gardner (Police) ................18<br />

Jack Charmer (Malew) ................16<br />

Michael Perks (Michael) ............16<br />

Carl Breadner (Police) ................14<br />

Liam Buckley (Onchan) ................14<br />

Kieran Quinn (Michael)................14<br />

Max Kneale (Corinthians) ............12<br />

Steven McIntosh (Onchan) ........12<br />

James M<strong>of</strong>fatt (Michael) ............12<br />

Martyn Murphy (RYCOB) ............12<br />

OSA Combination One<br />

Scott Mylchreest (Peel) ..............28<br />

Jamie Charlton (St Mary’s)..........24<br />

Rob Jones (St George’s) ..............24<br />

Jason Price (Laxey)......................22<br />

Lee Cowley (Laxey) ......................20<br />

Kenny Magee (Old Boys) ............20<br />

Neil Birchenough (Peel) ..............19<br />

John Corran (Laxey) ....................18<br />

Daniel Jones (Douglas Royal) ....17<br />

Mark Barron (Rushen)..................16<br />

Luke Wosser (Douglas Royal) ....15<br />

Nick Ford (St George’s)................14<br />

Carl Roberts (Peel)........................14<br />

Andrew Bolton (Ayre United) ....13<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>f Murphy (St John’s) ............13<br />

Kane Riding (St George’s)............12<br />

Neil Kenna (Douglas Royal) ........11<br />

Joe Quinn (Old Boys)....................11<br />

CFS Combination Two<br />

Jamie Stoy (Corinthians) ............53<br />

David Bignall (Corinthians)..........38<br />

John Quaye (Police) ....................36<br />

Tony Deakin (Ronaldsway) ..........33<br />

Neil Joughin (Pulrose) ................26<br />

Tony Quayle (Michael) ................25<br />

Tony Skillicorn (Pulrose) ..............23<br />

Steven Fox (Union Mills)..............21<br />

Steven Harvey (Foxdale)..............19<br />

Shane Larkin (Braddan) ..............18<br />

Paul Blair (Union Mills) ................17<br />

Andy Cadwallader (Ron’way)......16<br />

Barri Kirkham (Braddan)..............15<br />

Chris Murphy (Ronaldsway)........15<br />

Julian Briarcliffe (Onchan) ..........14<br />

Martin Cairney (Pulrose)..............13<br />

Craig Duncan (Union Mills) ........13<br />

Chris Kirkham (Corinthians) ........13<br />

David Kneale (Colby) ....................13<br />

Andrew Lancaster (Braddan) ....13<br />

■ Statistics compiled by Colin Moore<br />

K C M Y<br />

A<br />

<strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong><br />

Independent<br />

special supplement


Andy<br />

Hudgeon<br />

AYRE UNITED<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, Peel<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

R, Braddan<br />

R, Marown<br />

Richard<br />

Parslow<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Peel; 2, Laxey;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, St Mary’s.<br />

R, Ramsey; R, Braddan.<br />

Adam<br />

Kelso<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Laxey; 2, Peel;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, Rushen.<br />

R, Ramsey; R, Braddan.<br />

Andy<br />

Dalrymple<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Laxey; 2, Peel;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, Rushen.<br />

R, Marown; R, Ramsey.<br />

Tim<br />

Glover<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Peel; 2, Laxey;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, St Mary’s.<br />

R, Braddan; R, Ramsey.<br />

Chris<br />

Kinley<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Laxey; 2, St George’s;<br />

3, Peel; 4, Rushen.<br />

R, St John’s; R, Braddan.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Old Boys; 2, Corinthians;<br />

3, Michael; 4, Police.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Corinthians; 2, Old Boys;<br />

3, Michael; 4, Police.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Old Boys; 2, Corinthians;<br />

3, Police; 4, Michael.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Corinthians; 2, Old Boys;<br />

3, Pulrose; 4, Colby.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Old Boys; 2, Corinthians;<br />

3, Castletown; 4, Police.<br />

Laxey tipped<br />

Tony<br />

Mepham<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Laxey; 2, Peel;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, St Mary’s.<br />

R, Ramsey; R, Braddan.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Old Boys; 2, Corinthians;<br />

3, Pulrose; 4, Michael.<br />

Kevin<br />

<strong>Man</strong>ning<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Peel; 2, Laxey;<br />

3, St George’s; 4, Rushen.<br />

R, Ramsey; R, Braddan.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Corinthians; 2, Old Boys;<br />

3, Michael; 4, Pulrose.<br />

Paul<br />

Hatton<br />

OSA DIVISION ONE<br />

1, Laxey; 2, St George’s;<br />

3, Peel; 4, St Mary’s.<br />

R, Marown; R, Braddan.<br />

CFS DIVISION TWO<br />

1, Old Boys; 2, Corinthians;<br />

3, Castletown; 4, Police.<br />

On the lookout for <strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football’s ‘Mr Consistent’<br />

ISLE <strong>of</strong> <strong>Man</strong> Newspapers is on the lookout for<br />

<strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football’s most consistent players.<br />

The idea is to highlight individuals who put<br />

in excellent performances for their clubs on a<br />

weekly basis.<br />

<strong>Football</strong> author and statistician Eric Clague<br />

has assembled a group <strong>of</strong> independent<br />

observers to watch every league <strong>fixture</strong> in<br />

OSA Division One this season.<br />

Points will be awarded to the top five players<br />

in each match on a sliding scale.<br />

Those points will then be totted up to<br />

produce a monthly table along with a running<br />

total for the season.<br />

That is just one <strong>of</strong> the new projects being<br />

launched for 2006-07.<br />

A football microsite has also been<br />

introduced, accessed via our website<br />

iomtoday.co.im<br />

We are aiming to provide comprehensive<br />

coverage for the new season and will be<br />

initially concentrating on the senior men’s<br />

game, providing <strong>fixture</strong>s, results, previews and<br />

reports.<br />

Coverage <strong>of</strong> the junior and women’s games<br />

will develop as the season progresses, along<br />

with the chance to vote in our website polls<br />

(suggestions welcome) and to log your<br />

comments in our guestbook (coming soon).<br />

Visit www.iomtoday.co.im, scroll down and<br />

click on the <strong>Isle</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Man</strong> football tile. Take a<br />

look and email sportsviews@newsiom.co.im to<br />

register your feed<strong>back</strong>.<br />

Mike<br />

Nudd<br />

BRADDAN<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, Ayre<br />

R, Ramsey<br />

R, St John’s<br />

Alan<br />

Cowley<br />

D’ROYAL<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, Peel<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

R, Braddan<br />

R, U’Mills<br />

Kieron<br />

Iveagh<br />

GYMNS<br />

1, Peel<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, Laxey<br />

4, Ayre United<br />

R, St John’s<br />

R, Marown<br />

Steve<br />

Moran<br />

LAXEY<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, Peel<br />

4, Ayre United<br />

R, U’Mills<br />

R, Ramsey<br />

Paul<br />

Morley<br />

MAROWN<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

R, Ramsey<br />

R, Braddan<br />

to retain title<br />

LAXEY (champions 2005-06) will kick-<strong>of</strong>f as<br />

the undisputed kings <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football after<br />

their Grand Slam success.<br />

And the bad news for their rivals is that<br />

Steve Moran’s side are stronger and hungrier<br />

than ever.<br />

The depth <strong>of</strong> the squad was one <strong>of</strong> the key<br />

factors in their phenomenal run. And while<br />

there has been little transfer activity at Glen<br />

Road, the availability <strong>of</strong> Ollie Theobald and<br />

Carl Barks will increase competition for places.<br />

And a strong <strong>back</strong>bone featuring Mark Blair,<br />

Ross Williamson Keith Brown, Johnny Callow<br />

and Chris Brown will ensure Laxey remain<br />

red-hot favourites.<br />

Our prediction Title challengers<br />

In terms <strong>of</strong> their first 11, few teams can<br />

compete with a ST GEORGE’S (2nd) lineup<br />

boasting a host <strong>of</strong> Island internationals.<br />

But injuries were Geordies’ undoing last<br />

campaign and a repeat <strong>of</strong> those problems<br />

could shatter the club’s title aspirations.<br />

A relatively quiet summer has seen few<br />

transfers, although the acquisitions <strong>of</strong> James<br />

McStay and Martin Torr have strengthened<br />

the squad.<br />

If players such as Jonny Myers, Calum<br />

Morrissey and Chris Bass Jr can stay fit, St<br />

George’s will be in the mix come May.<br />

Our prediction Title challengers<br />

PEEL (3rd) look capable <strong>of</strong> challenging<br />

Laxey’s status as the Island’s dominant force.<br />

The return <strong>of</strong> Nick Hurt is the obvious highlight<br />

<strong>of</strong> the club’s summer recruitments and<br />

his presence should add about 20 goals.<br />

Juan Killip’s arrival will further boost the<br />

attacking options, while Chris Cain is set to<br />

make his come<strong>back</strong> from a long-term injury.<br />

The team is packed with Island internationals<br />

such as Kevin Megson, Nigel Shimmin,<br />

Rob Cottier, Daniel Lace and Marc Kelly so<br />

there are plenty <strong>of</strong> reasons to be optimistic.<br />

Our prediction Title challengers<br />

Perenially there or thereabouts, ST<br />

MARY’S (4th) enter the 06-07 campaign<br />

bullish about their title prospects after an<br />

impressive pre-season.<br />

Striker Stephen Glover has departed for old<br />

club Corinthians, but in former Marown striker<br />

Martin Reilly the Saints has a more than<br />

capable replacement.<br />

If manager Peter Roberts can field his<br />

strongest side on a consistent basis St Mary’s<br />

could have a say in the title race.<br />

Our prediction Title challengers<br />

Chris<br />

Hawke<br />

PEEL<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, St Mary’s<br />

4, Ayre United<br />

R, Marown<br />

R, Braddan<br />

Dave<br />

Perry<br />

RAMSEY<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, Gymns<br />

R, U’Mills<br />

R, Braddan<br />

ST JOHN’S (5th) will be determined to<br />

consolidate their top-flight status — but may<br />

be hard pressed to repeat last season’s excellent<br />

finishing position <strong>of</strong> fifth.<br />

<strong>Man</strong>ager Andrew Dooley will have to perform<br />

a certain amount <strong>of</strong> rebuilding after the<br />

departures <strong>of</strong> Nick Hurt, John Roberts, Paul<br />

Corlett, Mark Tully and Michael Quine.<br />

On a more positive note Phil Mayers, Jack<br />

Walton and young goalkeeper Jay Gandy<br />

should make a good impact.<br />

The nucleus <strong>of</strong> the team remains intact and<br />

St John’s boast a solid spine in Nick Leung,<br />

Johnny Holland and Liam Harrison.<br />

Our prediction Bottom half<br />

Last season’s top-six finish marked a genuine<br />

improvement for Alan Cowley’s DOU-<br />

GLAS ROYAL (6th).<br />

Despite losing the services <strong>of</strong> Dean Gough<br />

and James McStay, the Noble’s Park outfit<br />

should be even better equipped this time<br />

round after securing the services <strong>of</strong> Gavin<br />

Gawne and goalkeeper Will Mitchell.<br />

Assistant manager Mark Kelly will bring a<br />

wealth <strong>of</strong> experience and could be the perfect<br />

foil to Alan Cowley. And as long as they stay<br />

clear <strong>of</strong> injury, Royal could shock a few teams.<br />

Our prediction Mid table<br />

GYMNS (7th) will start the new campaign<br />

full <strong>of</strong> confidence after making an encouraging<br />

return to top-flight football.<br />

The Tromode side initially struggled to<br />

adapt to life in division one, but turned the<br />

corner in impressive style. And there is a<br />

growing feeling they can push on to challenge<br />

for a top-six slot.<br />

Kieron Iveagh has boosted his squad<br />

through the additions <strong>of</strong> Mark Connor, Ben<br />

Carling and Gareth Gawne.<br />

Ciaran McNulty and Neil Teare formed one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the best strike partnerships in <strong><strong>Man</strong>x</strong> football<br />

and their goals will again be crucial.<br />

Our prediction Top half<br />

Following Castletown’s relegation to<br />

Division Two, the onus is on RUSHEN (8th)<br />

to restore some southern pride.<br />

And the prospects <strong>of</strong> William Ward’s men<br />

doing just that have been buoyed by a some<br />

decent signings from neighbouring clubs.<br />

If newcomers such as Tom Strivens, Aaron<br />

Hawley, Chris McKenna and Noel Gill can gel<br />

with the established players, Rushen could<br />

have a say on the destination <strong>of</strong> honours.<br />

Our prediction Top half<br />

Young players will be given a chance to<br />

shine at Ballacloan in what promises to be a<br />

season <strong>of</strong> transition for RAMSEY (9th).<br />

The club has been dealt a blow on the transfer<br />

<strong>front</strong>, with Darren Jones, James Sayle,<br />

Mark Hignett, Stephen Oates, Jogger Leece<br />

and Andy Cleator all leaving.<br />

William<br />

Ward<br />

RUSHEN<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

R, Marown<br />

R, Braddan<br />

And with promising youngsters such as<br />

Liam Perry, Lewis Qualtrough, Sam Critchley,<br />

Paul Rowley, Matty Kelly and Robbie Collister<br />

heading to university in September resources<br />

will be stretched to the limit.<br />

New signing John Roberts is a big plus and<br />

will form the spine <strong>of</strong> the team with Andy<br />

Perry, Ashley Webster, Tony Corlett, Steve<br />

Cleator and Barry Sharpe.<br />

Our prediction Fighting the drop<br />

The one predictable thing about AYRE<br />

(10th) last season was their unpredictability.<br />

But the arrival <strong>of</strong> new manager Andy<br />

Hudgeon has coincided with an influx <strong>of</strong> new<br />

players.<br />

James Sayle, Mark Hignett, Conal Hughes<br />

and Darren Jones are all decent acquisitions<br />

and should help propel the Tangerines further<br />

up the table, despite the loss <strong>of</strong> marksman<br />

Martin Torr to St George’s.<br />

Mark Teare is also <strong>back</strong> after not featuring<br />

last term and is as good as a new signing.<br />

Our prediction Top half<br />

Marown (11th) could face an uphill battle<br />

to avoid becoming embroiled in another<br />

scrap for survival.<br />

After staying up by the narrowest <strong>of</strong> margins,<br />

manager Paul Morley is hoping his side<br />

can kick on towards mid-table respectability.<br />

But they will have to do so without the services<br />

<strong>of</strong> Martin Reilly and Juan Killip.<br />

There is still plenty <strong>of</strong> talent and experience<br />

at the club with a lot <strong>of</strong> the responsibility<br />

falling on individuals such as Lee Cain, Paul<br />

Bratty, Stephen Thatcher and Mark Dunn.<br />

Our prediction Fighting the drop<br />

The top team in Division Two for the bulk <strong>of</strong><br />

last season, no one can deny that UNION<br />

MILLS (promoted champions) were worthy<br />

winners <strong>of</strong> promotion.<br />

Derek Cowley’s side’s strongest assets are up<br />

<strong>front</strong> where Steven Quine has forged a formidable<br />

partnership with David Thommeny.<br />

But while Mills should have no problems<br />

scoring goals they could have problems keeping<br />

them out.<br />

Our prediction Fighting the drop<br />

Most pundits’ prediction to go straight <strong>back</strong><br />

to Division Two, it could be an arduous campaign<br />

for BRADDAN (promoted).<br />

Most frustrating for the Victoria Road side<br />

has been the lack <strong>of</strong> transfer activity with the<br />

only significant summer signings being<br />

Matthew Palmer and Chris Jones.<br />

There is some light at the end <strong>of</strong> the tunnel,<br />

however, in the guise <strong>of</strong> David Kinrade who<br />

scored more than 40 goals last season.<br />

Our prediction Fighting the drop<br />

Chris<br />

Bass<br />

ST GEORGE’S<br />

1, Peel<br />

2, Laxey<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, Rushen<br />

R, Braddan<br />

R, Marown<br />

Andrew<br />

Dooley<br />

ST JOHN’S<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, St George’s<br />

3, Peel<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

R, Braddan<br />

R, Marown<br />

Peter<br />

Roberts<br />

ST MARY’S<br />

1, St Mary’s<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, Laxey<br />

R, U’Mills<br />

R, Braddan<br />

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Derek<br />

Cowley<br />

U’MILLS<br />

1, Laxey<br />

2, Peel<br />

3, St George’s<br />

4, St Mary’s<br />

Rrelegation,<br />

No comment!<br />

ON THE MOVE ... all the pre-season transfers<br />

Alexander Cowley (from Peel) to Foxdale;<br />

Danielle M<strong>of</strong>fitt (Gymns) to D’Royal; Glenn<br />

Gillon (Doug and Dist) to St John’s; Neil<br />

Cain (Old Boys) to Police; Rajan Wandha<br />

(Ramsey) to Michael; Timothy Blackburn<br />

(Gymns) to Michael; Alistair Kennaugh<br />

(Gymns) to Michael; James Ford (Ayre) to<br />

Ramsey; Ty Smith (Ayre) to Ramsey;<br />

Michael Mercer (Jurby) to Ramsey;<br />

Dominic Dawson (Old Boys) to St Mary’s;<br />

Christopher Quinn (U’Mills) to Onchan;<br />

Dominic Winrow (D’Royal) to Onchan;<br />

Colin Gilbert (St John’s) to Marown;<br />

Michael Shimmin (Gymns) to Michael;<br />

Jonathan Cain (Peel) to Foxdale; Paul<br />

Roberts (Peel) to Foxdale; Gareth Gawne<br />

(St George’s) to Gymns; Simon Roberts<br />

(Castletown) to Ronaldsway; Steven<br />

Shimmin (Police) to Corinthians; Stephen<br />

Ward (Colby) to Corinthians; Lawrence<br />

Cummins (Ayre) to RYCOB; Steven Malone<br />

(D’Royal) to Old Boys; Noel Gill (Colby) to<br />

Rushen; Michael Hooper (D’Royal) to Old<br />

boys; Cliff Lewin (Marown) to Doug and<br />

Dist; William O’Brien (RYCOB) to<br />

Castletown; Stephen Oates (Ramsey) to<br />

RYCOB; Nicola Cooil (Castletown) to<br />

Colby; John Mitchell (RYCOB) to Ayre; Ian<br />

Kirk (U’Mills) to D’Royal; Kevin Kirby (Old<br />

Boys) to St George’s; Rene<br />

Michalogiannis (Gymns) to Peel; Debbie<br />

Hunter (Gymns) to Peel; James Halliday<br />

(U’Mills) to Peel; Grant Ridler (U’Mills) to<br />

Old Boys; David Priestnal (Onchan) to<br />

Pulrose; Samantha May (Laxey) to<br />

Marown; Simon Oxborough (Gymns) to<br />

U’Mills; Patrick Dempsey (D’Royal) to<br />

Ronaldsway; Martin Priestnal (Gymns) to<br />

Ronaldsway; Paul Pressley (D’Royal) to<br />

Onchan; Kyle Jones (Corinthians) to<br />

Marown; Ian Horne (Peel) to Foxdale;<br />

Chalie Omar (Ronaldsway) to Colby; Dean<br />

Whitty (Doug and Dist) to Gymns; Michael<br />

Ashton (Malew) to Police; Chris Coxon (St<br />

George’s) to Police; Liam Christian<br />

(Ramsey) to RYCOB; Mark Christian<br />

(Ramsey) to RYCOB; David Cleator<br />

(Ramsey) to RYCOB; Kevin Butler (Ayre)<br />

to RYCOB; Michael Diamond (Ayre) to<br />

RYCOB; Pail Livesey (Jurby) to RYCOB;<br />

Recep Nalcaglu (St George’s) to St John’s;<br />

Jack Walton (Colby) to St John’s); Ari<br />

Ludford-Brookes (Castletown) to Colby;<br />

Robert Irving (Onchan) to Foxdale;<br />

Samantha MacDonald (Ramsey) to<br />

D’Royal; Gavin Gawne (Onchan) to<br />

D’Royal; Paul Postlethwaite (Marown) to<br />

D’Royal; Jon Livesey (Jurby) to RYCOB;<br />

Steven Kelly (Peel) to Foxdale; Darren<br />

Jones (Ramsey) to Ayre; Mark Madsen-<br />

Mygdal (Laxey) to Gymns; Anthony<br />

Beaman (Rushen) to Castletown; Conal<br />

Hughes (St Mary’s) to Ayre; Keith<br />

Collister (Castletown) to Malew; Ross<br />

Mulligan (Castletown) to Malew; Leanne<br />

Davies (Ramsey) to Corinthians; Paul<br />

Corlett (St John’s) to Michael; Daryl<br />

Yardley (Castletown) to Malew; Darren<br />

Dooley (St Mary’s) to Pulrose; Adam<br />

Parker (Police) to Gymns; Mark Connor<br />

(St George’s) to Gymns; Ben Carling<br />

(Police) to Gymns; Patrick Martin<br />

(Castletown) to Rushen; Chris McKenna<br />

(Colby) to Rushen; Grant Dawson<br />

(Ramsey) to Ayre; James Sayle (Ramsey)<br />

to Ayre; Thomas Fitton (Malew) to<br />

Douglas and District; Nicholas Grenier<br />

(Ramsey) to Braddan; Matthew Palmer<br />

(Corinthians) to Braddan; John Roberts (St<br />

John’s) to Ramsey; Lee Astin (Onchan) to<br />

Police; Tristan Ringham (Onchan) to<br />

Police; Joseph Wylde (Gymns) to Police;<br />

Carlos Duarte (Onchan) to Police; Mark<br />

Hignett (Ramsey) to Ayre; Timothy<br />

Barnett (Onchan) to Pulrose; Juan Killip<br />

(Marown) to Peel; Damir Andrasi (Gymns)<br />

to Laxey; Jonathan Leece (Ramsey) to<br />

Laxey; Joshua Leece (Corinthians) to St<br />

George’s; James McStay (D’Royal) to St<br />

George’s; Chris Clinton (D’Royal) to<br />

U’Mills; Dean Wales (St John’s) to<br />

Michael; Mark Tully (St John’s) to<br />

Michael; Darren Cain (from Braddan) to<br />

Corinthians; Kevin Harding (Old Boys) to<br />

Corinthians; Sarah Kelly (Ramsey) to<br />

Rushen; Elizabeth Stanley (Ramsey) to<br />

Rushen; Stuart Kneen (Colby) to Rushen;<br />

Tom Strivens (Castletown) to Rushen;<br />

Edward Pepper (Castletown) to Rushen;<br />

Scott Findlay (D’Royal) to Onchan; Jay

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