15 - Stalybridge Celtic vs Cammell Laird

WELCOME TO BOWER FOLD
FROM DIRECTOR, KEITH SMART
A very warm welcome to all the players, officials and
supporters of Cammell Laird FC I hope you have had a
trouble free journey to Stalybridge and all have a safe
trip home after the match.
Celtic come into this game in pretty
good form, and following two victories,
our last outing saw Celtic pick up
a valuable point in very difficult
conditions at Lancaster City. Hopefully,
despite Saturday’s game being calledoff
we can maintain the good run of
form, build on it and continue to pickup
results and tonight progress in the
Senior Cup.
Many of you will have read the
statement put out by the Club last
Wednesday evening concerning
the present financial pressures.
The current economic situation and
increasing costs has meant that our
income has been less than anticipated
and we have had to make the difficult
decision to reduce the playing budget.
That reduction could take one of
two forms, or a combination of both.
Some players may leave the Club and
some players may agree to revised
terms, we are still working through
that. However those changes manifest
themselves, we will endeavour to
maintain as competitive a squad as
we can, for Chris to continue to do
his great work and push us up the
table. Our aim continues to be that
we stabilise the club’s finances and
ensure its continued existence.
Support this season has been
absolutely fantastic, with numbers
steadily increasing, both at home and
away. The interaction between players
and fans at the end of games is
wonderful to see and the players really
do get a buzz from it. There are some
fundraising events planned for the
upcoming weeks, so we hope fans get
behind those events and help us raise
some valuable funds for the Club. The
SCSA will be promoting these events
alongside the club.
On the subject of supporters. We
have recently had a few complaints
from some of our own fans that a
tiny minority of our supporters have
been using unacceptable language
in chants and comments, particularly
to opposing goalkeepers. We want
every one of our supporters to have
a great time when watching Celtic,
but we cannot allow the reputation of
the Club to be damaged in any way
by the use of unacceptable language.
There are serious sanctions the
football authorities can impose upon
us, should any complaints be made
against us. So, please get behind the
team, enjoy the game, shout and sing
your heart out, but please think about
the words you choose.
Enjoy the match.
Keith Smart
THE OFFICIAL STALYBRIDGE CELTIC MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
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