Category: Club News

The Loss of Another Mickleover FC Legend

Mickleover FC have announced the passing of their popular committee man, the ‘Raffle man’, Alan Brown.

Brownie as he was known as, passed away on Saturday after a battle against Cancer. Anyone who visited Mickleover will remember him at the gate selling his raffle tickets with quotes such as ‘have a go, your mother did’.  His shouts from the stand ‘come on Sports’ could be heard all over the ground.

Visitors Stourbridge even made up a song ‘there’s only one Murray Walker’ due to a resemblance to the Formula 1 commentator.

Past players have inundated the club with messages of goodwill to a very popular character- a true ‘football man’.

Brownie will be greatly missed by everyone at the club.

The Mickleover FC Masters is back!

Mickleover Football Club will be holding their annual Mickleover FC Masters golf day on the 15th September at Mickleover Golf Club. It’s a great day out with breakfast, a two course meal and a chance to win the prestigious Mickleover FC Masters Trophy.

For more information, please see below details of the day and how to enter your team.

TEAM ENTRY

£260 Per Team Of Four, Includes Hole Sponsorship, A Bacon Sandwich & Coffee, A Two Course Meal & Halfway House Refreshments. 

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Tees – Play will be from the yellow tees for men and red tees for ladies Mens Handicap – Maximum handicap for Men WHS 19.4 ( Playing HCP 21 ) Ladies Handicap – Maximum handicap for Ladies WHS 23.4 ( Playing HCP 25 ) Handicap Allowance – Competitors will receive 85% handicap allowance Scoring – The Team score will be the two best Stableford scores to count on each hole 

PRIZES

Best Top Three Team Stableford Scores Nearest the Pins ~ Longest Drive ~ Nearest the Line Cheques to be made payable to Mickleover Sports Club sent to c/o Lesley Loring, 19 Persian Close, Derby DE24 1AS For payment by BACS please contact Lesley Loring for bank details Payments required on entry confirmation 

TEAM NAMES

Please send your Team Names and Handicaps by email no later than 1st August 2022 to Lesley Loring CONTACT For further information please email or call:

Paul Loring: paulsloring@gmail.com – Mbl 07801 080055
Lesley Loring: lesloring@gmail.com – Mbl 07801 078700

A Great Cause in Memory of a Great Man

Dear All,

Keith Loring was a loving husband to our beautiful mum Lesley and a brilliant dad to Katie & I. We lost him to cancer in December last year after a brave fight till the very end and miss him so much.

We would like to honour Keith’s final wishes of completing and publishing the book he was writing, covering his professional career in football and to get our father’s ashes to his favourite spot in the Algarve.

As a family, we would also like to place a memorial bench in our father’s honour next to the lake in Alvaston Park, where he just loved to walk and relax. Any money remaining, we will donate to Keith’s favourite charities, The Royal British Legion and Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre.

To raise money, I am walking of behalf my mother and sister, just over 270 miles, the equivalent of covering Keith’s journey from Cambridge Utd Football Club, to Brentford Football Club, to Derby County Football Club, to Derbyshire County Cricket Club, to Leicester City Football Club and finally to Mickleover Football Club. According to Google, to do it continuously, it should take around seven weeks, at a rate of 10,000 steps per day, with a final total of well over 500,000 steps. We will update daily my distanced walked and keep you informed of the progress made.

Keith wasn’t just our dad, he was a pillar of the community wherever he went, believing in the power of community and charity, and working tirelessly to help people.

Since Keith passed away, we have been truly touched by the messages we have had and seeing how much dad was loved, respected, how he inspired, mentored and affected so many along the way, with his selfless attitude and generosity throughout his life has been overwhelming.

If you would like to help us achieve Keith’s final wishes and support the charities he loved please click on the link below and follow the instructions to donate.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Thank you for all your support.

Lesley, Katie & Paul Loring xxx

Bobby’s Off To Gib

by Peter Scherer

It was a double celebration for young Mickleover midfielder Bobby Battisson this week.

As well as having his 18th birthday on Monday, he also signed his first professional contract with Europa FC, one of the top clubs in the Gibraltar league.

I came out first for a weeks trial and they said they wanted to sign me. The transfer deadline was the same day as my birthday and it seemed to be going on and on day by day.

said Bobby.

His agent Gino Culbertson finally completed the negotiations and a one-year contract was completed.

It hasn’t really sunk in yet, I have to wait for the excitement to calm down. I now have to come back to the UK, pack my things and fly back on Friday, exchanging Burton on Trent for the mediterranean.

There is a game on Sunday, but I don’t expect to be playing that soon. There is also a rule here where each team has to have five Gibraltarians in the team, so I will have to earn my place.

He will be sharing an apartment with another new signing, just across the border in La Linea.

There is a chance of Europa League, Champions League football but I have to work hard and train hard.

I just want to thank everyone who has helped me get this far, especially John and the team at Mickleover, Gino, my Dad and my Mum who is coming back out with me to settle me in the apartment.

Bobby was part of last seasons Regional and National Academy Championship winning team as well as breaking into the first team squad.

Jake’s On The Mend

by Peter Scherer

Mickleover’s attacking wing back Jake Bennett is looking at his road to recovery, following a recent cartilage operation.

I’m doing OK and the knee is already starting to feel better, as I had my stitches out on Wednesday, but I can’t walk for four weeks and then it’s crutches,

he said.

I’ve been lying in bed watching TV, and seen nearly everything that Netflix has to offer.

I knew my knee wasn’t right though, I have played through some injuries, but when they checked, part of the cartilage was missing.

It’s not the first time Jake has been sidelined with a serious leg injury, he was out of action for a long spell during his time with Sheffield Utd.

That was the same leg but a different injury, but I just want to be playing.

Once he is mobile again he hopes to get along to the games again as a reluctant spectator.

I don’t know exactly how the mobility plan will work, but once I am up and about Jake our physio will sort a rehabilitation programme out for me.