Category: Club News

FA Trophy: Brackley Town Coming To The Don Amott Arena

Saturday November 26th will see a huge game for Sports as we take on Brackley Town of the National League North in the FA Trophy 3rd Round Qualifying Round..

Brackley Town are currently on a fantastic run in the FA Cup having beaten League 1 team Gillingham in an exciting replay at their home ground, St James Park so will be confident of success. Sports will also be confident, having put in some decent performances of late and bolstered by the new signing of Jake Scott.

Admission to the game will be ‘pay on the gate’.

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Jake Scott – New MSFC Signing

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Mickleover Sports Academy 2017-2018 – Apply Now

The hugely successful Sports Academy is now open for applications for next season’s intake, with an open football session being held in the forthcoming half term holidays for any interested young footballers.

We along with our partners the NPL Football Academy are looking for talented, committed and hardworking current Year 11 & Year 12’s who wish to join a semi-professional academy in the Evo-Stik League when you leave school in 2017 where you will study for a BTEC in Sport qualification (Level 2 or 3), train every day with an UEFA qualified coach and play in the NPL Football Academy League and FA Youth Cup.

The Mickleover Sports ‘Education and Football Academy’ is an alternative to college and is ideal for any 16/17 year old who wants to gain a great education and develop as a footballer at the same time. Now in it’s third year, we have already seen success on and off the field with four students making their first team debuts at just 17/18 years of age and a further three being named on the first team bench.

There is an ‘OPEN FOOTBALL SESSION’ during the half term holidays on Friday 28th October, 12pm – 1pm at the Racecourse, St Marks Road, Derby, DE21 6AL that anyone is welcome to attend by registering at nplfa.co.uk/register

At the Mickleover Sports Academy you will study, train and play full time under the coaching partnership of first team manager John McGrath and first team player Andy Dales.

STUDY:
– Alternative to college
– BTEC in Sport Level 3 (equivalent to 2/3 A Levels)
– One/Two year programme
– Study in the classroom with your team mates
– Opportunities to gain experience at the football club

TRAIN:
– Experienced & UEFA qualified coaches
– Train three/four times a week
– Improve technical ability and fitness on a daily basis
– Opportunities to train with the reserves and first team

PLAY:
– In the NPL Football Academy League
– Opportunities to play in the FA Youth Cup
– Games played at Evo-Stik League stadiums
– Opportunities to progress to the first team
– Opportunities to play for the inter-league team against professional clubs

EXTRAS:
– Trips to St George’s Park
– All matches are filmed, analysed and shown in a weekly highlights package online with our video partners FilmMyMatch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxY7fOrZWqc)
– Opportunities to study, play and coach in the USA with our pathway partners Soccer Chance USA

Activate your ambition now and apply at http://nplfa.co.uk/register

 

 

Fireworks Night At Mickleover Sports

We are excited to announce that Mickleover Sports will be hosting a ‘Fireworks Extravaganza’ at our Station Road ground on November the 4th.

There will be a fairground for the kids (and some of the adults!), and a special ‘mini fireworks’ display at 6.15pm for the younger children.

Obviously, there is no Markeaton display this year, so we would be pleased to see you at Mickleover instead.

See you there!

 

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See Charlie George & Friends At The Mickleover Sports Christmas Dinner

 

December 7th will see the annual Mickleover Sports Christmas Dinner taking place at the iPro Stadium, Derby.

The night promises to be a great one with not only Derby County and Arsenal legend Charlie George, but also Derby County legend Roger Davies and comedian John Stiles making speaking appearances.

Ticket prices are charged at £50 per person and we have tables of up to 10 available.

Price includes a 3-course dinner and coffee.

 

Interested? Register Your Interest Below And We Will Be In Touch!

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V.I.P Match Sponsors Wanted – A Great Day Out!

We are looking for match sponsors for our next few games at the Don Amott Arena. Please see the image for the available games.

Each match sponsor package includes:

– Half-time lunch for 4 in the Executive Suite

– Hospitality in our Executive Suite

– Present ‘Man Of The Match’

– Meet the manager (optional)

– Social media exposure before, during and after the match (Facebook and Twitter)

– Exposure in the match day programme

– Exposure on match day

All of this is offered to local companies or groups for just £250.00 +VAT (all in).

Please note that each match sponsor package is offered on a first come – first served basis.

Contact Dave Bird (daveb@mickleoversportsfc.com).

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Volunteers Wanted – Mickleover Sports Reserves

VOLUNTEERS WANTED – MICKLEOVER SPORTS RESERVES

Want to get involved in local football?

The Mickleover Sports FC Reserves team seek volunteers to help out with the following:

SECRETARY / KIT PERSON

– Liaise with upcoming teams regarding matches
– Filling in team sheets
– Sending in results
– Attending League meetings
– Putting out kit prior to match
– Having all warm up equipment ready – balls blown up, bibs, cones etc.
– Getting kit washed.

MATCHDAY ASSISTANTS

Duties will include helping out with the gate/turnstile, etc, and also helping with hospitality and other match day duties.

Interested? Please send an email to Dave Bird at info@mickleoversportsfc.com with details of the position you are interested in, and how you feel you can help.

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

MSFC Club Store – Open For Business

We are delighted to announce the launch of not only our brand new website, but also the first ever Mickleover Sports Football Club store.

 

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The store offers a wide range of top quality kit and training gear for adults and juniors. The store is hosted by our kit partner XBlades who will also be extending the range on offer over time. XBlades already offer similar online store propositions for the likes of Gloucester Rugby Club and Castleford Tigers.

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They also offer a personalisation service (as an extra charge).

You can visit the new Mickleover Sports Football Cub store here:

 

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Introducing Our Live Tweeter: James Capps

For those of you that have followed our opening games on Twitter (follow us here), you will have been introduced to the tweets of James Capps, our new social media live tweeter.

James will be covering a number of games throughout the season, and has already raised eyebrows with his unique style. We love it!

 

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James will be live tweeting tomorrow (hashtag #mickleoverlive) for the game against Skelmersdale United and then throughout the season, where possible.

Can’t make the game? Join us on Twitter as the next best thing.

Event: Join Us For Golf Day

We are delighted to announce the details for the Mickleover Sports Football Club annual golf day.

The golf day will take place at the Mickleover Golf Club on Friday 30th September (tee time from 10.00am to 2.27pm).

Interested? Great! Please see the poster for ticket details.

Announcement: First Look At The New Away Kit

New first-team away kit, kit sponsors and manufacturer announced for the 2016/17 season.

FIRST LOOK: NEW AWAY KIT

We are delighted to release the first images of the new Mickleover Sports FC away kit for the forthcoming 2016/17 season.

The kit deal introduces a new partnership with XBlades, (XBlades Sports) who will be producing both kits, and all training gear and related merchandise.

The away kit is sponsored by Don Amott who is proud to be investing further into the Derby football scene. Don’s company group includes the Don Amott Leisure Kingdom (Don Amott Caravans and Motorhomes) and Don Amott Parks (Don Amott Parks).

Don had the following to say:

“I am honoured to be involved in the kit sponsorship and extending my involvement at Mickleover Sports. This is an ambitious club with big plans and a strong management team so I look forward to a successful season ahead“.

The kit is also sponsored by Escape Design & Print (http://www.escapedesignandprint.co.uk/), a Derby-based designer and supplier of printed signage and Monetise (www.monetise.co.uk), a Derby-based digital marketing company specialising in online lead generation.

The kits will be on sale in July (date TBC) along with branded training gear and other merchandise. Details will be released nearer the time but we can confirm that we will be launching an online commerce facility as a part of our new deal with XBlades.