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FC BRUNOS MAGPIES

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CANNONS FC

11 January 2016

Kick off 18:15

The Rock Cup

Official Matchday Programme Edition 012

The Magpie

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MANAGER’S NOTES

The new year hasn't started off quite as planned. We have made key signings which should help us throughout the remainder of the season and I’m sure we will pick ourselves up from our negative blip during the last three games. We must improve as a collective and strive to perfect our football. The game against Cannons is a big one since its the Rock Cup and although Europe might be looking like a farfetched idea it is still always nice to have belief. The Cannon's game cannot come at a better time; now it’s time to show the doubters that we are far from being dead and buried. Just like the boxer, when we take a stumble we get back up!

JOEL WILLIAMS

ABOUT FC BRUNOS MAGPIES

Formed 2013

Home Ground Victoria Stadium

Capacity 5,000

Club Chairman Louis Perry

First Team Manager Joel Williams

Reserve Team Manager Steve Gallagher

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6 JANUARY 2016

EUROPA POINT 3 VS 0 FC BRUNOS MAGPIES

Ali Gonzalez’s second half goal added to first half efforts from Paul Grech and Alexis Sanchez secured Europa Point a comfortable 3-0 victory over Brunos Magpies.

The first half started with Magpies dominating possession and had an early chance to take the lead but Sam Whelan’s

shot was saved by Juan Nieto. Magpies continued to have the best chances, a corner was whipped in and met by Max Bothen whose header went just over the crossbar.

Midway through the half Europa Point took the lead, Magpies defenders failed to deal with a Antonio Jimenez cross, the ball fell to Paul Grech who smashed his effort past Fernando Diaz. Minutes later Magpies nearly equalised, Tom Hudson skipped past his marker and ran through on goal but some fantastic last-ditch defending from Jose Arana Trivino prevented the midfielder from getting a shot away.

Just before half-time Europa Point doubled their lead, in-form striker Alexis Sanchez received the ball just outside the Magpies area, drifted past Lewis Constable with ease and slotted his shot into the bottom corner with a delightful finish. The game restarted and referee Andrew Parody blew for half-time with Europa Point leading 2-0.

Three minutes into the second half Europa Point made it 3-0, Ali Gonzalez latched onto a through ball and drilled his shot into the bottom corner from just outside the area. Magpies started to dominate the game as they searched for a goal and nearly pulled one back but Juan Nieto produced a fantastic save to keep out debutant Jose Mari Ruiz’s shot.

With less than ten minutes remaining, Europa Point hit Magpies on the counter-attack, Jose Campoy Lopez played Marek Albert through on goal, the strikers shot was excellently saved by Fernando Diaz. Europa Point were able to hold on for the remaining minutes and walk away with the three points.

This win sees Europa Point sit five points clear at the top and remain the only unbeaten team in the Second Division while Magpies.

Courtesy of Football Gibraltar

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Welcome to tonight’s game. It’s a breather from the league which is probably a good thing alter two defeats and a draw in the last three. Sadly though, it would appear that our new signings cannot play a part tonight as the rule in the Rock Cup is that players must have signed at east 7 days before kick-off. We didn't achieve that.

You may have seen the Facebook announcements. We were delighted that at the time of writing, those five announcements have reached nearly 8,000 Facebook users with Toni Esponosa’s announcement leading the charge with 3,400 people reached. Facebook never ceases to amaze me with its reach. If you haven't already liked us, see page two for our social media addresses.

We are the third game of this cup to play this year. So far, Leo have beaten Boca 2-0 and Phoenix have beaten Hound Dogs 4-0. No shocks so far.

The forecast for tonight is pretty bad. We’ve braved the cold and the wind so far this season, but not rain. Hopefully the clouds will give us a miss so we can see a decent game of football.

At Chesterton, we have hit the ground running this year. If we expected a lull after Christmas this has not happened. There remains a property shortage especially at the lower end of the price spectrum and that’s whether we are talking sales or rentals.

Our new brochure should hit the streets any day now. 84 pages, our biggest and our best.

Perhaps the summer edition can include the team with the Rock Cup.

Dream onC.

Enjoy the game.

Mike Nicholls

Managing Director

MESSAGE FROM THE CLUB SPONSOR CHESTERTON

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THE ROCK CUP AND THE EUROPA LEAGUE

The Rock Cup is the “FA Cup” of Gibraltar. Round one only includes the second division sides. The six winners join the Gibraltar Premier League sides in the next round. The winners of the Rock Cup enter into the UEFA Europa League in 2016/17.

The UEFA Europa League evolved from the UEFA Cup, which itself was initially conceived by Switzerland's Ernst Thommen who, along with Italy's Ottorino Barrasi and England's Sir Stanley Rous, later FIFA President, had created a tournament for representative sides from European cities that regularly held trade fairs.

This forerunner to the UEFA Cup, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, was founded on 18 April 1955, two weeks after the founding of the European Champion Clubs' Cup. The first Fairs Cup involved teams from Barcelona, Basel, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Lausanne, Leipzig, London, Milan and Zagreb. The original tournament lasted three years, with matches timed to coincide with trade fairs. Barcelona, using players purely from FC Barcelona, beat a London representative side 8-2 on aggregate in the final.

For the second tournament the organisers reverted to club participation but the teams still had to come from cities staging trade fairs. Sixteen sides took part in the 1958–60 tournament, after which the competition was run on an annual basis. By 1962 the number of entrants had risen to 32; there are now over 100. In its early years, clubs from southern Europe dominated, notably Barcelona, who won it three times, and Valencia CF who prevailed twice. In 1968 Leeds United AFC became the first northern European outfit to lift the trophy, heralding a run of six successive victories by English teams.

The Rock Cup

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UEFA Cup

The fifth of these was in 1971/72, by Tottenham Hotspur FC, and the first to be known as the UEFA Cup. The change of name was recognition of the fact the competition was now organised by UEFA and no longer associated with the trade fairs. During the 1970s German, Dutch, Belgian and Swedish sides began to successfully compete with the English and between 1968 and 1984 only one team from the south – Juventus in 1977 – managed to disrupt the supremacy of the northern Europeans.

But following back-to-back triumphs by Real Madrid CF in the mid-1980s, Italian clubs took control in the 1990s. Starting with SSC Napoli's success in 1989, Italian sides landed the UEFA Cup eight times in eleven seasons, with FC Internazionale Milano winning it three times, before Galatasaray AŞ claimed it as Turkey's first European club prize in 2000. With the exception of 1964 and 1965, the final had, like the previous rounds, always been a two-legged, affair. The format changed permanently to a one-off final in 1998 when Inter beat SS Lazio 3-0 at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

From 1999/2000, domestic cup winners also qualified for the UEFA Cup after the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was disbanded. In addition, teams eliminated from the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League and the eight third-placed finishers at the end of the latter tournament's group stage entered the competition. A group phase was introduced for the first time in 2004/05 involving 40 clubs playing four games apiece.

UEFA Europa League

Since 2009/10 the competition has been known as the UEFA Europa League, with the group stage expanded to 48 sides playing six matches on a home-and-

away format similar to the UEFA Champions League. Club Atlético de Madrid took two of the first three titles, sandwiching an FC Porto triumph, and that was followed by successes for Chelsea FC and Sevilla FC. From 2015 the winners gain entry to the following season's UEFA Champions League; Sevilla were the first to benefit with their record fourth coronation.

Leo vs Boca

The game both these teams were supposed to play in the league got suspended because Boca could not field a team. If Boca have their full squad ready and pumped up for this game we might be seeing a surprise result here although given the current form table Leo should have more than enough to

book a place in the next round. Cont:-

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Cont from page 5

Phoenix vs Hound Dogs

An interesting match between two very different sides in Phoenix and Hound Dogs with Phoenix the favourites to progress. Phoenix are in good form in the domestic league and have the players to beat anyone on any given day although Hound Dogs will prove to be resilient as they always are.

FCB Magpies vs Cannons

Both these teams will harbour aspirations to progress to the next round although Magpies are clear favourites to make it through to the Second Round. Cannons have recently improved their squad with various new faces coming into the fray which gave them a much merited victory over Red Imps. Will we see an upset or will Magpies progress?

Europa Point vs Mons Calpe

Yet again both Second Division heavyweights meet in the first round of another cup competition (Second Division Cup) with the aspirations of one of these teams ending after the encounter. Europa Point managed a 5-2 v victory in the league although things could very well be different by January with Mons Calpe seeking revenge.

Europa Pegasus vs College 1975

A very interesting battle between two of the basement clubs in the Second Division. Europa Pegasus played well against Olympique and showed tremendous character against Europa Point putting the title contenders under tremendous pressure. College 1975 also had a great first half against Magpies although they ultimately succumbed 4-1. A tricky one to call with both teams looking to progress.

Olympique vs Red Imps

Both teams are in the midst of some horrible displays and results with Olympique losing their early momentum in the league and most likely looking like the perennial mid table team. Red Imps lost their last game against Cannons and could do with a good month leading into the Christmas break in order to alleviate the pressure on Manager Gary Lowe.

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It is not only cup time in Gibraltar

but is also FA Cup time in the UK.

Test your FA Cup knowledge with this ten question quiz. No cheating. Answers at the back of

the programme.

1. Which player has won the most FA Cups as a player in his career?

2. Which team has made the most FA Cup Final appearances without winning the trophy?

3. Only one player has scored in four separate FA Cup Finals. WhoCCC.?

4. Who holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in an FA Cup Final?

5. Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup Final?

6. David James has featured in three FA Cup Finals during his career. Name the clubsCCC.

7. Two World Player of the Year winners have featured in FA Cup Finals. Who are theyCCC.?

8. Name the four English players that featured for Portsmouth in the 2008 FA Cup Final.

9. In the last 20 years five Frenchman have scored in the FA Cup Final. Can you name themCCC.?

10. Over the past two decades four Italian managers have won the FA Cup

List themCCC.

FA Cup Quiz

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Back row (left—right) Fernando (GK), Lewis Constable, Simon Hogg, Max Bothen, Ahmed Elsahib, Devote Totesaut, Scott Beattie, Danny Cosgrove, Stephen Munns, Steve Gallagher, David Martin (GK )

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Front row (left—right) Michael Macias, Justin Phillips, Jack Neale, Jose Perles, Juan Calvente Rivas, Francisco Perles, Kyle Schembri, Harry Perry, Arif Hattabi, Zane Holgado, Cristian Calvente

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BRUNOS MAGPIES WELCOMES NEW PLAYERS TO THE

SQUAD IN 2016

Name Ndiaga Kane Squad number 7

From Senegal Previous Team Angels

Position CM

Strong Central Midfielder who doesn't shy away from a tackle and dictates the tempo of the game in the middle of the park. His athleticism is second to none and his passing range is exquisite.

Name Jose Carlos (“ Alex”) Squad number 8

From Ecuador Previous Team College Europa

Position CM

Hailing from Ecuador, Jose Carlos otherwise known as Alex has an abundance of talent and oozes quality on the ball. His passing range is second to none and so is his energy and dribbling skills.

Name Mario Espinosa

Squad number 11 From Spain Previous Team Brixton Utd

Position WB/AM

A winger who is equally adept at playing behind the striker, Mario has bags of pace and a wicked shot on him. He has a taste of Sunday League football with him and will provide great competition for the squad.

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BRUNOS MAGPIES WELCOMES NEW PLAYERS TO THE

SQUAD IN 2016

Name Toni Espinosa

Squad number 28

From Spain Previous Team CD.La Union

Position CB

A solid no nonsense defender, he will add depth to the back line. His relationship with keeper Fernando make him a valuable asset to have both on and off the field and will provide competition for the CB partnerships we have.

Name Jose Mari Ruiz Squad numbed 30

From Gibraltar Previous Team Lynx

Position AM/ST

Young Gibraltarian player, Jose Mari will add great depth to our squad and at only 19 he is still a work in progress. His awareness on and off the ball is great and he could very well become the finished article in years to come.

At the time of going to press, none of these layers can play tonight as Rock Cup regulations determine that a player must have been signed 7 days before the game. These regulations are not applicable in the league.

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Match Mascot

Alicia Linares age 12

What’s your full name?

Alicia Sophie Linares

How old are you?

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What’s your favourite football team in

Gibraltar?

Juniors - St Josephs

Seniors - Magpies

Who is your favourite

player?

My brother JJ

What’s your favourite football team outside of Gibraltar?

Chelsea

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Professional Ice Skater in shows

What advice would you give the Magpies’ team if you were manager?

Give it your all!

What do you think of Brunos’ Burgers?

Best burgers in GIBRALTAR!

If you would like your child to be a match day mascot, please

contact our mascot coordinator Claire

claire.thirkill@chesterton.gi

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SECOND DIVISION TABLE

CLUB SCARVES

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FIXTURES AND RESULTS

Time

Tue 22/09/2015 FC Brunos 3 v 4 Europa Point FC 18:15

Sun 27/09/2015 Cannons FC 0 v 4 FC Brunos 18:30

Mon 12/10/2015 FC Brunos 4 v 0 FC Hound Dogs 18:15

Tue 20/10/2015 FC Boca Juniors 1 v 1 FC Brunos 20:30

Tue 27/10/2015 FC Brunos 3 v 0 Europa Pegasus 20:30

Sun 08/11/2015 FC Brunos 3 v 1 FC Olympique 18:30

Tue 17/11/2015 Mons Calpe SC P v P FC Brunos 20:30

Thur 03/12/2015 Leo FC 1 v 5 FC Brunos 20:30

Wed 09/12/2015 FC Brunos 3 v 3 Gib Phoenix 20:30

Mon 21/12/2015 Red Imps 2 v 1 FC Brunos 18:15

Wed 06/01/2016 Europa Point FC 3 v 0 FC Brunos 20:30

Mon 11/01/2016 Cannons FC* v FC Brunos 18:15

Sun 24/01/2016 FC Brunos v Cannons FC 16:30

Thur 11/02/2016 FC Hound Dogs v FC Brunos 18:15

Wed 24/02/2016 FC Brunos ** v College 1975 20:30

Sun 28/02/2016 FC Brunos v FC Boca Juniors 18:30

Thur 10/03/2016 Europa Pegasus v FC Brunos 18:15

Sun 20/03/2016 FC Olympique v FC Brunos 20:30

Sun 10/04/2016 FC Brunos v Mons Calpe SC 20:30

Sun 17/04/2016 College 1975 FC v FC Brunos 18:30

Sun 24/04/2016 FC Brunos v Leo FC 18:30

Tue 17/05/2016 Gib Phoenix v FC Brunos 20:30

Fri 27/05/2016 FC Brunos v Red Imps 20:30

•*Round One of the Rock Cup

•**Round One of the Division 2 Cup

•Fixtures are subject to change due to pitch re-alloca9ons

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The reserves need support too.! FC Brunos Magpies is the only second division club to enter a team into the reserves league. Right or wrong decision? Only time will tell. Do come along and see for yourselves!

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Wed 30/09/2015 FCB Res 2 v 0 Europa Res 20:30

Thur 29/10/2015 FCB Res 0 v 8 Gib Utd Res 18:15

Tue 03/11/2015 FCB Res 2 v 2 Man 62 Res 20:30

Thur 19/11/2015 FCB Res 3 v 4 Lynx Res 20:30

Tue 24/11/2015 FCB Res 0 v 7 Lions Res 18:15

Thur 17/12/2015 FCB Res 0 v 4 Britannia Res 18:15

Mon 18/01/2016 FCB Res v Lincoln Res 18:15

Wed 27/01/2016 FCB Res v St J Res 18:15

Wed 03/02/2016 FCB Res v Glacis Res 20:30

Mon 22/02/2016 FCB Res v Mons Calpe Res 18:15

Tue 01/03/2016 FCB Res v Europa Res 20:30

Wed 16/03/2016 FCB Res v Gib Utd Red 20:30

Tue 22/03/2016 FCB Res v Man 62 Res 18:15

Sat 26/03/2016 FCB Res v Lions Res 16:00

Mon 04/04/2016 FCB Res v Lynx Res 18:15

Wed 27/04/2016 FCB Res v Britannia Res 18:15

Thur 05/05/2016 FCB Res v Lincoln Res 18:15

Tue 10/15/16 FCB Res v St J Res 18:15

Sun 15/05/2016 FCB Res v Glacis Res 20:30

Sun 29/05/2016 FCB Res v Mons Calpe Res 18:30

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ROCK CUP PREVIOUS WINNERS

Source: Wikipedia

1894–95 Gibraltar 1986–87 St Joseph's

1896–34 unknown 1987–88 Royal Air Force Gibraltar

1935–36 HMS Hood 1988–89 Lincoln Reliance

1936–37 Britannia XI 1989–90 Lincoln

1937–38 Europa FC 1990–91 unknown

1938–39 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment 1991–92 St Joseph's

1939–40 Britannia XI 1992–93 Lincoln

1940–41 not held 1993–94 Lincoln

1941–42 A.A.R.A. 1994–95 St Theresa's

1942–43 Royal Air Force New Camp 1995–96 St Joseph's

1943–44 4th Battalion Royal Scott 1996–97 Glacis United

1945–46 Europa FC 1997–98 Glacis United

1946–47 Gibraltar United 1998–99 unknown

1947–48 Britannia XI 1999–00 Gibraltar United

1948–49 Prince of Wales F.C. 2000–01 Gibraltar United

1949–50 Europa FC 2001–02 Lincoln

1950–51 Europa FC 2002–03 Manchester United

1951–52 Europa FC 2003–04 Newcastle

1953–73 unknown 2004–05 Newcastle

1973–74 Manchester United Reserve 2005–06 Newcastle

1974–75 Glacis United 2006–07 Newcastle

1975–76 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets 2007–08 Lincoln

1976–77 Manchester United 2008–09 Lincoln

1977–78 unknown 2009–10 Lincoln

1978–79 St Joseph's 2010–11 Lincoln

1979–80 Manchester United 2011–12 St Joseph's

1980–81 Glacis United 2013 St Joseph's

1981–82 Glacis United 2014 Lincoln

1982–83 St Joseph's 2015 Lincoln

1983–84 St Joseph's 2016 FC Brunos Magpies (to be confirmed)

1984–85 St Joseph's

1985–86 Lincoln

Note: Newcastle FC was a temporary name for Lincoln FC.

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1. Ashley Cole

He has won the FA Cup seven times, on three occasions with Arsenal (2002, 2003 & 2005) and another four times with Chelsea (2007, 2009, 2010 & 2012)

2. Leicester City

They have played in four FA Cup Finals without winning the trophy, with the last of these appearances coming in 1969

3. Chelsea hero Didier Drogba scored in four separate FA Cup Finals for the Blues (2007, 2009, 2010 & 2012)

4. Louis Saha holds the record for scoring the fastest goal in an FA Cup Final, scoring after just 25 seconds for Everton against Chelsea in the 2009 edition of the competition

5. Manchester United’s Kevin Moran was sent off in the 1985 FA Cup final

6. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Portsmouth

7. Cristiano Ronaldo played in three FA Cup Finals with Manchester United, winning the competition in 2003-04, while George Weah played 88 minutes of Chelsea’s 1999-00 victory over Aston Villa during a short stint with the club

8. David James, Sol Campbell and Glen Johnson started the game for Pompey, with David Nugent coming off the bench to make an appearance

9. Eric Cantona, Nicolas Anelka, Robert Pires, Djibril Cisse, Louis Saha

10. Gianluca Vialli, Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Di Matteo and Roberto Mancini

Quiz questions and answers courtesy of Ladbrokes

FA CUP QUIZ ANSWERS

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