Ive just watched the video of their defeat at Ashton and their keeper had a nightmare with the first goal and the defence was all over the place for the second and third, They did however when 3-0 down hit the woodwork twice.

Chairman is stepping down

Last edited by Alex (03/1/2022 10:34 AM)

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UNITED CONFIRM DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL APPOINTMENT
BY MARC WILLIAMS    54 MINUTES AGO

Following Monday's announcement by Chairman Chris Munroe, we are delighted to confirm structural changes and internal promotions at the club. Steve Chettle leaves his position as first team manager and has been promoted to Director of Football where he will oversee the entirety of footballing operations at Greenwich Avenue.
Commenting, Munroe says: "Having stated the intentions of myself and the club on Monday, it was absolutely crucial that I fill my vacuum by appointing personnel to the key senior roles within the club. “All those close around me have known my desire to have a Director of Football and the proof of this was that I appointed this position in 2019 to Tommy Brookbanks. “Tommy did a fantastic job but had no brief over our Educational Academy at that time, so it was a challenging role that, in hindsight, the club were not ready for. “However, that was then, and this is now, and in my opinion, the club now calls out for this expertise and mentoring. Therefore, I am thrilled and delighted to advise the following."Steve Chettle has accepted the role of Basford United Director of Football Operations and will be responsible for all senior football aspects of the football club, ranging from the first team to Educational Academy, to our weekend Academy phase and youth phase sections.
“I think Steve is perfect for this, and after a brilliant professional career and managing our first team and football development via our Academy, this to me has perfect synergies. “Steve has also been very instrumental at the club, having one of the best Educational Academy’s in the Midlands, so he will continue to oversee and implement best practices and continue to have an active day to day involvement in such.
"With Steve promoting upwards, this does mean that the club will be revealing exciting news about our new first team management structure and other key positions that follow the same lines of appointment from within, or people very familiar with our thinking and our culture.
"I welcome Steve to our Board of Directors which comprise of myself, Tracie Witton and Stan Mitchell, and I think he will do an absolutely superb job, so let's get started!"
Chettle added: "After meeting with the Chairman after his statement regarding the club at the weekend, we sat down and spoke about the structure and important roles that need to be made to keep moving forwards. “The Director of Football role was an area that is really important and, having been the Head of Football within the Academy and also managing the first team, it has given me a massive insight into all overall running of Basford United.
"My day-to-day work with the Academy will remain the same but I will now be able to support the new management team in other areas that we haven't had before. The promotion to Director of Football is extremely exciting and is the next chapter in my football life.
"Chettle starts his new role with immediate effect and the club will announce details of the new first team management in due course. 


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What might we make of this?
A cynical person might put a different headline to this statement.
Chris Munroe can be ruthless. He wanted promotion and it doesn't look like it's going to happen.
I wonder who the new manager might be? .....I wouldn't be surprised.



 

Last edited by Matchman (06/1/2022 8:37 PM)

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NEW MANAGERIAL TRIO APPOINTED BY MARC WILLIAMS    27 MINUTES AGO

 Clifford, Hearn and Scott to take reins..Following a series of announcements this week, Basford United can confirm that Mark Clifford, Liam Hearn, and Wayne Scott will assume first team managerial duties, effective immediately. All three, under the mentorship of new Director of Football Steve Chettle, have excellent credentials and will do a brilliant job, buying into the club’s objectives of promotion this season. Clifford has been appointed manager after recently returning to the club after leaving Ilkeston Town. “Cliffy” had a very successful spell at United between 2015-2019, heading up our Under 21s before, ultimately, playing a pivotal role throughout the two seasons between 2016 and 2018. Culminating in promotion to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division as title winners, the club amassing 100 points and scoring more than 100 goals during an extremely successful spell. Hearn will take the role as Clifford’s assistant manager and will also register again as a player. The striker returns in a joint role, and no Basford fan should never forget the 47 goals he scored during that championship winning campaign in 2018 that secured him the league’s Golden Boot award. Later, he assumed the position of first team manager, alongside Dom Roma; going 9 games unbeaten and just missing out on the Northern Premier League play-offs in 2019. Hearn then went on to play for Sherwood Colliery, Hucknall Town, Eastwood Community and, most recently Quorn. He is also a coach at Derby County Academy and runs his own coaching business. Wayne Scott has been at the club since 2012 in various managerial and coaching roles, either side of a short spell as Carlton Town’s number one where he delivered Nottinghamshire Senior Cup success in 2017. Scott was pivotal in building an exciting young Carlton team before departing the club at the end of the 2019-20 season. He then returned to Basford and took up a scouting role but has been a very credible member of the management team since. 
Basford Chairman and owner Chris Munroe said: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Mark, Liam and Wayne to their roles, three high quality individuals who know our club, desire and culture.
“I think they will do a superb job and have not ruled out getting into this seasons Northern Premier League, Premier division play-offs. It is truly an exciting time for the club and this final announcement really ends the week on a significant high - I wish them all the very best!”
Clifford added: “I’m really looking forward to the challenge ahead. We have an excellent group that needs to kick on if we have any aspirations in pushing towards the play-off spots. “I’ve had to make a few difficult decisions in the past few days one that has seen an exit from the first team in Michael Leslie. I felt it was important that we had a whole new management team to bring new ideas and energy to the group. “I’m happy to be able to bring back Liam that - whilst being my assistant - will add additional experience to the front line, both on the training ground and in games. “In Wayne we have an experienced former manager that knows the game well and has many contacts across the region. “We all share the same vision and aspirations and I’m looking forward to working towards those. For this to be realised, we need the Basford fans to continue to get behind us - it’s been great to see the support home and away. “Finally, I’d like to thank the Chairman and the senior management team for this opportunity, I’m excited that, in Steve [Chettle], we have a great figurehead that will add value to the management team.
“We have discussed at length how he can support us in the wider role of attracting the best players in our region to join us at Basford United. All of us hope to see lots of you make the trip to on Saturday."
The trio will be in charge for the crunch Northern Premier League encounter at Scarborough Athletic at the weekend. 


 

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After a two game mini revival, Basford’s poor season continues with two more defeats against bottom club Grantham and a 0-3 battering at Scarborough. Right now Chris Monroe’s prediction of making a playoff challenge looks very optimistic. Personally I couldn’t see the wisdom in replacing Steve Chettle as manager.
Not the best start for Mark Clifford and some recent panic signings haven't come off.
Come back Mitchell Tait, any misunderstandings are now forgotten.


 

Last edited by Matchman (10/1/2022 11:43 AM)

Mitch started Saturday. So looks like a good move for him. We don’t need him either in my opinion. Olly can play left back so we have cover

Look on Company Check at Basford United Ltd’s financials and form your own conclusions

Strange goings-on. I don’t think the likes of Mitchell Tait, Kieran Wells, Paddy Webb, and Reco Fyfe are going to help a Step 3 side towards a promotion push. Just the opposite in fact. I’ve been to see Basford play a few times over the last 2 or 3 years and they come across as a very professionally run club but also a soulless club. They’re not well-supported, average home crowd this season is 328 but I’d guess there are only 150-200 home fans for a game. I haven’t seen much passion at Basford.

Speaking of which, I went to see Long Eaton v Heanor Town on Saturday. Couldn’t believe how good the pitch was, considering all the rain we’ve had. Don’t know what the crowd was, but it looked to be 400-500. Reco’s first game for the club, and he was as talented and frustrating as ever. Long Eaton look to be way too good for the league they’re in and are surely odds-on for promotion.

I think Mitchell Tait’s a good prospect but if he’s got an attitude problem I wouldn’t want to see him back. We seem to have a tight-knit group at the moment and I wouldn’t want to risk disrupting that.
 

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Personally I can't believe that Mitch had an attitude problem.  From what I have heard it seems like he made a mistake and was harshly punished. 

The one thing I know for sure is that he didn't want to leave. 

 

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THE STORY BEHIND ALEX'S POST YESTERDAY 




Matlock Town have signed striker Marcus Marshall and winger Terry Hawkridge from Basford United for an undisclosed fee.

Gladiators boss Paul Phillips was quick to move in to add competition for places in the Gladiators’ forward line as the season moves towards the business end.
Marshall was the Gladiators’ leading scorer when he moved to Basford at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago with Phillips saying there would always be a place for him at Matlock in the future. 
He began his football career at Blackburn Rovers coming through Rovers’ academy before moving to Rotherham United where he made 51 appearances after previously playing 23 times for the Millers on loan. He later played for Macclesfield Town, Bury, Grimsby Town, Morecambe, Lincoln City and Grimsby Town before entering non league where he would play for Boston United and then Alfreton Town, from whom he joined the Gladiators.
Marshall scored 29 goals in 53 appearances for Matlock in his first spell at the Proctor Cars Stadium.Hawkridge started out in non league before playing in the EFL.
He had two spells at Carlton Town sandwiching a stay at Hucknall Town before joining Gainsborough Trinity for the 2012/13 season. He soon moved to Scunthorpe United where he made 56 appearances between 2013 and 2016. He had loan spells at Mansfield Town and Lincoln City during this time before making a permanent move to Sincil Bank. Between 2017 and 2019 he was at Notts County before joining Solihull Moors and Boston United, before his move to Basford earlier this season.
Phillips says he is delighted to add two experienced attacking players to his squad with the season reaching its business end. “We’re really pleased to bring Marcus and Terry into the club. “Marcus left us a couple of years ago, I really wanted to keep him but Basford was much closer to his home. For one reason or another things haven’t worked out for him at Basford and when he became available, for me it was too good an opportunity to turn down, a no brainer. He was scoring goals in a struggling team so now he’s playing in a team that’s flourishing, we’re hoping he can add more goals. When we spoke to him, he made it clear he wanted to come back, he’s a great lad off the pitch as well so he’ll be a great signing for us.”
Phillips says he wanted to sign Hawkridge when he was released by Boston but Basford beat him to the signature.
“Terry’s top draw, I was keen to take him when he left Boston but he went to Basford. I’ve watched him a number of times and every time I’ve watched him he’s been the best player. He can operate as a number ten or out wide, I’ll be looking for him to do more off the ball which I’m sure he will like everyone else. Our thanks go to Basford for their co-operation in making the moves run smoothly.”
Marshall and Hawkridge are expected to be in Phillips matchday squad for the clash with Scarborough on Tuesday night.

 

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NEW MANAGERIAL TRIO APPOINTED BY MARC WILLIAMS    27 MINUTES AGO

 Clifford, Hearn and Scott to take reins..Following a series of announcements this week, Basford United can confirm that Mark Clifford, Liam Hearn, and Wayne Scott will assume first team managerial duties, effective immediately. All three, under the mentorship of new Director of Football Steve Chettle, have excellent credentials and will do a brilliant job, buying into the club’s objectives of promotion this season. Clifford has been appointed manager after recently returning to the club after leaving Ilkeston Town. “Cliffy” had a very successful spell at United between 2015-2019, heading up our Under 21s before, ultimately, playing a pivotal role throughout the two seasons between 2016 and 2018. Culminating in promotion to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division as title winners, the club amassing 100 points and scoring more than 100 goals during an extremely successful spell. Hearn will take the role as Clifford’s assistant manager and will also register again as a player. The striker returns in a joint role, and no Basford fan should never forget the 47 goals he scored during that championship winning campaign in 2018 that secured him the league’s Golden Boot award. Later, he assumed the position of first team manager, alongside Dom Roma; going 9 games unbeaten and just missing out on the Northern Premier League play-offs in 2019. Hearn then went on to play for Sherwood Colliery, Hucknall Town, Eastwood Community and, most recently Quorn. He is also a coach at Derby County Academy and runs his own coaching business. Wayne Scott has been at the club since 2012 in various managerial and coaching roles, either side of a short spell as Carlton Town’s number one where he delivered Nottinghamshire Senior Cup success in 2017. Scott was pivotal in building an exciting young Carlton team before departing the club at the end of the 2019-20 season. He then returned to Basford and took up a scouting role but has been a very credible member of the management team since. 
Basford Chairman and owner Chris Munroe said: “I am absolutely delighted to welcome Mark, Liam and Wayne to their roles, three high quality individuals who know our club, desire and culture.
“I think they will do a superb job and we have not ruled out getting into this seasons Northern Premier League, Premier division play-offs. It is truly an exciting time for the club and this final announcement really ends the week on a significant high - I wish them all the very best!”
Clifford added: “I’m really looking forward to the challenge ahead. We have an excellent group that needs to kick on if we have any aspirations in pushing towards the play-off spots. “I’ve had to make a few difficult decisions in the past few days one that has seen an exit from the first team in Michael Leslie. I felt it was important that we had a whole new management team to bring new ideas and energy to the group. “I’m happy to be able to bring back Liam that - whilst being my assistant - will add additional experience to the front line, both on the training ground and in games. “In Wayne we have an experienced former manager that knows the game well and has many contacts across the region. “We all share the same vision and aspirations and I’m looking forward to working towards those. For this to be realised, we need the Basford fans to continue to get behind us - it’s been great to see the support home and away. “Finally, I’d like to thank the Chairman and the senior management team for this opportunity, I’m excited that, in Steve [Chettle], we have a great figurehead that will add value to the management team.
“We have discussed at length how he can support us in the wider role of attracting the best players in our region to join us at Basford United. All of us hope to see lots of you make the trip to on Saturday."
The trio will be in charge for the crunch Northern Premier League encounter at Scarborough Athletic at the weekend. 


 

When Basford owner Chris Munroe announced his managerial changes, he said they had not ruled out getting into the playoffs.
The reverse has happened and Basford have now plummeted to a new low. From mid table they have sunk to 20th in the league table with just Witton Albion and Grantham below them in the relegation positions. They have won only one of their last eight matches. 





 

Last edited by Matchman (30/3/2022 4:25 PM)

There was a guy from Basford at the Solihull game and he did not paint a positive picture of life at Basford at the moment. Its tough on Mark as he is a genuine person who I think is being sold a pup! I really hope I'm wrong.

Went to watch them on Tuesday night thinking I might see Mitchell Tait and Paddy Webb. As you say John, Mitchell wasn’t in the squad. And I didn’t know that Paddy Webb left Basford after just 8 games – where is he now?

I was surprised to see there was 300 there, didn’t look that many. The only fans making any noise were the 20 or so Warrington fans.

They’re sound defensively but it’s not difficult to see where their problems lie – they can’t score goals. They could have played all night and not scored. They’ve only scored 31 goals in 38 league games and, incredibly, they’ve only scored 6 goals in their last 14 league games. Think I’m right in saying they’re safe from relegation though – they’re far from being the worst ‘third from bottom’ team in the Step 3 leagues (isn’t it only the worst ‘third from bottom’ team in the 4 Step 3 leagues that goes down?).

Last edited by Trowell Nicky (07/4/2022 10:19 AM)

Ive just checked and I know don't believe Mitchell Tait has been red carded or I cannot find any record of it. So it is a mystery why after should a good start he is now not in the team. He is maybe injured!

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Not sure how Basford think that they need 4 points. They are unlikely to be relegated if they don’t get another point. Only the worst third bottom team from the four Step 3 leagues will be relegated this season.  Kings Langley of the Southern League Premier South have11 points less than Basford  with 4 matches left. It would be a minor miracle if they picked up 12 points from their remaining games. If they did, then Basford would need just two points to be mathematically certain of avoiding relegation.


 

Apologies. Now I see how Basford need 4 points. I didn’t think that Witton in 21st place could possibly catch Basford who had an 8 point advantage. But after Basford lost again and Witton won, the gap is now only 5 point with 3 games left. If Witton close the gap to two points in their next two games then it will be a relegation decider on the final day of the season as the two teams meet with Witton having home advantage.