You will start to read this and think, “Christ! More money wanted…”.

I know it’s a hard thing to come by, this is why I hope you will forward this message on to your contacts and/or boss at work. Of course, an individual can help us too, but it would benefit a company with the advertisement they would receive throughout the season. It would be great for any local business to get on board with MagpieWatch, as it’s a great second option to sponsoring the club. Albeit, money we get doesn’t go directly to the club but if enough was created then a donation would be made through various other sponsorships they have on offer.

Well, I will get down to the money side of things really. Here is a list of items that we are looking at purchasing in order to improve the service we provide. There are of course items that aren’t essential, but would improve the actual entertainment quality. I will explain next to each why they are needed. So, here goes…

Items in bold are an necessity

* Laptop (Aprox. £500) - You might be thinking, hang on a minute, they managed perfectly alright when Jue was around last time. You would be incorrect. My laptop has all my person stuff on there too, music, pictures and website crap that you don’t really want to know about. Since I’ve been away, a little misfortune happened to it aswell so half of the keys are now missing. Now, onto Ian’s laptop… Where to begin? Those that know about technology, Ian’s is still stuck in the 1980s, no offence meant to Mr Livesey. It has managed to do the job whilst I have been away, but what most people don’t know is that when down in Plymouth, half of the workload was done by myself. You may have noticed, if I wasn’t around for a game, then comments wouldn’t be done much, sometimes not at all. This is part of the service that makes it enjoyable, the banter we get between teams and the comments that we can discuss throughout the game too. I will stop banging on about that now, but as you can probably tell, a dedicated “MagpieWatch Laptop” would be spot on as it would contain nothing apart from what was needed for our service.

* Audio Mixer (Aprox. £100 or less) – Yes, we’re back to this whole trick again. You may have noticed that it’s not in bold, well it could be, but we thought as it only increases entertainment value and not actual quality I thought maybe it’s a later investment. As most of you know, the only way to get two people talking through the radio (Unless it’s done the way Ian did it when Jack Dorney was with us) is to have an audio mixer with two headsets going in and yada yada…

* Mobile Broadband (Aprox £30 per month) – As you are probably aware by now, the amount I bang on about this, the connection to the world wide web is done via a mobile phone. This is Ian’s personal phone, his “contract” ect… It would be idea if we had mobile broadband package to back up his phone. If a) It decides to give in b) Signal is not good enough c) He needs it for an emergency.

* Donations (Give me your bank details!) – Aside from the stuff we need, there is a small price to pay each month for our hosting, anything that’s left over is used to pay for anything that’s needed. There hasn’t been enough in there for us to actually purchase the items above, so that’s why we’re still asking. If everyone chipped in, say a fiver a week, that would be astounding given our user numbers. Note: I am not suggesting that people did this, as I know it’s hard to 1) Commit to it 2) It’s nice to have a free service. We are not Chester, we will never ask people to pay each game or for a “season ticket”, Club Network Player can go do one as far as I’m concerned, plus I think Locki would have something to say about that.

I’ll stop boring you now, thank you for reading my garbage. If you would like anymore information, I am available on here, Facebook, Twitter ect. ect. Details are easily found out…

Bye!

James Wilson taking a penalty against Deva Chat FC

Our very own supporters team, AFC Chorley, will be facing Wigan Athletic supporters in a charity game. Wigan Athletics Supporters team are celebrating their 20th anniversary and they choose AFC Chorley to participate in their celebration. Although there will be no official entrance fee we will be asking for a donation towards the two causes on the day or if you are unable to attend but still wish to support the event, donations can also be forwarded to Chorley FC. Please come along and show your support to your fellow supporters. Kick off is at 2pm.

After the game, refreshments are available in the clubhouse (and throughout), the FA Cup final will also be live on the big screen!

A massive well done to James Wilson on organising this game, good luck to all who are taking part!

The price is £10 – Includes $20,000 chips for the casino, food, auction and music.

Here are more details about the event courtesy of John Derbyshire

Students from Runshaw College (Public Services Academy ) have put together an evenings entertainment to raise funds for Derian House and Chorley Football Club.

They have been selling Derian House / Chorley FC wristbands at £1 each to raise funds to cover the cost of the event. Monies then collected from ticket sales / admission and then from the auction etc, will be divided between Derian House and the Football Club.

This is a brilliant spirited gesture by the students from Runshaw College who have already sold seventy tickets for the evening.
We would like to offer remaining tickets to Chorley FC fans to attend and support the event. If you would like to reserve your ticket at just £10 which includes food and $20,000 of casino chips then please call John Derbyshire on 07966 308578 or email johnderbyshire@hotmail.co.uk

We are also hoping to run the horse racing as well to add enjoyment to what promises to be a great night.

Exactly 100 days from now, Neil and his ‘team’ will embark on their journey along the canal. Help make their trip worthwhile by sponsoring them, every penny counts! You can visit their sponsor page  to donate, Neil has created a Facebook event for the ride which has attracted 18 other participants.

Please, please, help out two fantastic charities. Visit their websites for more information about what they do and what they hope to achieve.

http://www.clicsargent.org.uk/Home

http://www.derianhouse.co.uk/

Due to a number of FC United fans attempting buy tickets for Chorley end, we will from now on have to request proof of address for all ticket purchase. This has been requested by the police.

Ticket details have been released regarding our Evo-Stik Northern Premier League play-off semi-final clash with FC United of Manchester. Home supporters can purchase tickets from the club office on the following days…

Wednesday 10:00am – 10:00pm

Thursday 10:00am – 10:00pm

Friday 10:00am – 10:00pm

Prices are £9 for adults & £5 for under 16 & over 60

Season Ticket holders & junior magpies will need to purchase a ticket for the game

We can confirm it is a 3pm kick off.

There is segregation in place for this fixture and FC united have been allocated the Pilling Lane End.

At the FA hearings held at Wembley today the decision of the panel was as follows: 

In respect of Northwich Victoria FC, the panel ruled that the Club would not be allowed to participate in the promotion play-offs, however the Club would not be expelled from the Northern Premier League but relegated one step from the 2012/2013 Season.

In respect of the appeal by Woodley Sports FC, the panel upheld the decision of the Northern Premier League and the Club will be relegated to a step to be determined by the Football Association.

No further comment will be made by the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League at this tim

This now means that Chorley will face FC United of Manchester on Saturday 28th April in the play-off semi-final. There is a meeting tomorrow to discuss arrangements for this fixture.

• Your own recording device – We currently don’t have one. It’s something we’re looking at purchasing.
• Confidence when speaking – No point speaking to the floor whilst interviewing someone!
• Own transport – Whether it’s a lift or your own car, training is at Victory Park so you need to be able to get there

I would like to have an interview aired at half time on Saturday, so reply quick! If you thinking you can help us out, then please contact myself via Facebook, Twitter or email.

Northwich supporters had decided to show Jim Rushe the red card, holding aloft red cards on specific times throughout the game. 18th and 74th minute, replicating “1874″, the year Northwich Victoria Football Club was founded. These protests were fantastically supported by the FC United of Manchester fans, whom also held red cards up for them.

The protests did not go so great though as there is a huge rift between the fans of Northwich. Just like any club, there are loyal supporters of the chairman, these really did not like their chairman being told to leave (Not in so many nice words neither!). Arguments and fighting broke out amongst the supporters leaving FCUM to sit back and think, “What do they want from their club?”. To add insult to injury, on both occasions, Jim Rushe himself stood up and held a red card towards the travelling fans, as seen to the right.