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FC BRUNOS MAGPIES

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EUROPA PEGASUS

8 March 2016

Kick off 20:30

LEAGUE

Official Matchday Programme Edition 019

The Magpie

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MANAGER’S NOTES

We are currently on a rich vein of form having won our last three league games in a row without conceding a single goal. Pegasus will be a tough game like any other game in this division is but I am confident our squad can pull through. Our reserves managed to beat Europa reserves 6-1 and our Reserve Manager Warren Muscat is currently unbeaten since he took over and long may it continue! We won't underestimate Pegasus, they are a good side, but we shall play to our strengths and give our all for those valuable three points.

JOEL WILLIAMS

ABOUT FC BRUNOS MAGPIES

Formed 2013

Home Ground Victoria Stadium

Capacity 5,000

Club Chairman Louis Perry

First Team Manager Joel Williams

Technical Director Warren Muscat Reserve Team Manager Steve Gallagher Club Physiotherapist Martin Sa

Club Sponsor Chesterton

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FEATURED PLAYER - NICK DEMBELE

Full name: Nick Dembele

Age: 18

Place of birth: South London

Position: Striker/Winger

What brought you to Gibraltar: Football

Best Magpies moment: Winning the street Soccer league Tournament

Worst Magpies moment: don't have one

Pre-match meal: Brunos Special

Favourite Gibraltar restaurant: Brunos

What’s your favourite type of cheese: Not really a fan of cheese

What are your hopes and dreams for 2016: To win the league and get Brunos promoted to the premier division

We are under pressure from the paparazzi to start a Magpies “WAGS” club. Could you / who would you contribute: Yeah why not would be a laugh

What’s top of your playlist at the moment: Future

Biggest influence on your football career: Family, Friends and God

Message for the fans: I'm ready to work hard, help my team mates work to the best of their abilities and get us promoted this season

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Evening all

After 3 consecutive 2-0 victories in the league the team now find themselves back in contention for second place and a play-off finish. However, Mons Calpe are showing no sign of giving up their second place position so the team probably need to win all remaining fixtures, including tonight and including Mons Cape on 11 April.

The remaining fixtures for this season have been changed by the GFA so please note the new dates and kick-off times on page 17.

The club’s commercial department is doing nearly as well as the team. 41 scarves sold with just 9 left. Could be your last chance to grab one. Sport City

has sold out of our shirts apparently and a new stock order has just been placed.

Social media remains a buoyant part of interaction with those interested in the club. There are now over 500 Twitter followers (currently increasing by c 2 a day) and the Facebook page has increased its likes from 300 at the start of the season to just shy of 500 now. Recent videos of our goals loaded onto Facebook have reached over 1,000 people within a day or so.

Magpie News is an email favourite whilst this programme will be read by over 100 people online. Recent programmes have been read in China, Russia, Poland, Malta, France plus the more obvious UK, Spain and Gibraltar. Thanks Sovereign Insurance Services for supporting this programme.

It’s a good time to #beamagpie

Enjoy the game.

Mike Nicholls

Managing Director

MESSAGE FROM THE CLUB SPONSOR: CHESTERTON

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As you well know the club administration has taken the bold step to introduce a reserve team. Bruno’s Magpies is the only second division team along with Mons Calpe, who have been courageous enough to attempt this move. In the match program, under the reserve team fixtures, we are asked whether this move is a positive or a negative one. While the easy answer would be that it’s just a waste of time, once you look at this move in a more constructive way I believe it is one of the best moves the club administration has made. With a squad of 31 players which all deserve a place on the first team, with the lack of training facilities in Gibraltar and with lack of teams during the season to play friendlies against, the reserve games give the opportunity for players to prove

themselves and opportunity for the coaching staff to try new tactics and assess the players. It is also true that the teams we sometimes have to face in the reserve league are much stronger than the ones we have in the 2nd division league. This helps our players to adapt to a faster tempo and to increase their transition play. It also helps them to play better under pressure, to bond more as a team and to try out different tactics and positions. Those games also help new players to adapt faster as well as giving precious playing minutes to players coming back from long term injuries.

Administration, coaches and players approach the reserve matches with the same mentality as the league matches, giving 110% percent for the whole 90 minutes and results can easily be seen. Three positive results in the last three matches have not only showed the other teams that the magpies mean business on all fronts but has also helped to gain precious points in the league table.

Please do follow the reserve matches and come give your support. We promise we won’t let you down !

Warren Muscat

Three Positive Results in a Row for the Reserves

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LAST MATCH PHOTOS V BOCA JUNIORS

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Evidence shows 3G pitches in UK are 'safe'

The Football Association insists it is happy that research shows artificial pitches are "safe" and do not pose a health risk to those who play on them.

The safety of artificial surfaces was brought back under the public spotlight this week when a former

National Health Service boss claimed rubber pellets, used to give pitches more bounce, contributed to his son's cancer.

Nigel Maguire said his 18-year-old son Lewis has Hodgkin lymphoma after being exposed to the 'crumb rubber'.

"Lewis would be training on this stuff once or twice a week for four or five years, and he would come back telling me how he swallowed a lot of it, how it got into his eyes, and in cuts and grazes," Maguire told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"The industry turns around and categorically says that it's perfectly fine. They've done the research, 'we have tested it for emissions for any gasses that come off it and there are none'. That's fine. However, there is no research that I can find and I've scanned and scanned that says actually if you ingest this, if you rub this stuff into your wounds that contain these known carcinogens, there is no effect.

"I'm asking for similar review to be undertaken by our government to look at the available evidence, to commission research and look at the health impact." As part of a £260million drive to improve grassroots participation in football, the FA announced last year that it wanted to install state-of-the-art '4G' (fourth generation) pitches in 30 "city hubs" across England.

English football's governing body examined many studies on artificial surfaces from the University of California and the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute - among others - before sanctioning the investment. And the FA is satisfied that the pitches are "safe".

An FA spokesperson said: "The numerous scientific studies conducted by government agencies around the world, and undertaken by independent experts have all validated the human health and environmental safety of 3G pitches and crumb rubber.

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"The FA adheres to the latest independent evidence which indicates that 3G pitches in the UK which are built to industry-standard specifications are safe." The Scottish Football Association is also satisfied that the rubber meets safety standards. Twelve of Scotland's 42 league clubs play their home games on artificial grass.

A spokesperson said: "The Scottish FA takes the health and welfare of 3G pitch users very seriously and is guided by the extensive research conducted into the safety of artificial surfaces.

"These studies - conducted by government agencies around the world, and undertaken by independent experts - have all validated the safety of 3G pitches and crumb rubber infill.

"Through our facilities manager, we are involved in facilities forums with a wide range of partners, including local authorities, to ensure best practice guidelines are adhered to. The facilities industry is heavily regulated with (British standard) BS EN 155330 covering 3G, and FIFA's own preferred-producer scheme providing an additional layer of inspection and quality assurance.

"We believe that reliable scientific data should be the basis of any discussion - and in this regard the Scottish FA is assured it has taken all reasonable measures within its power to ensure that 3G pitches in this country are safe. Should any new credible scientific data be identified in the future, we will review our guidance at such time."

As an example, the SFA cited research in Paris which was funded by a Montreal-based school, Lower Canada College, which found that crumb rubber met the European Union's toy safety standards, showing negligible toxicity levels.

A Scottish Government spokesperson added: "There have been numerous scientific investigations into the crumb rubber used in 3G pitches. In addition, all materials for pitches in Scotland have to go through rigorous laboratory testing to meet European and British standards under UK-accredited test laboratories." A spokesman for the Scottish Professional Football League added: "Player safety and wellbeing is paramount with regards to artificial pitches.

"We are fully supportive of the position of the Scottish FA on this matter and we acknowledge the role of FIFA in stipulating the standards required." MAGPIES

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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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Match Mascot - Winston Bothen

Full name:

Winston Bothen

Age:

13

Favourite Gibraltar football

team:

Magpies any day

Favourite player:

Between Dave Martin and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Favourite football team outside

Gibraltar:

Arsenal

Your dream future job: Footballer/accountant

Tactics if I was the Magpies’ manager:

Give the armband to Max (captain fantastic)

Thoughts on Bruno’s burgers:

Burgers, I like burgers

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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Last match mascot - Lucy

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SECOND DIVISION TABLE

CLUB SCARVES

Team P W D L GD PTS

Europa Point Fc 16 12 4 0 37 40

Mons Calpe 15 11 2 2 46 35

Gibraltar Phoenix FC 15 9 3 3 34 30

FCB Magpies 15 9 2 4 19 29

Leo FC 16 9 2 5 15 29

FC Olympique 13 15 8 1 6 -3 25

Red Imps FC 15 7 1 7 7 22

Europa Pegasus 15 4 2 9 -17 14

Boca Juniors 15 4 2 9 -20 14

FC Hound Dogs 15 3 2 10 -25 11

Cannons FC 15 3 1 11 -24 10

College 1975 FC 15 1 0 14 -69 3

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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* 3 v 1 FC Brunos 18:15

Sun 17/01/2016 FC Brunos 0 v 2 Mons Calpe 18:30

Mon 25/01/2016 FC Brunos 2 v 0 Cannons FC 18:15

Thur 11/02/2016 FC Hound Dogs 0 v 2 FC Brunos 18:15

Mon 15/02/2016 Glacis Utd FC* 7 V 0 FC Brunos 20:30

Wed 24/02/2016 FC Brunos ** 8 v 1 College 1975 18:15

Sun 28/02/2016 FC Brunos 2 v 0 FC Boca Juniors 18:30

Tue 08/03/2016 Europa Pegasus v FC Brunos 20:30

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

Thur 31/03/2016 FC Brunos ** v Gib Phoenix 19.00

Mon 11/04/2016 FC Brunos v Mons Calpe SC 18:15

Mon 18/04/2016 College 1975 FC v FC Brunos 18:15

Sun 01/05/2016 FC Brunos v Leo FC 18:30

Sat 21/05/2016 Gib Phoenix v FC Brunos 18:00

Thu 26/05/2016 FC Brunos v Red Imps 20:30

*Rock Cup

**Division 2 Cup

Fixtures are subject to change due to pitch re-alloca;ons

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The reserves need support too! FC Brunos Magpies is one of two second division clubs to enter a team into the reserves league. Unbeaten in the last three games, come along and support the squad.

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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

Tue 19/01/2016 FCB Res 0 v 4 Lincoln Res 18:15

Tue 02/02/2016 FCB Res 1 v 1 St J Res 18:15

Mon 08/02/2016 FCB Res 3 v 1 Glacis Res 20:30

Mon 22/02/2016 FCB Res 1 v 1 Mons Calpe Res 18:15

Wed 02/03/2016 FCB Res 6 v 1 Europa Res 20:30

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

Thu 07/04/2016 FCB Res V Man 62 Res 20:30

Wed 04/05/2016 FCB Res V Britannia Res 20:30

Tue 10/05/2016 FCB Res V Lincoln Res 20:30

Tue 24/05/2016 FCB Res V Glacis Res 20:30

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BEST BIRDS

European Football Clubs inspired by feathered friends

From FC Brunos Magpies in Gibraltar to the Bluebirds of Cardiff City AFC, we source the clubs with birds within their nickname

Bluebirds

Cardiff City AFC (ENG) Bluebirds, it should be noted, are not native to South Wales, with the club's nickname deriving from the colour of their shirts and the swallow on their badge.

Blue Pigeons

FK Spartak Zlatibor voda (SRB) The Subotica side were named in honour of the colour of their shirts, the blue-grey shade being known as pigeon blue in Serbia. Local fans liked the symbolism of the common bird too, inspired by the thought of their club flying high in the sky. Incidentally, the team now wear more conventional blue-and-white striped shirts, but the old pigeon blue tone can be seen on their badge and on the flag supporters display in the north side of their home stadium.

Canaries

FC Koper (SLO) FC Nantes (FRA) Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) K. Sint-Truidense VV (BEL) Lillestrøm SK (NOR) Modena FC (ITA) Norwich City FC (ENG) PFC Botev Plovdiv (BUL) A nickname that is almost exclusive to clubs who wear yellow, with Fenerbahçe's nickname, the Yellow Canaries, the only one to acknowledge, albeit tacitly, that not all canaries are yellow. Sparta Rotterdam wear red and white stripes, but have a strong connection with canaries in their native Netherlands, since one fan famously sat behind the goal at every match with one in a birdcage. He later received a royal honour for an act of dedication that may have seen him sectioned elsewhere. Cockerels

Bradford City AFC (ENG) Denizlispor (TUR) Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) The Hotspur in Tottenham's name comes from Harry Hotspur, a medieval English nobleman who appears in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1, and was famous for his riding spurs and fighting cocks. Spurs is the club's commonly used nickname, but a cockerel appears on the club's badge – and in a prominent position at White Hart Lane. Turkish side Denizlispor also have a cockerel on their club badge, and are nicknamed the Roosters, while Bradford City are called the Bantams, a cockerel known for its aggression.

Crows

MFK Košice (SVK) The Vraňare are named in honour of the crows that flock around their home town, especially in the city's park. The Crows' nickname is used most often when local clubs take on rivals from nearby Presov (whose football and hockey sides are both nicknamed Koňare – the horses) with Crows v Horses games representing the biggest derbies in eastern Slovakia. CONTP.

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Doves

APEP Kyperounda FC (CYP) Omonia Aradippou FC (CYP) A symbol of hope, the Dove appears on the Cyprus national team badge, and is also an important symbol for two of the country's clubs. APEP's emblem shows a dove carrying an envelope, while Omonia Aradippou's badge features two doves, which is also the club's nickname.

Eagles

Beşiktaş JK (TUR) Crystal Palace FC (ENG) Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) FC Argeş Piţesti (ROU) FC Banants (ARM) FC Milsami-Ursidos Orhei (MDA) Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) Go Ahead Eagles (NED) ND Triglav (SVN) Neath FC (WAL) OGC Nice (FRA) PFC Pirin Blagoevgrad (BUL) PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL) SL Benfica (POR) S.S. Lazio (ITA) US Città di Palermo (ITA) Vitesse (NED)

By far the most popular European bird in footballing terms, a host of clubs have a tradition of allowing a live eagle to fly around their stadiums before each home game; Lazio (whose eagle is called Olimpia), Benfica (Vitória), Crystal Palace (Kayla), Eintracht (Attila) and Vitesse (Hertog II – literally, duke the second, with the first duke having died). The list above includes the Black Eagles of Beşiktaş, the Green Eagles of Ferencváros, the Little Eagles of Pirin Blagoevgrad, the Violet Eagles of Argeş Piţesti and the Eaglets of Nice. Meanwhile, Eintracht took eagle worship to a new level a few years back when coach Klaus Toppmöller brought a live eagle into the dressing room to inspire his players. Albania's KS Luftetari were once called KS Shqiponja – shqiponja being Albanian for eagle.

Falcons

FC Sokol Saratov (RUS) Gaziantepspor (TUR) PFC Spartak Varna (BUL) Valur Rejkjavík (ISL) There are a few falcons around, but our favourites come from Iceland, with Valur being the local word for falcon. The name came about when the group of local boys responsible for forming the team saw a falcon flying when they were discussing names for the new club. Interestingly, Fridrik Fridriksson, one of the club's founders in 1911, established a second club, Haukur, in Hafnarfjordur, whose name means literally hawk.

CONTP..

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Magpies

FC Brunos Magpies (GIB) Newcastle United FC (ENG) Notts County FC (ENG) Both of England's Magpies are so named because they wear black-and-white shirts, with two magpies also appearing on the badge of Notts County, the world's oldest professional football club.

Mallards

Ballinamallard United FC (NIR) The Northern Irish club are nicknamed in honour of the duck that appears in the name of their home town – Ballinamallard, incidentally, means 'ford-mouth of the curses' and actually has nothing to do with mallards.

Owls

Sheffield Wednesday FC (ENG) İstanbul BB SK (TUR) Wednesday's nickname is a derivation of their former home at the Owlerton Stadium. Oldham Athletic FC also have an owl on their badge (a derivation of the name of their home town), and so once did Leeds United AFC, though this was removed in the 1970s. İstanbul BB are the Grey Owls. The most famous footballing owl was the giant eagle owl that briefly interrupted Finland's 2-0 UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying win against Belgium, swooping into the Helsinki Olympic Stadium and perching on the crossbar.

Parakeets

RCD Espanyol (ESP) The origin of Los Periquitos's nickname is obscure. One theory is that parakeets gathered around the club's old Estadio de Sarriá home where fans would feed them birdseed before games. A more exciting theory suggests that, back in the 1920s, Catalan satirist Valentí Castanys referred to followers of the team as "the four black cats" (cuatro gatos – meaning, hardly anyone) highlighting the size of their crowds relative to those of their neighbours, FC Barcelona. The popular cartoon character Felix the Cat ('gat perequito' in Catalan) got mixed up with that joke, perequito became periquito, and the rest is history.

Peacocks

Hibernians FC (MLT) Hibernians are the Peacocks, since the bird features in the coat of arms of their home town, Paola. England's Leeds United were once Peacocks too, because they played near the city's Old Peacock pub. Robins

Bristol City FC (ENG) Newtown AFC (WAL) Bristol City were named because their red shirts and white shorts resemble the plumage of a robin.

CONTP..

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Seagulls

Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG) FK Haugesund (NOR) Víkingur (FRO) Brighton and Haugesund are Seagulls, while Víkingur are occasionally called the Young Gulls. They were formed by the merger of LÍF Leirvík and GÍ Gøta, who were called the Young Gulls (Skurarnir) in honour of the village of Gota's rowing boat, which bore the same name. Feyenoord, incidentally, have had a seagull in their club museum. On 15 November 1970, goalkeeper Eddy Treijtel managed to inadvertently kill the bird, hitting it with the ball while clearing his lines with a kick. Song Thrushes

West Bromwich Albion FC (ENG) Now more commonly known as the Baggies, West Brom were originally known as the Throstles – the local name for song thrushes, which nested in abundance around their home stadium, The Hawthorns.

Storks

ADO Den Haag (NED) Storks were once common in the Hague, and have been the symbol of the city since the 1500s, explaining why they also appear on the club's badge. Swallows

Brescia Calcio (ITA) The Serie B side are called the Rondinelle (little swallows) because of the white v-shape in their blue shirts.

SwiftsDungannon Swifts FC (NIR) Founded in 1949, the Northern Irish club have the small swallow-like bird in their name and on their crest. Swans

HB Køge (DEN) Swansea City FC (ENG) Swansea were Europe's only Swans until HB Køge were founded in 2009 with the merger of Herfølge BK and Køge BK. The club's marketing and event manager Brian Romme, who designed the new club's logo, told UEFA.com: "We chose the swan as our symbol for three reasons, the first being that we wanted to build the first carbon neutral stadium in Denmark – which we have not achieved yet – and the swan is the Nordic symbol for taking care of the environment. The second was an ambition to develop from being an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan, like in the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. And the third one was that the swan is Denmark's official national bird." Woodpeckers

Ascoli Calcio 1898 (ITA) According to legend, the club's home city of Ascoli Piceno was founded by Sabine tribesfolk, who were led westward from central Italy by a woodpecker. Alternatively, the Piceni tribe had a woodpecker as their totem. Either way, Il Picchio (the woodpecker) is what Ascoli fans call the club.

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