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Hi My name is David, I am interested in the Red Arrows, andTALL SHIP Sailing and a big fan of Chesterfield Football club and the Sheffield Steelers.
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» Steelers snap up Bolibruck
By David Marsden | Published 08/11/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

Steelers snap up Bolibruck

2004 hero returns to Sheffield

Last updated: 6th August 2009

Steelers snap up Bolibruck

Bolibruck: Back at Sheffield

My wife and I never closed our bank account when we left here before, we loved it with the Steelers and just always thought that business wasn't finished there.

Kevin Bolibruck
Quotes of the week

Sheffield Steelers have resigned former fans' favourite Kevin Bolibruck for the 2009-10 Elite League season.

Bolibruck, 32, was one of the Steelers heroes in the 2004 double-winning season and has since played in Finland, Germany, Denmark and Italy.

Speaking on his return to South Yorkshire, the no-nonsense defenseman said: "I always knew that I would come back to Sheffield.

"My wife and I never closed our bank account when we left here before, we loved it with the Steelers and just always thought that business wasn't finished there.

"I have had the chances to come back before but the time just wasn't right, it is now. Over the years I have been chipping a way at my education and now I have the chance to complete my MBA at the University of Sheffield, that was a huge draw for me and my family.

Success

"Some say that it is a mistake to go back and that things are never the same but I don't buy that. Sheffield have been doing pretty well without me since I left. They have a great club here and when I arrive it will be for me to fit in with them and not the other way around."

Bolibruck arrives on the back of another double-winning season for the Steelers, however he insists there is no pressure on him to win over the fans once again.

"I know about the pressure at the Steelers, I enjoy that. I put pressure on my self and I will play what ever role the coach asks of me.

"Maybe this year it will be a little more defensive than the last time I was here. It doesn't matter to me whenever you go to a new club they have different requirements for what they want from you, I will just do my best.

"I know a lot of fans have said nice things about me recently and I know that they will be expecting a lot from me after the success we have had together before

» Torquay 2 - 0 Chesterfield
By David Marsden | Published 08/11/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

Torquay   2 - 0   Chesterfield

Torquay 2-0 Chesterfield

Torquay celebrated their return to the Football League with a 2-0 victory over Chesterfield with goals from debutant Scott Rendell and defender Lee Mansell.

Rendell finished off his own move and converted from close range after good work from Nicky Wroe down the left.

The debutant then flicked on Wayne Carlisle`s cross allowing Mansell the opportunity to head home the second.

Chesterfield rallied and only Chris Todd's goal-line clearance prevented the visitors from pulling one back.


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Saturday, 8 August 2009

League Two

Home Team Score Away Team Time
Torquay 2 - 0 Chesterfield R
(HT 1 - 0)
  • Rendell 15
  • Mansell 71

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Torquay

  • 01 Bevan
  • 03 Nicholson
  • 05 Robertson
  • 06 Todd
  • 07 Mansell
  • 11 Wroe
  • 14 Hargreaves
  • 15 Carlisle
  • 19 Stevens (Hodges 90+1)
  • 08 Sills
  • 10 Rendell (Benyon 82)

Substitutes

  • 13 Rice,
  • 02 Brough,
  • 22 Charnock,
  • 12 Thompson,
  • 16 Hodges,
  • 18 Carayol,
  • 09 Benyon

Chesterfield

  • 23 Crossley
  • 02 Picken
  • 04 Lowry
  • 05 Page
  • 06 Austin
  • 16 Breckin
  • 07 Allott
  • 08 Niven (Gritton 78)
  • 10 Currie (Bowery 64)
  • 24 McDermott
  • 25 Talbot

Substitutes

  • 01 Lee,
  • 18 Hall,
  • 11 Harsley,
  • 20 Gray,
  • 09 Gritton,
  • 19 Boden,
  • 21 Bowery
Ref: LiningtonAtt: 3966
TORQUAY
CHESTERFIELD

Possession

  • Torquay 42%
  • Chesterfield 58%

Shots on target

  • Torquay 2
  • Chesterfield 6

Shots off target

  • Torquay 2
  • Chesterfield 2

Corners

  • Torquay 3
  • Chesterfield 8

Fouls

  • Torquay 12
  • Chesterfield 11
  • Final Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+3:11 The match has reached full-time.
  • 90:00+2:36 Inswinging corner taken by Donal McDermott from the right by-line.
  • 89:50 Chris Hargreaves takes the free kick, The ball is crossed by Robert Page.
  • 89:50 Substitution Danny Stevens goes off and Lee Hodges comes on.
  • 89:50 Kevin Austin concedes a free kick for a foul on Tim Sills.
  • 87:33 Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Lowry, free kick awarded for a foul by Donal McDermott on Chris Todd. Scott Bevan restarts play with the free kick.
  • 84:44 Corner taken by Wayne Carlisle from the left by-line, Shot from deep inside the area by Chris Hargreaves clears the bar.
  • 82:52 Martin Gritton takes a shot. Brilliant save by Scott Bevan.
  • 82:24 Elliot Benyon is ruled offside. Ian Breckin takes the free kick.
  • 81:46 Robert Page fouled by Elliot Benyon, the ref awards a free kick. Robert Page takes the direct free kick.
  • 81:03 Substitution Elliot Benyon comes on in place of Scott Rendell.
  • 79:27 Lee Mansell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Donal McDermott. Shot comes in from Jamie Lowry from the free kick, save made by Scott Bevan.
  • 77:33 Substitution Derek Niven goes off and Martin Gritton comes on.
  • 77:06 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jamie Lowry.
  • 76:13 Inswinging corner taken by Donal McDermott from the right by-line, clearance by Chris Todd.
  • 72:33 Drew Talbot challenges Chris Hargreaves unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Bevan restarts play with the free kick.
  • 70:14 The assist for the goal came from Tim Sills.
  • 70:14 GOAL - Lee MansellTorquay 2 - 0 Chesterfield Lee Mansell finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Torquay 2-0 Chesterfield.
  • 66:47 Effort from the edge of the box by Jordan Bowery goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 63:20 Direct free kick taken by Scott Bevan.
  • 63:20 Substitution Jordan Bowery comes on in place of Darren Currie.
  • 63:20 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Allott on Chris Hargreaves.
  • 62:42 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Ian Breckin.
  • 61:43 Robert Page gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tim Sills. Nicky Wroe restarts play with the free kick.
  • 56:46 Scott Rendell is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Mark Crossley restarts play with the free kick.
  • 54:26 Lee Mansell challenges Robert Page unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Mark Crossley.
  • 53:15 Drew Talbot takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bevan.
  • 51:47 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Phil Picken by Scott Rendell. Mark Crossley restarts play with the free kick.
  • 50:12 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Wayne Carlisle, save by Mark Crossley.
  • 48:02 Derek Niven fouled by Chris Hargreaves, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Crossley takes the free kick.
  • 47:10 Free kick awarded for a foul by Robert Page on Tim Sills. Kevin Nicholson takes the direct free kick.
  • 45:01 The match restarts for the second half.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+3:02 The half-time whistle blows.
  • 45:00+0:30 Corner taken by Darren Currie, Scott Bevan makes a save.
  • 41:19 Chris Todd concedes a free kick for a foul on Drew Talbot. Centre by Jamie Lowry, Ian Breckin takes a shot. Save by Scott Bevan.
  • 40:49 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Wayne Carlisle by Phil Picken. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
  • Correction - 38:42 Ian Breckin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tim Sills. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Wayne Carlisle from right wing, Jamie Lowry makes a clearance.
  • 38:42 Ian Breckin challenges Tim Sills unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Wayne Carlisle, Jamie Lowry produces a cross, Jamie Lowry makes a clearance.
  • 36:27 Shot from just outside the box by Darren Currie goes over the target.
  • 30:18 Inswinging corner taken by Jamie Lowry, Chris Todd manages to make a clearance.
  • 29:24 Derek Niven takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bevan.
  • 27:42 Mark Allott fouled by Nicky Wroe, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark Allott.
  • 27:00 Tim Sills fouled by Ian Breckin, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
  • 25:21 Unfair challenge on Danny Stevens by Derek Niven results in a free kick. Kevin Nicholson crosses the ball in from the free kick, Mark Allott makes a clearance.
  • 23:45 Foul by Ian Breckin on Scott Rendell, free kick awarded. Wayne Carlisle takes the free kick.
  • 22:22 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Kevin Nicholson, Tim Sills concedes a free kick for a foul on Robert Page. Mark Crossley takes the indirect free kick.
  • 21:08 Chris Todd concedes a free kick for a foul on Donal McDermott. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Darren Currie, Chris Hargreaves manages to make a clearance.
  • 18:19 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee Mansell on Donal McDermott. Free kick crossed right-footed by Jamie Lowry from left wing, clearance by Chris Todd.
  • 14:57 Assist on the goal came from Danny Stevens.
  • 14:57 GOAL - Scott RendellTorquay 1 - 0 Chesterfield Scott Rendell scores a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Torquay 1-0 Chesterfield.
  • 13:31 Jamie Lowry takes a shot. Save made by Scott Bevan.
  • 10:02 Corner taken by Darren Currie from the left by-line played to the near post.
  • 9:22 Foul by Chris Robertson on Darren Currie, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Phil Picken.
  • 8:24 Short corner taken by Mark Allott from the right by-line.
  • 4:35 Chris Hargreaves challenges Derek Niven unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Robert Page.
  • 0:25 Tim Sills has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.
  • 0:00 The referee gets the match started.

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» carling cup round on e
By David Marsden | Published 08/11/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

Scunthorpe   2 - 1   Chesterfield

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Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Carling Cup

Home Team Score Away Team Time
Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Chesterfield FT
(HT 1 - 0)
  • Sparrow 12
  • Hayes 54
  • Currie (pen) 72

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Scunthorpe

  • 22 Lillis
  • 03 Williams
  • 06 Byrne
  • 12 Jones
  • 02 Wright
  • 07 Sparrow
  • 11 Thompson (Forte 80)
  • 16 Woolford (Wright 73)
  • 18 O'Connor (Togwell 90+2)
  • 09 Hayes
  • 10 Hooper

Substitutes

  • 23 Slocombe,
  • 26 Canavan,
  • 04 Togwell,
  • 19 Wright,
  • 20 Hurst,
  • 14 Forte,
  • 17 May

Chesterfield

  • 01 Lee
  • 06 Austin
  • 16 Breckin
  • 18 Hall
  • 07 Allott
  • 11 Harsley (Niven 67)
  • 20 Gray (Picken 31)
  • 09 Gritton (Currie 68)
  • 21 Bowery
  • 24 McDermott
  • 25 Talbot

Substitutes

  • 23 Crossley,
  • 02 Picken,
  • 05 Page,
  • 08 Niven,
  • 10 Currie,
  • 17 Kerry,
  • 19 Boden
Ref: WhitestoneAtt: 2501
SCUNTHORPE
CHESTERFIELD

Possession

  • Scunthorpe 52%
  • Chesterfield 48%

Shots on target

  • Scunthorpe 12
  • Chesterfield 5

Shots off target

  • Scunthorpe 4
  • Chesterfield 9

Corners

  • Scunthorpe 9
  • Chesterfield 10

Fouls

  • Scunthorpe 10
  • Chesterfield 11
  • Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+4:19 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
  • 90:00+3:56 Donal McDermott sends in a cross, Rob Jones manages to make a clearance.
  • 90:00+3:37 Shot from 30 yards by Mark Allott. Clearance by Cliff Byrne.
  • 90:00+2:43 Shot by Drew Talbot. Josh Lillis makes a save.
  • 90:00+1:19 Substitution Sam Togwell comes on in place of Michael O'Connor.
  • 90:00+0:10 Paul Hayes is ruled offside. Ian Breckin restarts play with the free kick.
  • 89:24 Free kick awarded for a foul by Darren Currie on Andrew Wright. Free kick taken by Josh Lillis.
  • 89:10 The ball is sent over by Mark Allott, clearance made by Rob Jones.
  • 88:10 The ball is crossed by Paul Hayes.
  • 87:14 Matthew Sparrow is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
  • 85:55 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael O'Connor from the right by-line.
  • 84:01 Foul by Phil Picken on Gary Hooper, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Josh Wright.
  • 83:15 Shot by Donal McDermott from 25 yards. Blocked by Rob Jones. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Darren Currie, Rob Jones manages to make a clearance. Darren Currie produces a cross, clearance by Marcus Williams.
  • 82:03 The ball is delivered by Donal McDermott. Darren Currie sends in a cross, clearance by Cliff Byrne. Corner taken by Darren Currie, clearance made by Matthew Sparrow. Corner taken by Darren Currie from the left by-line to the near post, Ian Breckin takes a shot. Save made by Josh Lillis.
  • 81:04 Corner taken by Donal McDermott from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Josh Wright.
  • 79:35 Substitution Jonathan Forte is brought on as a substitute for Garry Thompson.
  • 79:35 Shot from just outside the area by Paul Hayes goes over the bar.
  • 79:12 Shot by Donal McDermott from 25 yards. Save by Josh Lillis.
  • 78:44 Shot from 20 yards from Paul Hayes. Save by Tommy Lee.
  • 77:49 The assistant referee signals for offside against Drew Talbot. Josh Lillis takes the free kick.
  • 77:35 Centre by Phil Picken, clearance by Andrew Wright.
  • 75:59 Paul Hayes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Phil Picken. Tommy Lee takes the direct free kick.
  • 75:08 The assistant referee flags for offside against Paul Hayes. Tommy Lee takes the indirect free kick.
  • 74:45 Centre by Darren Currie, save by Josh Lillis.
  • 72:40 Substitution Josh Wright comes on in place of Martyn Woolford.
  • 72:40 The ball is sent over by Daniel Hall, Headed effort from the edge of the area by Drew Talbot goes wide of the right-hand post.
  • 71:44 GOAL - Darren Currie Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Chesterfield Darren Currie scores a placed penalty. Scunthorpe 2-1 Chesterfield.
  • 70:44 Penalty awarded for a foul by Rob Jones on Drew Talbot.
  • 69:25 The ball is crossed by Darren Currie, save by Josh Lillis.
  • 69:05 The ball is delivered by Donal McDermott, clearance by Rob Jones.
  • 68:50 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Drew Talbot by Cliff Byrne. Derek Niven takes the free kick.
  • 68:18 Shot by Derek Niven from outside the area goes high over the crossbar.
  • 66:39 Substitution Darren Currie comes on in place of Martin Gritton.
  • 66:39 Substitution Derek Niven is brought on as a substitute for Paul Harsley.
  • 66:39 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark Allott on Michael O'Connor. Cliff Byrne restarts play with the free kick.
  • 65:44 Martyn Woolford challenges Phil Picken unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tommy Lee takes the direct free kick.
  • 65:24 Foul by Jordan Bowery on Andrew Wright, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Josh Lillis.
  • 64:22 A cross is delivered by Martyn Woolford, clearance made by Kevin Austin. Outswinging corner taken by Michael O'Connor, Paul Hayes takes a shot from 18 yards. Blocked by Daniel Hall.
  • 63:55 Donal McDermott gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martyn Woolford. Marcus Williams restarts play with the free kick.
  • 63:24 Centre by Garry Thompson, Phil Picken makes a clearance.
  • 63:09 Phil Picken concedes a free kick for a foul on Martyn Woolford. Michael O'Connor restarts play with the free kick.
  • 62:05 Gary Hooper takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Michael O'Connor, clearance made by Ian Breckin.
  • 61:32 The ball is swung over by Garry Thompson, Kevin Austin makes a clearance. Short corner taken by Michael O'Connor from the right by-line.
  • 60:03 The ball is swung over by Donal McDermott, Michael O'Connor manages to make a clearance.
  • 58:51 The assistant referee signals for offside against Gary Hooper. Ian Breckin restarts play with the free kick.
  • 57:59 Shot from 25 yards by Paul Hayes. Garry Thompson crosses the ball.
  • 57:36 The ball is sent over by Donal McDermott, save made by Josh Lillis.
  • 55:49 Michael O'Connor takes a shot from 30 yards. Blocked by Ian Breckin. Corner from the left by-line taken by Michael O'Connor, Daniel Hall manages to make a clearance.
  • 55:05 Mark Allott concedes a free kick for a foul on Martyn Woolford. Paul Hayes takes the direct free kick.
  • 54:24 Martyn Woolford concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul Harsley. Daniel Hall takes the direct free kick.
  • 53:35 GOAL - Paul HayesScunthorpe 2 - 0 Chesterfield Paul Hayes gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the area low into the middle of the goal. Scunthorpe 2-0 Chesterfield.
  • 51:59 Gary Hooper fouled by Paul Harsley, the ref awards a free kick. Shot on goal comes in from Martyn Woolford from the free kick, save by Tommy Lee.
  • 49:45 Matthew Sparrow produces a cross, Phil Picken makes a clearance.
  • 46:00 Phil Picken concedes a free kick for a foul on Martyn Woolford. Michael O'Connor crosses the ball in from the free kick. The assistant referee flags for offside against Paul Hayes. Indirect free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
  • 45:10 Free kick awarded for a foul by Garry Thompson on Martin Gritton. Free kick crossed by Donal McDermott, clearance by Michael O'Connor. Effort from outside the penalty box by Paul Harsley goes wide right of the goal.
  • 45:01 The second half kicks off.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+2:56 The referee blows for half time.
  • 45:00+2:06 Effort from just outside the box by Donal McDermott goes over the bar.
  • 45:00+1:21 Drew Talbot crosses the ball, blocked by Andrew Wright. Paul Harsley takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Andrew Wright.
  • 45:00+0:15 The ball is sent over by Drew Talbot, clearance by Rob Jones.
  • 44:39 Martyn Woolford sends in a cross, Kevin Austin manages to make a clearance.
  • 44:20 Unfair challenge on Martyn Woolford by Phil Picken results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Marcus Williams.
  • 42:50 Free kick awarded for a foul by Marcus Williams on Drew Talbot. Free kick crossed by Donal McDermott, Michael O'Connor makes a clearance.
  • 41:48 A cross is delivered by Jordan Bowery, Cliff Byrne makes a clearance. The assistant referee flags for offside against Jordan Bowery. Josh Lillis restarts play with the free kick.
  • 38:40 Drew Talbot sends in a cross, save by Josh Lillis.
  • 37:22 Michael O'Connor is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Tommy Lee.
  • 36:47 Michael O'Connor takes a shot from 20 yards. Save by Tommy Lee. Corner taken right-footed by Michael O'Connor from the left by-line to the near post, Martin Gritton manages to make a clearance.
  • 35:25 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Donal McDermott by Paul Hayes. Kevin Austin restarts play with the free kick.
  • 33:59 The ball is sent over by Garry Thompson, clearance made by Donal McDermott.
  • 33:33 Corner from right by-line taken by Michael O'Connor.
  • 32:23 A cross is delivered by Paul Harsley.
  • 32:17 The ball is sent over by Paul Harsley, Cliff Byrne manages to make a clearance.
  • 30:37 Free kick taken by Paul Harsley, Mark Allott takes a shot from 20 yards. Blocked by Matthew Sparrow. The ball is sent over by Mark Allott, Cliff Byrne manages to make a clearance. Corner taken right-footed by Paul Harsley, Michael O'Connor makes a clearance.
  • 30:37 Substitution Phil Picken on for Dan Gray.
  • 30:37 Marcus Williams gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Donal McDermott.
  • 29:24 Mark Allott sends in a cross, clearance made by Andrew Wright. Corner taken by Paul Harsley, save made by Josh Lillis.
  • 28:49 Paul Hayes produces a cross. A cross is delivered by Garry Thompson, Mark Allott manages to make a clearance.
  • 27:50 Drew Talbot produces a cross. Jordan Bowery has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
  • 27:16 Shot by Paul Hayes. Save by Tommy Lee.
  • 26:47 The ball is crossed by Garry Thompson, clearance by Drew Talbot.
  • 26:19 The referee blows for offside against Jordan Bowery. Rob Jones takes the free kick.
  • 25:38 Dan Gray crosses the ball, Drew Talbot has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
  • 24:28 Centre by Paul Harsley, clearance made by Andrew Wright. Paul Harsley takes the inswinging corner, Andrew Wright manages to make a clearance.
  • 22:23 Free kick awarded for a foul by Cliff Byrne on Martin Gritton. Paul Harsley takes the direct free kick.
  • 17:45 Effort on goal by Martin Gritton from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
  • 17:37 The ball is delivered by Dan Gray, clearance by Michael O'Connor.
  • 16:07 Michael O'Connor has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Save by Tommy Lee.
  • 16:01 The ball is sent over by Martyn Woolford, clearance made by Ian Breckin.
  • 14:47 Ian Breckin challenges Paul Hayes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael O'Connor. The ball is swung over by Martyn Woolford, save made by Tommy Lee.
  • 14:30 The ball is sent over by Martyn Woolford, blocked by Dan Gray.
  • 12:54 The ball is swung over by Donal McDermott, Josh Lillis makes a save.
  • 11:17 The assist for the goal came from Gary Hooper.
  • 11:17 GOAL - Matthew SparrowScunthorpe 1 - 0 Chesterfield A goal is scored by Matthew Sparrow from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Scunthorpe 1-0 Chesterfield.
  • 11:08 Gary Hooper produces a cross,
  • 8:56 Jordan Bowery produces a cross, Rob Jones gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Drew Talbot from the right by-line, clearance made by Marcus Williams.
  • 7:53 Shot by Martyn Woolford from 18 yards. Save made by Tommy Lee.
  • 6:41 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Michael O'Connor, Rob Jones has an effort at goal from 12 yards. Centre by Michael O'Connor, Tommy Lee makes a save.
  • 6:16 The ball is swung over by Donal McDermott.
  • 5:14 Donal McDermott has an effort at goal from 18 yards. Andrew Wright gets a block in. Corner from the right by-line taken by Paul Harsley, Cliff Byrne manages to make a clearance.
  • 4:06 Centre by Garry Thompson, comfortable save by Tommy Lee.
  • 2:55 Martyn Woolford delivers the ball, Drew Talbot makes a clearance. Corner taken by Garry Thompson from the left by-line, comfortable save by Tommy Lee.
  • 2:23 Marcus Williams produces a cross, blocked by Dan Gray.
  • 2:01 Gary Hooper takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
  • 1:26 Andrew Wright delivers the ball, Paul Hayes takes a shot. Blocked by Daniel Hall.
  • 0:00 The game gets underway.

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Carling Cup first round
Venue: Glanford Park Date: Tuesday, 11 August Kick-off: 1945 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC local radio.

» knight rider season 4 dvd
By David Marsden | Published 07/21/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated
 

KNIGHT RIDER:
SEASON FOUR

Rated: Not Rated
Year Released: 2006
Regional Coding: Region 2 (Europe, Middle East & Japan)
Video Format: Standard 1:33.1 [4:3]
Audio Track: Dolby 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: English
Number of Discs: 3
Approx. Running Time: 17 Hrs. 51 Mins.

THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON

Adventure goes into overdrive as the amped fourth and final season of Knight Rider blasts onto DVD! Buckle up with lone crusader Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) and his tricked-out sidekick, K.I.T.T., in all 21 digitally remastered high-octane episodes. From ancient terrorist cults to a deadly bacteria outbreak, Michael and K.I.T.T. are there to put the skids on evildoers wherever they may be. Available on DVD for the first time ever, Knight Rider: Season Four includes a special great '80s TV flashback featurette that takes a fun look back at television's greatest decade, the eighties. With electrifying guest performances by Janine Turner, Lance Burton, Shelley Berman and more, you won't want to miss a minute of the thrilling action!

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KNIGHT RIDER: SEASON 1

Rated: Not Rated
Year Released: 2009
Regional Coding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Video Format: Anamorphic Widescreen 1:78.1
Audio Track: Dolby Digital 5.1 (English)
Number of Discs: 4
Approx. Running Time: 802 Mins. (Approx.)

KNIGHT RIDER: SEASON 1

An iconic TV classic is back and better than ever in the reinvented, updated, and super-charged Knight Rider Season One. From executive producers Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity franchise), David Bartis (The O.C.) and Glen Larson (Battlestar Galactica) comes this action-packed series about the coolest car ever created, K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Three Thousand), that's equipped with artificial intelligence capable of hacking into any computer, the weapons system of a jet fighter, and incredible custom body technology that allows it to transform into other vehicles. Relive every Season One episode as an elite team of crime-fighters work with K.I.T.T. to track down elusive, high-tech villains. You won't want to miss this fast-paced ride to the wild side!

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» A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
By David Marsden | Published 05/21/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR

SEASON 1, EPISODE 1
PROD. #09-768667-01701
Filmed: June 23 - July 2, 2008
9/24/08

Writer: ...................... Gary Scott Thompson
Director: .................... David Solomon

Zoe Chae: .................... Smith Cho
Kelli Haddigan: .............. Paula Garces
Jay Hunt: .................... Mark Adair-Rios
Jackson: ..................... Yorgo Constantine
Smokin' Hot Beauty: .......... Marinda Kaha
Consulate Guard #1: .......... Peter Weireter
Euro Trash #1: ............... Allan Graf
Consulate Guard #2: .......... Doug Scott Kramer
Consulate Guard #3: .......... Fitzgerald Hollywood
Consulate Guard #4: .......... Travis Weaver

In the series premiere, Mike's new mission brings him face-to-face with people from a past he does not remember –- Mike and K.I.T.T. are assigned a seemingly easy package delivery -– until they realize the package is actually a man with vital top secret code decryption built into his DNA. The mission gets complicated when the enemies, including a mysterious woman, seem to know a great deal about Mike and a past he can’t recall.

TRIVIA:

NBC debuted this episode online from September 17th, 2008 as part of their Primetime Preview on Hulu.com, Amazon Unbox, the IMDB and iTunes.

Paula Garces was scheduled to reappear in the fourth episode, A Hard Day's Knight, but her scenes were cut. Allan Graf, who is creditted here as a Euro Trash character, is a stuntman and made appearances on the original Knight Rider series; he can be seen in the Original Series' episodes SOUL SURVIVOR and VOODOO KNIGHT.

Billy has advanced degrees in Applied Physics, Quantum Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. Zoe can speak 9 languages.

Torres' codename for his secure line is "Shining Armor." Carrie uses SSC (Satellite Surveillance Chamber) "Bypass Security Protocol Alpha Delta 5-7-3."

SCRIPT NOTES:

Writer-Producer Gary Scott Thompson on the scripting process for this episode:

"I guess the biggest thing is that I was watching the 'two-hour' [KNIGHT RIDER: PROMETHEUS] and I thought, 'In the early '80s, cars didn't talk. Now everybody's car talks.' So big deal! What was missing for me was, 'Can your car do this?' I said to NBC, 'That's what you guys are missing and that's what you've got to do. This car has to not just change colours -- this car has to transform into other vehicles. This car has to actually do things. Nano-technology is limitless. Why would you limit what you can do when the whole world is open to you? And with visual effects the way they are now, there's nothing you can't do.' I told them that it has to be balls-to-the-wall fast-paced action and it just has to go, go, go. My biggest objection about the 'two-hour' is that it played just like an episode from the '80s and we're not in the '80s any more.

"The characters besides K.I.T.T. have to be fully-three-dimensional, outstanding and people you want to be around. The car is one thing, but the people need to be something else. Nothing against the 'two-hour', but all I know is that going forward this has to be much more elevated." (SFX Magazine #172, August 2008)

The episode ends on a more upbeat note than the script, which concluded with the suspenseful scene between Graiman and Torres that foreshadowed Mike's story arc.

Alex Torres was originally named Darien Rios.

CASTING CALL - A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR

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BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS:

FEATURED MUSIC:

Bounce by Manifest (© Tooth & Nail Recordings - Manifest)
Flying High by Firstcom Music (© Chappell - Firstcom Music)
I Don't Think So by Priscilla Ahn (© Blue Note)
Kill Me Every Time by Blue Stahli (© FiXT MUSIC)
This Is Not Reality by Crud (© Gregg Leonard)
Wait For You Here by Molly Jensen (© Bully! Pulpit Records/Nettwerk Productions)

K.I.T.T.'S FUNCTIONS:

ATTACK MODE
AUTO PILOT
AUXILIARY POWER
DATA UPLOAD
EARWIG COMMUNICATOR
FIRST AID SYSTEM
- VACUUM PACK
FLARE DEPLOYMENT
GPS
HEAT SIGNATURE
IDENTITY RECOGNITION SCAN
INTERIOR TEMP. GAUGE
MEDICAL SCAN
- JAY HUNT
- SARAH GRAIMAN
OCCUPANT RESTRAINT SYSTEM
PARABOLIC MIKES WITH BOOSTER AND REDIRECT CAPABILITY
REAL-TIME SATELLITE IMAGING
SECURE COMMUNICATIONS LINE
SECURITY CLOAK
SECURITY SYSTEM CO-OPT
SURVEILLANCE TAP
SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
THERMAL SCANNER
TRANSFORMATION
- F-150
TURBO BOOST
WEAPONS IDENTIFICATION

» KNIGHT RIDER: PROMETHEUS
By David Marsden | Published 05/21/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Rating:
 

KNIGHT RIDER: PROMETHEUS
2/17/2008

Writer: ...................... Dave Andron
Director: .................... Steve Shill

Mike Traceur: ................ Justin Bruening
Sarah Graiman: ............... Deanna Russo
Carrie Rivai: ................ Sydney Tamiia Poitier
Charles Graiman: ............. Bruce Davison
Michael Knight: .............. David Hasselhoff
Welther: ..................... Greg Ellis
Sheriff Ramsey: .............. Chris Mulkey
Dylan: ....................... Wayne Kasserman
Kevin: ....................... Jonathan Chase
Jennifer: .................... Susan Gibney
Belle: ....................... Kevin Christy
Cross: ....................... Jack Yang
Smoke: ....................... Kevin Dunigan
Woman in Bed: ................ Jelly Howie
Amber: ....................... Hope Riley
Sadie: ....................... Leah Fitzpatrick
Dustin Cary: ................. Blake Silver
Stoner Kid: .................. Justin Schaeffers
Poker Pro: ................... Phil Laak
Priest: ...................... Lucas Fleischer
Truck Driver: ................ Matthew J. Cates
Zion: ........................ Matt Leonard

Sarah Graiman is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford University, following in her genius father Charles' footsteps. But when men attempt to abduct her, Sarah receives a mysterious call from K.I.T.T. warning her that he's a creation of Charles, who also invented the first K.I.T.T. 25 years ago -- and that her father is in serious danger.

Sarah and K.I.T.T. track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer, a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn't seen since he left home at 18. Having served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded and lost and initially resistant. Eventually he agrees to help Sarah and the two set out to discover who's behind the attempt to procure K.I.T.T. and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a long- standing friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to those ties, she is brought into the mix to help in the search.

TRIVIA:

Look out for the original K.I.T.T. in Charles Graiman's lab at the beginning of the show. We also see a Knight 2000 steering wheel and the classic California KNIGHT plate.

Mike Traceur was born June 10, 1983, is 6'3" tall and weighs 185 lbs. His last known address was 3385 Ave D., Los Angeles, CA. 90039. His DMV number is 1946491.

K.I.T.T.'s system is largely solar-powered, and recycles 91% of its expended energy, allowing a ratio of 167 miles travelled for every gallon of fuel burned.

Susan Gibney was is perhaps best-known as Dr. Leah Brahms on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Although her character is immediately a huge part of Knight Rider mythology, she never appeared in the original Knight Rider series.

SCRIPT NOTES:

By his own admission, Dave Andron wrote the first draft of this script in eleven days. He told Knight Rider Online (off-site link, target opens in new window): "They came to me in mid-August with the would-you-like-to-do-this thing, and I had a full shootable script locked on November 3rd at midnight, right before the [strike] happened. You're talking about two-and-a-half months to come up with the idea, do the outline, go through all the notes. I wrote the first 110-page draft in eleven days. And we whittled it down and whittled it down, and I think it wound up being something like 79 pages. Even then, I had a 90-page script that everybody loved, then we got our budget. And everybody said take 10 pages out. Change that scene and change that scene. It's such a hectic process anyway. But there's more going into that than most people would ever know. But Dave Bartis and Gene Klein, the other executive, were amazing along with Doug Liman... we got them a script in 2 months that they were really excited about shooting. We couldn't rewrite anything. What we shot is very, very close to the original script."

Due to budgetary and time constraints, a sequence featuring Mike, Dylan and their race car was excised from filming. It's alluded to in the epilogue when Dylan tells Mike to "avoid crashing" K.I.T.T.

The Graimans were originally named "Kamen".

PUBLICITY GALLERY:

K.I.T.T.'S FUNCTIONS:

AUTO PILOT
BLOCK FREQUENCY RANGE 110-4600HHE
CALIFORNIA DMV INTRANET TRACE
- 2QCE265 (CALIFORNIA)
EARPIECE COMMUNICATOR
EXPRESSION SCAN
FACIAL SCAN
- SARAH GRAIMAN
- WELTHER
FLASH MEMORY
GPS
K.I.T.T. NEURAL NETWORK
KNIGHT INDUSTRIES 3000 FIELD TESTS:
- PASSENGER IMPACT SAFETY TEST (COMPLETED)
- HIGH SPEED IMPACT TEST (PENDING)
- STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY TEST (INCOMPLETE)
- NANOSKIN INTEGRITY SPEED TEST (INCOMPLETE)
- BULLET IMPACT TEST (INCOMPLETE)
- HIGH VELOCITY BREAKING INDEX (COMPLETE)
- HIGH SPEED MANEUVERING (INCOMPLETE)
KNIGHT INDUSTRIES 3000 LICENCE PLATES:
- 5QCH037 (CALIFORNIA)
- 6UB43E1 (IDAHO)
- I37 8112 (PRAGUE)
MEDICAL SCAN
NANOMORPH SKIN
NEURAL MATRIX DEFENSE GRID
PENTAGON DATABASE ACCESS:
- PROMETHEUS DATA SPECIFICATIONS
PHONE
PROFILER SOFTWARE
PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECURITY CAMERA FEEDS
RADAR
REAL-TIME SATELLITE IMAGERY (VSAT-4 Satellite Capture)
THERMAL IMAGING SCAN
THREAT ASSESSMENT

» KITT 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang 500KR 1:18 scale diecast
By David Marsden | Published 05/15/2009 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

KITshe08kr02bg.jpgT 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang 500KR 1:18 scale diecast

$49.95

KITT Knightrider 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang 500KR 1:18 scale diecast by Shelby Collectibles Inc.

Looks identical to the K.I.I.T Mustang. It is a 1:18 scale (10" long) diecast by Shelby Collectibles. Limited Edition - get one before they are gone forever. Features include opening hood, trunk, and doors, accurate paint and graphics, nicely detailed engine and interior. Shelby Collectibles is owned by Carrol Shelby himself. It comes in a Shelby Collectibles box - not a Knightrider box. On September 26, 2007, NBC announced that it was creating a two-hour backdoor pilot to air later that season. In the new version, Justin Bruening stars as the estranged son of Michael Knight, Mike Traceur. Deanna Russo plays Traceur's one-time girlfriend and love interest, Sarah Graiman. Bruce Davison co-stars as her father, physicist Charles Graiman, the original designer of KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand). Wayne Kasserman co-stars as Mike's roommate and friend. David Hasselhoff also has a cameo as Michael Knight. KITT is portrayed as a Ford Shelby GT 500 KR Mustang. Supervising producer Dave Andron wrote the pilot script, Doug Liman and Dave Bartis executive produced it. Val Kilmer is the voice for the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) Mustang (the part had been recorded by Will Arnett, but he was asked to withdraw by General Motors because of Arnett's prior agreements with GM on advertising., and Sydney Tamiia Poitier, the youngest daughter of Sidney Poitier, plays FBI agent Carrie Rivai. After receiving good ratings, NBC announced that Knight Rider will return as a weekly series beginning in the fall of 2008.
» the red arrows history
By David Marsden | Published 09/26/2008 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE OFFICIAL RED ARROW SITE

History

Since the first aerial pageant at Hendon in 1920, formation aerobatics have been held in high regard by the Royal Air Force. In the barnstorming days before the Second World War no air display would be complete without the sight of two or more biplanes flying in close proximity, often tied together. With the dawn of the jet age, piston engine aircraft were replaced by the faster and more dramatic of the new front-line jet fighters.

The first RAF jet team was formed in 1947 and consisted of three Vampires from the Odiham Wing in Hampshire. By 1950 72 Squadron was flying a team of seven Vampires and 54 Squadron, with their five aircraft, were the first to use smoke. This was achieved by injecting diesel into the jet pipe where the high temperature turned it to white smoke. Rivalry between the RAF fighter squadrons was high and it became the trend for each to form its own team. When 54 Squadron re-equipped with the Hawker Hunter in 1955 they put together a four ship team know as the Black Knights. In 1956, 111 Squadron (Tremblers or Treble One) became the official RAF display team with their five gloss black Hunters. After displaying in France they were applauded as Les Fleches Noires and they soon became know throughout the Continent as the Black Arrows.

Two of those original aircraft remained in service until 1995, being used for groundcrew training at RAF Scampton. The RAF sold one to The Royal Jordanian Historic Aircraft Flight and the other to a private buyer in South Africa. In 1957 The Black Arrows were increased to nine aircraft.  These were supplemented in 1958 by an additional 13 aircraft from other squadrons in order to perform a 22 aircraft loop and barrel roll at the Farnborough Air Show. This is the greatest number of  aircraft ever looped in formation and remains a world record to this day.

The Tigers, of 74 Squadron, became the official RAF display team in 1962 with nine Mach 2 Lightnings. At that time 92 Squadron, with the Blue Diamonds, and 56 Squadron, with The Firebirds, could also be seen on the display circuit. In 1964 six Jet Provosts of The Central Flying School (CFS) became the official RAF team, known as The Red Pelicans.

The RAF were soon to realize that training aircraft were a much cheaper option to operate than the Lightning. The Squadrons, afterall, seemed to be spending more time at airshows and less time flying operational sorties. The Red Pelicans were not without their rivals and in that same year a five ship of yellow Gnats, known as The Yellow jacks, were formed at RAF Valley in North Wales by Flight Lieutenant Lee Jones. The Folland Gnat was the RAFs advanced jet trainer and its speed and agility made it the perfect machine for formation aerobatics. The following year Jones formed the official RAF display team with a seven ship of red Gnats and called them The Red Arrows.

Initially The Red Arrows were based at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire which was operated by CFS. The team was equipped with a total of ten Gnats although they continued to display seven until 1968. Each had its own three colour smoke generation system and a distinctive red, white and blue colours scheme. In that first year The Red Arrows performed 65 displays in  the UK, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. At the end of that year they were awarded the Britannia Trophy by the Royal Aero Club in recognition of their outstanding contribution to British prestige in the field or aviation. Initially The Red Arrows employed a spare pilot, but soon found this practice to be unsatisfactory. The display routine is a complex one and any reserve pilot would be required to learn all the skills of his colleagues. Since he would rarely be called upon to fly in a display it would be difficult to keep him current and in time he would become frustrated. In the nineteen sixties much of the Central Flying School were located at airfields around the Cotswolds in the heart of England. It was there that the Team remained, moving from Fairford to Kemble, near Cirencester.

RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, became the Headquarters of CFS, and in 1983 The Red Arrows were relocated there. With the end of the Cold war, Scampton fell victim to defence cuts and the airfield closed at the end of 1995. In February 1996, after returning from tours of Africa, Australia and the Far East the Team settled into their new home at RAF Cranwell, where they share the airfield with the Bulldogs, Dominies and Jetstreams of CFS.

Although the public have always known them as the The Red Arrows their official name is The Royal Air force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT). This is the title that appears on the Squadrons crest together with the diamond nine and the motto Eclat, with means brilliance. When the team was first formed the original badge depicted seven red Gnats in Vulcan formation superimposed over the RAF roundel. Since 1968 The Red Arrows have performed as a nine ship display team and from that  time the Diamond Nine shape has been their trademark.

Number six and seven are known as the Synchronised or Synchro Pair and are well known for their breathtaking crosses in front of the crowd.

The display routine has always been designed to keep the attention of the crowd and is split into two distinctive segments. Each year the team pilots create a display routine around this basic format. The complete routine lasts about twenty minutes, which some spectators think is not long enough. The team, however, believe in the philosophy that is always better to leave the crowd wanting more.

The first half of their display consists of aerobatic manoeuvres performed by all nine aircraft flying a variety of different shapes. Six and seven spend most of the first half in line astern on the leader, forming what is called the stem. In the second half the Synchro Pair split off from the other seven aircraft to perform their crosses, these are interlaced with the splits and rejoins of the main section. In previous years all nine aircraft would rejoin for the Parasol  Break as the finale to the show.

The Red Arrows fly as two loose formations of five aircraft when transitting between displays. The Team Manager flies the spare. For many years now the front five have been nicknamed "Enid" after the famous five books by Enid Blighton. Six to ten are known as Gypo which comes from the word Gypsy. Perhaps this was due to the appearance of some of the pilots. 1979 was the last year that the Team flew the Gnat. The British Aerospace Hawk became the RAF's new jet trainer and the Red Arrows converted to it during the winter of 79/80. The Team began the 1980 display season with the new aircraft and a brand new colour scheme.

Seventy-five support personnel are required to keep the Team airborn. Six of these are involved in administration and planning, commanded by a Warrant Officer.

The remainder are engineers, of which 25 are designated as First Line and 41 are Second Line. First Line are responsible for servicing the aircraft away from the home base. They are commanded by a Flight Lieutenant Engineering Officer (Eng 1), who flies, together with nine of his engineers, to the displays, and collectively they are known as Circus. The remainder, if required, will travel by road. Second Line are responsible for the in-depth maintenance back at base and are also commanded by a Flight Lieutenant Engineering Officer (Eng 2).

In the 32 years that the Team has been in existence it has displayed in fifty countries. They perform over one hundred displays each year and have totalled more than 3400 to date. The 1000th show was flown in the summer of 1977 at Greenham Common. Nine years later the 2000th display was achieved in front of holiday crowds at Bournmouth sea front. The 3000th display was performed over the estuary at Dartmouth in August 1995. The Team has always fulfilled its role in promoting a positive image of the Royal Air Force and as an aid to recruiting, but more recently they have been called upon to promote the British Aerospace industry through displays at home and abroad.

The Red Arrows, through the many displays they perform each year, have become a household name and there is almost no one in the UK that does not know who or what they are. It is true to say that following recent tours to Africa, Asia and North America they are also becoming a worldwide name. This is a rare position to hold and should ensure that the Team remains a useful asset for many years to come.

by Flt Lt Mark Zanker


No 111 Squadron was the premier team until 1961 when No 92 Squadron, The Blue Diamonds, carried on the tradition of the Black Arrows, introducing some new formations and flying 16 blue-painted Hunters. In 1960 and 1961 this 16 aircraft formation was at times split into seven and nine, so that one or other of the formations was always in front of the audience, a principle retained by the Red Arrows on a smaller scale.

In 1960, No 74 Squadron, The Tigers, was re-equipped with Lightnings and in 1961 performed wing-overs and rolls with nine aircraft in tight formation. In 1962 they became the RAF's premier team and were the first display team to fly Mach 2 aircraft. For a time they gave co-ordinated displays with the Blue Diamonds.

The Tigers
Five Lightnings of No. 74 Squadron, "The Tigers"

The nine red and silver Lightnings of No 56 Squadron appeared in 1963 as the Firebirds. However, since then, in keeping with general practice amongst most air forces, the leading display teams in the RAF have not been drawn from fighter squadrons, but have been composed of lighter aircraft in smaller formations. These teams are less expensive to operate and do not interfere with operational requirements.

In 1964 The Red Pelicans, flying six Jet Provost T Mk 4s, became the first Central Flying School (CFS) jet team to assume the role of the RAF's leading display team. In that same year a team of five yellow Gnat trainers was formed at No 4 Flying Training School at Valley, in time to work up a display for the Farnborough Airshow. Flight Lieutenant Lee Jones, a former member of the Black Arrows and the first Leader of the Gnat Aerobatic Team, adopted the radio callsign "Yellowjack" and the team quickly became known as the Yellowjacks. The then commandant of CFS, Air Commodore Bird-Wilson apparently hated the title and insisted on a name change. Flight Lieutenant Jones appeared to acquiesce to authority and for a short time the team was known by the preposterous name "Daffodil Patrol". Lee Jones, who had no fear of senior officers, knew that Bird Wilson would hate the new name even more and in due course the name reverted to Yellowjacks.

The Yellowjacks
Folland Gnats of the Yellowjacks
(or was it the Daffodil Patrol?!)

By 1964 there were so many unofficial display teams that there was a danger of pilots spending more time practising formation aerobatics than carrying out operational training, and Jones was given the job of forming and leading a new team to represent the RAF as a whole. According to Jones, the Gnats of the Yellowjacks had by this time been painted red - probably to ensure that the name "Yellowjacks" could no longer be used - so when asked to suggest a name for the new team to Bird-Wilson, he said "let it be Red Arrows: Red for the colour, and Arrows in memory of the Black Arrows." Thus were the Red Arrows born.

             1. The Early Days                   2. Into the Jet Age

          3. A Plethora of Teams            4. The "Reds" Arrive


Team Photo Archives - 1965 to date


Countries in which the Reds have Displayed


Previous Red Arrows pilots

The Scampton Story



The RAF Scampton badge

RAF Scampton historical notes from bases of Bomber Command

An FE2bProbably most well-known of all Bomber Command stations, Scampton is located partly on the site of a First World War landing ground known as Brattleby or Brattleby Cliff. Located four miles north of Lincoln, the first of several airfields built on the rise known as the Lincoln Cliff running north on the west side of the A15, the original station opened in 1916. A number of timber administration and barrack huts were erected and six large wooden hangars. Reserve squadrons were the first residents, soon joined by a flight of No. 33 Squadron's FE2bs for home defence.

By the spring of 1917 Brattleby, then known as Scampton, had become a training establishment supporting No. 60 Training Squadron. No. 81 Training Squadron was formed at the station in the summer and a third Training Squadron, No. 11, arrived from Grantham in September. In July 1918 these squadrons were incorporated in No. 34 training Depot Station which endured until April 1919, although its activities were severely reduced during the last four months of its existence. The landing ground was relinquished in January 1920 and within the next five years all buildings, including six hangars, were removed leaving little trace of wartime usage.

With the expansion of the RAF to meet developments in Germany during the 1930's, the Air Ministry turned first to abandoned First World War landing grounds when looking to build the required new airfields. The Scampton aerodrome site proved suitable although a larger acreage was required taking in farmland to the south in the parish of Scampton, a village to the west of the B1398. Compulsorily purchased in 1935, work took the best part of two years and the RAF appeared before completion. The camp area was placed in the south-east corner and accessed from the A15 which formed the eastern border of the station. Substantial flat-roofed brick buildings and four Type C hangars were erected. The weapons stores were further north on the eastern side of the airfield.

A Handley Page Heyford

A Vickers VirginiaBy October 1936, No. 9 Squadron and its Heyfords and No. 214 Squadron with Virginias arrived from Northern Ireland with No. 3 Group administering the station. No. 214 converted to Harrows early in 1937 only to be transferred south to Feltwell in April. In June, 'C' Flight of No. 9 Squadron became the reformed No. 148 Squadron, flying Audax biplanes for two months while awaiting Wellesley monoplanes. In March 1938, the recently-formed No. 5 Group was given bomber stations in Lincolnshire so Nos. 9 and 148 Squadrons moved south to No. 3 Group's new station at Stradishall. Their place was taken by Nos. 49 and 83 Squadrons, ex-Worthy Down and Turnhouse respectively. Both surrendered their Hawker Hinds for Handley Page Hampdens later in the year.

P1333, a Handley Page Hampden B Mk I of 49 Squadron

P1333, a Handley Page Hampden B Mk I of 49 Squadron

P2125, a Handley Page Hampden B Mk I of 83 Squadron

P2125, a Handley Page Hampden B Mk I of 83 Squadron

With the outbreak of war, the most frequent operational commitment of the Hampdens was minelaying approaches to the enemy's ports. The first two Bomber Command VCs went to men form the Scampton squadrons. On August 12, 1940, Flight Lieutenant Roderick Learoyd's No. 49 Squadron Hampden was badly damaged by ground fire when he pressed home a low-level attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal.

49 Squadron badge

The award was made for his conduct in this action and bringing the badly mauled bomber safely back to base. Sergeant John Hannah was a wireless operator/air gunner in a No. 83 Squadron Hampden which was set on fire from a direct flak hit in the bomb-bay while attacking invasion barges on September 15th, 1940.

83 Squadron badge

Sergeant Hannah could have baled out but he stayed and fought the fire which enabled his Canadian pilot to fly the crippled machine back to Scampton. Sergeant Hannah was the youngest recipient of the VC for aerial operations during the war.

In December 1941, No. 83 Squadron began to receive Avro Manchesters with No. 49 using the type the following April.

L7453, an Avro Manchester B Mk I of 49 Squadron

L7453, an Avro Manchester B Mk I of 49 Squadron

R5833, an Avro Manchester B Mk IA of 83 Squadron

R5833, an Avro Manchester B Mk IA of 83 Squadron

This troublesome aircraft had a limited operational use before it was gradually phased out (starting in May 1942) in favour of its four-engined successor, the Lancaster. No sooner had No. 83 converted to the Lancaster than it was selected as one of the squadrons for the new Pathfinder Force and departed to Wyton.

ED441, an Avro Lancaster B Mk I of 49 Squadron

ED441, an Avro Lancaster B Mk I of 49 Squadron

R5852, an Avro Lancaster B Mk I of 83 Squadron

R5852, an Avro Lancaster B Mk I of 83 Squadron

LM624, an Avro Lancaster B Mk III of 57 Squadron

LM624, an Avro Lancaster B Mk III of 57 Squadron

Its replacement was No. 57 Squadron from Feltwell. In fact, this former No. 3 Group Wellington squadron was re-built with Lancaster crews and aircraft, becoming operational in October.

57 Squadron badge

Early the following month, No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force-manned unit, was formed at Scampton to fly Lancasters in No. 5 Group. As was current practice, once in being it was transferred to another station, in this instance Bottesford. Then in January 1943, No. 49 Squadron was moved from its home of nearly five years to the new Scampton satellite at Fiskerton, apparently to allow both Squadrons to expand to three flights and 30 Lancasters each.

On March 15, 1943, a bomb accidentally released from a No. 57 Squadron Lancaster detonated and destroyed this and four visiting No. 50 Squadron aircraft parked nearby. Six days later No. 617 Squadron was formed at Scampton for the task of attacking the Ruhr dams with Barnes Wallis's rotating mine.

ED912, an Avro Lancaster B Mk III Special of 617 Squadron

ED912, an Avro Lancaster B Mk III Special of 617 Squadron with the Dams mine in the bomb bay

The raid, carried out on the night of May 16/17, 1943, brought No. 617's leader, the legendary Wing Commander Guy Gibson, the station's third Victoria Cross.

617 Squadron badge

At the end of August 1943, No. 57 Squadron moved to East Kirkby and No. 617 to Coningsby so that Scampton could be upgraded with concrete runways. In the early war years, 36 asphalt hardstandings had been built around the airfield and several of these were lost when the hard runways were added. These were 05-23 at 2000yds, 01-19 at 1500yds and 11-29 at 1400yds. A total of 11 loop hardstandings were laid down among the perimeter track to replace those lost or isolated by the construction. New bomb stores were fashioned on land north of the north-west corner of the airfield and a T2 erected nearby. Total accommodation available at Scampton at this time was for 1844 males and 268 females.

Work was not completed until the summer when a fighter affiliation unit, No 1690 Flight, moved in to conduct exercises for bomber defence training. As of October 1944, Scampton passed to No. 1 Group which immediately moved in the newly re-formed No. 153 Squadron with its Lancasters. No. 1687 Bomber Defence Training Flight took up station in December 1944 to perform much the same duties for No. 1 Group as No. 1960 BDT Flt had done for No. 5 Group.

153 Squadron badge

At the end of March this unit moved to Hemswell and Scampton once again had two operational bomber squadrons when No. 625 arrived from Kelstern. The two Lancaster squadrons undertook their last bombing raids from Scampton on April 25, 1945 when they mounted an attack on Hitler's mountain retreat at Obersalzberg. During the war the total losses of all squadrons operating from Scampton was 266 aircraft. Of these 155 were Hampdens, 15 Manchesters and 95 Lancasters.

625 Squadron badge

In the weeks following the last bombing raid, Nos. 153 and 625 participated in food drops and the ferrying of POWs and displaced persons before the units were disbanded in the early autumn. Within a month, however, No. 57 Squadron returned and No. 100 Squadron joined it in early December.

100 Squadron badge

Both units were flying Lancasters but No. 57 prepared to convert to Lincolns and had just done so when both were transferred to Lindholme in May 1946. As with many other former bomber stations, Scampton then became host to training organizations, Bomber Command Instructors' School appearing in January 1947 and remaining for the next six years. From July 1947 to April the following year, runway strengthening and other upgrading was carried out.

Between July 1948 and February 1949 Scampton played host to 30 B-29 Superfortresses of the 28th Bomb Group of the US Strategic Air Command, being relieved by the 301st Bomb Group with a similar strength. This was because Scampton was one of the few stations with runways long enough and strong enough to sustain these large aircraft. When Strategic Air Command had no further use for Scampton, it became the home of No. 230 Operation Conversion Unit, specialising in Lincolns. In 1953 the station once again supported regular bomber squadrons, Nos. 10, 18, 21 and 27, all Canberra equipped, but by June 1955 all had been moved elsewhere so that Scampton could be redeveloped for heavy jet bomber use.

10 Squadron badge18 Squadron badge21 Squadron badge27 Squadron badge

WH667, an English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 of 10 Squadron

WH667, an English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 of 10 Squadron

The main runway was re-laid to Class 1 standard and extended to 3000yds necessitating a diversion of the A15. On completion of this work, No. 617 Squadron was re-formed at Scampton in May 1958 to fly Vulcans, joined in 1960 by another former resident, No. 83 Squadron, also on Vulcans.

XL321, an Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 of 617 Squadron

XL321, an Avro Vulcan B Mk 2 of 617 Squadron

The latter squadron was disbanded in 1969. No. 230 OCU appeared again that year, its task being the preparation of Vulcan crews, and in 1973 a second regular Vulcan squadron was again added to the station complement when No. 27 was re-formed. Two years later a third Vulcan squadron appeared - No. 35.

35 Squadron badge

The Tucano replaced the Jet Provost in the RAF and a CFS Tucano/JP Squadron based at Scampton was responsible for the introduction of the new type into serviceThe V-Force remained in being until 1982 from when Scampton again reverted to a training role, the Central Flying School taking up station in September 1984 and remaining until 1996 when the station was closed. During this period Central Flying School operated Bulldog, Jet Provost, Tucano and Hawk aircraft.


The Red Arrows who had moved to Cranwell in 1996, however, returned to Scampton on 21 December 2000, when the station was re-activated. The RAF Aerobatic Team, to give the Team it's proper title, is the only Service user of the airfield.

RAFAT badge

XX260, a BAE SYSTEMS Hawk of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows

XX260, a BAE SYSTEMS Hawk of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows

A civilian company carry out servicing of Tucano aircraft and the Old Flying Machine Company have various aircraft, including Hunters and a Buccaneer, in various stages of restoration in No 3 Hangar.

 


» Chesterfield Managers History
By David Marsden | Published 09/12/2008 | Gamelea Students Yr 1 | Unrated
1919 to Date

History of Chesterfield Managers
John Duncan


Lee Richardson March
1919 to Date

History of Chesterfield Managers
John Duncan


Lee Richardson March 2007 -To Date


Roy McFarland May 2003-March 2007 Reason: Sacked

Dave Rushbury January 2002-April 2003 Reason: Resigned

Nicky Law May 2000-December 2001 Reason: Resigned

John Duncan February 1993-April 2000 Reason: Sacked

Chris McMenemy January 1991-February 1993 Reason: Sacked

Paul Hart November 1988-January 1991 Reason: Sacked

Kevin Randall June 1987-October 1988 Reason: Sacked

John Duncan June 1983-June 1987 Reason: Resigned

Frank Barlow 1980- 1983 Reason: Sacked
Frank Barlow

Arthur Cox 1976-1980 Reason: Resigned

Joe Shaw 1973-1976 Reason: Resigned

Jimmy McGuigan 1967-1973 Reason: Resigned

Tony McShane 1962-1967 Reason: Resigned

Dougie Livingstone 1958-1962 Reason: Contract Expired

Teddy Davison 1952- 1958 Reason: Retired

Bob Marshall 1949- 1952 Reason: Resigned
Chris McMenemy

Bob Brocklebank 1945-1949 Reason: Resigned

Norman Bullock 1938-1945 Reason: Resigned

Bill Harvey 1932-1938 Reason: Resigned

Teddy Davison 1927-1932 Reason: Resigned

Alec Campbell April 1927- November 1927 Reason: Resigned

Harry Parkes August 1922- April 1927 Reason: Resigned

Harry Hadley April 1922- August 1922 Reason: Resigned

James Joseph Caffrey January 1920- April 1922 Reason: Resigned

Tom Callaghan March 1919-January 1920 Reason: Sacked

Managers Before this time are a little sketchy as the teams were picked by committee members/selectors if you will. And there was some moderate coaching.

2007 -To Date


Roy McFarland May 2003-March 2007 Reason: Sacked

Dave Rushbury January 2002-April 2003 Reason: Resigned

Nicky Law May 2000-December 2001 Reason: Resigned

John Duncan February 1993-April 2000 Reason: Sacked

Chris McMenemy January 1991-February 1993 Reason: Sacked

Paul Hart November 1988-January 1991 Reason: Sacked

Kevin Randall June 1987-October 1988 Reason: Sacked

John Duncan June 1983-June 1987 Reason: Resigned

Frank Barlow 1980- 1983 Reason: Sacked
Frank Barlow

Arthur Cox 1976-1980 Reason: Resigned

Joe Shaw 1973-1976 Reason: Resigned

Jimmy McGuigan 1967-1973 Reason: Resigned

Tony McShane 1962-1967 Reason: Resigned

Dougie Livingstone 1958-1962 Reason: Contract Expired

Teddy Davison 1952- 1958 Reason: Retired

Bob Marshall 1949- 1952 Reason: Resigned
Chris McMenemy

Bob Brocklebank 1945-1949 Reason: Resigned

Norman Bullock 1938-1945 Reason: Resigned

Bill Harvey 1932-1938 Reason: Resigned

Teddy Davison 1927-1932 Reason: Resigned

Alec Campbell April 1927- November 1927 Reason: Resigned

Harry Parkes August 1922- April 1927 Reason: Resigned

Harry Hadley April 1922- August 1922 Reason: Resigned

James Joseph Caffrey January 1920- April 1922 Reason: Resigned

Tom Callaghan March 1919-January 1920 Reason: Sacked

Managers Before this time are a little sketchy as the teams were picked by committee members/selectors if you will. And there was some moderate coaching.

(left)

Roy McFarland


Lee Richardson













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