Felling Magpies
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Felling Magpies
FOOTBALL CLUB
F
elling Magpies have done
a fantastic job of providing
young players from their local
area with an opportunity to
play the game throughout their proud
history. Current Chairman Karl Boyd
took the time to talk to Football Focus
Magazine about the work that they have
been doing at the club lately.
This Season
“From the playing side, we are delighted
with the way the club has been going
this year as our players our progressing
really well. The club has been growing
which we’re very happy with although
trying to secure our base has been a little
frustrating.
We don’t have trials here at the club,
we’re not about picking and choosing our
players we want to give every kid that’s
interested an opportunity to develop both
from a footballing and social perspective.”
Recognition
“Last season we were voted Community
Charter Standard Club of the Year for
the Durham FA region and were also the
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regional winners for the North-east and
Yorkshire. We won Fairplay Club of the
Year for the North east and Yorkshire
region as well. We have a code of conduct
for all our Managers, players and parents
to make sure that everyone at the club
is progressing as one unit, stamping out
any negative behaviour. Once the kids see
what they are part of I think they then take
a real pride in what they are achieving.”
Community
“We’re committed to playing an important
role in the local community. Last year we
sponsored one of the local schools football
strips which was great for the school
and for us. We’ve also got a partnership
with a local comprehensive; it’s all about
building for us and we’ve gone from 9
teams to 21 teams in 2 years and