Silkmen Legends Vs FA Premier All Stars

A fund raiser to help Macclesfield Town FC. It has been well documented locally of the financial plight of my Football club (for my North American Readers ..... Soccer Club).

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Only a few months ago things were so financially desperate that even starting the season wasn't a given, even now we are far from turning this around, but every event, every penny earned, every penny donated helps keep us going and it seems that month by month we are only just keeping afloat. Lots of hard work from within the club has given the loyal fans at least some hope..... anyway onto the more positive aspects.

Todays game was between Ex Macclesfield players from the Eighties, Nineties and the naughties... versus Ex Premiership players of the last twenty years that graced the greatest football league competition in the world. (Some would argue that graced is a little OTT..... depending where your footballing loyalty's lie)

Steve Burr, Phil Power, Neil Sorvel and Steve Wood may not roll off the tongue to non followers of Macclesfield Town but to the clubs fans these are real legends and an integral part of our clubs history. While in contrast Bryan Robson, Terry Phelan, Frank Sinclair and Matt Jansen are a little more well known across the footballing world.

To the game..... the result really didn't matter but the Macclesfield Town Legends won 5-2.

Macclesfield Town Legends pre match photoshoot

 (how rude of them not to face the right way for me)

 

 

Pre match warm up .... Steve Burr

 

 

Ben Sedgemore and two ex Nigerian Internationals in Efe Sodje and George Abbey

 

 

Bryan Robson, One of England's finest

 

 

and the Premiership stars

 

 

some Newcastle United old boys talk either tactics or where to meet for a beer

 

 

The Star Lane faithful

 

 

all in a good cause..... the Pre match handshake

 

 

Darren Tinson gets in a cross

 

 

Ryan Price tips a cross over

 

 

Ritchie Barker marshalled by Frank Sinclair

 

 

you can appeal all you like Bryan..... this one counts!

Ritchie Barker opens the scoring

 

 

and is congratulated by Phil Power and Efe

 

 

Phil Power (far right) curls an effort from an angle

 

 

and scores

 

 

and celebrates with Stevie Wood

 

 

Martin McDonald Orchestrates

 

 

While Matt Janson scores for the Premiership All stars

 

 

Pascal Chimbonda and Phil Power Tussle for the ball

 

 

Jose Veiga claims this cross

 

 

Half Time

and a well earned rest for these three legends

 

 

Future first choice Manchester United Goalkeeper? ......

Ben Amos talks to Efe at half time

 

 

thanks to Scott Sellars and the other players for giving up their free time

 

 

Darren Peacock

 

 

Steve Burr

 

 

Paul Harsley and Matt Janson

 

 

Ben Sedgemore (Far left) scores the 4th

 

 

Sorvel, McDonald, Burr, Sedgemore and Ingram

 

  

Jon Parkin

 

 

Frank Sinclair

 

 

 

More images to be added later.

 

Update

new images below

 

Jose Veiga saves comfortably

 

 

The Maltese falcon is surrounded

 

 

Ben and Bryan

 

 

Pascal Chimbonda shapes to shoot

 

 

Burr out paces Peacock

 

 

Ritchie Barker goes close

 

 

Blimey a real trip down memory lane, I forgot how good these players were... in blue 

Tinson, Sodje, Sorvel Price and Howarth

 

 

these weren't bad either...... in White

Pheelan, Robson, Janson, Peacock and Watson 

 

Don't rip the shirts, we need to raffle them

 

 

Ben Sedgemore and Ex Macclesfield Town Manager Peter Wragg

 

 

Silkmen fan and pay to play.... James Gorfin