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Peter Brown Craven Minor League
Match Reports Week Ending February 4
Under 8 -
Town Green 3 Burscough 2
TOWN Green got back
to winning ways despite a determined effort from an energetic Burscough team. Thomas Bradley made the most of his opportunities to
score twice and secure the 3 points.
Town Green dominated
the 1st half but just before half-time were made to pay for a Jack
McComb foul on the edge of the box. He did well for much of the
match in a defensive role and eventually struck up a good
understanding with the ever-reliable Aiden Darcy. The resulting free
kick was terrific and went in off the post, giving keeper Michael
Power no chance.
In the 2nd half,
playing slightly uphill, the home team made their pressure pay. The
equaliser came through a scrambled effort from Giacomo Poli, whose
overall performance showed he was coming back to his best form. He
had replaced a tireless Amir. Town Green went ahead when an
excellent cross from Josh Dean, who was starting to combine well
with skipper Dan Brady on the right flank, found Thomas Bradley at
the far post; he made no mistake. Going one down brought out
the best from Burscough, and their pressure nearly resulted in an
equaliser. Their best effort was well saved by Power’s head, the
ferocity of the shot not allowing time for his hands to get to the
ball. In the meantime Tom Hartley, recovered from illness, made some
timely interceptions, many with his head. Soon after Bradley scored
his second, converting the rebound after the Burscough keeper had
done well to save his 1st effort. Burscough pulled one back
with another well-struck free kick to set up a tense finish, but
Town Green held out and were just about worth the 3 points.
Under 10
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Southport Juniors 5 Ainsdale 0
SOUTHPORT returned to League soccer after last weeks shock defeat in
the cup. The team had a point to prove to manager Richard
Bainbridge who has developed an all round strong and footballing
side who play a passing game, all of which was missing last week.
Ainsdale gave Southport a tough game earlier in the season and from
the start SFCJ got into their rhythm and passed the ball around the
middle of the park trying to force the break through, it came after
Sam Johnson sent the ball into the box only to be diverted into the
net of an Ainsdale player. This was well deserved and SFCJ pushed
Ainsdale back to the edge of their box when Johnson again sent a
cross to the near post that was pushed out by the keeper to Anthony
Brown who rammed home the rebound from three yards out.
The 2nd half started
with Ainsdale pushing forward to get back in the game but this left
gaps at the back which some fine passing from Oliver Cunningham sent
Owen Drummond clear to hit a shot that flew past the keeper at his
near post and into the net. Southport at this time were unstoppable
and the team put on a display of passing that pulled Ainsdale out of
position and led to James Smith nipping in and netting with great
right foot shot. Robson Baldwin who has played in every
position for SFCJ this season capped a super second half performance
by netting late on. Ryan Pytel replaced Smith and linked up
well with Drummond who rattled the bar with a thunderous shot in the
dying moments. Just before the final whistle a scramble in the
Ainsdale box lead to Jack Bainbridge netting for Southport, the
final whistle ended a very entertaining and well contested game that
both teams played their part in. |
Disparity between personal and organisational definitions of success
MANAGERS
across the North West believe there is a discrepancy between how
individuals and their organisations judge success. According to the
results of surveys conducted by the Chartered Management Institute,
managers achieve personal success by making an impact at work and
developing their colleagues, but think their organisations are more
focussed on market leadership and profit margins.
The findings, taken from research projects conducted over the past
15 months, also show that the majority of individuals (71%) in the
North West believe that ‘enjoying work’ is crucial to
success, yet only 14% believe that their employers share this view.
50% of individuals in the North West claimed to judge success by the
extent to which they develop their teams but felt that only 45% of
organisations mark this as a priority. This raises concerns not only
in view of the growing recognition of skills shortages in the UK,
but also for the lack of communication within organisations.
31% in the region also believe that ‘achieving a flexible
lifestyle’ is the mark of professional success but think only 8%
of their employers concur with this. The perception of differing
opinions comes against a backdrop of individuals resolving to spend
more time with friends and family this year (29%) and planning to
change jobs (18%). Of 1,864 managers asked to identify the key
factor that drives them to succeed, 64% spoke of having a ‘sense
of purpose’ in their work and 19% referred to ‘making a
difference to society’. Only 11% sought status amongst
colleagues and 8% claimed that success should be judged by ‘public
recognition’.
The research highlights a worryingly large gap between how
individuals define success and how they believe their employees
measure achievement with market share and long-term growth thought
to be of higher priority than employee welfare. Only 14% of managers
in the North West are concerned with ‘ensuring the organisation
is market leader’ but 66% thought that their employers made this
a priority. Similarly, just 8% of managers believe securing ‘sustainability’
is important, but thought that 45% of their organisations perceive
this as a priority. The findings also show that 51% believe
they have actually achieved their true potential. However, it is
clear that the region’s managers are unhappy with this situation,
with many taking action to ensure success. 29% have planned to
undertake development courses or further education during the next
12 months and 13% intend to improve their language skills to cope
with increasing global business needs.
Jo Causon, director, marketing and corporate affairs at the
Chartered Management Institute, says:- “Success clearly means
different things to different people, but the disparity between the
aims and objectives of the individual and how they view their
company’s priorities reveals a need for better internal
communication. Managers should voice professional needs so
their definition of success is known while the organisation needs to
create a clear understanding of its corporate objectives to ensure
employees and future employees feel an alignment to the corporate
culture”.
Reacting to the findings, the Chartered Management Institute has
created a series of freely downloadable resources to help
individuals and organisations achieve success.
Available via
www.managers.org.uk/active
the resources offer guidance and diagnostic tools covering 6 key
areas. These are:-
- Delivering results
- Making it happen by managing change
- Meeting customer needs
- Making an impact
- Inspirational leadership
- Getting the (work-life) balance right |
