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one thought it
was a penalty
but we are
building for the
future giving the
young
lads game time
and making
sure they enjoy
it is important
for us that is
what we can
focus on,
because that is
what is
important for us
all."
Above: Former Stockport Country chairman Lord Peter Snape (left) former vice-
chairman Spencer Fearn
divisions in the UK to get out of,
not only due to the amount of
talented sides who genuinely
believe they can go up, but also
because of the fact that
there is only one
promotion place up
for grabs, but
Fearn thinks
there should be
a way round
this and that a
change should
be made to
include more
sides going up:
"To me there should
be a play-off place, it is
difficult there only being one
team who can go up, I know it
would be tough but to me the
changes could be made, I look at
Handsworth, Worksop,
Cleethorpes and the teams who
have come up, it is a great league,
I don't think there will be much
difference in terms of ability it is
down to heart and desire, that is
where I hope we show the
difference and can gain from it, but
it is a great league to be a part of."
During the last campaign, Main
were able to defeat the top sides in
the division but Fearn says it truly
is a case that anyone can get the
three points: "Beating Tadcaster
was great, we can beat the best in
For Fearn this
role is not his
first job in
football, after
he was the vice chairman at
Stockport County only a few
seasons ago, he spoke about that
role and also his time in the sport
before that: "Before Stockport, I
was at East Stirling it was a
brilliant experience, we
played at Ibrox against
Rangers, we went
from being the worst
team in Scotland
to being play-off
challenges, I then
went to Stockport
for sixteen
months, it wasn't
the best of times, I
learnt a lot from my
time there, it took a lot
of hard work to try to turn it
all around, it was difficult
because things on the pitch were
not going well, after that I had
about six months off, then I went
back into foo tball and eventually
ended up at Maltby Main."
the
league, but we know that anyone
can beat anyone and that means
we have to give everyone the
respect they deserve, facing
Parkgate is something that we look
For Maltby Main the word being
forward to they are the local
used is progress and now with the
rivals."
building blocks in place, hopefully
this season will see the side do
Main missed out on progressing
further in the FA Cup after losing to just that and make the step
forward they are looking to
Squires Gate and Fearn admitted
achieve.
it was disappointing but that he is
not dwelling on it: "It hurt for us, we
were down to ten men, the penalty
we conceded was ludicrous, no
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