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The Link Magazine • July 1998
World Cup dreams go sour for Freshbrook team

A group of angry parents from Freshbrook and Grange Park claim their eager football playing children have been let down by
Swindon's daily newspaper, the Evening Advertiser.
Shane Sturrock, 10, responded telephone call the next day brought
to a call in the Adver for teams to the news that no other teams had
take part in a mini-World Cup tour- entered in the under 12 age group
nament during June. He organ- and the competition was cancelled.
ised friends at Windmill Hill An angry dad Terry Sturrock,
School into 'Windmill United' and said, "the thing that hurts is that
sent off their entry form. we received a letter to say we quali-
A few days later they received a fied and then were told our entry
letter from Danny Robinson, Foot- did not count.
ball Development Officer at the "If our team was the only entry,
County Ground Lifestyle Centre, then we have won the competition
telling them that they had 'quali- and should be awarded the prize.
fied for the group stages.' But a If there were other teams, some-
thing could have been organised."
Other parents were also upset.
DEWIIURST Mum Ann Richardson told of the Unhappy footballers and parents, from rear left, Ashley Stevens, Shane
Estate Agents lads' disappointment, "they feel Sturrock, Chris Brown, Tom Mapstone, Mark Richardson, Jonathan
Humphries, Mark Proberts. Front, Glyn Stevens, Terry and Marie Sturrock,
very let down."
WANTT Dad Glyn Stevens is not im- Pam Mapstone, Ann Richardson, Christine Humphries, Helen Proberts
Maria Sturrock was not im-
pressed with the Evening Advertis- mad on football and were really
YOUR HO er's attitude. "An acknowledge- excited by the tournament. But pressed by the compensation of-
ment that parents and children had we're really annoyed that we can- fered by the newspaper when it
made the effort to take part would not take part." arrived - an invitation to the finals
have been the least they could do. When asked to comment, an for under and over 16s at the Oasis
23 COMMERCIAL ROAD "It was a good idea that didn't Adver spokesman was only pre- on 12 July. "They're not exactly
SWINDON SN1 5NS workout. Basically, they have told pared to say that there had been a putting themselves out by asking
the children to 'get lost.' severe lack of response in both the the children to attend the tourna-
TEL: 01793 430200 "They could have offered some- under 12 and under 14 categories, ment they were rejected from.
FREE VALUATIONS thing football related as an alter- despite publicity in local schools "We'll won't be accepting the
NEW HOMES ALWAYS native - perhaps a visit to a match and faxes to PE teachers. A letter invitation, but we're still asking
AVAILABLE at the County Ground." would be sent to Mr Sturrock. for the prize money."
Team organiser Shane Sturrock
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spoke for his friends. "We're all
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