The British Ironwork Centre, the chronicle’s 2013 Community Champion Business award winner, has once again taken up a community challenge this time from Oswestry Town FC
Already a proud sponsor of the recently formed FC Oswestry Town, flying high in its first Season of the Mercian Regional Football League division one, the centre offered further support through the provision and sponsorship of tracksuits for the whole squad.
However there was a twist in this tale, Oswestry Town FC had to run a serious risk by taking on the Ironworkers at their own game. So a challenge was agreed, ifOswestryTownlost they agreed to work for a Day at the Centre completely free.The Match took place Sunday the 8th of December at the Venue, Oswestry’s Football centre, at Park Hall, kick off at 11.00am
The First Half took off with each player giving their all, it was instantly recognizable that neither team intended on losing. The Half Time Score was 1 all, with both sides only conceding one goal with no penalties and fortunately no injuries.
Whilst the Ironworkers left the Pitch in incredibly high spirits theOswestryTownteam were concerned, a feeling hung in the air, that just maybe this could be the embarrassment of the year. To add to the drama, the Ironworkers bought along the ladies from the Centre, all waving Americas Pom Poms, singing motivational songs and encouraging their colleagues to win further goals.
Each team seemed to have gained a respect for each other’s strengths, but the second half saw the OswestryTown team show their superiority in both fitness and skill, with the Ironworkers conceding 3 goals in fast succession and a final goal towards the end of the second half. Leaving the full time score standing at 5-1 to Oswestry Town FC.
The Ironworkers were battle worn and exhausted, all retiring to the Club House for chicken curry and rice, a banquet laid on by their hosts the victorious Oswestry Town Team.
A wonderful end to the most exciting day, manager Nick McGuire said that the “Ironworkers were surprisingly good and should join a league”, a question now hanging over the Ironwork Centre on the outskirts of Oswestry.
Managing director Clive Knowles was quoted as saying, if anyone wants to see the highlights of the Match, the video will be posted on YouTube (British ironwork centre.co.uk / football.)
Further saying, that this event was excellent for the staff as a whole including those that didn’t play, boosting moral and colleague relations, as well as helping the centre to improve further team building and inter departmental relations.
In photo
Front from left -
Ashley Edwards
Matt Oliver
Tom Mackarel
Alfie Bradley
Ben Knowles
Nick Mullis
Middle & back from Left –
Gary Payne
Craig Fitton
Matt Coulson
Bobbie Phillips
Tony Mcshane
Kristiqn Nikolov
Neil Grieve
David Edwards
Keith Singleton
Clive Knowles
