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RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  26th April 2019 It’s the 21st episode of the weekly Friday Fix podcast which is now available to download and enjoy and is available via a number of different podcast platforms.  There’s no Rappo this time around as he’s away on holiday and so that means no “Bet of the Week” or “Predictions” as well as Rappo’s detailed “Combo Review”. We have got some interviews however, featuring the Senior Cup skippers from Falmouth Town and Saltash United – namely Joe Cooper and Ryan Richards respectively. The RM Graphic Design League Cup final takes place at St Blazey on Sunday and managers Lee Mann (Callington) and Mark Smith (AFC St Austell) speak to the Friday Fix podcast as well as Mark giving his neutral thoughts on the Easter Monday Senior Cup Final. Two more managers appear on this week’s episode – from the Combo we have Harry Pope (Penryn Athletic) while SWPL Division One West side Liskeard Athletic made sure of the league title this week and so Richard Woods from the Blues joins the podcast .  As usual we keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, as well as the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox.  Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. This podcast is all about talking Cornish football with some of the people who are making sure Saturday continues to be our football day. Why not also either leave a voice message for inclusion by going onto the Anchor app or send me an audio clip from your club for inserting into the episode? Whatever, make sure you follow CORNISH SOCCER talking football.  Timings (TOTAL : 1:14m) 1:32 TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 10:18 St Austell Reserves manager Mark Smith with his Senior Cup Final thoughts 13:15  Ryan Richards (Saltash United Captain) 20:09 Joe Cooper (Falmouth Town Captain) 30:27 Harry Pope (Manager of Penryn Athletic) 33.40  Lee Mann (Callington Reserves Manager) 43:43 Mark Smith again 50:23 Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 1:03:33 Richard Woods (Liskeard Athletic co-manager)

RAPPO & DEACS EASTER CUP SPECIAL  18th April 2019 Thank you for listening to another episode of the podcast. This is the 20th episode to become available to download and enjoy. Of course, we’re out a day early this week because of the busy Easter local football programme. It’s always a special time in the football calendar with not only an all but full programme of SWPL matches on the Good Friday, but then cup football takes over with the Cornwall Combination League Cup Final on the Sunday and of course the Cornwall Senior Cup final on the Easter Monday. Our version of the FA Cup as described by three of our guests this week St Austell’s Caretaker Manager Neil Slateford, who is also no stranger to appearing in the final, and we also talk to the two managers involved on the day – Saltash’s Matt Cusack and Falmouth’s Andy Westgarth. Before that however, we also hear from two key people in the build-up to the Combo final on the Sunday – Illogan’s skipper Steve Abbott-Smith and St Day’s assistant manager Rob Hosking.  It’s a special cup episode and no apologies for it being just over two hours. You’ve got the whole weekend to listen to it! It’s great that we can get to hear from people who will be involved in the big games coming up and that we can share them with you, our listeners. There’s also the usual features such as Rappo’s “Bet of the Week” and our Predictions on a handful of games throughout the Saturday football programme, from SWPL through to Duchy and Trelawny. We keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Cam and Josh, as well as with the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox. While Rappo takes his regular look at the Cornwall Combination League scene, we also touch on the MAB ECPL Premier Division title run-in, and more from this league next week with their league cup final taking place.  Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. It’s a bit of fun talking about Cornish football with some of the people who are making sure local football stays on the map! Don’t forget, you can always leave a voice message for inclusion by going onto the Anchor app and following CORNISH SOCCER talking football. Go on, give it a go and let us know what you reckon. “OUR FA CUP” Timings (TOTAL : 2:17:31m) 01:00 Recapping on some of the week’s events! 08:07 Neil Slateford 18:20    TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 31:31    “The Bet of the Week” 37:00  Rappo’s Combo review 48:28 Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 1:04:00  ECPL mention 1:06:19  Steve Abbott-Smith (Illogan RBL’s skipper) 1:19:06  Rob Hosking (Assistant Manager at St Day) 1:35:18   Predictions – after 19 podcasts, Rappo is leading 6-3! 1:46:00   Matt Cusack (Saltash United manager) 2:01:52 Andy Westgarth (Falmouth Town’s manager) 2:13:00   Wrap up with Rappo!

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  12th April 2019 It’s the 19th episode of the weekly Friday Fix podcast which is now available to download and enjoy and is available via a number of different podcast platforms.  There’s three interviews, two featuring successful Charity Cup managers Jack Barbery (St Dennis) and Mikey Pascoe (Illogan RBL) and the other with Godolphin Atlantic gaffer Paul Sidwell.  These are mixed in with Rappo’s “Bet of the Week” and our Predictions covering five games from  throughout the Saturday football programme. As usual we keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam (which also includes hearing from caretaker manager Paul Wilkinson and midfielder River Allen), as well as the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox and Rappo also takes his regular look at the Cornwall Combination League scene.  Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. This podcast is all about talking Cornish football with some of the people who are making sure Saturday continues to be our football day. Why not also either leave a voice message for inclusion by going onto the Anchor app or send me an audio clip from your club for inserting into the episode? Whatever, make sure you follow CORNISH SOCCER talking football.  Timings (TOTAL : 1:36m) 01:14 Recapping on some of the week’s events! 06:51    TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 19:40    “The Bet of the Week” 26:15  Jack Barbery (Manager of St Dennis) 33:35 Mikey Pascoe (Manager of Illogan RBL) 42:45  Rappo’s Combo review 53:06  Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 1:10:00   Predictions – after 18 podcasts, Rappo still leads 6-2! 1:18:17   Paul Sidwell (Godolphin Athletic’s manager) 1:31:50   Wrap up with Rappo!

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  5th April 2019 This is episode 18 of the FRIDAY FIX podcast and it’s another packed one! We hear from four guests this week, two of which are Reserve team managers and two of which are SWPL players. Steve Manuel, manager of Saltash United Reserves, gives his thoughts on the exciting MAB ECPL Premier Division title race, while Rob Noventa is open and honest in sharing with us the struggle he’s having at Porthleven, in charge of the Reserves at Gala Parc. We also have an extended interview with Rob because he explains the troubles in more detail along with of course, he was personally involved in the “referee walking off incident” at Falmouth only three days ago!  Tom Whipp, a Bodmin Town defender, tells us why they are getting things together at the Priory Park club, and Liskeard Athletic skipper Jack Podmore gives his thoughts on the Blues closing in on the Division One West title. As always, our resident guests - Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, and SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox, contribute with their weekly slots and Rappo brings us his “Bet of the Week”, along with his Combo review and I join him in our Predictions on five games throughout the weekend’s football programme. This week is a longer episode, mainly because of the extended interview with Rob, but we felt it was important to hear his views on the referee incident! Don’t forget, you can always stop and start the podcast as is convenient to you. Thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. It’s great being able to talk about Cornish football and if you know of anyone who wants to join in with Rappo and me, get in touch. Click, listen and enjoy! Dave Deacon TIMINGS (TOTAL : 2:08m) 01:00 Recapping on some of the week’s events! 12:30  TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 23:52  “The Bet of the Week” 30:00 Steve Manuel (Manager of Saltash United Reserves) 40:44 Rappo’s Combo review 50:26 Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 1:02:25 Tom Whipp (Bodmin Town)   1:15:28 Jack Podmore (Liskeard Athletic’s skipper) 1:27:27 Predictions – after 17 podcasts, Rappo leads 6-2! 1:08:53 Rob Noventa (Manager of Porthleven Reserves) 2:03:10 Wrap up with Rappo!

As the CORNISH SOCCER podcast was one of the first to speak to Leigh Robinson when he took over as manager of Truro City back in early September 2018, we thought following his recent dismissal, we would return to Leigh to hear his thoughts on his short tenure in the role. He says himself that "I think the club did the right thing for both parties". Enjoy your golf Leigh! The views expressed as comments are those of the individual contributor and may not be reflective of the views of the podcast creator. 

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  29 March 2019 This is episode 17 of the FRIDAY FIX podcast. Don’t forget it’s important to hear what you think about this podcast and how we can improve it and so email me davedeacon@cornshsoccer.info with any thoughts and comments. In this episode there’s a bit of managerial slant to it with the big news this week that Truro City sacked their management team after a run of poor results. We have a young man, Kyle Marks, who is experiencing the role having offered to help Ludgvan see out the season; in contrast, we catch up with one of the more successful ones around as we hear from  Falmouth’s boss Andy Westgarth, while newspaper reporter Rhod Mitchell, who has been covering Truro City since the 1980s, joins us to talk in more detail about the up and downs of Truro City’s season and especially the manager moves this week! As usual Rappo is on hand to give us his “Bet of the Week”, his Combo review and joins me in our Predictions on five games throughout the weekend’s football programme. Also, it wouldn’t be the same without our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, and of course SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox, another regular weekly contributor. Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. It’s so much of fun talking about Cornish football with the people who are making sure Saturday continues to be our football day. Click, listen and enjoy! Dave Deacon TIMINGS (TOTAL : 1:33m) 01:15 Intro and some chat about the week that’s gone! 06:19  TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 15:17  “The Bet of the Week” 20:54 Kyle Marks, temporary manager at SWPL’s Ludgvan 32:41  Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 45:34  Rappo’s Combo review 54:30 Andy Westgarth (manager, Falmouth Town) 1:05:10 Predictions – after 16 podcasts, it’s 5-2 to Rappo! 1:12:50 Rhod Mitchell (Reporter covering Truro City for over 30 years)  1:29:26 Wrap up

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  22nd March 2019 This is episode 16 of the new FRIDAY FIX podcast and it’s a packed programme! Interviews with five guests including two (Charlie Davis – Falmouth and Mattie Cusack – Saltash) of the clubs who will be in this season’s Easter Monday Cornwall Senior Cup Final. As well as Charlie and Matt, we also hear from Jack Barbery of St Dennis who is still hoping to get something out of this season whether it be the SWPL D1W title or the Charity Cup; Andy Avery appears on the Friday Fix after Sticker’s first league win of the season and Polperro’s manager Matt Pengelly gives us the low down on the Premier Division championship race in the MAB ECPL. We also keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, and of course we speak to the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox, another regular weekly contributor, who’s finger is always right on the pulse of SWPL events. Finally, as usual Rappo is on hand to give us his “Bet of the Week”, along with his Combo review and joins me in our Predictions on five games throughout the weekend’s football programme. Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. It’s so much of fun talking about Cornish football with the people who are making sure Saturday continues to be our football day. Click, listen and enjoy! Dave Deacon TIMINGS (TOTAL : 1:27m) 00:18 Intro and some of the week’s events! 04:22  TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 11:22  “The Bet of the Week” 17:15 Charlie Davis (Coach at Falmouth Town) 24:05 Matt Cusack (Saltash United Manager) 30:58 Jack Barbery (Manager St Dennis) 39:40  Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 51:15  Rappo’s Combo review 59:30 Matt Pengelly (Manager at Polperro) 1:08:53 Predictions – after 15 podcasts, it’s now 5-2 to Rappo! 1:14:57 Andy Avery (Sticker Manager)  1:23:11 Wrap up and a very quick look at the midweek cup ties!

CORNISH SOCCER talks to Roger Fice I first remember Roger playing for my home town club Liskeard Athletic, but until making this recording I hadn’t realised The Blues manager Brian Hodge had paid £500 for him to move to Lux Park from Barnstaple. That’s the beauty of these Nostalgia memories! I hope you enjoy the listen and perhaps if you are an ex-player yourself, or know someone that would be good for CORNISH SOCCER talk to, let me know. Contact me by either mobile 07759 502408 or email davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info Dave Deacon

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  15th March 2019 We’ve made it to episode 15 of the new FRIDAY FIX podcast! In this episode we have some more thoughts about the Kernow Football Alliance as joint team manager Darren Gilbert suggests he’s keen to help the project succeed. And as we spoke after the midweek Helston v Bodmin, we also asked him about the game. As well as Gilby, there’s Mark Pratten the chairman of Millbrook. He maybe the chairman, but he also does a lot of other roles at the club. We have the manager of the first Saturday team to win their league as Threemilestone Reserves wrapped up Trelawny Division 4 last week. Liam Patterson, their manager, also confirms that the “pint a goal” offer for his prolific striker Chris Shackley did not go ahead. That’s saved Liam a lot of money! As usual Rappo is on hand to give us his “Bet of the Week”, his Combo review and join me in our Predictions on five games throughout the weekend’s football programme. We also keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, and of course we speak to the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox, another regular weekly contributor. Click, listen and enjoy! Dave Deacon TIMINGS (TOTAL : 1:29m) 00:20 Intro and some chat about the week that’s gone! 03:33  TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 12:30  “The Bet of the Week” 20:30  Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 33:45 Darren Gilbert, Bodmin’s manager after they went down 1-0 at Helston 39:55  Rappo’s Combo review 49:27 Mark Pratten (Millbrook’s Chairman) 1:02:25 Threemilestone Reserves’ Manager Liam Patterson celebrates the first league title success of the season in Cornwall 1:14:43 Predictions – after 14 podcasts, it’s 4-2 to Rappo! 1:22:56 Darren Gilbert sounds as if he is enjoying things with the Kernow Football Alliance

RAPPO & DEACS FRIDAY FIX PODCAST  8th March 2019 This is episode 14 of the new FRIDAY FIX podcast and many thanks to all our listeners and your good feedback. It’s always good to hear what you think and how we can improve this Cornish local football podcast. Email me davedeacon@cornshsoccer.info with any thoughts and comments. In this episode we catch up with the Kernow Football Alliance Director of Football Andrew Bragg to hear his reaction to their first-ever recent match. As well as Andrew, we also include interviews from around Cornwall. In fact its two players this week – Jason Roberts of Illogan RBL who scored the all-important winning penalty in the shoot-out at the LWC Drinks Combination League Cup semi-final, but listen to his story as to how after being told he might never play football again. It might be two years down the road, but he’s back and looking forward to stepping out in the Easter Sunday Final. The other player we hear from is Saltash United skipper and prolific goalscorer Ryan Richards. He’s also going to appear in a final over Easter – the Senior Cup final and for the third successive season. Apologies for the wind in the background on this interview, but hopefully it won’t detract from your listening. As usual Rappo is on hand to give us his “Bet of the Week”, his Combo review and join me in our Predictions on five games throughout the weekend’s football programme. We also keep in touch with our resident Truro City supporters, Josh and Cam, and of course we speak to the SWPL secretary Phil Hiscox, another regular weekly contributor. Once again, thanks for listening and please feel free to contact me – davedeacon@cornishsoccer.info with feedback, comments and suggestions for future episodes. It’s so much of fun talking about Cornish football with the people who are making sure Saturday continues to be our football day. Click, listen and enjoy! Dave Deacon TIMINGS FOR THIS EPISODE (TOTAL : 1:32m) 00:30 Intro and some chat about the week that’s gone! 06:57  TCFC_Updates co-hosts Josh & Cam 17:26   “The Bet of the Week” 24:42 Andrew Bragg (Director of Football, Kernow FA) 32:24   Rappo’s Combo review 41:50 Jason Roberts (Illogan RBL) 55:00   Phil Hiscox’s SWPL catch-up 1:08:15 Predictions – after 13 podcasts, it’s still only 3-2 to Rappo! 1:18:00 Ryan Richards (Saltash United skipper)  1:28:42 Wrap it up Rappo!