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Lillywhites look to promotion

ST AUSTELL have signaled their intentions to bring South West peninsula premier league football to St Austell after applying for promotion from division one west.
The Lillywhites who climbed to the top of the table with a win over Hayle this weekend decided to apply for promotion at a committee meeting on Thursday night and are set to put in planning permission for floodlights at Poltair Park.
The decision to apply for promotion was unanimously decided at the recent committee meeting and if they can keep up their recent fine form they can look forward to a potential battle with Perranporth for not just the division one west title but also promotion into the premier league.

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Players banned until August 2011

Former St Austell Cornwall senior cup winning duo Lee Whetter and Ben Douglas have been banned from the Carlsberg South West peninsula for over 18 months following the fracas which followed the St Austell v Newquay game last October, writes Gareth Rowett.
Whetter and Douglas, who were both banned by St Austell following the incident have had their registrations cancelled by the league and will not be able to play in the peninsula league again until August 1, 2011.
Both were punished with 20 week playing bans and fines by the Cornwall FA, but now the league have acted to punish the pair further.

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Shock death of rugby star

TRIBUTES have poured in for St Austell rugby club’s long serving stalwart Anthony Marshall, who died late on Saturday night after being involved in a collision with two cars.
Anthony, or ‘Ginge’ as he was more commonly known, was just 35 and suffered fatal injuries following an accident involving a silver Vauxhall Corsa and a green Mazda 323, when he was believed to be jogging on the A390 Union Hill in Truro near Woodstock corner.
Marshall  leaves behind his partner Hannah Thomas, who was expecting a second child in the new year, and his three-year-old daughter Esme.

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Blazey back on top

ONCE again St Blazey allowed their vistors the luxury of a two goal lead, just as they did against Wadebridge recently.
The first 30 minutes saw both clubs feeling them selves out in very blustery conditions.
With the heavy ground underfoot, this wasn’t the day for pretty football.
However, things changed in the 36th minute when the visitors opened their account via a Joe Truelove drive from 12 yards.
After the break, the visitors took just two minutes to double their lead and shock the Blaise Park faithful. Bridger’s skipper Justin Crowley looped a curling shot over the head of Blazey ‘keeper Tom Blackler.
Instead of dropping their heads, the home team upped the tempo and began the fightback.

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Ban and fine for players

ST AUSTELL duo Lee Whetter and Ben Douglas look set to be hit with a 140-day suspension and a £100 fine after their involvement in the melee which followed the ill-fated St Austell v Newquay clash last month.
Whetter and Douglas who were both involved in the melee which followed the game could be stung with a suspension which will see them back before the end of the season.
Whetter said: “I’ve got to be happy with that, it could have been a lot worse for myself, they could have made a real example out of me.
“I’ve got to help build a stand at Charlestown’s pitch but I am happy to do that anyway, I can’t train until my ban is up but hopefully I will be back before the end of the season.”
It is believed that Douglas has been handed the same punishment as Whetter.

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Ref abandons game at 3-0

ST STEPHEN manager Roger Green has hit out at referee Paul Roberts, after the club’s game at home to Bere Alston was abandoned twenty minutes into the second half, with St Stephen leading 3-0.
Referee Roberts caused controversy with both sides throughout the game and he stunned the home team when he blew his whistle mid-way through the second half.
Green told the Voice: “The ref had indicated to me that he felt that we had played enough time for the result to stand but if he had made an honest mistake then I hope that this will also stand in our favour and it would seem unfair if we were to be penalised.”

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Ready for ashes test

ST BLAZEY will hope to get back on the right track when they host fellow title hopefuls Saltash United, at Blaise Park tonight.
Glynn Hooper’s side are looking to bring to an end their four-match losing streak which has seen them drop from first down to third spot in the table.

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Clubs and players face FA

BOTH St Austell and Newquay, as well as Lee Whetter and Ben Douglas will face misconduct charges from the Cornwall county football association, after they received referee Mark Oldaker’s report on the incident which occurred after St Austell’s 3-2 loss to Newquay.
In a week that both Robbie Savage and Craig Bellamy have been prompted to talk about the abuse that they receive from fans on and off the field, both Whetter and Douglas have been charged by the Cornwall FA after Whetter had left the field of play to confront Newquay fan Mark ‘The Judge’ Charles.

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Player tackles fan

St Austell and Lee Whetter could face huge disciplinary problems after some of the ugliest scenes ever seen at Poltair Park following St Austell’s 4-3 defeat to rivals Newquay.
Following the Lillywhites' second straight defeat, enraged by his sending off the former St Austell skipper Whetter took to the grandstand to confront the vocal Newquay support and in particular Mark ‘The Judge’ Charles. A melee ensued which involved players, officals and supporters of both clubs, and it was not until Newquay’s Sam McKune had calmed the situation down that the remaining seconds of the game were allowed to play out.

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Up and running at Eden

THE poor weather failed to dampen the spirits of over 1,000 runners who took part in the inaugural Eden half and full marathons.
Tim Smit, Eden chief executive, fired the starter pistol for the marathon and half-marathon events while Olympic athlete Jemma Simpson, from Polgooth, started the one mile fun run.
The winner of the marathon was Pete Roper from Shaftesbury, Dorset who runs with Poole Athletics Club. Pete’s time was two hours 46 minutes 11 seconds.
Pete, a seasoned runner with a number of race wins under his belt, said: “It was a demanding race and the scenery was great. It’s an honour to be the first ever winner of the Eden Marath

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