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hoW mUCh
WoULd yoUR
CLUB pay FoR
pRomotIon?
IJaZ ChaUdhRy
corners. The club has certainly spent
LooKs at a CLUB
their money wisely and the club is on
track for promotion. Deeside Ramblers
In thE noRth
are currently leading the league – they
had a 100 percent record until a pre-
WEst Who
Christmas slip-up against Bowden
– and ghazanfar leads the scorers’ pack.
aRE maKInG
Moreover he has started rewriting
Deeside Rambler’s record book. When
ImpREssIVE
he scored six goals in the club’s 7-5
league win against alderley edge it was
stRIdEs thRoUGh
the highest individual tally by a Deeside
player in a league match.
thE dIVIsIons
and there’s his involvement with
other promoted clubs which is not to
and InVEstIGatEs
be sniffed at. In 2002-3 he helped Old
georgians gain promotion from South
WhEthER thEIR
Premier Division to the old National
£50k contract - ghazanfar ali
Division One and at the same time
sUCCEss Is pURELy
topped the league score sheet with 29
if the club’s coffers run deep some goals. Then in 2006-7 the man steered
doWn to monEy.
spectacular results can be achieved. Bowden, who were in the Division One
One of this season’s biggest moves for quite a few seasons, to the Premiers
It’s not uncommon to hear of high ‘down’ was Olympian ghazanfar ali’s and with 25 goals he was the second top
profi le sportspeople moving to low switch from Premier League side goal-getter in the league.
league clubs or unfashionable shores. Bowden to Deeside Ramblers who are Oh, and did we mention that ali’s
george Best did it when he went to play in the premier division of the North also taking some hockey friends with
for Stockport County (fourth division) league. and it’s set them back a cool him to Deeside? Forward Ibrar Latif
in 1975-6. David Beckham has just £50,000. from Bowden as well as a former
done it when he moved to La galaxy So what are they getting for their Pakistani international Imran Rasool
in the football-hating USa. In our less pounds? ghazanfar appeared in more are both now on the rolls.
glamorous sport of hockey there are than 200 internationals for Pakistan “I can’t deny that money is a big
also many examples. In 2005-6 South from 2001-2006 including the 2004 reason,” ali told us. “I have been
african International Justin King moved Olympics and also captained the offered more than £50,000 for a three-
from Old Loughtonians (when they were national side. He is an attacking season contract – certainly not bad
a premier side) to Oxted (two rungs midfi elder adept at both defence for a weekend job. But there are other
down). at the time King stated that his and attack who not only scores fi eld reasons as well. I had been visiting this
reason was “to get more involved in goals but is also a master drag fl icker. club and liked the environment. My best
a
ge 30
coaching.” During his international days he was friend from Bowden, Russell Hornby,
P Often however, the reason is second only to the great Sohail abbas moved here and that was a major factor.”
ambition on the part of the clubs and as Pakistan team’s choice for penalty The challenge to gain promotion with

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