The annual Isle of Man Football Writers Awards 2024

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00:00If we're all ready, we will present the first award.

00:04First of all, I'd like to say thanks very much for coming,

00:07and also I'd like to thank those members who are here who were members of the panel,

00:12and there are several of them,

00:14because without the members of the panel, we wouldn't have points for the players,

00:19and we wouldn't have these awards to present, because we wouldn't have a winner.

00:23But we have.

00:25What I've done, just to add something a bit different to it,

00:29I'm going to announce three persons for each award,

00:35who were candidates and could well have won it.

00:39And then the winner will be announced by the person making the presentation.

00:45So it's going to work as simple as that.

00:48So here we go, the first award is for the under-21, or Young Player of the Year,

00:58and the presentation will take place and will be done by Tom Kerfield,

01:06from Alabama Newspapers.

01:08So Tom,

01:13is that the first time you've received a round of applause?

01:16It is.

01:19You never know, you might win one at some point.

01:24Anyway, Tom, the Young Player of the Year is...

01:29Oh, sorry, I'll tell you who the candidate is.

01:37Right.

01:39I know how it works, but I can't do it.

01:43The players who have scored most points in this section are

01:52Thomas Brown of Peel,

01:54Harley Jackson of Douglas Royal,

01:57and Therese Thompson of St. Mary's.

02:01And the winner of the award is...

02:04Thomas Brown.

02:13Congrats, Tom, thank you very much.

02:15Well done, well done.

02:19Oh yes, I need to get a helmet.

02:21Do you want this one?

02:22Yeah, yeah, well, yeah.

02:23Do you want to hold that one?

02:24It's good for you, isn't it?

02:25Yes.

02:31Well done, Tom.

02:33Well done.

02:38Right, the second award tonight is the Goalkeeper of the Year,

02:43and to present the award is the man who came up with the idea

02:47of having a goalkeeper's award.

02:49It's Alf Rivi.

02:57And the leading scorers in this particular section,

03:00Harry Callen of Bramham,

03:03Alex Haddock of St. John's,

03:06and James Rice of Ramsey.

03:09And the winner is...

03:12James Rice.

03:21Well done, James.

03:23There you go now.

03:26I've probably got this now.

03:28See if I can write it.

03:33Well done, Royce.

03:41Right, so the third award tonight goes to a very important person,

03:46the Referee of the Year.

03:49And the leading contenders for this award were Stuart Lean,

03:54Andy Lodge,

03:56and Rob Slinger.

04:00And the man who was making the presentation, hopefully,

04:04is Mr. Andy Dalrymple.

04:16To roll?

04:17The winner is Andy Lodge.

04:19Right, so Andy...

04:22Massey will leave you.

04:26Andy, unfortunately, is away.

04:31So Mr. Kevin Maitland, if one or two of you might know,

04:36received the award on his behalf.

04:44Just let me say a few words.

04:46Oh, you say a few words.

04:48Don't worry, we'll keep you on that.

04:49On behalf of Andy, can I thank everybody concerned.

04:54I know the players like this particular awards ceremony,

04:58and certainly the referees do as well,

05:01and they do appreciate it.

05:03So to all who make the effort to get referees involved,

05:06thank you very much.

05:07Obviously, Andy has won this many, many times,

05:10and that's to say the reason why he's won it,

05:13because he probably is still one of the best referees on the Isle of Man,

05:16and he's continuing to referee this season, which I'm delighted about.

05:19Hopefully, you're all going to have referees this season.

05:22It is going to be tough,

05:24but I know there's one or two extras coming in,

05:28so hopefully you won't have a problem,

05:29but it is another tough season for you guys,

05:31so just bear in mind,

05:32you probably won't have assistance for the majority of the season,

05:34or at least you're going to get a referee,

05:36but thanks on behalf of Andy.

05:44Right, moving on now to the fourth award,

05:47and that goes, once again, to a very important person in the club.

05:52It's the Manager of the Year,

05:56and the three key contenders were

06:00Danny Bell of Peel,

06:02Anthony Cooper of Ramsey,

06:05and Nick Hurt of Air United,

06:08and to make the presentation

06:11is a man who's twice been an FA Cup winner in his day.

06:17It's Mr. Colin McGee.

06:23And the winner is...

06:25Danny... Oh, no, it's not, it's Nick Hurt.

06:31That'll be the first thing you hear.

06:36APPLAUSE

06:54Cheers.

06:56APPLAUSE

07:04Right, the final award tonight

07:07is the Player of the Year,

07:11and the winner collects the Gordon Clegg Memorial Trophy.

07:16Now, anyone who doesn't know who Gordon was,

07:20he was an original member of the panel,

07:23which started in 2006,

07:25but sadly passed away three years later,

07:28and Trish, his wife, donated this trophy in his memory.

07:33Now, unfortunately, Trish can't be here,

07:36she's away visiting somebody,

07:38but her brother, Ron,

07:40Ronan, who was an outstanding footballer

07:44for Castletown and the Isle of Man a few years ago,

07:48has been invited to present the trophy on her behalf.

07:54So, Ron, if you could come forward,

07:57and I will tell you...

07:59APPLAUSE

08:02..that the three leading contenders for the trophy

08:07were Luke Doherty of Peel,

08:10Lee Gale of Peel,

08:13and Danny Oram of Air United.

08:17And the winner is...

08:19Lee Gale.

08:21APPLAUSE

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