GNE Presentation Night

Danny Yates and Rick Bailey were the 1st team winners at the Glossop North End presentation night on Saturday, which saw fans and players gather together and mark another season at Surrey Street.

The clubhouse was packed to the rafters to see Rick Bailey named Hillmen Supporters player of the year. He was awarded the newly named Steve Baran Trophy, named after the popular club stalwart who died in late 2009.

Meanwhile, Danny Yates won the Delta Force Players Player of the years, this prestigious award voted for by the first team squad and viewed as the one to win, as it is recognition of your performances by your peers. As well as the trophy, Danny received a beautiful piece of cut glass from Eugene Gallagher from Delta Force Security, who had sponsored the award.

Eugene took the opportunity to announce that Delta Force had also agreed to extend their sponsorship of the club for a further 12 months. The security firm has protected the ground for four years now, and is thought to have prevented a huge amount of casual vandalism to the club, as well as prevent a few break ins, and club Press Officer Jonathan Haggart explained.

"We'd just had another break in at the club reported in the papers, and I took a call from Eugene asking how he could help. Since then Eugene and his colleagues, not to mention his dogs Bobby & Toby, have done an amazing job for us, and we are so pleased that his firm has offered to protect the club for another year. We used to suffer terribly from people causing damage to the club, but such indidents have cut right down thanks to Delta Force. Anybody thinking of visiting the club during the night would be well advised to remember that Eugene and Toby may well be there waiting for them."

As a sign of the firms further commitment to the club, Delta Force also sponsored the reserve side's Player's player of the year award, Matthew Clark taking the honours, and presented many of the clubs volunteers with special presents of recognition for their hard work over the season.

Other winners on the night were Adam Trennery, who won the reserve team Manager's player of the year whilst the Club Person of the Year shield, awarded to the board of directors to to the volunteer they believe has helped the club the most during the season went to Wendy Rimmer, for her hard work on the Merchandise the club sells and in the award winning Pie Hut.