Oldham looked bright early on but conceded a bad goal after 18 minutes when Gavin Williams floated a corner into the box where Gavin Tomlin was unmarked to nod in a near-post header.
Protecs Nick Salapatas has signed a professional contract with
conference league leaders Stevenage Borough until the end of the
season.
Parents & Guardians
Is your child football mad? Is he County or District standard? Has he been spotted by a coach? Is he talented enough to have the chance of a professional football career? If he's 15 or over then we want to hear from you!
Professional Football is a great career and can offer a very lucrative standard of living, but for many who start out the first thing to slip is education. At Protec Football Development School we believe that every potential player needs as much academic education as football training and our courses have been designed to reflect that balance.
Our five day a week courses schedule academic learning with football training and games. We're as proud of our players' academic success as their footballing skills and we have an 85% success rate in BTEC 2008.
Whichever educational route is best suited to a student player, acceptance into the Protec Football Development School will be dependent on their ability to demonstrate sufficient footballing talent and willingness to be coached.
At the Protec Football Development School academic success is as vital as football expertise. All academic course work and attendance must be at an acceptable level before players are selected for games.
During the season Protec Football Development School sets up showcase coached games against professional sides behind closed doors. These games are for the players with the best attitude and potential who apply themselves on and off the pitch.
Protec Football Development School teams represent a number of Clubs and institutions ranging from non-league to professional. All our players will have the opportunity to represent the Protec Football Development School in the respective leagues and national competitions.
Protec Football Development School trains the professional players of tomorrow. We are partly Government-funded so we don't charge for our entry trials, and if your child has what it takes then we would register them onto the 2008/9 course. The fee for this is £450 and covers league charges, pitch hire, public liability insurance, coaching costs, referees, officials, kit and administration costs.
