I returned from my holiday and agreed to join Back Page Images the following day. It was a great decision and my first season working for them has been very enjoyable. August saw me covering early league cup games, Premier league and the Championship.
AUGUST:
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| Derby fans with early season optimism |
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| My first QPR game was a view into their season ahead with defeat at League 2 Burton Albion in the Capitol One Cup |
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| Aston Villa assistant manager Roy Keane gives the eye to fourth official Martin Atkinson |
SEPTEMBER:
I started to settle in to the new ways of working for the company. September saw me get to Premiership Rugby as well.
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| Leicester Tigers Vereniki Goneva scores a try v Newcastle |
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| A Nottingham Forest fan shows his love to Derby fans. |
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| Arsenal's Danny Welbeck celebrates his first goal for the club away to Aston Villa |
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| Fulham captain Scott Parker celebrates the win at Birmingham |
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| West Brom's Saido Berahino scores against Burnley |
OCTOBER:
This month saw me cover my first International game for BPI. It also saw me capturing a happy Nigel Clough, which was the first time in nearly ten years of photographing him.
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| Harry Kane scores for England U21's against Croatia |
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| Hull City's Mohamed Diame battles with Crystal Palace's James McArthur |
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| Sheffield United manager Nigel Clough celebrates the Capitol One Cup victory over MK Dons |
NOVEMBER:
November saw me travel to Cardiff to cover International Rugby, the continued rise of Tottenham's Harry Kane and my boyhood team West Ham United.
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| Australia's Tevita Kuridrani evades the tackle of Wales' Jamie Roberts to score the third try |
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| Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane scores the second goal against Aston Villa |
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| Stoke City's Mame Diouf scores the second goal against West Ham United |
DECEMBER:
December took me to the quarter final of the Capitol One Cup and to Burnley on Boxing day to see a miserable Mario Balotelli sat on the bench.
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| Chelsea's Filipe Luis scores the second goal against Derby in the quarter final |
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| A festive Nottingham Forest fan can hardly watch against Leeds as their season falls apart |
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| Burnley fans pay tribute to stricken former star Clarke Carlisle |
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| Liverpool's Mario Balotelli does not look too happy being on the bench on Boxing day |
JANUARY:
The third round of the FA Cup and a very snowy night in Wolverhampton.
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| Leicester Tiger's Coach Richard Cockerill |
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| Stoke City's Bojan celebrates his winning goal against Leicester |
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| Fulham players celebrate winning the penalty shootout against Wolves in the FA Cup third round replay |
FEBRUARY:
This saw me cover a very bizarre incident involving Leicester manager Nigel Pearson. It seemed very innocent at first but it soon became clear that it wasn't.
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| Leicester City Manager, Nigel Pearson appears to joke with Crystal Palace's James McArthur but later it became clear he wasn't |
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| Reading's Yakubu Aiyegbeni scores the winning goal against Derby in the FA Cup fifth round |
MARCH:
This saw me covering the LV Cup final and the start of Leicester City's amazing revival against my beloved West Ham
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| Fans let off flares as the Saracens team arrives |
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| West Ham United's Adrian watches Leicester City's Esteban Cambiasso shot beat him and the great escape begins |
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| Derby County's Tom Ince celebrates scoring the second goal with Darren Bent in the 2-2 draw with Watford on Good Friday |
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| Middlesbrough fans struggle to see in the direct sun in Nottingham as warmer weather arrives. |
APRIL:
April saw me covering the continuation of Leicester City's remarkable escape story and a promotion venture into League 1.
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| Leicester City's Jamie Vardy scores the winning goal against West Bromwich Albion |
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| Preston North End's Joe Garner scores the second goal against Notts County with a stunning strike. |
MAY:
May saw me experience another bizarre event at the King Power stadium, a promotion at MK Dons and trip to Guernsey to cover the 99th Muratti Vase.
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| Newcastle's Michael WIlliamson is sent off for pushing Leicester City's Jamie Vardy into a tv cameraman. His manager later accused him of being sent off deliberately |
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| MK Dons Dean Lewington celebrates his goal with team mates against Yeovil. A win that secured promotion to the Championship |
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| Jersey's Stuart Andre celebrates the winning goal. It was Jersey's first victory over Guernsey for 4 years |
And finally, this trip to Guernsey also allowed me to say goodbye to a dear man. Guernsey FC physio Mike Thomas died last week, 4 days after this picture was taken. A very sad ending to a great season. Rest in Peace Mike.
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| The Guernsey physio team take a selfie. Mandy Le Mesurier, Mike Thomas, Dan Guillimete (physio to team SKY) and Dan Thomas |
