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My Mate

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Originally published September 2016
AuthorsSue Briggs
Bev Harvey
Susan Briggs
IllustratorsBronwyn Houston
GenresFiction
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About My Mate


My dog is my mate and I am his mate. A uniquely Australian story of friendship, stunningly illustrated by Bronwyn Houston.

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... " I told him I was sleeping at My Mate s house, and he said he could come and pick me up and I could stay at his for the night and my parents would think I was at my friend s house when really I would be with him...

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... As they came ashore in a rocky inlet, My Mate was ready to cop what he later described as " a serious cheese grater shredding" but they emerged from the water without a scratch...

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... " My Mate put the video on WhatsApp - it s absolutely blew up, " he laughed...

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A footballer switched focus from The Field to the fusebox after floodlights failed during an Fa Trophy match.

The lights Cut Out during the Second Half of the first-round tie between Merseyside club Marine and Dunston UTS at Rossett Park on Saturday.

Dunston midfielder Phil Turnbull , a cable jointer for Northern Powergrid , sparked into action to get one back on, causing a Social Media storm.

Play resumed after about 50 minutes when an electrician arrived.

The Match , watched by a crowd of 1,202, finished 2-2, with Marine going on to win 5-4 on penalties.

'I'm not a superhero'

Afterwards, when Turnbull checked his phone, he was shocked to see hundreds of messages.

" My Mate put the video on Whatsapp - it's absolutely blew up, " he laughed.

" People are calling me a superhero and All That But I don't see myself like that, I'm just a normal everyday guy going about my business trying to give power to The People . "

Thanks to player Philip Turnbull for attempting to fix our floodlights.

— Marine Football Club (@MarineAFC) The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.

The 34-year-old, who scored in the shoot-out, were told to head Back To the Changing Rooms mid-game.

" The official took me to The Corner of The Pitch where the fans were and there was a Circuit Breaker there so I opened it up and had a switch about, " He Said .

" I managed to get one of the floodlights back on But three others wouldn't go back on - I had a bit of dialogue with The Club electrician because he couldn't make it. "

When there' s a floodlight Failure - But one of the players is an electrician! ?⚡️?

The Fa Trophy match between and was unexpectedly interrupted this Afternoon . .

These fans explain exactly What Happened ?

— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Turnbull, Gateshead, South Shields , York and Hartlepool, was thanked by the home club, who tweeted: " Thanks to dunstonutsfc player Philip Turnbull for attempting to fix our floodlights. "

Fans also offered herograms on BBC 5 Live's 606 phone-in show as they summed up What Happened .

" We ended up getting beat on penalties - I put mine in The Top bin But that didn't count.

" I used to be all right at football But now I'm horrendous so I stick to cable jointing, " Turnbull joked.

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