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AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY
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4 THE BOSS
Danny Dolan looks ahead to today’s game
10 AROUND THE STREET
A round-up of the news at Foxcotte Park
18 FAWLEY AFC
Fawley All you need to know about our visitors from
24 LOOKING BACK
Photographs, reaction and statistics of the 3-1 win over Newport (IOW)
40 AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY...
We delve into the club archives
72 FIXTURES AND RESULTS
Follow the Street progress throughout 2021/22
4 THE BOSS Danny Dolan looks ahead to today’s game Action from a previous encounter between the two Andover sides at Foxcotte Park back in November 2015. 10 AROUND THE STREET
A round-up of the news at Foxcotte Park
18 FAWLEY AFC
Fawley All you need to know about our visitors from
24 LOOKING BACK
Photographs, reaction and statistics of the 3-1 win over Newport (IOW)
40 AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY...
We delve into the club archives
72 FIXTURES AND RESULTS
Follow the Street progress throughout 2021/22
CAMERA NEVER LIES
4 THE BOSS
Danny Dolan looks ahead to today’s game
10 AROUND THE STREET
A round-up of the news at Foxcotte Park
18 FAWLEY AFC
Fawley All you need to know about our visitors from
24 LOOKING BACK
Photographs, reaction and statistics of the 3-1 win over Newport (IOW)
40 AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY...
We delve into the club archives
72 FIXTURES AND RESULTS
Follow the Street progress throughout 2021/22
Scott Kinge rises highest to head home at the Portway last season to give the Street a 2-0 lead at half-time, unfortunately that was as good as it got for Street as Town fought back to win 5-2 with Kinge and Captain Matt Scott sin-binned for the final 10 minutes and Danny Field and Connor Thorne seeing harsh red cards as the Street ended the game with 7 players.
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Programme editor KEVIN PIPKIN looks back to a previous clash with Andover Town in 2019.
Andover New Street 2-1 4 THE BOSSAndover Town 8th October 2019
The Street got off to a bright start in the 2019/20 season with a 1-1 home draw with fellow promotion challengers US Portsmouth. Luke Hooper got off the mark in the 18th minute, while the Portsmouth side would equalise in the 83rd minute through substitute Jay Ripiner.
This was followed up with a 2-0 victory at Verwood Town, with Hooper and Ilyas Warshow scoring. An entertaining 3-3 draw at Bemerton Heath Harlequins in the FA Cup with Callum Sweeney missing a penalty and then having to go in goal when regular shot-stopper George Baxter went off injured in the first half. The replay was just as entertaining with Street winning 3-2.
A 4-2 away victory at Petersfield Town was next and then a comfortable 3-0 victory at Totton & Eling in the Hampshire Senior Cup. Thatcham Town proved too strong against the Street in the next round of the FA Cup and Alton would win 2-1 in the FA Vase.
September started with a 4-1 defeat against Downton was followed with a 6-1 home win over Folland Sports. Wessex Premier Division side Horndean were brushed aside in the Hampshire Senior Cup 4-1 and then a 5-2 victory over East Cowes Victoria with Street goals from Callum Sweeney, Matt Scott, Alex Dockree, Kieran Le Brun and Shane Lock.
A forgettable 9-1 defeat at Bemerton came next with Street battling back to 1-1 early on and then having Mark Keogh sent off for a last man challenge, with Bemmie taking advantage of the extra man.
Danny Dolan looks ahead to today’s game
10 AROUND THE STREET
A round-up of the news at Foxcotte Park
18 FAWLEY AFC
Fawley All you need to know about our visitors from
24 LOOKING BACK
Photographs, reaction and statistics of the 3-1 win over Newport (IOW)
40 AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY...
We delve into the club archives
October started with a narrow 1-0 defeat in 72 FIXTURES AND RESULTS the Wessex League at Totton & Eling, but no
Follow the Street progress throughout 2021/22one seemed to be disappointed as it avoided a midweek trip to the Isle of Wight in the League
Cup.
A Tuesday night derby with Andover Town was next and in front of a bumper crowd of 248 the Street got off to a great start when a penalty was awarded in the 15th minute, which was dispatched by Sweeney, but the Street couldn’t add to their lead.
The second half started and a Town equaliser came from a great free kick from former Street midfielder Zach Hine. The free-kick smashing in off the cross bar with keeper Chris Wing beaten.
The Street would immediately respond when following a cleared Street corner, the ball was whipped back into the box and centre back Jake
Curtis would be presented with a free header to give the Street the lead once again.
The Street would manage to hold on to the lead until the end this time though to cue the celebrations and get their promotion push back on track, although the season would eventually finish early due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Street produced a colourful 24-page programme for the visit of neighbours Andover Town, with a cost price of £1.
Manager John Smith, in his notes mentioned embracing the challenge of catching the teams above them, which they eventually did. And he also welcomed back youngster Luke Hooper back to the squad following his recent suspension.
There was a match report on the victory against East Cowes and Chris Tuck showed off his Town programme ll ti 4 THE BOSS
Danny Dolan looks ahead to today’s game
10 AROUND THE STREET
A round-up of the news at Foxcotte Park
18 FAWLEY AFC
Fawley All you need to know about our visitors from
24 LOOKING BACK
Photographs, reaction and statistics of the 3-1 win over Newport (IOW) ELSEWHERE IN 40 AND IF YOU KNOW YOUR HISTORY... FOOTBALL
We delve into the club archives • Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Kevin Watson, 45, has been appointed as first-team coach at Ebbsfleet United. 72 FIXTURES AND RESULTS • Former Arsenal and England centreFollow the Street progress throughout 2021/22 back Sol Campbell is named manager of Southend United. • Tottenham Hotspur's goalkeeper Hugo Lloris had to be taken off to hospital early in the 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. The French shot-stopper fell awkwardly, while gifting the first goal to the Seagulls, and landed awkwardly dislocating his elbow.
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BY CHRIS NEE - @SphinxFtbl
THE IMPENETRABLE LIONS OF ROME
Some football moments zip by in a flash and others seem to make time stand still. When Glenn Hoddle's England played Italy in Rome in their final FIFA World Cup 1998 qualifier they provided both in quick succession right at the bitter end.
Needing only a draw to qualify, David Seaman got England moving after gathering Christian Vieri's attempted bicycle kick and his Arsenal team-mate Ian Wright skipped past Italian goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi to bear down on an empty net. It was too acute an angle for Wright and his shot struck the post despite a nation willing it into the net.
Teddy Sheringham couldn't find a finish in the aftermath and Italy played a long pass of their own. Alessandro del Piero clipped in a precise cross for Vieri, who may as well have not moved from the spot from which his original effort had taken place. With time running out it all came down to Vieri against Seaman.
The Italian met the cross full and true as we watched, almost able to track the spin of the ball in agonising slow-motion as it arced towards the corner of Seaman's net.
We waited, and waited, and waited. But the bulge in the net never came. Vieri had headed wide; England were through.
Hoddle first took to his desk at Lancaster Gate with England on the crest of a wave after UEFA Euro '96, and throughout qualifying for France '98 Wembley was the place to be. It was a vibrant and exciting venue, packed with enthusiastic and noisy school groups and hardened England fans alike, all watching one of England's best ever overlooked teams. And it was the dual with Italy that really etched the 1997 England team into the history books.
After Gianfranco Zola's goal had beaten them at Wembley, Ian Wright and Paul Scholes scored the first two goals conceded by Italy under Cesare Maldini at Le Tournoi.
By kick-off time in Rome in October it was hoped that England wouldn't require another. The remaining results left Hoddle's team in the driving seat but there was still plenty of room for traditional English pessimism, for the job was not quite finished. Italy had kept Alan Shearer at bay at Wembley and had frightening firepower of their own.
Italy's line-up on October 11th 1997 was fearsome and England needed to thwart them in order to guarantee their place in the World Cup the following summer. Without the injured Shearer, Hoddle played Wright up front with Sheringham. David Beckham and Paul Gascoigne were anchored in midfield by Paul Ince and David Batty, both of whom were pivotal in Hoddle's game plan. In the build-up, the former Chelsea boss (helped with translation on this trip by future England manager Roy Hodgson) had talked to his players about deploying an Italian game against the Italians, aiming to frustrate the post-Catenaccio Azzurri with a strategy based primarily on maintaining possession and limiting the opposition's chances.
England's performance was disciplined and Hoddle's approach was executed almost to perfection. The first half was as composed a 45minute spell as one could hope to see from England. Italy's opportunities were kept to an absolute minimum, with Batty and Ince -- who famously finished the match in a head bandage -- wonderfully marshalling Italy's midfield playmakers while Gareth Southgate, Tony Adams, Sol Campbell and Graeme Le Saux happily tidied up any loose ends behind them.
Seaman had little to do. In fact, it was Peruzzi who had to be on his guard when Beckham's diagonal pass to the edge of the area allowed Sheringham to tower above Angelo Di Livio and set up Ince, who arrived at the perfect moment but could only direct his volley straight at the Juventus goalkeeper.
Beckham himself soon came close to opening the scoring, sweeping the ball over from 18 yards after playing a delightful, lengthened one-two with Sheringham.
The second half was a scruffier affair, but England kept their heads. Hearts were in English mouths with 17 minutes left on the clock when substitute Del Piero, replacing Zola in his last Italy match, appeared to be upended by Adams just inside Seaman's penalty area. Referee Mario van der Ende was prompted into action not to point to the penalty spot, but to caution the legendary Juventus forward for diving. It was a marginal decision and England had escaped a nervous moment that could easily have gone the other way.
Del Piero was in the thick of the action again three minutes later. Producing his trademark trickery on the left wing, he foxed Campbell more than once before the England defender was able to stand his ground while the Italian over-elaborated and surrendered possession. Campbell didn't have the ball for long, however. As he scoped out his options, Di Livio came flying in to plant a vicious and unnecessary lunge on the Spurs man. Van der Ende didn't hesitate, showing the yellow card to Di Livio for the second time and reducing the home side to ten men. They continued to press regardless. England remained equal to the challenge.
The match careered towards its dramatic conclusion, which began and ended at England's goalline but left it mercifully unbreeched. England were through and the Lions of Rome returned home as heroes.
It's difficult for a goalless draw to echo down the ages but this one came close thanks to England's unravelling in the decade that followed. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner reprised 'Three Lions' with the Lightning Seeds, Rome its renewed focal point.
And as Hoddle, his staff and his substitutes poured off the bench onto the field to join the players' celebrations, there was a real sense that this was England's moment. They'd limited Italy on their own pitch in spite of enormous pressure and world class opposition, and there was no suggestion whatsoever that they hadn't deserved it.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. It can turn World Cup Italia '90 heartbreak into an historical zenith, a sacred memory one can only dream of matching. And for all the talk of a supposed Golden Generation of English players who began to make their mark after France '98, the team that secured England's qualification in superb style was a far more capable, much more effective outfit.
POSITION: DEFENDER | AGE: 29 STAUS: SIGNED AFTER LEAVING ANDOVER TOWN
HE SAID: “It’s a club I’ve been with since the age of 15, growing up in the reserves and then progressing into the first team. When I left last season I thought it was the right decision as I feel the time away has made me a better player. After speaking to John and Danny and seeing the calibre of signings coming in helped massively with my decision. ”
DANNY FIELD
POSITION: DEFENDER | AGE: 27 STAUS: SIGNED AFTER LEAVING BEMERTON HEATH HARLEQUINS
HE SAID: “I decided to return to New Street because it’s my local club and after a few seasons away I wanted to get back enjoying my football again. John and Danny have a good setup here and the club is certainly heading in the right direction.”
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Andover New Street Social Club Membership
Benefits include: Reduced Admission to First Team Home Matches Entry to ANS Swifts & ANS Ladies Home Matches Use of facilities at Foxcotte Park at Discounted Rates Reduced bar prices for drinks
Annual membership costs start from £15 For more information contact a club representative or email: andovernewstreetfc@hotmail.co.uk
Street’s website www.andovernewstreetfc.co.uk continues to go from strength to strength. We are always first with match reports, previews and latest news and are looking to invest in further services to bring you closer to the action.
The website really is the best way to keep up to date with everything at Foxcotte Park including what social events are going on at the club.
Alongside our Facebook and Twitter accounts we are looking to bring in a Youtube channel, which will show match highlights, pre and post-match interviews –we have provided a potential taster below on a matchday.
TEAMSHEETS
Match line-ups have to be confirmed in writing to the referee one hour before kickoff; not long after the match officials have seen them they are available to for you to view on Twitter.
FREE CLOCKWATCH
Also on Twitter, you can see our popular live, minute by minute text commentary, absolutely free, direct from the ground. Every incident is reported from the games – chances, goals, substitutions, bookings, you name it – it is the most comprehensive free service for Street games anywhere.
FULL-TIME REPORT
As soon as the full-time whistle blows, a match report will be being worked on and will be available to read on www.andovernewstreetfc.co.uk as soon as possible. The report is our breakdown of the key incidents as the match unfolded.
SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS
Approximately 48 hours after the final whistle, you can re-live all of the action again with home match highlights on the club’s Youtube channel.
POST-MATCH REACTION
We will bring you all of manager’s John Smith and Jamie Coleman’s reaction from their post-match interview on www.andovernewstreetfc.co.uk. Youtube viewers will also be able to watch player reaction from the dressing room.
STAY IN TOUCH
On occasions when you can’t make it to a match, you can connect to the club’s official services and keep abreast of events.
Visit www.andovernewstreetfc.co.uk for more information.
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