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HASTINGS UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT & OFFICIALS
DIRECTORS
FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT
Chairman / Director David Nessling Director Tony Cosens Director Pat McCrossan Director Peter Sherlock Director Dave Ormerod Director Kevin Martin Director Jo Nesbit Non-Executive Director Daren Burney
Director of Football First Team Manager First Team Assistant Manager First Team Goalkeeping Coach First Team Sports Physio/Therapist First Team Opposition Scout First Team Coordinator/Kit Man First Team Sports Therapist First Team Chiropractor First Team Video Analyst Development Squad Manager Development Squad Asst Manager
OFFICIALS Club President Club Secretary/ Treasurer Commercial Team: Commercial Director Events & Fundraising Director Commercial Manager Programme Editor Press Officer/Web Admin Public Address Match Day Liaison Officer Club Photographer Health & Safety Officer Club Shop Managers HUSSC Fundraising & Events Coordinator Pilot Bar Manager Boardroom Manager Kit/Laundry Manager Groundsman
CLUB HONOURS
Dave Ormerod Tony Cosens
Dean White Chris Agutter Andrew Brown John McCrae Steve Hedges Ben Cornelius Dane Martin Paige Wise Stuart Soffe Joe Knight Andrew Brown Steve Sands
CLUB DETAILS Co Name: Hastings United Football Club Limited
Kevin Martin Jo Nesbit Hayley Clout Paul Hoggard Kirsty Thompson Eddie Denyer / Pat McCrossan Steph McCrossan Scott White David Russell Ged Clout & Sue Gallop Jo Nesbit Sam Smith June Barry Kath Ward Simon Rudkins
The Pilot Field Elphinstone Rd Hastings TN34 2AX Private Limited Company: Incorporated 24/9/1997 Company Registration Number: 03441850 Registered office address:
36 Cambridge Road Hastings East Sussex TN34 1DU
Ownership - Major shareholders: Bohemia Hastings LLP - 76.7% - Daren Burney & Peter Sherlock 100% controlling party. D.S.Nessling - 16.86% Telephone 01424 444635 Email club@hastingsunited.com Website www.hastingsunited.com Members of: The Isthmian Football League The Sussex County Football Association The National League U/19 Alliance
LIFE MEMBERS Les Britton Peter Eastman David Harding David Nessling Dave Ormerod Charles Pilbeam Tony Cosens
Club Formed 1901 Sussex RUR Cup Winners 1939, 1940 FA Cup Third Round Proper Runners Up 1908, 1925, 1926, 2012/2013 1927, 1947, 1980, 1983 Southern League Sussex County League Southern Division Champions 1991/92 Div 1 Runners Up 1922, 1926 Eastern Division Champions 2001/02 Div 2 Winners 1980 Southern League Cup Div 2 Runners Up 1960 Winners 1995 Runners-Up 2000 Sussex County Cup Ryman League Division One South Winners 1981 Play-Off Final Winners 2006/07 Play-Off Semi-Final 2013/2014 2016/2017 Sussex County Division 2 Cup Winners 1980 Sussex Senior Cup AFA Senior Cup Winners 1936, 1938, 1996, 1998 Runners-Up 1933, 1935, 1940, 1946, 1986, Winners 1938 Runners Up 1936 1989,1999, 2000 Kent Mid-Week League 02 www.hastingsunited.com Winners 1995
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Kent League Division 2 Winners 1996 Cup Winners 1997 Sussex Intermediate Cup Winners 1933, 1992 Gilbert Rice Floodlit Cup Winners 1990 Southern Amateur League Div 1 Winners 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939 Runners Up 1934, 1938, 1946 Southern Amateur League Div 2 Winners 1928 War League East Division Div Winners & Overall Runner Up 1940 Hastings Senior Cup Winners 1909, 1910, 1911, 1938, 1946, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2009
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FROM THE CHAIR We have arrived at the final home league game of the regular season in a season that has been disrupted by the unfortunate demise, during the season, of our first game opponents Thamesmead Town FC. This event left only 36 league games to be played, some 10 less than last season. I personally believe that having only 20 clubs in the league (19 in the end this season) is insufficient. Having said this I think the 24 of last season is probably to many but still better than the league compilation number for this season. I think everyone likes some midweek football but we have seen little this season. This leaves me to strongly believe the tradition that used to exist of 22 clubs in a division at semi-pro level was the best number and did not require change.
Dave Nessling whereby we now look to develop young energetic home grown players to go with young players from outside the area who have something to prove. We still have though kept a small band of experienced non-league semi-professionals who have assisted and educated the young players greatly. Our Academy, now in its fourth year, under the direction of coaching partner Skiltek, is continuing to produce talented footballers. We are delighted to welcome a substantial group of academy players to the game today. Please give them a great round of applause when they parade.
The Club’s Development Squad has also had a very good season in the Bostik Development League South. As we come to the crux end of the season we We welcome today the players, officials and already know they will finish no worse than supporters of Ashford United FC to the Pilot Field. runners-up in the league. Well done to all lads that This promises to be an important encounter in the played in the team during the season. race for play-off positions. We hope both sets of expectant supporters see a well contested match Congratulations and thanks to Skiltek, and all of the between two good sides. Our last home game saw coaches within the Academy for managing another us entertain Hythe Town the game ending in a 1-1 good season which has seen the Club gain further draw before an excellent attendance of over 500. recognition. Towards the end of the season we were We had the better of things but after giving away a awarded FA Charter Standard Development Club goal on the break in the first half we were thwarted status. We would like to thank Christian Kipps, by some excellent goalkeeping. We also hit the post Roger Bond, Dean White and Ben White all of and crossbar but it was not until the 69th minute Skiltek, for their assistance in helping us prepare the that Bradley Stevenson forced in our equaliser. After award application. We will be making a presentation that we pushed for a winner but as we pressed to Christian Kipps today in recognition of the more our visitors broke dangerously on several work undertaken. occasions and we were indebted to our keeper Louis Rogers for bailing us out. As usual during the summer months we will be undertaking maintenance work around the Pilot Due to the Easter print deadline these notes have Field site. The work will again be supervised by club been prepared before last Saturday’s match at photographer Scott White. We would like to thank Sittingbourne. Hopefully we came away from the Scott for again agreeing to take the task on. We are TEC Stadium with a positive result. very grateful to those supporters who lend their assistance. Details of when the summer works will We have had another good season. Cray Wanderers commence will be published on our website and in FC have become well deserved Champions, being the Hastings & St. Leonards Observer in due course. very consistent, and getting the league won before having their slightly poorer patch towards the end We continue to look for ways to increase our of the season. Unfortunately during the season we commercial revenue in order to support the general had two periods where we struggled for points but running of the Club and to provide funds to the after each period we again put runs together that manager for the playing budget. Hayley Clout our recemented our place at the top end of the league commercial manager has our thanks for working table. We as intended have had a mainly young hard around the Club and in our commercial office energetic team who have gained great experience where she looks to attract more sponsorship and from the rigors of this season. We believe therefore interest from local companies. our decision to change direction has worked /cont P07
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FROM THE CHAIR continued from P05 Director Kevin Martin also works on the commercial side which has been good for the Club. In addition Director Jo Nesbit, the Club’s Events & Fund Raising Co-ordinator, is also always on the lookout for ways in which we might increase our commercial revenue. Jo particularly and Kevin also look after Pilot Bar matters including hire bookings. Jo is also very busy organising our next Legends match which will take place at the Pilot Field against Manchester United Legends on Sunday 8th September 2019 kick-off 3pm. From the proceeds generated from this game we will be making a donation to St. Michael’s Hospice. You of course as fans are also involved in fundraising via the Fans Player Fund (FPF) and the Manager and the Club much appreciates any funds you generate which are used for matters specifically in connection with players. I would like to thank our main sponsors Burney Group and Sherlock Consultancy for their much appreciated continued support and also Littlewoods who sponsor the back of our first team shirts. Also East Sussex College Group who sponsor the back of our first team shorts and the Henham family at Macron Store who have as usual been terrific in both providing and sponsoring our apparel requirements. To all other sponsors many thanks for your much valued support. Supporters can find full details of the Club’s sponsors on the Club website. Why not have a look to see if any of our sponsors provide services that you could benefit from. Both my colleague directors and I would like to thank all of our very valued volunteers for all the work they put in for the club. Long may this continue! We are always on the lookout for more volunteer workers so if you know anyone who might be interested in lending a hand by all means put them in touch with the Club. We would place on record our special thanks to the following: - All of our commercial partners and sponsors. - Safety Officer Dave Russell and his team of stewards. - Public address announcer Eddie Denyer backed up by Pat McCrossan and Robin Powell. - Turnstile operators Rob French, Ron Cook and Jill Swift. - Ground helpers Rob French and Wayne Southby. - Community Development Volunteers who tidy the ground after matches. - All of our match day stewards and other ground helpers. - Paul Hoggard who produces such an excellent match day programme.
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- All our valued programme article contributors. - Scott White for his first team photography and management of the summer maintenance programme. - Joe Knight for his Development Squad and Academy photography. - Kirsty Thompson for managing our website. - Club Shop managers Sue Gallop and Ged Clout. - Simon Rudkins who continues to provide our excellent Pilot Field playing surface. - Joe Knight (Junior) for acting as video analyst and assisting with the pitch. - Phil and Barbara Glazier who sell match day programmes and 50/50 draw tickets. - Bar manager Sam Smith and her staff. - Kath and Pete Ward who launder all the kit and prepare it for match days. - All of our refreshment outlets staff. - Stephanie McCrossan who organises a number of things on match days. - Boardroom manager June Barry with assistance from Ness and Ged Clout. - Alan Ramsay who assists with Boardroom hospitality and other work when required. - Skiltek our coaching partner and East Sussex College Group our education partner. - Our Director of Football Dean White and all of our football management and players across the first team, development squad and academy plus kit man and physio Dane Martin, who is a great asset to the Club, in servicing all the squads and to Paige Wise who has provided physio support.
We as a club cannot survive without the backing and support from our fans, commercial partners, staff and volunteers. Together with you all we will continue to strive to make our Town proud of Hastings United Football Club. From myself thanks to my fellow directors for their support and overall hard work on a day-to-day basis. Finally, but not least, the Club would like to cordially invite all our supporters to come along to our end of season awards night at the Pilot Bar on Friday 10th May 2019 from 7.30pm. As well as presentation of Club Awards there will be a buffet and music for all to enjoy. Now for the play-offs. Lets hope we do well! Have a great summer. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Pilot Field next season.
Dave Nessling Chairman
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MATCHDAY MASCOT
Rumours have been circularising on social media that several of the Club's young players have been attracting interest from full time professional clubs. The Club has kept its own counsel on enquiries to date but can now at least put the record straight on where things stand in terms of interest in its players. As announced previously Adam Lovatt was the subject of a bid from AFC Sunderland on the last day of the latest transfer window but the deal did not end up being concluded due to time and admin constraints. Adam with Jamie Freddie Fielding will be on(Aged trial at Novis 13Leicester ) City FC next week. We wish them well with their trial. Davide Rodari continues to attractCommunity interest from a School: Claverham number of clubsCollege. and we know that at least six full-time professional asked a ticket Plays clubs football for for Pass and for a scout for the Hythe Townhehome Move, also match. enjoyed being coached by Aggy (Chris Agutter) Dave Nessling and Brownie for 2 years at Brighton. Chairman
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Hobbies and Interests: Drama, dancing and slime making.
For details of commercial opportunities please visit our website or alternatively please call me on: 07766 825573 or email: hayley.clout@hastingsunited.com HAYLEY CLOUT COMMERCIAL MANAGER
Good afternoon everyone. Welcome back to the Pilot Field for our final regular home League game of the season after a 1-1 draw here last Saturday with Hythe Town. I would personally like to thank the Board and Paul our Programme Editor for all their support this season, this is a great club with great people involved in it including the players, management team, backroom staff, volunteers, staff and the fans. As we go into today's game and then travel to Greenwich Borough for our final regular game of the season this club has a great future ahead both on and off the pitch and that's something I'm very proud to be a part of. I welcome and thank our Match Sponsor to today's game Bentley & Hall who are based in Hastings and are also one of our Business Partners. They are a family business established in 1968 and Bentley & Hall was formed by the amalgamation of Trade Carpets and M.P. Condon Home Furnishers. Their 33,000 sq ft store allows you to view a vast range of floorings, sofas, furniture, beds, rugs, curtains, blinds and paint from all the major manufacturers in both the UK and worldwide. Membership of the biggest home buying group in the UK also ensures you get fantastic value for money in addition to the excellent service you come to expect from a long established family firm. We hope Martin and his guests enjoy their day with us and we thank them for there continued support this season. I would also like to welcome and thank our Matchball
Sponsor to today's game Wealden Ambulance Services who are leading the way in medical event cover. First aid to paramedic level, they can cater to the needs of all events. They are currently the medical providers for the Sussex Sharks cricket team and have also covered several large music events including Madness, Sir Tom Jones and Olly Murs. They are registered with British Eventing and the British Board of Boxing. All their paramedics are HCPC registered.They can also provide first aid training, workplace mandatory training and safeguarding. Please call Tim Hodgson on 07887 920911 or email him at tim@wealdenambulanceservices.co.uk for further info. We thank them for their continued support and we hope Bob and his guests enjoy their day with us. I would also like to mention Jacqui who will be at the game today, by the main gate, and we’re very pleased to be supporting Anchor Foster Care and all the great work they do. There will be a bucket collection today conducted by the Bostik League’s Charity Partner, Save the Children. Any contributions will be much appreciated. I would finally like to welcome and thank our Mascots to today's game, and to Lexi who will be leading our team out. We hope they all have a great day with us and thoroughly enjoy their Matchday experience. Enjoy the game, hopefully 3 points and see you all soon!
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MANAGER’S NOTES
Chris Agutter
Good afternoon everyone. Big welcome to all at the Pilot Field today for what should be an Easter Monday cracker .... all the HUFC staff and players will be doing our very best to get 3 more points on the board. We go into today’s game in good form ..... playing some great football and getting all important ‘PPG points’ on the board. Ashford United, as expected at the start of the campaign, have had a very strong season ..... huge credit must go to Tommy Warrilow and his staff for turning a moderate start into a full blown promotion push. Ashford United are a dangerous opponent whom myself, staff and players have huge respect for - today will be tough! We hope to have a bumper crowd in attendance today ...... be loud, be proud and as always get behind this tremendous young team, who continue to do our town particularly proud! COYU’s ...... WinnersDoMore ...... WeWorkOurWay
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EDITOR’S THANKS Well it’s the last ‘regular’ league home match of the 2018/19 season … it has certainly been an eventful season and one that finishes with a great deal of excitement and expectation for the Bostik League SE play-offs, with today’s match being particularly important when it comes to who finishes with a home semi-final draw. Not forgetting the points-per-game (PPG) ratio that is so vital in the overall semi-pro pyramid promotion qualification this season. Producing 23, fifty-two page matchday programmes and preparing others for potential cup replays, often with tight timescales, has only been achievable with the help and support of a number of people and I would like to place on record my appreciation for their valued contribution. Thanks go to, in no particular order, the Club’s directors, Chris Agutter for sharing his first team football thoughts, Simon Stoddart for providing his humorous and rather enlightening take on the semi-pro game under the ‘Gut Feeling’ column and for doing a great job of trying to help people get their heads around the wonderful promotion system brought in by the FA to restructure the semipro pyramid - it’s still a bonkers system though! Thanks to Roy Gannon and Peter High for match, player and past meetings data, Kirsty Thompson for posting the programme links to the Club website, Scott White for providing me with difficult decisions each week about which one of his superb gallery of matchday photographs to select as a cover image. A great deal of thanks goes once again to Hayley Clout for the tremendous support she has given me throughout the season, as an important communication link and for her hard work coordinating material and logos for sponsors adverts and features, mascot details and club activities, often under print deadline pressure - all very much appreciated Hayley. Thanks also to the opposing teams and other contributors for their content. A note of appreciation also goes to Craig Sealby and his team at Impact Design & Print for their excellent print reproduction of the matchday programme. Finally, a thank you to all those who have purchased a programme. I hope you have been happy with the presentation and enjoyed the content. Onwards to the play-offs. COYUs. Paul Hoggard 10
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GUT FEELING Simon Stoddart A light hearted and serious look at football (not necessarily just football) at all levels, those who play, those who administrate and those of us who follow our various teams in this vast, lop sided pyramid of the game. At all times, views expressed are mine.
NITTY GRITTY TIME Yes, it's getting to that crucial, end of regular season, time when sides at the business end of the table with promotion aspirations are sweating on getting into the play-off places first of all, and secondly, grabbing a 2nd or 3rd place finish in order to get a home semifinal. Last weekend's results saw Horsham open up a five point gap on us after our entertaining but hugely frustrating 1-1 draw here with Hythe Town. Horsham were winning 3-2 at Herne Bay while our boys were being kept at bay by the Hythe keeper who had a contrasting afternoon with some outstanding saves and several great escapes of butterfingered fumbling. A draw was frustrating given the number of chances that were created and being a goal down at half-time – Hythe one chance, one goal – had heads being scratched amongst a very respectable 513 attendance. Bradley Stevenson's quality equaliser was the very least we deserved. Ashford it was who were to end up the wrong end of Cray's championship aspirations finally coming good. A 3-1 win for Cray saw them deservedly pick up the Bostik SE title while Haywards Heath were going down to a surprise home defeat at the hands of Sevenoaks. They occupy the final play-off place but will now be looking over their shoulders at VCD Athletic who were just three points behind them in 6th after a 5-4 win at home to East Grinstead.
I am no golf fan but hats off to this bloke. Well played Tiger Woods.
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This programme has been put together before the last round of games on Saturday. Indeed, of relevance to us, a game was played on Friday with Ashford taking on VCD Athletic. Both sides would have had a lot hinging on that game. By the time you read this you will know what happened at Homelands. And how we got on at Sittingbourne ........
TURNSTILE MATTERS So, Cray sealed the Bostik SE title last weekend. A disappointing attendance of 268 viewed proceedings at Hayes Lane. Cray, like so many suburban sides face huge competition from Premier League and EFL outfits – and that is reflected in their attendances. Contrast 268 seeing a title being won by a side that has lost just three games all season up till last weekend with the massive 1058 gate at Guernsey where the bottom two teams locked horns last Sunday with a 1-1 stalemate resulting and Greenwich Borough probably the happier of the two.
PRICE WORTH PAYING? Mixed feelings really as – not surprisingly – the success of the “Bring em on” policy supervised by Agutter & Co sees Jamie Fielding and Adam Lovatt attracting attention from high up. You don't want to see players going just as it all gels and a successful team gets really going. But it's inevitable because these lads want to prove themselves at a higher level and we want them to succeed too. Hopefully all is in place for United to rightfully benefit from what Chris and his coaching team have achieved. And that is there for you to see a little further on into this programme – the National League u19 Alliance and Bostik Development u23 tables. Our u19s are midtable in the National competition which might not be remarkable – till you look at the other sides in that league. 10 of them, of which 5 are National League, one National South, three Bostik Premier and just the one – Whyteleafe – Bostik SE. Mid-table all of a sudden looks very respectable! The u23 side has been locking horns at the top with Tooting & Mitcham, indeed they won a recent encounter 3-0 with the goals all coming from 1st team regulars, including the return to ftness Davide Rodari. You might ask yourself why are 1st teamers playing u23 football but will stop shaking your head when you realise that's where they should be playing but have come on so well that they are regular first team players. Once again, credit to the coaching people as well as the players concerned.
I think this was back in 1997-98 when Hastings Town won a Southern Premier fixture 2-1 at Ashford. Kieran O'Shaughnessy here giving today's opposing manager the run round! If we go up you have to wonder what side we will kick off with next August. Jamie and Adam are by no means the only players capable of doing the business much higher up. In an ideal world, they go onto better things with our best wishes, the club benefits financially and that enables Chris & Co to build a squad based on the “Bring em on” policy combined with several seasoned, older blokes who've been around a while. Gary Elphick a classic example. Whichever division we find ourselves in next season, I suspect it will be with a few new faces.
POINTED HATS AND PPG
(PPG Table on P18)
And lots of em at FA HQ where the crazily managed restructuring of the semi-pro game has been devised with the realisation still dawning on some that two step 4 play-off winners will be denied promotion this season. We play at step 4 and today's game against Ashford United is of great significance to both sides on two counts – play-off places and points-per-game (PPG). Seven divisions at step 4, but only 12 promotion places (seven champions and five play-off winners) meaning that two play-off winners will not go up. This is an interim thing as the FA takes a couple of seasons to restructure semi-professional football. It is also a very unfair and crassly devised thing. And it seems – according to last weekend's Non League Paper - to have occurred to even the FA that the step 4 non promotion issue needs looking at because they won't be proceeding with it next
season. Not that that is any consolation to the clubs who miss out on promotion this season. The end of next season is a black hole of super confusion and will be discussed at length, er, next season. Last weekend's NLP features a full spread on the restructuring but – disgracefully – avoids the issue of the two play-off winners at step 4 not being promoted. You have to wonder what the NLP journalist was thinking - if he didn't think that issue was worth raising. And the FA pointed hat wearer must've been delighted it wasn't raised. Anyway – both sides this afternoon should make the Bostik SE play-offs. Having done so, there will immediately be eyes cast on the other step 4 playoff sides nationwide. A club 300 miles away with a better points-per-game tally could make our participation, Ashford's participation – meaningless. Think of VCD Athletic. Worked their socks off to get to within a few points of the play-offs and PPG will almost certainly make it all – again, meaningless. How wrong is that?
TODAY 513 for Hythe was pretty good and they didn't bring many – Ashford will bring loads and who knows, we might see a gate to rival the 1058 at Guernsey a week ago. One of our best performances of the season was in the away fixture at the turn of the year. We'll need another one today as whatever PPG dictates, we battle on for a home play-off spot.
Typical semi-pro view from the game at Ashford this season which doesn't do justice to a 531 Homelands attendance.
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PPG league table as of last weekend after the Hythe fixture. The more wins the better. PPG "inter league" table courtesy of Peter Miller (@petermiller36 on Twitter)
Make what sense you can of this, reproduced below from the NLP. If my maths is good, ten clubs down from four step 3 divisions to be replaced by 14 clubs up from the seven step 4 divisions ......... Somehow.
PROMOTION & RELEGATION 2019-20 Step 1
2 promoted - 1 automatic, 1 via play-offs 4 relegated
Step 2
2 promoted from each division - 1 automatic, 1 via play-offs 2 relegated from each division
Step 3
2 promoted from each division - 1 automatic, 1 via play-offs 2 relegated from each division, along with 2 third bottom clubs on PPG
Step 4
2 promoted from each division - 1 automatic, 1 via play-offs 7 bottom clubs play-off against Step 5 clubs in one-off match
Step 5
14 champion clubs promoted along with 2nd & 3rd placed clubs in Northern, North West Counties and Northern Counties East Leagues, and four highest PPG from remaining 11 second placed clubs. The remaining seven 2nd placed clubs play-off against Step 4 clubs The 14 bottom clubs ranked on PPG with the 12 lowest being relegated
Step 6
South West Peninsula League promotes 2 from each of its two divisions. The remaining 18 divisions promote their top four clubs to Step 5 The bottom 2 clubs in each of the 20 divisions are liable to relegation
Step 7
Usual promotion - ability to take more than one club per league if geographically necessary
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ASHFORD UNITED FC The club became more commonly known as ‘Ashford’ upon the post-war resumption of the Kent League competition. However once more fate took a hand and in 1928 the club folded leaving the Town with no senior club.
Initially their home ground was at the back of the Victoria Hotel. About 700 people yielding gate receipts of £5 were present for United’s first match on 19 September 1891, a defeat by the Highland Light Infantry 1–5. The club were founder members of the Kent Premier League in 1894–95 with a reserve side playing in Kent League 2. The club relocated to an enclosed ground with a timber built stand at Godinton Road where the 1899 KCFA Cup Final was staged. Team colours at the time were black and white striped shirts. The team appeared in the Kent Cup Final for two successive years, 1902 and 1903 but were unsuccessful on both occasions: losing a replay 1–4 to Sittingbourne (a last minute penalty equaliser against Ashford causing the replay) and to Maidstone respectively. In 1907 owing to a lack of support at their Godinton Road ground (which being beyond the railway bridge was a fair distance from the town and their previous base in the Newtown area), the club suffering from heavy debts was unable to fulfill its fixtures and ceased playing midseason. Shortly afterwards however a new club was formed, playing as the Ashford Railway Works. The club’s home ground was relocated back to Newtown on land believed to have been provided rent-free by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Playing in the Eastern Section of the Kent League and wearing red and green quartered colours, the team enjoyed considerable success winning the League in four successive seasons, 1912, 1913, 1914 & 1920 (The latter after the break caused by the Great War).
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The decision to found Ashford Town was taken at a meeting in April 1930 chaired by Sir Charles Iggledon, who was the editor of the Kentish Express. Ashford Town were elected to the Kent League, and played their first match on August 30 of the same year at the railway works ground with Canterbury Waverley the visitors. The result was a 4–2 victory. The following year, the club moved to Essella Park. It was the sale of this ground in the mid 1980’s that enabled the purchase and development of the present ground at The Homelands, named after the farm that originally occupied the site, 4 miles south of the town centre and with easy access to the M20. Despite being Champions of the Kent League in the 1948-49 season, it was cup football that was to provide the greatest success. Town reached the first round proper of the FA Cup as a Kent League side in 1959-59, losing 1-0 to Crystal Palace in front of a ground record crowd of 6,525. In the 1960’s, Town reached the first round of the FA Cup on 4 occasions, falling to league opposition each time. Further honours arrived with success in the Kent Senior Cup in 1959 and 1963. In 1972-73, Town reached the semi finals of the FA Trophy, losing to Scarborough by a penalty goal. The following year they finished third in the League when Alan Morton set the club scoring record of 46 goals from 69 games, a record which still stands today and will be extremely difficult to beat. The club earned promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern League in the 1986-87 season, at a time when the new ground at The Homelands was being constructed. The final game played at Essella Park was a draw with Dorchester, which ensured that both teams were promoted.
The next season saw ground sharing at Folkestone whilst the new Homelands ground was being constructed. Sadly, the first season at The Homelands ended in disappointment when the club was relegated. During the 1990’s, manager Neil Cugley produced an entertaining and successful side which gained promotion back to the Premier Division in 1995-96 and, as a highlight, drew a first round FA Cup match with Fulham captained by Micky Adams. A capacity crowd of 3,300 packed into The Homelands and Sky TV showed highlights of the game. The result was a creditable 2-2 draw, with a replay at Craven Cottage. Again they impressed their league host and took the game into extra time, eventually losing 5-3. The following year, Ashford defeated Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round and then drew Watford away in the second round, losing 5-0. The season ended poorly with a finishing position of 18th, with the club only saved from relegation by the resignation of Sudbury from the league. Several managers then came and went, with varying degrees of success until Don Crosbie and Tony Betteridge took over as owners. Their first appointment as manager was Clive Walker, who was replaced during the season by Steve Lovell. Following a major falling out at Boardroom level, the club’s future was in the balance in the 200910 season. This resulted in several players departing, and manager Steve Lovell was just able to put together a side to keep the club from relegation. This valiant effort was to be in vain, since the Boardroom conflict had reached the courts with Tony Betteridge forcing the winding up of Ashford Town FC. Tony Betteridge succeeded in purchasing the club assets from the Administrator despite enormous protests from Chairman Don Crosbie who managed to receive assurances in the court for Football at the highest possible level to be maintained at least till the legal battle was settled through the courts. Under the new name of Ashford United, the club continued with a Board comprising of local football enthusiasts.
A BRIEF HISTORY In 2013, Following the lengthy legal battle, Tony Betteridge conceded and formally announced that he would no longer be involved with the Club, handing ownership over to ATFC Supporters & Members Club Ltd on the 1st November 2013. To streamline, the company then became Ashford United FC Ltd who own all freehold that is The Homelands which includes Homelands Stadium and Ashford United FC. Today’s management team consists of Tommy Warrilow and Alex O’Brien. Alongside are Goalkeeping Coach, Terry Sedge and Physio, Ben Coles. Great times ahead for Ashford United FC.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS As the closest of our ‘out of county’ opponents the Ashford sides have been regular opponents ever since we, as Hastings & St. Leonards, first met Ashford Railway Works F.C. in an away friendly just over ninety-five years ago. Played on Saturday, 2nd December, 1922 – when we lost 1-8. Subsequently, we met in the various forms of both clubs until they left the Ryman Isthmian League in 2010. The present club was formed by former members of the previous club and in 2011 became founder members of the Kent Invicta League. We did not meet competively until their promotion into this division. However, we did send a youth side for a pre-season friendly on Wednesday, 10th August, 2011 which we lost 1-4. Earlier this season we returned to the Homelands Stadium for a league match:Tuesday 1 January 2019 Bostik One South
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Att 531 Scorers: Jack Dixon (27’) Daniel Ajakaiye (48’)
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2018/19 SEASON RESULTS & FIXTURES 18 25 27 1 8 15 18 22 25 29 6 13 21 30 3 6 11 13 17 20 24 27 1 8 11 15 26 1 5 12 19 26 2 5 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 13 20 22 27
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Janneh Golding (1) Cruttwell Ajakaiye (2) Christie Golding Dixon Ajakaiye (1) Climpson Golding (1) Cruttwell Ajakaiye (2) Christie Golding Cruttwell Ajakaiye (2) Christie (1) Golding Cruttwell Ajakaiye (1) Christie Golding Adams Ajakaiye Vickers Golding Cruttwell (1) Ajakaiye (4) Christie Walker Cruttwell Ajakaiye (1) Climpson Golding Dixon Ajakaiye (1) Climpson Walker Dixon Ajakaiye Climpson Golding Dixon Ajakaiye Christie Golding Dixon (1) Ajakaiye (1) Climpson Golding Dixon Ajakaiye Climpson Azeez Dixon Ajakaiye (2) Climpson Azeez Ibrahiym Ajakaiye Climpson Golding Ibrahiym (1) Ajakaiye Climpson Azeez Dixon Ajakaiye Cruttwell Azeez (1) Dixon (1) Ajakaiye (1) Cruttwell Azeez Dixon Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle (1) Cruttwell Azeez Dixon Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Cruttwell Walker Dixon (1) Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Climpson Walker Pool Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Tucker Walker Dixon (1) Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Tucker Walker Dixon Cruttwell Howlett-Mundle Cruttwell Walker Dixon Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Tucker Walker Dixon Mongoy Howlett-Mundle Tucker Walker Dixon Mongoy Howlett-Mundle Tucker Cruttwell Dixon (1) Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Tucker Adams Dixon (3) Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Tucker Adams Dixon (1) Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Tucker Ibrahiym Dixon Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Climpson Cruttwell Dixon Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Cruttwell Adams Dixon Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle Bamba Adams Dixon Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Climpson Adams Cruttwell Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Cruttwell Adams (1) Walker Ajakaiye (1) Howlett-Mundle (1) Cruttwell Adams Pool Ajakaiye Climpson Azeez Adams Dixon Ajakaiye (2) Elphick Black Adams Dixon Ajakaiye Elphick Cruttwell (1) Adams Dixon (1) Rodari (1) Elphick (1) Tucker Adams Dixon (1) Rodari (1) Elphick Tucker Adams Dixon Ajakaiye (2) Elphick Tucker Adams Dixon Ajakaiye Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Christie Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle Howlett-Mundle
Dixon Ogboe Mensah (6) Walker (11) Vickers (2) Walker (1) Ogboe Cruttwell (1) (10) Dullaway (11) Vickers (8) Fielding Ogboe Dullaway (2) Dixon (11) Mensah (7) Dixon (1) Ogboe Adams (9) Walker (7) Dullaway (3) Dixon Ogboe Dullaway (7) Walker (11) Adams (10) Dixon Dullaway Cruttwell (6) Ogboe (11) Ibrahiym (1) (4) Walker (2) Ibrahiym Adams (11) Mensah (3) Ogboe (1) (10) Adams (2) Ogboe (1) Dixon (7) Ibrahiym (11) Climpson (9) Adams (1) Walker Lovatt (4) Ogboe (7) Fielding (2) Adams (1) Ogboe Golding (2) (7) Lovatt (3) Dullaway (11) Adams Vickers Lovatt (4) Cruttwell (11) Ogboe (8) Adams Bamba Mensah (2) Vickers (6) Ibrahiym (12) Adams (1) Bamba Fielding (7) Vickers (11) Adams (1) Bamba (1) Ibrahiym (8) Golding (7) Walker (11) Adams Bamba (2) Dixon (10) Christie (11) Fielding (2) Dixon (1) Ogboe (1) Mensah (5) Walker (1) (11) Adams (4) Adams Bamba OG (1) Cruttwell (4) Golding (11) Adams (1) Bamba (1) Walker (9) Makwiramiti (10) Adams Bamba (1) Fielding (2) Walker (11) Curran (7) Adams Bamba Curran (7) Climpson (3) Adams Bamba Mensah (2) Lovatt (4) Cruttwell Bamba Ogboe (10) Curran (8) Adams Bamba Azeez (7) Cruttwell (4) Ogboe (2) Adams (1) Bamba Fielding (2) Ogboe (10) Adams Bamba Mensah (3) Ibrahiym (4) Ogboe (7) Cruttwell Black Curran (9) Ibrahiym (10) Dullaway Black Bamba (10) Cruttwell (1) (7) Azeez (9) Mongoy Black Adams (8) Bamba (10) Williams (5) Mongoy (1) Black Walker (7) Bamba (4) Azeez (2) Mongoy (2) Black Bamba (7) Azeez (3) Lovatt (10) Mongoy (3) Black Climpson (6) Adams (7) Bamba (10) Mongoy Black Adams (5) Bamba (6) Fielding (3) Mongoy Black Bamba (10) Climpson (6) Curran (9) Mongoy (1) Black Climpson (6) Curran (10) Mongoy (1) Bamba Curran (11) Mongoy Black Pool (11) Azeez (8) Climpson (7) Mongoy Azeez Black (3) Walker (11) Curran (8) Pool Bamba Mongoy (6) Azeez Bamba Rodari (1) (11) Mongoy (1) (10) Beale (6) Mongoy Azeez Bamba (11) Howlett-Mundle (2) Walker (9) Stevenson Azeez Howlett-Mundle (5) Ajakaiye (11) Beale (3) Stevenson (1) Azeez Cruttwell (4) Mongoy (10) Rodari (7) Stevenson (1) Mongoy Cruttwell (7) Rodari (11) Ibrahiym (10)
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BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH EAST DIVISION TABLE 2018/19 @ 15 APRIL 2019 Pos Team P HW HD HL HF HA AW AD AL AF AA +/- Pts Home Att Away Att 1 Cray Wanderers 33 12 5 0 42 14 11 2 3 29 16 41 76 3-2 W 491 1-2 L 345 2 Horsham 34 12 3 2 37 16 9 2 6 30 21 30 68 2-0 W 479 1-1 D 157 3 HASTINGS UNITED 33 13 2 2 44 15 6 4 6 26 27 28 63 4 ASHFORD UNITED 33 9 2 5 33 18 10 2 5 31 15 31 61 2-0 W 531 5 Haywards Heath T 33 8 3 6 23 16 9 5 2 39 30 16 59 2-4 L 376 1-2 L 164 6 VCD Athletic 33 8 2 7 34 31 10 0 6 34 31 6 56 2-1 W 242 2-0 W 105 7 Hythe Town 34 10 5 2 37 20 4 4 9 28 36 9 51 1-1 D 513 1-3 L 332 8 Whyteleafe 33 9 2 6 39 27 5 4 7 19 20 11 48 3-0 W 440 0-2 L 147 9 Phoenix Sports 33 5 5 6 32 31 6 5 6 25 28 -2 43 3-0 W 393 3-3 D 139 10 Whitstable Town 33 8 5 4 21 19 3 4 9 14 30 -14 42 3-1 W 512 1-1 D 222 11 Sevenoaks Town 33 4 5 7 21 23 7 3 7 21 24 -5 41 1-0 W 557 3-2 W 262 12 Ramsgate 33 5 6 5 30 26 4 5 8 19 25 -2 38 3-0 W 462 3-2 W 217 13 East Grinstead Town 33 6 5 5 29 27 4 3 10 30 40 -8 38 2-3 L 313 1-2 L 166 14 Herne Bay 33 5 1 11 28 42 6 3 7 33 35 -16 37 5-0 W 360 1-4 L 291 15 Three Bridges 33 6 0 10 24 38 4 5 8 23 28 -19 35 2-1 W 479 3-1 W 131 16 Sittingbourne 33 5 1 10 22 31 6 1 10 24 35 -20 35 5-0 W 430 17 Faversham Town 33 7 5 5 29 26 2 2 12 23 51 -25 34 2-1 W 370 2-2 D 228 18 Guernsey 33 3 3 11 23 39 4 5 7 22 31 -25 29 1-1 D 368 1-0 W 678 19 Greenwich Borough 34 5 2 9 21 29 3 3 12 18 46 -36 29 4-0 W 409 0 20 Thamesmead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All match data relating to Thamesmead Town has now been officially expunged by the Isthmian/Bostik League
HUFC PLAYER APPEARANCES & GOALSCORERS 2018/19 @ 15 APRIL 2019 STARTS PLAYER
Sam Adams Daniel Ajakaiye Lanre Azeez Sam Beale Ollie Black Sam Cruttwell Charlie Curran Jack Dixon Gary Elphick Jamie Fielding Charlie Horlock (GK) J Howlett-Mundle Hassan Ibrahiym Ansu Janneh Adam Lovatt Jordy Mongoy Davide Rodari Louis Rogers (GK) Bradley Stevenson
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30 38 15 27 11 29 35 5 24 36 36 11 1 33 14 2 6 3
SEASON CAREER SUB TOTAL GOALS APPS GOALS
7 1 5 2 1 8 8 3 6 2 7 5 3 3 -
37 39 20 29 12 37 8 38 5 30 36 38 18 1 38 17 5 6 3
9 30 1 1 4 13 1 2 2 2 9 3 2
520 42 20 67 35 255 8 200 5 38 80 38 18 38 71 17 55 8 20
131 31 1 3 18 22 1 3 2 2 5 9 20 4
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Tommy Taylor (GK) Jack Tucker 11 Antonio Walker 14 Opposition Own Goals
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SEASON CAREER SUB TOTAL GOALS APPS GOALS
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11 24
4 1
11 44
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LOANED OUT / DUAL REGISTERED PLAYERS
Sinnkaye Christie Tom Climpson Sonny Dullaway Dayshonne Golding Panashe Makwiramiti James Pool Tom Vickers
8 20 2 12 3 3
1 6 5 3 1 1 4
9 26 7 15 1 4 7
1 1 4 -
23 3 63 2 26 1 46 11 1 4 109 6
DEPARTED / ELAPSED INWARD LOANED PLAYERS
Youssuf Bamba Matt Cruttwell (GK) Temi Eweka Emmanuel Mensah Kelvin Ogboe Alex Smith Cameron Williams
17 1 5 13 8 -
8 7 8 1
25 1 5 20 16 1
5 3 -
25 7 5 20 16 1
5 3 -
* Appearance and goals data has been adjusted to account for Thamesmead Town results being officially expunged
Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Bostik League Division One South East
Bostik League Division One South East
AVERAGE ATTENDANCES
LEADING LEAGUE GOALSCORERS
@ 15 April 2019
@ 15 April 2019
Team Guernsey HASTINGS UNITED Ashford United Hythe Town Herne Bay Faversham Town Cray Wanderers Ramsgate Whitstable Town Horsham Sittingbourne Sevenoaks Town Whyteleafe East Grinstead Town Haywards Heath Town Phoenix Sports Three Bridges VCD Athletic Greenwich Borough Thamesmead Town
Average 622 423 318 257 256 234 215 212 203 177 171 167 144 143 125 124 102 98 94 -
NATIONAL LEAGUE U19 ALLIANCE DIV B @ 15/04/2019 Team Pd W D L F A GD Pts Dover Athletic 19 17 2 0 78 10 68 53 Bromley Reds 20 13 3 4 68 23 45 42 Tonbridge Angels 18 10 3 5 69 24 45 33 Sutton Utd 16 13 0 3 50 22 28 33* Dartford Whites 19 10 1 8 50 37 13 31 Maidstone Utd 18 9 1 8 46 40 6 28 HASTINGS UNITED 19 8 2 9 57 42 15 23* Ebbsfleet United 18 4 2 12 35 59 -24 13* Burgess Hill Town 17 3 2 12 26 66 -40 11 Dorking Wanderers 18 4 0 14 17 68 -51 9* Whyteleafe 18 0 2 16 6 111 -105 2 *Adjustments made by National League U19 Alliance
HUFC Academy U19s Results Monday 8 April 2019
HUFC U19s 0-2 Dover Athletic U19s Wednesday 10 April 2019
HUFC U19s 0-1 Dartford Whites U19s
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Charlie MacDonald Zak Andy Ansah Daniel Ajakaiye Jeff Opoku Duah-Kessie Daniel Parish Gregory Cundle Jake Embery Callum Saunders Chris Smith Matt Loaring Sam Corne Conner French Jack Dixon
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VCD Athletic Hythe Town HASTINGS UNITED Phoenix Sports Ashford United East Grinstead Town Herne Bay Haywards Heath Horsham Guernsey Ashford United Three Bridges HASTINGS UNITED
LEADING U’S GOALSCORERS - All Competitions Daniel Ajakaiye 30 22 BLSE 3 FAC 1 FAT 4 VT Jack Dixon 13 11 BLSE 1 FAT 1 SSC Sam Adams 9 6 BLSE 2 FAC 1 FAT Jordy Mongoy 9 9 BLSE Youssuf Bamba 5 5 BLSE Dayshonne Golding 4 2 BLSE 2 FAT Antonio Walker-Barth 4 1 FAC 2 VT 1 SSC Sam Cruttwell 4 2 BLSE 1 FAC 1 VT All BLSE goals relating to Thamesmead Town results have now been officially expunged by the Isthmian/Bostik League
BOSTIK DEVELOPMENT U23 SOUTH 16/04/19
Team Tooting & Mitcham HASTINGS UTD Cray Wanderers Ramsgate Carshalton Ath Burgess Hill Town Lewes Margate Herne Bay Sittingbourne Three Bridges Molesey
Pd 22 22 21 22 22 20 21 21 22 21 21 19
W 14 12 13 12 10 9 9 8 7 4 4 1
D 6 7 4 2 6 5 4 3 2 5 0 4
L 2 3 4 8 6 6 8 10 13 12 17 14
F 65 75 55 51 59 54 56 57 40 36 33 32
A 20 32 28 45 44 45 43 52 72 74 80 78
GD Pts 45 48 43 43 27 39* 6 38 15 36 9 32 13 31 5 27 -32 23 -38 17 -47 12 -46 7
HUFC Development U23s Results Monday 8 April 2019
HUFC U23s 3-0 Tooting & Mitcham U23s Tuesday 16 April 2019
Margate U23s 2-2 HUFC U23s * Adjustment made -4 Points
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HUFC vs HYTHE TOWN FC - MAN OF THE MATCH -BRADLEY STEVENSON
Bradley Stevenson was awarded ‘Man Of The Match’ by Match Sponsor Green Insurance Group. Bradley was presented with his award by Green Insurance Group Chairman, Clive Galbraith.
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HASTINGS UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB POLICIES
Customer Charter Full details of our Customer Charter are available at our website: www.hastingsunited.com. These include our policy on ticket and pricing, abandoned matches and our involvement in the Hastings Community.
Health & Safety Hastings United Football Club takes seriously your health and safety during your visit to the Pilot Field.
The Club Believes Customer Care starts on the inside, with a good team of staff and work ethic. Most of our staff are volunteers but The Club expect our staff to always do their best.
Please note that the officers and stewards of Hastings United Football Club will enforce Ground Regulations. A copy of these Regulations is posted at the entrance to each turnstile and within the ground on the wall next to the food bar.
Our staff should remain courteous even in difficult situations. The Club and its staff know they are offering a service and that they would like every customer to return.
Please note that the following are offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991, as amended: the throwing of any object within the ground without lawful authority or excuse, the chanting of anything of an indecent or racist nature: the entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse.
We believe that people come first when offering a service.
Under the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985, the following are offences for which a person can be arrested by a police officer: attempting to enter the ground or being inside the ground whilst drunk: being in possession of any intoxicating liquor, or bottle, can or other portable container which could cause damage or personal injury when entering the ground.
We expect our staff to be friendly and helpful and to know their job or be able to call upon someone who is able to respond to the needs of our customers. We expect our staff to give their full attention to a customer in any situation that arises.
In Addition We expect our staff and volunteers to care about their job as this will ensure they care about our customers. We expect our staff and volunteers to treat every customer as they would like to be treated themselves. We in return expect our customers to treat our volunteers and staff with respect and The Club will not tolerate any physical or verbal abused aimed at them.
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HUFC - PLAYER OF THE MONTH & 200 APPEARANCES -JACK DIXON Player Of The Month Sponsored by:
Jack Dixon was voted March ‘Player Of The Month’. He also reached a landmark in his HUFC playing career reaching 200 first team appearances against Hythe Town. Jack was presented with commemorative plaques by Club President Dave Ormerod.
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NEWS From: Ian Townsend
BLACKMAN'S THE NEW MAN AT WHITSTABLE Changes at the helm as Porter moves upstairs Whitstable Town have announced big changes for next season, with manager Scott Porter becoming Director of Football whilst Lloyd Blackman comes in and takes charge of the first team.
GREEN LIONS GET THE GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW GROUND Guernsey to have a new stadium in time for 2021/22 season Guernsey FC have confirmed that the States of Guernsey Planning Service have given permission for a new ground and a new home for all Guernsey football at Victoria Avenue. Currently the Victoria Avenue site provides training facilities for the Green Lions, GFA Academy, Guernsey Ladies FC and Belgrave Wanderers, but the new stadium will be the home of the Guernsey FA, as well as being used by Guernsey FC, for GFA representative matches, and to provide a community 3G facility for the whole island.
GFC chairman Mark Le Tissier stated: “The successful outcome of the planning process and the eventual completion of the project will secure the long-term future for GFC and will continue the journey that football development in Guernsey is on. GFC is extremely grateful to the GFA Board and staff for their support, particularly CEO Gary Roberts who has worked patiently and diligently to see through this part of the project.“ You can read more at the Guernsey FC website.
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Former Brentford striker, Ashford United coach and until December last year, Ramsgate manager, Blackman will have Darren Anslow and Paul Murray as his first team coaches.
BAY MANAGERS DEPART AND CLUB MAY FOLLOW ... Herne Bay managers walk away and club contemplates its very existence, blaming 'social media trolls.' Just before victory over Whyteleafe, Herne Bay confirmed the departure of managers John Embery and Jermaine Darlington before questioning whether the club will have a team next week, or whether there will even be a club next season. Blaming 'social media trolls', the directors added that 'relegation to the SCEFL looks inevitable.' The statement read: 'The social media trolls have finally won the day. The management team have been hounded out of the club and as such the club are playing Whyteleafe with Anthony Deer taking the team. Whether we will have a team to field next Saturday is in the lap of the footballing gods. Relegation back to the SCEFL looks to be inevitable. Whether there will be a club next season is unclear. The board have put so much effort over the years but the past two weeks has become so demoralising. These keyboard warriors who hide behind false titles post what they like without knowing the full facts, criticising the board and their decisions and it is these individuals who have destroyed this football club.' Deer managed to steer the side to a 2-0 victory, but what the future holds for Bay - given this statement - remains unclear.
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