Poole Town v Hitchin Town - Supplement

Poole Town FC Tuesday, February 23rd

V Hitchin The Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division SUPPLEMENT

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CAPTAIN'S NOTES Jamie Whisken Club Captain

Afternoon all, so on the back of Tuesday’s disappointment (v Biggleswade), it will be great to be back on the pitch and get back into some fluency today. The past 8 weeks has been so stop start its been very hard to get into any sort of rhythm. I didn’t think we necessarily played bad Tuesday, after not having a game for two weeks I thought we actually had quite a good first half and did well to go in 2-0 up.

It was the second half where we failed to get hold of the game, our shape was bad, we weren’t winning second balls, they were on top and we weren’t cute or clever enough to realise what needed changing and paid the ultimate price. We gave them the second goal and that was unlike us! We have to do better. We cannot be dropping points like that at home!

We’ve had meetings going into today to improve things ASAP, we have to bounce back with a win, have to! One thing I did notice Tuesday was how quiet Tatnam was, it’s not an excuse at all but it was the quietest its been in a long time and we desperate-

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ly need more atmosphere!

Not just to help us but to also not make Tatnam an easy place to come for other teams.

We need it to be tough and even intimidating at times. We’re all in this together and all want the same goal come the end of the season, so please get behind the lads and get the volume up today.

Up the Dolphins Whisk

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BOARDROOM NOTES Chris Reeves Vice Chairman

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will spare you all the expression of the all too familiar feelings of frustration brought about by yet another wretched postponement of Saturday’s game v Bideford.Football is never straightforward as we all know but the lads were just desperate to get back onto the pitch and take out their own frustration at having surrendered a two goal lead this time last week on the visitors.

The positives psychologically apart from anything else of securing those three points(had we done so of course)cannot be underestimated,particularly with tonight’s crunch blockbusting top of the table clash with Hitchin in mind.

The players officials and supporters of Hitchin Town are very welcome to Tatnam and hopefully they had a good journey here and have a safe trip home.Hitchin together with Redditch are genuine title contenders and the outcome of our clashes with these two will be fundamental to determining whether we do achieve our goal of winning this League championship.

After tonight we travel to Cirencester this coming Saturday with a trip away to Redditch a week tonight,our next league fixture here being Saturday 5th March against Histon.

Another big date to keep in your minds is 7.30 Wednesday 2nd

March when in our Clubhouse here we are holding a meeting completely open to all supporters.That will be hopefully a stimulating evening with good quality debate about all things Poole Town.Do try and be there and do spread the word to others.

Two new players to welcome to the fold tonight- Ashan Holgate,previously with Chippenham but only recently recovered from injury will be bursting at the seams to show us what he can do.Tony Lee too will be anxious for pitch time having joined us on a month’s loan from Eastleigh.

Tony is a young exciting front runner.

Both p,ayes will improve the squad and are very welcome to Tatnam.

Finally my usual exhortation to enjoy the game and not to forget the 50:50 tickets.

Chris

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SECRETARY’S NOTES WELCOME BACK: Welcome back to Tatnam this evening for our latest game in the Evo-Stik League Southern Premier Division. Tonight our visitors are Hitchin Town who have made the trip across from Hertfordshire.

Welcome to all from Hitchin and our refereeing team who are from Hampshire and Wiltshire we wish all a safe journey home.

EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE + OTHER FOOTBALL NEWS: Bostik have announced that the Evo-stik League will continue for the 2016/2017 season and possibly into a fourth term.

Chippenham Town and Hellenic Premier side, Royal Wootton Bassett Town have joined forces to create a new football Academy which will open ahead of the 2016/2017 season.

3G Pitches health risk – concerns have been raised over the use of 3G pitches and cancer risks from the rubber crumb used on them.

EVO-STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER FIXTURE NEWS: The February games should finish up with a trip to Cirencester Town on Saturday 27th. **PLEASE TAKE NOTE: **March will open with the rearranged trip to Redditch Utd on Tuesday 1st March – Redditch Utd normally play on a Monday but another event is being held at the ground on the Monday evening.

Saturday 5th March and Histon from Cambridgeshire visit Tatnam with another trip to the Midlands on Saturday 12th when we travel to Leamington, Bedworth Utd are in Dorset on Saturday 19th March.

set as Tuesday 19th April.

We have to hope that the recent wet weather finally reverts to a decent run of drier conditions.

WITH THE CUP COMPETITIONS UNDERWAY PLEASE

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR FIXTURE CHANGES. U21 NEWS: Attempts have been made to organise league games and friendly matches for the U21 squad and hopefully on Wednesday night the 17th they were in action away at Gosport Borough in the U21 league.

Unfortunately this game also fell victim to the wet weather.

POOLE TOWN LADIES: The Ladies are doing well in both the league and cup. On Sunday 31st the 1st team had a 6 – 1 win v Team Mendip Ladies with the Reserves coming back from 4 – 0 down to draw 5 – 5 v FCMerley.

AWAY COACH TRAVEL NEWS: The next coach trip will be on Saturday 27th February when we travel up to Cirencester Town, followed by another trip on Tuesday 1st March when we visit Redditch Utd. Departure times are 10.30 am for Cirencester and 2.00 pm for Redditch.

Also see the travel page in tonight’s programme for more information on away travel.

Main pick up point is by the Tatnam Coop at the end of Tatnam Rd. As before bookings at the club office (behind the main dressing room block) see Bill or Daphne.

YOURS IN SPORT – BILL REID.

The new date for the Stratford Town trip has been set for Tuesday 12th April with the usual 7.45 pm kick off. The new date for the home game v Bideford has been

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Opposition

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Kettering Town Hungerford Town St Neots Town Chippenham Town Merthyr Town Slough Town Frome Town

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King's Lynn Town Barnstaple Town Biggleswade Town Dorchester Town Hayes & Yeading Bideford

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2-3 1-0 1-0 0-0 3-2 2-1

Redditch United Paulton Rovers Hastings United Dorchester Town Cirencester Town Dorchester Town Whitehawk Chesham United Merthyr Town

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Shaftesbury Town Dunstable Town Weymouth Cambridge City Chippenham Town St Neots Town Histon Kettering Town

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Starting 3 4 Lindsay Walker Lindsay Walker Emmerson Walker Emmerson Walker Emmerson Walker Emmerson Walker Spetch Walker

1 9 Hutchings 7 Hutchings 5 Hutchings 11 Hutchings 11 Hutchings 6 Hutchings 3 Hutchings

2 Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack

5 Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken

6 7 Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge 1 Gleeson Burbidge Pettefer Gleeson Pettefer Roberts Pettefer Roberts

525 SLP 306 FAC1Q 202 SLP 509 SLP 185 FAC2Q 158 SLP

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Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings

Tallack Tallack Lindsay Tallack Tallack Tallack

Spetch Spetch Spetch Lindsay Lindsay Spetch

Emmerson Lindsay Walker Walker Walker 1 Walker 1

Lindsay Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken

Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge 1

2-1 2-1 2-0 3-1 3-0 5-1 0-2 1-3 0-1

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Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Rees Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings

Tallack Tallack Tallack Dickson Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack

Spetch Spetch Spetch Buck Spetch Spetch 1 Spetch Spetch Spetch

Walker Walker Walker Moore Walker Walker 1 Walker Walker Walker

Whisken Whisken Whisken 1 Huston-Mendy Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken Whisken

Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Lindsay Davis Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge 1 Pettefer Burbidge

H A A H A H A A

3-0 1-1 1-2 2-1 1-0 3-0 7-0 0-1

148 DSC1 152 SLP 315 RIC2 357 SLP 257 SLP 355 SLP 170 SLP 525 SLP

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Rees Hutchings Rees Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings

Doe 1 Tallack Dickson Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack

Spetch Lindsay Spetch Lindsay Spetch Lindsay Lindsay Lindsay

H White Walker Davis Walker Walker Walker 1 Walker Walker

Huston-Mendy Whisken May Whisken Whisken Spetch 1 Spetch Spetch

Dickson Salama Pettefer Burbidge 1 Coombs Salama 1 Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge Pettefer Burbidge 1 Pettefer Burbidge 1 Pettefer Burbidge

Sherborne Town Leamington Hungerford Town Bedworth United Slough Town Frome Town

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Rees Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings Hutchings

Doe Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack Tallack

Salama 1 Dickson Dickson Spetch Spetch 1 Spetch

May Spetch Spetch Walker Walker Walker

Whisken Whisken Walker Whisken Whisken Whisken

Wright Pettefer Pettefer Pettefer Pettefer Pettefer

Davis Burbidge Burbidge Burbidge Burbidge Burbidge

King's Lynn Town Merthyr Town

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1-1 1-1

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Hutchings Tallack Hutchings Tallack

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Walker Walker

Whisken Whisken

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Weymouth Biggleswade Town Hitchin Town Cirencester Town

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2-0 2-2

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Hutchings Lindsay Hutchings Tallack

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Walker Walker

Whisken Whisken

Pettefer Pettefer

Burbidge Burbidge

Redditch United Histon Leamington Bedworth United Stratford Town Weymouth

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Chesham United Paulton Rovers Hitchin Town Stratford Town Dunstable Town Bideford Cambridge City

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Goalscorers 1 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sent off

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8 Devlin Devlin Devlin Devlin 1 Devlin Devlin 1 Devlin 1

9 Roberts Roberts L Holmes L Holmes L Holmes Connell Gillespie 2

10 Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks 1 Brooks 1 Brooks 1

11 Gillespie 1 Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Gillespie Davidson L Holmes

12 Connell Connell Roberts 1 Roberts Connell Gleeson Connell

Devlin Devlin 1 Gleeson Gleeson Brooks Brooks

Gillespie Connell Roberts Gillespie Roberts Roberts

Brooks L Holmes Brooks Brooks Devlin Devlin

Roberts 1 Roberts L Holmes 1 Roberts Gillespie 1 Connell

Connell Gleeson Connell Connell Connell Moore

Moore 1 Moore Roberts Stone 1 Dickson Dickson Dickson Brooks Roberts

Connell Connell 1 Moore Browning Connell Connell Connell T Holmes T Holmes

Davis Brooks Connell Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks

T Holmes 1 Roberts T Holmes Dickson Dickson 1 Dickson Dickson 1 Dickson

Richardson Connell Kelly Connell Connell Connell Connell Connell

James Rees

Devlin 1 Devlin Devlin Davidson Devlin 2 Devlin Devlin Lindsay Lindsay

Roberts Brooks Roberts 1 Brooks Brooks 1 Connell T Holmes 1 Salma J White Roberts J White 2 Roberts 1 Roberts Brooks J White Roberts J White Brooks

Devlin 1 J White Devlin J White Richardson J White Roberts 2 Devlin Devlin Roberts Devlin Roberts Devlin 2 Roberts Devlin Roberts

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Substitutes 14 15 L Holmes Emmerson L Holmes Emmerson Davidson Gleeson Connell Davidson Roberts 1 Lindsay Gillespie 1 L Holmes Gleeson Davidson Gleeson Walker Tallack Devlin Moore L Holmes

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L Holmes Dickson Collins Lindsay Goodland Richardson Rees Lindsay Rees Lindsay Seabright Lindsay Rees Davis Rees Davis

L Holmes Davidson Davidson L Holmes L Holmes Dickson Dickson Lindsay Dickson Leonard 1 Moore Moore T Holmes Dickson Dickson

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Glatzel Dickson Browning White T Holmes T Holmes T Holmes 2 T Holmes

Leonard T Holmes Devlin Spetch Lindsay Salama Whisken Whisken

Gillespie Davis Davis Doe Davis Gillespie

Salama Salama Gleeson

Richardson Devlin Devlin Roberts Lindsay Lindsay

Holmes Wort Wort Wort 1 Wort 1 Wort

Connell Brooks 1 Brooks Brooks 1 Brooks Brooks

Stone Roberts Roberts Dickson Dickson 1 Dickson

Panesar-Dower Connell Connell Connell Connell Connell

James Rees Rees Rees Rees Rees

Farrugia T Holmes T Holmes T Holmes T Holmes Roberts

White Richardson Walker Davis Gillespie Devlin

Devlin Devlin

Wort Wort

Brooks Brooks

Dickson Roberts

Connell Connell

Rees Rees

Davis Lindsay

Roberts Gillespie

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Devlin Devlin

Gillespie Roberts 1

Brooks 1 Brooks 1

Dickson Dickson

Connell Connell

Rees Rees

Roberts Gleeson

Tallack Richardson

Gleeson Walker

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TRAVEL PAGE Saturday 27th February v CIRENCESTER TOWN Coach leaves by (Co-op) end of Tatnam Rd. Time – 10.30 am Tuesday 1st March v REDDITCH UTD Coach leaves by (Co-op) end of Tatnam Rd. Time – 2.00 pm BOOKINGS AT THE CLUB OFFICE IN ADDITION JOHN CURTIS RUNS A MINIBUS TO SATURDAY AWAY GAMES RING JOHN CURTIS ON 01305 257045 - COST = £15.00.

ROAD DIRECTIONS TO CIRENCESTER TOWN: Corinium Stadium, Kingshill Lane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 1HS. Go along the dual carriageway, the Cirencester North-South outer bypass which links the M4 at Junction 15, Swindon, with the M5 at Junction 11a, Gloucester. That road is identified on the road signs and road maps as A419(T) from Swindon or A417(T) from the M5. It is about 20 or so minutes road time from both the M4 and the M5 junctions, traffic permitting. Come off the bypass at the Burford Road Junction (named on the road signs).

There is a big services located there - fuel, food and a Travelodge. At that junction, go up the slip road to a roundabout. At the roundabout, turn away from Cirencester Town Centre, (If you are coming from the south, go over the bypass and straight over another roundabout) and up to the traffic lights.

Turn right at the traffic lights and follow the road to a T-junction. Turn right, the road takes you back over the bypass, and then turn first left into Kingshill Lane. The Ground is half a mile on the right, past Kingshill School and the Council Playing Fields. ‘Cirencester Town FC and Arena’ is signposted from the by-pass Nearest Railway Station: Kemble – 6 miles.

ROAD DIRECTIONS TO REDDITCH UTD: The Valley Stadium, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 4RN. Exit junction 2 off M42. 1st exit onto A441 for 2 miles. At roundabout 1st exit onto Birmingham Road (A441) for 1.2 miles. At roundabout 3rd exit onto Middlehouse Lane (B4184) for 0.3 miles. At traffic lights (next to Fire Station) turn left into Birmingham Road 0.2miles. At garage on corner (on right) turn right into Clive Road for 0.3 miles. At roundabout take 1st exit onto Hewell Road for 0.2 miles. At T junction turn right onto Windsor Street for 0.1 miles.

Continue over traffic lights into Bromsgrove Road. Ground on right at brow of hill.

Nearest Railway Station: Redditch – 0.4 miles.

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TODAY’S MASCOT Name Samantha Louise Emma Bumford Age 23 on Thursday 25th February School Sam works at Park Private School as a Part-Time Teaching Assistant and is at Portsmouth University Favourite teams Poole Town, Oxford United and has a passing interest in Portsmouth.

Favourite players Steve Basham at Oxford and likes Richard Gillespie here at Poole.

Played for Sam played for Poole Town and made one appearance for England Independent School Girls v Australis u18s.

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COMMERCIAL MATTERS I was not at the Biggleswade game on Tuesday night, but followed progress in a Sportsbar in Norway, enjoying a 2-0 lead at halftime and then sharing the frustration as we were pegged back to 2-2. We were all equally frustrated on Saturday when yet another game was called off. Hopefully, tonight we take on high flying and in form Hitchin and hope to get back to winning ways. Come on you Dolphins.

I would like to thank Portman Stone for Sponsoring last Tuesdays match and East Dorset Guide Dogs who sponsored the Ball. Between them, they chose Luke Roberts as their Man of the Match. Unfortunately we did not get a photo as the players had a long heart-to-heart after the game. I would also like to thank Ethan Cann who was mascot on the night and got to lead the teams out with his favorite player, NickHutchins.

I would like to thank everybody that gave generously in the bucket collection formthe Guide Dogs.

For tonight’s game, we have Funky Peach back again as Match Sponsor, the Ball is Sponsored by Mike Christopher and tonight’s Mascot is Samantha Bumford. Let’s hope you all have a great evening and hopefully the right result.

We are now sold out for Match and Ball Sponsors for the remainder of this season and I would like to thank all those companies and individuals that have supported us over this season.

We now only have one member of staff left to sponsor – Kit Man, Paul Ayley. If you would like

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to sponsor Paul, it’s just £85. We also have just two Mascot (£40) places still available this season, including the next home game v Histon on the 5th March. Please get in contact if you are interested.

If you have never tried Tatnam Trebble, I promise you it will be the most tasty Cheddar you have ever had. Seek out Martin Smith on the Cheese table at home games. Try one of his Pork pies as well, you will not be disappointed.

The club turned 125 years old on 20th Sept and to mark the occasion we are looking to form a new Vice-Presidents Board. Cost is £5,000 and in return you will receive free entry to Tatnam for 3 years, with boardroom hospitality, for two people plus seats at the Sportsmans Dinner and End of Season Presentation Dinner, as well as the chance to shape the future of the club.

Interested parties are to contact any member of the board.

I would like to thank all of you who are using http://pooletownfootballclub.easysearch.org. uk/ as your search engine. We earn ½p per search and that amounts to a couple of pounds per week. That combined with http://www. easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pooletownfootballclub/ we have now raised over £1,000 for the club. Thanks to all those that support these initiatives.

We will have the usual Spring Lunch, at Patricks Restaurant on Friday April 1st, details to be released shortly. Have you heard about Last Man Standing? Just £10 to enter, pick a premier League side to win, get it right and stay in. It’s as simple as that. See Pippa for details.

Mark Bumford, Commercial Director, 07787 600392, mark.bumford@pooletownfc.co.uk

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LEAGUE TABLE Pos 1

Team Poole Town

P 31

W 17

D 10

L 4

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Chippenham Town Redditch United Hitchin Town King’s Lynn Town Hungerford Town Dunstable Town Weymouth Dorchester Town Leamington Biggleswade Town Slough Town Kettering Town Stratford Town Cirencester Town St Neots Town Cambridge City Merthyr Town Chesham United Histon Frome Town Bedworth United Paulton Rovers Bideford

34 31 31 34 32 32 32 32 30 34 32 29 29 32 35 31 32 29 35 30 36 30 29

17 16 17 17 14 15 13 14 14 14 13 13 11 12 9 11 10 11 9 6 7 5 3

10 10 7 4 10 7 11 7 7 6 6 5 8 5 12 6 8 5 6 11 7 10 8

7 5 7 13 8 10 8 11 9 14 13 11 10 15 14 14 14 13 20 13 22 15 18

F A 59 28

GD +31

PTS 61

58 51 52 45 49 56 46 53 41 60 55 41 46 41 58 43 50 47 51 25 42 27 23

+24 +27 +18 +5 +13 +10 +13 +12 +12 0 -2 +4 +5 -11 -4 -5 +4 +2 -24 -25 -45 -27 -37

61 58 58 55 52 52 50 49 49 48 45 44 41 41 39 39 38 38 33 29 28 25 17

34 24 34 40 36 46 33 41 29 60 57 37 41 52 62 48 46 45 75 50 87 54 60

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