I Went to the Hive and It's True, I Felt Like a Traitor

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

I Went to the Hive and It's True, I Felt Like a Traitor WEALDSTONE v ST ALBANS GUESTING: TIM PARKS WORLD OF BALL highlight of the day. ground so big? Has the chairman not noticed We avoided the £4 hot dogs and that he cannot grow crowds in that part of had a look in the long ‘Legends’ bar Harrow? Why is he even contemplating I went to which runs pretty much the whole knocking down the final small terrace to add length of the ground, an excellent to the existing 5,356 seats? Mr Symmons facility but with very few ‘legends’ reckons that the size of the stand roofs play displayed on its walls. Barnet FC’s his- a key part, appearing to host solar or mobile the Hive and tory only seems to go back to the late phone panels, while I favour the theory that 1980s. What would Roger Figg, the he wants to move another, better-supported D’Arcy brothers, Les Eason or Ricky club into the Hive to groundshare. But George have to say about that? probably not Wealdstone. it’s true, I felt Through the tunnel and up into the Looking down on the action, as Barnet main stand - very impressive you have singularly failed to tippy-tappy their way through the massed ranks of Sutton defend- www.wfcmegastore.co.uk to admit, with great sweeping views from our seats in the top row across the ers, I came to the conclusion that the Hive is like a traitor rest of the ground and much of Canons simply inappropriate for non-League football. The plastic at ast Saturday was one of the (top to bottom) Park. You can see why the neighbours I don’t mind watching the chess matches most disturbing days I’ve ever Bromley, Sutton complained long and loud about the masquerading as Premier League football experienced in football. & Maidstone sheer size of this structure - and indeed when the football is precise, the crowd the even newer cantilever stand behind engaged and the skills sumptuous - but the LI saw the future of the game at a the North End goal. Do you think we’d hoofball on display at the Hive for £22 simply surreal, high-tech corporate level, and get away with this at The Vale? isn’t up to it. I didn’t like it. Opposite is the original leisure facility h, and finally, the final straw. No print- To be honest, it was a bit of a mistake Good view... but an anodyne experience enclosed within a similar sized build- ed programme. You can imagine how going to watch the Barnet v Sutton United deepest pockets won the day. ing, but with far fewer seats. This would upsetting this was for me, a traditional game at The Hive when our match at Weston Of course, we have the right to play at the have been the main stand when the Stones Ofootball-goer for whom programmes are an Super-Mare was rained off. There. I’ve said new stadium under the terms of the lease now were first building PEPF (as it was then essential part of the experience - especially it. I went to watch a game at The Hive. re-assigned to Barnet, but the Hertfordshire known) while the only surviving original metal at a new ground. And there were quite a That sounds like blasphemy, given the club (now laughably playing in Harrow while terraced area is to the right. This stand, a few people asking the same question inside history between Wealdstone and Barnet we, a Harrow club, have been forced away to longer version of the Bulla Stand at the Vale, the ground... and a lot of grey haired blokes concerning the stadium at Canons Park, and Hillingdon) insist on terms that are unsustain- is where most of the younger Barnet fans looking around listlessly at half time. There is myself and my travel companions - long-time able: No income from any of the congregate and you can see why: It is com- a digital version available for download but I Stones fans Mick Fishman and Nick facilities at the ground. It would just be a huge- pact, old school and seems more like ‘home’ don’t think I saw anybody - anybody - peering Symmons - were a bit uncomfortable about ly expensive groundshare. The Vale looks like than the rest of the ground put together. at a programme on their smart phone, even it but still intrigued to see how the Bees’ a Garden of Eden compared to the collossal, hy is The Hive so bloody big? The during the break. were settling into their new home. When the unwieldy grandiose hulk of The Hive. crowd for this Sutton game was I had a look when I got home and, frankly, alternatives are Yeading v Cheshunt or a ut putting any bitterness aside, what 1,300 with probably 300 making the it is an insult... page after digital page of long trek to Dulwich v Welling, it seemed like did we make of the whole matchday Wtrip up from South London (and penned in an adverts and sponsors messages, with the a decent option. experience? Well, it started area in the giant North Stand similar to the occasional over-displayed ‘gaffers’ column’ or But it wasn’t. On so many levels. Bamusingly when a very jolly ‘greeter’ wished one we took up at Woking) and barely 1,000 ‘skippers corner’ where the message is basi- Was there a bit of envy involved here? us a warm welcome to The Hive and directed home fans scattered in the ‘Legends’ stand cally a re-hash of ‘We were disappointed with Definitely. After all, Barnet FC and chairman us towards the ticketing booths. and on that terrace. It is simply not possible how the game went last week, but keep the Tony Kleanthous had wrestled control of the Wot, no turnstiles? Instead it was more akin to generate an atmosphere in a stadium so faith and get behind the boys this afternoon’. site some 13 years ago from the Stones. to buying theatre tickets as the young lady bleak and mostly empty. What a waste of time. Some ten years of locating, negotiating, behind the glass screen told us she could Yes, there are clearly generations of Is this what football is coming to at funding, lobbying and partly-completing the get us three tickets together in the ‘Legends Barnet fans who still watch their team - National League level? Chasing the corpo- facility (and spending £300,000 of the club’s Stand’ (legends already, this was our first mostly all travelling the half dozen miles rate buck, playing in an oversized, empty own monies) all came to nought when the visit) which equated to the monstrous stand south from Barnet, if the conversations I’ve stadium with clubs more interested in the private company paying the builders (Weald- (installed without the proper planning had are true) and most of them decorated income from renting out the facilities for wed- stone’s development partners) went into permission) backing onto the Jubilee Line. in brand new orange and black bar scarves. dings and barmitzvahs? liquidation. Something completely beyond Just £22 each (£14 for concessions). We Smatterings of half-hearted chanting ring out. It was an empty, expensive, anodyne the control of the club. walked around behind the Bees Terrace (a “We are the Black & Amber Army”. experience. The only upside was that Barnet Harrow Council put the unfinished stadium bargain £10) to find a long queue waiting to Amber? The team wear orange, the fans lost 1-0 to a 25-yard freekick, about the only and 44 acres of land up for tender and - with be frisked before you were actually let into wear orange. It’s like Wealdstone switching moment of real quality in the whole game. I the Stones unable to compete financially, the stadium, with your ticket read by barcode. to navy blue and nobody noticing. And going won’t be back.. unless it’s to watch the team FIND A WHOLE OF THE WORLD WEALDSTONE MEMORABILIA MEGASTORE: AT despite pairing up with another bidder - the Nick later admitted the pat-down was his back to my previous question, why is the who should be playing there. St.ALBANS CITY WEALDSTONE v St.ALBANS CITY the city rose again in 1908 and during its formative years competed in the Herts County SAINTS FACTS and Spartan Leagues. A move to the Athenian GROUND - Clarence Park League in 1920 heralded the start of the Saints FOUNDED- 1908 halcyon days as that championship was won MANAGER - Ian Allinson twice in three years paving the way for election 2017/18 - National League South 8th numerous successes during the 1980s, who to the Isthmian League. St Albans City won the Isthmian at the first attempt and followed it moulded a struggling outfit into an attack- has been reached on five occasions but, to minded one that rose to the safety of 14th with two further successes before the decade was out. City remained in the Isthmian League date, just one league scalp has been claimed place. The 2005-06 Conference South when Brentford were defeated 5-3 in 1924. www.wfcmegastore.co.uk season kicked off with two consecutive until 2003 but never again did the title return to Clarence Park. The most prestigious cup won by the Saints defeats before Lippiatt’s side found their was the London Senior Cup in 1971while ten rhythm and ultimately pushed Weymouth for other cups have been won a total of 49 times. the championship right to the final week of the The Famous Old Tree season.
Recommended publications
  • St Albans City Yellow
    THE LINE-UPS mighty,The mighty ST ALBANS CITY WEALDSTONE SLOUGH TOWN STONES YELLOW/ BLUE/YELLOW BLUE/AMBER/BLUE SKY BLUE/WHITE G Dean Snedker G Harry Isted G Jack Turner Tom Bender Michee Efete Josh Jackman 2019-20 David Longe-King William Edjenguélé George Wells Joe Howe Billy Clifford Sam Togwell David Diedhiou Connor Stevens Guy Hollis Lewis Knight Jerome Okimo © Lee Togwell Oli Sprague Michael Phillips Max Worsfold MERRY CHRISTMAS David Noble Jack Jebb Matthew Lench AND A HAPPY AND Sam Merson Ross Lafayette Ben Harris Zane Banton Ashley Charles Manny Williams SUCCESSFUL NEW Scott Shulton Dennon Lewis Warren Harris James Kaloczi Danny Green Joe Grant YEAR FROM THE Solomon Nwabuokei Connor Smith Mark Nisbet WEALDSTONE ‘FAMILY’ Taylor Miles Jacob Mendy Mendy Scott Davies Joe Ianciofano Dejon Noel-Williams Dan Roberts League sponsors Jamie Fielding Fumnaya Shomotun Ryan Bird Albert Adu Herschel Watt Simon Dunn Main club sponsor: G Alfie Bonfield Afolabi Coker Nojus Trinovas Munashe Sundire Ashley Charles Sean Fraser Joshua Oyinsan G Jonathan North G Lewis Everett Wealdstone v St Albans REFEREE Wealdstone v Slough REFEREE WEALDSTONE v Robert Massey-Ellis ASSISTANTS Callum Wallchester ASSISTANTS Kieran BaIley and Stephen Parkinson Mark Chalkley and Paul Burnham ST ALBANS CITY MATCH SPONSORS (St Albans) Tony Platt; (Slough) Recycle DNC BALL DONOR In memory of Bob Hall Vanarama National League South, Saturday 28 December 2019, 3pm NEXT HOME GAME v BATH CITY (Vanarama National League South) Saturday, January 25, kick-off 3pm WEALDSTONE v Main club YOUR GREAT DOUBLE ISSUE SLOUGH TOWN sponsor: OFFICIAL AWARD-WINNING Vanarama National League South, MATCHDAY PROGRAMME £3 Wednesday 1 January 2020, 1pm WEALDSTONE v St.ALBANS CITY & SLOUGH TOWN BY MARK HYDE HAPPY NEW YEAR elcome to Grosvenor Vale for of us being top of one or both of our important the league at festive fixtures.
    [Show full text]
  • 1987-04-05 Liverpool
    ARSENAL vLIVERPOOL thearsenalhistory.com SUNDAY 5th APRIL 1987 KICK OFF 3. 5pm OFFICIAL SOUVENIR "'~ £1 ~i\.c'.·'A': ·ttlewcrrJs ~ CHALLENGE• CUP P.O. CARTER, C.B.E. SIR JOHN MOORES, C.B.E. R.H.G. KELLY, F.C.l.S. President, The Football League President, The Littlewoods Organisation Secretary, The Football League 1.30 p.m. SELECTIONS BY THE BRISTOL UNICORNS YOUTH BAND (Under the Direction of Bandmaster D. A. Rogers. BEM) 2.15 p.m. LITTLEWOODS JUNIOR CHALLENGE Exhibition 6-A-Side Match organised by the National Association of Boys' Clubs featuring the Finalists of the Littlewoods Junior Challenge Cup 2.45 p.m. FURTHER SELECTIONS BY THE BRISTOL UNICORNS YOUTH BAND 3.05 p.m. PRESENTATION OF THE TEAMS TO SIR JOHN MOORES, C.B.E. President, The Littlewoods Organisation NATIONAL ANTHEM 3.15 p.m. KICK-OFF 4.00 p.m. HALF TIME Marching Display by the Bristol Unicorns Youth Band 4.55 p.m. END OF MATCH PRESENTATION OF THE LITTLEWOODS CHALLENGE CUP BY SIR JOHN MOORES Commemorative Covers The official commemorative cover for this afternoon's Littlewoods Challenge Cup match Arsenal v Liverpool £1.50 including post and packaging Wembley offers these superbly designed covers for most major matches played at the Stadium and thearsenalhistory.com has a selection of covers from previous League, Cup and International games available on request. For just £1.50 per year, Wembley will keep you up to date on new issues and back numbers, plus occasional bargain packs. MIDDLE TAR As defined by H.M. Government PLEASE SEND FOR DETAILS to : Mail Order Department, Wembley Stadium Ltd, Wembley, Warning: SMOKING CAN CAUSE HEART DISEASE Middlesex HA9 ODW Health Departments' Chief Medical Officers Front Cover Design by: CREATIVE SERVICES, HATFIELD 3 ltlewcms ARSENAL F .C.
    [Show full text]
  • Yeovil Town Barnet
    SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EDITION | OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME | £3.00 VS. YEOVIL VS. TOWN BARNET WEDNESDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2020 SATURDAY 26TH DECEMBER 2020 KICK OFF 7:45PM / MEADOW PARK KICK OFF 3:00PM / MEADOW PARK MAIN MATCH SPONSOR SPONSOR BOREHAM WOOD FOOTBAll CLUB Boreham Wood Football Club Ltd is 100% owned by its shareholders. The company is considered to be controlled by Mr. D Hunter by reason of his shareholdings and financial commitment to the company. Registered in England No. 02533129 FOUNDED: 1948 GROUND: Meadow Park, Broughinge Road, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 5AL CONTENTS TELEPHONE: 0208 953 5097 Full Members of The Football Association The National League AFFILIATED TO: The Hertfordshire Football Association and The London Football Association CLUB COLOURS: All White AWAY COLOURS: All Aqua Green CHAIRMAN DANNY HUNTER 4-9 MAIN SPONSOR: Barnet & Southgate College PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Hertsmere Borough Council, Arsenal Football Club, 12 MONTH REVIEW Educlean, BW PASE Ltd, Elstree & Borehamwood Town Council, GBE Installations DIRECTORY THANK YOU TO OUR 11-13 PRESIDENT: W.F. O’Neill CHAIRMAN: Danny Hunter COMMERCIAL SPONSORS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Charlie Hunter FINANCE DIRECTOR: Ciara Dyer CLUB/MATCH SECRETARY: Dell Ward THE GAFFER 14-15 COMMERCIAL & HOSPITALITY MANAGER: Mandee Morris MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS: Nicole Cox LUKE GARRARD CLUB SHOP: Grant Morris HEAD GROUNDSMAN: Ben Howell MAINTENANCE MANAGER: Daniel Hunter FESTIVE UPDATE 17 MAINTENANCE TEAM: Jan Jankowiak BAR MANAGER: Jodie Lillywhite SOLID STUDENT CATERING MANAGER: May
    [Show full text]
  • MFC 2020-21 Matchday Programme #3
    /margatefootballclub /margate_fc /margate_fc GATE TV www.margate-fc.com ONLINE EDITION #TimeForHeroes #TimeForHeroes Tuesday 29th September 2020 MARGATE FC v HORNCHURCH FC Kick Off—7:45pm Welcome Good evening and welcome to Hartsdown Park for tonight’s Pitching-In Isthmian League game between Margate and Hornchurch. The dust has barely settled (but has been blown away!) since Saturday’s dramatic late penalty rescued a point against Carshalton. We are back for our second consecutive midweek fixture under the floodlights as Jay and the players reset and get ready for another tough game against Hornchurch. Tonight’s opponents sit 13th in the table with a win against Merstham and a defeat against Bishop’s Stortford in their opening two games, the Gate are 8th, one point better off with a win on the opening weekend away at Brightlingsea followed up by Saturday’s draw. It may be early days, but it is always nice to put a run of undefeated games together! The Saturday / Tuesday fixtures continue to come thick and fast as we are next in action on Saturday 3rd October away to Leatherhead before we welcome Cheshunt on October the 6th. Remember all home games will be streamed live on our YouTube channel GateTV In other fixture news the U23’s development season will start on the 27th October at home to Three Bridges. It had previously been on the 12th, but our opponents Carshalton have had to reschedule. To everyone in attendance today we hope you enjoy the match, thank you for coming and wish you a safe and pleasant journey home.
    [Show full text]
  • MATCH PACK Will Be Installed
    Capacity: 3,200 (Seats (709) Address: Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip, HA4 6JQ LAST TIME OUT Telephone: 01895 637487 Fax: 020 8907 4421 Pitch Type: Grass Club Nickname: The Stones down from left to right. It also has a temporary DIRECTIONS & PARKING FOR VISITORS roof with a number of supporting pillars running TUESDAY 8TH AUGUST 2017 across the front of it, which could impede your Leave the M25 at Junction 16 and take Wealdstone’s Grosvenor Vale is one of those view. Nonetheless, the leg room is good and it is the M40 towards London. At the end of quirky grounds that grow a little bit, almost hoped that at a later date that a cantilever roof the M40 the road becomes the A40. Take imperceptibly, every time you visit. An added MATCH PACK will be installed. On one side of this stand is a the first exit on the A40, onto the B467 stand here; extra terracing there; a new tea bar; catering unit. towards Ruislip. At the roundabout at By Lee Wood & Jake Ellacott extended club shop; and oh, where did that the top of the slip road take the first exit electronic scoreboard spring from? At the opposite end is the ‘Bulla Stand’ that went towards Harefield/Ruislip. Continue up after a summer-long effort from the fans’ work along the B467 going across two But it's a ground absolutely cherished by the parties and was opened in August 2013 for a roundabouts. At the end of the B467 you A controversial sending off proved the club’s supporters, who have completely renovated friendly v Chelsea.
    [Show full text]
  • Vst ALBANS CITY
    WOKING BACK TO HAPPINESS! Tarryn Allarakhia - interviewed in today’s programme - is The mighty, mighty rewarded with a hug from Godfrey Poku after scoring THE LINE-UPS his first goal for the club in that great 2-0 win at Woking WEALDSTONE v ST ALBANS CITY PICTURE: Steve Foster ROYAL BLUE & WHITE PURPLE & WHITE G Jonathan North G Dean Snedker Jake Sheppard Josh McLeod-Urquhart Ramarni Medford-Smith Tom Bender (C) Connor Stevens Dave Diedhiou Jerome Okimo (c) Lewis Knight Godfrey Poku Michael Clark STONES Tarryn Allarakhia Ben Wyatt Simon Mensah Solomon Sambou Dave Pratt Khale Da Costa Daniel Green Liam Sole INTERVIEW Christian Smith Zane Banton Eoin McKeown Sam Merson Reece Mitchell David Noble Jeffrey Monakana David Moyo £3 Femi Azeez Ben Herd James Clarke Jordan Sanderson G Dylan Paterson Klovis Kamdjo G Alfie Bonfield REFEREE James Durkin ASSISTANTS Declan O’Shea and Stuart Smith www.wealdstone-fc.com MATCH SPONSOR GPF Lewis Ltd BALL DONOR 1) ‘In memory of Jim Klarfeld’ 2) Anthony Rickman award-winningYour match programme in the No.1 (voted National League South) sponsored by Ruislip Social Club NEXT HOME GAME v BILLERICAY TOWN v ST ALBANS Main club sponsor: Vanarama National League South TARRYN ALLARAKHIA TARRYN Monday February 25, Kick-off 7.45pm CITY League sponsors Vanarama National Lge South, Saturday Feb 16, 2019, 3pm @wealdstonefc @wealdstonefootballclub INSIDE WEALDSTONE v St.ALBANS CITY BY MARK HYDE would like to extend a warm welcome too open! Proving you can’t please all the to our visitors from St.Albans City people all of the time… Alongside Stewart at including Manager Ian Allinson his Sunderland is Executive Director Charlie Iback room team, their Players and Methven who is a genuine football person supporters.
    [Show full text]
  • Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Steven Walker 2 MAN
    week 6 week 7 week 8 week 9 week 10 week 11 Steven Walker 2 MAN CITY MAN UTD ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER CHELSEA Alex J Peck 1 LIVERPOOL LEEDS ARSENAL MAN UTD LEICESTER MAN CITY Martin Bryson 2 MAN CITY MAN UTD ARSENAL WOLVES BURNLEY WEST HAM Ben Higgs 2 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER WEST HAM The PVO Syndicate 4 MAN CITY LEEDS LIVERPOOL WOLVES LEICESTER BURNLEY Ant Koczan 2 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER EVERTON Daisy Morse MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER EVERTON Oz Arnavut 2 LIVERPOOL LEEDS ARSENAL MAN UTD LEICESTER EVERTON Sean Desouza 1 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER EVERTON Trevor Soloman 2 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER EVERTON Aaron Baker LEICESTER LEEDS ARSENAL MAN UTD SPURS EVERTON Anthony Gammon 2 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES SPURS EVERTON Paul Aldred 1 MAN CITY WEST HAM ARSENAL WOLVES SHEFF UTD EVERTON Andy Boyle 2 MAN CITY VILLA ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER LEEDS John Edwards 1 MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER NEWCASTLE Johan Stromgren 1 LEICESTER LEEDS ARSENAL MAN UTD SPURS NEWCASTLE Aaron Moulton 1 MAN CITY MAN UTD ARSENAL WOLVES SPURS SHEFF UTD Finished Syndicate 5 MAN CITY LEEDS LIVERPOOL WOLVES LEICESTER WBA Lee Elson 2 MAN CITY LEEDS LIVERPOOL WOLVES LEICESTER WBA Liam Savill MAN CITY LEEDS ARSENAL WOLVES LEICESTER WBA Jo Harrison LEICESTER LEEDS LIVERPOOL WOLVES ARSENAL Louise Twiner 1 LEICESTER LEEDS LIVERPOOL MAN UTD ARSENAL Perry 2 LEICESTER LEEDS LIVERPOOL MAN UTD ARSENAL Ashley Garner 1 LEICESTER MAN UTD ARSENAL WOLVES BRIGHTON Ben Davies 1 LEICESTER LEEDS ARSENAL MAN
    [Show full text]
  • Sportwik Isthmian Youth League
    WEALDSTONE U18’s 2018/2019 SPORTWIK ISTHMIAN YOUTH LEAGUE AUGUST Thursday 23rd Potters Bar Town A SEPTEMBER Wednesday 12th HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH H Wednesday 19th HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN H OCTOBER Wednesday 10th BEDFONT SPORTS H Tuesday 23rd Ashford Town A NOVEMBER Thursday 1st Northwood A Wednesday 21st Staines Town A Thursday 29th Camberley Town A DECEMBER Wednesday 5th ALDERSHOT TOWN H Wednesday 12th Hayes & Yeading United A JANUARY Wednesday 9th POTTERS BAR TOWN H Wednesday 16th Hampton & Richmond Borough A Monday 21st Bedfont Sports A Wednesday 30th ASHFORD TOWN H FEBRUARY Wednesday 6th NORTHWOOD H ALL HOMEALL @ 7.30PM KO GAMES Wednesday 13th STAINES TOWN H Wednesday 20th CAMBERLEY TOWN H Monday 25th Aldershot Town A MARCH Wednesday 6th HAYES & YEADING UNITED H P W D L F A Pts 1 Aldershot Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bedfont Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Camberley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Hampton & Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Hayes & Yeading United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Northwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Potters Bar Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Staines Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEALDSTONE UNDER FC FIXTURES - 2018/2019 18’S WOKING FC WEALDSTONE v WOKING OPPOSITION IN FOCUS to be played. Nearest rivals, Enfield, had upturn in fortunes, guiding the team to a ninth been swept aside 5-0 in a scintillating display place finish.
    [Show full text]
  • Conferencesceneseason 2 / Issue 26 Footballconference.Co.Uk
    ConferenceSceneSeason 2 / Issue 26 footballconference.co.uk Vanarama Conference Bulletin Thursday 29th January 2014 Statistics Bees take full The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target John Rooney (Chester FC) 52 Shots Off Target advantage John Rooney (Chester FC) 40 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Adam Walker (Nuneaton) 28 Barnet took full advantage of several of their rivals for the Vanarama Conference title Shots Per Goal being in FA Trophy action last Saturday to Steven Gillespie (Altrincham) 34 inflict a 4-0 drubbing on struggling Southport Assists to move 8 points clear at the top of the table. Luke Young (Torquay) 12 Macclesfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers and Grimsby Town all maintained the pressure Offsides on Martin Allen’s side with victories on the John Akinde (Barnet) 38 same day, whilst the Mariners moved even Fouls closer to the top three after edging out fellow John Akinde (Barnet) 70 play-off contenders Eastleigh by the only goal of the game at the Silverlake Stadium on Fouls Without A Card Tuesday night. Garry Hill’s men win-less in the last eight Lee Noble (Dartford) 37 This Saturday’s final fixtures for January league games – their last victory coming on sees the Bees involved in the game of the day Free-Kicks Won December 2nd against Altrincham – and get James Mulley (Braintree Town) 59 at The Shay against another of the play-off back to being play-off challengers. contenders, FC Halifax Town. Southport`s new boss Paul Carden, who Penalties Scored Elsewhere there are several top v bottom lost his first game in charge at Barnet last John Akinde (Barnet) 7 encounters, including Bristol Rovers` visit to weekend, will be hoping to get off the mark Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Princes Park to take on Dartford and Grimsby in his first home game in charge against Giuseppe Sole (Woking) 4 hosting bottom-markers AFC Telford United, Gateshead.
    [Show full text]
  • It Starts Here Season Opener at Clarence Park Set to Shine
    IT STARTS HERE SEASON OPENER AT CLARENCE PARK SET TO SHINE SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST 2019 I 3.00PM KICK OFF I V CHIPPENHAM TOWN I NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF ST ALBANS CITY FOOTBALL CLUB £2.50 DIRECTORS Lawrence Levy, John McGowan, ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS WELCOME Rex Winn & GeoV Brown CLUB SECRETARY Leigh Page PRESIDENT Malcolm Macmillan AMBASSADOR Clive Walters MATCH SECRETARY Nick Crowther COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR Felix Treanor STADIUM MANAGER Leigh Page MANAGER Ian Allinson GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO CLARENCE PARK FOR THE KIT MANAGERS: FIRST GAME OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH AGAINST John Feneley & Graham Allinson CHIPPENHAM TOWN FOR WHAT IS THE 40TH SEASON OF THE MEDIA TEAM NATIONAL LEAGUE. Lee Wood, Jake Ellacott, Ian Hall & Michael Hill STADIUM ANNOUNCERS: A warm welcome to the Directors and officials of Chippenham, and Jonny Seabrook & Danny Smith wish Mark Collier his staff and the players all the best for next season in the National, and hope that you have a safe journey home back to SUPPORTERS TRUST REPRESENTATIVE Wiltshire. This is the first time we have played Chippenham since Zane Ian Rogers Banton suffered a broken leg, it is good to see Zane on the road to COMMUNITY MANAGER recovery as should be available for selection in the next 4 to 6 weeks if all Phill Coates goes well. I would like to thank the medical team and Chippenham for CLUB HISTORIANS all the support they gave Zane on the day. You can read more about David Tavener & Peter Taylor Zane’s story in an exclusive interview in today’s programme.
    [Show full text]
  • WEYMOUTH SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 4 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC
    ANGELS VERSUS WEYMOUTH SATURDAY, 31 AUGUST, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 4 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC Halcyon Wealth financial advisers are a client focused, innovative financial services consultancy. Financial advisers with offices in London. Canary Wharf and Tunbridge Wells. www.halcyonwealth.co.uk City of London Head Office 27 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QP. Tel: 0203 755 1949 37th Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. Tel: 0207 956 8553 22 Mount Ephraim Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1ED Tel: 01892 671 273 TONBRIDGE ANGELS FC THE HALCYON WEALTH LONGMEAD STADIUM INSIDE ISSUE 4 Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3JF Telephone: 01732 352417 Associate Members of The Football Association. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. 4 - 5 Tonbridge Angels Football Club Limited is a Community Benefit Society, operating under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. Registered number IPO 32445. STEVE McKIMM CHAIRMAN: Dave Netherstreet VICE CHAIRMAN: Amy Weaver FINANCE DIRECTOR: David Couldridge MANAGER’S NOTES DIRECTORS: Peter Elves, Sarah Parks, Jim Rowe, Ernest Tomkinson, Vanessa Yates CLUB PRESIDENT: Steve Churcher LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS: Robin Apps, Colin Blewden, Linda Brown, Frank Davis, Chris Drew, Phil Emblen, Colin Fry, John Gibbons, Toni Jarrett, Mark Jenner, 8-9 Sheila Parks, Rob Steele, Nick Sullivan, Pat Westguard VICE PRESIDENTS: Mark Ailles, Bob “the Cat” Bevan MBE, Peter Johnson, Lorraine Parks, Mick Ruler WEYMOUTH CLUB SECRETARY & WELFARE
    [Show full text]
  • Changes Galore As New Season Begins
    NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 1 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 6th August 2015 2014/15 Statistics Changes galore as The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target John Rooney (Chester FC) 70 Shots Off Target new season begins L John-Lewis (Grimsby), J Rooney (Chester FC) 54 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Jake Moult (Altrincham) 37 The 2015/16 season has rapidly come around and it sees the competition possess a new Shots Per Goal name – The Vanarama National League – and Steven Gillespie (Altrincham) 34 more new teams. We welcome Tranmere Rovers for the Assists first time, having come down from the J Reason (Eastleigh), L Young (Torquay) 14 Football League along with former members Offsides Cheltenham Town, who return following a Richard Brodie (Southport) 51 16-year gap and only 10 years since they were League Two play-off winners. front with several clubs making wholesale Fouls Also tasting football at the top of the non- changes to their squads, including FC Halifax, John Akinde (Barnet) 94 League Pyramid for the first time are Guiseley Lincoln, Wrexham, Gateshead and Aldershot. Predictably the bookmakers don’t fancy Fouls Without A Card AFC, Bromley and Boreham Wood, while Cheyenne Dunkley (Kidderminster) 26 Barrow AFC return after a two-year sojourn in Boreham Wood’s chances of staying beyond the northern section. 2015/16, but Ian Allison is a shrewd boss Free-Kicks Won Tranmere begin life outside of the Football and he has made some extremely good Godfrey Poku (AFC Telford) 86 League with a new manager in the vastly acquisitions.
    [Show full text]