CHELSEA LEGENDS at Wealdstone PAUL CANOVILLE NIGEL SPACKMAN SATURDAY 20 APRIL 2019, 7.30PM START AT WEALDSTONE FC, GROSVENOR VALE, HA4 6JQ TICKETS FISH & CHIP SUPPER AND GREAT CONVERSATION! PLUS RAFFLE, AUCTION AND HEADS & TAILS £25 Tickets available online www.wfcmegastore.co.uk MATCH SPONSORS A great way to celebrate a special occasion or advertise your organisa- *Please note that we can accommodate multiple tion’s support of Wealdstone, match sponsorship packages start at just match sponsors and can tailor the experience £295 (fans) or £395 (corporate) as match day sponsor you will enjoy: to whatever are your requirements. For example, we can cater for as many as 25 people in our magnificent and • Match tickets for up to four* (prime main stand seats if required) new hospitality lounge. This facility has undergone a comprehensive • A fantastic advertising package, including publicity over the PA system, website re-fit with substantial investment courtesy of our club sponsors GPF Lewis & and social media Ruislip Social Club. Our match sponsors and their guests are all entertained in • Boardroom hospitality includes pre match and half-time refreshments as well surroundings befitting such a special occasion be it a birthday, anniversary or as a superb array of culinary delights post match, courtesy of in-house caterer any other special event! Lynn Evans • Match-day programmes for all in your party We will work with you to ensure you and your guests get to enjoy a truly • VIP car parking memorable experience. If you or your organisation are interested in sponsoring a • Name and present the ‘Man of the Match’ Award match here at The Vale, please contact Club President, Paul Rumens • A memento of your day ([email protected] or call 07710 929692) to discuss. MATCH SPONSORS MATCH SPONSORS WESTON-SUPER-MARE SLOUGH TOWN Saturday, 4th August Sentinel7 Wednesday, 26th December Sentinel7 Vanarama National League South Vanarama National League South WOKING OXFORD CITY Monday, 13th August Wealdstone FC Supporters Club Saturday, 29th December Tony Platt Vanarama National League South Vanarama National League South CONCORD RANGERS Saturday, 25th August Barry Eynon – in memory of John O’Connor DARTFORD Vanarama National League South Saturday, 5th January Sudhir Rawal Ray Corner Vanarama National League South TRURO CITY Saturday, 1st September Optima Site Solutions HUNGERFORD TOWN Vanarama National League South Saturday, 19th January The Half-Way Line Tea Bar CHELMSFORD CITY Vanarama National League South Saturday, 15th September Optima Site Solutions BILLERICAY TOWN Vanarama National League South Saturday, 2nd February Wealdstone CREAT WAKERING ROVERS Vanarama National League South FC Ladies Saturday, 22nd September Dominic Whyley St.ALBANS CITY FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round Saturday, 16th February GPF Lewis PLC HAMPTON & RICHMOND Vanarama National League South Saturday, 13th October David Leigh Vanarama National League South WELLING UNITED In Memory of Saturday, 9th March O’Neill & Brennan SUTTON UNITED Vanarama National League South Darren Hooker Saturday, 20th October Sentinel7 FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round CHIPPENHAM TOWN Turf Doctor TORQUAY UNITED Saturday, 23rd March Saturday, 27th October The Jeffresons & Diamond Comic Vanarama National League South Specialists Ltd Vanarama National League South Martin Allen Distributors EAST THURROCK UNITED GLOUCESTER CITY Saturday, 6th April Jon Taffel ProKit UK Monday, 29th October Harrow Sales & Marketing Vanarama National League South Vanarama National League South DULWICH HAMLET BATH CITY Saturday, 20th April In Memory of George Mowle Saturday, 10th November Ray Corner & Peter Carter Vanarama National League South Vanarama National League South EASTBOURNE BOROUGH HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN SFC Saturday, 1st December Preston Manor Century Boys Saturday, 27th April The Weiner Family Vanarama National League South Vanarama National League South Wealdstone WEALDSTONE v EAST THURROCK BY MARTIN READ WORLD OF BALL the customer experience by easing conges- tion at other bars. Except ours also has its own Twitter account, @WFCPop. (Do try and SHOWDOWN! Spurs keep up Spurs…) SPURS: State-of-the-art PA system based on vs. Stones – who has Harman Professional Audio Solutions. STONES: “What was that? What did he say? Four minutes, was it? Oh right, five then. the best stadium? Who did he say’s coming on?” wo years ago I wrote in these pages SPURS: A SPURS: about the new Tottenham Hotspur sta- replica of the “Technology is incorporated into dium. On Wednesday, it finally opened club’s famous the fabric of the building to enhance the fan Tfor competitive football. Actually, I was invited golden cockerel experience, with free high-density Wi-Fi and there on Tuesday to take a look at what I is located high on beacon technology. There are more than have to confess is the most extraordinary their new South Tottenham’s 1,600 wireless access points that provide the place. I’m not quite know what Spurs fans Stand. new gaff. stadium with 100% mobile coverage. This have done to deserve such a dazzling match Pretty decent. will allow 65% of our match-day attendees to day experience, but it’s certainly consolation STONES: simultaneously stream live video. We have A rep- beacons in our concourses and hospitality for the lack of, you know, winning things. So lica of the club’s is it still all a bit too snazzy for ‘real’ football, STONES: The Gate Club - a unique experi- areas that allow us to send those using our famous WFC flag is located high on one of app location-specific offers and services, as I suggested in 2017? Hmm. I have to the floodlight pylons. ence in which a mere metal grill separates admit it’s quite the compelling proposition. fans from the players as they enter and exit enhancing your match-day experience.” Needless to say, we are two very different the pitch. You can actually touch them. And oh my Lord they can hear you alright. Avail- STONES: You can get three bars if you hold clubs. Stones have played Spurs just once, SPURS: losing a London Challenge Cup match 0-4 The stadium has a total of nine able to absolutely anyone. your phone high enough. at the old White Hart Lane bad in Septem- floors, with four levels made available for ber 1973. Today, Spurs chase Champions regular fans and the rest for various types of club member. League glory while we chase the NLS nir- SPURS: Four video screens, located to SPURS: Cashless stadium, designed to vana of seventh spot with our 400th all-time ensure the ideal screen viewing experience. streamline customer throughput at all times. competitive fixture against a club from Essex. STONES: The stadium has a floor. They are more than twice the size of those Of course, there’s simply no comparison at Wembley and four times those of Arsenal. STONES: Cashful stadium, designed so between the facilities at Spurs and here at They are the largest screens in any stadium that all the change from that score you just The Vale. Or is there? Presented below is SPURS: The club boasts a steeply raked in western Europe. how our two grounds stack up. put over the turnstile is quickly spent on a single-tier stand, its viewing angle optimised programme (cheers!), beer, burgers and (Tongue firmly in cheek, by the way. Con- to ensure everyone has a perfect view of the STONES: Single video screen, located to teas. Obviously we take cards for certain sidering the improvements to our media cov- action. Sample quote: “Wow, wherever I sit I invite fresh perspectives on what constitutes transactions, but rock up for a golden goal erage and match-day hospitality this season can still see the whole pitch perfectly!” optimal screen positioning. It is more than ticket waving Apple Pay in Mim’s face and alone, who’s to say the Stones experience twice the size of your nan’s old Sony and she’s likely to give you short shrift, being very won’t soon mirror that of Spurs?) STONES: The club boasts a virtually rake- almost as big as the Panasonic you were much a pound-to-purse kind of person. free social club stand. Sample quote: “Wow, looking at in Curry’s PC World last week. who scored? Was it Pratty? Green? Who’s SPURS: The club hosts post-match enter- that going off? What does the board say?” SPURS: Craft beer firm Beavertown has an tainment including live music and Q&As SPURS: At 65 metres in length, the Goal on-site microbrewery where fans can try a with legends. It also shows Premier League Line bar is officially the longest in Europe. it’s whole host of craft beers poured from the matches for supporters. SPURS: The Tunnel Club - a unique experi- been designed to optimise the customer ex- bottom of the pint glass upwards. ence in which a mere pane of glass sepa- perience by easing congestion at other bars. STONES: The club hosts post-match enter- rates fans from the players as they enter and STONES: We offer a range of premium ales tainment including live music and sportsman exit the pitch. You can almost touch them, STONES: At about 1 metre in length, The as well as a guest beer which is available to dinners with legends. It also shows Premier and they can almost hear you willing them Pop-Up bar is unofficially the shortest in Eu- fans who… oh, sorry mate it’s just finished. League matches for supporters. on. Available to an elite few. rope. It, too, has been designed to optimise Can I do you a pint of Young’s instead? EAST THURROCK UNITED WEALDSTONE v EAST THURROCK UNITED eventually took its toll. ROCKS FACTS 2004/05 saw the club switch to the Southern League in an FA re-structure.