Borehamwood Cover.qxp_Layout 1 13/07/2018 13:12 Page 1 Saturday 14th July 2018 WOOD Pre-Season Friendly THE Kick Off 3.00pm Commemorative Programme, welcoming Unai Emery to Arsenal Official Benchwear and Match Ball Sponsor MAIN CLUB SPONSOR MEMBER LEAGUE LEAGUE SPONSOR LEAGUE BROADCAST SPONSOR MATCH BALL & BENCH KIT SUPPLIER New, exciting courses available for September 2017! human rEsourcEs lEvEl 3 markEting, salEs and businEss lEvEl 3 financE and businEss lEvEl 3 EvEnts managEmEnt and businEss lEvEl 3 EntErPrisE and businEss lEvEl 3 assistEd living dEntal travEl, tourism and businEss lEvEl 3 tEchnologiEs digital markEting and Plumbing, gas and social mEdia lEvEl 3 ElEctrical …and many more! Please see our website for more details. a lEvEls vocational ProfEssional dEvEloPmEnt Higher Education #BePartOfOurStory 020 8266 4000 [email protected] www.barnetsouthgate.ac.uk/new-courses-2017 Contents.qxp_Layout 1 13/07/2018 12:18 Page 1 BOREHAM WOOD STADIUM MANAGER: Matthew Hunter FOOTBALL CLUB PROGRAMME EDITOR: FOUNDED 1948 CONTENTS Craig Draycott GROUND: Meadow Park, Broughinge Road, Borehamwood, Herts. WD6 5AL. PA ANNOUNCER: Mark Hughes TELEPHONE: 0208-953 5097 CLUB SHOP: Grant Morris 4-5 APROGRESS REPORT Full Members of The Football FROM CHAIRMAN DANY HUNTER Association The National League CLUB HONOURS AFFILIATED TO: The Hertfordshire Football Association & The London Promotion Final Runners-Up: Football Association 2017/18 CLUB COLOURS: ALL White CONFERENCE SOUTH PLAY-OFF 10-11 FROM THE DUGOUT CHANGE COLOURS: All Sky Blue WINNERS 2014/15 From Manager Luke Garrard MAIN SPONSOR: ISTHMIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Barnet & Southgate College PRINCIPAL PARTNERS: Premier Division Play-off Winners Hertsmere Borough Council, 2009/10 Arsenal Football Club, Lexus, Reggiani, Davis Bonley, MOD Pizza, Carlsberg, 14-15 MEET THE NEW BOYS Village Hotels, Brend Hotels Premier Division Runners-up 1997/98 DIRECTORY Division One Champions 1994/95, 2000/01 PRESIDENT: W.F. O’Neill CHAIRMAN: Danny Hunter Division Two Champions 1976/77 GENERAL MANAGER: Matt Hunter League Cup Winners 1996/97 16 WELCOME UNAI EMERY FINANCE DIRECTOR: Ciara Dyer League Cup Runners-up 1998/99 CLUB / MATCH SECRETARY: Billy Hunter Full Members Cup Runners-up 1994/95, 1995/96 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Craig Draycott SOUTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMMERCIAL & HOSPITALITY 18-19 MEET THE NEW TEAMS MANAGER: Mandee Morris Division One East Champions 2005/06 GROUNDSMAN AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER: Daniel Hunter THE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE SOUTH Groundsman Team: Declan Robinson, Connor Iiddell Hertfordshire FA Senior BAR AND FACILITIES MANAGER: Challenge Cup Winners 24-25 FIXTURES AND RESULTS Jodie Lillywhite 1971/72, 1998/99, 2001/02, 2007/08, 2013/14, 2017/18 CATERING MANAGER: May Mason FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Promotion Final Winners 2014/15 Luke Garrard ASSISTANT MANAGER: FA Challenge Cup Cameron Mawer 1st Round 1973/74, 1977/78, 1998/99, 26 CLUB NEWS Goalkeeper Coach: Paul Griffin 2002/03, 2003/04, 2012/13, SENIOR CLUB THERAPIST: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17 Wood unveil new away strip Megan Reid 2nd Round CLUB ANALYST: 1996/97, 1997/98, 2017/18 Charles Nichol PASE ACADEMY DIRECTOR: FA Challenge Trophy Billy Hunter 28 COMMUNITY UPDATE Semi-Finalists 2005/06 PASE ACADEMY MANAGER: From Micky Engwell Luke Garrard Charity Cup Winners HEAD ACADEMY THERAPIST: 1980/81, 1983/84, Kate Simmons 1985/86,1988/89, 1989/90 HEAD PASE COACH: Cameron Mawer London FA Challenge Cup 40 ACADEMY UPDATE Winners: 1997/98 ACADEMY COACHES: Ricky Shakes, Daniel Woodards, From Cameron Mawer David Stephens, Angelo Balanta, Website Tom Champion, Connor Smith, www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk Femi Ilesanmi, Manny Parry, Connor Smith Twitter: @BOREHAM_WOODFC COMMUNITY MANAGER: Micky Engwell Instagram: @boreham_woodfc 46 ACADEMY UPDATE STADIUM CATERING: Morgan gives everyone a lift The Lunch Box Ltd Facebook: @BorehamWoodFC Chairmans Notes.qxp_Layout 1 13/07/2018 10:55 Page 1 A Progress Report CHAIRMAN’S NOTES Today, we welcome our very good friends from Arsenal to Meadow Park. May I wish their directors, manager, players and supporters a pleasant stay with us and a safe journey home. With today being Unai Emery’s first in Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Lucas game as Arsenal manager after Torreira, Stephan Lichtsteiner and following the legend that was and Bernd Leno. But, with Santi Cazorla and is Arsene Wenger, it’s fair to say Jack Wilshere departing, it’s also a it’s a truly historical moment for transition period for all at the Emirates. many Arsenal fans and even myself, as I enter my 20th So good luck Arsenal, good luck Mr season as Chairman here - Emery and good luck to all the Arsenal why? Because we’ve only directors, players and supporters, as ever known Arsenal with Mr interesting times certainly lay ahead. Wenger at the helm. For ourselves, we’ve also been busy As such, I can only wish his since our National League Play-off successor all the luck in defeat at Wembley in May - god I wish I the world and tell him he’s wasn’t bringing that old chestnut up working for a group of again haha. people who bring Firstly, we have had to deal with the honesty, integrity, and disappointment of not only not making old school values to all the Football League - but the that they do. disappointment of losing our striker That said, change is also Bruno Andrade and our goalkeeper very exciting, if slightly Grant Smith to Lincoln City. worrying - whether in Then there is the harsh reality of not business or whether in football, and especially offering certain players and staff when hiring key extensions to their deals for this season - personnel within which is in some cases hard to do, as we your business have grown as a club with one or two of model. As it these people. focuses the mind, That said, deals are always won or lost it gives you that not only on the pitch, but in the sense of going decisions people make throughout a into the season. So, the reality is, if you don’t unknown, perform consistently at a club and if you and that can don’t work hard in every aspect to give in my yourself a chance to succeed or give us experience an edge, then you go. heighten the Whether that be in the boardroom, in senses the dressing room, in the community and be department or even down to the just what maintenance, medical, or accounts the doctor ordered? office. As all clubs, and ours is no exception, must strive to improve and Anyway, it’s fair to say that we must always keep an honest this current transfer window perspective on our progress and accept has started very strongly for that as an underdog club we do have Arsenal, with four big signings 04 perhaps unrealistic ambitions. borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk Chairmans Notes.qxp_Layout 1 13/07/2018 09:46 Page 2 Whether that’s in trying to reach the play-offs again, Wood Army, all my sons, and my manager Luke trying to win the FA Trophy, getting to the Second or Garrard - who were there for the day. To say it was Third round of the FA Cup - I will always believe one of my best ever days in football is truly an hope and ambitions are what football is all about - understatement, it was in truth simply one of the but whether they’re realistic or not is another matter. greatest days of my life. But ambition must start with everyone at our club As my boys and gaffer flew out of Samara and back showing me the correct attitude, discipline and to England... I flew back to my hotel and base in desire to help us to achieve those ambitions. Moscow - but as I sat at the airport, I watched the Whether that be me in the boardroom, Jodie in the Croatians beat Russia on pens and my first thoughts bar, or May in the kitchen. Whether that be player were - that’s fantastic news, as tickets would be much recruitment, whether that be in our scouting or easier and cheaper for me to get with the host nation analyst areas - we strive year-on-year to bring out. improvement in all areas. I also felt sadness for the Russian people, who know After twenty seasons here, I suppose I know what how to party, and have been model hosts - and have I’m looking for, and I can tell if you’re the right simply made this whole experience for me a life character for this club, sometimes by simply changer. So as I sit writing these notes early on semi- observing people and seeing if they will go the extra final day in my hotel bedroom - I’ve woken up with mile that both I as Chairman, and my loyal staff need that horrible nervous feeling that all us football fans at such a small club. know very well, as it always comes on those most important game days. If people don’t demonstrate that, then trust me, as a football club you sometimes have to move them on So it’s now time to pray, it’s now time to believe, it’s and move them on very quickly for their own sake. now time to put on my lucky shorts, socks and As such, all our efforts at present are now marching boots and it’s time that the lucky England channelled on staff and player recruitment, shirt is put back on (it was washed yet again in the instilling our club ethos on our future plans - last bathtub last night). season is now just a memory, including a very painful loss at Wembley. But that memory must be When that’s done, I’ll be ready for something to eat in used to spur us on and see if we can go again this our lucky Moscow restaurant, then a few beers season..