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WALTHAMSTOW FOOTBALL CLUB ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2017-18 vs LEYTON ATHLETIC Saturday 29th September 2018 // 3PM Wadham Lodge // Essex Senior League WALTHAMSTOW FOOTBALL CLUB Match Day Centres, Wadham Lodge, Kitchener Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JP CLUB MANAGEMENT President: June Brazier Chairman & Secretary: Andy Perkins Vice Chairman: Steve Howe Company Secretary: Vacant Treasurer: Vacant Communications Manager & Assistant Secretary: Andrzej Perkins Club Historian: David Chapman Charter Standard, Veterans & Ladies Secretary: Tony Brazier Life Members: A. Brazier M.B.E., J. Brazier, D. Chapman, D. Crabb, C.E. Gross, K.J. Harris, S. Howe, G. Larkbey, A McLean, A. P. Perkins, D. Salmon, C. Ward, D.E. Ward FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT Player/Manager: Ryan Maxwell Assistant Manager: Craig Pope Coach: Lee Flynn | Physio: Lucelta Eugene MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2018-19 Editor: Andrzej Perkins Contributors: Tony Brazier, David Chapman, Graham Larkbey, Steve Howe, Charlie Ward Photography: Vacant SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: facebook.com/walthamstowfc Instagram: @walthamstowfc Twitter: @walthamstowfc YouTube: youtube.com/walthamstowfc Website: walthamstowfc.com THE EDITOR ANDRZEJ PERKINS ood afternoon everyone, welcome to when the two sides met at the tail-end of last season, Wadham Lodge to this Essex Senior they can’t be underestimated and we’ll have to be at League local derby against our co-tenants our best again this afternoon to take three points. Leyton Athletic. G We had our first midweek off since the middle of We come into today’s game on the back of a fantastic August, so I’m sure the boys will be well rested and 4-1 victory over Sawbridgeworth Town last Saturday. raring to go today. I popped down to training on Some of the football we played was the best we’ve Tuesday to do a quick interview with Ryan (which seen at Wadham Lodge in years (by a home team, at can be seen on the website) and was struck by how least), and if it wasn’t for the Sawbo keeper, it could many players were turning up early and already going have easily been double figures. After a couple of through a few drills before the official session start. stuttering draws, it looks like we’re really starting to It’s not often you see that, and I think it’s a sign of the find our feet, and it’s only a matter of time before we excellent spirit we’ve got in the team at the moment. string a serious series of results together. Don’t forget - our club scarves have now arrived and Leyton, who were playing as Wadham Lodge last are available today, for only a tenner! They’re flying season lost 6-1 to Enfield on Saturday and 4-1 to off the shelves (or the carrier bags, more accurately, West Essex in their league game before that. In so don’t delay. midweek. Saffron Walden put five past them. Their only win this season came at the end of August when Enjoy the game, they beat Sawbridgeworth 3-0. But as they proved Andrzej @tweetperkins 3 THE TREE SURGEON CHARLIE WARD Today we are at home to Leyton Athletic, who, of our players when we dispensed with the services course, share the facilities with us, in what is being of Qayum Shakoor, but, looking down the current called The Wadham Derby. list of players, I do not recognise anyone with past connections to our club, except if the Danny Francis Like ourselves, our opponents have also changed the is the forward who played for us about seven or eight name of the club in the closed season from Wadham years ago. Lodge to Leyton Athletic. In terms of form, we are going very nicely at the They are struggling a bit up until now and suffered moment with two draws against Hullbridge Sports and a heavy reverse last weekend against Enfield, who St Margaretsbury, before our excellent 4-1 win last suddenly seem to be hitting some excellent form after Saturday over Sawbridgeworth. their own six goal drubbing against Sporting Bengal. In both the drawn games we had enough chances to Before they won against Leyton they inflected the have put the game to bed and so our points tally could first League defeat over Takeley, destroying their and should have been higher, but, overall the level of 100% record. performance, set up what we dished up on Saturday, when we managed to convert enough chances. So let’s hope that Leyton to not have the same miraculous form turn around as Enfield, following Having said that, their keeper had a superb afternoon their heavy defeat. and made several saves that denied up to run up an even bigger tally. Last season, Wadham Lodge signed quite a few of 4 In our last two home games, we have won by a score seems to have a good grasp of what is required to do of 4-1, so who knows, we certainly should win today well at this level. on current form, but, everybody would have thought that Takeley would beat Enfield, so we cannot count It would be easy for him, given his experiences as a our chickens. player have always been at least one level above where we are now, to be dismissive of the quality of the I think the strength of our current squad was shown League and what it takes to do well. last Saturday, when Rheo Joseph, who had certainly been first choice in matches this season, so far, was But, he is concerned with our players attitude being only on the bench and we are still without Junior right and getting our own game up to the required Appiah who has looked so impressive, but, has not level - never mind the opposition, we need to make been seen since his sending off at Felixstowe in the sure we are on our A game and then let them worry FA Cup. about us. Having seen some comments in manager Ryan If I was not already optimistic about our chances Maxwell’s Twitter account at the weekend, there are under Ryan, Craig & Lee, after that interview, I some massive new signings in the pipeline, so he is certainly am now. obviously not content to sit on his laurels. On a slightly less cheerful note, it was a shame to see It will be interesting just to see who these new arrivals our under 18’s go out of the FA Youth Cup at home to will be. Saffron Walden by a single goal. Looking at the top team’s in the table, at this early We looked to have won the game in the dying stage, there are several sides capable of winning the minutes, only to have the goal ruled out and Saffron title, including ourselves and I think in the end it will Walden scored the only goal in injury time, such are be the side that not only plays the winning football, fine margins between victory and defeat. but, the side who has the strongest squad to allow for injuries and suspensions. So, it is vital today, that we can get a few goals to avoid any last minute comebacks by our visitors. Look at Redbridge last season, everyone’s favourites to go up for most of the season, but, imploded in the final couple of months when fixtures began to pile up and their squad was stretched to the limit. I saw the interview with the manager by some old geezer (only joking Andy) and was impressed by his attitude and his opinions on our players and the League in general. I think he hit the right notes, supportive of the players and singing their praise, where deserved, but, keeping a level head on our chances of being in contention for the title. Despite his relative lack of experience at ESL level, namely under half a season in charge last season, he 5 TODAY’S VISITORS LEYTON ATHLETIC Founded: 2008 | Nickname: None | Manager: Jason Ngandu | Ground: Wadham Lodge LAST THREE SEASONS 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 19TH 15th 6th Waltham Forest 2-4 Wadham Lodge PREVIOUS Essex Senior League | 17 February 2018 Forest fell to a derby day defeat against a Wadham Stanley then made it 3-0 with his second of the Lodge side which contained former Stags Terry Foxe, game, again thanks to some poor marking from Danny Francis and Jason Ngandu as manager. Forest. Despite a bright opening, Forest were quickly behind, Scott (and indeed the entire crowd) thought he’d Brian Simpson given the freedom of the Forest box to earned Forest a penalty late in the first half, but the bring the ball down and pick his corner of the goal. referee then changed his mind, only giving a free kick. At the other end, Paul Scott made a strong debut up Forest came out with far more bite in the second half, front for Forest and went close to levelling the score, and were quickly back in the game thanks to two goals hitting the post from a matter of yards, before the from Christian Owusu, the second a penalty. ball trickled across the goal line and was eventually cleared. But only three minutes later, Francis was clumsily bundled over in the Forest box allowing Stanley to slot But then Forest’s problems were compounded as home for his hattrick. Harrison Seetah allowed a regulation save from Stanley to slip through his fingers and in. 6 CLUB HISTORY Leyton Athletic were founded in 2008 as Wadham Lodge, prior to changing their name for the start of With the new change in name, the club are keen to the 2018/19 season.

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