WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY WHERE ARE THEY NOW? I played in the last game at Lower Mead but at the time I didn’t appreciate the history and emotion of the occasion.Now I know what an honour it was to be involved SAYS WAYNE ROACH Nothing in the handle the ‘job-share’? UK! Prior to join- It was all good from my side, ing Wealdstone I’d David was a good guy and we played for Auckland got on very well. based teams in New He had spent quite a number Zealand, and I returned of seasons at Wimbledon FC BY ROGER SLATER home when I left the Stones. as a full time pro in his youth Once again I played for local so I tried to learn off him. He sides in the National and Re- suffered a very bad facial injury ew Zealander Wayne gional leagues over here, finally in one of the first games he Roach joined Wealdstone hanging up the gloves in 2000. played for Wealdstone I recall (his only UK club) at the WHAT brought you to and I think that knocked his Nstart of the 1990-91 season Wealdstone and did you know confidence a lot. remaining with the club for two anyone at the club when you LOOKING back on those two years, making 59 starts and joined? seasons, imagine you are three substitute appearances I had always wanted to go back in the dressing room….. in all competitions. He is the overseas to play football, a who are the players that founder member I suppose of coach of mine in NZ knew one stand out and why? the Wealdstone New Zealand of the Wealdstone Reserve team I honestly I think we had some Supporters Club (soon coaches so it was arranged from very talented players then but followed by Andy Hedge and there. week in week out they didn’t more recently Chris Zoricich) But it was a time of change perform to their potential. The and he still follows the results and turmoil at the club and quite two players that stand out most today from his homeland. different to what I was use to in are Neil Cordice and Tiv Lowe. He’s been married twice and NZ. Some things were good and Neil for his attitude, condition- has three children and he lives some not so good as I suppose ing and will to win whereas Tiv now in Pukekohe, just south of you find at every club, but it was a very clever player and Auckland, working in Inter- wasn’t too hard to fit in. I just technically very good. national Sea and Air Freight. wanted to play! STONES fans are known Wayne answers our probing WE seemed to use a great for “sharing their opinions” questions... number of goalkeepers during – how aware where you of YOU joined Wealdstone in that spell, though you and that personally or when it August 1990, leaving at the end David Hudson shared the job was aimed at team-mates? of 1992. What was the career in the main replacing Chris How did you handle that as before and after? Vagg – How did you and he player? WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

good mates Dave Boughton (as met some fantastic people and Manager) and Miles Milton. I still want to see the Club do DO you get back to the UK well. The fans were (and I imagine still at all? Would you take in a Anything else you want to are) fantastic! From my perspec- match? I only went back to tell us? A good friend of mine tive most times they were fairly once and that was in who I played a lot of football spot on. The criticisms were well 1998. Unfortunately time didn’t with since we were eight deserved and I was a pretty harsh permit me to take in a game, but years old ended up playing for critic of my performances anyway maybe one day I’ll get another Wealdstone around 2005. so it never bothered me. chance. Next time I’ll definitely I thought that was a great co- YOU actually played in the last take in a match….I hope The incidence and pretty cool. His two games at Lower Mead – Stones are at home! name? Chris Zoricich. When I against Cambridge in a ground You mentioned that you follow played at Wealdstone I use to charged with emotion, and ten the results on the internet - go watch him playing at Leyton days later in a Capital League does Wealdstone get in your Orient…. match. What do you remember blood or is that just some- of those days? Thanks Wayne, You are thing for the fans? close to Hedgie and Zoro I remember the last Cambridge For me I became a fan, I really – perhaps get together and game. I guess at the time I didn’t enjoyed my time at Wealdstone, watch us on Match of The appreciate the history and Day sometime…. emotion involved for all the loyal and long-serving fans as I was just a new kid in town. Looking back now it was a real honour being involved in the match. FROM Lower Mead to Vicarage Road – what did you and the players make of the change? Was it hard to adjust? The facilities (in particular the changing rooms, floodlight- ing & playing surface) at Vicarage were fantastic…… only problem was that the opposing teams really liked it too and lifted their game accordingly! It made it hard to get results and we’d lost the atmosphere of Lower Mead…. WHAT are the best and worse memories of your time at the club? The worst memories were the results during that period and last injury I had which led to the club letting me go and I returned to NZ soon after. Graham Sharpe’s report of the I took so many good last game at Lower Mead... a memories away from the bit of a damp squib as a match, club to name them all… but as an occasion it’s right up but to name a few would there. The final paragraph is a be friendships made that I quote from chairman Alan still have, becoming a fan Clifton: ‘Lower Mead is dead, of Wealdstone, playing Long live the Stones’ which the last game at Lower was pretty rich coming from a Mead, helping win the man who subsequently did his Suburban League with the best to administer the last rites Reserves in 1990 with my MATCH SPONSORS

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ou don’t get to more absurd ideas and there’s plenty of nuance involved. Every year we my ripe old age superstitions that you surrounding what consti- hear new stories about Ywithout re-evalu- once held so dear. For tutes a win, draw or de- ways of reinventing our ating a few things about no obvious reason I once feat. I read often of the beautiful game so that footballing life. For one, had the ridiculous notion need for more people to more of us can be seen title winning seasons are that if ever I was to become leaders in their to be winning it. as rare as dragon eggs. touch the match ball I’d chosen profession. If For the love of God, we essentially guarantee the only we could all show Just champion should always suck the Stones a win. Yeah, as if. our capacity to lead, Football used to be marrow out of title-win- Back when we shared at then all would be well. pretty black and white ning season because we Edgware’s late lamented But what if everyone about what winning literally may not live to White Lion Ground becomes a leader? Who “looked like”. Cham- see another. In fact, fin- I once had the good leads the leaders? And pions got to play in the ishing anywhere north of fortune to take with both then there’s “wellbeing”; European Cup. Cham- the halfway spot in the hands a ball that had we live in a world in pions got promoted. league should be warmly been hit straight up into which corporate giants Everyone else didn’t. appreciated and stored the air and out of play. I appear to have recently But today, UEFA runs in the memory to be was even able to prepare invented the concept of a Champions League brought out and appreci- myself as it gracefully ‘wellbeing’, their every where a good three ated whenever the mis- fell out of the heavens press release parroting quarters of the clubs ery of relegation occurs. into my hands. A perfect the policies they have who compete are, quite And here’s another thing catch. It even got a cheer to ensure their clients’ / simply, not champions. we should never fail to from the crowd. But we customers’ wellness by A good percentage of the do: appreciate anyone still failed to win the dint of their wonderful, clubs didn’t even finish who volunteers anything bloody match… profit-generating ac- as runners-up. (Also, in support of this great tivities. In all of this guff it’s only notionally a club. (Yet another round All winners now there’s the underlying ‘league’, but I’ll let that of applause, please, for So, superstition be idea that we can all be pass for now.) Hell, if our entirely crowd- damned. Our experience winners, we really can! you’re not good enough funded and crowd-built of football should be But, er, no, we plainly to progress through all-seater away end confined to the winning, can’t. Because the plain the group stage of the stand. Thank you.) losing or drawing of fact is that for there to Champions League you matches and all the be winners, there have can still ‘parachute’ into Ball ache battling that leads to to be losers too. Except, the Europa League, as Age allows you to those results. However, perhaps, where football if you didn’t ‘not win’ divest yourself of the in the corporate world administration is at all.

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Promotion? That used which to show you still seventh and fifth hosts side and claiming that to be something only deserve your runner- sixth in newly intro- seventh place on the last champions and runners- up status. We’ve seen duced play-off ‘quarter day of the season? Who up could aspire to. You plenty of runners-up finals’. I’m not saying amongst us wouldn’t either won the league or succumb to pressure it won’t be interesting, quite fancy the idea of finished runner-up; ev- in the play-offs against for absolutely sure. But the Stones travelling en erything else was failure. sides who can’t believe I ask you, where does it masse to three win-or- Today? Today we’ve their luck in being able all end? At what point bust away games. What got so many winners it to challenge for a place should we concede that drama would await us hardly feels like winning in the division above. mediocrity is mediocrity, then - and I don’t doubt at all. Since the 1980s and that the very idea at all that we’d fancy we’ve had the Football National disgrace? of a club finishing a our chances. No one League play-offs, and But from this season distant seventh beating would want to host us in since 2004 the non- on, the pressure on our the league’s runners-up a win-or-bust game. league pyramid has had league’s runners-up has to claim promotion is, to So yes. OK, I see its own play-off struc- been notched up yet fur- say the very least, unfair. it now. The glittering ture. A brutal one, too. ther. Because now, clubs Needless to say, dream, of seventh place Until this season, the finishing in all positions there’s a reason why – as good, apparently, only thing that finishing down to seventh can all this is allowed as if we’d been pipped runner-up entitled you end up promoted. Next to happen, and it’s a to the title on goal to was home advantage April, at “regular” sea- pretty powerful one: difference. Still, while in a one-match play-off son’s end, the runners-up self-interest. Because, I wouldn’t be able to semi-final against the and third placed clubs let’s face it, is there any hide my embarrassment, fifth-placed side. Not in the National League’s red-blooded Weald- I’d be in those fevered only don’t you gu up by North and South divi- stone fan who wouldn’t play-off crowds with right, you also get just sions will have to wait relish the possibility of everybody else. Seeing a single home match in it out as fourth hosts us coming good as a if we can win. = Yellow Card = Goal = 2nd Player Substituted NLS = National League South MCC = Middlesex Charity Cup = Red Card = Penalty = 2nd Substitute Used FAC = FA Cup S = Straight Red = 1st Player Substituted = 3rd Player Substituted FAT = FA Trophy WEALDSTONE FC = Man of the Match = 1st Substitute Used = 3rd Substitute Used MSC = Middlesex Senior Cup FIXTURES & RESULTS | SEASON 2017 / 2018 JULY Competition Result Crowd Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17/GK 25 Hampton & Richmond MSCF 0-1 481 — North Oshodi Okimo Harwood Hill Brown Whichelow Cox Benyon Fitchett Wellard Godfrey Hunt Anastasiou Hunt AUGUST 5 CONCORD RANGERS NLS 2-1 752 8 North Oshodi Okimo Green Hill Brown Wellars Cox Benyon Fitchett Eisa Hippolyte-Patrick Godfrey Osei-Bonsu Hunt Kearney 8 St.Albans City NLS 1-2 654 13 North Oshodi Okimo Ijaha Hill Brown Hippolyte-Patrick Cox Benyon Green Eisa Fitchett Godfrey Wellard Hunt Osei-Bonsu 12 Gloucester City NLS 2-2 403 13 North Oshodi Okimo Ijaha Hill Brown Hippolyte-Patrick Cox Benyon Green Eisa Fitchett Godfrey Wellard Hunt Osei-Bonsu 14 HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE NLS 0-1 922 14 North Oshodi Okimo Green Hill Brown Hippolyte-Patrick Cox Benyon Fitchett Eisa Godrey Osei-Bonsu Wellard Ijaha Kearney 19 CHELMSFORD CITY NLS 0-2 908 18 North Oshodi Okimo Green Pollock Brown Hippolyte-Patrick Cox Benyon Fitchett Eisa Godfrey Wellard Whichelow Kearney Constable 26 Eastbourne Borough NLS 1-1 631 18 North Oshodi Okimo Pollock Brown Wellard Hippolyte-Patrick Cox Benyon Green Eisa Fitchett Whicelow Godfrey Ijaha Constable 28 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN NLS 1-1 966 18 North Oshodi Brown Pollock Hill Okimo Hippolyte-Patrick Green Benyon Fitchett Eisa Whichelow Wellard Godfrey Sellers Constable SEPTEMBER 2 East Thurrock United NLS 1-1 411 18 North Oshodi Brown Hill Day Whichelow Wellard Okimo Fitchett Green Hippolyte-Patrick Mohamed Benyon Godfrey Osei Sellars 5 Weston-super-Mare NLS 1-5 416 20 North Oshodi Brown Hill Day Wellard Whichelow Okimo Fitchett Ngamvoulou Mohammad Benyon Sellers O’Brien Green Godfrey 9 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN NLS 3-0 845 18 North Oshodi Sellers Brown Day Wellard Whichelow Okimo Fitchett Green Eisa Hill O’Brien Godfrey Osei Ngamvoulou 11 POOLE TOWN NLS 4-1 807 14 North Oshodi Sellers Hill Day Wellard Whichelow Okimo Fitchett Green Eisa Benyon O’Brien Godfrey Osei Ngamvoulou 16 FAVERSHAM TOWN FAC2QR 4-0 414 14 North Oshodi Sellers Hill Day Wellard Whichelow Okimo Fitchett Green O’Brien Benyon Eisa Ngamvoulou Williams Constable 23 Bath City NLS 0-0 645 18 North Oshodi Sellers Brown Day Wellard Whichelow Okimo Fitchett Green Eisa Benyon Williams O’Brien Cox Ngamvoulou 30 BURGESS HILL TOWN FAC3QR 0-1 590 20 North Cox Okimo Brown Day Wellard Ngamvoulou Williams Benyon Green Eisa Fitchett O’Brien Hippolyte-Patrick Hill Godfrey OCTOBER 7 WHITEHAWK NLS 2-1 953 14 North Wilson Sellers Hill Day Williams Hippolyte-Patrick Okimo Fitchett Green O’Brien Goodger Wellard Ngamvoulou Eisa Brown 14 Chippenham Town NLS 0-0 723 12 North Wilson Sellers Hill Day Williams Cox Okimo Fitchett Green Hippolyte-Patrick Goodger Eisa Brown Ngamvoulou Wellard 21 TRURO CITY NLS ------— 28 Welling United NLS ------— NOVEMBER 7 HAYES & YEADING UTD MSC2R ------— PRE-SEASON RESULTS 2017/2018 11 HUNGERFORD TOWN NLS ------— 18 Oxford City NLS ------— July 4 Bedfont Sports (a) W 2-1 Eisa 2 21 Dartford NLS ------— July 8 Fulham (h) W 1-0 Kearney 25 (TO BE ADVISED) FAT ------— July 11 Slough Town (a) D 2-2 Fitchett, Harwood DECEMBER July 18 Maidenhead Utd (h) 1-1 Green 2 BRAINTREE TOWN NLS ------— 9 Concord Rangers NLS ------— July 22 Reading (h) W 6-1 Benyon 2 (1pen), Eisa 2, Hippolyte-Patrick, Anastasiou 16 (TO BE ADVISED) FAT ------— July 29 Hitchin Town (a) W 4-2 Eisa, Tiryaki, Green, Fitchett 23 ST ALBANS CITY NLS ------— 26 Hampton & Richmond NLS ------— JANUARY 1 HAMPTON & RICHMOND NLS ------— 6 Havant & Waterlooville NLS ------— 13 GLOUCESTER CITY NLS ------— 20 Bognor Regis Town NLS ------— 27 WESTON-SUPER-MARE NLS ------— FEBRUARY 3 WELLING UNITED NLS ------— 10 Truro City NLS ------— 17 DARTFORD NLS ------— 24 Hungerford Town NLS ------— MARCH 3 OXFORD CITY NLS ------— 10 Braintree Town NLS ------— 17 EASTBOURNE BOROUGH NLS ------— 24 Chelmsford City NLS ------— 31 EAST THURROCK UNITED NLS ------— APRIL 2 Hemel Hempstead Town NLS ------— 7 BATH CITY NLS ------— 14 Poole Town NLS ------— 21 CHIPPENHAM TOWN NLS ------— 28 Whitehawk NLS ------—

Our club’s excellent progress on the pitch and ever increasing attendances mean we are now looking to strengthen our match- day support team. In particular, we are looking to add to our matchday steward team, with the possibility of gaining nationally recognised quali cations (such as Level 2 or 3 NVQ in Spectator Safety) through our partners Total Hospitality Training. You’ll be contributing to the progress of your club and learning transfer- rable skills in health and safety, security and customer services; while strengthening your CV at the same time. It doesn’t have to be every match, but it would be great if we could increase our pool of available people to ensure our specta- tors have an enjoyable matchday experience and enhance our club’s growing reputation for professionalism. If you’re interested to learn more about what is involved and how you can benefit, please speak to me. Steve Marshall, Matchday Operations Manager The WHITE TIGERS WEALDSTONE’S RECORD v BOGNOR REGIS TOWN P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1 F 9 A 8

ruro City became one of be shared, with each club holding the first time in 1912 and the last time the founder members of the trophy for six months. in 1981. the CCFA when they City joined the newly formed When the South Western League Tattended the meeting at the Cornwall Senior League in 1931 was formed in 1951, City were one of Royal Hotel in Truro on 18th after leaving the Plymouth & the founder members but they did September 1889 when the District League, along with other not meet with immediate success, CCFA was founded. Other Cornish Clubs, due to the refusal having to seek re-election for the first Clubs present were: of the Cornish Clubs to pay more two seasons. They have had to seek Porthcurno, Penzance, Probus than 50% of the Devon Clubs’ re-election twice more; 1982 and School, Liskeard, Dunheved travelling expenses. Because of 1983. Their first championship came School, Torpoint and Millbrook. the lack of interest by their in 1960/61 and they have been City’s first recorded match was supporters – gates were very low champions four times since: played at Truro College against in the Cornwall Senior League – 1969/70, 1992/93, 1995/96 and Penzance on 4th October 1889, City decided to rejoin the 1997/98. The South Western League when they won by 7 goals to 1. Plymouth & District League in Cup has come to Treyew Road on Further games were played at 1934. As a result of leaving the three occasions: 1959/60, 1966/67 Tolgarrick, adjacent to the Cornish Senior League they were and 1997/98. The League’s Sporting existing Treyew Road ground. barred from entering the Cornwall Trophy was won in 1974/75 and They have also played at Senior Cup. They had proposed to 1988/89 and the Best Ground Trophy Kenwyn and Chapel Hill. Their run a reserve team in the Senior in 1995/96. At the end of the 1974/75 first trophy was won in 1895 Cup. However at a CCFA meeting season, City were forced to leave the when they won the Cornwall on a proposal by Lostwithiel which South Western League due to the Senior Cup beating Launceston was seconded by Bodmin Town, fact that part of their Treyew Road by 5 goals to 0. Truro were refused admittance to ground had been used for a road- the Cup. They appealed to the FA widening scheme and it was 1978 City have won the Cornwall Senior but received a reply to the effect before they were re-admitted Cup a record 15 times including that the FA could not interfere in a The Cornwall Combination 1930 when the Cup was shared domestic dispute between local League was won in 1994/95, with Saltash Stars. The Final had clubs in Cornwall. It was to be 1998/99, 2005/6 and 2007/8 and the been drawn and Saltash could not 1938 before they were re-admitted Combination League Cup has been raise a team for the replay due to and winning the Senior Cup the won on nine occasions: 1968, 1978, some of their players having same season. They had won the 1987, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, service commitments. Truro did Cornwall Senior League in its first 2005/6 and 2007/8. The Evely Cup offer to play and let Saltash two seasons (1932 & 1933). The P has been won seven times: 1968, include some guest players but & D League was won in 1937. But 1978, 1986, 1988, 1999,2000 and the CCFA ruled the trophy should in 1931 - the season before they 2005/6 first left the P & D League - they Back in 1929/30 the City “A” team achieved one of the finest run of won the Western Division of the results in their long history. In a County League and retained the period of 15 days, they played 9 championship for the next two League games, winning 8 and seasons. drawing 1. Their last game was at In late 2004, the club was acquired Dartmouth, which they won 3-2 by a new owner and in 2005/06 the and in doing so became club ended the season in runners-up runners-up, 3 points behind spot and gained promotion to the champions Royal Marines and 3 in Toolstation Western League. front of 3rd place Saltash Town. The 2006/7 season was the most The Durning Lawrence Charity successful in the Club’s history. At Cup which Truro City gave to the the first attempt winning the county – has been won 11 times, Toolstation Western League First AT THE VALE TODAY TRURO CITY

Division by a record margin; promotions. In Season 2009/10, club was relegated at the end of retaining the Cornwall Senior the Club finished a very creditable the season but it was lucky to be Cup and capping the season by 11th in the first year at this new alive thanks to the new owners winning the F.A. Vase at the New level and were then better after the traumas of the recent Wembley Stadium with a 3-1 win prepared to go forward again in the past. over AFC Totton, the first time the next season. A successful spell at the end of Trophy had been won by a Club Season 2010-11 proved to be the 2013/14 season brought some playing at Step 6 in the Football another momentous one . Vying stability to the Club. The Club Pyramid and in front of a record for the League lead for most gained promotion in the 2014/15 crowd of over 37,000. of the season with favourites season via the play offs, beating Success continued in 2007/8 Salisbury City, Truro were finally Hungerford 1-0 in the semi final season with the first team crowned Champions by four and St Neots Town 1-0 in the final. winning the Toolstation Western points after a fabulous 6-0 win The 2015/16 season will be the League Premier Division by a away at Salisbury and finishing second time Truro has played at massive 17 points and thereby the season with seven straight this level. becoming the first ever Cornish victories ensuring Blue Square Bet After a slow start to the new Club to gain entry into Southern Conference South football for the season, the team got stronger League football. In addition, the first time. This set a new British and became very difficult to beat reserve side experienced an record in that no senior club had particularly in away games. On the all-conquering season, going right ever previously won 5 promotions down side we really drew too many through the season without defeat in 6 seasons. matches but still did very well to and also gained promotion to the Season 2011/12 was a year of end up in 4th Position and a place South West Peninsula League. consolidation at this higher level in the play-offs for the second To cap it all, the Club’s third finishing 14th in the club’s first season running unfortunately we team, consisting almost entirely season of Conference football. were beaten both home and away of players under the age of 20, In season 2012/13, progress by the eventual play-off winners also gained promotion to the first was very difficult with the team Maidstone United. division of the Falmouth/Helston being hampered both by a Season 2017-18 brought League. 10-point deduction and a League Manager Lee Hodges back to 2008/09 was another successful transfer embargo. The club’s the Club but had to use most season with the first team winning very survival was in serious doubt of the squad assembled by his promotion to the Southern League until in October 2012, when the predecessor when he would have Premier Division as Champions. club was saved by the last- liked to make changes. After an This meant that City equaled the minute intervention of two local indifferent year we finished slightly British record with four successive businessmen. Unfortunately, the about the Relegation Zone. TRURO CITY MEET THE PLAYERS

RIVER ALLEN 22 year old striker who has joined JAMIE RICHARDS Midfield the Club last season after a short Defender 21 year old midfielder who played spell at Wrexham. A product of the 23 year old central defender signed for both Gateshead and Bodmin Plymouth Argyle Academy who last season from Torquay United Town last season. He made 5 played for their first team before after previously playing in the Appearances for Truro three years moving on. Has also has had Football League with Plymouth ago whilst on loan to us from experience on loan at Bath City Argyle. Started life at Southend Plymouth Argyle where he had and Salisbury. United before his family moved to the started. West Country. Had a period on loan NOAH KEATS at Weymouth and then a long loan at AUSTEN BOOTH Midfield Northern Irish team Linfield where he Defender 25 year old attacking midfielder appeared in Europe for them. 19 year old defender recently who has recently returned from signed who is expected to have a the USA where he has completed CONNOR RILEY-LOWE good future. a Masters Degree at University in Defender Texas and played for a season 21 year old left-sided defender / CODY COOKE with Oklahoma City Energy. He midfielder who has joined the Club Midfield started at Exeter City and then after having been released by Exeter 24 year old local lad signed in played for Bath City when he was City in the Summer. He has played 2010 from Penryn Athletic; a studying for a degree there. for Truro City on loan in both of the product of Truro College. Very last two seasons promising midfielder who was a AARON LAMONT regular for the County youth team. Midfield NIALL THOMPSON Only missed a couple of games 21 year old midfielder who has Midfield/Forward last season and has won the recently moved to the West 23 year old winger /striker joined this Supporters Player of the Year. Country. He spent 6 years with summer after moving back to the Q.P.R and played last season for West Country, last season played for JORDAN COPP Kingstonian in the Ryman League Hucknall Town, Sheffield FC and Midfield Mickleover Sports. Made three 23 year old midfielder who has TOM MCHALE appearances for Truro City during a re-joined Truro after spending Midfield short loan spell from Torquay United some time at Weymouth. 21 year old, signed for City in in 2014-15 January 2015 from Bodmin Town. BEN GERRING He is expected to have a very CHRIS TODD Defender good future, Had short-term loan Defender 26 year old powerful Central periods with Willand Rovers and 35 Year old Defender who has Defender who has been here Weymouth. played for a number of clubs, most before but was at Torquay United recently he was player / manager of last season. ANDREW ‘ROCKY’ NEAL Eastleigh. Now appointed Assistant Forward Manager BEN HARDING 23 year old striker signed from Defender Bodmin Town where he scored 60 FLETCHER WILLIAMS 18 Year old full-back who joined us goals last season. Has played for Midfield recently on loan from Exeter City Tiverton Town before among 19 Year-old promising midfielder for this season after spending a others who has recently joined the club short time with us at the end of last season. BILLY PALFREY STEWART YETTON Defender Forward ALEX HARTRIDGE 19 year old defender who has 32 year old striker who has returned Defender joined this summer after being to Truro City from Weymouth where 18 Year old full-back who joined us released by Plymouth Argyle. he has spent the last few seasons recently on loan from Exeter City having previously made over 300 for this season after spending a ED PALMER appearances for Truro City and short time with us at the end of last Defender scoring 226 goals including being season. 25 year old Central Defender in his part of the 2007 FA Vase-winning TYLER HARVEY third spell with the club, was with team Forward Taunton Town last year WEALDSTONE v WHITEHAWK OFFBEAT CORNER THINGS WOT WE LIKED THIS WEEK Well, we all had a laugh when Whitehawk pitched up at the Vale last week with a ‘6ft 10.5in’ Norwegian goalkeeper, Simon Jorgensen. I’ve put the 24-year-old’s height in quote marks as he was reported as being just 6ft 9in when he made his debut in English football for Accrington Stanley against Preston in the Carabao (League) Cup in August. Maybe he’s grown and inch and a half since then? Or maybe the ‘Awks just fancied having Life can be more sociable the world’s tallest goalkeeper? for a goalkeeper in the North Even at 6ft 9, Jorgensen would have been West Counties League. in danger of banging his bonce on the cross- Instead of fending off abuse bar if he’d been in goal in our famous game from the crowd (or even cane- at Grays Athletic back in 1998 when the wielding senior citizens) the goals were discovered to be just 7ft 6in high, Bootle FC goallie was spotted and the match was abandoned at half time. having a chat - not just with The keeper certainly wasn’t quick getting the crowd behind the goal, down to Danny Green’s penalty a fortnight but IN the crowd behind the ago, or Abo Eisa’s winning strike come to goal - as the ball was up the think of it. As Northy could tell you, there are other end. Cue the sudden benefits to being 5ft 6. counter-attack and the keeper desperately throwing his Bovril at the ball as it ends up in an unguarded net. Thanks Press cuttings corner to Bootle Bucks on Twitter for Pep: I was talking this one. about OTHER Harry CITY BOSS MEANT GOODGER, NOT KANE explained Guardiola. “I was By VAL GROSVENOR - PEP GUARDIOLA took a asked in the Press Confer lot of flak this week for his ence ‘What about Stones?’ statement that Tottenham and naturally my first were ‘The Harry Kane team’, thought was about their big suggesting that Spurs were signing from Whitstable. simply a one-man operation. “Frankly I was annoyed Not that we’d condone Tottenham boss Mauricio that we hadn’t managed to this sort of behaviour Pochettino was particularly get that transfer over the outraged by the comment. line before the end of the summer deadline - imagine at the Vale, but... But yesterday Guardiola The League Magazine carried explained to The Mirror that Goodger, Aguero, Jesus and de Bruyne! this picture back in the 80s his comment was in with the caption ‘Elderly spec- reaction to the news that “What I actually said was ‘They will be the Harry Team’ tator canes a goalkeeper’. Harry Goodger had signed Kids wouldn’t believe it nowa- for Wealdstone. but that was taken out of context for some reason. days but this sort of thing “What I actually said was went on all the time in second- in response to a query Why bring Kane into it? Pochettino got it all wrong”. ary schools. Might put you off about John Stones’ injury” taking a goalkick though. BARRETTS FREEHOUSE 9 Masons Ave, Wealdstone, HA3 5AH

PLEASED TO SUPPORT WEALDSTONE FC Predictascore OVERALL V TRURO OVERALL V TRURO OVERALL V TRURO 1 Cynical 17 2=1 30 Peter Drew 9 2=0 59 Bankzzy’s Boyz 5 2=1 2 David Edwards 17 3=1 31 Robert Matthews 9 2=0 60 Daphne Corner 5 3=0 3 Ronnie Raffle 16 2=1 32 Hayley Corner 9 2=2 61 Irene Paull 5 0=0 4 Bob Bangs 15 1=0 33 Lapels 9 2=1 62 Paul Harvey 5 1=1 5 Nick Symmons 14 2=1 34 Shortstuff 9 2=1 63 S. Khanna 5 2=0 6 Roo Roo 14 3=2 35 Deadly 8 3=1 64 SENCO 5 2=0 7 Platty 13 2=0 36 Hamish Clark 8 2=1 65 Sprouthead 5 2=2 8 Steve Paull 13 0=1 37 Balblair Girl 8 1=1 66 Munkey 5 2=0 9 AMugPunter 12 2=1 38 Greedy Pig 8 2=1 67 Tony Drew 5 3=3 10 Aiden O’callaghan 12 2=1 39 Kenmar 8 2=0 68 Steven Aves 5 3=1 11 Megaphone Mick 12 1=0 40 Mark Lloyd 8 2=1 69 Ally Angelides 4 2=0 12 Ken Pegg 12 2=0 41 Tim Parks 8 2=2 70 Balblair Boy 4 2=2 13 Andrew Lane 12 2=2 42 Sonny Boy 2 8 2=1 71 John Harvey 4 1=0 14 Tom Coulson 12 1=0 43 Pauline Worby 8 2=1 72 John Devon 4 2=2 15 Clive Leaper 11 2=0 44 Ryan Cross 7 3=1 73 Lew’s Blues 4 3=0 16 Mim’s Goodies 11 2=0 45 Guy Edwards 2 7 1=1 74 Mick Fishman 4 3=1 17 RNR 11 2=0 46 Munk 7 2=2 75 Ray Corner 4 2=0 18 Clare Kemp 10 1=1 47 Gordon Thompson 7 3=3 76 Sonny Boy 1 4 2=1 19 Barbara Robson 10 2=1 48 Micheal Burns 7 2=0 77 Sutton Stones 4 3=0 20 Happy Stoned 10 3=1 49 Pat Rooney 7 2=1 78 Wayne Corner 4 3=0 21 Guy Edwards 1 10 2=1 50 The Linesmen 7 4=1 79 Alex Corner 3 2=0 22 Ron Moore 10 3=2 51 Chris Woods 7 1=2 80 John Banks 3 2=0 23 Victor Klarfeld 10 3=1 52 Don Cross 6 2=1 81 Rob Saville 3 1=0 24 Jez Albert 9 2=1 53 Jim Sorrell 6 2=3 82 Barry Benveniste 2 3=1 25 James Klarfeld 9 3=2 54 Keith Harris 6 2=2 83 NED 2 2=0 26 K.Judge 9 2=1 55 Stuart Elder 6 1=0 84 Maray 2 2=1 27 Olmar 9 3=1 56 Duncan Penman 6 3=0 85 Alan Couch 1 2=1 28 Tom Marshall 9 2=0 57 Robert Platt 6 3=0 86 Wobs 1 2=2 29 David Leigh 9 3=0 58 Roger Slater 6 2=2 WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY REWIND>>>>>>>>>>> 32 years ago... the Tuesday October 22, 1985, Gola League: Wealdstone 7 Boston United 2 ust five months after the Stones de- stroyed Boston dreams at Wembley in night Throbbin Robin the Trophy Final, we administered the Jcoup de grace with this thrashing under the Lower Mead lights with Robin Wainwright trashed Boston again - magnificent in the Trophy Final - netting a remarkable four goals including a hat-trick of penalties. CONTINUED OVERPAGE REMEMBER WHEN BY TIM PARKS WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY REWIND>>>>>>>>>>> storm as we scored with every attack therafter. Alan Cordice was brought down for one of Wainwright’s impeccable It was just one of those gaining some revenge for their penalties with Boston keeper nights when everything came defeat at Wembley, and they Kevin Blackwell (who had off: Mark Graves, who had can’t have been expecting saved Dennis Byatt’s spot kick unluckily missed out on the the second-half whirlwind with at Wembley) getting nowhere last few months of the the Stones scoring six times in near the ball. double-winning season after 30 minutes at the start of the I had the privelege of seeing losing his place to the on-fire second half. the only other Wealdstone Andy Graham, returned with a I can still remember penalty hat-trick (netted by vengeance at the start of the Gravesy’s sensational over- George Duck in the FA Trophy 85-86 season and resumed his head goal (reminiscent of second round against Hastings devastating strike partnership the best of Andy Graham’s United, 11 years earlier) and with the livewire Alan Cordice. strikes the previous season) both men showed nerves of Boston had beaten us 1-0 at that put us 2-1 ahead just steel. I don’t think the keeper York Street in front of a 2,500 after the break, and Boston even went the right way for crowd just six weeks earlier, seemed to sleepwalk into the any of those six penalties! Dunstable, Best, Fry and Astle: Too good to last... and it didn’t! Dunstable movers & shak- ers: Astle, Fry, chairman and George Best in 70s gear

ON THIS DAY BY GORDON MCKAY

Tuesday October 21, 1975, make a name for himself in the to Weymouth by the time Southern League Cup: game. we played them) to help the Dunstable Town (h) Won 3-1 They were a club with cause. And in this first season THIS 2nd round Southern big ambitions. The previous in the Southern Premier they League Cup match played season they had won promo- eventually finished in a very re- under the Lower Mead lights tion by recruiting the likes of spectably 8th. However those pitched us against a very internationals George Best ambitions eventually caught up decent Dunstable team man- and Jeff Astle (although Best with them and they voluntarily aged by the enigmatic Barry played only sporadically and relegated themselves in April Fry, who was just starting to Astle had been transferred 1976 due to financial issues. WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY REWIND>>>>>>>>>>> Lower Mead at managed to get through one the time. more round of the competition, A crowd of beating Cambridge City after This meant only the bottom 670 turned up a replay before bowing out three went down and the club for this one and a keenly- to Dover at The Crabble 2-1. who finished 4th bottom and contested game ended up 3-1 A real season of two halves: benefited from their demise to the Stones with the goals Brilliant up until Christmas, and was us. Fair to say Dunstable being shared by our dynamic then falling away to just avoid were very popular with all at duo of Duck and Byrne. the drop. Yes, a big thanks to What Happened Next? We Dunstable! 22 years ago: Stones haunted by the return of ‘reject’ Boreham Saturday October 21 1995, tually finishing 3rd and Division promoted - but from looking Three: Windsor and Eton (h) like a cocky, confident win- Lost 1-5 ning team we just collapsed ur first season back in in front of everyone’s eyes. the Isthmian league It was a new team and it and we found ourselves was its first taste of adver- Ohaving to start at the very sity but we didn’t recover bottom (Div 3) having crossed from this, and after a bit of over from the Southern. It was sticky patch GB was forced also our first season at the into making changes. White Lion Ground, ground- Even more galling was sharing with Edgware, and of that Keith Boreham, who course our first season under would of course play for us Gordon Bartlett. a few years later, scored The feel good factor was four of the Windsor goals. ON THIS DAY such that most fans were He had been with us pre expecting us to dominate the season but not taken on. BY GORDON MCKAY division and indeed a promis- Can you imagine the melt- GB spent much of the season ing start to the campaign down on the forum nowadays trying to find the right formula reinforced those beliefs. if a similar scenario occurred ? but we did go to Windsor later However, on this glorious So, a bad day at the of- in the season and win 2-0 Autumn afternoon we abso- fice for sure this one and a in the return fixture. We had lutely slammed into the buffers real wake up call for the 319 clearly been hurt by the 5-1 in what was a rude awakening crowd. home defeat and we went for all concerned. Windsor What Happened Next? Well, there in a very determined were decent - even- mood on and off the pitch. Over 150 fans - which included Ah, the atmospheric ‘Kennel’ an unofficial booze bus - trav- at the White Lion ground. elled to the game and created Good at the time but doesn’t the kind of hostile environment really compare to the Vale that clubs hated at that level and of course they just weren’t used to it. We wanted revenge and the team didn’t let us down, on the day our spirit and resolve just overpowered them. One of our good days. I wonder if they’ve repaired that fence yet? WEALDSTONE v TRURO CITY REWIND>>>>>>>>>>>

It may have seemed like the end of an era when Gordon Bartlett left Wealdstone at the end of August - but here we reproduce the Harrow Observer report that chronicled the day our double-winning manager Brian Hall finally tired of the penny-pinching at Lower Mead and left for a ‘bigger job’ at then Isthmian League side Yeovil Town. Within a year the ex-policeman had led the Somerset side to the Isthmian title and back to the Conference National