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OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMMEBRAKES £2.50 GLOCESTER FC Vanarama National League North Saturday 2nd January 2021 3.00pm KO MATCH SPONSOR Jake Weaver ISSUE 9 Soccer Club Swap Shop Non-League Programme Competition - First in League & Second Nationally 2019-2020 GAFFER’S COLUMN FROM KICK OFF TO PAUL HOLLERAN ood afternoon Hopefully by the time you Geverybody and a read these notes we will THE FINAL WHISTLE Happy New Year to all of have some idea of the you reading. Let us hope extent of Lance Smith’s that 2021 sees life return injury. We have certainly WE SUPPORT YOUR BUSINESS to something resembling missed him in the last two normality. It would have games and hope that he EVERY STEP OF THE WAY been fantastic to be able will be able to return sooner to welcome fans into the rather than later. ground today but sadly it is Whether you’re starting out, looking to expand or want not to be and we will have Junior English also picked to improve your business performance, HB&O can to soldier on without you up a knock on Boxing Day for a little while longer. and hopefully he will be fit oer a full range services to support you, including: to re-join the squad today. Audit & accounts We picked up from the narrow defeat at Gloucester The game at New Meadow Wealth management with a point from our clash Park was a close run with Hereford here on affair and I thought we Tax planning and advisory Monday. It was not the were worth a point, but Corporate finance most memorable of games Gloucester took one of but the main thing was to the two chances they had Virtual finance oce get back on track and we and were well organised did that. defensively. We will need to Estate planning get back to our best today if we are to take something Business growth from the game. HR and payroll Hollers For more information please contact: Mark Edwards on 07771 603 058 or [email protected] www.hboltd.co.uk Brakes News & Review 2020-2021 I GLOUCESTER 3 THE CHAIRMAN CHAIRMANJIM SCOTT JIM SCOTTthe club reported to the FA for not acceptable for fans to enter For all your vehicle leasing needs, we’ve got you covered. additionallya number taken the of incidentsat full back by with fans, the back thefour pitch at any time, even during team full-time and are and goalkeeper having a look clearly namelydetermined two to separate of stability. incidents One of ofthe strengthscelebrations and more so if there take thefans club forwardthrowing in drinkof the content team is the onto way that isthey any player endangerment. a positivethe manner. pitch in I felt the generaldefend from direction the front withof everyoneSecondly it is not acceptable for themplayers. and their clubOne playing their part. to throw with the change in Covid Tier onwas Boxing by Day a Sadly we had a terrible loss on anything on morningLeamington that prevented Christmas“Leamington Day with the passing FC of have to the field them FCgetting fan much and community coach Nick Morgan from of play at any needed revenue from the Leamingtonhistorically Brakes who had sadly a good having thesupporters other back by passed away in his sleep overnight. time and that VANS in the ground.a Stockport These It wasrecord a total shock on and the we fan are not behaviour includes drink are certainlyCounty challenging awarefront, of any underlyinghowever health recent contents. times. fan. 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Phillips I can’t seewe this haveafternoon’s also beenof that. reported As I write this for programme detrimental effect with increased the opening game of 2021 and encounter being anything other note on Tuesday evening I am even I can safely66 Community say that we areStadium all than for another this tighttwo fought pitch affair. incursionshearing by that Stockport the Premier Leaguestewarding costs for us. Worst of hopingafternoon’s that the year aheadVanarama is a National County fans in arethe considering celebrations a two week breakall, it impacts negatively on the distinct improvement on the past I was pleased to see the team’s in the season. Quite simply, who 12 months.League I suspect North that mostfixture if against immediately following their second reputation of the club. The best positive reaction andto that third first goals. loss knows?The offender It pays not who to get aheadsystem is one that is self-policing not all ourof you visitors will have AFC enjoyed Telford a in United. a long time on Boxing Day and of yourself in these difficult times. quieterWe than hopeusual festive you period all enjoywhilst thewe didn’t managewas allegedlyto gather celebrating the so please have a quiet word with and hopefullyentertainment a safe one. on offer. the three points againstsecond Hereford goal alsoFor thosemade who contact see the game onthose the who may be stepping on the it was another clean sheet for the ‘live stream’ we hope it is one that A particularly warm welcome with our goalkeeper Tony Breeden boundary of acceptable behaviour lads. After conceding seven goals you enjoy. 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Kyle given him a two year and costlyCounty journey who and theynumbered must Morrison 360. hasIt madebanning the step up order. from The matter has also Back to the football. Arguably we be taking particular pleasure in Jim Scot t certainly adds to the atmosphere.Southern Premier been league reported football to the authorities. should have won one, drawn one seeing their efforts rewarded and the biggest compliment I can with theirWith team this sitting being proudly a bankat pay holiday him is that heVideo looks footage like he has been forwarded and lost one of our three home the topweekend of the table ina third the of mainthe hassummer played at ourto level Stockport for some County to see if they games instead of three losses way into the season. They have holidays it always verytime. difficult Josh Martincan has identifysettled in the culprits involved but as we can all see the margins to assess the effect upon crowd in the other incidents. between success and failure are numbers. Historically August in Brakes News & Review 2020-2021 I GLOUCESTERfine in 5 this league. Let’s get behind Call us on 01442 838 195 or visit vanarama.co.uk particular is not a great month for Leamington FC have historically the lads loud and noisy and see fan numbers with so many people had a good record on the fan if we can start picking up some being away on holiday and it is behaviour front, however recent home points. usually at the end of September incidents at the play-off final last before we can make a better season and last Saturday’s game Enjoy the game. Come on you assessment of our own fans are a reflection of some creeping Brakes. 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