BOSTON UNITED V AFC TELFORD UNITED Chris Cook from the BOARDROOM DIRECTOR CHRIS COOK PENS HIS FIRST COLUMN of the 2020/21 SEASON
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OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB | SEASON 2020/21 | FREE THETHE VANARAMA NATIONAL PILGRIMLEAGUE NORTH PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2019/20 SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2020 | KICK-OFF: 15:00 | VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH BOSTON UNITED v AFC TELFORD UNITED Chris Cook FROM THE BOARDROOM DIRECTOR CHRIS COOK PENS HIS FIRST COLUMN OF THE 2020/21 SEASON Good afternoon everyone. “WE HAVE SOME EXCITING go that one step further – fingers I would like to take this TIMES AHEAD WITH THE crossed. Let’s hope so! opportunity of welcoming our NEW STADIUM LOOKING We have some exciting times ahead friends from AFC Telford United GREAT AND NOT FAR with the new stadium looking great to The Northolme, Gainsborough AWAY FROM BEING and not far away from being able to for this National League North host a game. Unfortunately, it does game. ABLE TO HOST A GAME. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DOES not look as though there will be any Following a Covid-enforced break, NOT LOOK AS THOUGH fans to witness this, but, one step and a good start to the season, I THERE WILL BE ANY FANS at a time. am sure everyone will be looking TO WITNESS THIS, BUT, The chairman David Newton and forward to getting back to playing vice-chairman Neil Kempster (and the game we love. Unfortunately, ONE STEP AT A TIME.” their co-workers) have worked so as you no doubt will all know, we hard to produce a fantastic stadium had to pull out of the FA Cup due from last season my best wishes for and surrounding for us all to enjoy to regulations regarding Covid the season. and I cannot thank them enough for protocols, but you have to move on Craig and his team have made what they have done for OUR club. I and forget about these things. At some really good signings and I am sure you will all be gobsmacked least no-one was really, really ill with am personally looking forward to by everything at the new Jakemans the disease. seeing them in action, especially if Community Stadium and it will turn We have had a good start to the the first few games of the season into a venue that everyone in Boston season with the 4-0 away win at are anything to go by. But, it will not can use and be proud of. Leamington being our only game so be easy, and you have to work for Hopefully this will be a cracking far! Telford have also had a decent every point in this league as most season from start to finish. Go start and it looks as though today’s teams can get a result when not out and enjoy yourselves lads and game could, and should, be a good expected to. hopefully rack those points up. As one. Telford took a point away at The lads had a great season last they say, forget about the past, it is Blyth Spartans in a 1-1 draw and time out and worked so hard to get the future that counts, and enjoy it have had two cracking home wins so close to promotion, but it was not against top sides Brackley Town (3-0) while you can. You are a long time to be and we do not want them to sat in the stand... believe me! and Gateshead (1-0). Unfortunately feel like we did this last summer. It they went out of the FA Cup away was hard to take, from everyone’s Good luck today and have a great at Leiston, 9-8 on penalties, but point of view, but the chairman has season. manager Gavin Cowan looks like he once again backed the manager Chris Cook has built a good squad this year to and hopefully between us all we can Director add to his many talented players from last season, so I am sure they will be challenging for at least a play- off spot this year. Considering these are my first boardroom notes of the 2020-2021 season, I would like to take this opportunity of welcoming all the new players to Boston United and sending them, the existing players and management/coaching team 02 | BOSTON UNITED v AFC TELFORD UNITED THE PILGRIM Craig Elliott THE MANAGER MANAGER CRAIG ELLIOTT LOOKS BACK ON A SUCCESSFUL START TO THE SEASON I write these notes as we enter We start this weekend against a our second week of isolation as particularly good AFC Telford United we have unfortunately been told team who have made a strong start to isolate as a squad for 14 days to the season, currently second in after positive cases of Covid-19. the table and already having beaten It is unfortunate that this has Brackley Town and Gateshead, happened so soon into our season so the challenge is going to be starting and it is just heart-breaking difficult straight away. They have for everyone concerned that it has recruited a lot of physical proven occurred so close to our FA Cup National League North players this game. Unfortunately, it has also season and I am sure they have big resulted in us withdrawing from the aspirations of promotion. competition. As I am sure you can We have a number of injuries and imagine, as a club we did everything illnesses to check up on this week we could to continue to play our and I hope we can get most of the league games and especially play players back in contention and Hemel Hempstead in the FA Cup then start to play as many games but it soon become inevitable that as possible and get stuck into the we had no option but to isolate and season. follow the correct procedures as the I am sure like myself it is difficult for health and safety of all concerned everyone having to watch streaming was and will always be at the sites of games or following results forefront of our minds. on social media but I have to say I have been on record as saying that will hit further teams at different I think the streaming non-league this season will be like no other we stages. I believe it is just another clubs are providing (ones I have have experienced before and already obstacle that teams will need to watched) have been very good. I we are feeling the force of these overcome to be successful. Any hope as many of you as possible can words. We have made a terrific start interruptions or circumstances out get registered and watch us through winning our opening two games and of your control need to be managed the streaming site. Although not the having a very productive pre-season. very quickly and players/teams need same as attending live games, it is However, the players have now been to not dwell and move on with little not a bad second option while we sat at home in isolation and unable fuss. wait to see fans attending games to continue to train. again. This is precisely the message I have Added to this, some of the players and will be passing on to my players I hope everyone stays healthy in have had the Covid virus and so that we need to be thankful we can these testing times and I really hope my worry was for their well-being play football and appreciate every to see you all soon when it is safe to throughout the last week or two. It is moment and give it everything we attend games. now challenging times for us as we have got when we get our chance Craig Elliott quickly play a succession of games to play. Manager and we have no choice but to move on quickly and hope we can continue “I HOPE AS MANY OF YOU AS POSSIBLE CAN GET our good start and play with the REGISTERED AND WATCH US THROUGH THE STREAMING same intensity before the mini break SITE. ALTHOUGH NOT THE SAME AS ATTENDING LIVE we have had. GAMES, IT IS NOT A BAD SECOND OPTION WHILE WE I look at the league and other teams WAIT TO SEE FANS ATTENDING GAMES.” are also impacted and I am sure it THE PILGRIM BOSTON UNITED v AFC TELFORD UNITED | 03 MATCH BY MATCH 2020/21 First teamATTENDANCE fixtures, results and line-ups DATE COMP OPPOSITION RESULT TOTAL AWAY POS OCTOBER 2020 SAT 3 FAC2Q AFC MANSFIELD H W4-2 N/A N/A - FITZSIMONS WARREN SHIELS 1 GIBBENS ASKEW THANOJ PLATT y DIMAIO THEWLIS BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE 1 CROOK PRESTON 1 TOOTLE GREEN ARCHER DUXBURY GARNER TUE 6 NLN LEAMINGTON A W4-0 N/A N/A 1 FITZSIMONS y TOOTLE SHIELS 1 GARNER 1 y DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT GREEN 1 y PRESTON BURROW HAWKRIDGE WARREN DIMAIO THEWLIS 1 ARCHER ASKEW SAT 24 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED H 15:00 TUE 27 NLN GUISELEY H 19:45 SAT 31 NLN SOUTHPORT A 15:00 NOVEMBER 2020 MON 2 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A 19:45 TUE 10 NLN DARLINGTON A 19:45 SAT 14 NLN AFC FYLDE A 15:00 TUE 17 NLN KETTERING TOWN H 19:45 SAT 21 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN H 15:00 SAT 28 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS A 15:00 DECEMBER 2020 TUE 1 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY A 19:45 SAT 5 FAT R2 TBC - 15:00 TUE 8 NLN CHORLEY H 19:45 SAT 12 NLN CHESTER FC H 15:00 SAT 26 NLN ALFRETON TOWN H 15:00 MON 28 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC A 15:00 JANUARY 2021 SAT 2 NLN ALFRETON TOWN A 15:00 SAT 9 NLN YORK CITY H 15:00 SAT 16 NLN GATESHEAD A 15:00 SAT 23 NLN BRACKLEY TOWN H 15:00 SAT 30 NLN HEREFORD FC H 15:00 FEBRUARY 2021 SAT 6 NLN CURZON ASHTON A 15:00 TUE 9 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS H 19:45 SAT 13 NLN GUISELEY A 15:00 SAT 20 NLN LEAMINGTON H 15:00 SAT 27 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED A 15:00 MARCH 2021 SAT 6 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 15:00 LEAGUE TABLE 2020/21 SAT 13 NLN DARLINGTON H 15:00 # Pl W D L F A GD Pts SAT 20 NLN CHORLEY A 15:00 1 GLOUCESTER CITY 3 3 0 0 11 3 8 9 TUE 23 NLN KETTERING TOWN A 19:45 SAT 27 NLN AFC FYLDE H 15:00 2 AFC TELFORD UNITED 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7 APRIL 2021 3 SPENNEYMOOR TOWN 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 7 FRI 2 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 15:00 4 AFC FYLDE 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 6 MON 5 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS H 15:00 5 CHESTER FC 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6 SAT 10 NLN CHESTER FC A 15:00 6 YORK CITY 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5 TUE 13 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY H 19:45 7 CURZON ASHTON 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 5 SAT 17 NLN SOUTHPORT H 15:00 SAT 24 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 15:00 8 HEREFORD FC 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 MAY 2021 9 SOUTHPORT 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 SAT 1 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC H 15:00 10 BOSTON UNITED 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3 MON 3 NLN YORK CITY A 15:00 11 GUISELEY AFC 2