Our next home game…

NELSON PINE LVL

TASMAN UNITED

V

SOUTHERN UNITED

Sunday 5th November 2017 Trafalgar Park, Nelson 2pm

Michael “Duffy” du Feu…

We would like to pass on our sincere thoughts and best wishes to Mike’s family who are hopefully all here today.

We will miss Duffy greatly and what he did to help Tasman United in our first year. He will be extremely hard to replace and he will never be forgotten.

Stu summed Duffy up well in the poem he wrote for his funeral earlier this year – and here’s just a few paragraphs we think are perfect for today…

He was a special someone, that dedicated a lot to football And he liked boat racing and the speedway, and of course a good pub crawl And regardless of wherever he was, at times he could be scruffy But to everyone who ever met him… he soon became of course just Duffy

And more recently with NBF, he’d really started to thrive He became a massive asset, and ended up good mates with Clive It was as if his passion had returned, and his love for the game reignited And he had one hell of a season helping… with the first year at Tasman United

And with all sincerity when we heard the news, that Mike had passed away The feeling that we all had, it was a very upsetting day There’ll be an empty space with him not here, and we’ll forget him never With our own memories we all have of him… the name Duffy will live on forever

Current league table…

Team P W D L GD PTS

Tasman United 2 2 0 0 4 6 Team Wellington 3 2 0 1 3 6 Eastern Suburbs 2 2 0 0 3 6

Auckland City 3 1 1 1 3 4 Hawkes Bay United 2 1 1 0 1 4 Southern United 2 0 1 1 -1 1 Canterbury United 2 0 1 1 -1 1 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2 0 1 1 -3 1 2 0 1 1 -5 1 Hamilton Wanderers 2 0 0 2 -4 0

Upcoming draw…

12 Nov 2017 – Tasman United v Team Wellington, David Farrington, 2pm 18 Nov 2017– Tasman United v Waitakere United, Trafalgar Park, 1pm

25 Nov 2017 – Tasman United v Eastern Suburbs, Trafalgar Park, 1pm

Nelson Pine LVL Tasman United would like to

thank…

Proud to be the Naming Right Sponsor of Nelson Pine LVL Tasman United

General Manager’s Report… Nelson Pine LVL Tasman United would like to

thank the following funders… Welcome to Trafalgar Park for the first home game of the National League season. It is truly wonderful to see the support that Tasman United has within the community and am sure it impresses the visiting teams to be playing in front of a proper crowd. Let’s make some noise and ensure the team is spurred on by the support from the sidelines.

It is important to continue on from where we finished last season at Trafalgar with 3 straight wins and to make this a fortress for Tasman United with no team visiting expecting an easy game. It is a key factor to ensure we amass a good percentage of points at home this season and to build confidence this first game is very important.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank all those behind the scenes that make these home games so special, and the work undertaken by the TASMAN United committee to ensure the viability and sustainability of the club cannot be underestimated.

I acknowledge our sponsors also, without their support we cannot do what we are doing and the goodwill extended by our major sponsors, I hope, is appreciated across the region. Our major sponsors Nelson Pine LVL, Sprig and Fern Brewery and Bayleys deserve the full support of this community in their business endeavours as they show such support to community teams, like Tasman United. That is not to forget all the other sponsors and deserving of mention are Football Unlimited, Plus4 Insurance, Absolute Energy, NZME, NextGen Energy, BMG, BCM, The Sign Shop, Kahurangi Estate, and Nelson Golf Club, who all contribute to the cause wholeheartedly and considerably.

A warm welcome is extended to our visitors from the South and I know they will appreciate the facilities and home team hospitality either side of the game.

Please also afford a warm welcome to our visitors from Southern United, and I hope the team enjoy their visit to Nelson and have a safe journey home.

Go Tasman!!

Clive Beaumont General Manager

Nelson Pine LVL Tasman United would like to thank our sponsors…

Coach’s comments… Match Day Sponsor…

Firstly I would like to welcome all our great supporters back to Trafalgar Park for the second season of Tasman United.

We have all been looking forward to this day for a while now, and I hope that we perform well and make you proud.

I would also like to extend a warm welcome to our friends from Southern United. Hopefully both of our teams have a better season that last year.

Below is a photo of the kids waiting for the players signatures at the end of our recent successful open training session – it was great to see so many keen fans and it was a Fantastic evening. Let’s hope we give them something to cheer about today.

It’s great to be back at Trafalgar Park, and I wish you all a very enjoyable afternoon. And I would also like to pass on my personal thoughts to Mike Du Feu’s family – we will miss him this year and everything he did for us.

Regards, Davor Tavich (Senior Head Coach)

About our visitors…

Southern United FC Incorporated was established in 2004 under The name Otago United Incorporated, from the four associations within the Football South Federation. Otago United Incorporated (the name until 2103) was formed by 21 clubs within the Football South Federation, from Timaru to Invercargill.

Based in Dunedin, being the sole representative from Federation 7, the club was originally named Otago United Incorporated for the first 9 years of its history. During the 2013/14 season, Otago United Incorporated changed its name to Southern United FC Incorporated (Southern United FC) on 16 August 2013, to better reflect the wide geographical area which it covers. The area covered by Southern United FC includes Southland, Otago and South Canterbury.

The squad this year has a fresh look from last season, with a number of new faces joining the team from both within and outside the Football South region.

They join a core of eleven players returning from last season’s campaign. And with a couple of squad spots still open, coach Paul O’Reilly has made it clear that he is still on the lookout to recruit players hungry to strengthen his team.

O’Reilly acknowledges there are a

number of players brought in from outside the Football South region and sees it as a necessary part of the team’s development at this stage. O’Reilly is aiming to develop young players coming through their system and region, but that takes time, and the players he has in the squad are hungry and enthusiastic to succeed on the national stage, and have already made Dunedin home.

Nelson Pine LVL Tasman United Southern United

1. Cory Wilson (GK) 1. Liam Little 2. Luca Perico 2. Conor O’Keeffe 3. 3. Tom Connor 4. Cameron Lindsay 4. Kristian Gibson 5. Mark Johnston 5. Stephen Last 6. Brian Kaltak 6. Danny Ledwith 7. Ryan Stewart 7. Omar Gaurdiola 8. Paul Ifill 8. Jared Grove 9. Maksym Kowal 9. Garbhan Goughlan 10. Kieran Smith 10. Danny Furlong 11. Alex Ridsdale 11. 12. Corey Chettleburgh 12. Aidan Barbour-Ryan 13. 13. Niklas Ordenewitz 14. Robbie Pearson 14. Andrew Ridden 15. Tinashe Marowa 15. Hamish Cotter 16. Dan Allan 16. Tom Stevens 17. 17. Morgan Day 18. Matt Tod-Smith 18. Roland Bala 19. Lyle Matthysen 19. 20. Alex Britton 20. 21. Abdulla Al-Khalisy 21. Cody Brook 22. Yousif Al-Khalisy 22. Michael Hogan 23. Sam Ayers 23. Ben Wade

Coach: Davor Tavich Coach: Paul O’Reilly Assistant Coach: Paul Ifill Assistant Coach: Terry Boylan Manager: Matt Campbell GK Coach: Zane Green

Match Day Sponsor: Match Officials:

Referee: A. Riley Assistant Referee 1: C. Gruschow Assistant Referee 2: S. Reilly Fourth Official: H. McCabe