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THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE HAVERHILL ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB FOOTBALL ROVERS HAVERHILL Welcome to the New CroftWelcome - PREMIER DIVISION - SEASON 2019/20 v NEEDHAM MARKET Tuesday 8th October 2019 - KO: 7.45pm Suffolk Premier Cup - 2nd Round ‘C’mon you Rovers’ BARNES PRINT (E.A.) LTD - Producing Programmes since 1987 T: 01362 691980 ♦ Email: [email protected] HAVERHILL ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB THE NEW CROFT CHALKSTONE WAY HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK. CB9 0BW Tel: 01440 702137 www.pitchero.com/clubs/haverhillroversfc @haverhillrovers haverhill rovers football club CLUB OFFICIALS PATRON & LIFE MEMBER: JOHN CUTTS PRESIDENT: TERRY MCGERTY VICE PRESIDENT: JOHN LINNANE SENIOR CHAIR/YOUTH VICE CHAIR: ALASTAIR SHULVER SENIOR VICE CHAIR/YOUTH CHAIR: IAN FORD CLUB SECRETARY: BARBARA JONES HONORARY TREASURER: ROBERT HITCHCOCK FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT: PETER BETTS CLUB WELFARE OFFICER: LISA SHULVER MARKETING OFFICER: ADAM MEPHAM FUNDRAISING CO-ORDINATOR: PAUL GARDINER MATCHDAY HOSPITALITY: STEVEN ESDALE MATCHDAY COMMITTEE/ VOLUNTEERS: DAVE ADAMS DANNY WAKELING RHEA SHULVER SARAH WOODLEY STEPHANIE FITZPATRICK PROGRAMME PRINTED BY: BARNES PRINT (EA) LIMITED COVER PHOTO: HRFC B & C GLASS LTD FOR ALL YOUR GLASS AND UPVC REQUIREMENTS UPVC AND ALUMINIUM WINDOWS, DOORS & CONSERVATORIES SPLASHBACKS, REPLACEMENT DOUBLE GLAZING UNITS, SAFETY GLASS, GREENHOUSE GLASS, SECONDARY GLAZING AND MUCH MORE UNIT 5 CHERRY GARDENS, HELIONS BUMPSTEAD ROAD, HAVERHILL, SUFFOLK, CB9 7AA CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION 01440 703128 OR 07734192968 email: [email protected] Welcome from the chairman Good evening everyone and welcome to the New Croft for tonight’s Suffolk Premier cup game against Needham Market who I would like to welcome to Haverhill and hope you have a safe journey home after the game. Well the first piece of news I will announce is the departure of Fergus as our first team manager off the back of a meeting over the weekend where it was decided Fergus would move on from the club through mutual consent as over the weekend we received an approach from his old club Walsham Le Willows who indicated they would like to speak to him concerning their vacant first team managers role. Obviously this is Fergus’s old club where he was last year assistant manager and is also local to him so when they informed him of their interest, he indicated he was interested in speaking to them and would consider excepting the position if this was offered to him. We as a committee fully appreciate his honesty but we are also aware of the job in hand at this club and we need to have a management team who are fully committed to the cause and the need to develop our current and future playing squad so we expressed we cannot afford to wait around and have uncertainty which was acknowledged and it was agreed a hand shake would be best for all parties so we can concentrate on the job in hand. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Fergus for his hard work during his short time at the club as we have seen many positives that ultimately have sparked interest from another club and we wish him all the best for the future and hope to see him back in the dugout soon. In the meantime we have asked assistant manager James Bloomfield to step up with the help of Jemel Fox who will take on a player coach role and we know James will be looking to add to his coaching team so I would like to wish James all the best of luck as he takes up the seat of first team manager where tonight will see him kick off with a massive test against a team 2 divisions higher than ourselves but this may be a good opportunity to try different things and tweak to the team to try and turn around a recent dip in form. Hope you enjoy tonight’s game. Ali - Chairman From as little as £40.00 + vat Contact Megan on 01362 691980 [email protected] Managers Views from James Good Evening and welcome to The Culina Hub, The New Croft for tonight’s cup fixture vs Needham Market. I would first like to thank the club for giving me the opportunity to be first team manager of such a big club in this area and with the support of you all we can build something hopefully a bit special here. I know how important this club is to local people, with the hard work that has gone on here for the club to reach the position it’s currently in and with the same level of support behind myself and the team I know we will have a team here that you will he proud to watch every week. Please welcome yourself to me in the coming weeks and I look forward to meeting you all. The season so far has been a really mixed one with some big wins against very good sides such as Whitton and Godmanchester along with some disappointing defeats in games I really feel we could’ve taken points from and exits from the FA competitions earlier than we would have liked. However, I hope what is noticeable is that although we have a young average age, we do have a high number of very talented and technically gifted footballers who if given the right support, work hard together, and playing along side enough experience to guide us through games could very soon be a really strong outfit in the division. It’s well documented that we do not have the budget of the top few teams in the league and we cannot go out and buy the tried and tested. This doesn’t mean we can’t compete with these sides, it just means we need to do things a little differently. We are in early stages of this process and with your continued fantastic support and a few changes from my side you will soon see us come out the other side. Enjoy Tonight’s game and hopefully we will offer you a performance we can all be proud of. James From as little as £40.00 + vat Contact Megan on 01362 691980 [email protected] Thurlow Nunn - Premier Division PL W D L GD PTS 1 Stowmarket Town 12 10 2 0 36 32 2 Norwich United 12 7 3 2 14 24 3 Wroxham 10 7 1 2 7 22 4 Woodbridge Town 11 7 0 4 11 21 5 Stanway Rovers 9 6 1 2 15 19 6 Godmanchester Rovers 11 6 0 5 4 18 7 Swaffham Town 11 5 2 4 -2 17 8 Whitton United 10 5 1 4 3 16 9 Kirkley & Pakefield 13 5 1 7 -7 16 10 Newmarket Town 8 5 0 3 8 15 11 Haverhill Rovers 10 5 0 5 -3 15 12 FC Clacton 8 4 2 2 6 14 13 Mildenhall Town 9 4 1 4 2 13 14 Brantham Athletic 11 4 0 7 -12 12 15 Long Melford 9 4 0 5 -14 12 16 Ely City 10 2 3 5 -7 9 17 Hadleigh United 11 2 2 7 -11 8 18 Gorleston 9 2 1 6 -19 7 19 Thetford Town 13 2 0 11 -18 6 20 Walsham Le Willows 9 1 0 8 -13 3 Match Officials Please respect the match officials at all times Match Referee : Ms Emily Heaslip Assistants : Mr Darren Stobbart Mr Jonathon Block 4th Official : Mr Kieren Bedford The ‘Marketmen’ history in brief Needham Market Football Club was officially formed in 1919 although records do indicate that games were played in the late 1890’s in the town. The original home for the club was Young’s Meadow until a move to Crowley Park was the base until 1996. The club then moved and opened a new development called ‘Bloomfields’. With the passing away of former player Arthur Rodwell leaving the club some money and with obtaining a successful Lottery Grant, we purchased the land the club is now situated on. With a great deal of hard and prudent work by some very enthusiastic individuals, we now find ourselves situated in a facility that we totally own and the club is truly proud of. The complex is named after club stalwart Derrick Bloomfield who has given more than 70 years service to the club. As well as being a player Derrick has held virtually every role in the club. To recognise his service the club awarded him a testimonial match when Ipswich Town Football Club visited the ground in 2004. He was also presented with a long service award from The Football Association for his achievement. When Needham Market Football Club first entered the Suffolk & Ipswich Football League (then known as the Ipswich & District League), it was also the playing arena for Clacton Town, Harwich & Parkeston, Hadleigh United, Stowmarket Town, Sudbury Town (now known as AFC Sudbury), and Woodbridge Town. Over the yeas the club has won many trophies with one of the most notable being crowned champions of the Senior Division of The Suffolk & Ipswich League in the 1995 / 1996 season. This coincided with the opening of ‘Bloomfields’ and a new chapter in the clubs history, as we then applied for promotion to the Jewson (then Ridgeons now Thurlow Nunn) League Division 1 which was duly accepted. Other honours won by the club include The Suffolk & Ipswich League Cup in the 1977 / 1978 season and the 1979 / 1980 season. The Suffolk Football Association Junior Cup was won in the season 1984 / 1985 and a successful trip to Portman Road the home of Ipswich Town Football Club; saw the club victorious in The Suffolk Football Association Senior Cup in the season of 1989 / 1990 and again in the season of 2004 / 2005.