BILLERICAY TOWN SATURDAY, 7 DECEMBER, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 13 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC
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ANGELS VERSUS BILLERICAY TOWN SATURDAY, 7 DECEMBER, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 13 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC Halcyon Wealth financial advisers are a client focused, innovative financial services consultancy. Financial advisers with offices in London. Canary Wharf and Tunbridge Wells. www.halcyonwealth.co.uk City of London Head Office 27 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QP. Tel: 0203 755 1949 37th Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. Tel: 0207 956 8553 22 Mount Ephraim Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1ED Tel: 01892 671 273 TONBRIDGE ANGELS FC THE HALCYON WEALTH INSIDE ISSUE 13 LONGMEAD STADIUM Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3JF Telephone: 01732 352417 Associate Members of The Football Association. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. 4 - 5 Tonbridge Angels Football Club Limited is a Community Benefit Society, operating under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. 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STEVE McKIMM CHAIRMAN: Dave Netherstreet VICE CHAIRMAN: Amy Weaver FINANCE DIRECTOR: David Couldridge MANAGER’S NOTES DIRECTORS: Ian Clear, Peter Elves, Sarah Parks, Jim Rowe, Ernest Tomkinson, Vanessa Yates CLUB PRESIDENT: Steve Churcher LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS: Robin Apps, Colin Blewden, Linda Brown, Frank Davis, Chris Drew, Phil Emblen, Colin Fry, John Gibbons, Toni Jarrett, Mark Jenner, 8 - 10 Sheila Parks, Rob Steele, Nick Sullivan, Pat Westguard VICE PRESIDENTS: Mark Ailles, Bob “the Cat” Bevan MBE, Peter Johnson, Lorraine Parks, Mick Ruler “THE BLUES” CLUB SECRETARY & WELFARE OFFICER: Charlie Cole COMMERCIAL TEAM: Martin Baker, David Brown, Bernard Chick, Steve Churcher, Geoff Curtis, Nicole Curtis, Laura Nicoll, Vanessa Yates BILLERICAY TOWN MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM: Jim Rowe, Kathryn Bell, Dan Couldridge, Wink Tomkinson PHOTOGRAPHERS: David Couldridge, Wes Filtness VIDEOGRAPHER: Trevor Arnold HEAD GROUNDSMAN: Peter Elves 20 - 23 SAFETY OFFICER: Paul Clark TURNSTILE MANAGER: Linda Brown PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: David Brown CLUB CHAPLAIN: Neil Durling BAR MANAGER: Tamara Johns MATCH ACTION PROGRAMME EDITOR: Dan Couldridge PROGRAMME TEAM: Charlie Cole, David Couldridge, Matt Davison, Wes Filtness, Max Meads, Jim Rowe, ST ALBANS & SLOUGH Wink Tomkinson PRINT: Knockout Print FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Steve McKimm ASSISTANT MANAGER: Barry Moore FIRST TEAM COACHES: Chris Wye, Tom Parkinson GOALKEEPING COACH: Stewart Copeland 28 - 29 CLUB PHYSIO: Melvin Slight KIT ROOM TEAM: Adam and Martin Meads ACADEMY MANAGERS: Jamie Coyle, Tom Parkinson YOUTH SECTION CHAIRMAN: Todd Tyrie MY MATCHDAY SECRETARY: Charlie Cole UNDER 16s (BOYS) MANAGER: Todd Tyrie UNDER 15s (BOYS) MANAGER: Dom Welsh TOMMIE HESSION-HARRIS UNDER 14s (BOYS) MANAGER: Steve Turner Want to get in touch? 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STEVE McKIMM Good afternoon everyone and welcome to for me in that they weren’t happy with their the Halcyon Wealth Longmead Stadium for overall performance. our National League fixture against Billericay They certainly responded second half with a Town, always a strongly contested match much better display and with a bit more luck since I’ve been here. May I particularly in front of goal might have come away with welcome Jamie O’Hara, his staff and players all the points. That said, Slough also had and all connected with our visitors today. chances so you take the point from what is It’s great once again to be able to compete a difficult place to go to and move on. against our friends from Essex following An awkward trip to Hungerford on Tuesday our promotion last season that re- turned out to be one of our poorest established the link. The season before last performances of the season. One can make competitiveness was very much reflected in excuses about long journey, slightly late the results whereby they took the honours arrival at the ground, sloping pitch, slippery at their place, in fact Aveley FC to be precise, conditions, missing a key midfielder etc. but here we took all the points. Who can etc., but I’m having none of it. That team forget that stoppage time strike from including subs that Barry and I prepared Nathan Elder! contained players who can all do a lot better With the Glenn Tamplin era concluded than that. The position of both clubs in the at New Lodge it’s been something of a league table probably meant it was never season of consolidation so far for our visitors going to be a classic but what we saw from who currently stand in 11th spot after 16 our players was unacceptable and totally let matches played. They do however remain down those supporters who had made the unbeaten at home in the league although long trip on a cold evening. I apologise for Hampton & Richmond Borough defeated that. them at New Lodge in the FA Trophy for the The first half was just about acceptable right to play us here next Saturday in the 1st inasmuch as we contained them coming Round Proper. at us down the slope and at 0-0 at the I’m sure everyone was very pleased that break there was every incentive to go we progressed in the FA Trophy here a and get something from the game. Our couple of weeks ago against a good Bognor 2nd half performance bearing in mind the side. We expected a hard game, they have significance of the game just simply never some good players, but I think over the 90 got to the levels I expect from my players minutes we shaded it. After a pretty even and I have to say Hungerford completely first half it was good for once to see us score deserved all the points.