Liquid IT Petone Vs Lower Hutt City Central League 2020 | 2.30Pm, Saturday October 10 | Memorial Park Proudly Supporting Petone FC Liquidit.Nz Chairman’S Corner
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Liquid IT Petone vs Lower Hutt City Central League 2020 | 2.30pm, Saturday October 10 | Memorial Park Proudly supporting Petone FC liquidit.nz Chairman’s Corner elcome to Lower Hutt City playing our Liquid IT Petone Men’s First Team Wtoday and of course a big welcome to all of our loyal supporters and opposition supporters. A crazy time of year to finish a football season but we are so grateful that we got a full season in for everyone :-) Our Men’s First Team have achieved the target set to stay in Central League for next season – a close and nail-biting ride for all, but well done and congratulations to all involved. Now we can build on this foundation and set new goals for next year to be more successful. We also achieved our goal of getting the Men’s Reserve Team promoted which was another success for the club – well done and congratulations to everyone involved in that achievement as well. At the top of the Central League, Miramar play Wests today – both have 43 points with Miramar a vastly-greater goal difference. Fighting to avoid relegation are Stop Out and Wairarapa – Stop Out must win away at Napier to have a chance and Wairarapa are at home to Karori. Again a massive thank you to all of our wonderful supporters and sponsors and our brilliant volunteers of which there are too many to call out individually. You all make our club so brilliant. We hope to see all of you at prize giving on October 17, starting at 7pm. Matt Bliss Chairman [email protected] Petone FC Programme Info editor/designer – Iain MacIntyre (MacIntyre Public Relations Ltd) <[email protected]>, 021 99 10 16 printer – Blue Star, c/o Mark Allen <[email protected]> photographaphy – largely courtesy of Jeff Bell <[email protected]> and Angela Eglington <[email protected]> thanks also to club stallwarts Ray Bell, Barry Pickering and Matt Bliss as well as our other numerous contributors Electrical - Data - Security - Heat Pumps www.powerex.nz (04) 891-0154 73 Sydney Street, Petone Coach’s Comment – Men’s First Team he 2020 season was one that I can only best describe as an amazing Trollercoaster ride. So typical that it could only happen in 2020 of course – a year like no other. It only feels like yesterday that Paul (Stick) and I took on the coaching role. But with one match to play this year we are so pleased to have achieved our goal of retaining status in Central League for next season, after coming in at the halfway point in the season. It’s not nice staring at opposition teams above you on the table when you are bottom of the league and we wanted to get away from there as soon as possible. Thankfully we only spent seven days bottom, but that was more than enough. However, the season has been so much more than that. One of the main reasons for getting back into coaching for me was the challenge. I wanted to have a positive impact on players, so they can enjoy football and improve as footballers and people. When we first started the players looked so short of confidence and like they were not enjoying their football. By giving the squad a professional-style training environment, which the players yearned for, we could see them regain their mojos and reignite their passions for the game. Hard work and perseverance to be better was evident, and we developed a footballing philosophy that the players bought into. Our start to the second round of the competition was simply excellent with a great team effort in getting a valuable point from Miramar at Dave Farrington Next Club Event! Senior Prize Giving October 17 Park, something no team has done this season. That was followed by two very different defeats against North Wellington and Napier. Then came a crucial draw with Wairarapa where we came back twice and showed a steely determination and resolve to not lose and fight for each other. Our second half that day was outstanding, with some quality attacking, team-passing football. A dominant away victory at Waterside Karori set us up nicely for our home derby against Stop Out. A disciplined victory over our local rivals on Old Timers’ Day – which was our first victory in the derby since 2008 – brought back a great positive vibe and feel in our clubrooms and will be remembered as a key win for many years to come. Although there were a couple of disappointing results in the latter games against Olympic and Wests, with other results going our way, we nonetheless reached our goal and have retained our status in Central League for 2021. It’s easy (and yes it’s always nice) to credit the coaching staff when achieving results, targets and goals. But for me, the credit must go to these players. At the end of the day, they regained their love for the game, worked extremely hard to turn things around and performed admirably. What is most pleasing is that every week the team has gotten better and better and begun to look like a really good football team, trying to playing quality football. Blue Star Wellington 33 Jackson Street Petone PO Box 38 190 Wellington New Zealand 5045 Tel: +64 4 569 3519 Fax: +64 4 568 6356 www.bluestar.co.nz People often say that you “make your own luck”. Well, I’m still trying to search for the formula and there is nothing on Google about that either – but if you are honest, hardworking and maximise your talent, then perhaps you just don’t need luck, as good things will naturally occur. It has been a pleasure and joy working with this group of players. They have made their families and the club extremely proud and will be even better next season! Thanks to everyone at the club for supporting the Men’s First Team this season. We’ve needed you all this year more than ever and your presence on “The Balcony” was always heard and gave us great energy to get across the line. I know the players appreciate this so much. Hopefully we can put in one final performance for you today for 2020. Stay safe and best wishes Besim Balicevac Men’s First Team coach Junior Juncture rom a season that was put on hold – started, then paused, then started Fagain – this has been a season like no other. In spite of the uncertainty and disruptions, it has been another busy year for all of our junior players and volunteers. 2020 saw another bumper number of registrations for the club, with over 500 junior members across our First Kicks programme (four-six year olds), 38 junior mixed league teams (9th-14/15th grades) and six girls-only teams. It requires a marathon effort to co-ordinate teams, training schedules, gear, referees and coaches, and Petone FC is very fortunate to have an enthusiastic and talented volunteer committee. Along with Gary Jenkins (junior director of football), coaches/managers and our grade managers, the committee has responded to the requirements of different Alert Levels and enabled play to continue as much as possible. COVID-19 resulted in our planned raffle and quiz night being cancelled, so we were delighted to receive so much support for the annual Big Goal Day, which raised over $6000 for new football equipment. The continuation of the Petone Settlers Talent Centre, as well as the newly- formed Talent Development Programme (TDP), gives players of all abilities the opportunity to develop their skills over and above the weekly team trainings. Thank you to Roger Torres (TDP technical director), Gary Jenkins and their coaches for assisting our players in this environment. Some of our junior teams have showcased their skills in the Graded Wests Tournament and the McCartney Tournament in Taupo, and will have been a credit to Petone FC with their on-field and off-field attitudes. We finished the season a couple of weeks ago with our junior prize giving ceremonies. It’s such a great way to wind up and a pleasure to see the smiles of our young players when they receive their certificates. Thanks to Jeff Bell for all of the awesome photos, which can be found on the club’s Facebook page. On behalf of the Junior Committee, thanks again and we look forward to seeing you all in 2021. Regards Mark Allen Junior Club chairman [email protected] Shirt Sponsorship ur club has introduced a new supporters’ package this year, Owhereby sponsors have the opportunity to advertise on the back of player shirts in both the Petone FC Liquid IT Men’s First Team and Powerex Women’s First Team. These much-appreciated financial supporters will also be named match-day sponsor for one game per year, in which their business and the players proudly wearing their shirts will be profiled in the following pages of this programme. Hospitality will be provided to the sponsor at that game and, additionally, framed pictures will feature in the club stairwell during the season. A few shirts are still available, so any businesses who may be interested – and any club members who have any potential contacts – please advise club chairman Matt Bliss <[email protected]>. This weekend’s featured sponsor is G&S Roofing whose brand appears on the shirts of Isaac Snell and Caelin Patterson. G&S Roofing There is something about a family-founded and operated business.