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KEVIN WILKS WEALDSTONE v BRISTOL MANOR FARM (FA CUP) 08.10.2019 meet and chat to the players, manage- ment and board after matches. And then there are the legendary away days when the Stones travel in numbers and make a noise. To this day it still amazes me seeing and hearing such brilliant support for the Fan in the Stand team away from home, often matching the ‘My first game was home support for numbers. Do you prefer non-League over League football? Definitely. Its a much more hon- when we relegated est level of football, without all the rubbish that goes with the top level in term of pre madonas, excessive money orientated in 1981. It wasn’t behaviour and lack of regard and respect for the fan that pays all that money to go to the games. And your all time favourite line-up? an unlucky omen!’ Jonathan North, Fred Barwick, Paul Bow- gett, Conor Stevens, Stuart Pearce, Tom Whereabouts do you live Kevin? Pett, Glen Little, Robin Wainwright, Alan Bovingdon (near our arch rivals Hemel Cordice, Neil Cordice, Jermaine Beckford. Hempstead) Do you think the club can ever prog- When was your first Wealdstone ress to the football league? My honest game? It was in 1981 at Lower Mead, opinion is that I can’t see it just now. This against AP Leamington in the old would be mainly to do with the lack of Kevin’s first-ever Stones game.. and it was or come and see me (Tim in the ground. The more the merrier! Parks) Alliance Premier League (now Na- significant financial resource that would memorable, though not in a good way tional League). We lost 2-1 and it was be needed to get there, and i would never disastrous as that was the day we were want to see the club put in jeopardy by an- relegated to the Southern League. But a couple of years ago when we played fan- other potential financial gamble. However tastic football on a sandpit of a deck, with I was taken in by the crowd and the we can all dream can’t we? I’d be over the intimate atmosphere in what I always a brilliant Stones following singing Bradley moon if we could get back to the National Bubb through to his debut hat trick. regarded as our iconic home stadium. league and consolidate in that division. I still have the match programme from Who is your favourite current Stones [email protected] that day (pictured right). We bounced Are your friends aware of Wealdstone? player/s? Danny Green by far. A really straight back, winning the Southern Are they surprised you don’t follow a skilful and class act who has got better with League and I was hooked on Stones ‘big’ club? Yes my friends are aware of each passing season, and I think we’re from that day onwards! Wealdstone and I brought some of them now seeing the best of him in this first part down to the final home game of last sea- Are you working, and where? I run of the 2019-20 season. son is a Chelsea fan and my Dad is a proud son (vs Hemel) with them saying they want Do you think more could be done to a Financial advice practice near home in to come again. A couple of more Chelsea Bovingdon Welshman supporting any of the Welsh attract youngsters along to the Vale? clubs. My wife and daughter support.... fan mates have just told me they’ll come Who or what persuaded you to come to Possibly. I’m not too familiar with any initia- shopping! down soon. They don’t regard Man Utd as tives going on in the local area but I would a game? I remember as a 14 year old read- a big club anymore!! ing the Stones match reports in the Harrow Is it easy to fit football in with your work/ like to see more free tickets given to kids family commitments? Not always but What is your favourite stones game for specific matches Observer and dragged my mate down to the you’ve ever seen? That’s a no brainer, ground to check out the team. We were both at the beginning of each season I usually What do you think of the pricing for block out the diary with as many fixtures as the FA Trophy final at Wembley in 1985. It games at The Vale? Very fair and with hooked and hardly missed a home game for was just a brilliant occasion that I’ll never years afterwards. I think I can get to and make them known to good for concessions and under 18s. Much the family! forget, culminating with seeing the team fairer than a few other clubs in our league Do you follow another team? Yes a win and lift that trophy. recently suffering Man Utd Fan, qualified as What is the main attraction of watching Clubhouse/catering etc? Just about right. the Stones? A number of things really. What is the best game you’ve EVER Terrific clubhouse bar with competitive such as I was born in Surrey where the big- seen? After the FA trophy final, next would gest section of the fan club hale from!!! I’ve always enjoyed the camaraderie of the drink prices and good atmosphere before Stones fans, along with the opportunity to be the Billericay away 5-2 win in the trophy Do your family follow another team? My CONTINUED OVERPAGE Would you like to be a ‘Fan in the Stand’? Send an email to be a ‘Fan to like you Would KEVIN WILKS CONTINUED WEALDSTONE v HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 28.09.2019 and after matches. Burgers are pretty good and I get good use out of the half way tea bar as I stand and watch most of the games behind the dug outs! Have you played the game yourself (to any level)? I played amateur football for various clubs for 30 odd years, the high- est level being for Harrow St Mary’s in the Middx Premier league in my early 20’s. Other than that I played 15 odd seasons in the Sunday Marathon league for Royston when I remember playing against the Stones sup- porters team in a cup tie. We lost! Most memo- rable moment though was playing in a charity match against the ex Arsenal & celebs team, or come and see me (Tim in the ground. The more the merrier! Parks) against the likes of Ian Allinson and Tony Hadlee, whilst having a competitive central midfield battle with Mark Ramprakash! What’s your favourite [email protected] of the three kits this season? Probably the all white kit out of the three. And what do you think of the Stones programme, pricing, quality and size- The defeat by Leamington on the last day of the 1980-81 season was dramatic wise? It’s superb, to and desperate in equal measure as the be fair, and fully de- winners stayed up and the losers went serving of the awards down. And only a penalty miss prevented that have come its Wealdstone staying up. But of course, in way. Not too many hindsight it was the best thing that could adverts and has more possibly have happened! variety of features than I’ve seen even match report press cuttings for nostalgia, as in lower league clubs they remind me of some matches I attended programmes. I espe- as well as some from a decade or 2 before I cially enjoy Tim’s old started going to games. (Good answer! Ed) CONTINUED OVERPAGE Would you like to be a ‘Fan in the Stand’? Send an email to be a ‘Fan to like you Would 1000TH MEN’S INTERNATIONAL ENGLAND Montenegro EUROPEAN QUALIFIER FOR UEFA EURO 2020 THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2019 — 7.45PM WEMBLEY STADIUM CONNECTED BY EE THEFA.COM/TICKETS LEAD PARTNER OF THE ENGLAND TEAMS 17350_ENG_SNRS_ENGLANDvMONTENEGRO-MATCH PROMO ASSETS 240X168 V1.indd 1 25/09/2019 11:44 BRISTOL MANOR FARM WEALDSTONE v BRISTOL MANOR FARM Morpeth Town. On a heavy pitch The reflect on an exciting debut that proved our Portwaymen were unlucky to go out with players were more than capable of Morpeth scoring a breakaway goal in the dying competing at the higher levels we desire seconds after Farm had laid virtual siege to as a club. ristol Manor Farm Football Club was beginning of a new era at Bristol Manor Farm The Highwaymen’s goal throughout the “Our second season felt more like a first formed for the 1960/’61 season FC when current boss Lee Lashenko took second half. Morpeth went on to beat Hereford season” remarked Lee Lashenko at the end of before disbanding and reforming for over the Manager’s job. Fresh from winning FC 4-1 in the showpiece Wembley final. year awards for the 2018/19 campaign. Beset Bthe start of the 1962/’63 campaign. the title with Bishop Sutton, Lashenko quickly We finished third in the Western Premier by a plague of injuries and a rash of Our ground here at ‘The Creek’ used to be made an impact with Manor Farm. League – just missing out once again on suspensions, The Farm failed to find the the site of the Port of Bristol Authority Sports & An FA Cup run that saw us put nine goals promotion but won the GFA County Challenge league consistency of our debut season but www.wfcmegastore.co.uk Social Club. In 1965 when the authority moved past Oldland Abbotonians and then seven Trophy for the second season in succession the club’s national profile was given another to new premises, Manor Farm took it over, past Lymington Town quickly brought us to the with a record 9-2 win over Lydney Town in the further boost by an extended run in the making it our permanent home.

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