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Official Knaphill Football Club Matchday Magazine Season 2010-11 red&black v molesey el records premier challenge cup 1st round saturday 25th september 2010 kick off 3.00pm INSIDE VIEW FROM BATESY MATCH ACTION FINAL WORD online…..on matchdays…..on the knappers….. www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk KNAPHILL FOOTBALL CLUB Founded 1924 Brookwood Country Park, Redding Way, Knaphill Surrey GU21 4AY Tel: 01483 475150 Website: www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk CLUB OFFICIALS President: Vacant Vice Presidents: Carl Barker, Mick Garbutt, Sean Carrigy, Gavin Wilcox Chairman: Terry Chapman Acting Vice Chairman: Carl Barker Senior Club Secretary: Bryan Freeman – 01932 560738 - 07876 162904 Treasurer: John Wood General Manager: David Freeman Club Development Officer: Nick Croshaw Commercial Manager: To be appointed Youth Team Secretary: Doug Ford Ladies Secretary: Pam Lawrence First Team Manager: Bob Pritchard Assistant Manager: Simon Bates First Team Player Coach: Ian Savage Reserve Team Manager: Matt Chesterman Reserve Team Assistant Manager: Granville Baverstock Youth Team Manager: Andy Martin Youth Team Assistant Manager: Doug Ford Youth Team Coach: Mark Dawber Ladies Manager: Roy Lawrence Club Sports & Injury Specialist: Sam Downes Club Masseur: Mel Lamey Website Management: Nick Croshaw & David Freeman Programme Editor: David Freeman HONOURS 1980-81 Woking & District League League Cup, Invitation Cup, Challenge Cup, League Champions 1981/82 - Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division Three Runners Up 1982/83 - Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division Two Runners Up 1990/91 - Surrey Intermediate League League Cup Runners Up 1999/00 - Surrey Intermediate League Reserve Premier Division Three Runners Up 2004/05 - Surrey Intermediate League Reserve Premier Division One Runners Up 2005/06 - Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division One Champions 2006/07 - Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division Champions 2007/08 - Combined Counties League Division One Secretary of The Year 2007/08 - Combined Counties League Division One Programme of The Year 2009/10 - Combined Counties League Division One Secretary of The Year 2009/10 - Combined Counties League Division One Programme of The Year www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk Knaphill FC 2010-2011 KICK-OFF by Nick Croshaw Welcome to Redding Way Since stepping down as Chairman at the start of last This leads onto the long running saga of the lights and stand season, I haven’t had the pleasure of writing for the at Knaphill, let me give you the latest information. I have Knappers Matchday programme. However with Bryan spoken to The Football Foundation and they have confirmed Freeman away, I have been asked to pen a few words. that they are awaiting some final information from the club and Firstly I would like to welcome the Officials, Woking Borough Council. Once this information has been Management, Players & Supporters of Molesey FC who sent, then the grant can then be signed off immediately and are playing Knaphill in a competitive match for the first the works be instructed to commence. We hope to have this time. info with the FF by the end of the month and Woking Borough Our Premier Division opponents have had a mixed start Council have confirmed that the contractors are poised to to their league season with four home wins, but only one begin the work as soon as they are given the go ahead. point picked up away from their Walton Road ground. This is excellent news for the club and will give us some of the best facilities in the Borough, all we need to do now is prove Their cup form however has seen an early exit to we are the best team in the Borough on the field! fellow CCL team Hartley Wintney in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round, but in the FA Vase wins against Hopefully Bryan Freeman will be back for the next home Dorking (CCL) & Brockenhurst (Wessex) see an away game and I will be put out to pasture once more. tie with Egham Town (CCL) on 2nd October in the First round proper, in which we wish them good luck. COME ON YOU KNAPPERS! Knaphill’s form in the Premier Challenge Cup has never A Date For Your Diaries been earth shattering with exits to Dorking, Mole Valley SCR & Ash United all at the first time of asking over the Knaphill Football Club and in conjunction with Eagle Radio last three years. So this year let’s hope the footballing and The Eagle Radio Trust are organising a Promotional gods will be on our side. Dinner with Sky Sports Football Presenter Richard Keys plus one other guest(to be confirmed) at Foxhill's Golf Club on I have been trying to get to see as many midweek Thursday 11th November. games as I can this season and a trip out to Binfield last week saw the future of Knaphill FC as our new Youth The cost of the event is £550 per table of ten or £55 per head team recorded their first result in competitive football and there will also be an auction taking place. with a confident and composed 6-0 win. Some of these boys are already making a mark in the If you are interested in attending as an individual or think you 1st and Reserve teams and I feel the club has taken a can sell a table please contact the chairman Terry Chapman huge step forwards securing a ready supply of talent for on 01483 771175/07912 341288 or via email: the future. The Youth team play in the Allied Counties [email protected] League, which is a midweek league playing under All proceeds will be split between The Eagle Radio Trust and floodlights. Knaphill Football Club. 3 www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME A VIEW FROM BATESY THE LATEST FROM THE FIRST TEAM WITH ASSISTANT MANAGER SIMON BATES I’ve taken the reigns for the last three games whilst Bob has been sunning himself and partying in Ibiza. We are dissapointed to have lost at home to Hartley Wintney 2-0 having created so many goalscoring chances in the first half to have been out of sight. We again dominated the first half of the match and end up chasing a goal deficit into the second half, leaving ourselves vulnerable and conceding a late second goal. We then travelled to Frimley for a cup match on the Tuesday night with a much changed team due to availability. Frimley started the The players are learning and after taking a step back i stronger and went a goal up after 20 minutes. I made changes at think we can now start to push on. We are still looking to half time and in Andy Pym we have found an excellent fullback. strengthen the squad especially with Nathan Miles who This was again a game on paper we should win and started to faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after fracturing his open Frimley up in the second half but with a mix up at the back ankle and influential midfielder Nick Darnell set to miss conceded an embarrasing second goal after 80 minutes which most of October due to his forthcoming marriage. ended the contest. Last Saturday we played away at Eversley who started the game Two of our youth team players have been drafted in the in fourth position in the table. With Matt Baker and Chris Fox back first team picture. Jack Ball has a fantastic attitude and is from holiday to strengthen a injury hit squad i decided to change a great prospect to establish himself in the team, Joe the formation. Turner has featured in the last three games This turned out to be our best perfomance of the season. and again will improve with being involved with the step We came back from being behind twice to win 3-2 with goals from up. Fox, Hodgson & Ball on a excellent playing surface. Richard Shelley made a great save late on to secure the points. On a personal note as this is my first season with the club i have been impressed with the organisation of the We played some excellent football at Eversley and the club and support i have received from the committee and management team was especially pleased with our attitude and Bob. The club is very well run and extremely showed great spirit after a poor start to the season. professional, let’s hope the players can respond with the I hope we can carry that display on today on what will be a tough results it deserves and get itself into the Combined test against Molesey Counties Premier Division! 4 www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk Knaphill F.C Lottery BONUS Ball £2.00 to play £65.00 cash prize For more details speak to Terry Chapman on Matchdays TEAMMATES WITH ALEX LUMLEY Best Trainer Dan Cox Biggest Moaner Chris Fox Name: Alex Lumley Hardman Playing Position: Right Back Ricky Hogsden Date of Birth: 7/1/1991 Last Club: Woking FC Quickest Appearance This Season: 9(2) Lee Gamble Goals Scored This Season: 0 Most Skilful Matt Baker Most Intelligent Richard Shelley Least Intelligent Matt Brunt Worst Dress Sense Chris Fox Who is the longest in the shower? Andrew Pym 6 www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk AN EVENING WITH ARSENAL & ENGLAND FOOTBALL LEGEND ALAN SMITH FEATURING SKY SPORTS FOOTBALL PRESENTER RICHARD KEYS A GALA EVENT FEATURING A PERSONAL APPERANCE FROM THE LEGENDARY FORMER ARSENAL & ENGLAND STRIKER ALAN SMITH. HEAR HIM IN CONVERSATION WITH SKY SPORTS ANCHORMAN RICHARD KEYS AS HE TALKS ABOUT HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER DURING WHICH HE WON TWO LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS, THE FA CUP AND EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP AND MADE THIRTEEN ENGLAND APPEARANCES. JOIN US FOR WHAT IS GUARANTEED TO BE AN ENTERTAINING EVENING AT FOXHILLS RESORT IN OTTERSHAW, RAISING FUNDS FOR THE EAGLE RADIO TRUST & KNAPHILL FOOTBALL CLUB Date: Thursday 11th November at 7pm Venue: Foxhills Resort, Ottershaw, Surrey Ticket Price: £55.00 each - Includes a 3 course dinner & wine Table of 10: £550 To book your place please contact Knaphill FC Chairman Terry Chapman - 01483 771175 or email:[email protected] ‘Wishing Knaphill Football Club Every Success For The 2010/11 Season’ Sponsors of the Knaphill Football Club Matchday Programme TODAY’S VISITORS MOLESEY F.C Molesey is both a village and a club steeped in history excellent runs in the F.A.