DORKING FC £1 THE CHICKS v BECKENHAM TOWN FC THE BUILDBASE FA VASE FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2016 For every £2,000 you spend on teamwear we’ll give you £200 to buy more whenever you need it. Kitback. You put in 110%. That’s why Mitre do the same. Register at mitre.com/grassroots ProKit Flyer_01.indd 1 15/03/2016 17:27 CLUB INFORMATION Founded: 1880 Nickname: The Chicks Club Colours: Green, Red and White - the Cockerel Colours Away Colours: Yellow Home Ground: Meadowbank, Mill Lane, Dorking RH4 1DX Temporary Home Ground: Westhumble Playing Fields, London Road, Dorking RH5 6AD Company Address: Old Printers Yard, 156 South Street, Dorking RH4 2HF Board of Dorking Football Club (1880) CIC Ltd: Chairman/Treasurer Alan Gout Chief Executive Officer Jason Rabbetts Director (Press and PR) Roger Mahony Management Committee: Club Secretary Hilary Baxter Matchday Operations Jeff Hamnett Community Engagement Jeff Zie For every £2,000 you Football Advisory Simon Coffey spend on teamwear we’ll give you £200 to Football Staff: buy more whenever First Team Manager Danny Fox Assistant Manager Greg Fidele you need it. Assistant Manager Chris Wye Goalkeeping Coach Ian Purkiss Kitback. You put in 110%. First Team Coach/Ladies Manager Matt Dilger That’s why Mitre do the First Team Physiotherapist Andrew Bushe same. Head of Youth Development Nick Torpey Under 18 Manager Steve Lunn Register at First Team Captain Kieran Lunn mitre.com/grassroots Ladies Captain Abi Patrick Contacts: Email: [email protected] Website: www.dorkingfc.com Facebook: /dorkingfc Twitter: @dorkingfc 03 ProKit Flyer_01.indd 1 15/03/2016 17:27 a welcome from the chairman ALAN GOUT DORKING FC - BACK IN TOWN elcome to Dorking FC at Westhumble - our Whome venue for what promises to be quite a season in the history of Dorking FC, both on and off the field. More of that in a moment, but first I would like to extend a warm welcome to our visitors today - all the players, management, staff and supporters of Beckenham Town. The first qualifying round of the FA Vase is an exciting game, particularly for our young local players, many of whom are only half a dozen games into their senior playing careers. It’s a chance for clubs to make a bit of a name for themselves in this level of non-league football and we know Beckenham Town will be as keen to make a mark as we will. Our visitors play one step above us in the football pyramid, so it’s both a challenge and an opportunity for our team. No one at this level of non-league football could possibly pay more attention to detail before every match than our manager Danny Fox so we know that, whatever the outcome today, the team could not have been better prepared. The arrival of Danny and his coaching team in the summer has seen the club make huge strides in its vision of reconnecting the club to the town and building a youthful team, full of locally based players proud to represent their hometown club. The win last week, over a Frimley Green team full of players who decided against staying here when we made the managerial change, was a fully deserved reward for their hard work so far. The performance also showed how much progress they have made in such a short space of time. There’s undoubtedly much more to come from both the management team and this group of players. 04 The club’s aims, the new look team and the year history of Dorking FC. After some false dawns, style of play are clearly appeals to local people. the builders have moved in and work has begun More than half our team is from Dorking or the on rebuilding our ancestral home ground at immediately surrounding villages and it’s probably Meadowbank. That means we’ll be back playing no coincidence that, since putting new emphasis there at the start of the 2017-8 season. on developing local talent, our attendances have been running at more than double the average for The rebuilding of Meadowbank with a new clubs in our league. Thank you very much for your clubhouse for the Chicks and a state-of-the-art support. artificial grass pitch is exciting not just for Dorking FC, but also for the whole community. As well as I would also like to thank our Dorking FC once again being the home of the Chicks, the new Matchmakers – the team of volunteers from the Meadowbank will also be the home venue for community who have helped make sure that Dorking Wanderers, a training facility for local youth everything runs smoothly at our home games here clubs, and the headquarters of Surrey FA - putting at Westhumble, giving spectators a warm welcome. Dorking FC at the heart of a new hub for football The Matchmakers are everything this club is about. in the county and giving a real boost to the town If you’d like to be a part of it, then please just talk to centre. the volunteers behind the bar, or email dorkingfc@ btinternet.com. So there’s plenty to look forward to. But, for the here and now, we hope you enjoy the game and Thanks must also go to Marc White, Jeremy Pain, your visit to Dorking FC today – and look forward to Chris Moon and all the Dorking Wanderers staff welcoming you back here again soon. for making the fantastic and picturesque ground they’ve built here available to us. Both clubs are Kind Regards working together to promote grassroots football in the local area with the utmost enthusiasm. Alan Gout This week has seen a landmark event in the 136 Chairman, Dorking FC 05 Considered working for a winning team? Johnston Sweepers is one of the largest employers in Dorking. Check out www.johnstonsweepers.co.uk for our latest vacancies. Johnston Sweepers Ltd. Curtis Road, Dorking Surrey, RH4 1XF, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1306 884722 [email protected] Johnston Sweepers Ltd @JohnstonSweep www.johnstonsweepers.co.uk FIRST TEAM MANAGER DANNY FOX WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY? ood afternoon and welcome to Westhumble Gfor this afternoon’s FA Vase game. I’d like to welcome the players, management team and Considered working for officials of Beckenham Town and am looking forward to what I’m sure will be a tough contest. the first time on the previous Wednesday evening. The We go into this game off the back of a good result introduction of Jake was largely a winning team? against Frimley Green last Saturday. The win felt like brought about by Ethan Belward it had been a long time coming, given that some of having more of an opportunity our previous performances had not perhaps got us to progress in the Worthing youth Johnston Sweepers is one of the largest employers the result they deserved. team. Ethan has worked hard since the in Dorking. Check out www.johnstonsweepers.co.uk summer to push Tom as hard as possible The whole defence was superb, with centre back for the number one jersey. We still retain his for our latest vacancies. Brandon Watts and debutant keeper Jake Nimmo registration for senior football but he has a putting in performances that defied their tender fantastic opportunity ahead and we wish him all Johnston Sweepers Ltd. Curtis Road, Dorking ages. Our midfield was more industrious than in it’s the best with it. We have also signed Jimmy Brazil, been in recent weeks, and you can’t ask much more who makes a welcome return following his displays Surrey, RH4 1XF, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1306 884722 from a substitute, in the case of George Knight, than last season. I’m sure his versatility and experience to come on and score the winner. So all in all it was a will be a good addition to the squad. very good day. Our youth squad made their debut in the FA Youth [email protected] However, one result doesn’t make a season however Cup this week and, as I write this on Thursday, Ryan and today is another opportunity to carry on and Lunn and Jack Wisbey are preparing to play in the see if we can perform to that level week in, week out Ryman Youth League side against Guildford City. We Johnston Sweepers Ltd against different types of opposition. wish them and their team mates all the best in what is a fantastic cup competition and a vital part of A quick update on the squad. We have signed Jake their development. @JohnstonSweep recently following Tom Day’s injury against Cobham. Jake played under Richard Webber at Leatherhead I hope you enjoy the game. in their youth teams and performed particularly well last weekend, given that he only joined the team for Danny www.johnstonsweepers.co.uk 07 DFC PLAYER PROFILE RICHARD WEBBER Age: 28 Position: Left Back Previous Club: Leatherhead FC, Epsom & Ewell FC, Chessington & Hook United FC Place of Birth: Epsom Lives: Bookham Occupation: PE Teacher t’s probably fair to say that, in manager Danny Richard spent pre-season working hard on his IFox’s squad combining local youth with the fitness and made his first start in last week’s win over wisdom of experience, Richard Webber is much Frimley Green. It’s surely no coincidence that the more at the experience end of things. whole team, including the younger players, showed a greater resilience and managed the game to see Indeed his long career includes great experience out the result, despite late pressure from the visitors.