NO WAY THROUGH Stones’ Stefan Brown The mighty, mighty (who is interviewed inside this issue) seems to be puzzling a way to THE LINE-UPS beat Welling in the last v home WEALDSTONE CHIPPENHAM T PICTURE: Dan Finill ROYAL BLUE & WHITE ALL GREEN (dfinillphotography) G Jonathan North G Will Puddy Jake Sheppard George Rigg Freddie Grant Tariq Ossai Connor Stevens Will Richards Jerome Okimo (c) Kieran Parselle STONES Godfrey Poku Rhys Davies Tarryn Allarakhia AJ George Simon Mensah Josh Smile Dave Pratt Dean Evans Daniel Green Callum Gunner Christian Smith Nat Jarvis Jeffrey Monakana James Guthrie Eoin McKeown Jack Compton Stefan Brown Nick McCootie £3 Reece Mitchell Yan Klukowski Femi Azeez Karnell Chambers James Clarke G Dylan Paterson REFEREE Amy Fearn ASSISTANTS Joshua Crofts and Christopher Reeson OBSERVER John Davies MATCH SPONSOR Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd BALL DONORS 1) Alan Couch 2) Peter Smallwood and Jack Foran award-winningYour match programme in the No.1 (voted National League South) sponsored by Ruislip Social Club NEXT HOME GAME v EAST THURROCK UTD INSIDE Main club sponsor: www.wealdstone-fc.com Vanarama National League South Saturday April, Kick-off 3pm STEFAN v CHIPPENHAM TOWN League sponsors BROWN Vanarama National Lge South, Saturday March 23, 2019, 3pm INTERVIEW @wealdstonefc @wealdstonefootballclub WEALDSTONE v CHIPPENHAM TOWN BY MARK HYDE would like to extend a warm welcome on the appropriate pages within this to our visitors from Chippenham Town programme and as ever Paul Rumens will their Manager Mark Collier, his back be happy to advise you at Iroom team, their Players and supporters. [email protected] Thanks to all our sponsors this afternoon, or on 07710 929692 your generosity is a vital part of our funding. Finally we will be holding a one-minute Please enjoy your day and we look forward silence before todays game in memory of to welcoming you back in the near future. the victims of the Christchurch shootings. Full details of our fully tailored match sponsorship and ball donation schemes, Enjoy todays game along with player kit sponsorships are listed Mark Collection There will be a collection inside the turnstiles this afternoon for MENCAP. MENCAP is the leading voice of learning disability. Everything they do is about valu- ing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. MENCAP’s vision is a world where people with a learning disability are valued equally, listened to and included. Please give generously to this worthy cause. Ball Sponsor Peter Smallwood & Jack Foran Ball Sponsor Alan Couch “It was on Saturday, the 23rd March 1946, (exactly 73 years ago to the day), that I saw the ‘Stones for the first time when we drew 3-3 with Finchley in theAthenian League at Lower Mead. Actually, it was Finchley’s home match with us but due to wartime bomb damage to their ground, they had to play their home games away from home.” Match Sponsors Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd. Huge thanks to todays match sponsors Turf Doctor Specialists Ltd. The playing surface here at Grosvenor Vale is something we are rightly proud of and is the result of countless hours of love and attention from the team. [email protected] TWITTER - @WealdstoneProg - TWITTER [email protected] WEALDSTONE FOOTBALL CLUB SEASON 2018/2019 GROSVENOR VALE, RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX HA4 6JQ • 01895 637487 • [email protected] • WWW.WEALDSTONE-FC.COM • COMPANY NO. 3953962 PERSONNEL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME MAJOR HONOURS SINCE 1950 Interim Chairman Programme Editor Mark Hyde Rory Fitzgerald Production LEAGUE TITLES Martin Read, Tim Parks 1951 / 1952 Athenian League Interim Vice Chairman 1973 / 1974 Southern League Division One South Mark Randall Printing People for Print Ltd. www.peopleforprint.co.uk 1981 / 1982 Southern League Southern Division Directors Dominic Whyley, Nick 1981 / 1982 Southern League Championship Symmons, Jon Pettifer [email protected] 1984 / 1985 National League Premier (Gola League) Associate Directors 1996 / 1997 Isthmian League Division Three Paul Rumens, Paul Fruin, MATCH DAY OPERATION 2013 / 2014 Isthmian League Premier Division Peter Worby, Mark Barton Manager Steve Marshall NATIONAL CUPS Technical Director Safety Officer Victor Klarfeld 1965 / 1966 FA Amateur Cup Richard Johnson Match Day Staff Paul Bowley, 1984 / 1985 FA Trophy President Paul Rumens Tony Waller, Russell Green- berg, Adam Clancey, Matthew LEAGUE CUPS SECRETARIES Impey, John Cahillane 1981 / 1982 Southern League Cup Club Secretary Paul Fruin Boardroom Alison Moran, Lori Gale-Rumens, Paul Kelly MIDDLESEX COUNTY CUPS (07790 038095) 1958 / 1959 Senior Cup Asst. Club Secretary 1962 / 1963 Senior Cup Alyson Angelides COMMERCIAL/ MARKETING 1964 / 1965 Senior Cup Company Secretary Commercial Manager 1967 / 1968 Senior Cup Andrew Lane Andy Lavin 1984 / 1985 Senior Cup Graphic Design Steve Foster 2003 / 2004 Charity Cup IT Consultant Neil Rands 2010 / 2011 Charity Cup CLUB PERSONNEL Life Vice-President Alan Couch LIAISON OFFICERS NON TITLE-WINNING PROMOTIONS Treasurer Barry Benveniste WFCSC / Social Club 1997 / 1998 Isthmian League Division 2 (3rd) Press Officer Markie Barton 1998 / 1999 Isthmian League Division 1 (3rd,annulled) www.wealdstone-fc.com 2003 / 2004 Isthmian League Premier Division PA Announcer Ashley Holding WFC / Social Club Club Historian Peter Worby James Klarfeld Kit Manager Tony Waugh Asst. Kit Manager FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT The legal name of Wealdstone Chris Humphries Manager Bobby Wilkinson Club Photographers Football Club is Wealdstone Assistant Manager Football Club (2000) Ltd Geoff Smith & Dan Finill Jamie Leacock Web Site Manager Coach Mike Percival (Registered Number 03953962). Alan & Matt Hill Sports Therapist Mark Povey Shares in excess of 10% are Content Videographer Goalkeeping Coach Ian Hobbs held by Peter Marsden Property Charlie Hoare Finance Ltd & Wealdstone FC Club Caterer Supporters Club Lynn Evans _FC WFC WEBSITE: GROUND REGULATIONS People are only allowed entry to The Vale on match days subject to the following rules and regulations: 1) The club reserves the right to eject from the ground any person who is considered to have committed any of the following acts: wealdstone • Entering the ground through any means other than through the turnstiles or entrances • Entering the field of play before, during or after a game without prior authorisation • Being drunk, or under the influence of alcohol or drugs • Using violence of any nature • Carrying items which may be considered a danger to others, including cans, bottles, or glasses containing alcoholic beverages • Throwing any article onto the field of play • Climbing floodlight pylons, fences, stands or any structure or building • Using obscene or bad language likely to cause offence to others • Hitting the side or back panels of the Bulla stand 2) No spectator ball games. 3) The consumption of alcoholic drinks is permitted INSIDE the social club bar, garden and boardroom areas. 4) Vehicles parked on the Grosvenor Vale site are at the owners’ risk. 5) Wealdstone Football Club supports the FA’s campaign on pyrotechnics (e.g. flares and smoke bombs). Any misuse of such items in and around the Ground will result in those responsible being asked to leave the ground and, in line with football authority guidance, may result in a report to the Police, potential prosecution and a ban from the Club of up to OUR TWITTER FEED: @ three years. Wealdstone FC Board of Directors WEALDSTONE v CHIPPENHAM TOWN warm welcome to Mark Collier his all, we couldn’t have been more proud of the management team, players and boys. officials of Chippenham Town The support at Bath as per usual was AFootball Club. fantastic and your role in pushing these boys We return to the Vale still fighting to impose over the line is vital. It is a cliché talked a lot ourselves on the top 7. With 7 games to go about in football, but the crowd can really be that’s all we can ask for and as a manage- that 12th man. We thank you for travelling ment team we take immense pride in what and following us, your support is valued and these players have done this year. We talked appreciated. However, we must emphasise about a lot in the summer about needing to that to continue to get the best out of the instil commitment and fight into this team. whole team each and every player needs They have shown this quality in spades and your backing. The criticism dished out by a have not let us down. As the injuries mount, small section of our crowd towards David we have had to work with a threadbare Pratt last week was simply appalling. He runs squad but that has not dampened the spirit more than anyone every week and no one www.wealdstone-fc.com and determination to succeed which is some- has a better work rate and desire to do well. thing we are all desperate to do. Of course, he knows he could get more goals At Bath last week the result in isolation was but at the very least he gives his all each and a very good one. Despite Bath sitting third in every week. To be turned on by our own is the league our away form means we go into something we’d always criticise. So again, as these games with huge anticipation that we we come into a massive game today where- can win but to come away with a point was by, we need to turn our home form around exceptional. Even more so was the nature and get a vital 3 points to keep our hopes of the circumstance in which that point was alive we ask each and every one of you to attained. Players ill, players carrying injuries, back these boys through the 90 minutes and yet they battled and found a way to dig out a see where we are come 5 o clock.