Official Knaphill Football Club Matchday Programme Season 2010-2011 red&black INSIDE KICK OFF MATCH ACTION BRIEF ENCOUNTERS YESTERDAY TODAY PLUS… THE FINAL WORD WITH THE CHAIRMAN V SHEERWATER SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2010 KICK OFF 3PM COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE DIVISION ONE wwww.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: Granville Baverstock Reserve Team Assistant Manager: T.B.C 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 Knaphill FC 2010-2011 KICK-OFF by Bryan Freeman Welcome to Redding Way Good afternoon everyone, and welcome to the players, Last Saturday, Knaphill were dumped out of the Division One officials and supporters from Sheerwater and today’s Challenge Cup at the first hurdle by Chobham, which prior to match officials for this local derby. Both of today’s teams this season would have been seen as almost impossible! are in the bottom six of Division One with last Saturday’s At least they found a side to field for this meeting, and on the results reflecting on what so far has not been very day were obviously up for it more that Knaphill, finishing with productive for either side. Both teams were on the end of a 3-0 scoreline. Our last away game brought a heavy defeat a defeat last week, Knaphill at Chobham, and at South Park, again a team we have done well against in the Sheerwater at home to Staines Lammas. past. Knaphill go into this match having played eleven, won Well, enough of the downside in form. Now come on lads, get three, drawn two and lost six accumalating in just eleven those heads up, let’s see you stepping up a gear or two and points and in 14th place, whilst Sheerwater are just one start driving your way onwards and upwards and put place below, having played thirteen, won two, drawn everything you’ve got into the game for the two home matches three with eight lost and nine points. As far as Knaphill here at Redding Way, Sheerwater today and Farleigh Rovers are concerned the last two and a half months have been next Saturday. Think positive and let’s see maximum points in the worst start to a season since we’ve been in the the bag to finish off the month of October. Combined Counties. Our Reserves and Youth teams have had League and Cup This is the first game I’ve be watching since September success in the past week. Last Saturday the Reserves had a 4th, when we got a point in the 2-2 draw at Warlingham. 1-0 win in the league against Bedfont Sports Reserves, Lloyd But the pattern of results since then has propelled a big Greenfield the goalscorer, The result moved the team up to question – what is the problem? Recent performances 5th in the table. have been pretty poor, and since the win over Westfield at the end of August, there’s been just one win, in a well On Monday night Knaphill U18s progressed to the 3rd round deserved 3-2 success at Eversley, five weeks ago. of the Grant McLellan Youth Cup when they beat Guildford City U18s 3-0 in the 2nd round tie played at Frimley Green By this time last season, the team had won six league FC. Goalscorers were Joe Turner, Sam Wilson and Harry games, had 20 points and were fourth in the table, and Maynard. Well done lads! of course later came that fantastic run of winning 12 successive games starting in January. But what is Enjoy the game….. currently going wrong this season? The passion, enthusiasm, determination,and commitment seem to be Bryan main ingredients in a game, but is this a telling factor? It’s a scenario that this Club is not used to, after three seasons in the Combined Counties League which has seen the team rise from seventh, to fifth to third in the table over those three seasons. We want to see more of the form shown during that spell, and to rise again and prove they are a side to be feared and reckoned with again. redOFFICIAL&black MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 3 MATCH REPORTS A View From + The Opposition Match reports from our last two encounters courtesy of our opposition. South Park 6 Knaphill 2 - Saturday 9th October - Combined Counties League Division One Knaphill started this game better than Park applying early pressure without really threatening the Park goal. It was not until the 11th minute that Park had an effort on goal when Smith’s shot was deflected for a corner. The corner fell to Guscott who shot wide from 16 yards. With a quarter of an hour on the clock Park’s swift counter attack from the edge of their own box found Smith on halfway, he fed Whiting-Balcombe who made ground down the right and when he crossed the ball it was Smith who was unmarked in the box to give Park the lead. Park now began to grow in confidence and Whiting-Balcombe and Ward both hit long range efforts narrowly wide. Lavery missed a good chance on 22 minutes when he snatched at his shot after fine work by Smith down the left. A minute later Lavery ran on to Wastell’s clearance and was denied by the woodwork as his effort clipped the top of the bar as the visitor’s keeper narrowed the angled. It was now Knaphill that were playing on the break and when Baker was fouled on the edge of the box the free kick was wasted. Lavery ws now winning everything in the air against the Knaphill centre halves and from his knock down Smith rifled home an unstoppable 25 yard left shoot to double Park’s lead on 33 minutes. With half time approaching Park went to sleep at a corner and when Savage crossed Baker flicked the ball in to the Park net. Parker replaced the injured Smith at half time however Park increased their lead in the opening minute of the 2nd half when from a Park corner the Knaphill keeper punched the ball against the back of one of his defenders and the ball dropped at the feet of Guscott who hade the easy task of side footing the ball into the unguarded goal. Parker pounced on another flick on from Lavery and hit his shot early form 25 yards which just went wide of the target. Knaphill were now restricted to long range efforts which they could not get on target. On 61 minutes Ward picked the ball up in the centre circle and ran at the Knaphill defence beating three players before he was brought down in the box. He picked himself up and struck his penalty into the bottom corner despite the valiant efforts of the keeper to increase Park’s lead. A couple of minutes later Lavery got his just rewards when he ran through unchallenged and hit his shot under the advancing keeper to make it 5-1. Chobham 3 Knaphill 0 - Saturday 16th October - Division One Challenge Cup 1st Round The home side started well pushing forward, and they were rewarded quickly for their efforts. In the 5th minute Charles Anonam battled with the left back, he half tackled him forcing the ball into the area, he rode tackles before managing to produce a lofting strike wide of the keeper. Chobham continued to press looking to increase their lead. They were winning everything in midfield with the extremely solid Jamie Doble, Ben Crew and Dan Risdon. This set up a number of half chances for the tireless Andy Carr and Eddie Edwards. Chobham doubled their lead in the 37th minute when Chris Paterson smashed a free kick from the edge of the area perfectly into the bottom corner. The home side went in at half time with a well deserved 2-0 lead. Knaphill came out strongly in the second half and nearly pulled a goal back, but a shot from just outside the area through a crowd of players was superbly saved by the outstretched foot of keeper James Shaw, who didn’t put a foot wrong all game.