Photography: Mark Truman 25th November 2017 3:00 pm kick off vs Callington Town £1.50 LAST YEAR WE DELIVERED £70M IN SALES FOR OUR CLIENTS! PROUD SPONSORS OF PLYMOUTH PARKWAY Get in touch to see how we can help T: +44 (0)1752 775 751 E: [email protected] MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN PAGE 3 THE GAFFERS NOTES Good afternoon everyone and a warm welcome to Callington Town who, since our earlier meeting a month ago, have changed their management team and will be looking to improve their results to pull away from the lower reaches of the table. As always we will need to be well prepared and at our best. Since my last notes we have had 3 victories in 3 different competitions. Firstly the FA Vase game against Bodmin was, as expected, a tough encounter and not without it’s controversy. Some will argue that the Bodmin sending off changed the game but it’s sometimes more difficult playing against 10 men when they are defending a lead than 11. My own view is that their missed chance to go 3-1 ahead followed by us equalising at 2-2 virtually straight away was the game changer. The momentum shifted in our favour from that point and to come from 2 goals down after 25 minutes to win 4-2 against a tough Bodmin side reflects LEE HOBBS great credit on the lads, our team ethic and our will to win. We will now entertain Hereford based well they were received and how such a relatively Westfields in the last 64. Westfields are currently small club have progressed and provided such mid table in the step 5 Midland Premier league, good facilities. We thank them and wish them beat Willand Rovers 1-2 in the last round and had well. some high scoring victories in previous rounds. I also note that they reached the 1st round proper Finally, Tuesday’s visit to Cullompton in the 3rd of the FA Cup last season, the lowest ranked side round of the Walter Parson League Cup saw us left in the competition at that stage. A terrific progress to the quarter finals with a hard fought achievement for a step 5 side so an interesting but ultimately well deserved 5-0 victory. challenge is envisaged. It’s worthy of note that the 14 goals we have scored in these 3 games have been spread around Secondly, last Saturday saw us gain a comfortable 7 different players plus an own goal. Also to still 5-0 victory league victory at newly promoted be involved at this stage of the season in 4 of the 5 Sticker. A couple of minor injuries meant the squad competitions we entered is very pleasing and full was once again fully utilised and everyone played marks to all the players for their efforts so far. The their part in a very solid all round performance aim must be to continue to progress in all of them. which resulted in us moving 7 points clear at the top of the table. For many it was their first visit Thanks for your continued support and enjoy to Sticker and I have to say it was a pleasurable today’s game. experience for management, players and supporters alike. Many have commented on how Lee PAGE 4 THE GAFFERS NOTES Plymouth parkway football club BONANZA CHRISTMAS DRAW Join us on Monday 26th at the Parkway Clubhouse for a great day of entertainment, with the chance to £1.00 win fantastic prizes in our bonanza Christmas draw. each 1st Prize: £400 Cash 2nd Prize: Xbox One S 500GB with Fifa 18 3rd Prize: Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation) 4th Prize: Gourmet Escape to the Country for two 5th Prize: Two Night Memorable Minibreak for two Plus numerous other prizes Draw to take place at Parkway Clubhouse on Monday 26th December 2017 at 2pm PAGE 4 Promoter details: Plymouth Parkway Football Club, Bolitho Park, St Peters Road, Manadon, Plymouth, Devon PL5 3JH Registered under the Lotteries & Amusements Act 1976 with Plymouth City Council PAGE 7 PLYMOUTH PARKWAY CHAIRMAN RESERVE TEAM MANAGER FOUNDING VICE PRESIDENT Mark Russell Andy Notman Vic Easterbrook VICE CHAIRMAN RESERVE TEAM COACH LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS Gez Baggott Matt Phillips Stuart Cadmore Alan Horswell CLUB SECRETARY RESERVE TEAM PHYSIO Colin Edwards Genny Turner Pete White Charlie Baggott FIRST TEAM MANAGER GROUNDSMEN Gez Baggott Lee Hobbs Garry Turner Mark Young Peter White Brian Martin FIRST TEAM COACH Ian Watson Karl Kurtis PRESIDENT Jim Parsons PHOTOGRAPHER FIRST TEAM PHYSIO Mark Truman Dean Gallini Alan Elphick www.plymouthparkwayfc.co.uk PAGE 7 Match Report Plymouth Parkway vs Bodmin Town Plymouth Parkway 4 (Williams 29, Krac 54, Joyce 62, og 83) Bodmin Town 2 (Carter pen 8, Watson 26) Before kick off, a minutes silence was impeccably coming from deeper positions. On 50 mins Hobbs was observed by the very impressive crowd of 435. Parkway adjudged to be narrowly offside and his effort was made 4 changes to their starting line up from last disallowed. Arguably the games defining moment was Friday’s first defeat of the season including new signing not the sending off but a bad miss on 53 mins by the central defender Rob Farkins. With players from both normally reliable Carter who hit the post from close sides having played for the opposition in recent times, range when unmarked in front of an open goal. 3-1 an exciting, close encounter was envisaged. would have been a long way back. Parkway broke to the other end almost immediately and equalised when Parkway almost took the lead on 2 mins when Jordan Shane Krac, now becoming more influential, followed up Trott saw his follow up shot from his own blocked free a blocked shot firing home the rebound. Parkway were kick hit the base of the post. Bodmin were quickly now in the ascendency with Williams outstanding down into their stride dominating the early stages and took the left. The yellow cards continued to be brandished. the lead on 8 mins. A rash challenge on the bye line Parkway deservedly took the lead on 62 mins when a by Farkins resulted in a no arguments penalty duly misunderstanding between the Bodmin keeper and a despatched by ace marksman Adam Carter. Bodmin defender saw the ball punched out to the supporters continued to dominate the midfield areas, frequently player of the month for October, Joyce on the right testing the Parkway defence. Parkway did manage hand side of the box and he hit an exquisite low volley to create a couple of half chances with a Glyn Hobbs into the far corner. A superb strike. Ethan Phillips then header going just over on 10 mins and a long range replaced Hobbs up front. Bodmin came back into the effort from Ben Joyce also going over on 20 mins. game, particularly down their right with substitute Bodmin generally remained in control and almost took Sam Matthews prominent. Matthews entered the the lead on 21 mins when a free kick from their right game with a yellow card hanging over him having been skimmed off Parkway defender Nick Miltons head, just apparently booked when leaving the pitch at half time! clearing the bar. Bodmin doubled their lead on 26 mins when poor defending left Ben Watson unmarked in the Is that a first? Parkway were forced to defend well as box and he floated a superb curling shot into the top Bodmin forced a series of corners from some decent corner. Play at times became fractious and fragmented possession. As the game drew to a close Parkway looked with a number of free kicks against both sides disrupting the stronger outfit and went further ahead on 83 mins the flow of the game. The yellow cards also started to when yet another cross into the danger area was parried appear. Parkway forced their way back into the game against the unfortunate Luke Rundle and into his own on 29 mins when Mikey Williams prodded home from net. The ever hard working Smith was then replaced close range after Bodmin failed to deal with a right wing by Ryan Lane who immediately made some forceful corner. Parkway now began to exert more pressure by forward runs. Parkway were then content to slow the winning the midfield battles and a free kick from Joyce game down, retain possession and see the game out on 42 mins clipped the angle of bar and post withMike which they did comfortably. Smith seeing his 44th minute effort parried to safety by the keeper, arguably his first real save of the game. The An excellent, gritty effort to come from behind half ended in controversy as Bodmin midfielder Chris against a decent Bodmin side with Parkway showing McPhee was shown a contentious 2nd yellow card for an determination, commitment and no shortage of skill alleged foul on Sam Hillson. Connor Macauley replaced at vital times. As expected, a tough, at times feisty Christian Pople at half time for Parkway. encounter which hardly warranted a dozen or so yellow cards of which only 3 or 4 were for challenges, the Bodmin surprisingly left 2 up front leaving more space remainder seemed to be for dissent/ungentlemanly in midfield which Parkway began to exploit with runners conduct. PAGE 8 PAGE 9 Match Report Match Report Sticker vs Plymouth Parkway Sticker 0 Plymouth Parkway 5 (Farkins 32, Hobbs pen 41, 82, Williams 50, Trott 90+3) Both sides started off at a high tempo with neither the odd half chance now and then as Parkway began to getting the upper hand early on.