OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME FLEET TOWN v AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS SATURDAY 13th JANUARY 2018 – 3 P.M The Evo-Stik League South East Liam Beach who has kept ‘Clean Sheets’ in our last 2 away games Fleet Town Squad 2017/18 SPONSORED BY WELCOME FROM OUR JOINT MANAGER STEVE DORMER Good afternoon to you all and a warm welcome to The Franki Foundations Stadium. In particular the Officials and supporters of AFC Rushden & Diamonds who are our opponents for todays match, we wish them all a Happy New Year and a pleasant stay with us. In my view Rushden & Diamonds are the strongest side we have played so far this season and gave us a football lesson when we went to their ground in August. Interestingly we now only have 3 players still with us from that game, however I still expect them to be the League Champions when the end of the season comes. For Andy and I it’s a great test for us today to see how far we have come and we will certainly be doing our utmost to get something from the game. It’s a free shot for us as no one is expecting us to do anything else but lose. However we have nothing to fear and it’s a great test for the players to see if they are good enough to compete against teams at the top end of the table, rather like we did against Dunstable recently. Since Dunstable we have played 3 games away from home, a decent draw at Moneyfields on Boxing Day when we should have gone ahead in the game early on with two great opportunities falling to Matt Bunyan. We then went one nil down in the second half against the run of play but came back to get a penalty and hang on for the draw. Last Saturday we went away to Arlesey Town who sit at the bottom of the table, again we had another penalty won by George Pillbeam but unfortunately for us we missed it right on half time. Despite hitting both posts and the crossbar we never had quite enough to gain the win but we didn’t lose the game. Arlesey needed the win more than us and being away from home I’ll take draws all day long on our travels. On Tuesday evening we went away to Chalfont St. Peter when after an even first half we really came in to it in the second and were slightly disappointed we didn’t come away with all 3 points, again I would have taken the draw before the game . We have now gone I believe 12 games in all competitions with only one loss so we have come such a long way considering we didn’t get a win in our first nine games of the season. We rested both Luke Haskell and Bradley Wilson for the game against Chalfont. Patrick Ruscika is now back from his Christmas break and if he trained well on Thursday will be in the squad for today’s game. Ashley Lloyd is still suspended and we should see him back after our mid-week game in the cup against AFC Totton. Alex Hendrie is struggling to get regular football for us at the moment so he has been given the opportunity to get it, back with Abbey Rangers and we wish Alex all the best. We have no current injuries in the squad which is a first for the season. Finally I’d like to say a special thank you to our supporters who made the trips to the last 3 away games it doesn’t go un-noticed. Lets hear you all today as I am sure our opponents will come with plenty of support. Enjoy the game and ‘ Come on you Blues.’ Steve CHAIRMAN: Alec Grant KIT MANAGER : Ben Foster VICE CHAIRMAN: Richard Whittington YOUTH TEAM MANAGER: Neil Selby COMMITTEE MEMBERS: WEBSITE MANAGER : Harry Cannon Alec Grant, Richard Whittington, CHILD WELFARE OFFICER : Chris Arnold Chris Arnold, Harry Cannon, Darren PROGRAMME EDITOR : Martin Griffiths Edwards and Nathan Cookson : TEA BAR : Maria FIRST TEAM MANAGERS : GROUNDSMAN: Bryan Smith Steve Dormer and Andy Hunt FIRST TEAM COACH : Neil Woodyer 01252 623804 www.fleettownfc.co.uk Fleet Town F.C. Crookham Road, Fleet, Hants, GU51 5FA Fleet Town is an unincorporated association, managed by a committee, currently comprising of the following individuals: Alec Grant, Richard Whittington, Chris Arnold, Harry Cannon, Darren Edwards and Nathan Cookson. FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2017/18 Date Opponents H/A Competition Score Result Att. Sat Aug 12 AFC Dunstable A Evo-Stik League South East 4 - 0 L 121 Tue Aug 15 Chalfont St. Peter H Evo-Stik League South East 1 -1 D 117 Sat Aug 19 AFC Totton H Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Round 1 - 1 D 130 Tue Aug 22 AFC Totton A Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Replay 5 - 0 L 195 Sat Aug 26 AFC Rushden & Diamonds A Evo-Stik League South East 7- 1 L 540 Mon Aug 28 Moneyfields H Evo-Stik League South East 1- 3 L 109 Sat Sep 9 Hayes & Yeading United A Evo-Stik League South East 3-0 L 149 Sat Sep 16 Arlesey Town H Evo-Stik League South East 0-2 L 109 Tue Sep 19 Farnborough H Hampshire Senior Cup 2nd Round 2-2 D 3-4 s/o 126 Sat Sep 23 Aylesbury United A Evo-Stik League South East 1-1 D 124 Tue Sep 26 Uxbridge H Evo-Stik League South East 6-0 W 75 Sat Sep 30 Beaconsfield Town H Evo-Stik League South East 0-2 L 104 Tue Oct 3 Basingstoke Town H The BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup 17-18 - First Round 2-6 L 139 Sat Oct 7 Yate Town H Buildbase F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round 1-1 D 89 Tue Oct 10 Yate Town A Buildbase F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Replay 2-1 L 112 Sat Oct 14 Hanwell Town A Evo-Stik League South East 2-0 L 105 Sat Oct 21 Marlow H Evo-Stik League South East 2-0 W 89 Tue Oct 24 Ashford Town (Middx) A Evo-Stik League South East 10-0 L 122 Sat Oct 28 Northwood A Evo-Stik League South East 2-1 L 74 Sat Nov 4 Cambridge City A Evo-Stik League South East 4-1 L 190 Sat Nov 11 Aylesbury H Evo-Stik League South East 2-0 W 78 Wed Nov 15 Liphook United H Hampshire F.A. Russell Cotes Cup Round 2 2-2 D 3-1 s/o 56 Sat Nov 18 Barton Rovers H Evo-Stik League South East 1-0 W 105 Tue Nov 21 Frimley Green A Aldershot Senior Cup Round 2 1-3 W 40 Tue Nov 28 Egham Town H Evo-Stik League South East 3-0 W 98 Sat Dec 2 Kempston Rovers H Evo-Stik League South East 2-2 D 91 Sat Dec 9 Thame United A Evo-Stik League South East 4-0 L 73 Sat Dec 23 AFC Dunstable H Evo-Stik League South East 2-2 D 98 Sat Dec 26 Moneyfields A Evo-Stik League South East 1-1 D 118 Mon Jan 1 Hartley Wintney H Evo-Stik League South East ( Match Postponed to be rearranged) Sat Jan 6 Arlesey Town A Evo-Stik League South East 0-0 D 60 Tue Jan 9 Chalfont St Peter A Evo-Stik LeagueSouth East 0-0 D 67 Sat Jan 13 AFC Rushden & Diamonds H Evo-Stik League South East Tue Jan 16 AFC Totton H Hampshire F.A. Russell Cotes Cup Quarter Final Sat Jan 20 Aylesbury A Evo-Stik League South East Tue Jan 23 Bedford Town H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Jan 27 Cambridge City H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 3 Uxbridge A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 10 Aylesbury United H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 17 Beaconsfield Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 24 Hanwell Town H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 3 Marlow A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 10 Ashford Town (Middx) H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 17 Thame United H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 24 Kempston Rovers A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 31 Hayes & Yeading United H Evo-Stik League South East Mon Apr 2 Hartley Wintney A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 7 Barton Rovers A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 14 Northwood H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 21 Egham Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 28 Bedford Town A Evo-Stik League South East THE OTHER MATCHES IN OUR LEAGUE TODAY Ashford Town v AFC Dunstable Aylesbury v Chalfont St Peter Barton Rovers v Aylesbury United Beaconsfield Town v Cambridge City Bedford Town v Egham Town Hanwell Town v Hartley Wintney Kempston Rovers v Uxbridge Marlow v Moneyfields Northwood v Arlesey Town Thame United v Hayes & Yeading United 5 10 13 0 6 5 12 0 7 3 12 0 4 10 10 0 10 3 10 0 7 3 9 0 6 3 9 0 6 3 9 0 7 1 9 0 8 1 7 0 5 1 7 0 5 1 7 0 11 -3 7 0 8 -3 7 0 10 0 6 0 17. Aylesbury United 5 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 3 6 10 -4 6 0 18.