2019-20 Issue #24 22/02/20 vs Sevenoaks Town FC BetVictor Isthmian League South East Division Insideyour Heath match programme From the dugout with Who’s who at 6 gafferShaun Saunders Haywards Heath President: Tony Hillman Chairman: Michael Cottingham Visitors to Hanbury Park Club Secretary: John Rea 10 - Sevenoaks Town FC Treasurer: Anne Taylor Committee: Doug Austen-Jones, Mike Blake, Michael Cottingham, Isthimian League South Bob Gray, Paul Hartman, Tony Hillman, Stuart Morgan, 13 East - Table & Fixtures John Rea, Mark Russ, Tony Sim, Anne Taylor, Barry Thomas Trustees: Alan Jenkins, Mike Lewis Fixtures Secretary: Tony Sim Match Reports and Pics - Head of Communications & Media: 14 All recent games covered Stuart Morgan Commercial Manager: Position Available John Rea’s Ruminations - Groundsman: Roy Staughton Safety Officer: Tony Hillman 18 Long Distance Travels Turnstile Stewards: Dave Ellmer, Barry Thomas, Paul Hartman Bar Manager: Lesley Batchelor Boardroom Host: Looking Back - Part 18 - Doug Austen-Jones 25 The purchase of Hanbury Tea Bar Manager: Paula James Club Photographers: Grahame Lehkyj, Tony Sim Today’s Squads & Stadium Announcer: Neal Freeman 32 Today’s Match Officials Football Management First Team Manager: Shaun Saunders Assistant Manager: Roy Staughton Team Coach: Mark Russ, Next home game for the Blues ... Goalkeeping Coach: Paul Batchelor Physio: John Fairley Head of Player Recruitment: Tuesday February 25th, 7.45pm Ryan Taylor U18s Youth Team vs Faversham Town Manager: Gareth Stobart Isthmian League South East Coach: Position Available Club Address Hanbury Park Stadium, Allen Road, All welcome! Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PT Ownership In accordance with the Football Association’s Standardised Rule 2.13 (Publication of ownership) in relation to Step 1 to Step 6 clubs within the National League System, the legal form of Haywards Heath Town FC is that of an unincorporated association. It has a constitution which sets out the rules that govern its relationship and membership, and elects a management committee to run the organisation on behalf of its members. twitter.com/HHTFC | facebook.com/haywardsheathtown.fc | 3 Haywards Heath Town FC Hanbury Park Stadium Ground Regulations PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ THROUGH THE DO NOT smoke within either the Roy Hatt Family Stand GROUND REGULATIONS OF HAYWARDS HEATH or the clubhouse as these areas are strictly smoke-free. TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB (the “Club”). OBSERVING Smoking elsewhere within the Ground is permitted in THESE REGULATIONS WILL MEAN A SAFER, designated areas. HAPPIER AND MORE POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR The Club excludes to the maximum extent permitted by law EVERYONE AT THE CLUB’S GAMES. any liability for loss, injury or damage to persons/property in or around the Ground. Entry to the Hanbury Park Stadium (the “Ground”) is expressly subject to acceptance by the visitor of these No guarantees can be given by the Club that a match will Ground Regulations and the rules and regulations of The take place at a particular time or on a particular date and Football Association and The BetVictor Isthmian Football the Club reserves the right to reschedule the match without League. Entry to the Ground shall constitute acceptance of notice and without any liability whatsoever. these Ground Regulations. All persons seeking entry to the Ground acknowledge the Notwithstanding possession of any ticket, the Club reserves Club’s right to search any person entering the Ground and the right to prosecute or to eject or cause to be ejected to refuse entry to or eject from the Ground any person any persons who within the Ground or is considered by refusing to submit to such a search. the Club in its absolute discretion to be, or to have been behaving in any of the following ways or otherwise fails to Any individual who has entered any part of the Ground comply with these Ground Regulations: designated for the use of any group of supporters to which he does not belong may be ejected from the Ground either • entering the field of play before or during the course of for the purposes of his own safety or for any other reason. a game; • using threatening, racial, homophobic or discriminatory PLEASE COMPLY at all times with any and all instructions behaviour; foul, obscene or abusive language, or persistent of any steward or officer of the Club and/or any police swearing; officer. Failure to comply with any instruction may lead to • being drunk or under the influence of drink or drugs to your immediate ejection from the Ground. any degree; • making vulgar gestures; By entering the Ground, all persons are acknowledging that • chanting anything of an indecent or racial nature; photographic images and/or video recordings (and/or stills • throwing any object within the Ground without lawful taken from video recordings) may be taken of them and authority or excuse; may also be used in televised coverage of the game or by the Club or any recognised football authority for marketing DO NOT bring into the Ground any bottles, metal cans, or promotional purposes. glasses, placards, firearms, knives, fireworks, smoke canisters, flares, weapons, dangerous or hazardous Entry into the Ground is confirmation that all persons have items, laser devices or any article that might be used as consented to such use of their image. If these images a weapon and/or compromise public safety. Any person should feature an individual prominently the Club will make in possession of such items will be refused entry to the reasonable efforts to gain the consent of that person before Ground. publishing such images, however, if this is not possible, then entry into the Ground shall be deemed consent unless DO NOT bring into the Ground any sponsorship, the Club is notified in writing to the contrary. promotional or marketing materials save in respect of official club merchandise and/or other football related If any such person is under 18 years of age, the parent, clothing worn in good faith nor may you offer (either free guardian, or responsible adult who is accompanying them or for sale by any person) any goods (including literature) into the Ground shall be deemed to have provided consent of any nature without the express prior written permission on their behalf. of the Club. Please enjoy matches at the Ground, but remember that if DO NOT obstruct gangways, access ways, exits and you bring children to matches you remain responsible for entrances, stairways and like places. their safety and welfare at all times. 4 | www.haywardsheathtownfc.co.uk to Hanbury Welcome Park Stadium A warm welcome to Haywards Heath Town FC ood afternoon and a very warm welcome back to and a two goal brace from Kieran Rowe saw us gain all GHanbury Park for this afternoon’s Bet Victor Isthmian three points with a hard fought 2-1 win to get us back to League South East Division fixture with our visitors winning ways. Kieran’s opening goal would put him into SEVENOAKS TOWN. We welcome the players, officials contention surely for any goal of the season campaign such and supporters of our opponents this afternoon and hope was the quality of his strike from some 30 yards out. that they enjoy their brief stay with us and that you all have a safe journey home. We extend our welcome also So for this afternoon it is almost a case of déjà vu as we to our Match Officials Referee LUKE DONALDSON and his play our opponents from Tuesday night for the second time assistants CALLUM PETER and CHRIS WILLIAMS and we in four days such as are the peculiarities of the rearranged hope that they too enjoy their brief stay with us and have a fixtures this season safe journey home. Next up for Shaun and the squad, is another long trip With no real let up in the current monsoon conditions I into Kent next Saturday as we take on SITTINGBOURNE make no apology for singling out ROY STAUGHTON for that kicks off at 3pm and then the following Tuesday we all his hard work and dedication in getting the pitch ready entertain them here at Hanbury Park with a 7 45 kick off. for action this afternoon. Roy has been battling against the elements in recent weeks and despite the odds has Spare a thought for Match Secretary TONY SIM who has succeeded in getting the pitch playable. Thank you Roy and had the unenviable task of rearranging countless postponed to your band of volunteers who help you! fixtures this season and has done a great job. As always details of all forthcoming fixtures can be found at the back We go into this game this afternoon back on “Terra Firma” of this programme. after two excellent performances on 3G pitches that not only produced four priceless points but more importantly Off the pitch we would like once again on behalf of the Club perhaps meant that given the recent monsoon conditions to say a big thank you to all our main sponsors, pitch side and our fixture build up has enabled us to complete 2 board advertisers and also our programme advertisers games that had they been scheduled on grass pitches who have provided us with an invaluable source of income would almost certainly resulted in postponements. Last this season and as always we would ask you yo support Saturday in testing conditions we took on not only Storm them in return if you can. Denis but also in form high flyers ASHFORD UNITED fresh from their 3-0 away win at table toppers HASTINGS Whatever the result this afternoon we hope that you enjoy UNITED the previous week and came away with a deserved the action here at Hanbury Park and get behind the lads share of the spoils with a 1-1 draw.