ANGELS VERSUS ST ALBANS CITY SATURDAY, 16 NOVEMBER, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 11 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC Halcyon Wealth financial advisers are a client focused, innovative financial services consultancy. Financial advisers with offices in London. Canary Wharf and Tunbridge Wells. www.halcyonwealth.co.uk City of London Head Office 27 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QP. Tel: 0203 755 1949 37th Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. Tel: 0207 956 8553 22 Mount Ephraim Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1ED Tel: 01892 671 273 TONBRIDGE ANGELS FC THE HALCYON WEALTH INSIDE ISSUE 11 LONGMEAD STADIUM Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3JF Telephone: 01732 352417 Associate Members of The Football Association. Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. 4 - 5 Tonbridge Angels Football Club Limited is a Community Benefit Society, operating under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. 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STEVE McKIMM CHAIRMAN: Dave Netherstreet VICE CHAIRMAN: Amy Weaver FINANCE DIRECTOR: David Couldridge MANAGER’S NOTES DIRECTORS: Peter Elves, Sarah Parks, Jim Rowe, Ernest Tomkinson, Vanessa Yates CLUB PRESIDENT: Steve Churcher LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS: Robin Apps, Colin Blewden, Linda Brown, Frank Davis, Chris Drew, Phil Emblen, Colin Fry, John Gibbons, Toni Jarrett, Mark Jenner, 8 - 10 Sheila Parks, Rob Steele, Nick Sullivan, Pat Westguard VICE PRESIDENTS: Mark Ailles, Bob “the Cat” Bevan MBE, Peter Johnson, Lorraine Parks, Mick Ruler “THE SAINTS” CLUB SECRETARY & WELFARE OFFICER: Charlie Cole COMMERCIAL TEAM: Martin Baker, David Brown, Bernard Chick, Steve Churcher, Geoff Curtis, Nicole Curtis, Laura Nicoll, Vanessa Yates ST ALBANS CITY MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM: Jim Rowe, Kathryn Bell, Dan Couldridge, Wink Tomkinson PHOTOGRAPHERS: David Couldridge, Wes Filtness VIDEOGRAPHER: Trevor Arnold HEAD GROUNDSMAN: Peter Elves 20 - 21 SAFETY OFFICER: Paul Clark TURNSTILE MANAGER: Linda Brown PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: David Brown CLUB CHAPLAIN: Neil Durling BAR MANAGER: Tamara Johns MATCH ACTION PROGRAMME EDITOR: Dan Couldridge PROGRAMME TEAM: Charlie Cole, David Couldridge, Matt Davison, Wes Filtness, Max Meads, Jim Rowe, OXFORD CITY Wink Tomkinson PRINT: Knockout Print FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Steve McKimm ASSISTANT MANAGER: Barry Moore FIRST TEAM COACHES: Chris Wye, Tom Parkinson GOALKEEPING COACH: Stewart Copeland 28 - 29 CLUB PHYSIO: Melvin Slight KIT ROOM TEAM: Adam and Martin Meads ACADEMY MANAGERS: Jamie Coyle, Tom Parkinson YOUTH SECTION CHAIRMAN: Todd Tyrie VANARAMA SOUTH SECRETARY: Charlie Cole UNDER 16s (BOYS) MANAGER: Todd Tyrie UNDER 15s (BOYS) MANAGER: Dom Welsh LATEST ROUND-UP UNDER 14s (BOYS) MANAGER: Steve Turner Want to get in touch? 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STEVE McKIMM Good afternoon everyone and welcome for my planning, it’s frustrating for our to The Halcyon Wealth Longmead Stadium players who will have prepared themselves where it’s our pleasure to host St Albans mentally and physically for the game and City for another vital National South fixture. of course it’s frustrating for supporters who I particularly extend my greetings to Ian inevitably will have already set out on long Allinson and all his staff, the players and journeys. At the time of writing we are still everyone connected with our visitors this waiting for a new date for the match to afternoon and hope you all enjoy trouble be played and we will of course bring you free journeys back home later today. news of that as soon as it’s confirmed. It will however probably be on a Tuesday evening Somewhat like ourselves, St Albans have so late nights for all involved. had a tricky start to the campaign but with the experience in their ranks including the Players need to have matches and in my manager, they will expect to start making view all the training in the world doesn’t an impact on the table as the season make up for a fortnight without a genuine progresses. Currently they are sitting just game. That’s why I was very grateful to one point above us with both sides having Sheppey United for agreeing to host a played the same number of games so friendly match last Tuesday at their ground. needless to say there’s quite a lot riding As to the game itself I thought it was a on the match. That said the bottom half of worthwhile exercise. With the Saturday the table in particular is still very tight so game postponed both our new signings whatever todays outcome there will still be Ben Greenhalgh and Harry Donovan were everything to play for. able to get valuable minutes under their belts with the rest of the squad and we It was a crazy game here a fortnight ago had three of the Academy lads also playing against Oxford City. Both benches will have who I thought all did very well. The overall gone through a rollercoaster of emotions as performance at times was a bit patchy but I the game progressed and whilst supporters was pleased to get any rustiness out of the will have been well entertained it wasn’t way before today’s very important fixture. the kind of game that managers particularly enjoy. I suppose 2-0 down at the break Those two new signings, Ben and Harry, we might at that stage have settled for a should be available for today’s game and point but having got ourselves in a winning hopefully supporters will be able to see position late on it was frustrating to concede why I am very pleased to have them here. in the 87th minute. That frustration turned Ben is a loan signing for a month and is an into a nightmare three minutes later when experienced striker and wide player who is the visitors scored again to go in front but well known in non-league circles.