THE BRICKIES Division 1 South, Season 2014-15
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Arriving at Guernsey 4th April - Photograph by Ken Medwyn
Saturday Sittingbourne 18thvApril South 2015 Park Sittingbourne Saturday 11th vOctober Three Bridges 2014 KO. 3.00PM
CLUB OFFICIAL
President: Allan Crowshaw Vice Presidents: Tania Spice, & Andy Spice Chairman: Maurice Dunk Vice Chairman: Ken Medwyn Secretary/Treasurer: John Pitts OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS Colin Page, John Cooper (Commercial). Peter Pitts (Media, Web site, Programme editor) Alan Barty, David Brown (Youth development), Board Room Hospitality: Sandra Pitts & Carol Cooper Lottery Secretary: Hilary Joines. Club Historian: Dudley Hird. Programme Sales: Sian Goatham. Turnstile Operator: Faye Goatham Club Welfare Officer: Lee Tappenden Match Reporter: Tony Rickson Groundsman: Derek Wakeling Club Photographer: Ken Medwyn Club Shop: Ann Morrison & Clive Phillips PLAYING MANAGEMENT Manager: Nick Davis Assist Manager: Tony Cornwell Coaches: Barry Crimmen, Warren Chambers, Hicham Akhazzan and Jono Richardson Physio: Taiwo Pereira Assistant: Harry Chambers
WOODSTOCK GROUND REGULATIONS 1. All persons entering the ground are subject to the rules and regulations of The Football Association. 2. The club reserves the right to eject or prosecute any person who within the club premises is considered by the club committee or its employees to be or have been behaving in the following ways: a) Entering the field of play before or during the course of the game. b) Using obscene, abusive or racist language or persistently swearing. c) Being intoxicated by drink or drugs. Further, persons will not be allowed entry to Woodstock Park if in the opinion of the gatemen, stewards or any members of the management committee they are intoxicated. 3. NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or weapons of any kind are allowed in the ground. The stewards have the right to search a spectator if they have grounds to believe that the person is in possession of any item that is deemed to be a danger to other spectators. 4. Alcohol must only be consumed within the confines of the club house. 5. The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and all buildings within the ground is strictly forbidden. 6. All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the club’s car park must be parked within a designated space unless otherwise directed by a steward. No responsibility is accepted for any mishap that may occur. Car parking is at owners risk.
Welcome to Woodstock Park from The Club Secretary
Welcome to Woodstock Park for our last home match of the season.Our visitors are Three Bridges. Welcome to their players, officials and supporters. We hope they enjoy their afternoon here but not too much! We played at three Bridges in November and drew 0-0, a familiar score line for us recently. Also welcome to the match officials and and our mascot today Max Craig, and his family. Another milestone could be met today by Hicham Akhazzan as if he starts today it will be his 300th start for the club. So a big thank you Hich for being such a loyal member of the team. It’s only one defeat in eight matches for Sittingbourne going into this game. The match at Chipstead turned on its head when Chipstead had a mad period of ill discipline in the second half when they were 1-0 up. A bad tackle on Stefan Wright started a melee on the touch line that resulted in Stefan being sent off (harshly), I assume for retaliation and Chipstead having two players sent off. From that moment on Sittingbourne took an iron grip on the game and wave after wave of attacks bore down on the Chipstead goal and it was only a matter of time before The Brickies equalised which they duly did through Adam Williams and then the winner came three minutes later through a well deserved goal for Harry Smith. Harry continued his good form at South Park on Tuesday night in our 3-1 win. He scored one and made another for Adam Williams. This was a really entertaining and impressive performance by Sittingbourne. Yet again we had a number of supporters at an away game giving our team great support.
So we almost come to the end of another season. A couple of years ago with Bourne Park costing us a great deal of money to be there it seemed like we would not be able to continue playing. We made the bold decision to move to Woodstock Park after being invited by Maurice Dunk. Here we are at the end of our second season here and the club is in great shape. We are not in a position to pay huge amounts of money to players and that was not helped this season by us not earning any money from any cup competition. Great credit must go to Nick Davis who took over after Matt Wyatt left. Immediately there was a better atmosphere about the club on and off the field. Nick has done the job with absolutely no pay or expenses thus allowing us to spend more on the team. Next season will be even tighter financially speaking because we have to break even and unfortunately our gates this season have been nowhere near high enough for us to do this. Sponsorship has been good though - much of this is due to the efforts of John Cooper who really has done a great job. If you have not joined our lottery PLEASE CONSIDER IT. It makes a great deal of difference to what we are able to offer players. A form is enclosed in this programme and can be left at the bar or sent to Woodstock at a later date. Please look out for requests for assistance at the ground during the closed season. A number of projects will require help. Finally thank you to all of our supporters who although down on numbers have given the team magnificent support both home and away. Enjoy the summer!
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Three Bridges A BRIEF HISTORY Founded in 1901, Three Bridges joined the Mid Sussex Football League in 1902 and were Champions of that League for the first time in the 1907/08 season.
prestigious trophy in 2007/08.
In 1962/63 they won the Division Two Invitation Cup and in 1968/69, 1973/74 and 1979/80 were Second Division Runners Up. 1970/71 produced an against the odds triumph when winning the League’s Invitation Cup against Southwick (3-2).
It looked like being another tough League campaign when they lost four of the first nine matches, but then lost only one of the remaining 29 games, which was concluded by beating Championship rivals Rye United 1-0 at home on the final day of the season!
The 80’s heralded a run of successes, starting with reaching the last sixteen of the F.A.Vase for the first time in 1981/82 before losing at Molesey (1-2). A season later they made it to the last 32 but also won the Sussex RUR Charity Cup for the first time, beating Hastings Town 3-2.
This tremendous run meant the club had achieved its ambition and become Sussex County F.L. Champions. With a superb run in the F.A.Vase too, losing in the last 32 on a penalty shoot out with Derbyshire side Gresley F.C,the 2011/12 ‘Double’ season had undoubtedly been the best in Three Bridges’ history.
In season 2010/11 hopes were high when they started by winning their first nine League games, but eventually finTheir first major success came in ished the season in fifth place, however 1933/34, when they won the Sussex they did win the John O’Hara League Junior Cup, and sundry other minor hon- Challenge Cup for the first time that seaours came their way before they joined son, beating Rye United 2-1,a trementhe Sussex County Football League in dous feat that they achieved again in 1952/53, and two years later were 2011/12, this time AFC Uckfield being crowned Second Division Champions. defeated 2-1.
Another year on saw them finish runners Their first season in the Ryman Isthmian up in the Thorn EMI National Six-a-Side Football League South Division saw them Tournament, winning a set of floodlights. struggle for much of the time. But, having been ten points adrift at the bottom 1985/86 saw them finish as County of the table in mid February, they went League First Division runners up, a feat on a run of eleven matches that prothey repeated in both 1987/88 (when duced seven victories, two draws and they also won the RUR Cup again) and just two defeats, earning them Team of 1988/89. the Month Awards in both March and April as a result. A fire destroyed their clubhouse in 1993 which re-focused their priorities and ul- It meant that they survived the drop, timately resulted in relegation in but their second season in the Ryman 1996/97. League saw them struggle at times again. However, some key signings midThey won the Division Two League Cup a way through the season helped them to season later and then finished runners nineteenth place, and Bridges are now up in the Second Division to regain hoping to move even further up the taDivision One status. ble for the 2014/15 season. They were RUR Cup runners up in 2003/04 and then winnersof that same
Nick’s Notes I write these notes for the final time this season and for what has been a decent run of form over the past dozen or so games. It was always going to take time to mould a team to how I wanted them to play and to bring in the specific personnel to do just that. I do feel now that we have put together (along with my management team) a squad capable to compete with the majority of the teams in our league both at Home and Away. I have said recently what potential we have within the squad and this has been evident in recent performances. We have had 5 teenagers in our 16 man squad with an average age of 22. This same group of players have now only lost 2 in 12, have stayed unbeaten in 6 at home and are starting to become a very hard side to beat. With our recent run of good form we would ideally like the season to run into next year. However the break gives both Tony and I the opportunity to regroup during the off season, add one or two more who we think will improve us and hopefully agree in keeping the majority of this side together. We have two games remaining, our last home game of the season at home to Three Bridges and I hope you really get behind the lads as you have all season for the final time at Woodstock. I finish with a few thankyou’s. Firstly Warren and Harry who have been brilliant once again for Sittingbourne fc. Barry for his continued support throughout along with my assistant Tony who has been a huge help and influence since he joined the club. Finally a massive thankyou to you the supporters who have been out of this world at home and have taken great numbers and vocal support wherever we have travelled this season. If we don’t see you at Merstsham away next week or the presentation evening on the 9th May, have a fantastic summer and see you preseason.
The Brickies team at the recent “International” in Guernsey. Pic by Ken Medwyn
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From the Programme editor Hello everybody and welcome to this the final programme of the season. It’s therefore time to thank those who have helped me with the programme throughout this season. I’ll start by thanking Tony Rickson for his excellent match reports and Ken Medwyn fo his fantastic photographs. Thanks also to Maurice Dunk for arranging the printing of the programmes (and his company Slaugher and May). Other thanks go to the other key contributors, John Pitts the club secretary and team manager Nick Davis for their notes, and also to the Non League Paper for their contributions. Thanks also to the advertisers without whose income we would struggle on the finance side even more than we do now, so thanks also to John Cooper for bringing much of this income in for us. The final thanks though go to you the buyers of the programme! If you would like to contribute an article /s to next seasons’ programmes then please let me know! Since I produced the last programme we have had our “international” at Guernsey and many of you would have seen the very nice gesture by the Islanders in presenting my brother John and I a cake for our birthday which was on the day of the match. It’s been another topsy turvey season and I’ve tried to sum it up elsewhere in this programme with a brief review of the season so far, so have a read of that. The promotion and relegation struggles are almost resolved. Congratulations to Burgess Hill Town for a truly epic performance this year and earning promotion. The relegation struggle in the Ryman Premier is especially interesting for us because where are we next season will largely depend on which clubs get relegated. On the day of writing these notes it looks as though Witham, AFC Hornchurch and Bury Town are favourites for the drop, good news for us as they are 3 teams who will logically go down to the Ryman north. That could even mean that we get back Chatham, and also VCD Athletic could join our league. It always a nervy time in close season for us whilst the placing of the clubs in the respective leagues is finalised as we are often the next closest club to the Dartford crossing and thus candidates for the North Division. It also seems now that 4 clubs at our level are folding so the chances are that only the bottom two clubs in our league will get relegated. Don’t forget our greyhound evening at Central Park on Thursday 30th April when we have a dog running in our name. Tickets priced £8 each now available from Ken Medwyn. Also keep an eye on the web site throughout the close season to see what fund raising events we are running and also when help is need at the ground!! Finally it just leaves me to thank you for your wonderful support throughout the season and to wish you all a great and relaxing close season. Peter
Match Reports by Tony Rickson Saturday 4th April 2015 Ryman League Div 1 South Guernsey 3 Sittingbourne 0 Att 817
It’s such a tough time for any away team visiting Guernsey. It involves a 15-hour round trip, getting up really early, quite a bit of hanging around, and then eating probably the wrong food and at the wrong times. And when you get there, although the home club are friendly and welcoming, it’s still an inhospitable atmosphere, with on this occasion probably just the odd 17 in an often noisy crowd of 817 supporting the away team. All praise to the adventurous Sittingbourne fans who made the flight to follow their team, and hopefully the reward was the experience of watching their favourites play ‘international’ football. And a memorable day, or weekend, out. The only Sittingbourne player who couldn’t make the trip was Connor Leon, with manager Nick Davis making just one change from the team that started against Worthing the previous week, Alastair Gordon replacing Harry Smith. Guernsey started at a pace, keeping possession and making pretty shapes as they forced six corners in the opening quarterof-an-hour. (The corner count for the first half was 10-0 in their favour!). Goalkeeper Adam Molloy made one good save in this early flurry, tipping the ball over the bar, but it was Sittingbourne who created a great chance in the 19th minute, Hicham Akhazzan beating the keeper only to see defender Cochrane get back to clear off the line. (See Ken Medwyn’s picture). And as Guernsey immediately broke down the other end they took the lead when Allen’s close-range shot was deflected into his own goal at the near post by George Crimmen. Sittingbourne were by no means out of it, with Adam Williams having one shot well saved and then hitting another attempt wide after the home keeper fumbled Peter Smith’s long free-kick. But mainly it was Guernsey going forward, weaving clever patterns in a midfield area they dominated, having sacrificed a de-
fender in a 3-5-2 set-up to pack that part of the pitch. Crimmen almost conceded a second own goal when he sliced the ball against the bar and fellow central defender Jono Richardson also put the ball only just over the same bar. Stubbornly as Sittingbourne defended, Molloy was the main man, making a handful of good saves, diving to his left and right, to keep his team just the one goal adrift. Sittingbourne worked hard to make a more even game of it in the second half and at just a goal down – and an unlucky one at that - they were always in with a chance of snatching a draw. And it looked as if they might have got it in the 79th minute when sub Dave Pilcher couldn’t quite get a header on target when found in good space at the far post (Again see Ken Medwyn’s accompanying picture!). Sittingbourne could have settled for going down gracefully to a 1-0 defeat, but they went for it, playing three up front against Guernsey’s three-man defence. But that led to gaps elsewhere, and with Sittingbourne tiring after their long day of travelling and chasing the ball in midfield, Guernsey took full advantage. They added two more with excellent strikes, from Rihoy on one side of the area and De La Mere on the other side, both with well-placed shots into the far corner, though at other times Sittingbourne would have hoped to close down the shooters a fraction of a second quicker. It’s a long way home after a disappointing defeat, but the Sittingbourne players remained a credit to the club and – who knows – they might go back next season and get one over Guernsey for a change. Sittingbourne: Molloy, Brunt, Lee, Richardson, Crimmen, P Smith, Wright, Gordon (H Smith 77 mins) Williams (Campbell 62 mins), Cornwell, Akhazzan (Pilcher 70 mins)
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Three Bridges —Pen Pics Hakeem Adelakun Born 08.01.91 in Hackney, this central midfielder joined in October and has previously played for Crystal Palace, Havant & Waterlooville, Lewes, Carshalton Athletic and Whitehawk.
Whitehawk, Croydon Athletic and Charlton Athletic. A newcomer to Bridges this season.
Charlie Leach Born 07.10.93 in Crawley, Charlie is a promising full back who has also played for Lewes and Wycombe Nigel Brake Born 12.07.78 in London. Full Back who joined Wanderers. in March 2011 and has now played over 100 games for the John Lansdale Born 20.07.91 in Shoreham. Midfielder new side. Previous clubs include Crawley Town, Sutton United, to the club this season, having previously played for Burgess Horsham and Redhill. Hill Town, Worthing, Eastbourne Town, Whitehawk and Lee Carney Born 16.01.83 in Liverpool. Central midfielder Crawley Down Gatwick. Has won the Ryman South title and and club captain who joined midway through the 2009/10 is also a Sussex Senior Cup winner. season. Formerly with Horsham, Pease Pottage, Broadbridge Sam MacVicar Born 05.08.90 in Crawley, he is a former Heath and Crystal Palace. Coming up to his 200th appearance Bridges Youth Team player who then went to Loughborough for the side. Last season he won Goal of the Season and was University, Equally at home in central defence, midfield or also Crawley Observer Player of the Year. at centre forward. Nathan Crabb Born 24.09.85 in Eastbourne, this striker Williams Peauroux Born 15.08.83 near Marseilles. Midfieldonly joined in January. Previously with Lewes, Eastbourne er who numbers Cray Wanderers, Horsham, Lewes, EastTown, Eastbourne Borough and Eastbourne United, he has leigh and Ebbsfleet amongst his former clubs. This is his won the Conference South Play Off and the Sussex Senior third spell at the Jubilee Field. Cup. Mark Pulling Born 25.11.78 in Shoreham, this midfielder Jamie Crellin Born 17.11.91 in Shoreham. Midfielder new to joined in March. Worthing, Burgess Hill Town, Horsham, Bridges this season, he was previously with Lewes, PeaceCrawley Town, Lewes, Shoreham, Withdean 2000 and Lanchaven and Hastings United, with whom he reached the Third ing are amongst his previous clubs . Round Proper of the F.A.Cup at Middlesborough last season. Allan Tait Born 06.09.81 in Crawley, striker who has Matt Daniel Born 03.10.93 in Haywards Heath, this midplayed for Crawley Town, Eastbourne Borough, Dartford, fielder was formerly with Worthing and Whitehawk, helping Kingstonian and the Metropolitan Police amongst others. the latter to win the Ryman South two years ago. Joined Joined Bridges in late March. Bridges in November 2013. Kieron Thorp Born 12.12.90 in Crawley. Goalkeeper new to Callum Donaghey Born 31.10.91 in Crawley and was a the club this season. His previous clubs were Dulwich Hammember of Bridges’ promotion winning team in 2011/12. let, Lewes, Horsham and Crawley Down Gatwick. Went to Crawley Down and Lewes, but a serious injury Abu Touray Born 03.11.90 in Gambia, but is a Spanish nacaused him to miss football for the best part of two years. tional. The little striker joined in 2011/12 and his pace is at Now back to full fitness. times frightening. Martin Dynan Born 07.03.83 in Lambeth, a central defender Matt Whitehead Born 29.04.92 in Shoreham, left back who signed in October. Won promotion with Tooting And whi is a newcomer at the Jubilee Field this season. PreviousMitcham United, and has also played for Walton Casuals, ly with Lewes, Worthing, Bognor Regis Town and Hastings Crawley Down Gatwick and Farnborough as well as with United, with whom he reached the F.A.Cup Third Round last Fulham Youth. season. Tony Garrod Born 14.09.91 in Sutton, this striker played for Southampton and Farnborough before playing for Dartford, Manager is Paul Faili, who was born in Brighton on 09.03.62. He has managed Bridges sides from Under 10’s upwards and with whom he won a Play Off Final to get into the Conferfirst took over as 1st XI boss eight years ago. ence. Signed fully in November 2013. Ben Godfrey Born 05.10.90 in Crawley, this striker has won He is ably assisted by Keith George, who was born in Crawthe Ryman South twice and the Sussex Senior Cup once in a ley on 12.09.63 and has previously managed with Oakwood, career that has seen him play for Bognor Regis Town, Lewes, Thomas Bennett, Youngmans and Ifield.
A Look back at Season 2014-2015 The season started back on August 9th with a comfortable victory away to CorinthianCasuals with Matt Wyatt in charge. Wyatt and Six of that starting line up are no longer with the club. That game was followed by the first home game, against newly relegated Carshalton Athletic that ended goal-less. A victory over Horsham in the next game put the Brickies to the heady heights of 2nd in the table albeit later games showed that none of the three sides played so far would be promotion contenders. The next game was against Hythe Town, the first of the seasons Kent derbies, and the Brickies came away with a good 2-1 victory. Then came two games against what it transpired were against two of the teams who were to reach the play offs, and those games both ended in the first defeats of the season. Then came the FA Cup preliminary round against Dorking Wanderers, a game on paper at the time that the Brickies should have won comfortably and if they had then the promise of some easier looking games in the future rounds..but it was not to be as the Brickies succumbed to a home defeat in a game where they never got going. When I wrote this review (Early April) Dorking Wanderers were top of their league (Sussex county football league division 1) and if they stay there will be candidates for our level, so perhaps that defeat wasn’t as bad as it seemed at the time. Unfortunately though that defeat and the subsequent exit from the Trophy at the first try (away at Horsham on the 19th October) put us on the back foot as far as finances are concerned that has stayed with us right throughout this season. The lads recovered and there were 2 good wins and a draw (draw at home to Herne Bay and 2 good away wins at Walton Casuals and Ramsgate). A loss at home to Hastings Utd (who were a much stronger side then than they are now) was followed by the highest win for us, 4-0 away to east Grinstead Town, thanks to 2 goals from Step[hen Okoh (where is he now??,) and a goal apiece from Tom Brunt and Elie Kayembe. A narrow 1-0 defeat at Worthing was followed by what was probably the most satisfying result of the season, a 3-0 win at home to Whitstable, a side managed by Jim and Danny Ward and featuring a number of our ex players. October began with a 1-0 victory at Walton & Hersham that saw them 4th in the table but level 2nd on points. Another first round exit in a cup competition, this time the league cup at home to Faversham Town, turned out to be the final game in charge for Matt Wyatt and Barry Crimmen and Warren Chambers took temporary charge. 5 defeats on the trot then followed, 1 of them against league champions’ Burgess Hill Town by a single goal to nil. Strangely, looking at the Hillians record this now looks to be an excellent performance! Two home games at the beginning of November saw the Brickies bag 4 points, a 1-1 draw to Chipstead, and an impressive 5-3 result over Redhill, and Nick Davis’s first game in charge ended in a point after a 0-0 result at Three Bridges. The Brickies scorers at Redhill included 3 defenders and it was defenders at that stage of the season who were top of our scoring charts! The next game saw the Brickies crash out at the first hurdle yet again in a cup competition, this time at home to Tonbridge Angels by 3-2. On the whole though November, December and January saw just 3 wins, (1 in each month) although one of the wins was against Whyteleafe away, an excellent performance. Not so excellent though was the 5-0 reverse at home to Merstham in early December. February began with a 2-1 win at home to Walton & Hersham giving a double over the Surrey club, however the only other game for us in February was disappointing heavy defeat at Whitstable by 4-1 March saw 5 games played by us, and we went unbeaten throughout that month with 4 draws and a win over East Grinstead town for our second double of the season. The points gained in March eased any fears we may have had over relegation. Continued on page 24
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OPPOSITION COMP Corinthian-Casuals Carshalton Athletic Horsham Hythe Town Whyteleafe Folkestone Dorking Wanderers Herne Bay Walton Casuals Ramsgate Hastings United East Grinstead Town Worthing Whitstable Town Walton & Hersham Faversham Town South Park Burgess Hill Town Horsham Tooting & Mitcham Chipstead Redhill Three Bridges Herne Bay Tonbridge Angels Herne Bay Corinthian-Casuals Carshalton Athletic Hythe Town Mersttham Horsham Guernsey Faversham Town Folkestone Invicta Whyteleafe Walton Casuals Burgess Hill Town Ramsgate Walton & Hersham Whitstable Town Hastings United East Grinstead Town Redhill Tooting & Mitcham Worthing Guernsey Faversham Town Chipstead South Park Three Bridges Merstham
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Away Travel details Saturday 25th April 2015: Merstham Ground address: Moatside Stadium, Weldon Way, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3QB M20, M26, M25, Leave the M25 at junction 6, then at Godstone Interchange roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Godstone Hill - B2235 (signposted Godstone). At roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A25 (signposted Redhill, Godstone). After 1.7 miles turn right onto Little Common Lane.After 0.5 miles continue forward onto Pendell Road. After 0.5 miles bear left onto Merstham Road. After 0.6 miles bear left onto Bletchingley Road.After 0.6 miles. After 0.9 miles turn left into Weldon Way. The clubhouse and small car park are 100 metres on the right.
Ryman South Matches Today Herne Bay v Guernsey 12:45 Burgess Hill Town v Whitstable Town 15:00 Carshalton Athletic v Merstham 15:00 Corinthian Casuals v South Park 15:00 East Grinstead Town v Tooting & Mitcham Utd 15:00 Hastings United v Faversham Town 15:00 Horsham v Ramsgate 15:00 Hythe Town v Walton & Hersham 15:00 Redhill v Chipstead 15:00 Sittingbourne v Three Bridges 15:00 Walton Casuals v Folkestone Invicta 15:00 Worthing v Whyteleafe 15:00
Harry Smith has just scored the winner against Chipstead!
A Look back at Season 2014-2015 (So far!) Cont from page 16 April began with our annual international fixture! in Guernsey, a thoroughly enjoyable trip except for the result, a 3-0 reverse against a very good island side. Then came another excellent performance by the Brickies against a Faversham Town team who are in the play offs and desperate for points in order to gain home advantage in them. The score in that game was 0-0, the 3rd 0-0 score for us in the last 4 games. Then came Chipstead, a team who had lost their last 8 games and failed to score in their last 6, and with us having failed to find the net in the last 4 games it was odds on for a dull 0-0 draw, but it was far from that with a bust up in the 69th minute which saw two red cards issued to Chipstead players and a red for Stefan Wright. This was most undeserved for Stefan as from what I saw (and I was very, very close to the event,) he was a totally innocent party. Chipstead had a further player red carded and the Brickies at last found the net twice (Adam Williams and Harry Smith) to make it just 2 defeats in the last ten games. This game was followed by an away rearranged match at South Park and in one of the best displays of the season we came away with a 3-1 victory. We finish with our last home game today, and then the final game of the season away to Merstham
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We are pleased to welcome our mascot today Max Craig and we hope that you and your family have an enjoyable day. Max is just 4 years old and attends Briary school in Green Hill Herne Bay His favorite other team is Manchester United, and his favorite player is Hitch, or as he calls him itchy! Max loves football and cricket.
Match reports by Tony Rickson Saturday 11th April 2015 Ryman league Div 1 South Chipstead 1 Sittingbourne 2. att 112
the fray, with both benches involved in trying to calm down the fracas, though in the fierce melee it was impossible to see exactly who was doing what to who.
It seemed to take an age to calm down, In an astonishing second half, four play- and the referee and his assistants then ers received red cards and Chipstead paid took a long time to come to the conclufor their ill discipline by ending the match sion that the original protagonists would both get their marching orders, along with just eight men on the field. with Chipstead’s Joseph, who had run a Sittingbourne kept their heads better to long way to join in. Sittingbourne’s Conwin the game with two late goals, man-of rad Lee was also booked, though protest-the-match Harry Smith thumping in the ing he was only there as one of the winner with 87 minutes played. peacemakers. Sittingbourne’s disciplinary record has It was an unseemly mess but the upshot been excellent under Nick Davis’s manwas that Chipstead, who’d already been agement but they ended up this match slowing down the game to try to protect with a red card for Stefan Wright, and their lead, were left to play with only nine three other players booked as the referee men against Sittingbourne’s ten. struggled to keep on top of things. Gradually, Sittingbourne began to make With Harry Smith constantly winning aer- the extra man tell though it took until the ial battles and Javlon Campbell using his 85th minute to finally make it pay. Lee pace to get behind the Chipstead dewon a corner and passed it quickly to sub fence, Sittingbourne maintained a real Connor Leon, whose pinpoint cross bethreat throughout the first half. yond the far post was headed neatly across goal by Smith for another sub, AdBoth strikers had good chances but am Williams, to shove it across the line at Campbell had two efforts blocked at the close range. very last minute and Smith couldn’t get enough power into his shot to beat a cov- Sittingbourne raced back to the halfway ering defender after he’d gone round the line to go for a winner and they got it just keeper on Wright’s pass. Miles Cornwell, two minutes later when Smith latched too, got through on Campbell’s touch but onto a loose ball on the edge of the area the keeper saved at his feet. and as it sat up nicely he buried it into Chipstead didn’t create as much but still the corner of the goal. took the lead in the 26th minute when It was a fitting reward for a non-stop efJoseph looked lucky to get away with fort by Smith, who put in a great team some dangerous play as he stretched up- performance throughout. wards to kick the ball away from George Chipstead’s fury at losing their grip on Crimmen’s head before striking his shot the game continued into added time into the far corner. when Mbaye became their third player to Keeper Adam Molloy was booked for his be sent off, losing his temper at the refprotest but luckily kept his mouth shut eree’s decision against him. when the referee penalised Joseph soon after for an identical-looking offence. A match which had been competitive but Sittingbourne: Molloy Brunt Lee, not particularly dirty suddenly burst into French, Crimmen, Richardson, fury on 64 minutes after Sittingbourne’s Wright, Cornwell, H Smith, Campbell (Williams 62 mins), Oliver (Leon 81 Wright tangled with Chipstead defender mins), Flanagan following a fierce challenge. Players from both sides waded in to join
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Match Reports by Tony Rickson Easter Monday 6th April 2015 Ryman League Div 1 South Sittingbourne 0 Faversham Town 0 Att 169
improve in every game at left-back. Jono Richardson also did an excellent containing job in the role just in front of the back four. Smith set up a 38th minute chance for Miles Cornwell by winning a header from a free-kick but the attacking midfielder’s volley went over.
Bristling with energy and intensity, Sittingbourne put in what I reckon was their best performance since the victory over Faversham responded with a Wilson freeWhitstable early in the season. kick that went very close and Sittingbourne ended a first half without a It didn’t quite bring them a win, but forc- goal for the eighth game in a row. ing a deserved draw against the league’s Cornwell, who was outstanding throughsecond-placed team is no mean achieve- out, went on a great run early in the secment. ond half to set up a half-chance for Javlon Campbell but keeper French was Faversham are competent and organised, quickly out to smother the danger. have long since clinched their place in Chances were few and far between but it the promotion play-offs, and were the was still an entertaining end-to-end first team in Ryman South to score 100 game, with Faversham often at their goals this season. most dangerous when they broke quickly from defensive situations. Yet they were on the back foot for much of this game as Sittingbourne started and For Sittingbourne, Oliver, playing against finished on top, and didn’t play badly in his old clubmates, had his inswinging between. corner tipped over the bar by French, and then got clean through only to be The Brickies defended excellently and foiled again by the onrushing keeper. battled hard all over the pitch, though Sub Connor Leon’s brilliant turn was haltonce again they found it difficult to score ed by a foul by ex-Sittingbourne captain – that’s four games now without a goal. Matt Bourne, which earned the FaverSittingbourne made four changes from sham defender the only yellow card of a the team that lost 3-0 at Guernsey just well-contested but never dirty game. 48 hours earlier. In came Billy French, Leon often has a dramatic influence on a Harry Smith, Javlon Campbell and new game and it was his through ball in the signing Kieran Oliver (for his debut), with 84th minute that went close to creating a Peter Smith, Adam Williams, leading winner with Smith stretching so hard to scorer Hicham Akhazzan and Alastair get a vital touch. Gordon missing out. In a chilly Bank Holiday wind, the reA word of praise for Stefan Wright, who jigged team started with a lot of passion, could hardly walk off the aircraft at Gatwhipping the ball forward and not shirk- wick on Saturday evening after the runing a single challenge. ning he did all over the Guernsey pitch, Faversham had an early chance when but was back in action here with a crowd Adam Molloy tipped over Botterill’s volley -pleasing display of effort and commitand they created a threat with a flurry of ment. corners, but Sittingbourne defended them well. Sittingbourne: Molloy, Brunt, Lee, In fact, Sittingbourne defended strongly French, Crimmen, Richardson, Wright throughout with French calm and deter- Cornwell, H Smith, Campbell (Leon 77 mined alongside the ever-reliable George mins), Oliver (Akhazzan 77 mins) Crimmen, and Conrad Lee continuing to
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TEAM CHECK SITTINGBOURNE
THREE BRIDGES
Manager: Nick Davis Assistant: Tony Cornwell Coaches: Jono Richardson, Hicham Akhazzan, Warren Chambers, Barry Crimmen. Physio: Taiwo Pereira, Matchday Assistant Harry Chambers
Manager : Paul Faili Ast Manager: Keith George Coaches: Paul Hammond, Marl Hawthorne Physio: Tracey Weller Kit Man: Ray Bugg
MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Mr Stephen Brown (Ashford Kent) Assistants: Mr Orville Bentley (Lewisham), Mr Aivaras Lukauskis (Bermondsey)
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