Romulus FC V Tividale FC Match E-Programme

UP THE ROMS

Chairman & Club Owner:

Richard Evans

Vice Chairman:

George Evans

Club Founder & President Emeritus:

Roger Evans

Vice President:

Paul Dockerill

Club Secretary:

Justin Holt

Treasurer:

Peter Morgan

Committee Members:

Richard Evans, Roger Evans, George Evans,

Richard Clarke, Paul Dockerill, Adam Holt,

Justin Holt, Gary Davis, Jodie Horsfall

Stadium Announcer:

Justin Holt

Official Club Photographer:

Richard “Trickie” Clarke

Gateman:

Gary Davis

Hospitality/Raffle:

Susan Davis

Marketing & Media

Chief Club Journalist:

Adam Holt

Social Media Manager:

Justin Holt

First Team Manager:

Neil Tooth

First Team Assistant Manager:

Phil Male

First Team Coach:

Royston Richardson

Joe Ballinger

Andy Ling

First Team Physio:

Anita Wright

Matchday Operations

Head of Matchday Operations:

Justin Holt

Matchday Secretary:

Justin Holt / George Evans

Website & App Designer/Manager:

Justin Holt

Matchday e-Programme Design/Editor:

Adam Holt

Matchday Team Sheet Editor:

Justin Holt

FIRST TEAM

The Romulus F.C. College

Chairman:

Richard Evans

Academy Manager:

Luke Rowe

Welfare Officer:

Richard Evans

Under 15s Team

Manager: Luke Rowe

Under 8s Team

Manager: Adam Awan

Sunday Team

Manager:

Jake Lawrence

Assistant Manager:

George Evans

Club Information

Archivist, Historian & Statistician:

Justin Holt

ACADEMY

Romulus Football Club and the editor of this programme have taken the greatest of care to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this programme, but cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies, omissions, or errors in respect of the information provided within this programme. The views expressed in this programme are of the responsibility of the respective authors, and do not represent the views of the editor or those of Romulus Football Club.

NEIL TOOTH

Well, the season is most definitely underway and we have had a mixed bag this week in terms of results but performances have been really good and I’ve been really pleased with how The lads have acquitted themselves.

To go out of the FA Cup the way we did on Tuesday was disappointing. There is absolutely no explanation. Why two officials could get a decision so wrong which ended up in one of our players getting sent off for a foul he didn’t commit. We have appealed Louie’s red card and we have the video evidence to back it up, but ultimately that decision by the officials could’ve cost of club a lot of money and it’s simply not good enough.

At bewdley on Saturday another silly sending-off could’ve cost us, but the lads dug deep and ended up putting in a fantastic performance to get us on the board and up and running for the season. Tividale will be a test tonight as they have recruited well during the summer, but we go into the game full of confidence and looking to build on Saturday and get another three points.

Toothy

ROGER’S RAMBLE

I'm really happy that our new management team is now in place

The big man has come in and there's a definite aura around Romulus Football Club since Neil came in with the same ambitions as we have. He realised right from day one we have to work within our limits, and we are definitely a work in progress. He has already set up a very good relationship with Luke our academy manager, and judging by most of our games so far, no-one can say numerous lads haven't been given minutes during matches. Welcome on board Neil and his very loyal team management.

Up the Roms

GEORGE’S CORNER

Hello and welcome to our opening home game of the 23/24 season. It feels like we’ve been waiting a long time for this but football is finally back at the Castle Vale Stadium.

Our win against Bewdley was fantastic and I hope that we can continue the momentum tonight. Collectively, we will do all we can, both on and off the field, to bring everyone affiliated with our great club success this coming season.

We have a fantastic committee here at Romulus and we are lucky to have such great volunteers that make it all possible. So, a big thank you from me to those that have stuck with us along the way and a warm welcome to the new faces that have joined us; namely, Neil Tooth, his coaching and medical staff as well as the new lads wearing red and white stripes.

Without doubt, the work that Neil, Phil, Andy, Royston and Joe have done in such a short space of time is an absolute credit to themselves and the club and we are all looking forward to getting behind the management staff and the lads on the pitch every step of the way.

Exciting times ahead

UTRs

TRICKIE TALK

Neil Tooth and his management team were left with limited time plus an already arranged preseason to put together what looks on paper a strong squad.

The performance in our first game of the season against Bewdley was fantastic. Every Roms player showed a will to compete in a very new look team with a professional and experienced boot-room which could in time guide Romulus Football Club back to the Northern Premier League setup which has always been our main objective since pre-covid and dropping into the Midland Premier League so sit back and fingers-crossed lets all enjoy season 2023/24.

As always UTR, Trickie.

Steve's 47k for Speech And Language UK

Everyone at Romulus is proud to support Steve Hermon, who is fundraising for Speech and Language UK.

I have been following Steve`s Son, Eddie`s progress via his dad`s posting`s on Twitter. I have never met either of them but Steve`s strong desire to help his son and Speech and Language UK, caught my interest and admiration. Young Eddie is clearly a lovely and happy young man with a great smile and is a credit to his Mum & Dad.

Club founder, President Emeritus and all round legend, Roger Evans recently stated that “The ethos of this club is to be helpful to as many as possible”, an ethos that I fully subscribe to, and this is one of the many reasons that I love being a part of Romulus Football Club. So, with this in mind, I want to and will do everything I can, to help Steve and Speech and Language UK.

Steve & Eddie’s Story

Our son has a speech disorder associated with Autism. We entered the Speech and Language world when we referred Eddie before his 2nd birthday. Since then, as a family we've been on a journey to try to help him find his voice. That journey continues today.

It's been mentally challenging at times, especially adjusting to being the parent of a child with special needs. Despite that, our son is the happiest boy in the world and the only thing we'd change is for him to be able to communicate more. Being able to speak and communicate with others is a life skill and without that, people can struggle in later life. The key to speech and language development is supporting it at the earliest stage possible and sadly that hasn't always been readily available for Eddie. That doesn't mean we haven't met some amazing, hard working people along the way, from speech therapists in the private and public sector to teachers and teaching assistants but identifying and supporting children with speech development needs isn't easy without funding and extra training.

Steve & Eddie’s Story

Speech and Language UK campaign to decision makers for better support for children and their families. They also designing innovative tools and training for thousands of nursery staff and teachers, as well offer online and in person advice to parents and carers. The charity does great work with the BBC's Tiny Happy People and I've also attended focus groups locally, which have been organised by them with the aim of raising awareness among all sectors working with children, so they can be better equipped to identify speech, language and communication needs and support families.

As I mentioned, finding support for our son has been a mental challenge but I've now decided to do a physical one to raise money for Speech and Language UK. I'll be running 47 kilometres in the space of 42 days in the form of 3 race events. First of all, I'll be doing the Wolverhampton 10k on Sunday 26th March. I will follow it up with my longest distance to date by running the Cathedral to the Castle, which is a 10 mile (16k) multi-terrain event from Lichfield to Tamworth on Sunday 16th April. That distance will be beaten just a few weeks later when the fundraising challenge culminates in my first ever Half Marathon on Sunday 7th May 2023. I'll be running 21k (13.1 miles) in the Great Birmingham Run. This of course isn't including all of the miles I'll be covering in training and bear in mind, I only starting running in May 2022, so for me, this is a HUGE step up but it's a cause close to my heart.

It's Eddie's birthday in May, so it would be amazing to hand over a big sum of money to Speech and Language UK on his birthday, so they can continue to unlock vital support for children to be able to communicate. Any money you can spare to help me get through the challenge would be greatly appreciated!

We give children and young people the skills they need so they aren't left behind, waiting to be understood.

We do this by creating tools for schools and nurseries, giving advice and guidance to families and putting pressure on politicians.

For 1.7 million children in the UK, learning to talk and use words feels like an impossible hurdle. Without the right help, this can destroy their world. They feel disconnected from their family. Unable to make friends. Unfairly punished for not following instructions they don’t understand. What does the future hold for them?

We must help more children , so that every child has the skills to face the future.