East Grinstead Town v Hythe Town - March 19, 2024

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CLUB MANAGEMENT

Chair, Treasurer, Assistant Welfare Officer, 200 Club Officer Richard Tramontin

Vice Chair, Secretary, Club Welfare Officer Brian McCorquodale

Committee Member, Safety Officer

Barry Bryant

Head of Youth Development Jay De Vito

Committee Member, Youth Coordinator Andy Dodson

Disability Welfare Officer, Bar Manager, Webmaster

Club Photographer

Stuart Gibson

Media Manager & Programme Editor Bruce Talbot

Facilities Manager

Committee Members

Head of Recruitment

Manager

Assistant Manager

Team Coach

Assistant Coach

Goalkeeping Coach

Physiotherapist

Kit Manager

U23 Managers

U18

3rd

U15s

U13

U11

U10

Disability

Andy Willis

Grant Hearn

Stuart Hedgecock

Matthew Wheeler

Drew Cooney

Ian Nichols

Steve Sargent

Kate Moss

Adam Robinson

Howard Wrate & Steve Coveney

WELCOME TO EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN

A warm welcome to everyone who has made the journey from the Kent coast for tonight's fixture. With games in hand, the Cannons could well propel themselves into the play-off picture. Our aims are more modest, but after a tremendousand much needed - 5-1 win ten days ago against Littlehampton and a battling draw at Phoenix Sports on Saturday things look brighter for us.

Considering the number of experienced players absent it was an outstanding performance against Littlehampton and we had our chances to follow it up with another three points last Saturday.

Of course we can't rest on our laurels. The division is starting to throw up some strange results each matchday and our job of making sure we're still a Step 4 club next season still needs to be finished.

COME ON THE WASPS!

Front cover picture: Great to see nearly ALL the outfield players celebrating Alex Filipe's opening goal against Littlehampton.

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MANAGER’S NOTES

Evening all and welcome to tonight’s rescheduled game against Hythe.

Another week has passed and another couple of injuries are hurting us, just when our tails were finally on the up with four points from the last two matches. We lost Terriq on Saturday and Glenn Wilson will be touch and go tonight after making his long awaited return.

We come into tonight’s game two unbeaten after Saturdays goalless draw against Phoenix Sports. If I’m honest I thought we did more than enough to win the game especially in the first half, but it was a classic case of ‘if you don’t take your chances you won’t win the game!’

There were lots of positives to take out of Saturday though, the clean sheet was huge given we only had one player out of our back four aged over 21. I thought they were all superb, especially Matt Weaire who has really shown over the last few games what a superb player he can be when he is playing with confidence.

Him and Jasper have really forged a great partnership at the back. Phoenix is notorious for being a horrible place to go and try and play any type of passing football. Years gone by have proven you quickly get drawn into a long ball game and usually the team who wins their battles and the first and second balls comes away the victor. I thought our lads did this throughout the game and still tried to be creative and, as I already mentioned, we failed to convert three or

four really good chances.

We will have to freshen things up tonight to make sure we have the legs all over the park to deal with Hythe’s physicality as we look to continue are unbeaten run.

As ever we thank all the travelling away fans who came on Saturday and we look forward to seeing you all tonight and again on Saturday for what are crucial back-to-back home games. Seven of our last ten matches are here at East Court and it’s important that we make that count.

Thanksagain,Drew.

Drew Cooney

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

Good evening everyone and welcome to East Court for tonight’s Isthmian League South East Division match against Hythe Town.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the Cannons’ players, management, supporters and Charman Gary Johnson and his fellow committee members as well as this evening’s referee Pablo Aguilar Cabanes and his assistants Paul Ransome and Thomas Murray. I trust everyone enjoys their brief stay and our hospitality.

Steven Watt’s Cannons snatched a draw on Saturday against their visitors Three Bridges, thanks to a Frannie Collin’s 87thminute penalty. The week before they lost 4-0 at home to Horndean. That followed wins against Herne Bay, Littlehampton and Burgess Hill.

Hythe sit in ninth place on 40 points from 25 matches, and although 13 points behind fifth placed Chichester City, they have six matches in hand, having played fewer games than anyone in the league.

The Cannons won today’s corresponding fixture in the opening match of the season at Reachfields, as well as our FA Cup Preliminary Round tie the following week so Drew Cooney and his team will be looking to make it third time lucky and avenge the two defeats this evening.

Drew’s Wasps were really impressive last time out here 10 days ago with a 5-1 win over Littlehampton Town but Saturday’s trip to Phoenix Sports was a dull affair in contrast on a very bobbly pitch and we had to settle for a goalless draw. One good sign was the return of Glenn Wilson who has

missed the previous six matches through injury although we lost Terrique HallAnderson early on in the match. We are still missing the likes of Tom Cadman, Bobby Dunn, Ryan Green and Michael Wilson.

After Saturday’s draw, we remain in 16th spot with 28 points from 28 games. We are at home again on Saturday when our visitors will be Burgess Hill, as well as next Tuesday when we host Ramsgate. We travel to Herne Bay on Easter Saturday and our visitors on Easter Monday are Erith & Belvedere (ko 3pm)

Thank you all for coming along this evening and whatever the outcome of the match, I trust everyone enjoys their visit to East Court and I wish you all a safe journey home.

Enjoythematch

RichardTramontin(Chairman)

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

AUGUST

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26-Aug-2023Herne BayHPISEdiv1151-2PiersonReardonCadmanM.WilsonWearieG.WilsonTigheWalshAubrey 1AlhassanMartinFolkesKenyonGreen

28-Aug-2023Sevenoaks TownAPISEdiv1411-4PiersonSummerfieldFilipeM.WilsonReardonG.Wilson 1WalshMartinFolkesKenyonCadmanAlhassanAubrey

SEPTEMBER

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12-Sep-2023South ParkHVC1760-3PiersonSummerfieldFilipeGreenAbieAkabuoguTigheKenyonFolkesBailey-KingAlhassanM.WilsonReardonCasselman

16-Sep-2023Three BridgesHPISEdiv2151-2PiersonReardonCadmanM.WilsonWearie 1G.WilsonWalshMartinAubreyTigheFilipeKenyonFolkesBailey-King 30-Sep-Ashford UnitedHPISEdiv1576-0PiersonKajaCadmanM.WilsonGreenG.WilsonWalsh 4FolkesAlhassanTighe 1Filipe 1MartinBailey-KingReardon

OCTOBER

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10-Oct-2023Broadbridge HeathAPISEdiv1201-0PiersonReardonCadmanM.WilsonGreen 1G.WilsonWalshBailey-KingMartinTigheFilipeWearieAubreyAlhassan 14-Oct-2023Chichester CityHPISEdiv1481-1PiersonReardonCadmanM.WilsonGreenG.WilsonWalsh 1MartinFolkesTigheFilipeBailey-KingKajaAubrey

17-Oct-2023HassocksHSSC 2833-1PiersonKajaFilipeM.WilsonGreenWearieWalsh 2Hall-AndersonAubreyTigheAlhassanKenyonGregoryTetlowDouglasStraker

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NOVEMBER

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25 Nov 23Beckenham TownAPISEdiv2310-3PiersonCadmanM. WilsonGreenG.WilsonWalshMartinFolkesDos SantosTigheWearieReardonKajaBailey-King

DECEMBER

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16 Dec 23Three BridgesAPISEdiv1542-4PiersonReardonCadman 1ParkerGreenWearieLamontMartinDos Santos 1WalshMurrilo-DacruzHall-AndersonDaniel

26 Dec 23Sevenoaks TownHPISEdiv1610-3PiersonKauzeniCadmanM. WilsonGreenWearieOnabanjoMartinDanielTigheHall-AndersonLawsonDacruzNoel

JANUARY

1 Jan 24Erith & BelvedereAPISEdiv1074-0PiersonKauzeniCadmanM. WilsonGreenWearieDanielMartin 1Dos Santos 1FolkesLawson 1TetlowFilipeOnabanjo 1

6 Jan 24Burgess Hill TownAPISEdiv5250-3PiersonParkerFilipeM. WilsonGreenWearieDanielMartinDos SantosTigheLawsonG. WilsonWalshOnabanjo

10 Jan 24RamsgateAPISEdiv4770-5PiersonKauzeniCadmanParkerGreenTetlowOnabanjoG.WilsonWalshLawsonFolkesDanielDos SantosM.Wilson

13 Jan 24Phoenix SportsHPISEdiv1441-1PiersonParkerCadmanM.WilsonGreenG.Wilson 1DanielWalshDos SantosTigheLawsonOnabanjoFilipeHall-Anderson

20-Jan-2024Ashford UnitedAPISEdiv3681-0PiersonKauzeniFilipeParkerCadmanG.WilsonTigheMartinLawsonDaniel 1M.WalshM.WilsonFolkesGreen

27 Jan 24Broadbridge HeathHPISEdiv1511-1PiersonKauzeniFilipeParkerWearieG.WilsonTigheMartinDanielLawsonFolkesGreenM.WilsonDacruz 1

30 Jan 24SittingbourneHPISEdiv941-2PiersonKauzeniFilipeM.WilsonGreenWearieDaCruzParker 1Dos SantosWalshDamielTigheFolkesOnabanjo

FEBRUARY

3 Feb 24Chichester CityAPISEdiv1651-7PiersonParkerFilipeM.WilsonGreenWearieDanielTigheDos SantosLawsonFolkes 1TetlowOnabanjoSpinks

06-Feb-LancingHPISEdiv1120-2PiersonLamontHarrisonM.WilsonTetlowWearieDanielMartinLawsonWalshOnabanjoTigheDos SantosSpinks

17 Feb 24Cray Valley PMAPISEdiv1771-4PiersonKauzeniFilipeM.WilsonWearieParkerDanielMartinLawsonTigheOnabanjoDos Santos 1SpinksFolkes

MARCH

2 Mar 24SittingbourneAPISEdiv2450-2PiersonLamontFilipeSpinksWearieTetlowSinaiParkerLawsonDunnFolkesM.WilsonMartinHall-Anderson

9 Mar 24Littlehampton TownHPISEdiv1125-1PiersonLamontFilipe 1Parker 1TetlowWearieDanielMartinLawson 1Sinai 2Hall-Anderson

16 Mar 24Phoenix SportsAPISEdiv1120-0PiersonLamontFilipeG.WilsonTetlowWearieSinaiMartinFolkesParkerHall-AndersonOnabanjoDanielLawson

19 Mar 24Hythe TownHPISEdiv 7.30pm

23 Mar 24Burgess Hill TownHPISEdiv3pm

26 Mar 24RamsgateHPISEdiv3pm

30 Mar 24Herne BayAPISEdiv3pm

APRIL

1 Apr 24Erith & BelvedereHPISEdiv3pm

6 Apr 24LancingAPISEdiv3pm

13 Apr 24Beckenham TownHPISEdiv3pm

20 Apr 24MersthamAPISEdiv3pm

23 Apr 24HorndeanHPISEdiv 7.30pm

27 Apr 24Sheppey UnitedHPISEdiv3pm

PROGRAMMES FROM THE PAST

I'm going to talk about a couple of games played in the past on today's date – with help from the programmes we produced for the matches.

I'm going to start with East Grinstead v Eastbourne United on Saturday 19 March 2011 in division one (the top league) of the Sussex County League. We have an active front cover on the programme with a visiting goalkeeper cleanly catching a cross with a challenge from an East Grinstead player that I do not recognise.

Programme editor Bruce Talbot – still doing the job in 2024 – welcomes our visitors who have been having a tough time despite having won the league two years earlier in 2009. Team manager Tony Beckingham tells us that “it's great to be back at home” after a run of four consecutive away league matches – though he was happy with the three wins and one draw in that run of games. We had a couple of strong features in the 0-0 drawn match at Hassocks. Firstly keeper Dave Tidy played in goal some five years after what we thought was his last ever game for us. And secondly we had to play much of the second half with only 10 players. Nothing to do with a red card though – striker Liam Baitup was badly injured in a collision with the Hassocks keeper and was unable to continue. Unfortunately we had used all the substitutes we were allowed to use. But we held on to bring a point home.

The programme's league table shows that we were sitting nicely in fifth place and with games in hand over many of the other clubs. For example, Hassocks above were in third place but had played six more games than us. Eastbourne United were really struggling with just two wins leaving them at the bottom of the table with a gap of 10 points from the club immediately above them.

The game itself saw us looking like the bottom team in the first half which saw Eastbourne take the lead. Strong words at half-time did the job and by the end we had won 4-1 with goals from Peter Cooper, Ashley Alexander, Marc Pelling and Rikki Cable. (We still had to play the

away match down in Eastbourne.)

A few years later we have East Grinstead v Dorking on Saturday 19 March 2016 in the Isthmian League. Dorking had been promoted to the Isthmian League after winning the Sussex County League in the previous season and were doing well in their first season in the Isthmian, sitting in second place. However,r they were unlikely to catch league leaders Folkestone Invicta who were 16 points ahead of them.

The programme then looks back to a more recent game away to Ramsgate where manager Matt Longhurst tells us that “it was far from acceptable and the players understand that”. We had lost 4-0 and indeed we were having a horrible run. We had taken only one point from our last 12 games, which included a run of five consecutive matches without our scoring. The league table shows us down in three places off the bottom.

So surely our horrible run had to end sometime – was this the game? We certainly played much better, but again putting the ball into the opposition's net was difficult and we lost 2-0.

Any idea who the Wasps' player is on this cover?

CLUB NOTICE

Supporter Behaviour

In the last few years the club’s supporter base has grown and Drew Cooney and the players truly appreciate the vocal backing they get home and away at every match.

Unfortunately, we received isolated reports of bad behaviour and foul language at home games last season. Those complaints have grown significantly this season and at the fixture against Three Bridges earlier this season foul and abusive language was directed at match officials and opposition players and objects thrown onto the field of play.

Not only is this totally unacceptable, it is against the ground and league regulations and is forcing fair-minded supporters to stop coming to matches because their enjoyment is being spoiled by a small number.

Verbal warnings by committee members are not having any effect and if we allow this anti-social behaviour to continue there is every likelihood of a sanction from the league and or the FA.

We appreciate the vocal support for the team, but we also have to protect our reputation as a familyfriendly, community club proud to represent East Grinstead.

As a result, any under-16 attending home games will have to be accompanied by an adult, who will be responsible for their behaviour.

Also, abuse of individuals and excessive foul language will not be tolerated. Offenders will be removed from the stadium and will receive a ban and, if applicable, season tickets will be rescinded with no refund offered. The club will not hesitate to call upon assistance from Sussex Police if required.

Harrison Parker scores our third against Littlehampton

HYTHE TOWN

Steve Phillips

Fans’ favourite. Steve Phillips returned from Haywards Heath Town in September after leaving the club at the end of last season.

Liam Smith

Full Back, Liam joined the Cannons from Tonbridge Angels a couple of seasons ago. He came through the Angels’ youth system.

Jack Steventon

Jack joined the Cannons during the close season from local rivals Ashford United.

Sam Itauma

Left back Sam is in his second season with us having joined us at the beginning of 2022-23 from Faversham Town.

Marcus Goldsmith

Marcus joined the Cannons at the start of last season having been a member of the titlewinning Hastings United team in 2021-22.

Lex Allan

At 6ft 7in, Lex is a giant in the back four. He joined Hythe at the start of last season from Sittingbourne. He has trialled at a number of league clubs including Norwich City and Millwall.

Aaron Barnes

The 26-year-old started his career at Charlton where he made one first-team appearance. Subsequently played for Torquay, Colchester United, Dulwich Hamlet and Welling.

Kane Phillip

A much-travelled midfielder who has returned to the Cannons for his third spell. He has also played for Herne Bay, Sittingbourne and Chatham Town.

Sam Flisher

Utility player Sam joined Hythe from Larkfield and New Hythe. He is a versatile player who brings a number of options. He has also played for Sittingbourne and Hollands & Blair

Ethan Smith

Younger brother of club captain Liam, Ethan joined us at the start of last season having been released by Gillingham.

Bradley Schafer

Midfielder who decided to return to Hythe Town for the new season after signing from Sheppey United. This is his second spell at Reachfields.

Jarred Trespaderne

Jarred is an exciting midfielder who first joined in October 2019. He has also played for Folkestone Invicta, Herne Bay, Tunbridge Wells, Corinthian and East Grinstead Town.

Kai Garnde

Kai is a young left back who started his career in the Charton Athletic youth set-up before moving on to Millwall who released him during the Summer.

Frannie Collin

Highly experienced striker, Frannie Collin originally joined us from Margate. He started his career with Gillingham where he made nine first-team appearances before moving onto Dover Athletic. He has also had spells with Tonbridge Angels, Maidstone United, Leatherhead and Hastings United.

Johan Caney-Bryan

Johan is now in his second spell with the Cannons having been in the squad in 2015-16 season making seven appearances. He had a long spell with Sittingbourne before returning to Reachfields in 2022.

Jake Embery

Prolific goal scorer Jake Embury signed for the Cannons at the start of the season. Jake began his career at Herne Bay before moving onto Maidstone United. Has also played for Leatherhead, Margate, Tonbridge Angels, Carshalton Athletic and Sheppey United.

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Henry Sinai takes the acclaim of the Grin Army after scoring the first of his two goals against Littlehampton. Below, Terrique Hall-Anderson had a great game down the flanks. Photos by Stuart Gibson

SQUAD STATS

TODAY’S Teams

EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN

Matte Pierson (GK) cc

Cameron Reardon cc

Ryan Green cc

Michael Wilson cc

Matthew Weaire cc

Glenn Wilson © cc

Connor Tighe cc

Kiye Martin cc

Max Walsh cc

Darnell Bailey-King cc

Terrique Hall-Anderson cc

Matt Daniel cc

Oliver Cash (GK) cc

Tom Cadman cc

Jerson Dos Santos cc

Omar Folkes cc

Harrison Parker cc

Alex Andrade Filipe cc Adonai Dacruz cc

Bobby Dunn cc

Zack Lamont cc Brasley Kauzeni cc

Oliver Spinks cc Oluremi Onabanjo cc

HYTHE TOWN

Referee: PABLO

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant

PAUL RANSOME

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ROLL OF HONOUR

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MID-SUSSEXLEAGUE:

Champions1901–02,1936–37 MontgomeryCupwinners 1911–12,1912–13

SOUTHERNAMATEURLEAGUE: DivisionThreechampions 1931–32

SUSSEXRURCUP:Winners 2003–04