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Saturday 12th September 2020 Combined Counties Division 1

Eversley & California Vs Bedfont & Feltham Kick Off 3pm

EDITORS NOTES ‘Progression’ A big warm welcome back to everyone who is here today at ‘The Den’, home of the Boars for our 2nd competitive match of a delayed 2020/21 season due to the ongoing pandemic versus Bedfont & Feltham. I hope you have all had a trouble free journey here and wish you a pleasant and safe onward trip home later after the game.

Firstly today I want to wish our Development Team good luck as they begin their league campaign with an away trip to Chatam Town. It’s been a long pre-season and I know they are eager to get going and confident of a positive season. So, hopefully come 4:45pm we will get good news of an away win to kick their title charge off.

As for us we are well under way now with today being our 3rd game in 8 days with our next fixture, also at home being next weekend when we host Long Crendon in the FA Vase.

middle of the game and points are on the line and you have your winning head on its frustrating when things don’t quite go right, when the team or an individual make a costly error that leads to a goal. It’s so easy in these moments for your focus to be attracted towards the bad stuff and look for a negative, which is amplified if you drop points or even lose. Why? Because the pressure is now on!

Yet, when you step back, reflect and in our case we are very lucky that he Chairman has invested in technology (VEO) that allows us as a Staff and players to watch the games back again and evaluate. You get to see in detail all the very good stuff that the team have done. How the messages that we’ve been working tirelessly on during pre-season are actually happening ‘in game’. Even if, it’s not happening all the time. Yet…….

Its rewarding when you watch good passages of play by the team or seeing an individual player putting into The title of my notes today sums up where we are as a a game some specific coaching point that you’ve given club right now. But, it struck me on the opening day and see them get success from it. Its great as a coach how difficult it is to ‘see it’ once you are immersed in to see players develop and improve their game. the frenetic battle of a competitive game where ‘points’ are so vital and ultimately what on lookers It’s never anything personal when we provide feedoutside judge the club on, despite all the great work back. All we want is to see progression. Take on board that is going on behind the scenes. the information and if everyone can improve by just 5%, then that will have a huge positive impact on the I came away from that game, like all of us boars fans player, the team and ultimately results. would have I’m sure. Feeling very disappointed and frustrated at having conceded so late that robbed us We’re also providing our players with detailed of an opening day win and 3 valuable points. It’s then statistics on each performance, combined with season made even more difficult when on the Tuesday, and personal objectives. Our players can then watch despite the guys being the more dominant side for the game footage back, combined with their own large periods and having created more than enough game stats and review their performances. This we good chances to out score the opposition, we lose by believe challenges ‘them’ to raise their game by being the odd goal in three. more aware of areas of weakness so they can develop that, but also highlighting areas of strength in their Now, I’m a firm believer, bar a clear and obvious play so they take to the field with confidence in their mistake by an official (ie giving a goal if it went ability. through the side netting for example that wins the game) that effects the score line, that the final result The Key for us a staff though is to be patient, whilst is what you deserved. All this ‘we should have won’ being brave and backing the philosophy and process and ‘we deserved to win that game’ is in my opinion a even when in full battle. Because, we are making sign of not taking responsibility for what has occurred ’progress’. And once it all comes into place then I in the game and also not giving enough credit to the believe we will be a side that is competitive at the top opposition who clearly must have done enough well end of the table. during the 90 minutes, that got them the result.

Talking of progression. As the Chairman mentions Good sides, indeed successful sides who find themlater in the programme we are opening our New Pitch selves near the top end of the table ‘find a way’, even side café. This is a most welcome addition to the Clubs when they are having a bad day. facilities and is further evidence of the Clubs hard work both on and off the field to take our club forMy point being; Are we there yet? No. Can we get ward. there? Yes, I believe we can. Are we making progress?.

Most certainly we are. But as I say, when you’re in the Enjoy the game #COYB

PLAYER IN THE SPOTLIGHT LAST LINE OF DEFENCE

Liam VAUGHAN Saturday 5th September. Combined Counties Division 1

Eversley & California 1 L.ROBSON FC Deportivo Galicia 1

Saturday’s league opener at home to FC Deportivo Galicia is usually a game full of goals with two sides who always look to play attacking football. However, on Saturday both defences remained resilient with the first goal not coming until he 85th minute courtesy of Boars favourite Lewis Robson and then cruelly Deportivo equalized with what turned out to be the penultimate touch of the game in the 95th minute.

TOUCHES

65

SUCCESSFUL PASSES

27

1 V 1 SAVE SUCCESS

100%

SAVE %

90%

PASS ACCURACY

84%

SHOTS SAVED

9

Minutes played

90

It was as the score line suggests a closely matched game and not without both sides having their chances to score.

Thankfully for us Liam VAUGHAN was in impressive form and was called into action twice in the closing 3 minutes of the first half where he pulled off two saves of the highest calibre.

In the second half the visitors raised the pressure a notch, however on the few occasions they managed to get a decent sight on goal, VAUGHAN, yet again was more than up to the task and showed tremendous handling as well as pulling out 2 or 3 more fine saves. Sadly, as mentioned VAUGHAN was finally beaten in stoppage time. But he was certainly one of our star performers on the day which helped earn a point.

Outstanding save just before HT Versus FC Deportivo Galicia on Saturday.

VAUGHAN’S PERSONAL OBJECTIVES FOR THE SEASON: 1) To achieve a 70% save success over the campaign 2) 10 Clean sheets or more 3)To concede half or less than the goals he conceded last season.

He has certainly got off to a good start and we hope it continues

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CHAIRMANS UPDATE—MARTIN’S MUTTERINGS MARTIN ELCOX Welcome to Fox Lane, the home of Eversley & California FC for our second home fixture of the new season in Division One of the Combined Counties League, against Bedfont and Feltham FC. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to the management and players of today’s visitors.

So having written last week about building a ‘new normal’, I find myself writing these notes at the start of another period of uncertainty with regards to our country’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, which looks like it is going to affect all of us once again. With the impending change in the rules regarding our ability to meet in groups of more than six, it is re-assuring to know that the Government and the FA are still promoting the fact that our non-league games can still go ahead, as long as everyone observes the rules on Social Distancing. So it is imperative that those of you who are attending today observe our requests to maintain a safe distance to help keep you safe, we have even surrounded the ground with feet markers to help you maintain your ‘personal bubble’. We have also introduced our own Track and Trace system, which again we ask that everyone registers with, in order to meet our obligations to The FA, but more importantly to our spectators.

Today’s match will also see another ‘first’ for us here at Fox Lane, as we will be opening our new Pitch-side Café, which is just one part of the infrastructure improvements we have committed to make for our spectators, both home and visiting.

I hope for regular visitors, you will notice the improvements that we have been making over the last few months, for those of you visiting for the first time, you will no doubt see evidence of the works that are still going on. We are very lucky that we have a great ‘family atmosphere’ here at the club, as a lot of the work has been carried out by the players and coaches themselves, and that is from both the men’s and ladies teams, so a big thank you to everyone that has contributed in any way. There is still more work to be done, so if you do fancy getting involved in any capacity with the club, please do contact us, we are always on the lookout for people who want to help.

I hope that today’s game will also be exciting for everyone and that you all stay safe in the coming weeks.

Enjoy the game

Martin

OUR CLUB HISTORY Eversley FC was originally formed in 1910, but returned to play in Eversley Village in 2008. Eversley FC were a founder member of the Surrey Elite Intermediate League, with the Boars becoming Champions in Season 2008-9 (on goal difference). The following season Eversley joined the Combined Counties League in Division One finishing mid tab in their first season

California Youth Football Club was formed in 1975 when a group of parents brought together an Under 8’s team based in the California area of Wokingham, Berkshire and from where the Club takes its name. The Club has grown, expanding to become one of the largest youth football clubs in the area and is now providing foundation and youth football for all age groups. In 2000 first Berks & Bucks FA affiliated club in the area to be awarded the FA Charter status, also winning the South of England FA Charter Merit Award in 2002; it is currently an FA Charter Development Club. California FC introduced girls’ soccer to the area in 2000. California Youth FC established strong links with Eversley FC with the 2 clubs merged in 2012 to form Eversley & California Football Club moving to the Boars Den, where we play our games today. The club is now providing football coaching and matches for all abilities and the Junior Section runs an annual tournament supported by teams from far afield, soccer schools for children aged 5 and under and runs holiday soccer camps.

Playing in the CCL in recent seasons, the 2012/13 season saw the Boars finish in second place, but due to ground grading requirements were prevented from moving up to the CCL Premier Division and since then have consistently finished in the top half of the division, only missing out on promotion by a narrow margin in 2015/15 and 2016/17 seasons.

A new Exec Committee was appointed in 2017, and the period since has seen the adult section of the club grow, with the introduction for the 2017/18 season of a Reserves/ Development side, playing in the highly rated Suburban League in 2017/2018. This has allowed us to implement a defined Player Development Pathway by creating a training program and squad structure that allows the youth team players from the Junior Section under 16’s and upwards, to train together with Development and First Team players enabling a consistent style of coaching and play throughout the club. The benefit of this is huge and has seen players who have been with the club since they were 6 going on to play regular first team football. 2017/18 saw the first Ladies side at Eversley, playing in the Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League Division One, finishing 4th in their first season, a great achievement. The Ladies have continued their quest for success and in the curtailed 19/20 season they reached the Hampshire County Intermediate Cup Final, with every chance of lifting their first piece of silverware. 2019/20 also the introduction of Veteran’s Football, with many of the team who secured promotion to the Combined Counties League in 2009 returning to the club to play their football, albeit at a slower pace!

The extended ground improvements, which have been completed in the last 3 years, have given us the required ground grading to allow our First Team to be invited to enter the FA Cup for the 2017-18 season, for the first time in the club’s history. Unfortunately falling at the first hurdle and going out at our first attempt. This game saw a player who started as an under 6 at the club’s Soccer School play FA Cup football, exactly what football dreams are made of!

The 2018/19 season saw The Boars just miss out on qualification for the first round proper of the FA Vase, having won their first two pre-qualifying rounds, including taking the scalp of Lymington Town, the week before Lymington played in a televised FA Cup game.

FOOTBALL IN BERKSHIRE TOM CANNING Well hello!

In games I’ve been to, I have It’s been a while, hasn’t it? But had my temperature checked by welcome back to non-league former Aldershot Town and AFC football, I hope you are all safe Wimbledon boss Terry Brown, and well.

I’ve had my track and trace details taken and I’ve made use It is an interesting time to be of the resurgent QR codes. I trying to write these notes about particularly enjoyed the blue 2 the game we love when news of metre spaced footprints sprayed a legal limit of no more than six around the ground at Eversley & people allowed to congregate in California. a group is being widely reported along with an exception of Covid So everything I have seen myself secure sporting events. and heard second hand suggests that clubs are as Covid What that actually means for secure as they can be, let’s just supporters attending games is, hope that the example set is well it’s anyone’s guess but I enough to ensure we’re able to think, if the #LetFansIn campaign continue going to games. proved anything in recent weeks it is that the depth of feeling for A final word on something new, the game in the lower levels of our new website launched a the pyramid is a feisty and as couple of weeks ago and I hope strong as ever. you enjoy it, it makes great use of some of the amazing imagery So it remains to be seen whether provided by some brilliant we’ll be able to attend games, photographers. but the other thing that remains is that it’s perfectly possible - as We’ll continue to report on the has been proven at games I men’s, women’s and grassroots have attended - for spectators to game in equal measure into socially distance themselves 2020/21. Stay safe everyone. from each other.

MANAGERS MESSAGE

MATT ANGELL

Welcome back to the Den everyone.

Last time I wrote we were eagerly preparing for our exciting opening fixture of the 2020/21 season versus FC Deportivo Galicia.

It was a very close game in all aspects and despite both sides looking to implement an attacking philosophy by playing through the thirds it was surprising that it took 85 minutes for the first goal to be scored.

Thankfully, that came via Lewis Robson to put us 1-0 up going into the final stages of the game. Unfortunately though we weren’t able to walk away with the 3 points as Deportivo continued to push forward and by keeping the pressure on they were able to find the net literally with what turned out to be the penultimate kick of the game. 1-1 it ended.

score a very good goal on the counter attack which ultimately decided the game. 2-1 Final result.

So am I disappointed with our start?

In terms of points on the board, yes, and I know the players will feel the same way too.

We have played well enough and importantly Our last outing was a local derby away at got ourselves in positions in both games that Cove FC in midweek. A couple of enforced probably would have yielded 4 points at a changes to the starting line up were made minimum if we’d just been a bit more clinical with Joe Moriarty replacing Dale Small at in both boxes at crucial moments. But, the centre back who was unavailable due to work progress is most certainly there and we are a and Harry Stephenson replaced Ross much better ‘team’ from last year, despite McKernan on the right due to Ross having only having made 4 new additions to the picked up an innocuous injury over the squad having retained all but one or two weekend. On the bench George Marsh and from last season.

Giacomo Di-Lullo were both bought in also.

Today provides another opportunity to put I was feeling a little poorly on the day so points on the board, albeit I’m under no made the decision not to travel to the game illusion it will be probably our toughest fixalthough I am pleased to say I’m fully ture yet against one of the favourites for recovered and will be back in the dug out promotion. But, I’ve real belief and faith in today. my squad and know they are working hard and analysing their own performances to On the night, my Assistants Scott Kemp & make the small improvements to their own Suj Khera took charge and from what we have now discussed and having watched the game which will benefit the team and ultimately eradicate the small mistakes that video of the game it’s fair to say that the game was another close encounter whereby will move us in the right direction. we were slightly the more dominant side for Enjoy the game. most of the game, however due to not taking our chances (some very good ones at that) Matt and switching off at one crucial moment allowed Cove to their credit to capitalize and

‘LEADING THE WAY’ CAPTAIN ALI DICKIE Bedfont and Feltham is always a tough game and the boys are prepared for another strong test. However today also provides us with an opportunity to put a disappointing week behind us. Conceding a 93rd minute equaliser against Deportivo on Saturday then following that up with a 2-1 loss to Cove despite being the better side for large parts on Tuesday is not the way we wanted to start this season.

While we have shown promising signs already in our first two games in terms of playing style and togetherness it’s clear we need to manage games better and be more consistent for the full 90 minutes, something the coaches are drilling into us. Hopefully we can display those qualities today as that combined with the talent in this squad should put us in very good shape.

There is a real hunger in the squad not to have a repeat of last year’s struggles so expect a big reaction on the pitch after dropping points on Tuesday. We spoke after the Cove game about not repeating mistakes which we need to demonstrate this afternoon in order to get the 3 points and put smiles back on Eversley faces.

Hope everyone enjoys the game.

Ali Dickie (Pic Left-Skipper celebrates after providing

the assist for Lewis Robson’s goal versus FC Deportivo Galicia)

COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS

Sat 5th September to Friday 11th September CCL DIVISION 1 RESULTS Saturday 5th September CCL PREMIER RESULTS Saturday 5th September Spelthorne Sports 2-0 Frimley Green Raynes Park Vale 2-1 Camberley Town Molesey 1-7 Ascot United Hanworth Villa 1-1 Knaphill Egham Town 0-2 Sutton Common Rovers Cobham 0-4 Southall CB Hounslow Utd 1-1 Guildford City Banstead Athletic 2-0 Badshot Lea Abbey Rangers 1-1 Colliers Wood Utd

Tuesday 8th September Molesey 0-3 Egham Town Knaphill 1-0 Spelthorne Sports Frimley Green 3-5 Cobham

Camberley Town 1-0 Ascot United Banstead Athletic 1-1 Sutton Common Rovers

Westside 5-1 Sandhurst Town Walton & Hersham 6-0 Ash Utd Tooting Bec 1-1 Godalming Town Fleet Spurs 1-3 Kensington & Ealing Boro’ Farnham Town 3-0 Dorking Wanderers Res Eversley & California 1-1 Deportivo Galicia

Chessington & Hook Utd 2-0 Cove Bedfont & Feltham 1-4 Jersey Bulls Bagshot 0-2 British Airways AFC Hayes 2-1 Epsom & Ewell

Tuesday 8th September Walton & Hersham 4-0 Deportivo Galicia Tooting Bec 4-1 Kensington & Ealing Boro

Godalming Town 1-2 Farnham Town Epsom & Ewell 0-3 Westside

Badshot Lea 3-2 Sheerwater

Cove 2-1 Eversley & California

Wednesday 9th September

Chessington & Hook Utd 4-0 Sandhurst Town

Guildford City 0-2 Abbey Rangers Colliers Wood Utd 2-4 Hanworth Villa CB Hounslow Utd 0-3 Southall

British Airways 1-0 Fleet Spurs Ash Utd 7-0 Bagshot AFC Hayes 2-4 Bedfont & Feltham Friday 11th September British Airways 0-2 Jersey Bulls

COMBINED COUNTIES CLUBS FIXTURES SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

Combined Counties Premier Division Ascot Utd Vs Colliers Wood Utd Knaphill Vs Molesey Redhill Vs Raynes Park Vale Sheerwater Vs Banstead Athletic

Combined Counties Division 1 Ash Utd Vs AFC Hayes Bagshot Vs Tooting Bec Cove Vs Dorking Wanderers Reserves Eversley & California Vs Bedfont & Feltham Farnham Town Vs Kensington & Ealing Borough Fleet Spurs Vs Walton & Hersham Godalming Town Vs Chessington & Hook Utd

Sandhurst Town Vs Epsom & Ewell

MEET THE EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA

MANAGER

ASSISTANT MANAGER

ASSISTANT MANAGER

1st TEAM COACH

MATT

SCOTT

SUJ

ASHLEY

ANGELL

KEMP

KHERA

CUNNINGHAM

1st TEAM COACH

PHYSIO

DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER

ROSS

HANNAH

ALI

JOSH

FAWCETT

STEWART

DICKIE (Captain)

SMITH (Vice Captain)

GOALKEEPER

GOALKEEPER

GOALKEEPER

DEFENDER

LIAM

CONOR

BEN

CONNOR

VAUGHAN

RIDGERS

ANDREWS

ALLSTON

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

GEORGE

DALE

JOE

HARRY

MARSH

SMALL

MORIARTY

AMBLER

1st TEAM SQUAD

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER

DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER

HARRY

CHRIS

SAM

JOE

STEPHENSON

ROBSON

KNIGHT

PANTONY

MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER

ELLIS

CAMERON

NICK

LUKE

WINT

BLACKIE

HOLMES

FREWIN

MIDFIELDER

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD

MIDFIELDER/FORWARD

DAVE

JOSH

ROSS

PARAS

APPLETON

MOODY

McKERNAN

GILL

FORWARD

FORWARD

FORWARD

FORWARD

LEWIS

CAMERON

GIACOMO

AWAITING

ROBSON

EDWIN

DI-LULLO

DETAILS

CCL TABLES PREMIER & DIVISION 1

How it stands

COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPONSOR

DATE

OPPONENT

COMP

SCORE

SAT 5 SEPT

DEPORTIVO GALICIA

CCD1

1-1

TUES 8 SEPT

Cove

CCD1

0-2

SAT 12 SEPT

BEDFONT & FELTHAM

CCD1

SAT 19 SEPT

LONG CRENDON

FAV

SAT 26 SEPT TUES 29 SEPT

Chessington & Hook Utd

CCD1

GODALMING TOWN

CCD1

ATT 42

1

2

3

4

5

VAUGHAN

SMALL

ALLSTON

DICKIE (C)

AMBLER

VAUGHAN

MORIARTY

ALLSTON

DICKIE ©

AMBLER

HOME GAMES IN BOLD & CAPITALS / Away games in Lower case / CC=Combined Counties Division 1 / LC1 = Combined Counties Premier Cup & Round / EC1 = Esoteric Combined Counties League Cup & Round / FAV1 = FA Vase & Round. / SSC1 =County Cup & Round / SCC1 = Southern Combination Cup & Round. /

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

SMITH

McKERNAN WINT

EDWIN

L.ROBSON(1)

PANTONY

BLACKIE

KNIGHT

MORIARTY APPLETON

ROBSON

SMITH

STEPHENSON

EDWIN (1)

L.ROBSON

PANTONY

MARSH

KNIGHT

DI-LULLO

C.ROBSON

WINT

APPLETON

Players in BOLD WITH Number = Goals scored / Players in YELLOW = Yellow card /Players in Red = Red card / Player in Yellow text & Red surround = Yellow card & Red Card / SCORES—Wins in GREEN, Draws in YELLOW & Losses in RED. / Players name underlined = used sub. / HC1 = Hampshire Cup / RCB1=Russell-Cotes Benevolent Cup

COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE

BALL SPONSOR

DEVELOPMENT TEAM ‘Our Title Charge begins’ So as pre-season has now come to a close for us we are ready for our assault on the league title. Our last two pre-season games saw us travel to Hellenic Division 1 side Aldermaston in a physical encounter. We didn’t start the game well and took 30 minutes for us to actually kick into gear, we went into HT all tied at 1-1. We started the second half on fire and took the lead after 2 minutes. 15 minutes later and a sublime solo effort put us 3-1 ahead before a late consolation goal made it 3-2.

A much changed squad due to various reasons travelled to Abingdon for our final pre-season game which was dis-jointed in patches mainly due to the personnel with a few out of position. Things got harder as we were reduced to 10 men just before the hour mark and we eventually succumbed to a 3-1 defeat.

This weekend sees us start our league campaign as we travel to Chatham Town before hosting our local rivals Yateley on Tuesday night.

Up the Boars Andy Miller

LADIES TEAM ‘MAKING HISTORY’ The squad have now completed their pre-season preparations for the start of the new Thames Valley Counties Women’s Football League campaign, with a resounding 6 – 0 home win under lights against Rushmoor Community. In a very impressive display, the Ladies scored three in each half and played some really good fast flowing attacking football, which bodes well for the coming season. A Chantelle Lawrence hat-trick was the pick of the performances, with Rebekah Pantony, Megan Averill and Laura Comerford, all joining her on the score-sheet Tomorrow (13th September) sees the Ladies travel to Milton Keynes to take on City Belles in the first League game of the season, followed next week by their first ever Women’s FA Cup game away to Wycombe Wanderers FC Ladies, who beat Oxford City FC Women 4 – 0 in the Extra Preliminary Round.

Some good news also came our way this week, with confirmation that last season’s Hampshire Trophy Final will go actually still be going ahead. We are really pleased that Hampshire FA have enabled this game to go ahead, as the Ladies really deserve their chance to try and win some silverware. The final will be against United Services, Portsmouth, although the venue is still to be confirmed, it is likely that the game will be on Sunday 27th September, so the Ladies have a very busy period of important games

WHAT IS NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL

SIMON FULLER

A decade ago this would have been a relatively easy question to answer but today the lines are now so blurred perhaps it is time we dropped the phrase all together. Non-League used to refer to any team that was not part of the Football League but with the creation of the Premier League in 1992, the situation started to change.

It would have been unheard of to find a full-time side below the Football League but today, certainly at Level 5 or National League, most sides will be full-time and thus classed as professional players. So, another loose definition of the “amateur game” is out of date. In fact, there are teams at Level 6 who are now full-time, such has the game changed. What brought this question to a head was the “debate” over Social Media last year between Gary Neville, one of the co-owners of Salford City and Accrington Stanley’s Chairman, Andy Holt, over the signing of Aberdeen’s Adam Rooney by Neville’s club. Salford City’s rise through the leagues has been impressive – just over a decade ago they were playing in the North-West Counties League (Level 9).

Then came the “Class of ‘92” and their billionaire friend, Peter Lim, and invested heavily into the squad and the infrastructure and the club hasn’t looked back, taking their place in the National League for season2018/19 for the first time. There’s nothing new in a club getting significant investment and rising through the leagues, although in most cases it does end in tears. I’m not sure the risks of the owners walking away is anywhere near as high at Salford City, but it has caused some bitterness and rivalry from other clubs.

Salford’s signing of Rooney has certainly set a new bar though for the “Non-League” game. The Irishman swapped the promise of Europa League football with Aberdeen for the chance to play in the FA Trophy with Salford City, oh and the small matter of a reputed £4,000 per week – or in Lewes FC speak, 150% of our weekly playing budget.

Ah yes, the playing budget. Rooney’s transfer set up a war of words between Neville and Holt, with the Accrington Stanley chairman happy to reveal his annual playing budget, but when pushed, Neville wouldn’t reveal the

Salford City one, saying “You think I’m going to disclose my wages on here?” (Twitter). Why not?

Why can’t clubs all be transparent with their wages? We e saw significant amounts of “investment” at Level 7, with Billericay Town signing players such as Jamie O’Hara, Jermaine Pennant and Paul Konchesky. Whilst the owner/manager (until he sacked himself, then re-appointed himself)

find a modest increase in the playing budget for manager Darren Freeman and we believe we have a squad that can compete rather than struggle. But the gulf between Level 7 and Level 6 is huge in terms of finances and if we were to gain promotion, we would be ill -equipped at the moment to match any of the clubs at the National League South level.

Of course, that wouldn’t stop us giving it a go! So, should we stop referring to our game as Non-League?

Whilst we all understand what we mean when we say it, we are in a structure, the ‘pyramid’, that gives us a path to promotion all the way to the Premier League (we can but dream).

We aren’t grass-roots either.

The recent debate about the sale of Wembley and the plan to invest millions in ‘grass-roots football’ may claimed his wage bill was nothing like have got us excited that some of that the amounts being bandied around the cash could come our way, but media, they were still eye-watering in grassroots means just that – the terms of the level Billericay Town were amateur game in its purest sense playing at, and probably on a par with where facilities today in many the amounts Holt claimed Accrington instances are an embarrassment to our Stanley, now an EFL One club, paid.

National Game.

This season Level 5 of the English For now, I don’t think we have any Football Pyramid, the National League, option but to refer to ourselves as contains 11 clubs who have played in being part of the NonLeague game. We the English Football League, plus two all know where we stand, and even if (Salford City and Ebbsfleet United) with clubs like Salford City want to think significantly wealthy owners. It would and act as if they are already in the be an insult to call this Non-League Football League, then let them. anymore as many of these clubs have We will still stand on the Terry Parris facilities and resources that some EFL Terrace next season, beer in hand and clubs could only dream of. Money does marvel at the part-time players, the not always buy success, but it certainly volunteers and the beauty of the game gives you a big head-start and this we call Non-League. season few would bet against Salford City being one of the main challengers Simon Fuller for promotion to the Football League.

Of course, since this was written Salford City have indeed been They will face some stiff opposition promoted from the National League from the likes of Chesterfield, Barnet and are currently competing in the and Leyton Orient, all who are SKYBET LEAGUE TWO of the ENGLISH desperate to regain their Football FOOTBALL LEAGUE. League status. Two leagues below Salford City, the Rooks will take their The debate though is an interesting place back in Level 7, the Isthmian one. We’ll all have our opinions, but one League Premier Division, after two thing is certain. Football is a game of seasons at Level 8. We led the Isthmian opinions and that I guess makes it so South division for three-quarters of the fascinating to either watch or be a part season on a budget per week of half an of and why we all love it so much.

Adam Rooney, winning promotion with four games to spare. We’ve managed to

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5.

Which European football team has the club badge here >>>>?

6.

Which three English clubs has Gary Linker played for?

In the 2014/15 season, which team scored 5 goals in a first half against Aston Villa, and also 5 in a second half against Sunderland?

7.

In the 2008/09 season, Anorthosis Famagusta FC was the first team from which country to qualify for the UEFA Champions League Group stages?

8.

9.

Who was top scorer in the 1966 World Cup competition with nine goals?

10.What

number shirt is not used by West Ham and why?

11.Who

became the first non-British manager to win a major trophy in England?

12.With

five in 2014/15, which player reached the milestone of 47 headed goals in the Barclays Premier League?

13.Name

the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history?

Jurgen Klopp spent almost his entire playing career at which German club, before becoming their longest-serving manager?

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12.Peter Crouch 13.Roger Milla (42-years-old) 14.Mainz 05 10.Number 6 - retired out of respect for Bobby Moore 11.Ruud Gullit - 1997 FA Cup 6.Leicester City, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur 7.Southampton 8.Cyprus 9.Eusebio 1.dudley, Worcestershire 2.Carlsberg 3.West Ham United 4.Gordon Strachan 5.Portugal

THRU THE LENS

RICHARD MILAM Eversley & California FC’s Unofficial-Official Photographer picks up from where he left off last seasons with his regular article.

ARTICLE 15 ‘Photographic genres—Portraits’ So, it’s time to take a look at some of the other photography genre’s. There are many Varieties of photography styles, for instance, Wildlife, Landscapes, Portraiture, Fashion, Product, Architecture, Sport, Astrological, Street/ Urban and Forensic, to name but a few.

these events supply me with numerous Portrait opportunities.

Images. Connor Allston at the end of a game. A shot taken through a gap, capturing a great profile.

Although Sport Photography is my favourite pass time. I also enjoy taking images in some of the broader disciplines. I have 3 portfolios Sport, Events and General.

Sport is very self-explanatory and cover many different sports. Football obviously, but also Golf and Cricket. Each sport giving me the opportunity to use all of the technical and techniques that I possess.

The Events portfolio covers, Weddings, Birthdays and Charity events. I like the variety you get in this category. People, Animals and Children. All give me a challenge in a body of work.

Then there is General, This has a myriad of elements architecture, Seascapes, unusual places, Sunrise and sunset, plus dogs and people in the street.

At a wedding a couple of years ago, I took the picture of Howard Donald (Take That) Portrait photography is it’s own genre. It encapsulates elements in all of my three categories and his future wife kissing. I felt privileged to have had that opportunity.

And finally a recent image of Paras Gill. Post the Deportivo game after scoring the winner!

I find that I take pictures of people, dogs and children.

Portraits are often unintended and not posed. However, I do like to take black and white images of players after the game during the cooldown. Player are listening to the staff Next time I will talk about and are mostly oblivious to me taking pictures.

Wildlife Photography I love going to cover weddings and birthday parties as

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THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY FOR COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS

‘THE BAKERS DOZEN’ In total 23 of our 40 Combined Counties Football League Clubs took to the field for the opening FA Cup Extra Preliminary round of the 2020/21 season last week. Sadly we lost 10 clubs at the first hurdle.

However ‘The Bakers Dozen’ remain to fight another day as they kick off in the Preliminary Round this afternoon.

The two biggest wins for CCL Clubs in the Extra Preliminary Round came in the all CCL ties. CB Hounslow hitting Banstead Athletic for six in a 6-1 win, whilst Southall thumped Molesey on their own patch 7-0. Our near neighbours Camberley Town were the only CCL club successful in the penalty lottery beating Blackfield & Langley 5-4 after the game ended 0-0. There were other wins for Hanworth Villa, Sutton Common Rovers, Abbey Rangers, Cobham, Guildford City, Spelthorne Sports, Badshot Lea and Frimley Green. Of the 3 CCL Division 1 sides Sandhurst were well beaten 4-0 by AFC Porchester whilst Farnham Town lost on Penalties away at Corsham after a 2-2 FT score line.

Westside, however enjoyed a fantastic evening on their FA Cup debut with a 2-0 win away at Sussex side Billingshurt and followed that with a comprehensive 5-1 win at home vs Sandhurst in their opening League game last Saturday.

Win or lose, prize money the clubs receive is vital and despite 10 sides exiting they all received £375 for their trouble. The 13 winners pocketed a welcome £1,125 each and should they win today, they’ll receive a further £1,444. And, if they exit, they’ll be sent a cheque for £481.

From everyone at Eversley & California we wish you all the best of Luck today.

FA Cup PRELIMINARY ROUND FIXTURES (Involving Combined Counties Clubs)

Badshot Lea Vs Bracknell Town Chertsey Town Vs Abbey Rangers Cobham Vs Three Bridges Egham Town Vs Crawley Down Gatwick Hanwell Town Vs Spelthorne Sports Moneyfields Vs Camberley Town Sevenoaks Town Vs CB Hounslow Southall Vs Ashford Town Staines Town Vs Guildford City Steyning Town Community Vs

Hanworth Villa Sutton Common Rovers Vs Broadfields Utd Westfield Vs Frimley Green

Westside Vs Chatham Town

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26/9/20—3pm—Away Vs Chessington & Hook Utd 29/9/20—7.30pm -Home Vs Godalming Town

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AROUND

THE NON-LEAGUE PYRAMID Hi all,

carrier Richard Plackett who used to own the field.

So the FA saw crowds in excess of 100 at some games on Saturday and tightened up the rules extending the behind closed doors down to step 7 whilst that's frustrating somewhat they are unable to stop people attending in public parks so that's exactly what I did.

Although football has been played in the village for many years this version of the club was set up in the 1970's playing for much of it's time in the Oxfordshire Senior League with stints in the Hellenic League which is where they were when I first attended in 2004 as part of a groundhop.

DATE: 05/08/20 VENUE: The Lucy Plackett Playing Field MATCH: Adderbury Park v Hook Norton COMPETITION: Friendly The Lucy Plackett Playing Field has been in use as a venue for sport, initially Cricket since the nineteenth century.

The ground is named as such because it was left in a will for the young people of the village by Lucy Plackett daughter of local

With

CRAIG

DABBS The club are ambitious and are seeking to move away from here as they stand no chance of developing it however funding is proving to be a issue at present partly I'm told because the club play in the Hellenic League Division Two and that is outside the National League System. If that is the case either the Hellenic League gets it's Division Two's step seven status or maybe the club seek a move back to the Senior League.

So then a field in a beautiful village with a church as a backdrop and nine goals to boot, not too shabby on a Wednesday evening.

Here’s what both clubs said about the game.

Adderbury Park ‘Not one for

the lovers of defending, an end to end battle’

Hook Norton ‘Mixed emotions

tonight losing 5-4 to an experienced Adderbury Park team.

But couldn’t be prouder of the lads seeing as last time we played here we lost 9-0. Hell of an improvement’ For a pre season this was played out like it really mattered, perhaps it did, the clubs are under nine miles apart, local bragging rights? Anyway whatever the reason for a full bloodied encounter I certainly didn't mind one bit and thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

Now onto planning Saturday, lets see if the FA chuck something else at us all!

SCORE: 5-4 GOAL LOG:1-0 (6) 1-1 (29) 2-1 (33) 2-2 (34) 2-3 (45) 2-4 (55) 3-4 (61Pen) 4-4 (72) 5-4 (85) ATTENDANCE: 44 ADMISSION: Did not issue.

Enjoy the pics.

Craig

MEET TODAY’S OPPOSITION

BEDFONT & FELTHAM We have found it difficult in recent times to get anything from these games with todays opponents Bedfont & Feltham and I’m sure today will present itself as being another tough encounter.

It’s early days as we know, however the visitors have started ok. They may have lost 4-1 at home to Jersey Bulls on the opening day, but by all accounts it was a very close encounter until the final 15 minutes when the Bulls charged ahead. Then on Tuesday night they hit 4 past AFC Hayes to grab their first win which sees them lie 9th after two games of the league campaign.

Bedfont & Feltham were sitting 6th last time out before the pandemic took hold of the world and had finished 5th the season before that.

So with 4 teams getting promoted they are sure to be setting their sights firmly on elevating themselves up the league and into the Premier Division for the 2021/22 season.

For sure we are going to have to be at our very best and defensively sound against a very lively and clinical line of attack today. But, the boys know they have progressed from last season so will take to the field confident in their ability and in each other at taking away a positive result today against one of the promotion favourites.

RECENT HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS

CCD1—26/10/19 Eversley & California 0 Bedfont & Feltham 5 CCD1-15/12/18 Bedfont & Feltham 2 Eversley & California 1 League Cup- 23/10/18 Eversley & California 2 Bedfont & Feltham 3 CCD1 –25/08/18 Eversley & California 1

Bedfont & Feltham 5

OPPOSITION CLUB HISTORY Bedfont & Feltham Football club was formed in May 2012 following the amalgamation of Bedfont Football & Social Club with Feltham FC, taking the place of Feltham in the step 6 Combined Counties Division 1. The changes bought some decent results; two 5th place finishes in their first two seasons. The 2015-16 season saw a runners-up spot, 3 points behind CB Hounslow United and this was good-enough for promotion to the Premier Division.

The club only lasted at the higher level for one season, finishing secondbottom and some 13 points adrift of safety. Season 2017-18 saw the club finish in 17th place. In the summer of 2018, Adam Bessent joined from Staines Lammas and their loss was Bedfont & Feltham's gain.

Season 2018-19 started very well for Bedfont & Feltham seeing them unbeaten at the top of the league. Getting off to a cracking start helped: an 11-0 win over Bagshot earned the TalkSPORT 2 'Non-League Team of the Week' award.

The club held their heads high and were one of the forerunners throughout the season; suffering their first league defeat in November.

Further losses in January and February saw the crown slip slightly, leading to an eventual fifth place finish.

Season 2019-20 started with a win followed by two straight defeats and a draw. The team saw an improvement again and surged from mid-table to the top echelons,thbut with the enforced early finish, the club ended in a disappointing 6 place, although the whole season’s records were eventually declared null and void.

In the FA Cup, 2015-16 saw the club's best FA Cup run as they beat London Tigers and AFC Hayes (both after replays). A tough test against AFC Rushden & Diamonds awaited them in the 1st Qualifying Round where the run ended, despite a credible performance in the 2-1 defeat.

In the FA Vase, 2019-20 saw the Yellows reach the Second Round Proper; losing 1-3 after extra time to Welling Town (1-1 at 90 minutes). Other cup triumphs include the CCL Division 1 Challenge Cup, lifted in 2015 as they beat Worcester Park 4-3 on penalties in the final as well as the Middlesex Premier Cup a year earlier.

Adam Bessent has brought in Fadi Ananzeh as Head Coach and several new faces for Season 2020-21. The club also has a new Under 18s team to complement the Youth and Sunday sides.

The club has also retained the FA Charter Standard.

TAKING YOU AROUND STEP 6 FOOTBALL ‘PART 1: The COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE

For the 20/21 season there are 20 Step 6 Leagues around the country which contain in most cases 20 teams per division give or take one or two.

The Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division 1 which we compete in is one of those leagues.

We thought therefore we would provide a tour of each and every one of these leagues throughout the season so that we could find out more about football across the nation at Step 6.

Naturally there is no better place to start than the Combined Counties Football League, Division 1. But before we do here are the 19 other Step 6 Football Leagues across the nation that we will write about during the 20/21 campaign.

FOUNDED: 1922

1 East Midlands Counties League

TEAMS—COMBINED COUNTIES DIVISION 1:

2 Eastern Counties League Division 1 North

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3 Eastern Counties League Division 1 South 4 Hellenic Football League Division 1 East

PROMOTION TO: COMBINED COUNTIES PREMIER DIVISION

RELEGATION TO:

5 Hellenic Football League Division 1 West

SURREY ELITE INTERMEDIATE LEAGUE

6 Midland League Division 1

HAMPSHIRE PREMIER LEAGUE

7 North West Counties League Division 1 North

THAMES VALLEY PREMIER FOOTBALL LEAGUE

8 North West Counties League Division 1 South

MIDDLESEX COUNTY LEAGUE

9 Northern Counties East Football League Division 1

DOMESTIC CUPS:

10 Northern League Division 2 11 South West Peninsula League Premier Division East 12 South West Peninsula League Premier Division West 13 Southern Combination League Division 1 14 Southern Counties East League Division 1

PREMIER CHALLENGE CUP ESOTERIC DIVISION ONE CHALLENGE CUP

CURRENT CHAMPIONS: DIVISION 1—SHEERWATER (2018/19) PREMIER CHALLENGE CUP—SUTTON COMMON ROVERS (2018/19)

15 Spartan South Midlands League Division 1

ESOTERIC DIVISION 1 CHALLENGE CUP— FRIMLEY GREEN (2018/19)

16 United Counties League Division 1

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:

17 Wessex League Division 1

www.combinedcounties.pitchero.com

18 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division 19 Western League Division 1

TWITER: @ComCoFL

TAKING YOU AROUND STEP 6 FOOTBALL ‘PART 1: The COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE THE HISTORY OF THE COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE The league was renamed on 18 June 1978 when the Surrey Senior League underwent a metamorphosis to try to attract clubs from outside the county. The expanded league was initially called the Home Counties League but there was an objection to the title from the Home Counties Conference, which forced the league to change its name.

The league had a verbal agreement with the Surrey County Football Association to revert to a similar title to the former league – the Surrey Senior Football League. However, this name was later rejected as the Surrey County Football Association intended to reform the Surrey Senior League at a later date. It was first suggested by the FA that the league should be called the Corinthian Football League, but this was frowned upon by the Athenian Football League within which the old Corinthian Football League was incorporated.

The alternative suggestion, the Combined Counties Football League, was approved for the 1979–80 season.

With increasing numbers for the 1981–82 season, the clubs were split into two equal divisions; the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The winners then met in a two-legged play-off final, with Ash United winning 3–0 an aggregate against Malden Town. The league reverted to a single division for the 1982–83 season.

The league began with nine founder-member clubs and continued to steadily grow, resulting in the league becoming a feeder to the Isthmian League in 1984 with 16–18 teams usually competing in the Combined Counties Football League. Southwick became the first team promoted to the Isthmian League from a feeder club in 1985, and Chertsey Town followed a year later.

In 1987, the league announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Dan-Air worth a five figure sum. As part of the agreement, the league became known as the Dan-Air Football League and a representative team was introduced. The Dan-Air Class Elite Cup was also launched in 1989.

The Dan-Air Youth League was formed for the 1991– 92 season and opened to youth teams from all member clubs. However, the league attracted just seven clubs for the inaugural season and reluctantly abandoned the competition after one year. With the Dan-Air sponsorship coming to an end at the end of the season, the league agreed a sponsorship deal with Parasol Professional Portrait Photography and became known as the Parasol Combined Counties Football League. The League Challenge Cup became known as the Parasol Challenge Cup, and the Dan-Air Class Elite Cup was replaced by the Frazer Freight Vase with sponsorship from Frazer Freight International.

Ahead of the 1997–98 season, the league received

further sponsorship and subsequently became known as the Courage Combined Counties Football League. In 2002, the league reached a membership of 24 clubs – most notably with the addition of AFC Wimbledon. The introduction of AFC Wimbledon proved invaluable for the league's other clubs. With crowds of up to 4,000 spectators for their home clubs, many clubs would break their attendance records when AFC Wimbledon visited their ground which could generate substantial matchday revenue. The club's first matches in the league also required large numbers of police to control crowds, including mounted and police and patrolling helicopters.

In 2002, the league began a three-year sponsorship agreement to become the Seagrave Haulage Combined Counties Football League, although Seagrave pulled out of the deal after one season.

Following the National League System Conference in July 2002, the Combined Counties Football League and the Surrey County Senior League entered into discussions. This resulted in the two leagues merging for the 2003–04 season, forming a league with 40 clubs that would operate across the fourth and fifth steps of non-league football with a Premier Division and Division One. Another new sponsorship for the 2005–06 season, this time with Cherry Red Records, saw the league become known as the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League.

In 2011, the league accepted the membership of newly-founded club Guernsey. The arrival of the team meant that clubs would fly or take a ferry over to the Channel Islands in order to fulfil their fixtures, with Guernsey covering the expenses as part of their membership. Backed by former England international Matt Le Tissier, who made a one-off appearance in the Combined Counties Football League in 2013, they won the Combined Counties Football League Division One and Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup in their first season.

In May 2018, Westfield and premier division runners up, Bedfont Sports, were promoted to the Bostik (Isthmian) Football League due to The FA's decision to restructure steps 3 and 4 of the National League System. It was the first time that two teams had been promoted in one season.

TAKING YOU AROUND STEP 6 FOOTBALL ‘PART 1: The COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE

When the Combined Counties Division 1 all began…..

Season 2003/04 saw another development to the league with the amalgamation of the Surrey Premier league. This made the Combined Counties a much stronger force with a total of 42 member clubs and now with two senior divisions.

The Surrey Premier league was formed in 1982 as the Surrey County Premier League. Teams which were successful in this league were eligible to step up to the Combined Counties League. In 2000 the league changed its name to the Surrey County Senior League, but three years later it was absorbed into the Combined Counties League to form a new Division One of that league.

The last champions of the Surrey Premier League were Hersham Royal British Legion who finished 3rd in the first ever CCL SEASON DIVISION 1 Division 1 campaign. (See table below of how CHAMPIONS the inaugural Combined Counties League 2003-04 AFC GUILDFORD Division 1 finished)

2003/04 DIVISION ONE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL Coney Hall 0-5 Monotype

2004-05

CONEY HALL

2005-06

WARLINGHAM

2006-07

FARNHAM TOWN

2007-08

STAINES LAMMAS

2008-09

STAINES LAMMAS

2009-10

MOLE VALLEY SCR

2010-11

WORCESTER PARK

2011-12

GUERNSEY

2012-13

FRIMLEY GREEN

2013-14

SPELTHORNE SPORTS

2014-15

FARLEIGH ROVERS

2015-16

CB HOUNSLOW UTD

2016-17

BANSTEAD ATHLETIC

2017-18

WORCESTER PARK

2018-19

SHEERWATER

2019-20

SEASON ABANDONED

2020-21

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General committee

Development Team Assistant Manager

Vice-Chairman

Richard Hillam

Andy Miller

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Tony Lenon

Coach

Treasurer

Nick Pyne

Louis

Martin Elcox

Club photographer

Club Goalkeeper Coach

Club secretary

Richard Milam

Vacant

Sarah Pyne

1st Team Manager

Ladies Team Manager

Membership secretary

Matt Angell

Martin Elcox

Sarah Pyne

1st Team Assistant Managers

Vets Team Managers

Commercial Manager

Scott Kemp & Suj Khera

Paul Jacobs &

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1st Team Coach

Media

Ashley Cunningham

VEO & Drone Game footage

Dan Pyne

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Dan Pyne

Programme editor

Physio

Scott Kemp

Hannah Stewart

Catering Manager

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TBC

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