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DUGOUT WAYNE JEROME

Good afternoon and a warm welcome to Tytherington Rocks Football Club for today’s Toolstation First Division fixture.

Since my last notes, it seems our free-flowing goalscoring exploits have slowed down. A first league home defeat of the season came at the hands of then 2nd from bottom Almondsbury who I said would give anyone a game on the day.

Having said that we helped them on their way with a poor performance and contributed to our own downfall which lead to a 4-3 loss with our goals coming from Dec Cornish with a brace and a Josh Williams penalty.

We then travelled to Bishops Sutton which is always a tricky place to go and especially after a defeat the week before.

We looked for a quick return to winning ways but had to settle for a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Alex Murphy netting for us in the 56th minute then only for us to concede three mins later with a worldy strike from one of their lads. Personally, I thought a point each was a fair result on reflection of the game.

Next up the long trip to Tytherington Rocks and all though

we found ourselves one down at the interval we could of and should have been 2-1 up at the break.

We started the second half brightly and equalised through that man again Alex Murphy with a well-placed header. We pushed all the way right to the end for the winner but again wasted two more glorious chances to take the three points back home with us and the final score ended 1-1.

But, unlike the week before I thought this game was there for taking with the number of chances we created so it felt like two points lost rather than a point gained on the day.

We hope to make amends for last week as we take on Tytherington again today as this is the rearranged fixture from six weeks ago when the game was abandoned through a bad injury to one of their young lads.

At that time we were winning 2-0 so with three points up for grabs today I was hoping for a 2-0 head start from where we left the last game!

I hope you all enjoy today’s game and thanks for your continued support.

Wayne

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BOARDROOM WITH CHAIRMAN JOHN BOWERS Good afternoon everyone and a warm welcome back to The Consol Stadium Raleigh Grove for today’s match against Tytherington Rocks.

Today’s game is a re-arranged game because our last game was abandoned because of a bad injury to a Rocks player. Everyone at Sherborne Town hopes the lad who suffered the injury is on the mend.

Tytherington Rocks. Which ended one goal each.

A game in which I thought we lost two points rather than winning a point. So hopefully we can push on today and get all three points.

The reserves with their new management team do seem to be struggling to get a run of wins on board.

It certainly is a funny old game this football malarkey.

In the first few games of the season we could not stop scoring goals now it seems the ball will just not go in the net.

Having watched them play a few times over the last few weeks they are not far away just as the first team they need a little luck in front of the goal which I am very confident will come.

This is very frustrating for the players and of course for everybody else. I know we just have to keep playing the way we do and this will change soon.

Well, hopefully, today.

Please enjoy the game today and remember to keep the faith.

Last week saw us draw away today’s visitors

John

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OUR HISTORY

AND HONOURS The club was founded in 1894, making them one of the oldest clubs in Dorset, they played their matches in those early days at Marston Road, on the outskirts of the Town.

They played county football with occasional silverware displayed in the town pubs. Following the opening of the Terrace playing fields just before the Second World War, this became the new venue for home games.

The Club then moved across the road from the Terrace playing fields in 1985 to it’s present home called “Raleigh Grove” fittingly using Sir Walter Raleigh’s historical connection with the town.

The Raleigh Grove site was built in 1985 on a grazing field, at the level of the raised banking that exists today on the north west side of the ground, this had to be leveled, to create a playing area, a task made all the more difficult as there was a pond in the far right corner of the ground.

When the site was built the club noted the regulations laid down for promotion from the Dorset Premier league at the time, so a covered section on the south west side of the ground was erected for supporters, also the pitch had four drains laid to aid the playing surface.

Dorset Senior Cup Runners-up - 1973/74, 2006/07 Dorset Combination Winners - 1981/82, 1984/85 Dorset Combination Cup Winners - 1981/82, 1984/85 Dorset Combination Cup Runners-up - 1982/83, 1993/94 Dorset Senior Cup Winners - 1982/83, 2003/04, 2007/08 Dorset Youth Shield Winners - 1989/90, 1990/91 Dorset Combination Runners-up - 1992/93, 2001/02 Dorset Premier League Runners-up - 2005/06 FA Carlsberg Vase Forth Round - 2006/07 FA Carlsberg Vase ‘Team of the Round’ - 2007/08 Toolstation First Division Runners-up - 2007/08

The clubhouse and stadium was a project due to the forethought of the then Chairman of the club, Mr. Ken Mullins, this spacious facility also incorporates the dressing rooms, bar, function room, kitchen, storeroom and toilets, including disabled facilities.

The record attendance at the ground is 1,000 versus Eastliegh (featuring ex-Southampton and England international Matthew Le Tissier), in the Andy Shephard Memorial match on July 27th 2003.

Four Football League clubs have played at Raleigh Grove, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, Swindon Town and Yeovil Town.

In 2001 the committee of Sherborne Town outlined a 3-phase, 5-year plan for the future development of the ground, the plans included a hard standing path on all sides of the pitch for spectators, a 150-seater stand to be erected, relocating the dugouts, improvements to the clubhouse, and the installation of floodlights. Expansion and upgrading the stadium has been ongoing every year.

The club joined the Toolstation Western League in 2006 after gaining runners up spot in the Dorset Premier League, exciting FA Cup and Vase runs have seen the club play from Cornwall to Suffolk.

Dorset Reserve League Winners - 2007/08 Toolstation First Division ‘Manager of the Year’ 2007/8 Kevin Leigh, 2012/13 Jamie Manley Toolstation ‘Hospitality Award’ Winners - 2009/10 FA Cup Second Qualifying Round - 2010/11 Somerset Floodlit Youth League South Division Winners - 2010/11 Toolstation First Division Winners - 2012/13 Dorset Senior Trophy Runners-up - 2012/13 Dorset County Youth League Division 1 Winners 2012/13

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NON-LEAGUE

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THERE’S no greater buzz among Non-League supporters than experiencing the magic of the FA Cup. That thrill of seeing your hometown club pitched against the elite in the world’s greatest cup competition. There’s simply nothing like it.

Sadly, though, the FA Cup gods can’t shine down on everyone and it takes a sprinkling of dust from Lady Luck herself at times in order to keep the dream alive.

Take Horsham FC for example. After celebrating a famous win over Woking – two levels their superior – in the fourth qualifying round last Saturday, Hornets fans would be have forgiven for getting carried away while glued to the televised first-round draw on Sunday lunchtime.

Their reward…a trip to Carlisle United – a round trip of 682 miles for a game which wouldn’t really overexcite the TV companies ready to potentially place them in the nation’s spotlight.

Understandably, the Hornets would have looked on in awe at fellow Isthmian Leaguers AFC Sudbury, whose reward for becoming the first team to beat National League South leaders Dartford this season was a mouth-watering home clash against League Two neighbours Colchester United – a tie which will almost certainly whet the appetite of those either side of the Suffolk/Essex border.

My message to Horsham, however, is fear not. The magic of the FA Cup has not passed you by just yet.

As local sports editor, I remember covering Farnborough Town’s path to the fourth round of the cup back in 2002-03. After a handsome firstround victory over Harrogate, the town was filled with anticipation until they were handed a rather underwhelming trip to Southport in round two.

Still, the run went on, however, as Boro came through 3-0 against the 10-man Sandgrounders to book their place in the third round for the first time in the club’s history.

Premier League and Championship big guns lay in wait but Farnborough’s reward was a depressing 540-mile round trip to League Two Darlington in the snow! Talk about a damp squib!

Incredibly, Graham Westley’s side came through that too, winning 3-2 in arctic conditions to make the hat for round four.

Third time lucky, Premier League champions Arsenal were their just rewards and despite a 5-1 defeat to Arsene Wenger’s star-studded Gunners side in a tie eventually switched to Highbury, the club enjoyed their finest hour – a day that could never be taken away from a support base starved of success for so long.

The same could also be said for Lincoln City. NonLeague football’s best ever FA Cup run to the last eight in 2016-17 saw the National League Imps come through low-profile trips to Championship duo Ipswich Town and Brighton & Hove Albion to take their place in the fifth round.

Again, the giants of English football lie in wait but Lincoln were instead paired with a trip to Burnley where their run was expected to end with a whimper and without the fanfare it thoroughly deserved.

Not so, as Sean Raggett’s 89th-minute header earned Danny Cowley’s side the most famous win in their history and an eventual quarter-final clash with Arsenal at the Emirates. The rest, as they say, is history, as far as Lincoln are concerned.

You see, Horsham may well be cursing their luck right now and wondering if the FA Cup gods will ever shine on their plush new Camping World Community Stadium in West Sussex. Hope, though, as Farnborough and Lincoln proved, is still on the horizon and but there’s still time for the magic of the cup to be conjured.

As Del Boy would say in Only Fools and Horses…“He who dares, wins!”

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Tytherington Football Club was formed in 1896 by the local Headmaster, Mr Emanuel, and others including the Rev John Bingley. Rev. Bingley stipulated that, to gain his support, the club should play in amber and black – his old college colours – Brasenose in Oxford.

In the early days the club played in the Wotton-Under -Edge League and travelled to away matches by waggonette, a four-wheeled horse drawn cart, with seats along both sides.

The club played at many different grounds in the early days, one of which was Mill-Leaze Fields. This is the fields behind the village shop in Tytherington. They eventually found a permanent home at the Hardwicke Playing Fields. The club used the Swan Inn as their changing rooms until a new pavilion was erected by the Parish Council, on the playing fields in 1938.

In the 1920s Tytherington FC was suspended by the Gloucestershire Football Association for non payment of a fine. The fine followed a referee being jostled into an adjoining brook after what the home side felt were some dubious decisions! No pay – no play, so Tytherington disbanded until 1932 when Tytherington Rocks FC was formed, joining the Bristol Suburban League. War disrupted the local leagues. Rocks rejoined the Bristol Suburban League Division 1 in 1947.

The same year a youth team called the Pebbles was formed and played in the Gloucestershire Junior Boys’ Association Football League. In 1956-57 Rocks were losing final- ists in the GFA Minor Cup and the team spent most of the 1960s between Division 3 and Division 5. The fa- cilities were upgraded in 1979-80, with new showers and toilet block together with electricity! Candlelight and Rocks’ famous tin bath were consigned to history! Three enthusiasts were largely responsible for these improvements – Ron Holpin, on the practical side, Tony Hennessy on the financial side and Dave Kemp for plumbing.

The Reserves reformed in Division 7 whilst under the manager Jack Parr and the first team moved through the divisions reaching Division 1 for the 1987-88 season. Two managers, Ron Holpin and Mike Lee led the Reserves to promotion and a Cup Final in three consecutive sessions between 1985 and 1987. In 1987-88 saw the formation of the third team joining Division 7 and at the same time Streamside Juniors were adopted as Tytherington Rocks Juniors. A floodlit training pitch, the result of hard voluntary

work, was opened by Ted Pitt, Ted Oakey and Ambrose Johnson.

With Brian Landsown as manager from 1988-89 Rocks entered Premier Division 2 and by 1993 arrived in Premier Division 1. Ground improve- ments continued with team dugouts and perimeter fencing. As Champions of the Bristol and Suburban Premier League in 1996-97, it was shock and disappointment when their Gloucestershire County League application was rejected. Undaunted, attention then turned to the clubhouse, a new bar, separate changing facilities, referee accommodation for both sexes and a spectator stand, all raised the profile of the club and, in 1997-98, this time the County League application was successful with Dave Marshall at the managerial helm.

Under manager Shaun Honour, the team survived a difficult first season but, during the next four years, en- joyed top half finishes and were GFA Challenge Trophy Finalists, League Cup Finalists and, in 2003-04, were County League Runners-up. Managers, Mickey Jefferies and Andy Mathias, had prepared Tytherington for Hellenic League football and Hellenic League status Division 1 [West] arrived in 2004-05.

Season 2011-12 was to prove to be the first of three outstanding years for Tytherington Rocks. The 1st team finished 18 points clear to win the Hellenic League Division 1 [West] title, followed by a 3rd place and then champions again in 2013-14, this time by 5 points. However, once again, in 2014, as in previous years, a transfer request to move to the Toolstation Western League was rejected by the FA. This refusal had a devastating effect on the club with players and team management of both 1st team and Re- serves leaving en masse.

History will record that several managers and committee members worked tirelessly to ensure the survival of the club during the following four seasons. The Reserves lasted for only the first of those seasons in the Bris- tol Suburban League.

One positive feature has been the participation of the 1st team in the FA Vase competition.

August 2018 saw the prospect of a 1st team still in the Hellenic League Division 1 [West], a Reserve team hoping to re-enter the Bristol Suburban League at a realistic level and an U18 squad playing under flood- lights in the Somerset Floodlit League.

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TOOLSTATION LEAGUE

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Welton Rovers’ brilliant start to the campaign shows no sign up slowing up, and they have now accumulated a 15-point lead atop the division following a 5-2 win over Bristol Telephones.

The hosts were far from a pushover, but whenever they threatened a fightback, Welton had all the answers, running out easy winners thanks in part to Jack Slocombe’s first half double.

Lewis Russell had opened the scoring inside two minutes, with Slocombe then scoring twice before Joe Garland and Jacob Watson added further goals for the undefeated visitors after the break.

Rovers weren’t the biggest scorers on the day, with that honour belonging to Wincanton Town who defeated Bishop Sutton by six goals to nil. After Louis Irwin had put the hosts ahead in the tenth minutes, Cam Vere then scored his first goal for the club to double their advantage just before the half hour mark.

Cam Allen then curled home a third for the home side, before Dan Wise’s penalty in first half injury time ended any chance of a competitive final 45 minutes.

Town finally added a fifth thanks to a bundled finish from Gary Chapman, with Allen saving the best for last, nutmegging his marker before unleashing a 40-yard strike into the top left corner.

There was a rare win for bottom-side Devizes, who closed the gap on those in the lower reaches of the table thanks to a 3-2 victory away at Hengrove.

In what was a tight affair throughout, goals from Beaven Cross and a Stuart Windsor penalty saw Town lead 2-1 at the interval, before Dan Sibley added a third to close out the much-needed victory.

Longwell Green Sports were another side to secure a crucial three points, with James Horrocks’ 19th minute penalty and a late Alex Grimshaw header helping them beat ten-man Bishops Lydeard 2-0 to jump up three places to 17th.

Odd Down made it back-to-back wins at home to Portishead, after goals from Raphael Waugh, Luke Bryan and Omar Simpson helped them complete a 3-1 victory.

Action from Welton Rovers clash at Bristol Telephones, courtesy of Mark Pile.

The home side were also on top at Radstock, where Jack Hopper and Craig Sheppard were both on target in their 2-0 win over Gillingham.

There was an entertaining 2-2 draw between Boco and Lebeq in Bristol, while Sherborne made it backto-back 1-1 draws after coming from behind to deny Tytherington.

The Rocks were in position to secure all three points thank to Max Wilding’s 18th minute opener, but they were dragged back by the Zebras for whom Alex Murphy levelled early in the second half.

Cheddar ended a seven-match winless run in all competitions, scoring four times in a ten-minute blitz at the end of the first half to beat Almondsbury 4-2.

Things weren’t looking great for the Cheesemen after Joe White tapped home for the visitors after 20 minutes, but they soon sparked into life once Ollie Hucker volleyed them level on the half-hour mark.

An own goal soon overturned the earlier deficit, before a quickfire brace from Robbi Maggs five minutes before the interval saw the hosts suddenly lead by four goals to one. Andrew Williams struck 13 minutes from time for the Almonds, but that was as close as they got, bringing an abrupt end to their two-match winning streak.

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THE BOX WITH COLIN GOODLAND

Hi everyone and welcome to Raleigh Grove, this week I have searched the computer box to bring you another football story.

COLONEL GADDAFI WAS ‘HOURS AWAY’ FROM OWNING MANCHESTER UNITED

The Glazer family may not be very popular amongst fans as owners of Manchester United but it could have been worse. Way, way worse.

The now-deceased Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi was ‘hours away’ from taking control of the club in 2004, it has been revealed.

Investment banker Mehmet Dalman, who is currently the chairman of Cardiff, was the man who brokered the Glazers’ purchase of the club in 2004 and 2005.

And he revealed in an interview with the Times that it was nearly Gaddafi, and not the Glazers, who bought John Magnier and JP McManus’s 29.9% share in the club at the time.

“People don’t realise how the [takeover] deal was a whisker

away from going to Libya,” Dalman said.

“Gadaffi almost bought the club. That’s how close it got – literally, you’re talking about a few hours.”

The dictator’s son, Saadi Gaddafi, revealed in 2005 that his father had attempted to buy Manchester United.

But it was never clear exactly how close Gaddafi was to owning the club.

How he would have fared with the Premier League’s infamous fit-and-proper-person test and the meetings with Fergie would I`m sure be explosive!!!!...we’ll never know Enjoy the game Goody

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FIXTURES &

RESULTS JULY SAT 31 HENGROVE ATH AUGUST SAT 07 DEVIZES TOWN SAT 14 WELLS WED 18 WARMINSTER TOWN SAT 21 LEBEQ MON 30 RADSTOCK TOWN

W 6-1 W 5-1 D 0-0 W 4-2 L 3-2

SEPTEMBER SAT 04 AEK BOCO SAT 11 VERWOOD TOWN WED 15 WINCANTON TOWN SAT 18 CHEDDAR SAT 25 BEMERTON HEATH

W 3-0 W 5-3 W 4-2 W 3-1 L 6-3

W 6-1

OCTOBER SAT 02 ALMONDSBURY L 4-3 SAT 09 BISHOP SUTTON D 1-1 SAT 16 TYTHERINGTON ROCKS D 1-1 SAT 23 TYTHERINGTON ROCKS H SAT 30 AEK BOCO H NOVEMBER TUE 2 WINCANTON TOWN SAT 06 ODD DOWN (BATH) SAT 13 BRISTOL TELEPHONES SAT 27 LEBEQ

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DECEMBER SAT 04 LONGWELL GREEN SAT 11 ALMONDSBURY SAT 18 CHEDDAR SUN 26 GILLINGHAM TOWN

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JANUARY SAT 01 WELTON ROVERS SAT 08 DEVIZES TOWN SAT 15 PORTISHEAD TOWN SAT 22 BISHOPS LYDEARD SAT 29 HENGROVE ATHLETIC

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FEBRUARY SAT 05 OLDLAND ABB SAT 12 RADSTOCK TOWN SAT 19 BRISTOL TELEPHONES SAT 26 WELLS CITY

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MARCH SAT 05 BISHOPS LYDEARD SAT 12 PORTISHEAD TOWN SAT 19 WARMINSTER TOWN SAT 26 LONGWELL GREEN

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APRIL SAT 02 ODD DOWN (BATH) SAT 09 OLDLAND ABB FRI 15 GILLINGHAM TOWN MON 18 WELTON ROVERS SAT 23 BISHOP SUTTON

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TOOLSTATION FIRST DIVISION TABLE Welton Rovers Oldland Abbotonians Radstock Town AEK Boco Sherborne Town Warminster Town Cheddar Odd Down (BATH) Tytherington Rocks Wells City Lebeq United Bishop Sutton Gillingham Town Wincanton Town Bristol Telephones Portishead Town Longwell Green Sports Hengrove Athletic Bishops Lydeard Almondsbury Devizes Town

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