Romulus F.C. Who’s Who
Chairman & Club Owner: Richard Evans Vice Chairman: George Evans Club Founder & President Emeritus: Roger Evans Vice President: Paul Dockerill Club Secretary:
Justin Holt Treasurer: Peter Morgan Committee Members: Richard Evans, Roger Evans, George Evans, Richard Clarke, Paul Dockerill, Adam Holt, Justin Holt, Gary Davis, Jodie Horsfall First Team Manager: Neil Tooth First Team Assistant Manager: Phil Male First Team Coach: Royston Richardson Joe Ballinger Andy Ling First Team Physio: Emily Wallbanks
Head of Matchday Operations: Justin Holt Matchday Secretary: Justin Holt / George Evans Stadium Announcer: Justin Holt Official Club Photographer: Richard “Trickie” Clarke Gateman: Gary Davis Hospitality/Raffle: Susan Davis
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Romulus F.C. Who’s Who
The Romulus F.C. College
Marketing & Media
Chairman:
Chief Club Journalist:
Richard Evans
Adam Holt
Academy Manager:
Social Media Manager:
Luke Rowe
Justin Holt
Welfare Officer:
Website & App Designer/Manager:
Richard Evans
Justin Holt Matchday e-Programme Design/Editor:
Under 15s Team
Adam Holt
Manager: Luke Rowe
Matchday Team Sheet Editor:
Under 8s Team
Justin Holt
Manager: Adam Awan Sunday Team Manager: Jake Lawrence Assistant Manager: George Evans
Club Information Archivist, Historian & Statistician: Justin Holt
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Neil Tooth First Team Manager Good afternoon everyone Seems like an age since we had a home fixture, so it will be good to be back amongst the comforts of home. We have had a mixed bag of results recently. Wins in both the cups have been great, but two losses and one draw in our league fixtures have not been so good The most disappointing game for me would be the Dudley game where we should’ve been out of sight by half-time, and then somehow managed to walk away. Happy with the draw at the end. At Studley, we were completely outplayed by a very good team. You should go on to win the league. The Northwich game I have to take some responsibility for as I’ve got the selection to start the game wrong. We still have more than enough quality on the pitch to get a positive result but another few costly errors ultimately resulted in us losing the game. As a result, new players have come into the club that will make us stronger, and I’m hopeful that they will be at least two more through the door over the coming week. I’m not one for chopping and changing on a regular basis but with us coming to the club so late in preseason I would say we haven’t really found a good balance to progress with so until we do the unfortunate impact movie players coming and going. UTR Toothy
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Roger Evans Club President Emeritus Everyone involved with Romulus Football Club is a volunteer, that includes Richard and myself. We have been involved with the club since it's foundation in 1979. We have had lots of people help , get involved over the years and not everyone of those people were volunteers, that is why l appreciate everything anyone does to help the club in anyway, the on field at the moment is really good, and of course as within any club the off field can always be improved, l would like to say that whoever helps our club a very big thank you. Hopefully our club will go from strength to strength but that only happens when everyone involved is aiming for the same goal, there are big aims in front of us, but we can only achieve if we all do it together. Come on you Roms Roger
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Hello and welcome to today’s game. There’s been a lot going on since I’ve last done programme notes. On the football front, today’s game is a massive test for us as a squad of players, after losing the last 2 away on our travels, it’s imperative we keep our good home form up. After having a good start to the season, it’ll be a tough test, and a show of our character is definitely required. The league is so tight, and getting the points on the board are so crucial even at this early stage of the season. We will be doing all we possibly can, to ensure we are sitting in the bar come 17:00 with 3 points. As always, thank you for your continued support, the lads do really appreciate it.
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Trickie Talk Academy Corner Half-Term Report Seems a while back away at Boldmere St. Michaels that we began our season off with the FA Youth Cup. Playing a Floodlight team who in recent years have gained quite the reputation it felt like a tough test ahead. With the First Team management duo filling in, the stage was set for what I felt would be a difficult night on a warm evening back at the start of September. With a mix of mainly new scholars & some lads from last season the game turned out to be a real decent competitive match against the older slightly more experienced setup at our local rivals. A single goal each half settled the affair for the hosts as Boldmere came out 2-0 winners. Okay out the cup, but from what I witnessed on and off the pitch gave me a taste of what just might happen in the league and I am not disappointed one bit so far. With Luke Rowe back at the helm with us at home, Rom's young guns took on ProDirect which ended up a belter. A goal fest pursued with a 6-3 victory. The main thing I took from the game was that when we tried to play good football our visitors to Lindridge Road just could not compete and also this was our last match at home in the previous league season which we lost so improvement on the 2022/23 season also kicked off. Next we headed south to Crystal Palace in a game of errors from our man in the middle with the whistle and cards. An unfortunate and wrong sending off midway in the firsthalf meant our keeper had to take an early shower with us already in a commanding lead. The host managed to pull it back and in the end we had to settle for a 2-2 draw with a long trip back to North Birmingham for a game that felt like points dropped even this early in the season. At time of writing we returned to winning ways last Wednesday with a 4-1 victory and now look ahead to another away day at Mickleover Sports Academy. Also we have a taster day coming up at Lindridge Road on Monday October 30th between 10am till 2pm and for further information email Head of Academy Luke Rowe lukerowe@romulusacademy.co.uk and keep an eye out on all our socials if you are considering an education that links in with the beautiful game. Anyway good to be back home at Castle Vale & UTR as ever, Trickie. 7
Everyone at Romulus F.C. would like to thank Cube Contracts, our away shirt main sponsor, for their valued and appreciated support. Cube Contracts deliver construction & refurbishment projects to the Education, Shopfitting, Commercial, Industrial, Pharmaceutical & Aerospace Sectors. Cube Contracts are based in Birmingham but operate all over the UK. The company director and all our staff and suppliers have worked within these sectors for many years. We have formed Strong relationships with all our suppliers over these years meaning we can provide you with the quality and trusted services that you Require and deserve. We can operate as main contractor, so you give us your plans and we take control and bring in all trades that are required to complete your project. We can also work alongside nominated contractors. By suppling our clients with High standards, we as a company set. Cube contracts are continuing to see return business from clients we have worked with for many years and also clients who we have just started to work with since the formation of Cube contracts. Please get in touch for a no obligation chat or arrange a meeting to see how we can work together and improve your spaces. We look forward to working with you also.
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A Q&A With Club Chairman Richard Evans Chief Club Journalist Adam Holt caught up with Romulus Owner and Chairman Richard Evans to talk all things Romulus. Richard also opened on the origins of his company Tame Cleaning and much more! - Could you briefly describe your role with Romulus? My position at Romulus is as Chairman. My main role is to improve the whole structure of the club and help us progress for many years too come . - What has been your favorite moment at the club over the years? My favourite times have been when I managed the first team for over nineteen years and made us an established non-league club. Four promotions in that time have given me the most pleasure as its difficult to win one promotion let alone four! - How important is the academy and how important is it for the club? The academy gives a real reason for the club staying in existence. We should all be very proud that we are helping young lads in both full time education and also with their football careers. - How did you come to start up Tame Cleaning? Tame cleaning started many years ago and has gone from strength to strength as a result of hard work and dedication. I started by cleaning houses and pubs, and today it has grown to clean schools, hospitals and much more. - How enjoyable has the journey been with Tame so far and where do you see the business in a few years time? The Tame journey has been all about hard work. We will continue to grow naturally as all of our 250 plus staff, who all endeavor to deliver a good service.
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Disclaimer Romulus Football Club and the editor of this programme have taken the greatest of care to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this programme, but cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies, omissions, or errors in respect of the information provided within this programme. The views expressed in this programme are of the responsibility of the respective authors, and do not represent the views of the editor or those of Romulus Football Club. 18
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