Romulus F.C. v Stone Old Alleynians
Saturday 10th August 2024 - 15:00
MFL Premier Division - The Domino's Arena
The
Romulus F.C. Who’s Who
Chairman & Club Owner: Richard Evans
Vice Chairman: George Evans
Club Founder: Roger Evans
President Emeritus: Roger Evans
Vice President: Paul Dockerill
Club & Matchday 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, Tom Pratt
Matchday
Programme & Team Sheet Editor: Justin Holt
Stadium Announcer: Tom Pratt
Club Photographer: Richard “Trickie” Clarke
Head Matchday Coordinator: Gary Davis
Matchday Coordinator: Susan Davis
Hospitality Manager: Jodie Horsfall
First Team
Manager: Neil Tooth
Assistant Manager: Phil Male
Coach: Royston Richardson, Joe Ballinger, Andy Ling, George Evans
Sports Therapist: Ashley Rock
The Romulus F.C. College
Chairman: Richard Evans
Academy Manager: Luke Rowe (07552 232783 - lukerowe@romulusacademy.co.uk)
Academy Assistant: Richard “Trickie” Clarke Welfare Officer: Richard Evans
Under 15s Team Manager: Luke Rowe
Under 9s Team
Manager: Ant Smith (07982 930585 - AnthonysmithPT@outlook.com)
Under 8s Team
Manager: Adam Awan (07970 715375 - Adam@awanplc.co.uk)
Media
Head Of Media Operations: Justin Holt
Chief Club Journalist: Adam Holt
Website & Mobile App Architect: Justin Holt
Club History
Club Historian & Statistician: Justin Holt
Richard Evans Club Owner & Chairman
Welcome everyone to our first league game of the season as we welcome Stone Old Alleynians.
It's also good to be back here at Sutton Coldfield Town FC where we had so many successes in the past during our first period at Coles lane.
Last Saturday Sutton knocked us out of the FA Cup and on reflection I think they did edge the match, but we did have some good performances from players so hopefully we can build quickly as we enter the Midland Football League Premier season.
We tailed away last year and ended up disappointed with our league placing but im sure the hard work put in this pre season will start to show in our results in the opening weeks of the season.
Neil has worked hard during the summer, so I hope that he gets the results his efforts deserve.
On the field the first team have great facilities for both home matches and first team training so it really is down to them all to get us 3 points as often as possible.
Team spirit looks good from the outside despite results not being great over the pre-season against mainly higher league opposition so I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone smiling when we get up the league table this season.
Finally, I’m so pleased we have kept all our committee and volunteers for this season. You are all brilliant and I can't thank you enough for all you do at the club.
Let's all stick together and get us on a run of wins!
UTR
Richard
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Neil Tooth First Team Manager
Good afternoon and welcome to the Domino’s arena for the first league game of the season. It feels so good to be back here, the home of Sutton Coldfield town and a place where Romulus football club have enjoyed a lot of success.
Whenever you start a new season, it is always with excitement and trepidation. We have had a lots of movement squad wise and we are hopeful that the squad we have put together can have a more successful season than we did last year.
Last week we were knocked out of the FA Cup by our landlords and although we are disappointed with the results and going out of the cup, there were a lot of positives that we were taking into today’s game and the new season. Today will be a tough game as they always are against Stone who are a big physical well organised outfit, and they will be buzzing from their win against Bedworth last week in the FA Cup.
Let’s hope we get off to a positive start, and here’s hoping for a successful enjoyable season for the mighty Roms ⚽❤
Toothy
The Ups & Downs Of The FA Youth Cup
By Richard Clarke
A brief history of Romulus Academy in the FA Youth Cup.
Virtually from the early days at Romulus Academy College the young team have taken great pride in being involved in the FA Youth Cup. It has been a mixed bag of success and this coming Monday, 12th August, the college side will take the short trip to Coton Green to once again be involved in this marquee cup competition.
Last season the Roms team had a tough opening round match in the FA Youth Cup away at Boldmere St. Michaels Football Club. The Academy side was made up mainly of new recruits barely 16 years of age just fresh out of school and had not played a competitive game together. The home side on the other hand was an experienced U18s Floodlit group who to be fair was probably one of the strongest footballing sides in our area. A goal each half was the difference from the hosts. The raw Romulus college side played well throughout and for the majority of the 90 minutes competed well under the lights at Boldmere Community Stadium. That performance showed, even though 2-0, that we had a team with plenty of promise and carried on the good progress in the college league staying undefeated for the rest of the year.
Well while talking around the FA Youth Cup I cannot carry on without mentioning that famous run we had just under 10 years ago which created so many magic moments. Under the leadership of Andy Turner the young guns of Romulus Academy went on an outstanding run in this famous competition. After beating the likes of Pilkington and Racing Club Warwick in the early rounds the club found themselves in what would be the equivalent in the senior FA Cup the dizzy heights of the FIRST ROUND PROPER. After the draw Romulus Academy were picked out of the hat to play pro-setup Notts County away at Meadow Park. I still remember travelling up to the ground thinking let's keep the scoreline respectable and enjoy the occasion. Sometimes in football you get things wrong and for once I was so glad to be totally out with my expectations. What happened next was a Roms side that totally bossed the match for 90 minutes winning convincingly 3-1 and trust me when I say the Notts County goal really was a consolation goal. Still to this day I count that game as my all time favourite moment in over 15 years with Romulus with any of our sides. In the next round the lads were narrowly beaten at home against Oldham Athletic, but I always remember the Oldham manager saying that it was one of the best teams he'd come up against that season.
Anyway, back to the here and now with our current Romulus College team who this coming Monday will begin the season with the FA Youth Cup. The lads are away at Coton Green as mentioned earlier and the game kicks-off at 7.45pm at New Mill Lane, B78 3RX. All support would be much appreciated and its rare chance to see Romulus Academy College team in action with the evening start. Hopefully some of you out there can make it and there is always a good chance to see potential future Romulus players in the making.
Tricky
Roger Evans Club President Emeritus
It was really great to see some old faces at last Saturday's game, although I was very disappointed with the result. To be back at Sutton Coldfield was so refreshing, the absolute difference from Castle Vale was actually light years away.
I spoke to the owner and he was in the same frame of mind as we are. Everyone is very happy with the situation. Hopefully our future results will pick up and our club will again be on par with the other local clubs. Our academy is something to be very proud of no doubt we were instrumental in this area as the first and best.
Everyone at our club is aware that we have to improve in every aspect, and l have no doubt we certainly will.
UTRs
Roger Evans
Tea With Tannoy Tom
By Tom PratT
Hello all – it’s great to be back at Coles Lane aka the Dominos Arena for Romulus’ first home league game of the season. From a Roms perspective, it’s the first time in 6 years we are playing at home in (Royal) Sutton Coldfield, the town that is the club’s natural home. From my perspective, it’s nearly 4 ½ years since I last tannoyed at Coles Lane. Yes, some things have changed, but the set-up remains roughly the same and I have a great view of the pitch. As ever, the team at Sutton Coldfield Town have been welcoming and very helpful and I’m looking forward to getting on the mic once again this afternoon.
We welcome Stone Old Alleynians for the first MFL Premier Division game of the season –considering the weather, it’s the best time to travel from Stone! Roms have seen once again a lot of change in the pre-season. Watching the friendlies has been exciting to see what new talent has been brought to the club by Toothy and co – we have some great new players across the team. The highlight of the pre-season was playing a game at St. George’s Park on the very day England were contesting the Euro 2024 final- a Romulus win and a tour of the facilities that England use to train was an incredible experience and privilege. A big thank you to George for organising everything. At some point, I will bore you all with my pictures from the day!
Admittedly, some of the results across our pre-season games have been disappointing, but I suppose it’s more about the performances and building a cohesive team and squad – after all, some teams may have won all their pre-season friendlies but in the course of the season, may do badly; whereas sometimes the reverse is the case… fingers crossed! The MFL, as we have come to realise, is a tough division, particularly because of the mileage each team has to cover week in and week out, but if we are able to grind out results on the road, and turn the Dominos Arena into a fortress, then, who knows?
Last week, we played our extra preliminary FA cup match against Sutton Coldfield Town, in a classic tenant vs landlord encounter. As expected, Sutton walked away with the win, but the fact Roms held them for so long was a positive – plus if the Roms shot which hit the crossbar had dipped a little lower, we could have seen a repeat of our victory from 2 years ago. Alas, we move on.
I’d like to make a special shout-out to ‘Transport’ Dave Stafford, who came all the way from Ludlow to support the lads, both last week and at several of our home friendlies, including a Monday night game against Coleshill Town – it’s real dedication, which every non-league club deserves. I know Dave can’t get to all our games, but it’s always great to see him. It’s great to be back.
UP THE ROMS!
Tom
By Justin M Holt
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