The Villain - 23/24 - Episode #1

Culver Road, Lancing BN15 9AX Division 1 09/08/2023 7:45KO Montpelier Villa AFC vs Wick FC

Manager's Notes I have been at the club now nearly 8 years and have fulfilled many roles throughout my time but last season was certainly the biggest challenge I have taken on since I became a coach after my playing career came to an end due to injury.

Some people don't quite know what goes into taking a club from park football into the football pyramid whilst renting our ground. Lots of great work has been done by the club over the years but in recent times we have struggled to put the right infrastructure in place as well as having a clear strategy both on and off the pitch.

Over the last 12 months we have worked so hard to hopefully give us a chance to compete whilst entertaining people with the 'Villa Way'.

Preseason was good and we took that momentum into our first game against Dorking Wanderers B taking away an important opening day win. Wick FC will be tough and I am sure they will show why they got to the play offs final last season tonight at Culver Road.

DAVID BAKER 1ST TEAM MANAGER

Villa Squad LOUIS PEACH

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Wick Squad KEELAN BELCHER

TOMMY YEATES

RYAN SINGERS

BILLY GREEN

JACK BINGHAM

KEYROULOS FAKHOURY

GEORGE BINGHAM

DAVID SHARMAN

JAKE HAWKER

BEN THOMSETT

NATHAN HAWKER

JAY PULLEN

JOHAN VAN DRIEL

BRAD STEVENS

AARON TESTER

TYLER LEGGETT

JOSH IRISH

THOMAS SHELLEY

DAVID CROUCH

JACK BADEN

LIAM CONOLLY

LUKE BURBIDGE

SAM HACK

JESSE BURBIDGE

RYAN BARRATT

RAMON SANTOS

HARRY WILLIAMS

MAYCKOL SABINO

JOE KILHAMS

FRASER COX

JAMES THURGAR

EBRIMA JALLOW

LEE NEWELL

JACK GREEN

HARVEY BAILEY

JULIERMES SILVA

RHYS RAWLINGS

SHAY TOBIN

LOUIE FULKER

MASON FUNNELL

ALEX KEW

JACK GREEN ABANOB FAKHOURY

We can

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we will

ACTION

THE 'VILLA WAY' IS A WAY OF LIFE AS MUCH AS IT IS

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OUR VISITORS - WICK FC Wick became founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining the Junior Division.[1] Wick joined Division Two of the Sussex County League in 1964–65 and then spent the next eighteen seasons in Division Two, eventually winning promotion in 1983 after finishing as champions. They then spent three seasons in Division One before being relegated, but bounced back the following season (1985–86) after winning Division Two for a second time.

From then until the end of the 2002–03 season, Wick were ever-present in Division One of the County League, winning the League Challenge Cup in 1987–88.

In 1989–90 they lifted the Division One title, as well as the RUR Charity Cup.[2] In 1992–93 they won the Sussex Senior Cup for the only time, beating Oakwood at the Goldstone Ground, 3–1. The 1993–94 season they won the championship for the second time, finishing 14 points clear of runners-up Whitehawk.

The league cup was won in the 1996–97[2] season and finished runners-up to Burgess Hill Town. The following season under manager Jimmy Quinn, Wick finished third in the League, but reached the semi-finals of the Senior Cup, and won the RUR charity Cup, which they retained in the following 1998–99 season.[3] In 2000–01, the club finish third, but two seasons later in the 2002–03 campaign the club was relegated to Division Two.[4] The club finished as runners-up to Crowborough Athletic in 2004–05 to move back into the top division of the Sussex league.[5] Carl Stabler joined as manager in 2006–07 with the remit of rising Wick Football Club out of the County League and after 3 seasons stepped up to Chairman and handed over the reins of the football side of the club to manager Vic Short.

Prior to the 2013–14 season, they merged with near neighbours Barnham and to become members of the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division.

However, the clubs split again at the end of the 2015–16 season, with Wick taking the place of the first team in the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division.[6] The following season saw them relegated to Division One for the 2017–18 season.

The club appointed David Phillips as chairman and in March 2020 and a new committee was formed which has seen great improvements made both on and off the pitch led by Matt Lander Secretary, Terry Doyle Football Chairman, Lee Baldwin First Team Manager and Warren Pye Assistant Manager and the future at Crabtree Park is looking a lot brighter.

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NEW VILLA CHAIRMAN, DAVE SOUTHON

A few words from our new chairman; "I'm happy to announce that I have decided to accept the offer as chairman of Montpelier Villa Community Football Club.

I take this role on after a season of uncertainty within the club but thankfully the Men’s 1st team gave us a miracle and I’ve been part of the club now for many, many avoided relegation which in years whether as player, manager or coach I turn has stabilised the club know the club inside out and stand for the same and allowed a period of principles Gary Pleece and Kev Rowe taught me growth to occur - The Villa way, if you know, you know. throughout the summer which now leads us to the I wanted to say a special thanks to Charlotte start of an exciting new and Skip who between them have worked season. tirelessly for the Women’s team and they perform excellently week in, week out and I hope to catch some games this season.

David and his coaching staff look to have built a The club has agreed exciting plans for the solid looking squad and I’m coming years which will all be revealed in good sure I speak for all Villa fans when I say this could time but I can say that it’s a good time to be a Villa fan so get along to Culver Road on be a season to build on the hard work over the last 12 Wednesday night and cheer on the boys in their first home game of the season against Wick. months, especially given the encouraging start away Anyhow, enough from me and Up the Villa!” at Dorking.