THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

THAN WHEN WE ARE PLAYING AWAY FROM HOME. HOW IS IT THEN THAT OUR RESULTS AT HOME ARE CONSIDERABLY INFERIOR TO THE FORM WHEN ON OUR TRAVELS? AT INGFIELD WE HAVE PLAYED 15 MATCHES WITH A RECORD OF WON 4, DRAWN 4 AND LOST 7. AWAY FROM INGFIELD WE HAVE PLAYED 15 MATCHES WITH A RECORD OF WON 5, DRAWN 7 WITH JUST THE 3 LOSSES. REASON – I DON’T KNOW BUT JUST AN OBSERVATION WHICH SEEMS TO CONTRADICT THE OFT HELD VIEW.

WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON WITH JUST 8 GAMES REMAINING. FOUR EACH AT HOME AND AWAY. HAVING FLIRTED WITH THE PROSPECT OF MAKING THE END OF SEASON PLAY-OFFS FOR MUCH OF THE SEASON I THINK EVEN THE MOST OPTIMISTIC AMONGST US WOULD CONCEDE THAT THAT IS NOW LOOKING INCREASINGLY REMOTE SO WE ARE MORE THAN LIKELY LEFT WITH PLAYING OUT THE SEASON AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 2023/2024 CAMPAIGN. I HAVE TO CONFESS

THAT I HAVE NOW REACHED THAT STAGE WHERE I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING OUR REMAINING GAMES, RE-CHARGING OUR BATTERIES OVER THE SUMMER AND THEN BUILDING FOR THE FOLLOWING ONE HOPEFULLY WHEN GRANT CAN START TO TWEAK THE TEAM AND ASSEMBLE THE SQUAD HE WANTS TO TAKE US FORWARD.

THIS EVENING I’M SURE CARLTON TOWN’S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WILL BE TO AVERT A RETURN TO NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAGUE FOOTBALL SO WILL BE GOING ALL OUT TO REGISTER THREE POINTS. WE EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THE DIRECTORS, OFFICIALS, MANAGEMENT, PLAYERS AND NOT LEAST THE SUPPORTERS OF CARLTON TOWN FOR TONIGHT’S GAME. WE WERE TREATED WELL WHEN WE VISITED CARLTON WAY BACK ON AUGUST 13TH WHICH WAS OUR OPENING LEAGUE FIXTURE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN RECIPROCATE TODAY.