Tring Athletic v Harefield United - 17th August 2019 3.00pm

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Tring Athletic v Harefield United 3.00pm - Saturday 17th August 2019 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division

Chairmans Message Howard’s Way The Chairman Reflects

Well, we are almost into the season. Understandably, the FA Cup match with Burnham had to be re-scheduled, owing to the tragic death of their Chairman’s son, in a car crash. We have offered our condolences.

There is a very positive mood in the Club, with the coaches from all our teams working together to improve and develop the players. We would like to see more local players graduating to the first team, but that will take time. Kevin Christou has brought in several experienced coaches, with Stuart Stedman providing continuity from last season. Their approach has been well received by the players and it is particularly pleasing to see Ollie Butler competing again at this level.

The introduction of “sin bins” will be interesting and to see how coaches and players respond to this Law change at our level. VAR is to be used in the Premier League too, so no doubt it will spark all sorts of debate. The great thing about the Game is that we all become “experts” when new technology is introduced. Opinions will be extreme.

I was delighted that so many local coaches turned out to watch Roy Hodgson’s coaching session. Roy is from the “old school” where the Manager does most of the coaching. It amused me when asked how he coped with the language differences with so many overseas players. . In 1994, when I worked in Hong Kong, Roy brought the Switzerland national team to train ahead of the World Cup Finals in USA. I attended his first press conference then, which he conducted in three languages! He speaks six!

Howard Wells OBE Chairman

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Match Report Sat 3rd Aug 2019 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division

Tring Athletic 1 - 2 Colney Heath There was disappointment for Tring as they lost a close game 2-1 against Colney Heath in their opening league game of the season on Saturday 3rd August.

The game took place at a sunny Grass Roots Stadium with both teams looking to get off to winning starts. The opening was even between the two sides with the first chance of the game going to the home side. A great ball from Ben Johnson was met by the head of Captain Matthew Mitchell whose header was tipped over the bar by Colney keeper May. Two minutes later it was the same combination of Johnson to Mitchell, this time with an even better save coming from the Heath keeper. Colneys first chance of the game came in the 20th minute after a questionable handball decision from the referee gave Colney a free kick just outside the area. Although on target, the shot was comfortably saved by Lewis Todd in the Tring goal.

The opening goal of the game went to the visitors in the 24th minute. A long ball over the top of the Tring defence fell to Heath striker John Clemence whose first shot was well saved by Todd. Unfortunately the rebound fell straight back to Clemence who finished into an open goal. It was a difficult goal for Tring to concede made even worse by the fact it had been scored by an ex-player. Colney thought they had made it 2-0 after a deep corner was headed in, but the goal was ruled out by the referee for an infringement on Todd. At half time the score was 1-0 to Colney Heath with Tring knowing that they hadnt been at their best.

Tring started the second half quickly looking to find an equaliser. Mulik Rickman volleyed a cross that beat the keeper but not the crossbar. Phil Lowen then hit a fierce shot that was spilled by May, but he recovered quickly to grab the rebound. The key moment of the game came in the 53rd minute after some good work from Matthew Mitchell, he found a cross that fell to Oran Swales, however he could not direct it goal wards. From that Tring attack, a long ball from Colney was played back to Chris Griffin whose first-time strike from 25 yards out found the bottom left hand corner.

Again it was a tough pill for Tring to swallow, who had started the second half really brightly and definitely looked the most likely to score.

Despite conceding a second, Tring continued to play on the front foot, and they were only denied by good defending and keeping from Colney. A Mitchell free kick was headed goal wards by Jacob Carter only to be tipped over by May yet again. Tring were given a lifeline when a short corner was played to Swales who was bought down in the box. Mitchell dispatched the penalty, hitting the ball hard into the right-hand side of the goal to make the last 15 minutes interesting.

Substitutes Dan Ferrigno and Ollie Butler had shots blocked and the final chance came when Phil Lowen hit the ball from a short free kick only for the shot to be blocked and Mitchells effort saved. Clemence saw yellow for a late challenge and that was the last action of the game with Tring losing a tight game where a draw would have been a fair result.

Teams: TA:1 Lewis Todd 2 Ben Johnson 3 Chris Vardy 4 Phillip Lowen 5 Tommy Fletcher 6 Jacob Carter 7 Mulik Rickman 8 Alex Ward 9 Oran Swales 10 Matthew Mitchell (Capt) 11 Brett O'Connor. Subs used: 12 Luke Dunstan (for 8), 14 Daniel Ferrigno (for 3), Ollie Butler (for 7). Subs not used: 15 Frankie Hercules 16 Connor Blake.

CH:1 Charlie May 2 Callum Dudrance 3 Harry Lewis 4 Joe Ladbury 5 Sam Doolan 6 Chris Griffin 7 Don Knaggs 8 Dan Fitzgerald 9 John Clemence 10 Spencer Clarke-Mardell (Capt) 11 George Devine. Subs: 12 Dan Power 14 Micky Shuttlewood 15 Dan Westmoor 16 Ben Weyman 17 Taylor Cubb.

Scorers: TA:Matthew Mitchell Pen (70) CH:John Clemence (24), Chris Griffin (53) Crowd:116

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First Team Squad Goalkeepers 1 Charlie Mann

* Lewis Todd

Defenders 2 Ben Johnson

12 Jack Sunderland

3 Chris Vardy

5 Tommy Fletcher

6 Jay Lovell

21 Derrick Ohalem

Midfielders 16 Alex Ward

4 Mulik Rickman

11 Luke Dunstan

14 Jacob Carter

19 Connor Blake

20 Ollie Butler

7 Dan Ferriono

22 Christian Ohalem Forwards

18 Frankie Hercules

17 Oran Swales

9 Charncey Dash

10 Max Mitchell

8 Brett O’Connor

13 Joe Naylor

Captain Vice Captain Club Captain

Luke Dunstan Max Mitchell Chris Vardy

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Officials Life President Life Vice Presidents

Mick Eldridge BEM David Evans MBE, Barry Johnson, Jean & Les Robins, Ralph Griffiths, Harry Bowden, Pete Stillwell, Alan Foskett, Pete Oakley, Keith Hamilton, Doug Tate

Chairman Programme Editor/ Vice Chairman Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer Commercial Manager Match Secretary - South Midlands & Suburban Match Secretary - West Herts Registration Secretary Club Welfare Officers First Team Manager First Team Coaches Reserve Team Managers A Team Managers Under 18’s Midweek Youth Under 17's Youth Manager EJA Under 15's Manager Sports Therapist Football Co-Ordinator Press Officer Website Videographer Social Media Groundsman Facilities Manager Membership Secretary Kit Laundering Kit Manager Catering Bar Manager Cleaning

Howard Wells OBE Barry Simmons Robert Winter/Tony Stedman Debbie Dunstan Paul Randell Tony Stedman David Stacey Trevor Langley Kirsty McNeil / Trevor Langley Kevin Christou. Ass. Stuart Stedman Dwayne Uylett, Dean Davis and Dan Tolley Chris Juraszek, James Shaw, George House Adam Rolfe, .Josh Vise, Ian Butler Cliff Hercules, Trevor Hercules Alex Thompson Michael Churchill, Iain Lorimar Vacant Vacant Vacant Martin Pezet Nathan Hobley Keith Eldridge, Finn Euston-Moore Darrell Bodimeade Dave Stacey / Barry Simmons Mick Eldridge BEM Dee Vockins Paul Vockins Debbie & Will Dunstan, Dave Stacey Tash Young Vacant

Committee Members Howard Wells (Chairman), Barry Simmons (Vice Chairman), Robert Winter and Tony Stedman (Joint Secretaries), Debbie Dunstan (Treasurer), Mark Weston. In attendance - Paul Randell (Commercial Manager), Paul Vockins (Kit Manager).

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The History of Harefield Utd The club was formed in 1868, making it the oldest club in Middlesex. In their formative years they played under such names as Harefield Victoria and Breakspear Institute in the local Uxbridge Leagues before merging with Harefield FC in 1934 to become Harefield United, playing in the Uxbridge and District League.

By 1947 the club had joined the Great Western Combination, playing at Taylors Meadow and winning the league once in the 1950-1 season. In 1964 the club moved to the Parthenon League, winning the league at the first attempt. They then joined the Middlesex League two seasons later where they stayed for five seasons, winning the league title four times and the league cup twice.

In 1967-8 the club celebrated their centenary by moving to their present ground at Preston Park in Harefield, joining the Spartan League Senior Section in the 1971-2 season, staying there for four seasons, making their debut in the FA Vase in 1974-5 before progressing to Division Two of the Athenian League for the 1975-6 season. The club also made their debut in the FA Cup in 1979-80. The Athenian League folded in 1984, the year the Hares won the League Cup under manager Nobby Carpenter, making them still the current holders!

The club then moved to the Isthmian League Division Two North for two seasons, then spent seven years in Division Two South before being relegated to Division Three where they stayed until after the 1996-7 season when lack of funds for ground improvements meant the club had to move back to the Spartan League. A year later they became founder members of the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division South, until it was renamed Division One where they finished runners up and won the League Cup, before playing in the Spartan Premier where they remained until being relegated to Division One at the end of 2015-6. This spell was the most successful in the club’s history winning the Challenge Trophy in 2002-3 and the Premier League Cup the following season when they were also runners up in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. Under manager Stuart Leavy the Hares were league runners up twice, in 2006-7 and again in 2008-9 when they missed out on promotion to the Ryman League by one goal difference to Biggleswade Town.

In 2002 Harefield United Youth FC was formed with teams from the former Denham Youth FC, the club currently fielding over twenty teams of all ages and levels from Under 7s to Under 21s, Sunday League teams, Under 18s Allied Counties, reserves and first team with some players having progressed all the way through the ranks.

In 2010 the club won the National Award for Groundsman Of The Year for Steps 5 and 6, some achievement for a club with no groundsman and the pitch maintained by volunteers.

In season 2016-7 the club played five FA Cup ties and won the Middlesex Cup, finishing eighth in Division One.

In season 2017-18 the Hares promoted reserve team coach Brian Keeley to Head of Youth Development with former first team player Ben Payne as his assistant, looking to expand the thriving youth programme further at Harefield.

In 2018 United celebrated their 150th year of football in Harefield as a community club promoting senior, junior, Sunday and women's football. The same season 2018-9 Manager Jason Shaw gained promotion in his fourth campaign by going unbeaten all season, only dropping four points and winning 34 consecutive matches, also winning the Middlesex Premier Cup against a strong Cockfosters side. “The Invincibles” now look to start the 2019-20 season back in the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division. Here’s to the next 150 years!

Today’s Officials Harefield United FC - Squad Jacob Ballheimer Calum Rogers Steven Green Ryan Wharton Tashan Jordan Sean Mangan (Captain) Paul Underwood Anthony Page Richard Pacquette Samuel Shaw Gary Edwards Andrew Harewood Lenny Farhall Luke Baldwin Lee McManus Elliott Dobbs Harry McCorkell Reece Mallett Karl Swan Rowan Larrington Zakariya Basekonda Samuel Addae Zak Woodcock Craig Mathieson Lee Clark Billy Smith Ollie Wontner Manager Coach Physio

Jason Shaw Michael Molokwu Sue Jones / Justyna Strzyzewska

Today’s Officials Referee

Colin Wordsworth

Assistant Referee

Thomas Hood

Assistant Referee

Jon Panconi

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Karen’s Ramblings

MIDWEEK HEADLINES – TUESDAY 13TH AUGUST AND WEDNESDAY 14TH AUGUST By: Karen Browne - Fixture Officer & Webmaster—Spartan South Midlands Football League Midweek was not the time to be playing away as all nine SSML travelling clubs were beaten on the road. In Division One those 10p coins were not needed as Shefford Town & Campton’s newly installed floodlights survived the club’s first ever home midweek game under lights.

The midweek action brought about 33 goals, an average of 3.66 per game.

13/14 August Stats: 9 games played of which 9 were home wins.

Highest Midweek Attendances: 204 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v Royal Wotton Bassett Town, 134 Shefford Town & Campton v FC Broxbourne Borough and 133 Arlesey Town v Newmarket Town.

THE EMIRATES FA CUP Extra Preliminary Round Tring Athletic fell at the first hurdle in the FA Cup as their delayed tie at Burnham saw the SSML club beaten by the odd goal in three. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

2-1 Burnham v Tring Athletic (Berry, Blount) / (Mitchell) Attendance: 107 THE EMIRATES FA CUP Extra Preliminary Round Replays For the six SSML sides involved in FA Cup Replays it was to be a happy night for four of them as they booked their place in the Preliminary Round and in doing so banked the £2,250 on offer. All four winning by the narrowest of margins with both Arlesey Town and Aylesbury Vale Dynamos securing solitary goal successes against Newmarket Town and Royal Wootton Bassett Town respectively…………………

For Karen’s full report - CLICK HERE

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