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News, views and everything TFFC by Nigel Kyte No sooner had we completed the 2010/11 season, it was time to press on with preparations for the 2011/12 campaign, proving that there is really no rest for the wicked! So welcome to season number 36 of The Fortune News, which has been in circulation since 1976/77 which was the Club's very first League season. The newsletter has always been an integral part of the TFFC, starting as a single page typed sheet and moving on to larger monthly issues printed in colour before being sent by email in recent years. Over the past couple of seasons, The Fortune News has appeared online as part of the Club's website. Of course, it still takes time to put together each edition but at least we don't have to print, collate, staple and distribute copies any more like the good old days! There was a time when my lounge floor was covered with numerous copies of an A4 8-pager, all neatly in a row in piles; my wife and I would collate each issue from the eight pages in turn and staple twice down the left side... then drive them over to a team secretary for distribution that coming Sunday! Multiply that by three teams and that's a bit of running around! Now, I can type up an issue in Adobe GoLIve and upload it via Fetch to the Club's website very easily. All the members need is a link and, hey presto, a neat newsletter to read! No paper, collating, stapling or circulation – the wonders of modern technology! EASY COME, EASY GO The big news of the summer has been pitches. The First Team in particular had been canvassing for a better pitch for quite a while. Hatch End Playing Fields, once a satisfactory venue under the auspices of Harrow Council, was showing clear signs of deterioration. Rarely was the pitch mowed or marked satisfactorily and the goal nets were invariably torn. HEPF had become a shabby venue and it was felt that, with the Firsts improving and enjoying success last season, it was time to move on to better facilities. So after five years on the Uxbridge Road, we said farewell to Hatch End. In its place we were offered ten grass permits at The Hive through the Masters League, a dream come true because the facilities there at Barnet FC's relatively new training ground are some of the best in London (or anywhere at this level for that matter). With the Second Team now jumping on the bandwagon of wanting better pitches, I managed to secure twenty permits at The Hive. Happy days! We managed to get the commitment of twenty players (ten per side) who glady chipped in £40 ahead towards the pitch as a deposit. With the Club warmly relishing our new-found venue, then came the kick in the goolies by Barnet FC, who decided to withdraw our allocated grass pitch to split them into junior pitches... more teams equals more players equals more revenue! So Stuart Lustigman, the Masters League chairman, broke the news and suddenly we were without anything. He managed to pursuade Barnet FC to let teams use the state-of-the-art 3G pitch as a replacement for the grass one taken away at the same price and we were given ten permits. Given that a 3G normally costs £240 a game, reduced to a still hefty £196 for the Masters League, we really could not complain at £136 for two hours use of a 3G! And then we were offered the large grass pitch at Gosling Sports Centre, which has been used as a Masters League venue for 12 or so years. We have ten permits there so it's going to be the First Team at The Hive and the Second Team at Gosling. Sadly, the money-grabbing Gosling Sports Centre then decided to increase their exorbitant price of £140 per game to, wait for it, £160, crazily charging the extra score for use of the changing rooms! Altogether most unsatisfactory and definitely squeezing us more as a Club but we had no option but to accept. Barnet Council did contact me last week to offer me one of their wonderfully maintained, flat, divot-free grass pitches at the picturesque Copthall Playing Fields, Edgwarebury Park, Montrose Park or West Hendon Playing Fields. The fact that I rejected them within a minute of the call starting suggests that my definition of standards there may have been a bit tongue-in-cheek! So The Hive 3G and Gosling it is then. If I was to rate a grass pitch at The Hive as an 8 out of ten and Pitch 1 at Hatch End (the better of the two we had last season) as a 5, I would give Gosling a 7. But when it comes to the 3G, that's a definite 10 out of ten. It's perfect and I really cannot comprehend anyone not wishing to play football on it. I referee on a whole variety of grass pitches and the 3G at The Hive is the BEST pitch by a long way. I am particular to say The Hive because they are superior to the 'older' models at Parmiters and Hatfield. You can read more about our two M(S)FL venues for season 2011/12 here. Please don't whinge about them since you're lucky to be playing league fixtures on them next season; and it's costing us a lot to give you the better facilities you want! So enjoy!
RAISING MEMBERSHIP AND MATCH FEES You pay for what you get is the well-known adage and this is very true regarding our two new M(S)FL venues. The Hive costs £136 per game, more than twice as much as what we were paying at Hatch End Playing Fields (£63 per game last season). To be given the 3G for the same price as The Hive's grass pitches is really a result for us. However, the £136 we were envisaging at Gosling soon became £140 and then a staggering £160 because they decided to cash in on their changing rooms, hardly an example of modern comfort! What a chutzpah! Therefore, at the Club's 35th Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 26th June, the Members voted to increase all Membership Fees by a tenner and to make all weekly match subs £8 per player per game. I am anticipating that both our income and expenditure will top a staggering 10K next season for the first time. I am hoping our income will be sufficient so we will have to see! NEW OFFICERS ONBOARD We have four new Officers joining the Club's Management Committee and I would like to welcome JACK MORRIS, TERRY JEFFRIES, ADAM GLEKIN and HILTON TEPER. Jack is taking over from Mike Shorvon as First Team Administration Secretary whilst there is all-change on the Second Team's management front with Gavin Levy and Rob Jay passing the reins to Terry and Adam as Second Team Secretary and Admin Secretary respectively. And Hilton completes the new blood on the Committee by replacing Serge Weinberger as Old Boys Team Admin Secretary. I am sure they will continue to maintain the Club's high standards of administrative efficiency during the 2011/12 season so the best of luck to them all. TWITTER AWAY WITH TFFC! For regularly updated news on anything 'official' about the TFFC worth sharing with Club Members, you will now find the Club 'tweeting' on http://twitter.com/YellowsAndReds! Please connect with TFFC because next season this is where you will find access to breaking Club news, such as fixtures, results and anything else going on. ORDER YOUR TFFC TRAINING TOP We have gone back to the suppliers who produced the excellent Daniel & Stewart & Co playing kit worn by the First Team and asked them to supply at least ten training tops for next season. They quoted and we like the price... just £19 for a new training top in navy with white piping, carrying a TFFC emblem on the front in colour and TFFC white lettering on the reverse. Click here to see Lee Fegan modeling one! The deadline is 21st July so hurry! If YOU want one, please send me a cheque for £19 (made payable to TFFC) to 80 Hale Drive, NW7 3ED. Or you can pay online: Account name: Temple Fortune FC; Account No: 42442812; Sort Code:09-06-66. Ensure your name and 'TOP' are included in the payment reference. WISHING BEN ISAACS A SPEEDY RECOVERY Our sincerest good wishes go to striker BEN ISAACS who needs to undergo surgery on his cruciate ligament injury. Ben will miss most of next season as he recuperates and we eagerly await his return. Continued next column >>> |
<<< Continued TRAINING SESSION WELL ATTENDED Today (Sunday 10th) we held our first pre-season training session, run very competently by Jack Morris in the absence of First Team Secretary Lee Fegan who is sunning himself abroad. The session attracted 20 players to Mill Hill Park, drawing a mixture of First and Second Teamers plus several newcomers. Jack put them through their paces with warm-ups, a run in the sun, speed shuttles and ball work before a 20 minutes each way game finished the morning between the Orange Bibs and All-Colours! The Orange Bibs won 6-2 with the sharp newbee Jason Miller scoring four times (he looks a very good finisher!) Big Matt Gilbery hit a screamer whilst JC and Michael Goldberg scored for the losing team. Altogether it was an encouraging opening session during which we saw several promising players who hopefully will join the Club for the season ahead. Danny Caro will be looking for Rumour Mill info so watch this space, DC! Next Sunday's session starts at 10.00am so please get there on time for another hour and a half of hard work – remember to bring water! MEMBERSHIP FORMS AND FEES NOW DUE The first week of July, following on from the AGM finally being done and dusted, is the time when we get the new forms out for the new season ahead. All information is now online on the Club Forms page under Club Membership and is included below too.
TWO STARS FOR THE TFFC BADGE! The embroidered badge on the original batch of training tops carried one star to denote the Club's solitary M(S)FL championship win in 1985/86. To commemorate last season's title success, we will be printing two gold stars above the Club crest on the new training tops. Thanks go to Matt Gilbery for his suggestion (no doubt inspired by the blue and black striped Inter shirt he was wearing!) WEBSITE UPDATED: TEAM PAGES UP One time-consuming task at the end of each season is the updating of statistics on the TFFC website. The home page and banners have been updated for the season ahead and most pages have been revised. The three team pages (links top right on the home page) have been updated too, where you will find fixture news. FIRST TEAM SHIRTS AVALAIBLE I am taking orders for more First Team shirts which can be bought outright by players to use at matches or casually. Each will have a squad number and come with red shorts. The cost will be between £35 and £40 depending on how many are ordered. (The more we get, the cheaper they are). Email me if you want one by 21st July. LIST OF OFFICERS EMAIL ADDRESSES For a list of all Management Committee Officers' email addresses, scroll to the bottom of this newsletter. Regards, Nigel
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| OFFICERS' REPORTS, SEASON 2010/11 THE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT "A lot of hard work has gone into this Club and it has been finally rewarded with tangible success. The winning of the M(S)FL Second Division championship is Temple Fortune's first divisional title for 25 years. In that time we have enjoyed a few promotions and two Masters League runners-up finishes – but nothing as exciting and rewarding as this! However, I will commence my review of the 2010/11 season with the Old Boys Team. Our Masters team huffed and puffed through a Division 2 campaign of mixed fortunes. Good performances were followed by bad and one never knew which Old Boys team would show up, such was their inconsistency. With a limited squad at his disposal, David Goldberg had to make full use of the guest player system, which, although far from ideal, at least enabled the Old Boys to field a team and no doubt helped towards achieving some decent results. Highlights include beating London Maccabi Lions for only the second time in about 10 years, Brady twice, South Mancs and even bogey side Norstar.With the mixed league form came a run to the Division 2 Cup semi-final, if you can call a quarter-final win on penalties against Ashlodge a run! The capitulation in the second half of the semi-final against the Lions probably summed up the season – on the whole disappointing – and the team had to be content with finishing half way in Division 2. Still, the purpose is to provide Masters football for our more senior members and that we have achieved for a record 13th season. No other club has played in every Masters season since the League began in 1999. The very next day following last year's AGM, Simon Allen phoned me to spring the surprise that reforming the Second Team was a distinct possibility. To make this reality, I had to put a plan into action which included Gavin Levy quickly securing the financial commitment of players so that an application could be sent to the M(S)FL. It was all rush rush but somehow we got there and Gavin and Rob Jay were given the green light to run the revived Second Team. To their credit, they put in a lot of work to ensure that everything was in place come September. The Club has always been prudent in sound decision-making and the Second Team's reformation was a welcomed and progressive move. In a tough Division 4, Gavin's team – a mixture of former First Team players and some younger newcomers – found life difficult and eventually finished 11th with only habitual strugglers Pinner below them. There were a few good league results, like beating North West Neasden and Blizzard Storm, but too many defeats pushed the team near the bottom of the table. Yet that did not do justice to the commitment and effort put in by the team, which lost an incredible nine matches by just a single goal, including five by 1-0. The Seconds simply did not enjoy the rub of the green in all too many games, none more so than in the Barry Goldstein Trophy semi-final where Faithfold C rode their luck to deny the Seconds a Cup Final appearance at Wingate. That said, the Second Team trebled the number of cup ties won since the original formation in 1979. Temple Fortune B were the lowest ranked team in the competition yet pulled off two excellent wins against Third Division opposition. All in all, I would say that the Second Team had an interesting season irrespective of their lowly league position, and full marks must go to Gavin and Rob for running the team so well. Moving onto the First Team, their marvelous success has been well chronicled on the TFFC website with two articles and interviews and also on the recently distributed commemorative DVD. There were several similarities with this championship win and the one 25 years previously. Winning the opening 10 fixtures, losing the 11th match, pulling back a large points deficit thanks to having games in hand, losing several weeks due to snow and ice and finally winning the title by 4 points – all mirrored the 1985/86 team. During the course of the season, the Firsts beat the three main title rivals – Brixton, Norstar and Woodford – and despite losing the returns in each case our team dropped fewer points against the remaining teams. One major highlight was defeating Premier Division Hendon United A 3-2 in the Peter Morrison Trophy, one of the Club’s best giant-killing results ever. The First Team gave both North London Raiders and North West Neasden B, also two Premier teams, close cup ties before losing 4-2 and 1-0 respectively. But it was the League which really mattered and Fortune secured the championship by beating Faithfold B 3-0 in a tense match at The Hive in March. I watched the remaining 20 minutes and shared in the team’s joy at winning the title, an occasion I will not forget in a hurry. Full credit must go to the management team of Andy, Lee and Mike, plus of course the team itself who were deserving champions. The icing on the cake was Scott Shindler winning the M(S)FL Division 2 Player of the Year, which retained the trophy for the Club won by Rob Benson a year previously. A memorable season for the First Team and Club as a whole which concludes my report on the playing side. Adminwise, overall the season ran smoothly. I will summarise the Club's administration in detail under various categories in the General Secretary's report next. Finally, I will conclude my report by thanking everyone – Officers and members alike – for their involvement and valued contribution towards a successful 2010/11 season." THE GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT "Membership: We had 42 Full Members which comparatively was 17 higher than when we last ran three teams 3 years ago. This averages at 14 Full Members per team, which, given that we normally aim for 15, is quite satisfactory. Casual Membership increased to 6 compared to one less the previous season, whilst we signed 11 Honorary Members, compared to 7 for the previous season. Overall the Club had a total of 59 members, an increase of 22 compared to the 2009/10 season. When we last ran 3 teams we had 57 members so the increase a slight increase on that figure. For the second season running, there were no membership refunds. The average membership fees paid were: Full £52.14 (normal fee £55), Casual £22.50 (normal fee £30) and Honorary £35.00 (fees varied), giving an overall average of just under £46 per member. Registrations: With 2 M(S)FL teams in operation, registrations were increased from 20 to an impressive 52. This total falls in line with the proposed cap of 30 players per team which I believe will be brought in at the M(S)FL AGM. The reason for the cap is primarily to spread players around the League, by stopping larger clubs like London Maccabi Lions from signing as many players as they can before the season starts; last August the Lions registered over 160 players for their 3 M(S)FL teams. The Masters team had 16 players registered, 3 down on the previous season and 6 down on the season before that. It is a worrying trend that the Old Boys squad appears to be reducing each season and is the reason why non-Temple Fortune players need to be drafted in as permitted guests all too frequently. Pitches: With the Second Team being reformed, we managed to hire a second pitch at Hatch End Playing Fields, where our usage for both M(S)FL teams totaled 20 out of 30 available permits compared to the previous season’s 11 out of 19. The First Team played 8 matches there whilst the Second Team played 12. The adverse weather caused several postponements and we had to make use of several addition permits in April at no extra charge, including one at Whitchurch Playing Fields. On 3 occasions I managed to sell permits to other M(S)FL teams, bringing in £63 a time. Due to acquiring The Hive, we say farewell to Hatch End after 5 seasons of pitch hire. For the record, the First Team played 46 league and cup matches there, winning 25, drawing 11 and losing only 10. Winning 2 and a half times more matches than losing was a good return for a home venue at this level. The Old Boys continued to use Masters pitches, both on grass and 3G. The pleasing aspect was that all league fixtures were completed without the need to play into May despite the fixture backlog. Discipline: Our disciplinary record was always going to be difficult to match the previous season due to running an extra team but in comparison to the last time when we ran 3 sides, it was not very good. We collected a total of 22 cautions, 10 of which came from the Second Team and 6 each for the other teams. This did not fare to well compared to 10 cautions between the 3 teams during season 2008/09. We had 3 sending offs, 2 for the Second Team and 1 by the Old Boys Team. Phil Bloomberg became our first dismissal for violent conduct for over 10 years. Although the Second Team played more competitive fixtures than the other 2 sides, their overall conduct of the Seconds needs to be improved. League fines: The M(S)FL teams collected 2 fines of £5 each to match the amount incurred during the previous season. Both fines were for not showing the first aid kit by the First Team and Second Team alike. However, the Second Team fielded an ineligible player in their very first M(S)FL Division 4 fixture but quick action by the Club avoided any resulting fine, Adam Rynhold choosing to see it as an unintentional mistake and giving us the benefit of the doubt! This resulted in a Club fine of £20 being imposed on Gavin Levy for breaching Club offence number 13 (failing to comply with an administrative requirement), which the Second Team shared between them. So all in all, considering that the 3 teams fulfilled 65 competitive matches between them, a total of only £10 in fines can be viewed as relatively low. Well done to everyone for keeping fines to a minimum. Subs collection: The First Team collected an average of £60.62 per match compared to £56.11 per match during the previous season, and £55.69 per match the season before that. The Old Boys Team collected an average of £66.21 per match compared to £62.42 per match which marginally bettered the previous season’s average of £62.36. Both First Team and Old Boys Teams improved with their collection of match subs so well done to Mike Shorvon and Peter Kyte in particular, for keeping the figures relatively high. The Second Team, in their first season back since 2004, collected an average of £58.87 per match which was still higher than the First Team’s average over the previous 2 seasons, so well done to Rob Jay as well. Events: On 20 April, a commemorative PDF was issued to mark the Silver Anniversary of the Club winning the M(S)FL Second Division in 1985/86. The PDF was emailed to all members on the Club’s email directory. On 22 May, the First Team played a special end-of-season match at Vicarage Road arranged by Lee Fegan, which despite a narrow 1-0 defeat was a memorable experience for our players. We held the 2011 Awards Presentation Lunch on 5 June which was again successful and well attended. After 2 years at the Round Bush in Aldenham, we went to the picturesque Moor Mill in Bricket Wood. Sincere thanks go to Jack Morris who took over from me in running the Lunch and he did an excellent job. Equipment: The First Team started the 2010/11 season with a brand new yellow and red kit sponsored by Daniel Stewart & Co, thanks to Paul Walker. It is a strikingly modern adaptation of our colours and featured a full colour badge on the front and large TFFC lettering on the rear. For the first time we gave players the opportunity of purchasing their own shirts, shorts and socks for a reasonable price and four individuals took advantage of this. The two excellent Ellis & Co kits (one red shirts and yellow shorts, the other yellow shirts and red shorts) were used by the Second Team and Old Boys Team respectively. I have been asking in the newsletter for a new sponsor for a new Second Team playing kit. I would like them to play in our Club colours of yellow and red, and if we do not get a new kit, the yellow Winckworth shirts which are in very good condition, can be used. Training: After the deficit due to insufficient training income during the 2009/10 season, I decided that the Club must monitor training money both in and out through the accounts. This was done to good effect and my thanks must go to Lee Fegan and Andy Souber, helped by Mike Shorvon, for ensuring that we brought in sufficient funds. Lee introduced a 2-part installment plan which eventually proved to be successful, helped by income brought in from other teams sharing our training pitch. All in all, the financing of training during the 2010/11 season was extremely improved so well done to all concerned. Finances: Once again, the Treasurer’s Excel spreadsheets were accurate in recording our income and expenditure throughout the season and saved a lot of time in compiling the accounts and income/expenditure sheet. As General Secretary I work closely with the financial side of the Club since I make many payments during the course of the season, particularly for pitch hire. I will not steel Peter’s thunder but I can report that with the additional team and higher costs, we more or less doubled both the previous season’s income and expenditure. With costs set to rise further next season, which means income needs to increase, I envisage the Club passing £10,000 in both income and expenditure. In conclusion: At last year’s AGM I reported that we did well to break the worrying trend of losses over the previous two seasons. This season, despite the running of an additional team and the problems we faced with adverse weather and increased costs, I think that we have done very well. Overall, administration ran smoothly and, with the First Team excelling on the playing front, I am happy to report another good season for the Club." THE TREASURER'S REPORT "First, let me thank Nigel for his input into the preparation of the accounts this and every year, and his ongoing involvement in the financial management of the club. After disappointing losses over the last three years of over £400, £350 and a smaller £10 loss last season, I am pleased to say that we have made a profit this year of £496.21. Whilst it should be every non-profit making organisation’s aim to break even, I feel that we do need to make a surplus as we have made ongoing losses over 3 years and our savings account has been depleted to a very low level. Please see the historical I&E figures to put the result in context. You can see from the accounts that expenses have been high for pitch hire and refs fees. Our expenditure totalled out at a very large £9407. It is good to see that, with such big increases in costs we have managed to balance these with sufficient income. It is good that we have made a profit this year. Income was up from £4,804 to £9,903. This was mainly due to starting a third team and also to better weekly money collection. There was also an unusual item – training at £895 – that the Club doesn’t usually pay but did in this instance to sort out the problems that we had with ongoing payments during the previous season. I have proposed an increase in both annual and weekly subscriptions. I always like to keep our football affordable but we have had no alternative to a significant rise in charges as we are moving to The Hive for many of our games and the Old Boys costs are increasing. I would hope that we will freeze the proposed charges for at least 2 seasons. One of my main aims for this coming season is to rejuvenate our savings account and I have agreed with Nigel that we will add to it over the seasons whenever we can." THE FIRST TEAM SECRETARY’S REPORT "I remember sitting at the 2009/20010 awards ceremony with Mike Shorvon on my left and Nigel Kyte on my right. We were there to celebrate Rob Benson getting the Second Division Player of the Year award. I was so jealous of all the other clubs’ success and promotions. I felt like it was time for TFFC to have some success again as it was well over due. There was talks that we were about to sign four great players (Scott Shindler, Michael Goldberg, Matt Gilbery and David Gance) and they all came true. The players fitted in really well with the quality players we already had at this club. Now with the quality players we had, Andy Souber and I knew that this team had the capability to be successful. The team started so strong and beating rivals convincingly that even the players started to feel confident that promotion was achievable. Mike Shorvon asked me on a few occasions “would I be happy with second place” and my reply was always “if we were to finish second, I would be massively disappointed; not finishing first is not an option”. This winning mentality really settled into the players minds and some games we played with great belief and charisma. We did not falter and we finished the league as comfortable champions. I am so happy for Andy, Mike and not forgetting Nigel, that we were able to bring success back to the Club and re-establish ourselves as a club that is again going places. I would also like to add that It was a great pleasure working with Andy and I am going to miss the long discussions we used to have. He was great to work with; just a shame he was a QPR fan! I never like to single out people but I have to say a massive thank you to Andy, Jack Morris, Scott Shindler and Paul Walker for their contribution on and off the field this year. All my players did a fantastic job and contributed towards this year’s success so enjoy the title of being CHAMPIONS and get ready for another massive season ahead!" THE SECOND TEAM SECRETARY'S REPORT "We ran the Second team as a brand new team, under Rob Jay and my leadership, but due to our previous relationships with players, and the fact that some of the team had played together for many many years in previous Temple Fortune and Pinner sides, and had great experience, we always bounced our ideas off the experience players in the squad. As such, we never had a single argument or disagreement, win, lose, or draw. In the first half of the season we were short of committed regulars and had to change the line-up each week, and the formation we played, which was not conducive to consistent performances. The older members of the squad were also not fit enough. As the season went on, and with a couple of key signings in David Sawyer, and Ollie Harris, we gained our fitness, momentum, and our confidence in our 4-4-2 formation, and started to perform much much better. We were almost always competitive and often lost games by the odd goal (to top of the table teams like Blizzard Storm for example, who beat us 1-0 while sitting top of the table at the time). We also beat two teams in the division above us, on our way to the semi-final of the Barry Goldstein Trophy where we lost to Faithfold Thirds by one goal to nil, a team which we outplayed on the day, and another team from the division above us. We look forward to next season under Terry's management and on a great new home pitch, and have already signed 3 to 5 good new younger players." THE OLD BOYS TEAM SECRETARY'S REPORT "I had a feeling of deja vue when starting to write this report as really nothing much has changed from last season. In trying to put a positive view on things, I'd like to thank the seven or eight hard core player of the team who only missed a few of games all season... Allon, Serge, Hilton, Phil Bloomberg, James Ryan, Graham and Jeremy immediately come to mind. However, once again there were many weeks where we were struggling to get a team due to injuries or unavailability but even more frustrating are those that don't respond to emails or drop out at the last minute. Thank goodness for the guest rule! For next season we must sign a few more players who will commit themselves to playing every week where possible. Hopefully if Andrew Montlake, Ged Kortach and the return of John Davidoff and Steve Lewis can play on a regular basis, it will help strengthen the squad. As we get older, we need to have at least two subs on the bench as for most of this season, we didn't have that luxury. It's a lot of pressure on me to organise everything, to get guest players when necessary, to pick and manage the team and do everything else on match day, including collecting subs when Peter's not there. Because of this, I'm not enjoying my football as much and I'm seriously going to have consider my position within the club and whether I want to continue playing if there's no improvement. I hope with Hilton coming in to assist me on match days next season, it will relieve a bit of pressure. Although it's always going to be an almost impossible task to win the division, I would just like us to do ourselves justice and finish as high as possible and have a good run in the cup." |
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Chairman: Nigel Kyte – mobile: 0777 323 0477
Email: info@tffc.co.uk Vice Chairman: Nicholas Waitsman Email: nicholas@timezoneseurope.co.uk General Secretary: Nigel Kyte Email: info@tffc.co.uk Treasurer: Peter Kyte Email: pdk@enablinguk.com First Team Secretary: Lee Fegan Email: lee.fegan@googlemail.com |
First Team Administration Secretary: Jack Morris
Email: jack.morris@dynamiclinks.co.uk Second Team Secretary: Terry Jeffries Email: terry@kingsland-lettings.com Second Team Administration Secretary: Adam Glekin Email: adamglekin@hotmail.com Old Boys Team Secretary: David Goldberg Email: David_Goldberg@eu.omron.com Old Boys Team Administration Secretary: Hilton Teper Email: hteper@ymail.com |
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