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Darren Currie
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I thought we did well in the first half. We passed the
             ball around confidently but my values on football don’t
             change whatever system we play.

I want to pass the ball, I want us to have        If you get four points out of a bank holiday
good movement off the ball, I want us to          weekend when you’ve played two games in
take care of the ball, I want us to switch play   three days and it’s boiling hot as well, then
and that’s in any system. I was happy enough      you can be satisfied with your weekend’s
with how we handled the ball in the first half    work and it’ll give us something to build onto
but not too happy with how we moved it            for next Saturday. What’s important is we
around in the second half. It was frustrating     give a performance and a result in front of
but I thought we adapted well enough to the       our own fans because you’ve got to back up
system and it’s something I want to consider      solid performances on the road with three
going forward. I believe we’ve got the            points at home.
personnel to play in many systems.
                                                  The fans have just got to continue to get
I believe we’ve got good options because we       behind the boys and just really help them.
have got good players. We’ve got flexibility      They’re trying their absolute hardest to
within our ranks as well, so competition is       give the fans a successful season. There’s a
good and healthy, and people know that            real togetherness in the group, they enjoy
they’re going to have to perform to a high        each other’s company and trying to change
standard to stay in the team. Obviously if I      this negative mood that’s obviously floated
can add to the group with one or maybe two        around in recent times. I’m trying to make
more players, then it’ll just make us better      everyone happy and the best way to do that
going forward. We’ve certainly got good           is to win football matches and the part they
choices and it’ll only get better once we get     can play is just get behind the boys as often
one or two out of the treatment room.             as you can. Cheer them on and that’s the
                                                  role I believe they can play.
Torquay have had a very good start and
they’ve got a forward who is in good form
so we’re going to have to be mindful of
him. They’re a team that has come up and I
                                                       They will really help
congratulate them on their promotion last              this group of players
season, and it looks like they’re continuing
to play in the same vain, playing with               because they’re trying
confidence. None of these games are easy.
It doesn’t matter whether they’ve come
                                                      their best for the club
down or come up or whether they’re near              and that’s what we ask
the top or the bottom. All of these games
are really tough, and we know that we’re                        for.
going to have to be 100% concentrated
and focused if we’re going to win the game.
They’ll be coming to The Hive confident.               Enjoy the match and
                                                        #LetsBeeTogether

                                                                   Darren
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SKIPPER’S
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             I think it was frustrating to go behind so early against
             Wrexham, but we showed a great reaction and scored a
             brilliant goal as well to get level.

It was a bit of a frustrating second half,         probably for the first time since he’s been
more from our own poor play rather than            manager. He probably feels quite frustrated
Wrexham playing better. I thought the              with the injuries that has been occurring.
boys defended really well, the back four in
particular. Loach made another amazing             It won’t be easy this afternoon. I spoke to a
save to save us a point so I think it was a very   friend at Aldershot who said that they were
good display defensively. It’s a good point if     lively, especially in attack. They’re obviously
we get the win on Monday.                          better than the National League South team
                                                   they were last year but I think they were
I thought Charlie Rowan looked comfortable         more building for this season, so they’re
and he’s good on the ball from what I’ve           going to be dangerous but they’ve had
seen so far in training even though it’s been      less time to recover than us and they’ll be
a short time. He’s obviously at QPR for a          travelling for the game in these conditions
reason, he’s a good player. I think he did         as well.
well, but the change of shape is why, I think,
he came off on Saturday. It’s his first start
but it was good for him to get some minutes            We hope it will be an
and hopefully he’ll be a good option for us.
                                                     advantage for us and get
Returning players give the manager options
rather than playing what is only available
                                                    another win at home again
with players coming back to fitness. There             in front of the fans.
are a few who are still out, but hopefully in
the coming weeks we can get a few more
fit and keep the ones out there who are fit
so Darren can pick from a fully fit squad -
                                                          Come on you Bees!

                                                                      Callum
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TORQUAY UNITED
                 FOOTBALL CLUB
                                 The history of Torquay United              Fortunately, our re-election to the
                                 begins with the merging of                 league was immediately confirmed
                                 Ellacombe, Babbacombe and                  and the 1930s was a decade of quiet
                                 Torquay Town. The elevation                consolidation, with the club never
                                 of Exeter City and Plymouth                finishing higher than tenth place.
                                 Argyle to the Southern League
                                 at the end of World War I                  When the Football League resumed
                                 prompted the emergence of a                after World War II, United found a
                                 new Torquay United in 1921.                goalscoring hero in the form of Sammy
                                                                            Collins, who helped us finally break the
                                 We immediately joined the Western          top-ten duck in 1949. Collins would go
                                 League and finished sixth in that first    on to become the club’s record scorer
                                 season. In 1925, we reached the first      with 219 goals from 379 games.
                                 round proper of the FA Cup, only losing
                                 out to Reading after two replays.          The famous Yellow and Blue shirts we all
                                                                            love today became a reality in the 1954-
                                 Two years later, we were crowned           55 season and the new-look kit played
                                 champions of the Western League and        its role in a fabulous run to the fourth
                                 the club successfully applied for full     round of the FA Cup. After humbling
                                 membership to the Football League.         the mighty Leeds United 4-0, a record
                                 Our first game was a 1-1 draw with         21,908 crammed into Plainmoor for a
                                 Exeter at Plainmoor, with the players      narrow loss to Huddersfield, and that
                                 now changed from the early light and       remains our highest ever attendance.
                                 dark blue ensemble to a black and white
                                 kit similar to the famous Newcastle        The new era of manager Eric Webber
                                 United strip.                              saw United come within goal difference
                                                                            of winning promotion to Division Two for
                                 Now referred to as the Magpies,            the first time ever but we were pipped
                                 United’s first ever league goal was a      by Alf Ramsay’s Ipswich Town on the
                                 penalty from Herbert Turner, but that      final day of the 1956-57 season.
                                 credible early draw was swiftly followed
                                 by a painful 9-1 defeat at Millwall. Our   A change to the league structure and
                                 first league campaign ended with United    abolition of the regionalised system
                                 finishing bottom of Division Three         placed United in the newly-formed
                                 (South).                                   Division Four and the date of April 27,
                                                                            1960 would finally see the club win
                                                                            promotion from the bottom league.

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                                                                           and steered United to the newly-created play-offs, but
                                                                           we lost out to Swansea 5-4 on aggregate. Among those
                                                                           helping the Gulls to battle away at the right end of the
                                                                           table was teenage winger Lee Sharpe, who was sold to
                                                                           Manchester United at the end of the campaign.

                                                                           The Sherpa Van Trophy became familiar to the Yellow
                                                                           Army when Dean Edwards scored twice over a two-legged
                                                                           semi-final against his hometown club, Wolverhampton
                                                                           Wanderers, and took United to Wembley, but Bolton were
                                                                           too strong in the Final.

                                                                           A wonderful start to the 1990-91 season took us clear at
                                                                           the top before Christmas but a lull in form saw John Impey
                                                                           introduced as manager. A finish of seventh place booked
                                                                           a place in the play-offs and Burnley were defeated in the
                                                                           semi-final.
Players like Don Mills and the Northcott brothers of
Tommy and George were the heroes of the day and we
                                                                           Wembley once again beckoned and Blackpool were the
survived our first season in Division Three before dropping
                                                                           opposition. Edwards and Wes Saunders scored in a 2-2
down the following year.
                                                                           draw and goalkeeper Gareth Howells would score in the
                                                                           penalty shoot-out before Dave Bamber missed for the
The emergence of young goalscorer Robin Stubbs kept
                                                                           Tangerines.
us near the top of Division Four and 1965 paired us with
the mighty Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the
                                                                           A managerial merry-go-round resulted in Neil Warnock
FA Cup. Just over 20,000 people witnessed a stunning
                                                                           briefly taking the reins to rescue the plummeting Gulls
3-3 draw, courtesy of a brace from Stubbs. Although the
                                                                           from a double relegation out of the Football League.
replay at White Hart Lane was a heavy loss, the episode
                                                                           Unfortunately, the pattern was set and United finished
was a fitting end to 15 years of Webber management.
                                                                           bottom in 1996, only escaping relegation because
                                                                           Conference Champions Stevenage Borough failed to meet
Frank O’Farrell swept in as his replacement and guided
                                                                           League ground regulations.
the Gulls back to Division Three in 1966 and we were
only denied a place in Division Two by a poor finish to the
                                                                           The Kevin Hodges era briefly stabilised the club and we
1967-68 season. We were eventually relegated back to
                                                                           even flirted with promotion after a record-breaking run of
Division Four in 1972 and it would be 19 years before the
                                                                           eight straight wins but a late stutter thwarted automatic
club graced the third tier again.
                                                                           promotion. Another play-off campaign beckoned but
                                                                           Colchester triumphed at Wembley to deny United.
The 1970s was something of a non-event but Bruce
Rioch’s arrival as boss coincided with another run to the
                                                                           Wes Saunders came in as boss and certainly boosted the
fourth round of the FA Cup, where we lost out in a 3-2
                                                                           financial coffers, selling star striker Rodney to Crewe for
thriller with Sheffield Wednesday.
                                                                           half-a-million. On the pitch, we just missed out on the
                                                                           play-offs in Saunders’ second season but a dip in form led
We then hit rock-bottom in 1985, finishing at the foot of
                                                                           to Colin Lee taking over.
Division Four for the first time in 57 years. That campaign
of misery was immediately followed by another two
                                                                           The struggle continued, however, and we eventually
disastrous seasons and we were extremely fortunate to
                                                                           needed a desperate last-day win at Barnet to avoid
earn re-election to the Football League.
                                                                           relegation. Next into the hot-seat was Leroy Rosenior and
                                                                           he would guide a talented young side to promotion in a
The introduction of a relegation system to the Conference
                                                                           thrilling 2004-05 season.
was obviously a concern in the 1986-87 season and we
only escaped the drop by holding Crewe to a 2-2 draw on
                                                                           Sadly, the return to English football’s third tier was brief
the final day, in a match that was held up by defender Jim
                                                                           and a period of decline for the club resulted in a disastrous
McNichol being bitten by a police dog named Bryn. Paul
                                                                           campaign that saw us relegated out of the Football
Dobson would go on to equalise for the Gulls in the time
                                                                           League in 2007, the first time in 80 years we had been a
subsequently added on.
                                                                           Conference outfit.
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A major revamp behind the scenes rescued the club from                     leave and ex-Eastwood and Mansfield manager Paul
the brink of extinction and a new consortium containing                    Cox was put in charge of 1st team duties with a reduced
lottery winner Paul Bristow helped to stabilise a financial                playing budget for the coming season.
crisis at Plainmoor.
                                                                           United started the season with a 1-0 win over
On the pitch, the Gulls were left disappointed at                          Macclesfield but further wins were hard to come by and
Wembley again, this time losing the FA Trophy Final to                     Cox resigned from his post in September 2015.
Ebbsfleet. The pain was heightened by a play-off semi-
final loss to bitter rivals Exeter City, but the following                 The Board of Directors appointed former player Kevin
year was one to savour.                                                    Nicholson to turn the season around and save the club
                                                                           from relegation.
Former midfielder Paul Buckle was in charge and he
steered the Gulls to the fourth round of the FA Cup and                    At one point United were twelve points from safety
a play-off final win over Cambridge. The Yellows were                      but with the addition of some canny signings, Kevin
back in the Football League and a season of consolidation                  Nicholson and his squad were able to avoid relegation
was followed by two thrilling campaigns.                                   from the National League. ‘The Great Escape’ was
                                                                           celebrated with a 2-0 win away to Bromley.
The final year under Paul Buckle ended with United
reaching the League 2 play-off final at Old Trafford but                   The next season proved to be equally as difficult as
Stevenage proved                                                                                               the team found it
too strong. The                                                                                                difficult to turn the
2011-12 season,                                                                                                result their way.
the first under                                                                                                Many games were
Martin Ling, the                                                                                               lost by just one goal.
new manager
brilliantly rebuilt                                                                                             Just like the season
his squad and only                                                                                              before, Kevin
missed automatic                                                                                                Nicholson and his
promotion on                                                                                                    coaching team were
the final day                                                                                                   able to turn the
before losing to                                                                                                season around and
Cheltenham in the                                                                                               stay in the National
play-offs.                                                                                                      League.

Sadly, Martin Ling                                                                                            The summer of
fell ill midway through last season and Alan Knill took                    2016/17 was a season of change at the Club. Kevin
over on a temporary basis, steering the Gulls away from                    Nicholson signed fourteen new players to revamp the
relegation on the final day of a traumatic campaign. The                   playing squad.
club then parted company with Ling and installed Knill as
permanent boss.                                                            After three defeats in the first four games, Kevin
                                                                           Nicholson and the Club parted ways. Assistant manager
The Alan Knill era proved unsuccessful and a poor start                    Robbie Herrera took the reins and led the team for the
to his permanent tenure ended with the club sacking                        next six games picking up two points.
their manager in December 2014. Chris Hargreaves was
appointed boss in the January but the mountain was too                     After an extensive search for a new management team,
much to climb, and United suffered relegation to the                       the Club appointed Bath City manager Gary Owers as
Conference.                                                                Head Coach, and former Reading U23 coach Martin
                                                                           Kuhl as his Assistant on September 13th 2017.
Having finished the 2014/15 campaign in mid-table,
the club faced a challenging summer as our very                            Despite strengthening United’s squad with a number
existence hung in the balance at one stage. In the end, a                  of signings, Owers was unable to lift United out of the
consortium of local business people, fronted by chairman                   relegation places, and despite a brief upturn in results
David Phillips took over and began the task of building                    and performances, United’s fate was sealed following a
some solid foundations for future growth.                                  1-1 draw away to Hartlepool, as the club was relegated to
                                                                           National League South.
Manager Chris Hargreaves was placed on gardening

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                       Eleven new faces were named in the Gulls
                       squad that opened up with a 0-0 draw
                       against Chelmsford, and this was followed
                       up with successive wins over Bath City and
                       Hemel Hempstead. However, one win in
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                       the next six games, culminating in a 1-0
                       home defeat by Chippenham, signalled the
                       departure of Owers, and within 24 hours,
                       former Yeovil and Bristol City manager was
                       announced as his replacement.

                       Their was surprise and delight in equal measure amongst
                       United’s fan base at the appointment, and Johnson’s impact
                       was immediate. Three wins and three draws preceded a
                       record-breaking ten match winning streak, which lifted
                       the club up from 14th into 1st place. What seemed like a
                       season-long battle for top spot ensued, with United, aided
                       by the goals of reinvigorated striker Jamie Reid, fighting it
                       out with Woking for pole position on a weekly basis. As the
                       season entered it’s final stages though, it was Johnson’s men
                       who held their nerve as Woking faltered. A late equaliser
                       in the match between the two sides looked to be vital, and
                       sure enough, a 2-0 victory over Eastbourne the following
                       weekend secured the club’s first championship title since
                       1927, and with it, promotion back to the National League at
                       the first attempt.

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                    TORQUAY UNITED TEAM
                  Shaun MacDonald emerged from the shadows to                                         Defender Ben Wynter went from strength to
SHAUN MacDONALD

                                                                                     BEN WYNTER
                  become one of the key members of United’s 2018/19                                   strength during the victorious 2018/19 campaign, as
                  title-winning squad.                                                                he established himself as one of key components of
                                                                                                      United’s backline.
                  Following spells with Gateshead and Blyth Spartans,
                  MacDonald joined the club in July 2018 following a                                  Wynter, 20, joined the club after spending 2017/18
                  successful post-season trial. After sharing the ‘keeping                            with National League side, Bromley. He spent his his
                  duties during the opening months of the campaign,                                   youth career at Crystal Palace and he signed his first
                  MacDonald would go on to become the club’s                                          pro contract with the Eagles in 2016. Wynter has
                  undisputed first-choice keeper.                                                     primarily played as a right-back, but can also play at
                                                                                                      centre-back. After notching his first goal for the club
                  Shaun was recognised for his brilliance during the                                  during the 4-0 home win over Slough Town in January,
                  season by being named as the National League South’s                                Ben secured his part in Yellow Army folklore by scoring
                  ‘Player of the Month’ for December 2018.                                            the crucial stoppage-time leveller in the 3-3 draw away
                                                                                                      to title rivals Woking in April 2019.

                  Midfielder Asa Hall became the first United captain in                              Fan favourite Ruairi Keating enjoyed a marvellous
ASA HALL

                                                                                     RUAIRI KEATING

                  over 90 years to lift a championship trophy, following                              2018/19, as his versatility played a key role in helping
                  the 2018/19 National League South title success.                                    United secure the National League South title.

                  Hall brings a wealth of experience to the squad having                              United’s longest-serving player, Keating joined the
                  made over 300 first team appearances turning out for                                club in February 2017 after spells in Ireland with Sligo
                  teams such as Luton Town, Oxford United, Shrewsbury                                 Rovers, Galway United, and Finn Harps.
                  Town, and Cheltenham Town. He was part of Gary
                  Johnson’s squad that earned the Robins a return to the                              The ambitious young forward went on to make a
                  Football League in 2016, prior to being reunited with                               significant contribution to our bid to escape relegation
                  his former manager again last season. Asa’s calming                                 in 2016/17, with the winning goal against Southport will
                  presence, not to mention important goals, helped steer                              living long in the memory of the Yellow Army. However,
                  United towards the National League South summit                                     last season saw the Irishman utilised on the right side
                  last season, and he was recognised for his influential                              of midfield by manager Gary Johnson, with Keating
                  performances by being named in the 2018/19 National                                 responding by producing a number of eye-catching
                  league South ‘Team of the Season’. United’s captain                                 performances. With a knack of scoring important goals,
                  will now be hoping that history repeats itself once again                           added to his natural strength and pace, Ruari will be
                  as he leads his team back into the National League in                               eager to enhance his reputation further following his
                  2019/20.                                                                            best season yet with the club.

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OPPOSITION

 Manager
          GARY STEPHEN JOHNSON IS A
JOHNSON
GARY      FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYER
          AND IS CURRENTLY MANAGER
          AT TORQUAY UNITED.
          JOHNSON WAS FORMERLY
          WITH CAMBRIDGE UNITED,
          KETTERING TOWN, WATFORD
          (AS DIRECTOR OF THEIR
          YOUTH ACADEMY), THE
          LATVIAN NATIONAL TEAM,
          YEOVIL TOWN IN TWO
          SPELLS, BRISTOL CITY,
          PETERBOROUGH UNITED,
          NORTHAMPTON TOWN AND
          CHELTENHAM TOWN.
          Johnson signed for Watford as an
          apprentice at sixteen and turned
          professional at the age of eighteen.
          He then left Vicarage Road and
          moved to play football in Sweden
          for Malmö FF. After building up a
          successful football holiday business,
          Johnson then returned to England
          and played part-time football for
          Soham Town Rangers, Newmarket
          Town and Cambridge United.

          After his playing career ended,
          Johnson spent the next six years
          training to earn his coaching badges
          and took his first managerial job at
          Newmarket Town in 1986.

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MANAGEMENT CAREER
                                                Despite turning down an approach from
Johnson was the manager at Newmarket            Derby County in the summer of 2005,
Town, when he was persuaded to join             Johnson became Bristol City’s target when
Cambridge United as reserve team                their manager Brian Tinnion resigned that
manager in 1988. Appointed as assistant         September. Yeovil agreed compensation
manager in 1990, Johnson helped John            terms and he became City’s manager on
Beck organise the U’s remarkable rise in        26 September 2005. Despite their lowly
the early 1990s, in which they came within      position of 22nd in the table, City’s fortunes
two matches of becoming the first club to       turned around under Johnson and a great
rise from the old Fourth Division to the top    run of form in the second half of the season
flight in successive seasons (Northampton       saw them in play-off contention, eventually
Town having spent two seasons in both the       finishing ninth after a run of 55 points from
third and second divisions before promotion     36 games. In September 2008, Johnson
to the first division in 1966). Johnson was     signed a new five-year contract with Bristol
briefly caretaker manager in late 1992 and      City, to keep him at the club until 2013. The
then took charge from 1993 until 1995.          club ended the season with another top ten
Under Johnson’s stewardship, the U’s were       finish and on 18 March 2010, with the club
contenders for a play-off place in Division     comfortably in mid table, the club issued a
Two in 1993–94, before eventually finishing     statement that Johnson had “left his post as
tenth. The following season, many players       manager of Bristol City by mutual consent”.
were sold to balance the books and Johnson
moved to take over at Kettering Town.           He was appointed manager of
                                                Peterborough United on a two-year
After leaving Cambridge, Johnson took           contract on 6 April 2010. On 4 March
over as manager of Kettering Town as the        2011, Johnson was announced as the new
club introduced full-time football for the      manager of Northampton Town signing on a ​
first time in the club’s history. However,      2 1⁄2-year deal.
once the decision was made to revert to
being a part-time club, Johnson moved to        On 9 January 2012, Johnson returned to
Watford as director of their youth academy      former club Yeovil Town, replacing Terry
by request of former England manager            Skiverton who became Johnson’s assistant.
Graham Taylor.
                                                On 6 May 2013, Yeovil defeated Sheffield
He was approached by the Latvian football       United 2–1 on aggregate to reach the
authorities for help, and became coach of       League One play-off final. On 19 May
their national team for two years from 1999     2013, Johnson led Yeovil to a 2–1 victory
to 2001.                                        over Brentford in the League One play-off
                                                final at Wembley Stadium which resulted
In his first year in charge at Huish Park,      in them being promoted to the Football
the Glovers won the FA Trophy by beating        League Championship for the first time in
Stevenage 2–0 in the final at Villa Park        the club’s history. On 4 February 2015,
as well as finishing third in the Football      with Yeovil bottom of the League One table
Conference; the following year they             Johnson was relieved of his duties.
won the greater prize of the Conference
championship by a record margin of              On 30 March 2015, Johnson was
seventeen points and topping the hundred        appointed as manager of League Two side
goals mark too, winning promotion to the        Cheltenham Town, with the club bottom
Football League. Yeovil were immediately        of the table two points from a position of
contenders in the League and after their        safety. On 13 September 2018, Johnson
debut season ended by missing out on            was appointed as manager of Torquay
the playoffs by goal difference, they were      United He went on to guide them to the
Division Three champions at the second          National League South title with three
attempt, scoring ninety goals in the process.   games remaining.

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         SUMMER
         FOOTBALL
                          Camp
   WEEK 1:                    WEEK 2:                       WEEK 3:
MON 29TH JULY               MON 5TH AUG                  MON 12TH AUG
 FRI 2ND AUG                FRI 9TH AUG                  FRI 16TH AUG
               WEEK 4:                         WEEK 5:
            MON 19TH AUG                    TUE 27TH AUG
            FRI 23RD AUG                    FRI 30TH AUG

                   SCHOOL YEAR 1 – SCHOOL YEAR 9
                   Times: 10:00am-4:00pm
    Price: £20 Full Day / £10 Half-Day/ £5 Early drop off & Late pick up
                        £80 Block Book (5 Full days)

  BLOCK BOOKING, EARLY DROP-OFF AND LATE PICK-UP AVAILABLE

                    All sessions are held at
           The Hive London, Camrose Avenue, HA8 6AG
            For more information please contact on
    020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) or mDixon@thehivelondon.com
FAB FOUR

      Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS highlights
 leading Torquay United figures and achievements over
                               40 Conference seasons

 NATIONAL
 LEAGUE
 NOMINEES

   MATT            ELLIOTT
    Central defender Matt Elliott was capped 18 times by
    Scotland after leaving Torquay United. Previously with
    Epsom & Ewell and Charlton Athletic, he joined Torquay
    in March 1989 and netted 15 goals in 124 League games
    overall before moving to Scunthorpe United in March
    1992. He helped reach the Fourth Division play-off final
    that season and joined Oxford United in November 1993.
    Starring in their 1995-96 promotion success, he joined
    Leicester City for £1,600,000 in January 1997. A member
    of Scotland’s 1998 World Cup squad, he helped the Foxes
    regain top-flight status in 2002-03, then had a spell at
    Ipswich.

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AFTER-SCHOOL
 SOCCER
         SCHOOL
        TUESDAY
           (SCHOOL TERM ONLY)
    SCHOOL YEAR 1 – SCHOOL YEAR 6

          Times: 4:30pm-6pm
   Price: £5 per session; £25 session block*

              All sessions are held at
     The Hive London, Camrose Avenue, HA8 6AG
        For more information please contact on
020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) or mdixon@thehivelondon.com

            *Session blocks include 6 sessions
FAB FOUR

    FASHANU
               Former England U-21 striker Justin
               Fashanu was Torquay United’s leading

JUSTIN         marksman in 1991-92. Initially at
               Norwich City with his younger
               brother John, he was twice top scorer
               before moving to Nottingham Forest
               for £1,000,000 in August 1981. He
               was loaned to Southampton prior to
               joining Notts County for £150,000
               in December 1982. Plagued by injury
               problems, he joined Brighton in June
               1985, then had spells at numerous
               clubs at home and overseas. He
               moved to Torquay in December 1991
               and netted 15 goals in 41 League
               outings while at Plainmoor. Later
               playing for Airdrie, he committed
               suicide in May 1998.

                                                                                           WATSON
                                              Ex-England Youth central defender Alex
                                              Watson was ever-present captain as
                                              Torquay United reached the Third Division

                                                                                          ALEX
                                              play-off final in 1997-98. The younger
                                              brother of Everton and England star
                                              Dave Watson, he turned professional with
                                              Liverpool in May 1985 and featured in
                                              their 1988 FA Charity Shield triumph. He
                                              joined AFC Bournemouth as part of the
                                              Jamie Redknapp deal in January 1991 and
                                              was ever-present in 1992-93. Moving to
                                              Torquay for £50,000 in November 1995,
                                              he was also ever-present in 1996-97 and
                                              netted eight goals in 202 League games
                                              before joining Exeter City in July 2001,
                                              then Taunton Town.
    SOUTHALL
NEVILLE

               Former Welsh international goalkeeper
               Neville Southall was Torquay United’s
               ‘Player of the Year’ in 1998-99. Initially
               with Winsford United, he joined Bury
               in June 1980 and moved to Everton for
               £150,000 in July 1981. He amassed a
               vast collection of European and domestic
               honours while at Goodison Park, including
               ECWC and FA Cup final glory and two
               League Championships. Gaining a record
               92 Welsh caps, he joined Stoke City in
               February 1998 and moved via Doncaster
               Rovers to Torquay in December 1998.
               He played 53 League games for the Gulls
               before joining Bradford City in February
               2000, since managing several clubs.

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MANAGING TO SUCCEED

       MANAGINGTO
      SUCCEED
  ROSENIOR
LEROY
             Former England U-21 striker Leroy
             Rosenior managed Torquay United to
             promotion in 2003-04. Initially with
             Fulham, he joined QPR in August 1985
             and appeared in the 1986 Milk Cup
             final. He rejoined Fulham in June 1987
             and moved via West Ham to Bristol
             City in March 1992, helping them beat
             Liverpool in the 1993-94 FA Cup third
             round replay. After a spell with Fleet
             Town, he was Gloucester City’s player-
             boss, then coached back at Bristol City
             and managed Merthyr Tydfil. He became
             Torquay’s manager in June 2002 and
             remained in charge until April 2006,
             then had spells managing Brentford and
             Torquay again.

                                                                                         BUCKLE
                                             Paul Buckle managed Torquay United’s
                                             2008-09 Conference National play-off
                                             final triumph. Starting with Brentford,
                                             the midfielder featured in their 1991-
                                             92 Third Division title campaign and
                                             moved to Torquay in February 1994. He
                                             helped reach the Third Division play-
                                                                                        PAUL
                                             offs in 1993-94, scoring nine goals in
                                             59 League games prior to joining Exeter
                                             in October 1995, then Northampton,
                                             Wycombe, Colchester, Exeter again,
                                             Aldershot and Weymouth. He became
                                             Torquay’s boss in June 2007, guiding
                                             them to the FA Trophy final in 2008 and
                                             League Two play-off final in 2011, since
                                             managing Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and
                                             Cheltenham.

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CLASSIC CAMPAIGNS

           CLASSIC
          CAMPAIGNS
2003-04 1988-89

              Torquay United became the first Devon                           Torquay United won the Fourth Division
              club to reach a Wembley final in 1988-                          play-off final in 1990-91. New signings

                                                            2008-09 1990-91
              89. Cyril Knowles had managed the Gulls                         Gareth Howells, Wes Saunders, Tommy
              to the Fourth Division play-off final the                       Tynan and Peter Whiston made their
              previous season and starlet Lee Sharpe                          debuts as the Gulls began with a 2-2 draw
              was sold to Manchester United. Torquay                          at Walsall, racing to the top of the table
              beat Cardiff 3-1, Gillingham 3-0, Bristol                       as they remained unbeaten in their first
              Rovers 1-0, Brentford 1-0 and holders                           14 League games. Dave Smith resigned at
              Wolves 3-2 to reach the Sherpa Van                              the start of April after a slump in results
              Trophy final. Dean Edwards gave Torquay                         but Torquay qualified for the play-offs
              the lead but Bolton Wanderers won 4-1 at                        following a seven-match unbeaten run
              Wembley: Kenny Allen, Daral Pugh, Tom                           under his successor John Impey. They beat
              Kelly, Jim McNichol, Matt Elliott, Mark                         Burnley 2-1 to reach Wembley for the
              Loram, Carl Airey (Jimmy Smith), Phil                           second time in three seasons, defeating
              Lloyd, Dean Edwards, Ian Weston (Sean                           Blackpool on penalties after a 2-2 draw to
              Joyce), John Morrison.                                          clinch promotion.

              David Graham scored 22 goals as Torquay                         Torquay United regained Football League
              United won promotion in 2003-04.                                status in 2008-09. Paul Buckle’s side won
              Craig Taylor was appointed captain after                        just one of their opening seven games but
              moving from Plymouth and formed a fine                          soared into the Conference National title
              central defensive partnership with Steve                        race with a thrilling 14 match unbeaten
              Woods. Torquay lost just two of their first                     run. They also beat Championship side
              ten games, also signing left-back Brian                         Blackpool en route to the FA Cup fourth
              McGlinchey from Plymouth in September.                          round for the first time in 19 years.
              Leroy Rosenior’s side overcame a lean                           Torquay completed the double over
              spell with eight wins in nine matches and                       champions Burton Albion in their final
              climbed into the promotion frame after                          match. Tim Sills was leading marksman
              beating Cambridge United 3-0 in March.                          as Torquay qualified for the Conference
              Liam Rosenior arrived on loan from                              National play-offs in fourth place. The
              Fulham, helping to clinch third position on                     Gulls beat Histon 2-1 on aggregate in the
              goal difference with a 2-1 win at Southend                      semi-finals, then defeated Cambridge
              in their final game.                                            United 2-0 in the Wembley final.

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WALKING FOOTBALL TEAM

  WALKING
FOOTBALL TEAM
International Walking Football at The Hive

On the 20th September 1947, Barnet FC played The Sing Tao Sports
Club who had just won the Hong Kong Football League, they were the
first Chinese Football Club to tour and play in the United Kingdom, with
Barnet FC winning 5–3.

Fast forward 72 years and whilst talking on Facebook about the
forthcoming IWFF Walking Football World Cup in London, I was
contacted on messenger by Yan Xinmin from China. Yan organises
sporting film festivals in Beijing and at a recent festival of 21 films, she
had shown the movie “Underhill“ to her audience. She was interested in
meeting a gentlemen in the film who she referred to as “The Burger Man
“ ... known to us as Peter Speroni.

She talked about a visit to The Hive, and connected through the powers
of social media. Yan brought the Chinese Walking Football team to
London to play against us which was their first ever fixture outside of
China! They spent the day with us ending with a tour of The Hive and
having some lunch too.

For the record, the Barnet Walking Football team were victorious over
the Chinese Walking Football team, winning by 2 goals to 1. Yan’s team
went on to have a successful World Cup, just missing out on a semi-final
place.

A fabulous experience, making new football friends and a possible return
fixture in Beijing.

If you want to join us for walking football, you can simply turn up at the
Hive at either of our weekly sessions listed below:

Contact
Matthew Dixon on 020 8381 3800 (Ext. 1040) or via email at
mdixon@barnetfc.com.

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In the Community

               CHARITY COLLECTION
This afternoon, we will be collecting on behalf of the Justin
Edinburgh 3 Foundation.

We will have collection boxes spread across the Hive located in
the Club Shop, the Hive Bar, Legends and Bar 66.

Please donate what you can to support the Foundation in their
start-up and hopefully make a difference moving forward.

The Foundation are currently working towards finding the
relevant partners in the charity sector to support all monies
raised through fundraising events and campaigns which they
hope will focus on both heart and brain health.

They will also be campaigning to change the law to ensure
all health and fitness clubs across the UK are equipped with
defibrillators.

                                                         MASCOTS
If you are interested in being a match-day mascot for Barnet FC during the 2019/20 season, you can register your interest
by contacting Matthew Dixon on 020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) / mdixon@thehivelondon.com

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               PARTY
       DETAILS OF PACKAGE:
      Football games and matches
Pizza & Chips in Pecking Order w/ drinks
             Birthday Cake
          Medal for each child
    FREE 12 month Hive Membership

   £20 PER PERSON (BASED ON MINIMUM OF 14 CHILDREN)

              All sessions are held at
     The Hive London, Camrose Avenue, HA8 6AG
        For more information please contact on
020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) or mdixon@thehivelondon.com
Junior Agogo was obviously
destined for greater things.
Was proud to see African
Cup of Nations footage as
Junior represented Ghana. The
documentary on Junior includes
a framed Barnet shirt on the wall.
Heartbreaking news. R.I.P.

GAME
CHANGER...
Together for Football is more than a motto.
It’s a mission. A mission to improve the quality
of grassroots facilities across the country.
The Football Foundation is funded by the
                                                        35        To find out more about the Football Foundation
Premier League, The FA and Government.                            visit footballfoundation.org.uk
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   WALKING
        Football
   AGE: OVER 50’S

THURSDAY                                    FRIDAY
7PM-8PM                                2PM-3PM

  Price: £3 PER SESSION
                 All sessions are held at
        The Hive London, Camrose Avenue, HA8 6AG
           For more information please contact on
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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

     Palmer
     Josh                                What’s the
                                               Buzz?
                                         Last week Boreham Wood posted on their social media platforms a statement by
                                         club chairman, Danny Hunter, who ranted about the clubs low attendances. In
                                         the statement, which he threatened to lower his financial investments into the
                                         club, he criticised the clubs fans and residents of the town for their “laughable”
                                         attendances. This rant came after last weekends 0-1 home defeat to Sutton
                                         United, which saw just 407 fans attend the game. In his statement, Hunter said
                                         that, taking away season ticket holders and away fans, there were only 46 adult
                                         tickets brought for the game on the gate. In their three home games as of time
                                         of writing, they only averaged 655 fans, of which two games, Chesterfield and
                                         Wrexham, the away sides brought a significant following. “I’ve got to reassess what
                                         more I can do, as the town clearly doesn’t want to consciously support its club”
                                         he said. “Saturday’s abysmal crowd just makes me feel sad, as so much hard work
                                         goes into making this club over achieve every year and we just want a bit more
                                         support for those efforts. I suppose if you want an excuse, the lower than normal
                                         crowd could be put down to 300 adult and OAP £99 season ticket holders, who
                                         took up our offer but never bothered to turn up and support us”.

Goalkeeper Jay Lynch has made a return to the Football
League last week having signed for League 1 side Rochdale.
The 26 year old spent several years in the youth academy
at Bolton Wanderers, but never made a first team
appearances, only making it as far as the subs bench in
three Premier League games. During the 2014/15 season,
he played twice in League 2 for Accrington Stanley, before
joining his hometown club Salford City for the remainder of
the season. Then playing in the Northern Premier League
Division 1 North, the 8th tier of English football, he stayed
with the club for the next 2 ½ years, helping the side gain
two successive promotions to the National League North,
and narrowly missing out on a third in the playoffs. He then
got a transfer to newly promoted National League Premier
side AFC Fylde in 2017, where he has played 85 games in
his two full seasons. He now moves to the Dale on a free
transfer, on a deal set to last 2 years, having rejected the
deal given to him by the Coasters.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

Josh
Palmer       What’s the Buzz?
Despite having lost three out of         hosts to Berkhamsted, who play in        to attend our opening ceremony and
their opening five games in the          the division above them, Northwood       share with us our excitement at the
National League, Hartlepool United       visited Gloucestershire to face          official opening of our superb new
manager Craig Hignett has said           Longlevens, whilst Uxbridge were         facilities”. The improvements will see
that some of his sides’ players are      on the road at Sittingbourne. North      a new club house replace the small,
Premier League quality. 49 year old      Greenford United made the long trip      single storied existing one, which was
Hignett, who played in the top flight    down to Cirencester Town, Waltham        built in 1929. Other new facilities will
for Middlesbrough and Blackburn          Abbey took on Woodbridge Town of         see a kitchen and serving area for
Rovers, said: “I know we’ve got          Suffolk, and Cheshunt entertained        matchday spectator use, a spectator
players here who could play in the       Stowmarket Town. Also playing were       first aid room and office space as well
Championship, who could potentially      Wingate and Finchley, who faced          as a new club shop, a hospitality and
play in the Premier League if they put   Welwyn Garden City, Harlow Town          seating area, which includes facilities
their minds to it, graft and improve”.   who played Brentwood Town, Hadley        for disabled spectators, and some
He continued to say: “I didn’t have      took on divisional rivals Hoddesdon      new turnstiles.
anything that half our players have      Town and Cockfosters took on
got, but I played in the Premier         Coggeshall Town.
League with what I had”. The Pools
faced Chorley away on Saturday, and                                               In a rare occurrence, two players
are at home to Wrexham today.            Northern Premier League Division 1       from Darlington FC have been
                                         North West side Marine last weekend      called up to their national team. It is
                                         revealed their plans to upgrade their    uncommon for non league players to
                                         stadium. Ahead of their tie against      ever get called up to a national team,
                                         Dunston last weekend, the club           with a majority of the few who doing
                                         chairman, Paul Leary, said:              going to a youth level international
                                                                                  side or a B or C team, however,
                                                                                  Quaker’s duo Justin Donawa and
                                                                                  Osagi Bascome have both been
                                                                                  called up to the full international
                                                                                  sides of Bermuda. They have been
                                                                                  selected for the Caribbean side for
                                                                                  their six upcoming games, home and
                                                                                  away times against both Panama and
                                                                                  Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup, as
                                                                                  well as friendlies against Guatemala
                                                                                  and DC United. The games all take
                                                                                  place in the international breaks in
                                                                                  September, October and November.

Last week saw the extra preliminary
round be completed with the              “We are really proud to be opening
conclusion of the replays, which         our new facilities funded by the
meant that the draw for the              Football Stadia Improvement
preliminary round, which took place      Fund and the Premier League and
over this weekend, was finalised, as     especially that it coincides with
the draw took place alongside the        our 125 anniversary”, with the club
extra preliminary round before the       having been founded in 1894. “I am
competition started. There were          delighted that Bill Esterson our local
quite a few local clubs involved,        MP, Mark Harris Chairman of the
however the results are unknown as       Northern Premier League and Dave
of time of writing. Wembley were         Pugh CEO of Liverpool FA were able

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

Josh
Palmer       What’s the Buzz?
Former Bees player and manager           On their way to their away game at Mansfield Town last Tuesday, League 2 side
Mark Stimson has praised his             Leyton Orient found themselves in an unusual position – rescuing a lost dog
Hornchurch side after their 6-0          from a busy road. When the team coach were entering a slip road onto the A12,
win away at Worthing in the              the lost dog ran into the road in front of the coach and another passing truck,
BetVictor Isthmian League Premier        with both vehicles luckily managing to stop in time before hitting the animal.
last weekend. The two sides were         Kitman Ada Martin was able to quickly leave the coach and retrieve the dog, and
drawing 0-0 at half time, before         after calling the telephone number on its’ collar, the dog was temporarily left
the Urchins went on a goal scoring       with another Orient fan at a local hotel until the owners arrived. In the game,
riot during the second half. Scoring     the O’s found themselves 2-0 down at the 65 minute mark, but would pull the
one of the goals from a great solo       score level late in the game, before scoring a 96th minute winner.
effort was Marks son, Charlie
Stimson, who is also a former
Barnet player. “What a result, we
went down to Worthing and they’re
a good side, first-half it could have
at least a draw or behind to be fair
as both teams created chances” he
said. “Joe Wright in goal made an
outstanding save then second-half
to score six goals, it’s something not
often seen, but also not to concede
was important”. Mark played five
times for us in 1995, on a loan spell
from Portsmouth, before returning
to manage the Bees for half of
the 2010/11 season, a run which
saw him lose 16 of his 26 games in
charge. Meanwhile, Charlie played
in black and amber on six occasions
during that season.                                                    Phil Neville has said that he thinks that players
                                                                       should boycott social media, in a way to send a
                                                                       message that the abuse that some players receive
                                                                       is unacceptable. The England Womens manager
                                                                       made that claim after Paul Pogba received racist
                                                                       abuse on his social media accounts after missing
                                                                       a penalty in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against
                                                                       Wolverhampton Wanderers last week. “We have to
                                                                       take drastic measures now as a football community.
                                                                       I’ve had it with my players on social media, the
                                                                       Premier League and the Championship have had it”
                                                                       he said. Neville, who played 386 times for United,
                                                                       as 303 times for Everton, continued: “I just wonder
                                                                       whether as a football community we come off social
                                                                       media, because Twitter won’t do anything about it,
                                                                       Instagram won’t do anything about it - they send
                                                                       you an email reply saying they’ll investigate but
                                                                       nothing happens. I’ve lost total faith in whoever
                                                                       runs these social media departments, so let’s send
                                                                       a powerful message: come off social media (for) six
                                                                       months. Let’s see the effect it has on these social
                                                                       media companies”.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

Alex  Jones
                                                                                        Torquay
                                                                                        In search of another anecdote on

   Digresses
                                                                                        Torquay, I asked my good friend
                                                                                        Michelle Malalieu if she knew anything
                                                                                        of the Devon town… her answer
                                                                                        was Fawlty Towers. Initially I was
                                                                                        reluctant, then I remembered a B and
                                                                                        B in my area where the service is as
                                                                                        bad. Despite this they have used the
                                                                                        Rheolau Arms for the new series of
                                                                                        Peaky Blinders. Having asked our FA
TORQUAY                                    favourite bands as the Pixies, Stone
                                           Roses and Oasis, so he is gentleman of       Cup correspondent Joe Gibney if the
The last time Torquay were here Mr         good taste. Anyone who lists Debaser         hostelry was charmingly reminiscent
James Saunders wrote a special article     as a top tune has to be forgiven any         of Thirties Birmingham or a complete
praising the Gulls, and explaining why     errors or overreliance on VAR.               dump, he opted for the former.
he has always followed the Devonians,
as did his smarter sibling Amelia when
she was in my class. Quite possibly
                                           Alliance … good old                          Off the pitch
they and their father Steve are here
this afternoon. James once arranged
                                           days of 7                                    Recently I made Penydarren BGC 319
for Mr Jones and Adam Taylor to be         In 1979 Art Garfunkel was Number             on my Groundhopping Odyssey. The
given a Big Shout by the Plainmoor DJ      One in the charts and in your hearts         initials stand for Boys and Girls Club,
when we were given a dedication.           with Bright Eyes, Mike Batt’s touching       but a few Barnet fans may recognise
                                           eulogy to bunny rabbits. Perhaps             the area as the home of Merthyr Town,
Plainmoor than This                        Paul Simon’s bestie was unaware
                                           that Britain’s Non-League structure
                                                                                        who, just a few years later. These days,
                                                                                        Merthyr has two sides as Penydarren
When I research these articles, I          was undergoing a radical restructure         have slowly climbed the Welsh pyramid
often use Football Grounds of Britain,     and forty years almost to the day            system. Whilst enjoying a coffee I read
written by Simon Inglis. Among the         the Alliance Premier was launched            the document Off the Pitch which
gems he unearthed ….                       with Barnet travelling to Nuneaton,          summarises the welsh FA fair play
                                           but unfortunately we lost 2-1 . The          code. A sign of the times that there is a
“Whereas in many towns signs for the       Football Historians Research Group           page devoted to Social Media Advice.
obscurest of local attractions seem        also carried the full ten results of         “When used correctly, social media can
to pop up at every junction, leaving       the day, including Bangor City 3 AP          be instrumental in raising the Profile of
footy fans scanning the horizon for        Leamington 2. Next on Ceefax came            your club “. However players are asked
floodlight pylons, Torquay is one of the   Boston 2 Yeovil 0. Still at this level, in   to consider the following…….
best signposted grounds in the nation..    addition to ourselves and the Glovers
“Also Inglis is at his most verbose…..     we found Gravesend and Northfleet..          Be respectful and positive, treating
                                           Others in the class of 79 included           others as the would wish to be treated
“The ground itself is edged by neat        Weymouth, Worcester City, Kettering,
avenues of daintily gabled guest           Maidstone, Northwich Victoria,               Remember the internet is permanent
houses and homes, with limestone           Scarborough, Telford, Wealdstone             and information travels fast and easily
garden walls and pastel rendered walls,    Stafford Rangers and Bath. Redditch          online
and names like Pensilva and Lamorna”       were rock bottom and subsequently
                                           got relegated. In contrast Altrincham        Be responsible for what is written and
Jon Moss                                   were to become champions, but were
                                           denied promotion. The contrasting
                                                                                        uphold the positive image of the game.

The Premier League ref was recently        fortunes of some of the teams listed         Fair play the FAW, wonder if there
interviewed about his favourite            are staggering. Bangor City trade in         is a National League eivalent, and if
music….. and praised ourselves and         Cymru North after recent financial           occasionally some keyboard warriors
Rochdale for having the best playlists,    problems helped deny them a license          might consider…
specifically referring to Sweet Child      and there was an enforced relegation,
O Mine- the anthemic intro has to be       and further legal challenges delayed
one of the best walkout musics ever        the start of their season.
ever. Indeed Mr Moss lists his three

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WREXHAM AWAY POSTCARD

 I’m not sure why but Wrexham has always been a trip I’ve enjoyed. The sun was out for the bank holiday
 weekend & it was shaping up to be a good occasion. Me and my parents left Leeds at 11:30am taking the
 M62 west across the Pennines. Not that I’d know because as per usual I slept the whole way but the
 motorway was much busier than anticipated and we ended up sitting in the car for nearly 3 hours arriving
 at the ground just before 2:30pm. We went through the turnstiles & walked up the steep steps to the
 away end, sitting in what I now claim to be ‘my’ seat. Following the many pre match announcements in both
 English and Welsh, the teams came out ready for kick off.

 We started the half strongly, going forward early but unfortunately on 3 minutes it was Wrexham who
 scored with their first attack of the game. Hooper received a good ball and chipped it over our keeper to
 put them ahead. However, we responded positively and just 6 minutes later we equalised. Jack Taylor put
 a lovely ball in the box that Dan Sparkes was able to bang into the back of the net. The game calmed down
 and both goalies comfortably dealt with the opposition’s efforts. In fact the most drama of the half came on
 31 minutes when the linesman went down and had to be subbed off!! On 42 minutes Dan Sparkes put a
 lovely corner in that fell to Charlee Adams but unfortunately his shot was mistimed and the defender was
 able to get the ball. Just before half time there was some beautiful link-up play between Akinola, Shaq and
 Jack Taylor but the final effort was saved and the score was level at half time. The second half was pretty
 end to end stuff and we introduced Mason-Clark & Elito in the hope of finding something going forward.
 On 63 minutes, it was all eyes on Loach again as he pulled off the most impressive save, keeping a shot
 out that the Wrexham fans were already celebrating! There were no clear cut chances for either team until
 89 minutes when Dan Sparkes put in a great cross for Shaq but he was just unable to finish it and the
 game finished 1-1.

 We walked back to the car park just next to the ground and headed back to Leeds stopping for an ice
 cream on the way. We were home by 8pm which made a nice change compared to some of the journeys
 we have to make down south! It was a good performance from the boys and a well deserved point.

To: Barnet Football Club
                                                                                                     Aug
                                                                                                    24 th
Address : The Hive London, HA8 6AG                                                                 201
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From: Carla Devine
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