Elmore v Bodmin Town N 1 | Page 3

25 Bodmin Apl 26_Layout 1 25/04/2014 13:34 Page 3 : ELMORE AFC OFFICERS OF THE CLUB Club President: Doug Glidden Club Vice President: Mark Harris Club Chairman: Jed Hewitt Football Chairman: Jed Hewitt Vice chairman: Keith Humphreys Treasurer: Jackie Herniman Membership secretary: Carla Edgecumb Social secretary: Jed Hewitt .............................................. 1st team/youth secretary: Keith Humphreys 2nd team secretary: Nick Westcott 1st team manager: Peter Buckingham 1st team assist. manager: Simon Harder 1st team assist manager/physio: Dave Griffiths 1st team matchday secretary: Dave Cooke 2nd team manager: Mark Vellacott 2nd team assistant managers: Ian Edgecumb & John Body 2nd team Physio: Luke Thomas 3rd team manager: Colin Butt 3rd team assistant manager: Shawn Legg U18 manager: Jason Rainey U18 assistant managers: Matt Howe & Neil Hopkins U16 manager: Adrian White Ladies team manager: Jade Maryan Ladies team coach: Adam Burden .............................................. PR co-ordinator: Colin Gunney Website/programme editor: Colin Gunney Child welfare officer: Jane Hunt Head groundsman: tba Assist. groundsman: Dave Stenner (Beaver) Match day stewards: Jed Hewitt, Barry Tretherway, Phil Chant and Jackie Herniman. .............................................. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt (chairman), Mark Harris, Keith Humphrey, Phil Chant, Jackie Herniman, Todd Woodberry & Neville Crocker. .............................................. FOOTBALL COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt (chairman), Matt Howe, Ian Edgecumb, Neville Crocker, Nick Westcott, Keith Humphreys, Colin Gunney (PR). .............................................. FINANCE COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt, Graham Lockyer, Pete Garnsworthy, Phil Chant and Jackie Herniman. .............................................. CLUB TRUSTEES: Alan Cockram, Peter Buckingham, Phil Howe & Pete Garnsworthy. Good afternoon and welcome to our visitors from Bodmin. Buxs banter The selection problems I have had all year just won’t go away, and once again I have had to juggle, cajole and beg players to turn up for the two away games played since our last home match. Apart from a five game spell in November/December when we had a settled side and won three and drew the other two, I have had no continuity in the side whatsoever. In my day, if you were good enough, you wanted to play at the highest level you could and were disappointed and sometimes embarrassed if you did not play for the first team. Today that attitude seems to have all changed. It has also become evident that limited finances are playing a part – but we are not the only club suffering from this. Today it is very difficult to get players to travel. With this season now coming to an end Elmore needs to sit down and decide what it wants, what level of football it wants and the direction it want to take, and then decide a structure to achieve this going forward. In truth, at present the first team does not seem to be a priority – it seems it is no longer the flagship of the club. It will be a tragedy if this club does not or cannot offer the highest level of football available to the very talented players we have, as well as the ambitious Under-18s and Under -16s at the club. We need to sort something out or we will lose them to other clubs. I really do feel some do not understand how difficult this season has been just in putting a side together. Like most other weeks this season, I have constantly been on the phone every day this week trying to get a side together for today – my phone bills are horrendous. Elmore deserves better than this. We need to sort it out NOW. Enjoy BUXS 33