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Buxs
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ELMORE AFC
Good afternoon and welcome
to our visitors Camelford.
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
After all the team selection
headaches I have had during the
season, I can safely say that selecting
a team for last Wednesday night’s
match against Ivybridge Town proved
probably the worst experience I have had so far.
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I must have picked a starting XI at least eight times, with
players still crying off right up to two hours before the
game!
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
I was without nine recognised first teamers, either through
injury, work commitments or holidays and was forced to
field seven of our U18s – all of whom were either 16 or 17
years-old.
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I would like to make a special mention of
Tom Kelly. He informed me earlier in
the day that he was in no fit state to
play because of the death of his Nan
that morning. However, he turned
up in the evening, saying he
wanted to play and to score a goal
in his Nan’s memory. He did not
score, but he did make our goal.
That attitude perfectly summed
up our display and commitment.
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.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt
(chairman), Mark Harris, Keith Humphrey,
Phil Chant, Jackie Herniman, Todd
Woodberry & Neville Crocker.
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FOOTBALL COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt
(chairman), Matt Howe, Ian Edgecumb,
Neville Crocker, Nick Westcott, Keith
Humphreys, Colin Gunney (PR).
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FINANCE COMMITTEE: Jed Hewitt, Graham
Lockyer, Pete Garnsworthy, Phil Chant and
Jackie Herniman.
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CLUB TRUSTEES: Alan Cockram, Peter
Buckingham, Phil Howe & Pete Garnsworthy.
But while the team selection proved a nightmare, the
evening turned out to be one of the proudest moments of
my season, despite our loss.
The youngsters, together with only four recognised first
team players, did not let me down. They battled and
showed spirit, grit and determination from start to finish,
despite them coming up against a much larger and
physical side. I could not have asked more from them.
It was only a couple of dubious refereeing decisions that
gave the visitors the edge.
The win took Ivybridge to the top of the table, but they
certainly did not look like title winners on the night.
Unfortunately we suffered a
major blow when goalkeeper Joe
Moore dislocated and fractured a
finger in attempting to stop their
second goal. Joe had been in
superb form and been our only
ever present this season – he is now
out for the rest of the season.
Enjoy
BUXS
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