Chertsey Town
me responsibility of the first team and
ground.
Whereas previously I had five years
to rejuvenate the ground, time had
taken its toll and with only four months
to the start of the new season major
refurbishment was carried out by me
as my legacy to CTFC and the need for
Chertsey to re-establish as a senior non-
league club.
With the help of Mark Turner who
played for me in 1993/94 and now living
in Chertsey he undertook responsibility
for the work which has included new
changing rooms, refurbished tea bar
and outside toilets, new perimeter
fencing, refurbished referee facilities and
painting of the whole ground, returning
it to the old fashioned ground it was in
the 1950’s capable of holding 2500, with
modern facilities.
With the appointment of Dave
Anderson as Manager with nine
games to go last season and relegation
imminent a run of five wins and a draw
made Chertsey safe for another season in
the Premier Division.
Dave Anderson, who came out
of retirement to manage again, then
worked on building a team with
experience, youth and ability, results to
date show the right formula has been
applied. Dave was a Northern Ireland
International Goalkeeper and managed
Harrow Borough, AFC Wimbledon and
Hendon. With some players also coming
out of retirement, many others who have
played for him in the past jumping at
the chance of having a successful season
under his known management skills,
added to which the 22-man squad also
has five youth team players from the
past two seasons at Chertsey willing to
learn from the experience around them.
Some of the senior players have in
the past carried injuries but with Gary
Anderson also reuniting with Dave
Anderson as Club Physio treatment is
readily available in the new sports clinic
opened under the club stand.
With 40 years’ experience in
Olympic and professional sport as an
athlete, coach, scientist, sports medicine
professional and performance director
he again was given the opportunity to
come out of retirement and use his skills
at a club wanting success which was
irresistible. He has lead teams at four
Olympics and more recently was coach
to the celebrities in ‘Beat the Star’.
What Chertsey has done is adapt to
modern day life and provided a squad
environment that accepts work at times
comes first and has been able to take
this into account when signing players
who in return are totally committed to
Chertsey and what the club has offered
them in return being the opportunity of
being part of a successful club.
To date Chertsey are going well in
the league, are through to the first round
of the FA Vase after two pre-qualifying
wins, plus a first round win in the
League Cup.
Challenges are weekly in trying to
provide good facilities and a quality
playing surface for a manager that has
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