Football Focus Issue 81 | Page 75

Biggleswade Same Day Service Urgent & time critical deliveries across the UK. ‘Our same day service is fast, flexible and reliable. We use the solutions that best suit the job at hand, ensuring that even the most urgent delivery arrives on time. We run 24/7 so can always provide a solution to your needs, no matter how complex. No job is too big or too small and we specialise in unique and bespoke deliveries that require a different approach to the norm.’ ‘When time is at a premium, our same day service always delivers. Our digitalised tracking systems, dependable logistics network and insistence on providing a quality, bespoke service means we will never let you down. Our experienced control team use the most cutting edge technology to manage your deliveries, ensuring we track your order from dispatch to delivery’ www.hbclogistics.co.uk base since we were formed!) There is a great sense of togetherness between the team and committee, we are doing things the right way on and off the pitch, crowd numbers are going up and we are gaining an excellent reputation across the league and in the local community. We are all pulling together with excellent teamwork, have a vision of where we want to go, the depth of the squad is better than last year; we have raised expectations consistently and are continuing to meet them, push ourselves and improve. There are lots of smiling faces around FC at the moment!” Present “The season is going excellently. We are currently top, having won 7 out of 8 league games so far. We have built on and learnt from last year, the squad depth is better than last year (key players who have left have been replaced by excellent new additions) and some of the performances have been breathtaking. We have won our first FA Cup match and advanced in two other cup competitions. The Reserves – a young side – have also progressed excellently this season and are highly placed in their league. We are seeing progression of some players to the First Team side. We are a real Biggleswade club, with most players local and have done a lot of work with local schools. We also have a strong following in the local community and excellent local press coverage.” What Next? “On the field, we want to improve on last year’s 5th place finish and win a cup competition whilst maintaining and developing even further our particular style of play across both sides. Not a plan, but an aspiration for both sides is to gain promotion and to continue to see both sides as integral to Biggleswade FC. Off the field/as a club we want to create our own identity and take steps to ensure that we are on the path to being self-sufficient financially within the next five years. We also want to develop our club infrastructure, get more sponsors onboard and grow a thriving FC Supporters Association.” Youth “Youth football is massive for us. We were born out of the Under 18s, have a young, progressive side and are actively involved with Biggleswade Town Youth with our manager helping to run the Under16s; we are looking for these lads to progress through our system and hopefully they can become good enough to eventually play for FC and even Biggleswade Town (at Step 3). We also want to promote Biggleswade youngsters playing for a Biggleswade side and by offering two levels we believe we are giving them the opportunity. By the end of this season our aim is to give 3/4 of the U16s an introduction into senior football with our Reserves. We also have the dream of another of our players getting a chance at professional level like Keinan Davis.” we get promotion. There will also be all kinds of implications and pressures as we further again and develop our own facilities. Like any club, we will need to think about the strength of our playing sides – maintaining and developing further – and also ensure we are sustainable with off field personnel. We have set very high standards very quickly so do not want to drop from these and the challenge will be to go up from already high levels! Our ambitions are to become self-sufficient and sustainable; have a clearly defined identity; gain a wider reputation for our style of play.” Challenges/Ambitions “One of our biggest challenges moving forwards will be managing our finances, especially if www.footballfocusmag.com 75