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Latest News In April 2008 |
27/4/08.
Under 18's win Cornwall cup with Hopcroft hat-trick.
 The Rathbone Cup is coming
to Broadclose after the under 18's team destroyed a strong looking
Millbrook team. After going one nil down Bude started to relax and
play some decent football, Billy Hopcroft equalising and paying
tribute to the injured Matt Warburton with a spcially made t-shirt, Stevie Box then
took the lead for Bude and celebrated with a dodgy somersault.
Hopcroft increased the lead early in the second half and as Millbrook
were reduced to 10 men, Glen Bickle headed in at the back post from
the resulting free kick, Hopcroft grabbed his hat trick from the
penalty spot on the second time of asking to finish off a superb Bude
performance. Celebrations continued back on the bus, back at the
Kiss and then in to the night back at Hopcrofts' house. Got to be done.
Well done boys you truly deserved that cup.
Photos from the day are now in the 'Photo Gallery'. |
27/4/08.
Ladies team through to cup final after big win against Saltash.
The ladies are through to
the Sandy Lodge county cup final after beating Saltash over 2 legs 11
goals to 4 and a second leg win of 6 goals to 2. Sarah BAdham
was in top form grabbing four goals and Leanne Stanbury scoring the
other two. They will now meet either Torpoint or Launceston who
are in the other semi final and who have finished the top two teams in
the league.
Well done girls on
finishing fourth in the league, just four points off the top of the
league with a stunning mid week 3-0 win against runners up Launceston. |
24/4/08.
Matt Warburton out for 12 months after broken leg..
 Bude
under 18's and 1st team goal keeper Matt Warburton broke his leg last
night in a 1st team game against local rivals Holsworthy. After just
10 minutes Matt was in an accidental collision with a Holsworthy
striker and it was immediately clear he was in trouble. The paramedic
was quick and done a great job on Matt. Matt was taken to Barnstaple
hospital where it was confirmed he had snapped his fibula and his
tibia, he has had his leg operated on and a plate has been
fitted and unfortunately it looks like Matt is going to be out from
footie for the next 12 months.
He's gutted that he's missed out on this
weekends final at Liskeard but being only 17 Matt will definitely get
a lot more opportunities for big games like this.
Everyone at the club wish you the best Matty
and hope you get better quickly bud, Bere Alston football club have
also sent their best wishes and for a speedy recovery. |
14/4/08.
Under 18's through to Cornwall County cup final. Book your bus seat.
The Rathbone Cup final
which the Under 18's will be in against Millbrook is to be held week
on Sunday, 27th April and will be played at Liskeard with a 2.30pm
kick off. Hopefully a big crowd will be going down to support the
boys.
There is now a bus going
down to this game and it will be leaving the Sports hall at 11.45.
It's £ 5 for a seat on it and if you want more info about it or want
to book your place speak to Adrian Warburton on 01288 361842. |
12/4/08.
April '200 Club' draw sees £140 accumulator go.
The winner of the April 200 club draw went to Mr & Mrs Alan
Pedrick and they have won £300 of Woolacotts vouchers.
The £140 accumulator draw was then made and Geoffrey Colwills
number was drawn out and Geoff was at the draw so picks up the £140.
Well done Geoff, just to show if you're there you can pick up quite a
bit of cash. |
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Latest News In March 2008 |
 9/3/08.
Under 18's through to Cornwall County cup final.
The under 18's team
managed by Adrian Warburton are through to the Rathbone Cornwall cup
final after a narrow one-nil victory against Foxhole. Glen
Bickle (right) scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot
after Billy Hopcroft had missed a previous penalty. The boys
will now meet one of the competitions favourites Millbrook in the
final and the time and place will be announced soon, so watch this
space. Well done boys. |
8/3/08.
£300 Wroes vouchers at 200 Club Draw finally go to Dave Cornish
The winner of the March 200 club draw went to Dave Cornish who
has won £ 300 worth of Wroes vouchers. After Gary Dinshaw
pointed out that number 146 was not his future mother in laws number,
Clive double checked and thought Smith had said 147, so Mr Cornish was
confirmed as being the true recipient of number 146, well done Gar.
The £130 accumulator draw was then made and Docker Philps'
number was drawn out but Docker was not at the draw so the accumulator
rolls over to the April draw. Getting quite high now so make
sure you're at the draw in April for a chance of winning the prize. |
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Latest News In February 2008 |
29/2/08.
End of season presentation evening announced
The end of season football
club dinner and dance will this year be held at Bude Golf Club on
Friday 23rd May. The price per ticket is £ 18. The evening
will include a 3 course meal (choices below), trophy
presentation and then on to the disco by James Bromell and plenty of
drinking, (for those old enough). You will need to get there for
around 7pm for a 7.30pm sit down.
Yes!! we do have a choice with the menu this year. The choices
are:
Starter: Chicken soup or
pate & toast.
Main Course: Chicken Chasseur, Steak Pie or Lamb Shank
Sweets: Chocolate Profiterrolls, blackberry & apple pie or
raspberry pavalova.
Book your tickets now
either through your respective managers or book through Julie Hodgson
on 07814 396997. |
11/2/08.
Have your say on the future of grassroots football & win 2 England
Tickets
The FA’s National Game
Strategy 2008-12 will outline how we will work both nationally and
locally to develop football to ensure you can all enjoy the game in a
safe, positive environment.
Nearly 20,000 football participants and providers have already had
their say in the most fundamental review to date of the state of
grassroots football in England. Having your say is important because
the FA want to ensure the Strategy delivers what you want for football
over the next four years.
It’s important to the FA that they now get your feedback on what you
think needs to be done to improve football at a local level.
The FA will be doing
this through a series of consultation events with clubs, leagues and
referees to discuss the forthcoming National Game Strategy 2008-2012
and what aims and objectives within that format we have in Cornwall.
There are only a couple
more days left to have your say and enter the draw for a chance to win
2 tickets to watch an England World Cup qualifier game.
Click Here To Have Your Say On Grassroots
Football
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9/2/08.
£ 300 Woolacotts vouchers go to Lester Wellington
The winner of the February 200 club draw went to Lester Wellington who
has won £ 300 worth of Woolacotts vouchers.
The £120 accumulator draw was then made and Kenny Watsons'
number was drawn out but Ken was not at the draw so the accumulator
rolls over to the March draw. Getting quite high now so make
sure you're at the draw in March for a chance of winning the
prize. |
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Latest News In January 2008 |
28/1/08.
1st team get home draw in cup quarter final
The first teams' reward for beating cup holders Godolphin is a
home draw against either local rivals Morwenstow or Tamarside in the
quarter final of the league cup. Bude have already drawn twice
against Morwenstow in the group stages of the cup and they also have
to play them in the Westward Ho! cup. Tamarside were a very strong
side last season, but have lost a couple of players this year but they
are sure to still be a difficult side to beat.
The ladies team are
through o the semi-final of the Cornwall County cup after defeating
Torpoint 3 goals to 2, a tightly fought game saw Budes goals come from
Sarah Badham, Lizzie Jenkins and Katie Horstmann. Well done girls!! |
 12/1/08.
Get better soon Norm!!
Everyone at the club wishes 1st team wing wizard Norman Foster a
speedy recovery after breaking his hand this week. Norms been
having a great season so far after a season off through injury.
Hope you weren't drunk
when you did it Norm, or actually it may have been better, numb the
pain and that, good idea.
Get yourself back soon bud. |
12/1/08.
Holiday vouchers won in January '200 Club' draw. Xmas draw also
made.
The winner of the January 200 club draw went to Jeff Colwill who
has won £ 300 worth of holiday vouchers and was at the club to receive
them well done Jeff.
The £110 accumulator draw will go up by another £10 next month
as the winner was not at the draw this month. Getting quite high now
so make sure you're at the draw in Feb for a chance of winning the
prize.The BIG
Christmas draw was made with the prizes going to the following:
1st was number 63 Aiden Davis who won £30, Steph Dinshaw had the £20
second prize and brother Gary won the CD/Radio player. Wayne
Cornish won the Thornton's chocolates and said that's Amy's valentines
present sorted. Bill Wiltshire, Katie Fookes and Ollie 'Drogba' Smith
all won bottles on wines. Congrats to all the winners. |
12/1/08.
1st team start the new year in style with cup upset
Hopefully this will be things to come from the club in 2008. The
1st team on Saturday put the current league cup holders and unbeaten
Premiership team Godolphin out of the competition beating them 4-3
after extra time with gals from Tommy Statton, Dan Midelton, Josh
Kerslake and Billy Hopcroft. Take away Chads and there was an average
of 18 across the team so this was a superb win and won the club The
Sunday Independent 'Team Of The Day' award. Full match report on
1st team fixture page.
They now need to take this form in to their league games. Well done
boys |
2/1/08.
Happy New Year Everyone
Hope everyone drunk and ate too much over Christmas. It's
time now though to get back to the football starting this weekend for
the teams.
Reviewing the first half of the season, the 1st team are going quite
well. They finished fourth in the league cup which means they progress
to the knock out stages where they will face one of the favourites
Godolphin. In the league they have played just 6 games, so have some
games in hand. They are currently about third from bottom but doing
well in the games in hand could see them go up to about second or
third in the table.
The 2nd team are currently having an average season for their
standards, although 6th in the league they have some catching up to do
if they want to be in the top couple of teams which is where they
should want to be. In the Launceston cup they were knocked out by
Launceston in the first round.
The ladies team are having a much better time this season under the
new managerial expertise of Aaron Westlake and are currently fourth in
the league. They are through to the Cornwall Cup quarter final
and also the Sandy Lodge Cup semi final.
Overall the young teams are all doing well and we hope 2008 will be a
special year for all those involved in the club.
Good luck to all the teams for the coming year, both senior and youth.
Everyone on the
committee wish anyone involved in the club a very happy new year, come
on Bude!!! |
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Latest News In December 2007 |
8/12/07.
Steve Bate wins the December 200 Club
The winner of the December 200 club draw went to Steve Bate who
has won £ 300 worth of Co-Op vouchers, well done Steve.
The name drawn out for the accumulator which was £100 was Sos, but was
not there, a vary rare occasion, so the money rolls over again to
January when it will go up by another £ 10. |
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Latest News In November 2007 |
 17/11/07.
1st team through to knockout stages
The 1st team are through to the knockout stages of the East
Cornwall league cup after beating Lifton at home 4-1. With the
top four progressing Bude had to beat Lifton to come fourth.
They will get to play the group winner of one of the four groups which
will be a tough task.
This weekend the 1st team will be facing the unbeaten Wadebridge who
are also two divisions above them in the Cornwall Senior cup. Could
there be an upset on the cards. Turn up Saturday (2pm kick off)
to find out.
The ladies team also
had a superb cup win beating third division Tremough 23 goals (yes 23)
to Tremouths' 1 goal. Well done girls!! |
10/11/07.
Andrew Etheridge wins November 200 Club draw
The November draw saw Andrew Etheridge being drawn out for
the £ 300 Brooks Garden Centre
vouchers. The accumulator draw was up to £ 90 and Amy Hayes and
Wayne Cornish were drawn out. They are usually regulars at the
draw, but were out for a meal that night. An expensive meal that's
just turned out to be. |
5/11/07.
1st Team draw Wadebridge in Cornwall Senior Cup
The first teams win last week against St.Ives sees them pitting
their wits at home against unbeaten Peninsula league 1 west team,
Wadebridge. Wadebridge currently have a 100% record winning all
their league games this season, so will be coming to Broadclose full
of confidence. Bude will definitely need to be completely on top
of their game if they are to cause an upset against a team flying in a
league two above Bude. Bring em on we say. |
5/11/07.
M&Co Fashion Show is a great success
 The M&Co fashion show organised by Julie Hodgson and Katie Fookes
and held at The Falcon Hotel last Tuesday was a great success with a
complete sell out and saw over 200 women and a few blokes having a
great night. M&Co (formerly Mackays) were superb in allowing the
club to take over their Barnstaple shop in order to fit the models
with their latest range of women's and children's clothes and
accessories. The 13 models were also able to wear the latest
designer sunglasses which were kindly supplied by the Bude Eye Centre
of Queen St, Bude. The show lasted for more than hour with a
modern dance performed by Charlotte Jenkins and Ruby Ash in the
middle. Bude Hairdressing were kind enough in doing the models
hair and some of them were fitted with amazingly realistic hair
extensions. The evening raised over £ 1,000 for the football club and
also £ 96 for M&Co's charity the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
Thanks goes to the The Falcon for the use of their hotel, to Bude Eye
Centre & Bude Hairdressing for exhibiting their products, to all the
models for bravely getting up on the catwalk and for everyone who came
and supported the club.
Photos from the evening
are now up in the Photo Gallery. |
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Latest News In October 2007 |
 13/10/07.
Steve Bickle to hang up his boots
Steve Bickles' glittering career has come to a sudden end.
After playing in a veterans game for Bude at Kilk his studs got caught
in the ground and went over on his ankle after 75 minutes, he was
carried off the pitch with a suspected broken ankle. He thought
the best medicine for it would be the pub and after a few hours there
he thought he was right, the pain had gone. This morning though
the medicine had worn off and realised he had better go to hospital
where he had an x-ray and early indications show it's not broken but
he has some serious swelling around the lower region (I am on about
his ankle here.) He must go back in a couple of days when the
swelling has gone down to have it double checked. Whilst being
interviewed Steve confirmed that this was his last ever football
match, he's never bloody playing again (I think was his words).
He is hanging his boots up, well, giving them back to Glen anyway.
I think there must be more crutches within the club now than most of
the hospitals in Cornwall. I'm sure Alf has offered to return
the favour of getting the morning papers and milk for Steve after
Steve's recent spell helping Mr Dinshaw.
Seriously though, we all wish Steve the best in his recovery,
hopefully it's not broke and you'll be on the mend again soon buddy. |
13/10/07.
October 200 Club won by the late Maggie Davey
The October draw saw the late Maggie Daveys' name drawn out for
the £ 300 Woolacotts
vouchers. The accumulator draw would have gone to Ian Lamble, but unfortunately
Ian was not at the draw.
Well done to England
for beating the French and getting through to the Rugby World Cup
final which will be next Saturday evening against South Africa who
have already given England a good hammering in the World Cup.
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 7/10/07.
Bruce Grobbelaar guest speaks at Sportsmans dinner
The football club are hosting a Sportsman's dinner which will be
held at The Falcon Hotel on 1st November. The guest speaker is
none other than the Liverpool (and Argyle) legend Bruce Grobbelaar.
Tickets are now available at £ 30 a ticket with tables of 10
available. The evening will include a 3 course meal, games, an
auction of sporting memorabilia and of course old Bruce giving us some
great stories and jokes from his footballing and probably his non
footballing days. Money made will be going towards the Bude Town
FC redevelopment fund.
Guaranteed to be a great
evening for all football fans, get your tickets now from Richard
Pinkus on 01288 355501. |
7/10/07.
Bingo at this months '200 Club' draw
The October '200 Club' draw is this Saturday and there will be
bingo after the draw for anyone who wants to come up and play.
This months draw prize is £ 300 worth of Woolacotts vouchers, and also
the accumulator cash prize. Don't forget your dabbers. |
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Latest News In September 2007 |
 9/9/07.
M&Co fashion show comes to Bude
The football club are organising a fashion show through Barnstaple
store M&Co, formerly Mackays. The show will be held at the
Falcon Hotel on Tuesday 30th October. The show starts at 7pm and
will include a half time interval which will include a draw and dance
routine. Tickets are available now for £ 4 each from Julie Hodgson on
01288 355040 or 07814 396997 or Katie Fookes on 07966 091825.
Tickets will also be soon available from GJT Hodgson Insurance offices
in Bude.
The show will include women's, teens, girls and boys fashion from M&Co
(and lingerie boys!!) and a 10% discount voucher will be given to
everyone who comes. Get your tickets now!!! |
9/9/07.
New forum up 'n' running
I have just set up a new forum which you can have access through
to by clicking on the 'Chat/Forum' button on the left hand panel.
The previous one was getting too much spam and unnecessary rubbish
through on it so I'm hoping this updated one will stop a lot of that
coming through. You will need to re-register on the forum, so
just click on the register button when you're in there, add your
details, and then you can chat away. Hopefully there wont be any
teething problems, but any trouble let me know. |
8/9/07.
September '200 Club' Winner goes to Ray Bale
The September draw saw Mr Raymond Bale win the £ 300 Woolacotts
vouchers. Well Done Ray. The accumulator draw would have gone to
Pete Jolliffe, but unfortunately Pete was not at the draw. There are
still a few numbers available so if you would like to join the new
year of the 200 Club then just contact either Clive or Su Cornish. |
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Latest News In August 2007 |
30/8/07.
Winner of 2007 annual duck race is little Jessica Wallis
 Budes' annual duck race was a great success with over 500 ducks
being sold for this years event. The race kicked off just after
the 7pm as originally planned and with the tide coming in the timing
was perfect (for once). The race itself was competitively fought
with the eventual winner leading from the half way stage, and duck
number 142 won with owner young Jessica Wallis taking home the £100
first prize (Don't spend it all on sweets Jessica). Second place
went to a C.Gilbert from Bude and the third prize of £ 40 was still
waiting to be claimed.
More pictures of the duck
race have now been added to the
Photo Gallery. |
 16/8/07.
Pete Thompson leaves us for pastures new
We have recently had to say farewell to one of our staunch club
members in the shape of Pete Thompson.
Pete came to Bude In 1997
and soon got involved in community activities being involved with the
cricket club and also the football club in 1998. He came on to
the committee and also took his referees exam and started 'running'
the line for the 1st team. In fact Pete was voted linesman of
the year by the East Cornwall Premier League in two consecutive
seasons 2000 and 2001.
Always
supportive of the club functions and events, Pete was a valuable
member and was very well liked around the club and town. It was
a pleasure having you around Pete, and we are sure if there is
anything you will miss, it will be the banter from the spectators
(not!!) and yer pint and pasty after the game. Everyone at the
club would like to wish you good luck in your new life Pete away from
us and hope you keep in touch. cheers. R.P
I would like to add it's been great knowing you Pete, you were the
sort of person who did a lot of work in the background for the club
and now you're gone it will be realised how much you did. I can
still remember the night we were coming back from a game from
Barnstaple way and although I wasn't in your car, I heard when we got
back 'that Pete was driving along, came to an island in the middle of
the road, didn't quite know which way to go round it, so went right up
over the island and on to the bollards', this was one of the funniest
things I had heard in ages, luckily everyone was all right and I think
the car survived. Good luck Pete!!! G.H.
Click Here To See Pete's Profile and Interview |
 16/8/07.
Treasure Hunt in September
Think you're clever, or you have a nice panama hat and sword, then
come along for a treasure hunt.
Organised by the one and
only Richard Pinkus, it's gonna take place on Sunday 30th September,
and will start at the football club at 10.30am.
It will be in cars so
don't forget em and you you will need teams, so fill your cars up,
there will be a small entry fee and there will be a prize for the
winners.
Sure a few drinks will have to consumed after all the hard hunting as
well. |
16/8/07.
Start getting your sponsorship for The Great Atlantic Charity Walk
 If
you like walking, and you like the beach how about doing a sponsored
walk with monies raised going towards the football club. The
charity walk is back by popular demand after last years success,
organised by The Rotary Club. All monies raised by the walkers
will go towards a local club of the walkers choice. The walk
starts off at Crooklets Beach and you walk to Sandymouth Bay and back,
last year at the end was a beach party with hog roast and drinks which
we assume will be happening again. The walk is on Sunday 16th
September and anyone can join, mothers, fathers, grannies, kids etc.
You can pick up a sponsorship form now from Richard Pinkus, don't
forget, monies raised will go back in to the club and last year extra
money was given to the clubs you raised the most, so get raising now. |
 14/8/07.
Car Boot sale this weekend in aid of the club
The Pendeen car boot sale which is held every Sunday at the top of
Stratton Road (opposite Doreen Cornish's house), will be in aid of
Bude Town Football Club this Sunday, weather permitting. If you
have a load of junk at home that you want to get rid of then this car
boot sale is for you. Your tat is someone else's treasure, so the club
and yourself can both benefit by you turning up this weekend. You pay
a small charge to take your car of stuff in, and everything you take
from sales is yours. Get sorting now!! |
11/8/07.
£4,000 draw prize goes to John Turner
The Grand '200 Club' draw was made on Saturday night and the winner of
the £4,000 voucher or £3,000 cash went to local resident Mr John
Turner who lives in Widemouth Bay. John was not at the draw, so
at the moment we don't know which option he's going to take but
congratulations to John.
A general knowledge quiz
was held after the draw, well done to Shelley and Ian for all your
hard work in arranging the draw and being quizmasters. It was a
great turnout for the quiz, slightly spoilt by certain individuals
eating a draw prize, (you know who you are, tut, tut.), but generally
a good night was had by all. |
6/8/07. 200
Club main draw this weekend
The grand finale of the '200 club' is this Saturday. The main
prize draw of £4,000 is up for grabs with Ollie Smith looking to do
the double (more than Chelsea will do), after winning last years big
draw. There will also be a sports and general knowledge quiz by
Shelley and Ian, so lets try and get everyone up there for a great
night. The footie season begins...... |
6/8/07.
Reserve team fixture for the season on the site
The seasons fixtures have now been added to the site for the reserve
team, who will see their first 3 games being played away, and only two
of the first ten games being at home. The young but more
experienced second team will be looking to improve on their fourth
place position last season, but will need to improve after a poor pre
season. Come on the boys!! |
6/8/07.
Steve Box hurt in motorcycle accident
First team linesman Steve Box (Snr) was yesterday involved in a fairly
serious road accident whilst on his motorcycle. Steve is currently at
Treliske Hospital in Truro and has just endured a 9 hour operation to
fix his shoulder and arm. All the committee and everyone
involved at the club wish Steve a speedy recovery. We all all thinking
about you Steve, get well soon buddy!! |
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Latest News In July 2007 |
20/7/07.
Legendary duck race to be held on the river 30th August
 The
legendary duck race is back. After a season out recovering from torn
wing muscles, the ducks have been back in training and are raring to
get back out on that river. The race is going to be held at
Nanny Moore's (not sure if spelt right) Bridge at 7pm (if the tide's
right) on Thursday 30th August. It will cost you just £ 1 to own a
thoroughbred duck and we are looking to sell 500 tickets for the race
. There will be prizes for the top three, with the 1st duck over the
line receiving £ 100, 2nd duck £ 60 and £ 40 to the third placed duck.
Miss Katie Fookes is the chief organiser of the event and she will be
including some bonus prizes as well. Get your tickets now, they
should soon be available from a committee member of your choice, Katie
and her crew, players and others from the club. If there are a
few still available you may also be able to buy some along The Strand
on the evening. Ask and start buying your winning ducks now!!! |
14/7/07. The July '200 Club' draw winner of Congdons
Vouchers is...
The July winner of £ 300 'Congdons Furniture' vouchers has gone to Mrs
V Brown. The accumulator draw was £ 60 and Chunky Philps' name
was drawn but wasn't at the draw so it rolls over to the big August
draw for the car next month.
Don't forgot that next
month's draw will be the 'big un' for the £ 4,000 voucher towards a
car or £ 3,000 in cash. Don't miss it. |
12/7/07.
Pre season training starts next Wednesday
If you haven't already been out for a run, you better start
warming up as pre-season training starts this Wednesday the 18th,
probably a bit later than normal, so there will be a lot of work to
do. Bring your boots and trainers. It's more than likely
that you will be going down on the beach for the training, it's always
fun down there. The club welcome all players old and especially
new to the training. Get up the pitch ready to start for 6.30pm. |
12/7/07.
1st team fixtures are out and they will open up with Nanpean.
The 1st teams' league and cup fixtures are out for the season and
can now be viewed on the 1st team section. They open up their
campaign on 18th August at home to Nanpean, followed by a mid-week
derby away to Holsworthy. They will be meeting other local
rivals Morwenstow and Lanson in the league cup group stage.
The last 3 games of the season are at home and if the last game
decides if they go up or not it will be Holsworthy who will stand in
their way. |
