On Tuesday evening we meet Kenny Macreadie’s Hailsham Town for the second time this season - the first encounter going in their favour after we had taken the lead twice. To be fair we have numerous players adding to our squad since that game and that includes Joe Adams, Percy, Pricey, Simon Greatwich, Huggy to name but some - so we hope for a positive attacking game in which - have no doubt - we will be going there all guns blazing and attacking from minute one to get three points.
One mistake usually means one goal and this was the case against Shoreham on Saturday in the League one encounter. We played 4:3:3 for the first 45 and if our second conversion had not been disallowed, I think that we’d have gone on and won it. Having said that Shoreham had the ball in the net 3 times but disallowed on each occasion - twice for offside and one for a foul on our keeper - and whilst the players will have a view whether that and all other goals being disallowed, I don’t because I don’t belt up and down the line checking on lino decisions and I wasn’t close enough to see the foul on Joe either. Having said one mistake, I thought our back four were pretty tremendous to be honest. We have a balanced feel to the four and I think they enjoy playing together. I hope they continue to play as a unit in 2009-10.
Steve and I have made it clear at the football meeting that, regrettably, we cannot be a part of Ringmer FC next year if the current administration issue is not resolved. I have said also that I will not be working with certain members of the limited company - particularly those responsible for putting us into administration without consideration to me or Steve or more importantly, the players. Having said that of course we both hope that the issues are resolved and those people responsible go away forever from RFC and we can realise a dream of Football Youth Development leading into our senior football together with Chartered Standard to supply funding without the need of borrowing more and more money from the pitch. Together, perhaps with Ringmer College, we could start a “Football in the Community” side for young players who might not be given chances, given the high standard we play at - and in "Football in the Community", this would mean the RINGMER community to give the kids from this village involvement. So on one side I guess we have borrowing from a pitch idea and a return to directors’ running this club or perhaps a completely new way of doing football at Ringmer. Its your choice what happens next.
Football of course will continue for me and Steve and we’ll let the players know our plans as soon as Ringmer have concluded their issues. David Ruffles asked me on behalf of the club as to whether the players would attend an “End of Year” presentation evening. David stated that the Administrators, Atherton Bailey, were prepared to make funds available. We asked the players and they have decided that they do not want to attend a presentation event, instead they are intending to do a paint ball session together and as the end of season draws to a close, a horse racing day. The coach to and from the venue will be paid for by private sponsorship and the players will pay their way on the day.
Our reserves went down 1-2 on Saturday against a tough Shoreham reserve side. See Steve Frost’s report on the web site.
At this moment, I am uncertain what arrangements are being made for the reserves training on Tuesday - the first team playing as I said earlier. Texts notifying will be sent.
Next Saturday the front side are away to Selsey and the reserves are at home to Hastings United. There will be a mini-bus for all of the squad for the trip to Selsey.
We now need 12 points from 16 games to be safe. We need to make three of those land Tuesday.
Hope to see you all there.
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