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22 September 2014
THE BUZZ
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Welcome one and all to this
season’s first CLUB
newsletter where we hope
to bring you up to date with
what’s going on here at
HTFC. However we can only
do this with your help so if
you’ve got a story please get
in touch. It doesn’t matter
what it’s about or how big or
small as long as it’s CLUB
related
Harboro’ Town is run on an
entirely voluntary basis and
there is always a need for a
fresh influx of helpers and
ideas. The future success of
the club depends on its
members as we strive to
become one of the best
clubs in the country. If you
want to get involved and can
spare some time please
contact Andy Winston
078460 44090 or Sue Fraser
@the Club. No offers of help
will be turned down no
matter how big or small.
Forthcoming Club Events..
The end of last season saw three stalwarts of the Club Pete
Dougan, Andy Walker (both pictured above with Fiona
Cairns) and Dave Nibloe all call time on their respective
illustrious career’s which saw them represent Harboro’
Town at Senior level and in recent times the Vets with Pete
& Dave both managing the Vets. Their involvement with the
Club however doesn’t end here as Pete is now coaching
within the Girls section and Andy & Dave are continuing
their support of the bar facilities at the Club. All three have
been a credit to the Club both on and off the field and any
of us who have been lucky enough to socialise with them
will have learnt valuble lessons (when to call it a night being
the most valuable). Andy and Pete’s promotion of the Club
knows no bounds and the pairs crowning glory must have
been their appearance on Fiona Cairns’s ITV cake baking
show where both showed off both their unique baking skills
and legendary humour.
Sat 8th Nov Quiz Night in the
members bar £5.00 per person
max 6 per team. Start 7.30pm
Fri 28th Nov Race Night
Come and enjoy a night at the
races £5.00 entry first race 7.30pm
(Doors open at 7pm)
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Why not come along and be part
of your CLUB?
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Meet Your Clubs Committee
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Chief Executive Officer and Trustee: Laurence Jones 07739 592517 [email protected]
Senior Section Chair and Trustee: Andy Winston 07846 044090 [email protected]
Youth Section Chair: Marion Hayton 07785 614414 [email protected]
General Secretary: Sue Fraser 07538 550519 [email protected]
Finance Officer: Pauline Winston 07708 404618 [email protected]
Club Welfare Officer: Elaine Pepler 07710 128220 [email protected]
Pete Dougan 07834 706053 [email protected]
Adam Dyson 07595 673020 [email protected]
Scott Fraser 07868 725795 [email protected]
Keith Read [email protected]
Chairman’s Chatter
Dear Member
By the very fact that you are reading these words it means that the Football Club has made a significant if
not small step to improving communication. I do hope that you find the newsletter of interest and it is our
intention to try and produce a newsletter on a monthly basis which will be sent to all members.
At the recent Extraordinary General Meeting the interim committee was elected as the Football
Committee and elsewhere in this publication you will find the contact details for the Officers and
committee members.
All of the Officers and Committee Members are volunteers who give up endless hours every week to
administer the football club who without their commitment this club could not survive.
The town of Market Harborough is incredibly fortunate to have one of the finest football facilities in the
East Midlands, and a football club that has yet to achieve its full potential. As a community club our vision
is to provide football from the ages of five to sixty five irrespective of ability and gender.
Harborough Town is a club which in terms of size and number of teams is larger than most professional
clubs, and on occasions I think we all forget how large this club is, and the pressure that brings to the
volunteers who run the club. We currently have 40 teams playing in 6 different Youth Leagues, 1 Inclusive
League and 2 adult leagues.
This season we have formed an U18's Midweek Youth Team who recently won in the first round of the
County Cup against a strong Coalville Town, this is a vital step forward .
It is so pleasing to see the different age groups of boys and girls every Sunday, over 400 young people play
football every week for the club, we now have over 40 girls regularly playing for the club.
Against this backdrop is a very real need to build a football club that is sustainable and is the hub of the
local community. I have been involved in football for nearly fifty years and I find incredible that so few
people use the club facilities on match days. Now I appreciate that there will be many reasons, and I am
also aware that people are unsure when the club is open, so my first commitment is that we will look at
ways of having the club open on a more regular basis as it is vital for the long term future of the football
club that everyone be it player, spectator mum or dad or grandparents make use of this wonderful
facility.
We have a facility to be proud of, but it comes at a cost, and if people do not use the facility on a regular
basis then the cost to play football will increase, and as Chairman I am determined to keep the costs to
play as low as we can.
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The football club has been going through a period of transition and the structure is complicated, this has
to change and we need to have a simple structure and a club that is run on a professional basis to ensure
that we provide the very best experience for players of all ages. With this in mind it is my intention to
undertake a review all aspects of the club and where appropriate make changes that will benefit all of the
members.
Football clubs are complex places with I guess a fair amount of passion and emotion, and people will have
very strong views, I welcome any thoughts that people have on how they would like the club to operate
as at the end of the day this is and always will be a members club.
My experience to date is that the club is disjointed, communication is not very good and the members are
not using the facility, so we must look inwardly as to why people are not engaging with the club and make
changes that will encourage people to belong and play an active part in the life of the club.
The club desperately needs volunteers to assist in the running and administration of the youth section.
The adult section needs volunteers to help out on match days, so no doubt this will be the first of many
appeals if you are interested please step forward and help what is a very small, incredibly dedicated band
of volunteers in the running of the football club.
I cannot stress how important it is for the members to play an active role, we are currently building a
database of all members, and we will produce a monthly newsletter to keep members in touch.
A club Twitter account has been set up, and if there are any website experts connected to the club we are
in desperate need of a new website so that we can promote the club and the social events we plan to run
to the outside world.
The club is going to run a number of social events, and again it's the start of a journey, what has gone in
the past is now long gone, and if the town of Market Harborough is serious about having a football club
people really do need to support these events.
Remember the club is a not for profit organisation so all revenue generated goes back into the club to
sustain and support football.
As Chairman I have a very clear vision of what could be achieved but it will only be achieved by everyone
connected to the club playing their part. We will not always get it right, but please remember every
decision made is done so with the best interests of Harborough Town in mind.
Before I close as Chairman I would pay tribute to all of the managers and coaches who put so much effort
into their teams and players, all voluntary and done with great dedication. I would ask all parents to
support their managers and coaches, many of whom may be learning their trade, and please play an
active role as more often or not it is the coach who has to put up the nets, find someone to run the line,
and all of this takes the coach away from his real role which is to teach and coach the young players of
this club.
Finally over the next two months or so I will be assessing very aspect of this club and I will be formulating
a plan to take the club forward, in a future edition I will share my thoughts and the vision for the future.
Enjoy you football and please support YOUR CLUB
Laurence Jones
Chairman
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Have you an event that needs
advertising then please contact
the Club so we can add to
future issues.
SALE, SALE, SALE
Club Ties are now available
from the Club at a sale price of
£5.00 why not buy now ready
for when you need to collect a
trophy at the end of the
season!!
Message to ALL Coaches
Before contacting Sue Fraser with
queries please check your leagues
website, FA Full time website or
your handbooks the answer your
looking for may be there.
Want to know how the teams are doing?
Just go to http://full-time.thefa.com/ and type in
the 1st 3 letters of your league you’ll then be able
to see all the fixtures, results, tables and lots more.
Also please visit our website, Facebook page or
follow us on twitter
https://twitter.com/HTFC75Official
Remember it’s your CLUB get involved
On the Spot!
Each month we’ll put someone on the spot with searching,
deep meaningful questions this month it's the turn of John
Heron.
Name John"snowy"Heron. (The 1 on the left!)
What is your Involvement @ HTFC?
Player/Manager Harborough Town Vets 2014/15.
Who are your Favourite team?
Partick Thistle.
Who’s your Favourite Player?
Alan Hansen,Partick Thistle and Liverpool.
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What’s your Most Memorable footballing Moment?
Winning both player of the year and player’s player of the year in 1995/96 for St. David's AFC after
winning the Scottish amateur Div 1.
Describe the way you like football to be played in 10 words or less
Pride, passion, soul and play to win.
Describe the actual way you or your team play in 10 words or less
I play 100% for the badge on my shirt.
What’s the Best thing about HTFC?
The best thing about HTFC, it's a mix really from the under cooked hamburgers to the watered down beer
to the cold wet training nights of 3 a side. No honestly it's a fantastic club with great members and players
and something we all can be proud of and be part of.
What’s Worst thing about HTFC?
The worst thing about HTFC. Remember it's a football club for people to play football and enjoy the game
and it's not a business. We have over the years forgotten who we are and need to find that again.
Football is for the people.
Who are the best & worst players in your team & why?
Best player, that's a tricky one but I would have to say Dan Church AKA Lardy, as a goalkeeper your either
the hero or the villain but Dan isn’t either of them. He in fact is a guy who week in week out plays with a
massive smile on his face and trains 150%.
The worst Player, Kleber AKA The flying Dutch Brazilian, the only thing Dutch is the clogs he wears to
training and the Brazilian, well you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work that out.
Describe yourself in 10 words or less
Me as a player, keep it simple and hate losing.
If you fancy being featured just send in your answers and a photo to [email protected] and
we’ll print the most interesting
How do you find this newsletter? –What would you like to see in future editions,
should it be monthly? Please send us your feedback, the only way we can make
things better is if you tell us what we’re doing wrong!!!
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