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Kings Speech
WELCOME TO THE

DRIPPING
pan
LEWES CFC
The Dripping Pan, Tel: 01273 472100
Mountfield Road, Fax: 01273 483210
Lewes, East Sussex Email: info@lewesfc.com CHARTER STANDARD CLUBS

Chairman Steve Ibbitson

General Manager Steve Duly Tel: 07922 666621
Chief Executive Nick Williams Tel: 07833 231783
Club Secretary Kevin Brook Tel: 07758074081
Commercial Manager Gigi Ancora Tel: 07552122313
Marketing Manager Charlie Dobres Tel: 07976 352154
Communications Officer Alex Leith Tel: 07833 231784
Community & Education Darren Ford Tel: 07909 904757
Directors Charlie Dobres, Alex Leith, Patrick Marber,
Eddie Ramsden, Ben Ward, Nick Williams
Honarary President John Edwards
Life Members Mr & Mrs Brook, Vic Blunt, Pat Dartnell,
Gary Elphick, Gordon Fowlie, Peter Hiscox,
Billy Nixon, Derek Parris, Terry Parris, Jimmy
Quinn, Brian Smith, P. Swaysland, Steve
Ibbitson, Jason Hopkinson, Steve White,
Kevin Fingernissel, Martin Elliott, Kevin Powell
First Team Manager Steve King
Assistant Manager Justin Skinner
Physiotherapist Grace Smith
U18’s Manager Simon Wormull
Director of Ladies’ Football Ron Moore
Ladies Manager Jacquie Agnew
Ladies Assistant Manager Brin Pollard
Programme & Web Editor James Boyes Tel: 07962 113550
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Programme & Web Design David Sheppard, Proworx Tel: 01273 481001

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MANAGER’S NOTES

Good evening everyone computer decided would see the two

and welcome back to the league favourites pitched together on the
Dripping Pan for tonight’s opening day of the season. By now you’ll
all know the result and I hope that we
game against Met Police. were able to get off to a positive start.
For some of you it’s only been a couple of This evening I’d like to welcome everyone
months since you were here supporting who has come down with the Met Police,
Lewes, but for me, it’s been a little longer! who won last season’s Ryman South title
It’s great to be here again at such a with a last day victory over Merstham.
fantastic ground and with the people who Like all the teams who visit here during
help make Lewes the great club it is. this campaign, they will make it hard for
Like every year I’m excited about the start us but I want to see – and hear – you
of the season, and this one is no exception. supporters help get us off to the best start
I’ve come back to Lewes to do well, we can have at the Pan this time round.

starting tonight, and I want to help get
the club back up to where it belongs.
With your help naturally!
We’ve had a bit of a mixed pre-season
with some decent performances and some STEVE KING MANAGER, LEWES FC
others that weren’t so good, but I’ve
learnt a lot about my players and the way
that I want them to play.
There are a lot of new faces this season on
the pitch, in amongst some of the more
familiar ones you might recognise, but I’ve
tried to put together the best team I can,
and one which I feel can make a positive
contribution to the next nine months.
I’m writing this before our game
last Saturday which the fixture

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Our aim at Samuel's Childrens Charity is
to provide support in any way we can to
families affected by childhood cancer.
Not just the immediate family but those
outside like grandparents, uncles & aunts.
As we know all too well that in todays
world families are younger and extended
in many ways. A family affected by
cancer needs all the help and support
of many people.

Raising awareness • Raising funds • Raising smiles

www.samuelschildrenscharity.co.uk • Charity No 1140568

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OUR NEW SPONSORS
Welcome to our new
Shirt Sponsor’s
The decision last year to carry the
names of two charities on the club
shirts instead of a corporate sponsor
was a key element of the community
club’s first season.
Lewes CFC Board member Patrick Marber said: “A big
part of the supporter owned takeover of the club last
Home Shirt Samuel’s Children’s Charity
After inviting nominations from members
and supporters for suggestions for a home
shirt charity this season, Samuel’s Children’s
Charity was chosen in the summer.
Samuel’s CHILDREN'S Charity was founded by
Samantha Read after the loss of her ten-year old son
Samuel to a brain tumour in July last year. Since then,
Samantha and a small army of helpers have worked
tirelessly to raise funds for families with sick children.
When Samantha heard the news she said: “We are in shock
and totally overwhelmed.What Lewes FC is going to achieve
for us is a huge amount of support with raising awareness
into our charity which can generate more fundraising
Away Shirt Maggie’s
The Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer
Caring Centres Trust was founded by
Maggie Keswick Jencks in 1995 to provide
support for people affected by cancer.
Maggie’s Centres, located on NHS hospital grounds, are
for anyone affected by any type of cancer as well as for
their family and friends.
Maggie’s chief executive Laura Lee said: “We are really
pleased that Lewes FC has teamed up with Maggie’s to
support people affected by cancer.”
“It means we have the opportunity to come together
with players, fans and the community to raise funds
Lewes CFC is extremely grateful to one of our owners, Mr Hani Farsi, who has given the club an extremely
generous donation to help support our charity work.

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year was a commitment to doing our best not just as a
football club but as a community club too."
"As with last season, our home shirt is supporting a
local East Sussex organisation (Samuel’s CHILDREN'S
Charity) and our away shirt charity has a national
(and international) reach with Maggie’s.”
opportunities and help spread the word of our mission."
Tonight’s game comes four days before the charity’s
Annual Celebration Day which is on Sunday 28th
August at the Paddock in Lewes, from 12-5pm.
This is the second celebration day and is the charity’s
main fundraising event. Attractions include a bouncy
castle, face painting, refreshments, tombola, pony rides
and a guest appearance from Spongebob Squarepants.
Samantha said: “We had a great day last year and we
want to make it bigger and better this year, so please bring
along the kids and the grandkids. Everyone is welcome.”

www.samuelschildrenscharity.co.uk
and the opportunity to let everyone know about the
support Maggie’s provides for people living with cancer.
We wish Lewes FC all the very best for this season.”
Maggie’s Centres are free to visit, no appointment is
necessary and are for anyone affected by any type of
cancer as well as for their family and friends.
Maggie’s now has 15 centres which are either
established or in development. They are in Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Dundee, Highlands, Fife, London,
Cheltenham, Nottingham, South West Wales, Glasgow,
Oxford, Lanarkshire, Aberdeen and Hong Kong.

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view from
THE ROOKERY
There was a sense of irony when I
got confirmation that Steven King
was back as Lewes manager.
I was on holiday in Fuerteventura in the Canaries
when I heard the news which I effectively knew when
I left English shores a couple of days earlier.
The irony was I was in exactly the same hotel I had
been in three years earlier when King and his
consortium were trying to get his job back having
been shown the door less than a week after winning
the Blue Square South title.
There was an awful lot going on in that summer of
2008 following King’s shock departure and an awful
lot has gone on at Lewes Football Club in the time
since he left.
His return was a popular one and also a necessary one.
Ever since he was booted out, a significant section of
fans have called for the return of ‘The King’, which is
totally understandable. I have described him in the past
as Lewes’ greatest ever manager because of what he
achieved in his first spell at the club and I stand by that.
His shadow has hung over the club since 2008 and
would continue to do so until as and when he did
return – which I always believed he would do at some
stage, purely by the genuine affection he has always
displayed for the club in the private conversations I
have had with him since 2008.
In that respect and in terms of finding a manager who
can take Lewes back to Blue Square Bet South following
relegation last year, King was the standout choice.
What does concern me, which is what I contemplated
as I sat around the pool on holiday, is that I have
never advocated ‘going back’.
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HOWARD GRIGGS
As a Brighton fan, I watched Peter Ward – my all-time
hero – come back for a second spell as a player and he
was a shadow of the player he was first time around. I
also watched Alan Mullery and Micky Adams – two of the
finest managers in my time supporting Brighton – come
back for a second spell in charge, only to end in failure.
There have been exceptions over the years and I really
hope Steven King coming back to Lewes is one. I
sincerely mean that because Lewes need something to
smile about after the last three seasons.
One way to avoid it ending in tears is for fans and
directors to give him a clean slate to work with and not
base everything he does on his previous spell at the club.
Lewes has changed as a club in many ways; fans are
more hardened and wary after three years of struggle
and King does not have anywhere near the budget he
had last time around.
It is right for everyone to be positive but keep
expectations in check too.
Ryman Premier is a hard division, and there are clubs
with much bigger resources who can go out and get a
new player in if things aren’t going right or if a key
player becomes injured.
If Steven King was to take Lewes up this season, I
would argue it to be a bigger achievement than when
he got them promoted from Blue Square South in
2008. That is why he has to be given time and
breathing space to work his magic and get the most
out of what he has available.
If people expect this to be a glorious march to the
title, then ‘getting back together’ will end in another
split. If he is allowed to get on with
his job without any ‘this isn’t as
good as last time’ then maybe, just
maybe, we could be in for a good
season at the Dripping Pan.

HOWARD GRIGGS The Argus
Argus Sports journalist Howard Griggs who has reported on Lewes FC for
over 18 years is writing exclusively for the Rooks matchday programme.
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THE BIG INTERVIEW

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of a r
You are back at Lewes again. Does it feel like
you ever left?
Oh yeah. But it was the way I left. I had a fantastic
time here and they say that sometimes you never
forget your first love. What people don't realise is that I
moved my family down from South London, made a lot
of sacrifices and a lot of changes that people don't
know about. In my first year, with what I was being
paid, it was costing me double to be the Lewes
manager. I was pleased to see the people who I did
have a great relationship with, like the fans - great
fans - take control of the club. I thought I might have
another opportunity [to manage].
What is it about Lewes that brings you back?
The board approached me. I liked the people and it
seemed that they were honest people who made the
right noises. It was the right decision and the right time.
The football club is now owned by its own
supporters. Do you think that's important for
the club in the long term?
If you can get the whole community behind the club, it
would be massive. Back in 2008 we got the whole
community behind us but we weren't a 'community club'
then. I know people were coming far and wide to watch
us as well as the people in the town. Sometimes 10% of
the town watched us which was incredible. I feel it was a
community anyway except the club wasn't owned by the
supporters. I did a lot of stuff at the time to help the club
in the community; I went to schools, helped with the
Community Scheme, did Soccer Schools and tried to put
the club right out there as
much as I could. I'll
continue to do that
again when I can now.

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When you joined Lewes in 2003, you were a
virtually unknown manager. By the time you left in
2008 you had won three promotions and a County
Cup. What did you learn in those five years?
I'm still learning now! To get the three promotions was
very hard. I learnt a lot of things from a lot of people
along the way. Experienced managers would talk to
me about things and I learnt from different critical
moments in each season when things weren't so good.
I took a lot of advice from people. I can draw on all
those experiences. If things are bad I know how to big
myself up but if we lose I tend to sulk until the next
game. I can't leave it in the dressing room, it comes
with me. Fortunately I'm not used to losing that much
so when we do lose it really affects me.
You've come back with players like Steve
Robinson, Paul Booth, Gary Holloway and
Jamie Cade who were all in
the 2008 Blue Square
South title winning
squad. You've also
brought some great
new players in, many
who were with you
at Farnborough.
Why do players
stay loyal to you?
I treat them fairly, I
tell them how it is in
no uncertain terms. They
respect me for it. I try and
put a side together which wins
things so any player who joins
me knows that we will have a
battle for the championship or the play offs. They
know there isn't a player who signs for me who
thinks: “mid table here we come”. We always strive
to be the best there is at whatever level we're at. I'm
not a Sergeant Major manager, I'm quite relaxed but
they know there's a line. I've got good personal
relationships with players. I talk to them away from
the club, one to one. Some managers shut the door
and bollock players but I'm more open with them. A
lot of players still want to win things and we bring
all that to the table. We say: “We've done this this,
this, and this, do you want to be part of it?” Other
managers cant really do that and try and talk the
talk to get the player. We can prove how we manage
and what we've done.
After you left Lewes you went on to manage
Northwich Victoria. Tell me about your
experience in the BS Premier.
I only did 13 games. I should never have
gone there, but I wanted to manage at that
level. It was just appalling. We were locked
out the stadium, players weren't getting
paid, we were locked out the training
ground, I stopped getting paid, Skins
[Justin Skinner] stopped getting
paid, we had a transfer embargo. I
could go on and on. But I wanted
to manage at that level. But I can
take credit because I brought some
good players in before I left, and seven
players are now playing in the Football
League. But it was too far-gone, the players
were full time, they had mortgages to pay and
the whole scenario was wrong. >>

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

You joined Farnborough and managed them to given what was going on at the club at the time. That
the Zamaretto Premier League title in your first was a hell of a feat. I was immensely proud of what that
season and a Blue Sq Bet South play-off Final group of players achieved - winning the league in the
in your second season. How disappointing was first season, runners up in the second, losing the play off
it to lose the play-off final to Ebbsfleet? final - given everything that went on.
It was tough but I was really proud of those players. The
What is your footballing philosophy?
Conference imposed a blanket transfer embargo from
I think football should be exciting. People pay money to
September until March 28th and we weren't allowed to
come and watch and they don't come along to fall
sign any players, not even youth or reserve players.
asleep, they come along to be excited. I try to put
When we had injuries we sometimes went to games
teams together that are flamboyant and score more
with only 11 or 12 players. But we got through. Our
goals than other teams. It comes at a price sometimes
central midfield of Gary Holloway, Jack King and Darryl
when we concede some but people come to matches to
McMahon played 158 games between them. It was a
see goals. Pre-season is all about building for the new
massive achievement. Towards the end of the season we
season, building towards that first game. I don't always
weren't allowed to train as we were locked out of the
read much into it, I never have, but it's all
training ground - we couldn't train for the last three
about what's our best team, what's
months of the season but no one knows that - and then
our best system? I take positives
to get runner's up and
and negatives out of the games
nearly win it, and beat
win, lose, or draw, and for me,
Woking in the semis in
I try and encourage players to
a local derby double
express themselves. If you've
header and then
got talent and ability,
nearly beat Ebbsfleet
express yourself.
in the final when we
came back from
3-0 down to 3-
2 and had two What do you
late expect of your
players? Honesty. They
know loyalty is a massive part
of my make up. If I don't think
they are good enough I tell them. If I
think they are good enough I tell them. I
expect honesty from my players and expect
them to treat people how they want to be treated.
You seem to attract criticism that you can only
chances manage on a big budget. Given that criticism,
to equalise, how will you manage at Lewes?
but lost 4-2, I've never had a big budget at any club I've been at.
was massive. But I'd love to one day have a big budget and see what I
the boys' legs were can do then. It's well documented here the budget I've
hanging off by then. got and look at the team I've put together here. I
Ebbsfleet were know people say: “he must have a hell of budget” but
better than us on we all know it's a £125k playing budget for the
the day but I was season. It's not rocket science. People will be looking
immensely proud and asking how the hell has he put a team like that

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together? I know that because I'm getting that in my
ears already. I will spend whatever I am given. I will
get the best team I can put together on that budget.
Against Crawley Down [pre-season friendly] we played
with Wade Small who scored two great goals, and was
at Sheffield Wednesday and Aldershot last season.
That's the caliber of the contacts I've got. I've the
ability to do that where as maybe other people
haven't. I'll do the cheeky one to ask the question.
The squad is quite small. How will you cope
with injuries or suspensions this season?
I'll monitor how the U18's are throughout the season and
if one of them can hold his own then we might look at
getting him in. But I'll use my contacts to get some pro
loans if I can, see if I can get players to play for nothing.
What have you learnt from your pre-season?
I've learnt a lot. It's been quite a good pre-season in
terms of learning the way we play and what I see of
players. I've had opinions of players who I wasn't sure
about and now I am sure and vice versa. Some I was
sure about and now I'm not so sure. That's what its
about for me. What system can we put together? What
way can we play? Can we excite people? I've learnt
more this pre season than most I've had as I've had to
build something from scratch again. I'm finding my
best system with my best players and deciding whether
we can play certain systems at home and certain
systems away. I think that with the firepower we have
we shall just try and outgun everybody.
Who are the teams to watch out for this season?
Definitely Lowestoft. I've watched Carshalton but I'm up
and down with them, I'm not convinced that they are a
team yet. But every game will be difficult. It was no
different when we won the Zamaretto Premier League at
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With the firepower we
have we shall try and
outgun everybody
Farnborough, although that was a tougher league as it
was more physical. Every game was a hard game, even
the ones we won two or three or four nil, they were
tough, but it was the little bit of extra quality which won
the game. It's going to be no different this year. I've seen
a few teams already and they are going to compete with
you, they are going to run with you. We are just hoping
that our little bits of quality come through.
What are you aims for this season?
I'll be extremely disappointed if we didn't make the
play offs. Anything from there is a bonus. I'll look to
bleed the youngsters in some of the cups, and give
them a chance in the League Cup and Senior Cup.
Do you have a message for fans?
Support the team, get behind the team as I know they
will. But as I've said before, it will be a rollercoaster. Get
on the ride, because it will be a hell of a ride. We'll have
some fantastic times along the way and we'll have some
down times along the way. I'm not this genius who will
win every single game as we'll lose some games and
we'll be upset together as fans and manager. But we'll
win more than we lose and we'll win more than we've
won in the last two seasons put together. I'm expecting
to lose games but we'll win some games in style, score
a lot of goals and try and excite the fans.

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ST NEOTS 2:3 LEWES 16/7/2011

WORTHING 1:0 LEWES 23/7/2011
LEWES 1:1 ESSEX UTD 31/7/2011
HAMPTON & R 2:3 LEWES 2/8/2011
LEWES 2:3 EASTBOURNE T 5/8/2011
LEWES 3:0 CRAWLEY DOWN 10/8/2011
WHITEHAWK 2:1 LEWES 13/8/2011

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FIRST TEAM STATISTICS

DATE OPPONENT COMP ATT RESULT
TODAY’S MATCH SPONSORS Sat Aug 20 Lowestoft Town RLP
Wed Aug 24 Metropolitan Police RLP
Sat Aug 27 Billericay Town RLP
Mon Aug 29 Horsham RLP
Sat Sep 3 Hendon RLP

BALL SPONSOR Sat Sep 10 Aveley RLP

Wed Sep 14 Tooting & Mitcham RLP
HELEN CLEARY Sat Sep 17 FACup 1st QR
Sat Sep 24 Cray Wanderers RLP
Mon Sep 26 Kingstonian RLP
PREMIER TABLE Sat Oct 1 Wealdstone RLP
TEAM P W D L F A + P Wed Oct 5 Margate RLP
1 AFC Hornchurch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Oct 8 Canvey Island RLP
2 Aveley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Oct 15 East Thurrock Utd RLP
3 Billericay Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sat Oct 22 FA Trophy 1st QR
4 Bury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Canvey Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Oct 29 AFC Hornchurch RLP
6 Carshalton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Nov 5 Carshalton Athletic RLP
7 Concord Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Cray Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Nov 12 Bury Town RLP
9 East Thurrock United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Nov 19 Wingate & Finchley RLP
10 Harrow Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Nov 26 Leatherhead RLP
11 Hastings United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hendon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Dec 3 Harrow Borough RLP
13 Horsham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Dec 10 Concord Rangers RLP
14 Kingstonian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Dec 17 Tooting & Mitcham RLP
15 Leatherhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Lewes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mon Dec 26 Hastings United RLP
17 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Dec 31 Metropolitan Police RLP
18 Margate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mon Jan 2 Horsham RLP
19 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Jan 7 Wealdstone RLP
21 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Jan 14 Kingstonian RLP
22 Wingate & Finchley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sat Jan 21 Margate RLP
Sat Jan 28 Canvey Island RLP
Sat Feb 4 Wingate & Finchley RLP
THIS WEEK’S RPL GAMES Sat Feb 11 Leatherhead RLP
SATURDAY 27th AUGUST 2010 KO 3pm Sat Feb 18 AFC Hornchurch RLP
Sat Feb 25 East Thurrock Utd RLP
AFC Hornchurch v Horsham Sat Mar 3 Bury Town RLP
Bury Town v Hastings United Sat Mar 10 Carshalton Athletic RLP
Carshalton Athletic v Hendon Sat Mar 17 Lowestoft Town RLP
Sat Mar 24 Billericay Town RLP
Concord Rangers v Tooting & Mitcham United
Sat Mar 31 Hendon RLP
Leatherhead v Cray Wanderers Sat Apr 7 Aveley RLP
Lewes v Billericay Town Mon Apr 9 Hastings United RLP
Sat Apr 14 Cray Wanderers RLP
Margate v Lowestoft Town
Sat Apr 21 Concord Rangers RLP
Wingate & Finchley v Metropolitan Police Sat Apr 28 Harrow Borough RLP

RED = Home Fixture BLACK = Away Fixture
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HALF TIME FUN - MET POLICE QUIZ

1 The Police's biggest selling song was "Every Breath You Take",
but what year did it reach No 1 in the UK?
2 In the 1912 Olympics, a Police team won Great Britain a silver medal
in a sport that hasn't been competed again since 1920. What is it?
3 When did the Metropolitan Police move from "old" Scotland Yard to the current New Scotland Yard?
4 What county do the Met Police team play home games?
5 To the nearest thousand, how many people are employed by the Met Police?
6 The "forerunner" to the Metropolitan Police were called the Bow Street what?
7 Met Police and Bognor finished level on points last season, with the former promoted on goal
difference. But how many goals better off were they than Bognor?
8 What was the score the last time we played Met Police?
9 Met Police's first major honour was winning the London Senior Cup in 2010 but which current
Football League team did they beat in the final on penalties?
10 Gordon Sumner, Stewart Copeland and who were the three longest serving members of The Police?

Answers: 1. 1983, 2. Tug O War, 3. 1967, 4. Surrey, 5. 52,000, 6. Runners, 7. 1 goal, 8. We never have, 9. AFC Wimbledon, 10. Andy Summer
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Tel 01273 475524
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WISHING THE ROOKS EVERY SUCCESS!

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PLAYER PROFILES
MEET THE
new boys
AND WELCOME BACK A FEW OLD ONES
1 STUART ROBINSON GK
Tall keeper who joined from County side Three Bridges in
2008 and made his Lewes debut against Weston-super-
Mare in the final game of the 2008 Blue Square South title
winning season. Moved to Basingstoke and Farnborough
before returning to Lewes at the start of this season.
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2 STEVE ROBINSON DF
Experienced defender who first joined Lewes from Grays
Athletic in 2005 and went on to captain the side to the
Blue Square south title in 2008. Was with Tottenham
Hotspur as a youngster. Now 35, he returned to the club
in the summer after spells with Chelmsford City,
Northwich and Farnborough. Club Captain.
3 LEWIS HAMILTON DF
Began career as a youngster with Derby County and
subsequently joined QPR, where he made one league
appearance as a substitute against Burnley in 2005.
Joined Aldershot following his release from Loftus Road
and signed initially for Lewes in 2006, going on to be a
member of their Blue Square South title-winning squad
in 2008. Left the club that summer and joined Tonbridge
Angels but returned to Lewes in February 2010.
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4 MAX HUSTWICK DF
Versatile defender who first joined Lewes from
Kingstonian in 2004 and his form over the next
season almost earned him a move to Cardiff City. Left
Lewes after two seasons but returned from
Kingstonian for the 2011-12 campaign.
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5 DOMINIC STERLING DF
Defender who started at Wimbledon and had spells at
Wealdstone and Hayes before joining Aldershot in
2002. Spent 2 years there and played in the Conference
play-off final against Shrewsbury before joining Canvey
Island on their promotion to Conference Premier. Had
spells at Maidenhead and Staines before joining Lewes
in July. Won England C recognition while with Hayes.
6 MATT SOMNER MF
Midfielder who made his name at Brentford, making 84
appearances from 2000-05. Joined Cambridge Utd in
2005 after an initial loan spell, then Bristol Rovers,
Aldershot and Notts County. Was released by County
after 54 League outings and joined Mansfield where he
spent three years. Moved to Forest Green during the
2010-11 season before switching to Lewes in the
summer. Won two Wales U21 caps while with Brentford.
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7 GARY HOLLOWAY MF
Strong running midfield who began at Hampton
and Richmond in 2000 before joining Conference
Premier side Farnborough a year later. Also played
for Stevenage Borough and Aldershot at that level
before joining Lewes in the summer 2006. Became
a big favourite at the Dripping Pan where he
helped the Rooks won the Blue Square South title
in 2008. Subsequently moved to Havant &
Waterlooville and Farnborough, again, before
returning to Lewes in the summer of 2011.
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8 NIC CIARDINI MF
Left-sided midfielder or defender who made his debut
for Farnborough aged 16 in 2004. Was a regular with
Farnborough over the next few seasons before
becoming one of former Boro boss Steven King's first
signings at Lewes in the summer of 2011.
9 JAMIE CADE MF
Began his career with Middlesbrough where he made
one first-team appearance in a Carling Cup tie against
Ipswich. Scored twice in nine games while on loan at
Chesterfield before a permanent move to Colchester,
where he made ten league appearances. Dropped into
non-league football with Crawley Town before first
joining Lewes in 2006 and was a member of the 2008
Blue Square South title winning side. Had spells at
Tonbridge Angels, Hastings and Horsham before
returning to Lewes this summer.
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10 JED WALLACE MF
Highly-rated teenager Midfielder who joined Lewes
this summer from Farnborough. Has been tipped for a
career as a professional by current boss Steven King.
11 PAUL BOOTH
A prolific scorer throughout his career. Began at
Gravesend & Northfleet before moving to Welling and
then Cambridge City. Joined Lewes in 2006 and scored
59 goals over the next two seasons, winning the BSS
title and top scorer in 2008. Had spells with Havant &
W and Tonbridge Angels before being reunited with
former Lewes manager Steve King at Farnborough and
following him back to Lewes in the summer.
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12 MICHAEL MALCOLM
Versatile forward signed as a schoolboy from
Wycombe Wanderers by Tottenham for £10,000 in
2000. Did not make the grade at White Hart Lane but
played 41 League games for Stockport County, scoring
five times, before dropping into non-league football
with Kettering, Rushden and Diamonds, Weymouth,
Crawley Town and Hayes and Yeading. Joined Lewes
from Farnborough for the 2011-12 campaign.
IAN DRAYCOTT
Free-scoring forward who came through the Academy
at Bedford. Joined Hitchin Town in 2008 but returned
to Bedford Town a year later and was a regular
goalscorer in the Southern League over the next three
seasons before joining Lewes in the summer of 2011.

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TODAY’S VISITORS

Metropolitan Police
TODAY’S VISITORS IN 10

The football club was formed in 1919 and played
friendlies until joining the Spartan League nine
years later where they remained until 1960

The Met lost their third Ryman South Play-off Semi-
Final in four seasons in 2008, this time to Cray
Wanderers

Manager Jim Cooper won last season's Ryman
South Manager of the Season Award

The club's home at Imber Court is a general-use
sports facility acquired in 1919

Unsurprisingly, the club's nickname is The Met

The club won their first major trophy in 2010,
beating AFC Wimbledon on penalties in the final of
the London Senior Cup

Ground improvements at Imber Court have been
funded by a police force lottery scheme

There is no longer a requirement for players to be
serving members of the police force

Met Police snatched the Ryman South title from
Bognor on goal difference (one goal) on the last
day of last season following a 1-0 win against
Merstham

The FA Cup First Round defeat against Dartford in
1984 was featured on Match of the Day, although
the club ended the season being relegated from
Isthmian Division Two (South)
CLUB HONOURS
Ryman League South Champions: 2010-11
FA Cup1st round proper: 1931-32, 1984-85, 1993-94
FA Amateur Cup Semi-finals: 1933-34
FA Trophy 2nd round proper: 1989-90
FA Vase Quarter-finals: 1994-95
London Senior Cup Winners: 2009-10
5 things you didn’t know you
didn’t know about Met Police

The blue lamps outside
police stations were
introduced in 1861

The force was originally
housed in Whitehall Place,
Westminster, which backed
onto Great Scotland Yard

There are 140 police
stations on London

The force has a fleet of over
8000 vehicles, from patrol
cars to horseboxes to
armoured multi-role units

The Metropolitan Police Force
was founded in 1829 by Sir
Robert Peel and merged with
the River Thames Marine
Police Force which was
founded in 1798
WHAT’S IN A BADGE?
It is any surprise that the Met
Police badge is essentially the
same we see on a daily basis up
and down the streets of London?
Of course not. What better way to strike
fear to retribution to opposing players
than having this world famous
insignia, on display all of the time?
The big ER letters in the middle
and the crown at the top remind
everyone that the Queen is a fan
as well, so best not annoy Lizzy.

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AWAY DAY
travel MONDAY 29th AUGUST 2011

Horsham FC Turn right onto Station Road and then first right into
HORSHAM FC - "THE HORNETS”
GROUND: Goring's Mead, Brighton Road, New Street. Follow this until the end and then cross
Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 5BP over the road (Brighton Road) and then into Goring's
CAPACITY: 1500 (seating 200) Mead for the ground.
DANNY LAST'S DRINKING GUIDE
ABOUT GORING'S MEAD Bank Holiday in Horsham. Woof! Yes please. You will
It has been a few years since we played Horsham and find me in the Tanners Arms, just a stone' throw from
since then they have moved in with neighbours the ground where I will be supping a local Hepworth or
Horsham YMCA at their Goring's Mead ground. The three. Come and join me. Cynical Dave will be paying.
ground is relatively modest with a couple of covered
stands and basic terracing elsewhere. Behind one goal ADMISSION AT GORING'S MEAD
there is a cover from the elements. Admission for the Rooks will be £10 for adults, £5 for
concessions and under 16s will only pay £1.
HOW TO GET TO GORING'S MEAD Programmes can be bought inside the ground.
Most fans travelling by car will come up the A23 from
Brighton. Turn off onto the A272 at Bolney, and then LAST TIME AT HORSHAM - JANUARY 2008
continue along the A272 towards Cowfold until you The Rooks last met Horsham in a Sussex Senior Cup
reach the A281 when you need to head to Horsham. Quarter Final tie in January 2008 in front of nearly
This road is the Brighton Road and Goring's Mead is 500 fans where a 2-1 win took them into the semi-
on your left hand side after a few hundred yards. It is finals of the competition, where they lost to nemesis
the first left after you pas the Dairy Crest depot on Brighton & Hove Albion.

your left. The area around the ground is permit holders
only so you may want to park in the car park on the
right hand side as you approach the ground on
Brighton Road, just after the Tanners Arms.
BIG DEAKSY'S TIP
A local derby after the long trip up to Lowestoft. And
on Bank Holiday Monday too! Don't miss this one.
Ignore the temptations of the nudist beach at Brighton
and head up the road to Horsham where my favourite
TV star Holly Willoughby went to school. I wonder if
she will pop back for this game?
GETTING THERE BY TRAIN
From Brighton you will need to get a train to Three
Bridges and then change there for Horsham. Travel
time is around 40 minutes including the interchange
and a return ticket should cost around £15. From the
train station it is a 10 minute walk to the ground.

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NEXT AT THE PAN

TODAY'S BILLERICAY
teams TOWN
Sat 27th Aug KO 3pm

ROOKS METROPOLITAN POLICE

Stuart ROBINSON (GK) Jamie BUTLER(GK) Former Spurs pro signed from Tooting & Mitcham Utd this Summer
Max HUSTWICK Jack PAGE Right back signed from Horsham in the summer
Lewis HAMILTON Chris BOURNE Guyana International previously with Croydon Ath, Staines & Canvey Island
Matt SOMNER Steve SUTHERLAND Club Captain signed for the Met in 2007 from Tooting & Mitcham
Steve ROBINSON Orlando JEFFREY Lost two Blue Sq South play off finals with Hampton & Richmond.
Dominic STERLING Craig HUGHES Clubs include, Colchester, Cambridge Utd, Cambridge City & AFC Sudbury
Hakeem ADELAKUN Craig BROWN Player of the Year and Player’s Player of the Year in 2009 / 2010.
Dwayne LEE Tyron SMITH Twenty five year old midfielder joined the Met at the start of last season.
Dan PRINGLE Staforde PALMER Won promotion to the Conference Prem with Hayes & Yeading
Jordan LANG James COTTEE A product of the MPFC youth team now in his second season with the club
Goma LAMBU Tony FINN Ex AFC Wimbledon who won promotion from the Ryman Premier and BS South
Jed WALLACE Chris O'FLAHERTY Scored the winning goal v Merstham to win Ryman South last season
Michael MALCOLM Carl WILSON-DENIS A member of Kingstonians team that won Ryman South in 2008/9
Ian DRAYCOTT Ray FREEMAN Previously with Chipstead and Maidstone United
Nic CIARDINI Dan GWYTHER Played for the University of Buffalo in the Mid American Conf.
Paul BOOTH Mo MAAN Signed for the Met at the start of the 2007/8 season. Previously with Sutton Utd
Melvin KAMARA

COLOURS SHIRTS: Red/Black COLOURS SHIRTS: Blue

TO AGLULE
SHORTS/SOCKS: Black SHORTS/SOCKS: Blue LEA ES
MANAGER Steve KING MANAGER Jim COOPER. GAM
ASSISTANT Justin SKINNER ASSISTANT Gavin MACPHERSON
THERAPIST Grace SMITH COACH John NICHOLSON

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