Next Fixture - New Season for 2008/09

Poole Town Proposal to Move to Branksome Recreation
Please note a copy of the Council Letter is now under the Leaflet

Poole Town Football Club are working directly with Poole Borough Council, Dorset County Football Association and the Football Foundation with a view to improved and maximising the sports facilities at Branksome Recreation for the benefit for all.

KEY POINTS

• Off-road/off-Rec parking to be priority.

• Refurbishment of pavilion and provision of new facilities will provide a Rec to be proud of. 

• Future of Branksome Recreation Ground as an open space guaranteed.

N.B. It is absolutely vital that everyone who supports our proposals at Branksome Rec sends either a letter or an email (or both) to:-

Clive Smith, Head of Leisure, Borough of Poole Northmead House, 30-32 Northmead Drive, Creekmoor  Poole BH17 7RP

EMAIL; leisure@poole.gov.uk with ‘PTFC Proposal’ in the subject box.

   Copies of the Council letter, PTFC leaflet, plans and artist impressions can be found here.

There is also a petition sheet available if people feel they can drum up some support and get names on a petition. If you wish to receive a copy of the petition then please email me here and I will send you a copy which you can print out and use. All completed petitions to be returned to Chris Reeves, 153 High Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1AU.

Player Awards

Supporter's Player of the Year:  IAN RICHARDSON

Supporter's Club Player of the Year:   IAN RICHARDSON

Top Goalscorer Award:  STEVE SMITH

Player's Player of the Year:  IAN RICHARDSON

Manager's Player of the Year:  LUKE WHITLEY

Report to follow.

Poole scorers:- Steve Smith, Stuart Brown, Ian Richardson (pen), Andy Culliford, Luke Whitley.

Poole: Harvell, Whitley, I. Richardson, Saadi (Holmes), Ayres, A. Culliford (Hogan), S. Richardson, Gill, T. Smith, Brown (Ayley), S. Smith

• The full board of Directors was in attendence with Clive Robbins opening the meeting and Chris Reeves giving an up-to-date account of the Branksome Rec Proposal, the leaflet drop and feelings from the Open meeting at the Rec on Saturday. Thanks given to Stella and all the helpers from the Youth teams for helping out in delivering over 1000 leaflets and letters.
  
• All the Ladies and Youth teams were represented on the night and all managers / coaches introduced themselves and gave a brief statement on how their seasons had gone. Seven county finals reached with three teams winning their finals.
  
• Reiterated that the local council proposed the Branksome Rec scheme because of the fine job PTFC has done at Tatnam which the Council recognise and appreciate. That is why they want PTFC to do the same for Branksome Rec.
  
• Due to the negativity of the Open Meeting on Saturday it is absolutely crucial that everyone who supports the Branksome Rec proposal contact the Head of Leisure Services, Clive Smith. Therefore it is imperative that we show the authorities our volume of support for this proposal. Please do not pass up this opportunity believing that other people will be sufficient - if we want this to progress then we must all do our bit. Please either write to:--
  
  Clive Smith
  Head of Leisure Services
  Borough of Poole
  Northmead House                             DO IT NOW!
  30-32 Northmead Drive
  Creekmoor
  Poole
  BH17 7RP
  
  or email to leisure@poole.gov.uk adding 'PTFC Proposal' in the subject line.
  And get as many other people to do the same as well. It does not need to be a long letter / email - just a short note stating that you support the proposal and giving your name and address will suffice.
  
• In an effort to give balanced reporting the Daily Echo has agreed to another Branksome Rec article in the coming days which will allow the Football Club to set out their reasoned responses to the issues raised thus far.
  
• Canford Arena was raised from the floor as many residents had enquired as to why the Club could not move there. Chris Reeves has had a meeting within the last year on this subject (having first raised it some ten years ago). Without going into detail here it would require huge changes in the existing planning laws for there to ever be a chance of PTFC moving to Canford Arena. It is simply not going to happen no matter how much people may want it to!
  
• New main sponsor for 2008/09 (Holton Homes will remain as a sponsor going forwards too). This means the shirts will not be required after this season hence the autioning off of signed shirts. The Football Club want a 'silent' auction approach and people at the Fans Forum were able to add their bids to any of the available shirts on the night. These have been collected by the Football Club. I will seek to get a list of all the shirts and a deadline date in order that anyone not at the meeting last night can email me directly with their bids and on which shirt they would like to bid.
  
• Youth setup to become more involved starting next season. All youth team players will be issued with a card which will allow free entry to all PTFC home games. (Anyone who remembers the atmosphere the girls youth team added at the Poole Town V Wimborne Town Dorset Senior Cup game this season will welcome this!). It is also hoped that different members from different youth teams will appear as ball boys / girls at senior games next season.
  
• Tom Killick and Steve Cuss were on hand to give their thoughts on the season and to take any questions from the floor.