Division Two Champions 2007/08
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Thursday 2nd September 7.30pm Under 18s v Leatherhead
Saturday 4th September 3pm Reserves v Corinthian Casuals
Tuesday 7th September 7.30pm Firsts v Crowborough
Thursday 9th September 7.30pm Under 18s v Margate - FA Youth Cup Preliminary Round
Saturday 11th September 3pm Reserves v Banstead
Tuesday 14th September 7.30pm Under 18s v Redhill
Saturday 18th September 3pm Firts v Newport (IOW) / Whitchurch Utd - FA Vase 2nd Round Qualifying
Saturday 25th September 3pm, Firsts v Wick
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| :: Tuesday 31st August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 0, Hassocks 1
Boss Tony Beckingham was critical of his side’s second half performance as they slipped to a third successive County League division one defeat at the GAC Stadium...........[Full Match report]
Beckingham said: “I can’t tell you how frustrated I was and actually quite angry with the second half performance. The first half was excellent but with no goals to show for it and we conceded again within 10 minutes of the kick off for the third game in a row so we’re chasing it and they have something to fight for, which they did brilliantly. As a team I think we need to show more passion and desire to get the result, we seem to be happy to let the game drift somewhat.”
Beckingham will be looking for a response on Saturday when Wasps go to St Francis Rangers (3pm) in the league.
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| :: Monday 30th August 2010 :: |
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WASPS reached the first qualifying round of the FA Cup for the second successive year on Saturday and boss Tony Beckingham sees no reason why their cup run cannot continue.
Grinstead go to Ryman League first division Whitstable on Saturday week after Liam Baitup’s hat-trick helped them secure an ultimately comfortable win over a Raynes Park outfit whose long-ball tactics were comfortably dealt with by the visitors.
Beckingham said: “Whitstable will be favourites at home but if we approach that game with the same attitude we showed on Saturday we definitely have a chance.
“Liam will quite rightly take the plaudits for his hat-trick but our defence were very solid. It is to the defenders and goalkeeper's credit that I can't actually remember Adam Woodward having a direct save to make in the second half...........[Full Match report]
“When you can go forward knowing that it would need to be something special to get past our rearguard it gives your attacking players confidence.”
We will be organising a coach for the Whitstable match so supporters wishing to travel, please let a club officer know as soon as possible to reserve your place. Cost will be £5 per person. Why not come along and make a real club day of it in this prestigious competition. Departure time will be confirmed nearer the date.
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| :: Saturday 28th August 2010 :: |
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Raynes Park Vale 1, East Grinstead Town 4 - FA Cup
A Liam Baitup hattrick and an own goal see Wasps safely through to the 1st Round Qualifying in the FA Cup after going a goal down to an early penalty...........[Full Match report] Their opponents will be Whitstable Town from the Ryman South who beat Croydon 3 - 0 this afternoon.
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| :: Saturday 21st August 2010 :: |
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Pagham 3, East Grinstead Town 1
Liam Baitup put Wasps ahead on 19 minutes but they were left to rue two missed one-on-ones, a Drew Cooney shot that hit the crossbar and a 10 minute patch in the second half when the home side scored twice. Grinstead finished the match with 10 men when Elstrom Die was pushed off the ball and into the barriers and couldn't continue - Die had come on for John-Paul Collier after 20 minutes with Gareth Broom and Michael Belli having come on for Chris Dicker and Dave Gellatly in the second half...........[Full Match report]
The Reserves lost their opening match of the season at home to Chipstead 3 - 0...........[Full Match report]
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| :: Friday 20th August 2010 :: |
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Wasps slipped to second place in Divison One after the Sussex Couty Football League awarded Crowborough 3 points tonight for their match against Eastbourne Utd on Tuesday night which was abandoned with minutes to go because of a floodlight failure when the Crows were winning 3 - 1.
Boss Tony Beckingham aims to take his team back on top when they visit title favourites Pagham tomorrow afternoon.
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| :: Wednesday 18th August 2010 :: |
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Boss Tony Beckingham reviews the first fortnight of the season
It goes without saying that we're delighted with the way it's going and the results so far.
The first two games we played well in patches but in all honesty they weren't great performances overall although the result is the only thing that matters. I have seen an improvement in each game as the players are now getting to know each other and the way they like to play individually.
As a team we are now starting to gel and this was reflected in Tuesday night's game against Shoreham. This was an excellent team performance and on a poor playing surface we managed to play some really good football, keeping the ball for long periods and frustrating the opposition. The two lads up front, Ross Cable and Liam Baitup, both scored and this will only give them more confidence going into our next fixtures.
What is also vitally important is the fact that we look very solid defensively and are making teams work very hard for their chances and even then they have to get past Adam in goal who has been superb for us so far.
We have a strong squad with competition for places and players who want to win and compete and all in all we’re all enjoying being part of it.
The team spirit is excellent and I have seen first hand that the players are passionate and want to succeed. It is of course very early days but we can only do what we’re doing and see where it takes us, there are going to be many ups and downs during the season and it's how we react to the downs that will define where we finish.
The quality is there and the will to win so let's all enjoy it while it lasts, hopefully it will be for a while yet.
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| :: Tuesday 17th August 2010 :: |
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Shoreham 1, East Grinstead Town 4
WASPS maintained their 100% start to the season tonight with a fine display and now top the table. Two goals from Liam Baitup and a super finish from Ross Cable gave the visitors a deserved and comfortable lead at half time. Some uncharacteristic defending let Shoreham through after 73 minutes before sub Elstrom Die made it 4 - 1 with a couple of minutes to go...........[Full Match report]
Tony Beckingham should have a few more selection headaches as he prepares for two games against title contenders at Pagham on Saturday (3pm) and at home to Three Bridges next Tuesday (7.30pm). Dave Gellatly and Jazz Gold both started their first matches of the campaign tonight, Marc Pelling came on as sub and together with Simon Wallace and Aaron Jeffrey they are all available but Peter Featherstone misses the Pagham game due to a holiday.
Grinstead’s reserves start their Suburban League (South) campaign at home to Chipstead on Saturday, kick off 3pm.
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| :: Saturday 14th August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 2, Holyport 0
STRIKERS Liam Baitup and Luke Piscina were both on target as Wasps cleared the first hurdle in the FA Cup this afternoon.
A comfortable victory over their Hellenic League opponents maintained Grinstead’s 100% start to the season although boss Tony Beckingham insists there is more to come from his new-look team.
He said: “It was a decent performance with a lot of positives but when we are on top of teams, as we were in the first half on Saturday, we need to be a bit more ruthless and put them away. It has been a good start but I know we can and will improve.”..........[Full Match report]
Wasps will now travel to Raynes Park Vale in the Preliminary Round on 28th August.
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| :: Thursday 12th August 2010 :: |
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200 Club Winners
July 2010:
1st prize £70 - P Wheeler
2nd prize £32 - R Phillips
3rd prize £10 - I Brown
August 2010:
1st prize £70 - A & L Willsher
2nd prize £34 - L Medcalf
3rd prize £10 - A Evans
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| :: Tuesday 10th August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 2, Sidley Utd 1
Harder than it should have been after Ross Cable and Gareth Broome made it 2-0 at the break. Kevin Rose got one back with a free kick and Sidley battled hard without seriously testing Adam Woodward. Another good 3pts and some good passing football by the home side.........[Full Match report]
WASPS AND RYDON CELEBRATE 20th ANNIVERSARY
 EAST Grinstead Town will again be sponsored this season by the Forest Row-based Rydon Group, whose support of the club began back in 1991.
This is the 20th year of their sponsorship which makes it the longest-running agreement in the history of non-league football in Sussex and probably the whole of the country.
Rydon chief executive Bob Bond said: "Over the years we have seen the Wasps go through highs and lows but this season, under their relatively new management team, looks like being an exciting and hopefully a successful one.
“As the club’s long-term sponsors we have supported them throughout the last two decades and we will be following with interest the new season and sincerely hope it will be a successful one for the club.”
Club chairman Richard Tramontin said: "These are difficult economic times and it can be hard for businesses to make sponsorship commitments so we are delighted to have such a well-known local name still supporting the Wasps.
"Rydon have been fantastic backers of the football club for an incredible 20 years now and we are grateful for their continued support. We are lucky to have such good principal sponsors and I know that our arrangement with Rydon is envied by all of our rival clubs in Sussex because of its longevity and the interest they take in the club.”
Grinstead’s East Court ground was re-named the GAC Stadium last season under a three-year arrangement with GAC Logistics which began in 2009.
Tramontin added: “We are again extremely grateful to Bill Hill of GAC for joining Rydon as principal sponsors for an initial three years. GAC are the main sponsors of Crystal Palace and we are very fortunate of having such a global company supporting a non-league club like ours.
I would also like to thank a local benefactor for their extremely generous donation which has allowed us to undertake a total refurbishment of the clubhouse during the close season at the GAC Stadium which is now regarded as one of the best grounds in Sussex.”
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| :: Saturday 7th August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 1, Peacehaven & Telscombe 0
Wasps began their County League campaign in positive fashion with a hard earned victory over last season’s Division One runners-up at the GAC Stadium, the winner coming from a headed goal from Luke Piscina following Kieran Wilson's corner kick in the 53rd minute......[Full Match report]
Grinstead fielded no fewer than six debutants after a busy summer of transfer activity by boss Tony Beckingham and at times it showed as they lacked fluidity as an attacking force but defensively were very solid with one of the debutants Peter Featherstone particularly impressive.
It is clear that Grinstead will try and get the ball down and play this season and with the East Court pitch in good condition they will have the opportunity to do this. More is definitely to come from this side and the Grinstead faithful could look forward to a season where they looking at the top end of the table rather than the bottom.
Beckingham said: “We had a lot of new players but there were still six missing and I would have settled for a draw beforehand because they are still a decent side. But we just about deserved our win I felt. The first win of the season is always the hardest to get and I’m delighted to get off the mark.”
Although Peacehaven have lost a majority of last year’s squad they have still managed to gather a team of players with plenty of County League experience so this was a stern test for the new look Grinstead side.
Next up newly promoted Sidley on Tuesday night (ko 7.30pm).
East Grinstead Town's Under 14s are keen to sign up a goalkeeper to play on Saturday mornings in the Horsham League A division, which starts in September. Goalkeeping coaching will be available as well. Please contact for further details either Chris Gilmore on 07818076528, Martin Thomas on 07841790574 or Gillian Wrintmore on 07724582378.
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| :: Friday 6th August 2010 :: |
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Boss Tony Beckingham previews the new season
TEN signings and more are to come for East Grinstead Town as they look to confirm their Sussex County League Division One status into 2012 with a comfortable mid-table finish.
Tony Beckingham took over at the GAC Stadium towards the end of last season, guiding the Wasps from the relegation zone to safety in 15th place.
And now the ex-Lingfield manager is rebuilding his Grinstead squad for a top half finish in 2011, after signing Adam Woodward, Danny MacDiarmud, Gareth Broome, Aaron Jeffrey, Elstrom Die, Reece Head, Peter Weatherstone, Ross Cable, Dave Blundell and Jazz Gold.
"I want to finish in the top eight. Mid-table but the right half of mid-table," Beckingham explained.
"We are looking to win every game and do as well as we can, and if that means we are in contention for then great, but if not, that's fine.
"Everybody who has been down to the ground and seen what we are trying to do here are impressed with the ambition."
Captain Reece Head is one of those new signings, but he believes the addition of ex-Lingfield keeper Adam Woodward is going to be key for the Wasps.
"Being a defender a good keeper is something I notice and Adam strikes me as very confident and safe, and he kicks well. I just wish he was six inches taller!" Head joked.
"We have built a squad here where we have 17 or 18 decent players which should get us through injuries.
"I've won the league four times and this is as good a team as I've played with. It is difficult to win the league, but I can't see why we can't do it. We definitely won't be languishing in the relegation zone this season, even if we don't win the title, I want to see us going close."
"I took most of these players to Lingfield in the first place and players are bound to have a look around at what is available; that's just the nature of the beast," Beckingham added.
Don't forget the new season kicks off at home to Peacehaven tomorrow, kick off 3pm, followed by another home game on Tuesday 10th versus Sidley United, kick off 7.30pm
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| :: Tuesday 3rd August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 2, Bexhill 1
Wasps went behind to an early penalty but Liam Baitup levelled the scoring within a couple of minutes with a superbly taken goal. Victory was clinched in the second half following an excellent run by Elstrome Die whose cross was put into his own net by a Bexhill defender.
Wasps start their league campaign on Saturday at home to Peacehaven (ko 3pm) boosted by the return of Drew Cooney from Horsham YMCA and Dave Gellatly and Marc Pelling who had been with Merstham during pre-season.
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| :: Sunday 1st August 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 3, Eastbourne Town 0
Two goals from Luke Piscina and one from Kieran Wilson rounded off an impressive performace by Wasps in this pre-season friendly against their Ryman League opponents [Photos courtesy of John O'Brien]. It was the first glimpse of Tony Beckingham's new signings for the home supporters who were equally impressed with the total refurbishment of the clubhouse which is nearing completion.
The fixture list for the full season has just been updated for four changes: a swap of home and away fixture dates against Ringmer, the inclusion of the home fixture against Eastbourne Utd on 9th April and a change of date for the Redhill away fixture from 9th April to 12th April.
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| :: Sunday 25th July 2010 :: |
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SECOND SUCCESSIVE PRE-SEASON WIN
WITH the start of the new County League season a fortnight away, Wasps continued their build-up with a 3-0 win at Kent League Erith Town on Saturday.
Boss Tony Beckingham reports that the new-look squad is coming together nicely now with this win following a 1-0 success over a Lewes XI at Worth School on Tuesday, when Kieran Wilson was the match-winner.
Against Erith there was a first start in Wasps' colours for midfielder Danny MacDiarmud, who was with Warlingham in the Combined Counties League last season, and ex-Lingfield defender Aaron Jeffrey.
In addition to the signings announced a couple of weeks ago, the boss has also brought in another of his former Lingfield players Gareth Broome.
Scorers on Saturday were Liam Baitup, Simon MacDiarmid and sub Elstrom Die.
Tony said: "Pre-season games are all about getting fit and working on gelling the squad together. That appears to be happening now and our performances in the last two games have reflected this."
Mannie Neville is back in training after recovering from an injury at the end of last season while Tony is still hopeful that Dave Gellatly and Marc Pelling will return to the club after starting pre-season with Merstham.
Don't forget that we play Ryman League Eastbourne Town at the GAC Stadium on Saturday (3pm) in our first pre-season game at home.
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| :: Monday 12th July 2010 :: |
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EAST GRINSTEAD Town boss Tony Beckingham has brought in five new faces as Wasps step up their pre-season preparations.
Defenders Reece Head, Peter Weatherstone and Chris Dicker all arrive at the GAC Stadium with a wealth of experience in Sussex football.
Head has won the County League three times and twice in the last four seasons with Eastbourne Town and Eastbourne United and has been a regular in the Sussex representative team. He has also played in the Ryman League for Lewes.
Weatherstone, 23, was a regular in Eastbourne Town's Ryman League side last season having won the County League with them in 2006 while the vastly experienced Dicker, who is equally comfortable in a midfield role, is the third arrival from the Saffrons.
Beckingham has also recruited goalkeeper Adam Woodward, who was with him at Lingfield last season, and fast winger Elstrom Die, who played in the Kent League for Fisher Athletic last season.
Beckingham said: "We have made some quality additions to the squad. The three guys from Eastbourne bring massive experience of this league to the club. Adam is a very talented goalkeeper. It was a position which caused us a lot of grief last season - we used eight keepers in the end - but he will be a good acquisition. Elstrom is a player I have managed before in Kent football. He is very quick and scores goals and I think our supporters will enjoy watching him."
Most of last season's first-team squad have returned with the exception of defender Marc Pelling and midfielder Dave Gellatly, who have signed for Ryman League Merstham.
Ironically, they could be in action against their former club when Wasps go to Merstham on Saturday for a pre-season friendly (3pm). They also face a trip to Kent League Erith Town a week later before home games against Eastbourne Town (July 31) and Bexhill (August 3) ahead of the County League kick-off at home to last season's runners-up Peacehaven on August 7.
Beckingham took two squads to second division Loxwood last Saturday for two bounce games played in three 30-minute periods. He said: "We lost 4-1 and 3-1 but the results were irrelevant. We had a lot of players there which I looked at and it was all about building up match fitness and looking at various options."
In the FA Cup Wasps entertain Hellenic League Holyport in the extra preliminary round on August 14. In the FA Vase they will host Newport (IOW) or Whitchurch Utd in the second qualifying round on September 18.
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| :: Thursday 1st July 2010 :: |
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200 Club Winners
May 2010:
1st prize £70 - B Talbot
2nd prize £34 - P Thompson
3rd prize £10 - M Playle
June 2010:
1st prize £70 - C Gilmore
2nd prize £32 - M Huggett
3rd prize £10 - R Fletcher
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| :: Monday 28th June 2010 :: |
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New fixtures
WASPS will start the new County League season with successive home games.
Town open their campaign on Saturday August 7 against last season's runners-up Peacehaven, whom we drew 1-1 against on the final day of last season, kick off 3pm.
Then on Tuesday 10th we entertain promoted Sidley United, kick off 7.30pm.
The local derby against Crawley Down will be at the GAC Stadium on Monday April 25 with the reverse fixture on Monday, December 27. Wasps will open the 2011 with a trip to Hassocks on January 3.
The FA Cup starts on August 14 with the draw due to be announced next week when further league fixtures will be announced. For the first time, the County League are issuing a full season's fixture list for first division clubs this season and it will be confirmed in due course.
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| :: Saturday 19th June 2010 :: |
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Pre-season
EAST Grinstead Town are starting preparations for the new County League season earlier than ever.
Boss Tony Beckingham will hold the first pre-season training session at East Court on Thursday (June 24) at 7.30pm.
Wasps do not normally report back until early July but Beckingham and his coaching staff want the squad in tip-top shape for the start of the Division One campaign on August 7.
Beckingham guided Grinstead to safety in the final month of last season when they picked up 18 points from a possible 27 to climb to 15th position.
He said: "We finished the season strongly which was great for all concerned but that is history now and it is time to focus on the new season and improving on what we achieved.
"I'm hoping to see all of last season's players at training and of course I will be looking to add to the squad as well over the next few weeks. It is going to be a hard pre-season because we were not as fit as we should have been but it will also be enjoyable for the players too."
The entire squad will be involved in an inter-club game on July 7 which is followed by five friendlies: July 10 v Loxwood (at Roffey FC); 17th v Merstham (away); 24th v Erith Town (away), 31st v Eastbourne Town (home), August 3rd v TBC (home).
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| :: Tuesday 18th May 2010 :: |
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Awards
THE main awards were shared around as East Grinstead Town celebrated an ultimately successful season at their presentation dinner last Friday.
After battling against relegation for much of the season, Wasps eventually finished 15th and can look forward to a third successive year of top flight County League football for the first time since 1979.
Boss Tony Beckingham said: "When we lost 7-3 at home to Three Bridges in March it looked like curtains but the players never gave up belief and we finished the season very strongly.
"I am already looking forward to next season. We have the nucleus of a very strong squad and with some more additions in the summer I really believe we can be a force at this level. The club is set up so well off the pitch with great facilities and I'm confident we will have a team to match."
Beckingham's manager's award went to flying wingback Kieran Wilson while the Footballer of the Year, which is voted by the players, was awarded to Marc Pelling. Luke Piscina, with 17 goals, was leading scorer.
Players' player in the reserves went to defender Lee Granger while Phil Major's manager's award was collected by Scott Johnston. Both had been promoted into the first team squad by the end of the season. Leading goalscorer was Steven Major as Wasps finished fifth in the Suburban League south division, their best position in four years at this level.
Other awards:
Under-18s players' player: Dan Splarn; Manager's player: Kieron Leggett; Top scorer: Marlon Clark-Ward.
Third team players' player: Curt Bean; Manager's player: Alex Evans; Top scorer: Zac Curtis.
Fourth team players' player: Craig Pither; Manager's player: Adam Chart; Top scorer: Matt Garrett.
Club person of the year (joint): Gillian Wrintmore and Karen Mann.
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| :: Thursday 13th May 2010 :: |
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End of season pitch renovation.......
With the season barely over and following on after last weekend's Footie Fun Day, the main renovation work on the pitch at the GAC Stadium by Bourne Amenity is nearing completion.
After scarifying and power harrowing the centre of the pitch and along the touchlines, root zone was applied in selected areas and then 80 tons of sand was spread over the entire pitch.
This will be followed tomorrow by vertidraining and then the application of a pre seed fertiliser and overseeding the complete pitch.
It is expected that the playing surface will be even better than it has been over recent seasons. This current work is the sixth consecutive year of a pitch development plan, which has so far transformed the playing surface receiving praise from visiting teams such as Crystal Palace and Crawley Town and FA officials.
Discussions are taking place to again host two high profile pre-season friendlies at the GAC Stadium late in July.
The 2010/11 Division One season starts on 7th August.
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| :: Sunday 9th May 2010 :: |
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Footie Fun Day 2010
East Grinstead Town Football club held their annual Footie Fun Day on Sunday at the GAC Stadium in East Court. Youngsters from Horsham, Crawley, Copthorne, Lingfield, Ashurst Wood and East Grinstead took part in over nine hours of football which was thoroughly enjoyed by the players, supportive parents and eager fans of the respective teams.
Chairman Richard Tramontin said: "It is always a great delight to see so many youngsters come together and really enjoy themselves playing football and it was a pleasure to present every single one of them with a medal commemorating their day.
This club supports the initiative of football in the community and I see today as part of that commitment. I believe we have established a winning formula with the event which we have now run for 11 consecutive years and the club is proud to receive so many positive comments from managers, parents and the players after the event, with the majority vowing to return next year.
The event which is sanctioned by the Sussex FA takes quite some organising and I would like to thank everyone for their considerable time and effort both leading up to the day and on Sunday itself. A special mention to the referees and also the Sports Leaders from Sackville and Imberhorne schools who put in so much effort and their enthusiasm was fantastic throughout the day - a credit to their schools."
Forty teams took part in over one hundred games for the age groups Under Sevens through to Under Tens during the day. Each winning team and runners up was presented with a trophy.
In the morning session the Under Sevens and Under Eights took centre stage.
The Under Seven's competition comprised of seven enthusiastic teams who thoroughly enjoyed taking part and competing to win their round robin competition.
Under Seven Winners: AC Meads - Runners Up: East Grinstead Town Tigers.
The Under Eight's competition comprised of ten competitive teams which was split into two groups. Both East Grinstead Town A and Forest Youth Tigers made it through to the final. In a close encounter it was East Grinstead Town A who won 2-0 in what was a high standard of football from both sides.
Under Eight Winners: East Grinstead Town A - Runners Up: Forest Youth Tigers
In the afternoon session it was the turn of the Under Nines and Under Tens to display their football skills.
The Under Nine's competition had eleven competitive teams split into two groups. Two fine footballing sides Saint Hill Blues and Crawley United Blue made it through to the final. The final was a close game and could have gone either way but it was Saint Hill Blues who won the game 1-0.
Under Nine Winners: Saint Hill Blues - Runners Up: Crawley United Blue.
The Under Ten's competition had thirteen passionate sides split into two groups. Both Meads teams made it to the final and in an eagerly close encounter Inter Meads beat AC Meads 2-1 to win the trophy.
In the Plate Final East Grinstead Athletic Hotshots beat Maidenbower Colts White 2-0 to win the Plate Trophy.
Under Ten Winners: Inter Meads - Runners Up: AC Meads
Under Ten Plate Winners: East Grinstead Athletic Hotshots - Runners Up: Maidenbower Colts White
Congratulations to all the winners and runners up but also to all of the other teams who took part to make the Footie Fun Day what it is; a day for the kids to have fun and enjoy the game which they love to play.
For photographs of the event visit www.dephoto.biz/egtfc
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| :: Monday 3rd May 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 1, Peacehaven & Telscombe 1
Wasps finished the season by extending their unbeaten run to six games with a hard-fought draw against this season's County League runners-up Peacehaven......[Full Match report]
Joel Greaves and Miles Neville were both missing from the side which secured first division safety with Saturday's 3-2 win over Selsey while Jamie Banasco-Zaragoza returned in goal and Lee Granger made his debut at left-back. [Match Photos]
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| :: Saturday 1st May 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 3, Selsey 2
Wasps were 2-0 down after 36 minutes but Joel Greaves pulled one back straight away, Lucas Mann (61) equalised and Greaves got a great winner in the first minute of injury time......[Full Match report]
Defeat was a tad harsh on Selsey who played their part in a thoroughly entertaining game but Grinstead deserve every credit both for today's performance and their recent run of five wins and two draws in eight games. Well done to Tony, Ken, Tony P, Tobi and of course the players for making sure we deserve to stay up because of what they have achieved on the pitch rather than just relying on ground gradings.
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| :: Wednesday 28th April 2010 :: |
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Excellent season for the Reserves ends with a defeat
East Grinstead Town Reserves 2, Chipstead Reserves 5
Wasps Reserves suffered only their 3rd defeat of 2010 against a strong Chipstead team at the GAC Stadium tonight.
The Reserves can be proud of their performances this season and are now likely to finish in 5th place in the league, an excellent achievement.
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| :: Tuesday 27th April 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 1, Eastbourne Utd 1
Wasps need one point to avoid relegation after a battling point against the reigning County League champions stretched their recent run to one defeat in seven games.
They face Selsey on Saturday (3pm) and Peacehaven on Bank Holiday Monday (11am) as they finish the season with two home games.
Grinstead ought to have secured safety tonight but they squandered several chances and were punished by an equaliser ten minutes from time......[Full Match report]
EGTFC Darts team defeated the Anchor from Hartfield 8-4 on Monday evening to go through to the final of the Forest Row & District Darts League Cup competition. The 8 man team, comprising mainly of football players from the club, were too strong for the Anchor and kept up their impressive record this season at the GAC stadium. This is the team's first season of playing league darts and it is therefore quite an achievement to make the final.
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| :: Sunday 25th April 2010 :: |
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A THIRD successive win has given Wasps a great chance of finishing outside the County League relegation zone.
An own goal ten minutes from time enabled Tony Beckingham's men to complete the double over Shoreham and leave them needing five points from their remaining three games, all at home, to ensure they beat the drop.
As it is, with Grinstead having the ground grading to be able to play in the first division next season, they will not go down regardless of finishing positions.
But Beckingham wants his side to finish as high as they can and carry on the form which has seen them win four and draw one of their last six matches.
He said: "The aim is to be unbeaten between now and the end of the season and that is definitely possible. We are much more resolute defensively and that gives us a great platform.
"Saturday's game wasn't a classic and a draw was probably a fair result. Shoreham are a good side but we battled hard and we had the better chances."......[Full Match report]
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| :: Saturday 24th April 2010 :: |
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Shoreham 0, East Grinstead Town 1
Wasps won their third consecutive match this afternoon. It took an 80th minute own goal after good work from Luke Piscina to secure the points. Ben Abbott who replaced injured Liam Lyndsay in goal had little to do all match unlike his counterpart Michael Hunter who did well to tip away two great strikes by Luke Piscina.......[Full Match report]
Despite the run of three wins, Wasps are still third from bottom with Pagham coming strong of late having won three and drawn two since their home defeat to Grinstead. Crowborough are just two points above Wasps with only one match to play. Grinstead finish the season with three home matches, the first against Eastbourne United this Tuesday (ko 7.30pm).
East Grinstead Town Reserves 1, Chessington & Hook Reserves 0
A Michael Belli goal sees Wasps move back into fourth spot in the Suburban League with one match to play. They are three points ahead of both Corinthian Casuals and Epsom & Ewell who also have one match left so a point against Chipstead at home on Wednesday would secure a superb fourth spot finish.
East Grinstead Town U11s 2, Crawley United U11s 0
Congratulations to Wasps Under 11s who won the Heron Way Cup this morning at Broadbridge Heath.
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| :: Tuesday 20th April 2010 :: |
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Peacehaven's surpise 2-0 defeat at Pagham tonight, means that WHITEHAWK will be Champions IF they beat St.Francis Rangers on Saturday and Wasps have dropped into the bottom three.
BOSS Tony Beckingham believes Grinstead can avoid a bottom-three finish after winning back-to-back league games for the first time this season.
Matt Crane's second-half volley settled a scrappy encounter at Mill Road on Saturday as Wasps built on last week's confidence-boosting 3-2 home win over Shoreham.......[Full Match report]
Grinstead have received the F grading from the Sussex County League which should guarantee their participation in Division One next season regardless of whether they finish in the relegation zone or not, but Beckingham says the players are desperate to do that on merit anyway.
He said: "We have kept three clean sheets in our last five games and won three of those matches and you can see the confidence building all the time. The players now go into every game believing they can get a result.
"When I came to the club in February people might have expected a quick fix to our problems but myself and the coaching staff knew it would take time.
"We'd take fourth bottom at the end of the season now but if we finish this year strongly it will give us something to build on for next season."
Grinstead travel to Shoreham on Saturday before entertaining Eastbourne United next Tuesday at the GAC Stadium, kick off 7.30pm
Presentation Night 14th May
The senior end-of-season presentation night will be held at the Woodcock on Friday 14th May. Tickets are £20 each and numbers will be restricted to 90 so players are encouraged to buy tickets early. Please contact your team manager or Richard Tramontin.
Golf Day
EGTFC Golf Day will take place on Friday 14th May at Cottesmore Golf Club, Pease Pottage. The day will include coffee/bacon roll, 18 holes of golf and prize giving. The cost of the day is just £20. Please contact Phil Major on 07748622948 to reserve a place.
Three Bridges call match off
Wasps Under 18s scheduled match at the GAC Stadium tomorrow night as been called off at the request of Three Bridges.
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| :: Monday 19th April 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town U18s 3, Redhill Under 18s 2
Wasps Under 18s came from 2 - 0 down tonight at The GAC Stadium to take all three points.
200 Club Winners
April 2010:
1st prize £70 - C Gilmore
2nd prize £34 - P Presland
3rd prize £10 - D Owen
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| :: Saturday 17th April 2010 :: |
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Arundel 0, East Grinstead Town 1
Wasps got a well deserved 3 points at Mill Road this afternoon with Matt Crane scoring in the 68th minute. [Match report to follow]
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| :: Wednesday 14th April 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town U18s 3, Fleet Spurs U18s 4 AET
Wasps Under 18s thought they were going through to the semi final of the League Cup when they were 2 - 1 up in the last minute of normal time but Fleet Spurs sneaked an equaliser to send the match into extra time. The visitors then took the lead but Wasps equalised within two minutes. Wasps conceded again in the second period of extra time and were left to rue missed chances.
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| :: April 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 3, Shoreham 2
WASPS are out of the relegation zone for the first time since January after strikers Lucas Mann and Joel Greaves combined to get the goals which sunk Shoreham at the GAC Stadium.
Mann scored twice and Greaves the other as Grinstead moved above Pagham and Hailsham and out of the County League first division's bottom three.......[Full Match report]
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| :: Saturday 10th April 2010 :: |
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Wick 2, East Grinstead Town 0
It was one of those afternoons at Crabtree Park when if Wasps had come away with a 4 - 2 victory there would have been no grounds for complaints from anyone at the match. Grinstead created 4 great scoring opportunities but didn't convert any and the hosts had two chances and made both count.......[Full Match report]
Assistant manager Ken Thurgood said: "Their bench said we should have been 4-0 up before they scored and couldn't believe the position we are in but they sound like hollow words when you have lost despite playing so well. We set ourselves up to be hard to beat and I couldn't see us losing the game and if we had taken one of those opportunities we would have gone on and won comfortably".
Meanwhile back at the GAC Stadium, Wasps reserves had no trouble finding the back of the net, running out 9 - 1 winners against Molesey. They move up one place to 5th in the table.......[Full Match report]
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| :: Thursday 8th April 2010 :: |
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Our heartfelt condolences go to Gillian Wrintmore whose husband Michael sadly passed away this morning. Micheal who was 59 years of age suffered an initial heart attack three weeks ago. Our thoughts are with Gillian and their two boys Glen and Paul. There will be a minutes silence held before the reserves home match on Saturday in Michael's honour.
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| :: Monday 5th April 2010 :: |
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Crawley Down 0, East Grinstead Town 0
FOUR points from two Easter away games have revived East Grinstead Town's hopes of climbing out of the County League relegation zone.
A second-half header from Mannie Neville earned Wasps a precious 1-0 win at Pagham on Saturday which took them off the bottom of the table.......[Full Match report]
Then on Easter Monday they drew 0-0 at the Haven in a scrappy local derby against Crawley Down.
Assistant manager Ken Thurgood was in charge in the absence of holidaying boss Tony Beckingham and was delighted with the commitment his side showed in both games.......[Full Match report]
He said: "Neither game was a classic but you are not going to get too many of those at this stage of the season. We would have settled for four points before Easter and two clean sheets and it is up to us to build on these results in our remaining seven games when hopefully we will have one or two more players back."
This Saturday Grinstead are away to Wick (3pm) before entertaining Shoreham next Tuesday at the GAC Stadium, kick off 7.30pm. Piscina is available after suspension while Thurgood will hope for good news on the injury front surrounding his other missing players.
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| :: Saturday 3rd April 2010 :: |
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Pagham 0, East Grinstead Town 1
Wasps beat fellow strugglers Pagham this afternoon and moved up two places off the bottom of the table. Mannie Neville's 53rd minute header earned all three points but Lucas Mann had two perfectly good first half goals chalked off for offside. With Tony Beckingham away, Ken Thurgood took charge and was forced to make several changes in the starting line up. Luke Piscina is suspended, John Sinclair and Jamie Banasco-Zaragoza were injured in the previous match, Dave Waters, Mike Azzopardi and Michael Belli were unavailable and Dean Brown, Dan Powell and Liam Baitup are no longer with the club.......[Full Match report]
Wasps travel to Crawley Down on Easter Monday (ko 11am).
The reserves match against Chipstead was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
200 Club Winners
March 2010:
1st prize £70 - L Medcalf
2nd prize £34 - J Richardson
3rd prize £10 - P Thompson
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| :: Wednesday 31st March 2010 :: |
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Under 18s match off
Tonight's scheduled Southern Youth League match at the GAC Stadium against South Park has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
WASPS can escape relegation - even if they finish in the County League's bottom three.
The FA's ground grading criteria for all non-league clubs will be implemented in time for next season with clubs in Division One given until today to carry out the necessary improvement work.
Wasps' GAC Stadium already meets the requirements and they are expected to get a reprieve with clubs who have not carried out improvement work going down instead.
In the last five years the club have carried out extensive refurbishment at East Court including a 115-seat stand and separate covered standing accommodation for 100 with the installation of turnstiles planned for this summer.
But boss Tony Beckingham still believes his side can climb off the bottom of the table despite suffering their heaviest defeat, and sixth out of seven, since he took charge on Saturday.
In-form Three Bridges hammered Wasps 7-3 in treacherous conditions thanks to a hat-trick from Dean Wright, who scored his goals in the last 25 minutes, Lee Carney (2), an own goal and Dean Carden.
The only consolation for Grinstead was a two-goal debut by former Lingfield striker Joel Greaves, who has joined the club from Ryman League Thamesmead Town.
Luke Piscina scored his 16th of the season from a free-kick, also in the second half, but goalkeeping coach Tony Prime had to replace Jamie Banasco-Zaragoza in the first half after the keeper injured his knee trying to prevent the second goal.......[Full Match report]
Beckingham said: "We should give credit to Three Bridges for a very good performance on the day. They coped with the conditions far better than we did and played football in the areas of the pitch that were actually playable, namely on the wings.
"We are being hurt badly through unavailability at the moment which is forcing us to play people in unfamiliar positions. This cannot be blamed for players not doing the basics properly but it is certainly a contributing factor in the overall team performance.
"At times I thought we did quite well but far too often we contributed to our downfall. We need to start keeping the ball away from the opposition and are guilty of losing possession when we're under little or no pressure. This is probably down to a lack of confidence rather than ability but we have to be mentally strong to get through this."
Greaves' encouraging debut and the form of Dave Waters and Marc Pelling in central defence were positives and Beckingham believes there is enough ability in the team to pull clear.
But he warned: "Ability alone does not make a team. We have to mould these players into a cohesive unit and quickly in order to start winning games.
"There are nine cup finals left to play and I truly believe that our destiny is in our own hands. We can roll over and die or we can roll our sleeves up and prepare to do battle.
"As a manager I have never experienced being hit for seven and I can tell you that it hurt. This is not an experience I would care to repeat and I relish the challenge of putting it right."
Wasps face a critical Easter without Piscina, who is suspended for Saturday's trip to fellow strugglers Pagham, and the local derby at Crawley Down on Easter Monday (11am).
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| :: Tuesday 30th March 2010 :: |
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Tonight's match postponed
Following the match referee's pitch inspection this afternoon, tonight's scheduled match at the GAC Stadium against Peacehaven has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.
Given how saturated the pitch currently is with more rain expected and the after effects of the Under 18s cup match which was abandoned in extra time last Wednesday and Saturday's match, tomorrow night's Under 18s match is unlikely to be playable.
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| :: Monday 29th March 2010 :: |
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Tonight's Under 18s match at South Park has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
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| :: Saturday 27th March 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 3, Three Bridges 7
Wasps remain rooted to the foot of the table after a heavy defeat at home against in form neighbours Three Bridges.......[Full Match report]
The Reserves travelled to Woking for their last away match of the season but just as they arrived they were advised that despite an earlier pitch inspection the game had been postponed.
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| :: Friday 26th March 2010 :: |
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GREAVES JOINS WASPS
Manager Tony Beckingham has added to his attacking options by completing the signing of striker Joel Greaves in time for tomorrow's home game against Three Bridges.
Joel started the season with Tony at Lingfield and scored in their 4-2 win over the Wasps in October. He scored nine goals in 17 appearances for the club before joining Thamesmead Town in the Ryman League.
Under 11s reach final
Congratulations to Wasps Under 11s sponsored by Perfectly Green who became the first side to beat Broadbridge Heath this season. They will now face Crawley United in the Horsham League Cup Final at Broadbridge Heath on April 24.
There were 11 heroes on the pitch but the goals were scored by Oliver Waldron, with a hat-trick, and Oliver Drummond.
The team was: Edward Jones (captain), Sam Allen, Oliver Wladron, Oliver Drummond, Josh Fay, Chandler O'Dwyer, Jack Irvin, Jake Horn, Freddie Wortley, Matthew Williams, Marcus Chatterton, Callum Springford.
The team are looking for players to play in the Horsham League A Division next season. Contact manager Jason Burchett if you are interested on:07799 218326 or 01342 836395
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| :: Tuesday 23rd March 2010 :: |
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Eastbourne Utd 1, East Grinstead Town 0
WASPS remain rooted to the bottom of the first division after a controversial second-half penalty condemned them to a fifth defeat in six games under new boss Tony Beckingham.......[Full Match report]
On a dramatic night at The Oval, the game was stopped for 32 minutes in the second half after Eastbourne right-back James Bywater suffered a horrific broken ankle after an innocuous challenge from Lucas Mann, until two weeks ago a team-mate of Bywater's before his move to Grinstead.
Wasps play two crucial home games in the space of four days which could have a big bearing on their survival prospects. Three Bridges visit the GAC Stadium on Saturday (3pm) and Peacehaven are their visitors next Tuesday (7.30pm).
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| :: Saturday 20th March 2010 :: |
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Whitehawk 3, East Grinstead Town 2
After a goalless first half Luke Piscina put Grinstead in front with a free-kick within a couple of minutes of the re-start. Jay Head and Scott Kirkwood made it 2-1 but Piscina scored a superb second to equalise. Marc Whiteman came off the bench to win it ten minutes from time. Good performance by Grinstead and with eleven games to go they have to believe they can still climb out of the bottom three.......[Full Match report]
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| :: Tuesday 16th March 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 0, Crawley Down 2
Wasps' plight at the foot of the County League intensified as Down followed up last month's cup win over the local rivals with a hard-earned victory at the GAC Stadium.
But Tony Beckingham's men were entitled to feel both aggrieved and frustrated in equal measure after losing to two second-half goals.
The opener was extremely controversial when referee Neal Wallace awarded a corner, over-ruling his much better positioned assistant who had flagged for a goal kick. Wasps then saw strong appeals for a penalty waved away after Lucas Mann went down at the end of a mazy run.......[Full Match report]
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| :: Saturday 13th March 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 3, Mile Oak 1
Wasps secured their first win under Tony Beckingham and their first win in 2010. Luke Piscina opened the scoring after some sustained pressure from the home side. Captain Dave Gellatly marked his comeback after injury with a well struck goal followed by a debut goal from new signing Lucas Mann.[Matchday photos] Downside was a red card shown to Piscina for allegedly swearing at the referee despite some direct swearing at the referee by the visitors previously going totally unpunished.......[Full Match report]
Beckingham set his team out to go for all three points starting with three up front and the performance and result raises all round confidence for the visit of local rivals Crawley Down on Tuesday (ko 7.30pm).
Raynes Park Vale Reserves 0, East Grinstead Town Reserves 3
A few years ago Town would have gladly taken three points in the Suburban League but this season the expectations of the team are much higher. Whilst Wasps won the match at ease the performance was poor albeit it on a very difficult playing surface.......[Full Match report]
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| :: Thursday 11th March 2010 :: |
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Massive game on Saturday
Wasps have signed Lucas Mann from Eastbourne United ahead of the foot of the table clash on Saturday against Mile Oak, which boss Tony Beckingham describes as 'a massive game'.
He said: "They don't get much more important than this, and the boys know that. I have no idea how they have ended up where they are, but their attitude and approach to training has been spot on. The results they are getting are not through lack of effort, but they need to get a win under their belts."
He added: "If we can get the points we deserve on Saturday we will start to see light at the end of the tunnel.
"We need a win from somewhere, and I don't care if it comes off a shin or heel, a win can do so much for fragile confidence. When you start losing, everything starts to go wrong and you think the world is against you. The only people we can trust to win matches for us are ourselves."
Beckingham is expecting Dave Gellatly back for Saturday's game saying: "He has been a massive absence for the team, not only for his football but his dressing room presence."
There were two mid week matches played at the GAC Stadium this week.
The Reserves had a comfortable 4 - 0 win on Tuesday night against Raynes Park Vale which sees them back in 6th spot in the Suburban League.......[Full Match report]
In their first match in over a month, Wasps Under 18s drew 2 - 2 with Horley Town on Wednesday night.
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| :: Saturday 6th March 2010 :: |
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Peacehaven 2, East Ginstead Town 1
3rd placed Peacehaven secured victory from a spot kick following a penalty decision that left players and crowd amazed. Michael Belli had given Wasps a first half lead. The hosts drew level from a corner when the ball was adjudged to have crossed the line which saw keeper Jamie Banasco-Zaragoza booked on his debut for contesting the decision. Things got worse for Wasps when a foul was awarded against Belli for what certainly looked like a clean challenge. From the free kick a Peachaven forward clipped the back of Luke Piscina's heel and went down and to everyone's amazement, the referee pointed to the spot.
[Match report to follow]
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| :: Wednesday 3rd March 2010 :: |
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NEW BOSS Tony Beckingham is acting quickly to bring in reinforcements as he tries to steer Wasps away from relegation trouble.
A few new faces could be in the line-up for Saturday's County League trip to Peacehaven (3pm) after Beckingham saw an understrength side lose their sixth game in seven at Selsey on Saturday.......[Full Match report]
Beckingham has signed defender Dave Waters from Erith & Belvedere. Waters was Lingfield captain during his four months in charge there at the start of the season.
New coach Tobi Hutchinson's influence is evident with the signing of striker Liam Baitup, who is currently with Eastbourne Town.
Midfielder Michael Azzopardi, who has played professionally in New Zealand and more recently for Kent League Holmesdale, made his debut on Saturday.
Beckingham said: "I saw enough on Saturday to know that we should not be in the position we are in but we need some reinforcements. There is a lot of work to do and people should be patient. It could be that we need 4-6 games to find some consistent form.
"But the guys who we will hopefully sign are coming here for the challenge of trying to keep us up but also with a view to next season."
Beckingham has arranged a friendly at Erith Town tonight (Wednesday, 7.30pm) to give him more opportunity to run the rule over the existing squad.
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| :: Tuesday 2nd March 2010 :: |
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Tonight's Under 18s match against Fleet Spurs has been postponed following a referee's pitch inspection at 1pm.
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| :: Sunday 28th February 2010 :: |
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Selsey 3, East Grinstead Town 2
New Boss Tony Beckingham disappointed that his side didn't get anything out of yesterday's match.......[Full Match report]
As Shoreham's RUR Cup tie was postponed yesterday, Wasps scheduled match there next Saturday has been switched to away to Peacehaven.
Before then, Wasps are playing a friendly at Erith Town on Wednesday.
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| :: Friday 26th February 2010 :: |
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NEW boss Tony Beckingham has wasted no time in adding to the squad after being appointed first-team manager on Thursday.
Central midfielder Michael Azzopardi was with one of Tony's former clubs, Holmesdale, in the Kent League while goalkeeper Sidney Anguiley has made two first-team appearances for Waltham Forest FC in the Ryman League this season.
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| :: Thursday 25th February 2010 :: |
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New management team
East Grinstead Town FC is delighted to confirm the appointment of its new management team.
Our new manager is Tony Beckingham who will be assisted by Ken Thurgood and goalkeeping coach Tony Prime.
Tony has extensive managerial experience in Kent League football during successful spells with Holmesdale and Croydon and he cut his teeth in the Sussex County League earlier this season when he was in charge of Lingfield for four months before resigning in November.
In addition, we are pleased to announce that former player Tobi Hutchinson has joined as club coach.
Chairman Richard Tramontin said: "The club felt it had to act as soon as possible to replace Steve Johnson and there was a lot of interest in the vacancy. The committee met Tony and Ken on Wednesday and were impressed both with their short-term plans to improve our league position and their long-term goals to make the club successful.
"We are also pleased to have Tobi back with us. He has extensive coaching experience and knowledge of Sussex football and he is as enthusiastic as the rest of the management team for the task ahead."
Tony Beckingham said: "When I visited East Grinstead earlier this season I was extremely impressed with the set-up and facilities and I am surprised that the club have been struggling for consistent results given the quality of the existing squad.
"When I became aware that the club were looking for a new manager I immediately contacted them and I am delighted to be back in management at such a progressive, well-run club.
"The immediate aim is to improve our league position and I am confident that the current squad, together with one or two new faces in key positions, can achieve this. We will then re-assess our long-term goals but there is no reason why East Grinstead Town cannot be a major force in Sussex football.
"Myself, Ken and Tony are excited about the challenge ahead and we are delighted to have Tobi on board. His experience, enthusiasm for the club and knowledge of Sussex football will be invaluable."
Tony Beckingham will be in charge for the first time in Saturday's County League match at Selsey.
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| :: Tuesday 23rd February 2010 :: |
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Steve Johnson leaves Wasps
East Grinstead Town FC has today decided to relieve Steve Johnson of his responsibilities as first-team manager with immediate effect.
Chairman Richard Tramontin said: "Making a decision such as this is never easy but we felt, in view of our current league position, that a change was necessary to give the club every opportunity of making sure we remain in Division One of the Sussex County League this season with 16 games still to play.
"Our recent results have been extremely disappointing. I met with Steve after we lost 7-0 to Crawley Down three weeks ago and pledged our full support but recent results and performances have not improved in the way we had expected.
"We will always be grateful to Steve for the efforts he made when he came to the club in January 2009. He brought in several players and dragged us up the table to safety on the last day of the season.
"We expected to keep on improving this season and although we have had some good results our form since mid-December has left us bottom of the table and the club could not foresee the necessary improvement in results under the current management team.
"I spoke to Steve's assistant Paul Thomsett and have reluctantly accepted his resignation as coach.
"I wish Steve and Paul all the best for the future and thank them for their efforts on behalf of the club.
"We have now started the search for a new first-team manager and will notify everyone as soon as the appointment is made."
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| :: Monday 22nd February 2010 :: |
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Fixture change
Wasps are now playing away at Selsey this Saturday, not Eastbourne United.
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| :: Saturday 20th February 2010 :: |
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East Grinstead Town 1, Chichester City 2
Grinstead's season slipped to a new season low after their fifth defeat in their last six league games, combined with other results, left them propping up the County League Division One table.......[Full Match report]
They still have games in hand over the teams around them but whilst those sides are picking up points Grinstead have taken just one since mid December and unless their form improves relegation is now a distinct possibility.
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| :: Friday 19th February 2010 :: |
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Tony Brockbank's funeral service will be held at the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium (also known as the Worth Crematorium) at 12pm on Thursday 4th March.
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| :: Wednesday 17th February 2010 :: |
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Under 18s match off
Following a pitch inspection this afternoon, tonight's Under 18s match against Three Bridges has been postponed.
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| :: Tuesday 16th February 2010 :: |
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Bridges match off
Tonight's scheduled Division One match against Three Bridges has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Judging by the amount of water laying on the surface and the forecast for more rain, there would seem little chance of tomorrow night's Under 18s match against Three Bridges going ahead. NICK TEST 2
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