Christ The King Final

The Chairman's Notes
Today we extend a warm Paycare Ground welcome
to the players, officials and supporters of Christ The
King F.C. from the Coventry Alliance Premier
League. This is the first ever meeting between the
two teams and win lose or draw the players and
officials will be made welcome to join us for our
award winning post-match hospitality.
Since our last home game we have had two very
difficult away league games. Firstly against Old Wulfs
who were in second spot and I thought the lads
battled very hard and showed some excellent skills
and team spirit in a 2-0 win. Last Saturday we looked to avenge our only defeat
of the season with a long road trip to Wem Town. We came away disappointed
going down 3-2, after taking an early lead through a Sam Giles penalty, Wem
then raced into a 3-1 lead before a spirited second half display and a goal from
Scott Broadway set up a rousing finish. In the two games against Wem this
season they are without doubt the best team we have played.
On the subject of away games I must say that I have been very disappointed
with the hospitality we have been offered (or not) so far this season. Firstly in my
opinion “hospitality” should be “hospitable” which normally means a nice friendly
welcome to the home of your visitors and an equally warm invitation to join your
hosts for food and drinks. With the agreement of the clubs the League have set
minimum hospitality standards this season. The standards for players and club
officials are not demanding and are not costly, constituting a drink on arrival, tea
or squash at half time and food (hot or cold) after the match. I am sorry to say far
too often clubs have fallen well short of this and of my definition of hospitality.
That said here at Darlaston we will continue to set the highest possible
hospitality standards from the moment our visitors walk through the gates.
On a more positive note we expect the refurbishment of the ladies, gents and
disabled toilets to start in the next few weeks and the clubhouse refurbishment
will continue with the purchase of new tables and chairs.
Finally a final reminder to ask you to make sure you have cast your 10 votes in
the Aviva Community Fund. Please see our website and Facebook pages to see
what you need to do to cast your votes and please ask family, friends and work
colleagues to do the same.
Enjoy the game and thank you again for your magnificent support………
Neil
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