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ASCOT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB<br />
IN THE CHAIR<br />
with Simon Negus<br />
Racecourse Ground, Winkfield Road, <strong>Ascot</strong>, SL5 7LJ<br />
Chairman: Simon Negus<br />
Club Secretary: Dan Birchmore<br />
Director of Football: Neil Richards<br />
1st Team Manager: Jamie Tompkins<br />
Assistant manager: Dan Masters<br />
Coaches: Bjorn Dunkley, Steve Quelch<br />
Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Ashdown<br />
Allied U18 Manager: Josh Nice<br />
Therapist: Chad Smith<br />
Sports Psychology: Izzy Woods<br />
Racecourse Facilities Manager: Jo Gavin<br />
Administration Manager: Emma Paton<br />
Clubhouse Catering: Lisa Richards<br />
Reporting, Comms <strong>and</strong> Programme: Neal Jeffs<br />
Directors:<br />
Doug Page<br />
Mark Cooper<br />
Rob Jones<br />
Zoe Reilly<br />
Phil Wray<br />
<strong>Ascot</strong> United Football Club Limited. Registered in<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales. Registration No. 6883550<br />
Registered Office: Ternion Court, 264-268 Upper Fourth<br />
Street, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1DP.<br />
Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks F.A. No. Q-B&B0165<br />
Welcome to The Racecourse ground for today’s FA Cup<br />
First Round fixture <strong>and</strong> a special welcome to our visitors<br />
<strong>Chichester</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Selsey</strong> <strong>Ladies</strong>.<br />
I’m delighted that we are doing this programme for today’s<br />
game, <strong>and</strong> I’d like to thank Neal Jeffs for his time <strong>and</strong> effort<br />
to pull it together - as a club we are really proud of our<br />
<strong>Ladies</strong> <strong>and</strong> Girls section, <strong>and</strong> it’s great they are now<br />
starting to get the recognition they deserve.<br />
The journey for girls at <strong>Ascot</strong> Utd starts with the Wildcats -<br />
this is a FA supported initiative to get younger girls into<br />
the game from 5 years old, <strong>and</strong> we have a big <strong>and</strong> growing<br />
Wildcats community playing on the 3G every Wednesday.<br />
They can then progress into the teams who play<br />
competitive fixtures, <strong>and</strong> our girls section now has over 15<br />
teams operating from U10 to U16. It was great to see some<br />
of our talented U16’s recently sign for professional clubs<br />
Reading <strong>and</strong> Arsenal, so the pathway into professional<br />
football is established. But the girls section isn’t just<br />
about the elite players - under our Head of Girls Football,<br />
Carol Checkley, the ethos is very much about<br />
opportunities for all <strong>and</strong> a focus on increasing<br />
participation.<br />
It’s fair to say that our senior section is the strongest it<br />
has ever been. The Reserves Team are now unbeaten in<br />
nearly 20 games, <strong>and</strong> manager John Swallow is working<br />
closely with the First Team to ensure there is competition<br />
for places for those in the First Team. As is often the case,<br />
the success of the First Team over the past couple of<br />
years has brought new players into the club to further<br />
strengthen the squad… manager Darrel Evans (the<br />
legend!) <strong>and</strong> player/coach Alix Todd have a fantastic spirit<br />
amongst the players, <strong>and</strong> the results are certainly there<br />
for everyone to see including this fantastic Cup run. They<br />
certainly make themselves heard in the bar, <strong>and</strong> are now<br />
very much part of the club <strong>and</strong> the “one club” approach we<br />
are trying to build.<br />
Hope you all enjoy the game today…<br />
Simon.
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