how about a feature in each edition on former players? Im thinking in terms of those like Steve Finnan who made the grade at the highest level thanks to an initial session with WUFC.
Over the season of a couple of dozen home matches there must be enough to do a what did they do / where are they now feature?
One thing that struck me towards the end of last season, Mark, is that, while news about on-field matters was very good; off-field news wasn't and that future club plans and ambitions are often formed on the basis of fan rumour and conjecture. I'm not saying this should happen with every edition of the programme next season, maybe a monthly update. I would buy the programme more if so.
how about a feature in each edition on former players? Im thinking in terms of those like Steve Finnan who made the grade at the highest level thanks to an initial session with WUFC.
Over the season of a couple of dozen home matches there must be enough to do a what did they do / where are they now feature?
NOT that Im volunteering!
That would be great but the research would be exhausting. I've got no idea on what Steve Finnan is doing now, for instance.
One thing that struck me towards the end of last season, Mark, is that, while news about on-field matters was very good; off-field news wasn't and that future club plans and ambitions are often formed on the basis of fan rumour and conjecture. I'm not saying this should happen with every edition of the programme next season, maybe a monthly update. I would buy the programme more if so.
how about a feature in each edition on former players? Im thinking in terms of those like Steve Finnan who made the grade at the highest level thanks to an initial session with WUFC.
Over the season of a couple of dozen home matches there must be enough to do a what did they do / where are they now feature?
NOT that Im volunteering!
That would be great but the research would be exhausting. I've got no idea on what Steve Finnan is doing now, for instance.
Just put his name in a google search and you get pages of stuff, not sure if that would work for everyone of course.
A history of the PVR ground and some of the famous teams and players who have played on it either against ourselves, Bexley United, Bexleyheath and Welling and Bexleyheath Town - attendances of 4,000 for Kent League games! The day it hosted Manchester United's Busby Babes (including the late Duncan Edwards) in the quarter final of the FA Youth Cup, old pictures of the ground in the 1930's - apparently it had quite a magnificent stand which was either destroyed or damaged by enemy action in the 2nd World War. Also extensions to our current old stand were opened by Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA!
-- Edited by OMERTA elb on Monday 4th of June 2018 10:57:36 AM
how about a feature in each edition on former players? Im thinking in terms of those like Steve Finnan who made the grade at the highest level thanks to an initial session with WUFC.
Over the season of a couple of dozen home matches there must be enough to do a what did they do / where are they now feature?
NOT that Im volunteering!
That would be great but the research would be exhausting. I've got no idea on what Steve Finnan is doing now, for instance.
Just put his name in a google search and you get pages of stuff, not sure if that would work for everyone of course.
Steve Finnan was a full international so there is plenty about him on-line but if you try John Bartley, the trail went cold years ago.
If someone is prepared to do the donkey work then there may be some interest.
A history of the PVR ground and some of the famous teams and players who have played on it either against ourselves, Bexley United, Bexleyheath and Welling and Bexleyheath Town - attendances of 4,000 for Kent League games! The day it hosted Manchester United's Busby Babes (including the late Duncan Edwards) in the quarter final of the FA Youth Cup, old pictures of the ground in the 1930's - apparently it had quite a magnificent stand which was either destroyed or damaged by enemy action in the 2nd World War. Also extensions to our current old stand were opened by Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA!
-- Edited by OMERTA elb on Monday 4th of June 2018 10:57:36 AM
It would be very interesting but it would take someone a lot of time to research and put that all together.
I stopped buying the programme (mostly) last season. Most things I could get online but i think a programme needs to deliver things you can't get elsewhere. Tricky nowadays but as mentioned updates from MG welcome, away fans view, academy updates plus more about our commercial plans as that seems very quiet at the moment. 'On this day' feature (or at least a look back at a previous season) or look at our previous match against the opposition. WUSA news is important and i quite like the away guide to upcoming fixtures.
As an aside, an Essex wicketkeeper played at PVR - Brian "tonker" Taylor played as fullback for a few years for Bexleyheath and Welling. We knew him as "the tank" as he was ruthless and took no prisoners. As a top wicketkeeper he took 1,294 dismissals making him the seventh best in all-time first class cricket - shame he did not play for Kent, but he would not have displaced Godfrey Evans or Alan Knott.
