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Roselands
AFC nippy striker Fraser Ferguson on the move...
No problems with a bad bobble on the 3G surface at Paignton Sports College
Back row L to R: Simon Walker (Head Coach), Robert Speed, Leigh Phillips, Phil Jewell, Gary Aldous, Luke Pillar, Johndinho Powell, Andy Cousins, Tom Dunlop, Chris Lewis, George Taylor (Assistant Manager).
for my 7-a-side and futsal teams.” Perhaps then, Roselands’ success stems partly from their artifi cial 3G pitch. Walker doesn’t think so: “Our success so
far this season has not been solely due to the 3G pitch at Paignton Community & Sports College. The standards of some of the pitches locally are poor; we know on a Saturday if the weather is bad we will still get to play so I decided this was the way forward. We applied to the FA and the League for permission to use it as our home pitch and thankfully with their support it was agreed. I believe we became the fi rst amateur 11-a-side team to be granted this. Results-wise, our away performances have been as good as our home results.”
Premier Division as quickly as we can, with a reserve side following up behind...
‘ or email:
sales@SportSouthDevon.co.uk The statistics back him up; in their three
previous away fi xtures Roselands had netted fourteen times, tucking away six in one afternoon at Riviera United. As for the future, Simon Walker has a clear
plan in place: “The club’s ambition is to get to the Premier Division as quickly as we can, with a reserve side following up behind. It will be hard work and a long journey, but with the right people at the club, the facilities on offer and new players joining us as we progress, hopefully there will be good times ahead.” Whether their humbling at the King George
V playing fi elds will have put a dent in those aspirations remains to be seen.
the club’s ambition is to get to the ’
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Front row L to R: Tom Cadman, Steve Andrews, Simon Bellamy, Matt Scholes, Reece Munroe, Jake Herd, Fraser Ferguson, Matt White
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