Over the last few weeks leagues across Sussex are short of match officials and come on here and see 5/6 different coaches from different clubs slating decisions 🤦♂️ we'll be officiating our own games soon if we ain't careful 😂
Some solid PR signings for clubs this summer, great exposure for them, no doubt! 👏
Advice to young lads, don't get caught up in the social presence of a club and how it looks on the outside.
Find a TEAM and a COACH that will aid you, do not play for status.
What am I reading 🤯
Clubs out there begging for a players budget like Lewes's, and now to be asking supporters to contribute to players' wages.
A side where the players don't even train locally, expect local citizens and fans to contribute. This is poor.
As we head into another competitive season in the
@IsthmianLeague
, we are calling for a 12th player to help us in our goals for the season.
Our manager,
@Tonyrussell78
, gives his thoughts below 👇
#COYR
🔴⚫️
Full respect to all the coaches out there, whether you got promoted or relegated, just stayed up or bang in mid-table. Whether you got the boot or walked away. We all have full-time jobs and do this as a hobby. Everyone starts the season with the best intentions.
Potter is not a snake. Bruno is no traitor. These are ambitious individuals going to one of the biggest clubs in the world, we have been compensated massively. No real football man in the world is turning down that job.
Relegation battle? Completed it.
With a game to spare, we managed to avoid the drop. From my first game in-charge to now its been a ride 😅 A game to enjoy now aswell as the semi final of the Senior Cup, all credit to the lads 🖤🤍
More wins.
More goals scored.
More clean sheets.
More first team debuts.
The league title is just a bonus.
The lads desire to be better than they were last season individually and as a team is unmatched 🖤🤍
Not the way we would like to have secured this but we are proud and delighted to announce the U23s are
@TheSCFL
U23 East Champions after being awarded the points following Bexhill Utd U23s being unable to raise a side last Friday.
Incredibly proud moment, big thanks to Shutts and Norwood for keeping faith in me in the long road from recovery.
The hard work starts now, looking forward to a big pre season
#MB9
We wanted to try and bring back some joy at the club and in the town, and I'm so pleased that we did especially so early in our time here.
A manager/coach is only as good as the players they have, and I'm very lucky to have some very good ones.
Now, for a few Saturdays off 🍺
FT Stringers 4 Hawkhurst United 1
Silva-Carvhalo (14)
Fear (28)
Hobden (33)
Thompson (49)
The first trophy win for the firsts since the RUR Cup in 2005/06.
Well done lads, the perfect end to the season!💛💚
#HastingsIntermediateCupFinal
#NonLeague
#Sussex
@HailshamFM
Season 1/2 over.
Just the 58 games for the 1sts😅
Bettered points tally ✅️
Fewer goals conceded/more clean sheets (inner defender talking)✅️
Record equalling FA Vase Run✅️
Nearly recharge time and see what next season brings!
Started speaking to my old man after a few years, he speaks very basic English and it looks like he's just discovered Facebook. I'm now receiving daily YouTube links to Olympiakos football videos, what a guy.
The boy puts in graft every summer to keep fit and get better.
Went down a division instead of sitting on the bench or playing 23s to get experience and stayed loyal to his club this year.
Buzzing for you mate, even if you scored against every time
@RaDzI98
🏆
✍️ BARRY IS A BLUEDOG! 🔵🐶
We are beyond delighted to announce that former-England international and all-time Premier League record appearance holder, Gareth Barry, has signed for Hurstpierpoint Football Club.
I'm not a believer of social media pre/post games, but the better team won on the day 👏
Games like this make you better coaches, and I know these lads will be back for a big January!
It's good to see plenty in ⚫️⚪️
Got a good ‘see you on Twitter’ last night after the game from a player I’ve never heard of, was largely shit for 90 mins and now has to spend his first Friday night in May at Eastbourne United. So whoever you are, well played last night and enjoy the next round 👋🏻
Some achievement this, a big pool of talent here.
To be involved in two league title wins shows some serious character, drive, and obviously ability, at a young age too.
Dave, Fraze, Josh, Tim, Ben, and Syd, we did alright too.
@PT_FC
Can't wait to be back on the training ground, setting the changing room before games, picking the game apart post match and not getting home to nearly midnight after playing Bexhill away on a Wednesday night! ⚽️
If it helps, I can guarantee any player there are 0 bleep tests with me pre season 🤣
We get you twice a week, I got no time to test how heavy your summer was.
*I am an advocate for the test in the right environment.
Nice to see 30 players in attendance for tonights first pre-season session.
Always good to see how fit they are early on.
#Bleep
🙈
Well done to everyone, top effort from you all.
I'm very proud of this season personally and for the lads!
Looking forward to continuing to work with a lot of these lads in the first team.
Will definitely not miss some of the poor music choices and the lack of knowledge of 2000-2010 Premier League ballers.
Mike Baker steps down from U23s role.
Mike and Dave took over the side last season and led the young group of lads to the U23s league title, a first for the club.
He will continue his role with the first team.
@HawksFCOfficial
On behalf of everyone in the SCFL Prem, thank fuck.
On a personal level, well deserved move mate, you go back with some valuable experience!
Soo pleased for these young lads. Have had to learn alot this season but still remaind eager to be better and improve, this result was a product of that. 🖤
This group has been through it's highs and lows this season already but today they showed their real quality. Their passion and work rate you can't buy, simple. 🤍🖤
Hate coming on here and speaking about a game but we had four 16 year olds, two 17 year olds and an 18 year old tonight disappointed they didn't reach levels players far senior than them don't or can't! This tells me alot about them, a pleasure to be part of their development.
Bit unfair, has been club policy since I've been here (3 years), also happy to allow him to sign even though 28 days expired without another approach and fresh 7 day come in for another player in between that.
And the player had agreed to come and get the form signed in person
Imagine a step 5 club not be willing to print off and sign a emailed transfer from for someone who doesn’t even play so they can’t transfer in time for the weekend. Joke club
On another day, it's all three points but one of those.
Inherited a great bunch of guys who just needed the confidence and loving to play.
Club as a whole moving in the right direction!
Many thanks to
@AFCVarndean
for an entertaining friendly that proved a good workout for both sides with the hosts winning 2-1.
All the best for the season to
@LawEdwardsBHA
and his side.
The friendlies continue on Saturday 20th at Wardens Park 4G v Cuckfield 💛💚
Back to it tonight ⚽️
Looking forward to this season, some new challenges ahead but none more so than my missus moaning at me about how much time I spend at football.
Jack Hobden 💛💚
All the best to Jack Hobden, who suffered a knee injury against AFC Varndeanians which requires surgery. Hope the recovery goes well Jack and we look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.
#Stringers
Sunday night signing? 💛💚
Rejoined last season after a spell at Newhaven, a tall, strong central defender who is a threat in the air and a rock at the back - welcome back to the Beaconsfield for 2024/25 Owen Muller.
#Stringers
I'm not someone to normally give referees a hard time but today was madness.
I can live with refs not being up to it but just outright refusing to give decisions and obviously siding with a side is frustrating.
P.S its not a September yet🙃
People continue to shout at the police here in
#Brighton
tonight during the
#KilltheBill
protest. As far as we are aware there have not been any arrests. See the latest here:
@MichaelBensonn
@IFLTV
I'd like to see an undisputed fight in general whoever it is but isn't it a bit ironic they are asking them to step aside after the shambles of the Wilder situation 😂
Waist high tackles, cheeky elbows thrown, got spat on by opposition player, and to top it off, we got booed off the pitch 😂
Must have been a derby day.
SEASON OVER.
What a finish to end of the season from the lads, great set of players but even better lads.
On a personal note seeing 10 players step up from 23s/18s this season making 57 appearances- averaging 1.2 per game is a some feat.
Few weeks off and we are back to it 👀
Tomorrow we welcome local rivals
@Saltdeanfc
to the LH Sports Park with a 3pm kick off.
Bragging rights are at stake as we look to avenge our 2-0 loss at Hill Park earlier in the season.
63:GOOOOAL……. There it is,
@robin_deen1
has secured his hat trick, Cal Edwards squares the ball to him 20 yards out on the left side of the box, he makes himself a yard and curls a sublime strike into the far corner giving the keeper no chance (3-0)
PT 3 -
We’ve lost way too many very good teams in Sussex. Jesters, Garden FC, Standalona and Valley first as well as a well respected committee member to name a few. Maybe we should start a podcast to discuss with these people the reasons they folded to keep content going? 🤔
Over 18s take the bragging rights against the U18s on pens, thanks to a last-minute worldy from the worst barnet. (Yes he played with it on all game)
Some serious shirts on display tonight.
This morning 's announcement is the first new arrival at The Beaconsfield, and something of a homecoming - another local player who has previously played elsewhere, with experience at Eastbourne Borough U18, Eastbourne Town & Seaford Town, welcome Ronnie Galt! 💛💚
#Stringers
The
#Stringers
are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Mikey Lloyd, who was a part of the
@PT_FC
squad that reached the quarter finals of the FA Vase and won the Sussex FA RUR Cup in 2022/23.
Welcome on board Mikey!
💛💚
T IS BACK!
Tiwa returns to the Sports Park for the upcoming season.
He featured for Haven last season and was a key part of the U23s title winning side before heading to Seaford, where he gained some vital experience in senior football helping them to safety
Welcome back Tiwa!
The second one of the day is another local forward who has a history of scoring at The Beaconsfield!
Delighted to welcome back another one of our own as Connor Townsend returns for 2024/25 💛💚
#Stringers
The countdown is on. Two days to go.
Hastings FA Intermediate Cup Final, Friday 24th May, 7.45pm kickoff at The Pilot Field, Hastings United.
#NonLeague
#Sussex
@HailshamFM
RESULT
@queens_park_fc
5-1
@GardenFC1
⚽️
@mikebaker2609
A very lacklustre performance with bare bones means we finish the season in defeat.
Credit to Queens Park it's been a pleasure sharing the pitch with them on the three occasions this season, top lads!
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2020: Australia burnt to the ground, Flu has shut the world down, blacks calling whites racist, whites calling blacks racist, Trump a certified racist, Epstein just wanted a massage, Michael Jordan GOAT. 100 year old blokes millions but no one knows where the cash is. Its June.
Might seem easy to say as he's a mate but got to say
@marcgorry
was very good today filling in as a ref. Spoke to both sets before the game and throughout which set a good tone for the 90 mins ahead. Get him through a course ASAP!
@RefereeSsfl
@midsussexleague
Third season working with the lad, turning into some athlete.
No doubt he will really kick on this season, a throwback midfield player.
*fine still stands for missing a game for college work.
YOUTH TEAM ➡️ FIRST TEAM
Kacper will be part of our 23/24 first team.
He is coming off the back of winning the league with both the U18s and U23s.
A product of our impressive youth setup at the club, he will be adding to his 24 appearances and 3 goals in a Haven shirt.
If somebody is going to quadruple your salary and set you up for life, you take it. Facts.
Also, they are challenging for a title and guaranteed Champions League.
Get the deal done, and we can get the lad from Shakter over the line.