Tucker Gardner Alliance League Division 2 Winners 2009 / 10
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Please see the 'Matches' page to see the friendlies that have been confirmed, this will be updated as we put together a pre-season campaign. Our first friendlies are confirmed against Barnwell Rangers and the game will be at Girton College, the other is against a new team Arbury Vipers. The likely venue for this will be Manor or Coldhams Common.
After a year at the helm Andy Burns has stepped down from his management duties. His wife Amanda is also stepping down as treasurer. The club has been run as efficiently as it can be under their stewardship for the last year and we are sad to see them go. Both will still be involved on match days. I'm sure everyone at the club will agree they have gone above and beyond the call of duty this season and their hard work has been appreciated.
Danny Smith who has been assistant this season will take over as manager, with Shane Rackham becoming his assistant and also the club secretary. Plans for next season are underway.
The award winners for the 2010/11 season are as follows:
Players Player
Carlos Griffin
Managers Player
Marvin Beckett
Top Goalscorer
Eddie Newman
The last scheduled fixture of 2010 has been postponed, the game away at Ellesmere will now be scheduled for 2011.
Yet another fixture has fallen victim to the weather, the game against N-C-I Reserves who share Manor as a home ground has been postponed due to the cold weather.
The second game in as many weeks has been postponed due to the cold weather. It was agreed by Oakington and the referee that the game should be called off as the forecast is that the cold weather will contine.
The League game scheduled for this morning against Waterbeach has been postponed, this is due to Waterbeach being suspended. More news will be posted regarding the fixture being re-arranged when it is available.
The friendly against Abbey United Sundays has been cancelled due to a pitch booking error, there is not enough time to organise another game so there will be no fixture on the 29th August.
Two further friendlies have been added to the pre-season campaign, they will be against Kitsonians of the VB Trophies League and Sawston Villa. Both matches will be at the neutral venue in Bottisham due to the lack of available pitches. Please see the Matches page for more information.
The fixtures for the Tucker Gardner Alliance League Premier Division have been released and the draw for the Centenary and League Cups have been been. The league campaign kicks off away at Sutton Stirling on 12th September, the first home game is two weeks later against another promoted side Ellesmere Eagles. We have had the luck of the draw in the cup with two home ties, in the Centenary Cup we play Swaffham United and in the League Cup we will play Oakington Vikings.
The first pre-season friendly has been confirmed, this will be played away at Abbey United Sundays who play at Coleridge School. The match will be played on the 29th August 2010 and kick off will be at 10:30.
Pre-season training for the current squad and any potential new signings will begin next Sunday 25th July at the Manor School. All players will receive a message this week asking them to confirm if they are attending. Training will be for 1 hour from 10:30, after training all players are being asked to stay for a meeting regarding the new management structure and plans for the season ahead.
Manager James "Pru" Burns has resigned from his position of manager at Chesterton Legacy. Following 2 seasons of unprecedented success he has decided to call it a day to spend more time with his family. Pru steadied the ship of a team that was falling apart and managed to turn them into a dominant force in both the Cambridge Friendly League and also the Tucker Gardner Alliance League. Probably his most memorable achievement was the Cup victory at Soham which was a great day for both players and everyone connected at the club. Everyone at Legacy would like to say a massive thank you for everything he has put in over the last few years and wish him all the best, we hope to still see him around the club. An announcement will be made in the near future regarding the new manager and pre-season training.
The club presentation evening was held at the Arbury Community Centre last Friday 9th July. With much to celebrate players and fans alike gathered to see Sam Asplen pick up the Players Player and Top Goalscorer trophies, while Stuart Fordham picked up the Managers Player trophy. There was a special trophy for super-fan Michael Beckett and his efforts following the team over the course of the season were recognised with a Legacy Fan of the Year trophy.
The fixture this morning at home against N-C-I "A" was abandoned at half-time due to the state of the pitch. The fixtures will be updated once a new date has been arranged. As it stands there are no fixtures to be played in the month of March.
Two of the postponed games have been re-arranged for April. The League fixtures against West End Reserves and The Anchor will be played on the 4th April and 18th April. At the moment there are no fixtures for March but there are two more postponed games without fixture dates. The postponed Centenary Cup Quarter Final against Ellesmere from last weekend is going to be attempted to be played again this weekend, 10:30am kick off on Coldhams Common.
The second game in 2 weeks has fallen victim to the weather, the Cup game against Surff United has been postponed. The Cup takes priority over League games so this has been re-arranged for next week. The League game against West End Reserves has been postponed.
The League game due to be played against Coleridge Crusaders this morning has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. This will be rearranged for a later date.
Andy Burns picks up the award for Tucker Gardner League team of the month for September.
The League game against Wilburton due to be played tomorrow at Manor has been cancelled. After a training session they have contracted swine flu and the League have decided not to risk this spreading and have called the game off.
During the month of October there were over 200 unique visitors to the website and nearly 10,000 hits. Thank you to everyone that visited the site, any feedback or comments can be left on the Guestbook or emailed to danny@chesterton-legacy.co.uk
Another part of the website is now up and running with the guestbook being put online this morning. Please sign it and leave any website or match report feedback here.
It was announced yesterday that Chesterton Legacy are the Alliance League team of the month for September! After smashing in 41 goals in their first 5 games and holding the only 100% record across the league, it was a clear choice. Not a bad feat for their first season in this division. Club representatives will pick up the award at the end of the year.
The new look website is now launched but not quite complete. Please keep checking back where slowly everything will get up and running. Please email any feedback to danny@chesterton-legacy.co.uk.
At 8.20am this morning the voice of Legacy treasurer Amanda Jaeger hit the airwaves on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. She plugged the website and sent out a plea for sponsors.
Our next match is at home in the League against:
Oakington Vikings Reserves
Kick off: 10.30am
Date: 05/02/12
