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Statement From Knaphill Football Club

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Knaphill

 

Knaphill Football Club is delighted to announce that the Football Foundation grant for the floodlights and 50 seat grandstand has been approved. Furthermore, Woking Borough Council have confirmed that the contractors have been approached to start the work as soon as possible. The hardstand is due to be laid before Christmas and the floodlights and stand should be in place before the end of January 2011.

 

 

Nick Croshaw, Ground Development Manager, says, ‘This news starts the beginning of the end of a 3 year project that has tested every-one involved to the limit. When I was Chairman, I promised that we would get lights at Redding Way to keep Knaphill’s senior status and allow FA Cup & Vase matches to be played, this has is now coming to fruition and will cement Knaphill’s position as one of the leading clubs in the area. I would also like to thank Woking Borough Council and the local population of Knaphill for all their help and support during the project, without which all of this would have been much more difficult to accomplish.’

 

 

Dave Freeman, General Manager, added,’ Without doubt this has been a testing time for all concerned at the football club, with the constant knock backs and doubts from outsiders, delays in planning and funding; however after years of meetings and discussions we can now look forward to a bright future at the club and hopefully take the club onto the next level. A number of people have put a lot of hard work and effort into this project and I am proud to have been part of it.’

 

Once the work has been completed, the ground will fulfil the criteria for Knaphill to remain in the Combined Counties League, allow promotion to the Premier Division and also entry to the FA Vase for 2011/12.

 

 

Chairman Terry Chapman concludes, ‘At last we can move on, this has been a hard slog but now we are in sight of one of our goals. Perhaps the naysayers can now get behind us and support rather than insult this very successful and hardworking club. My congratulations go out to my committee and to the massive support of Geoff Ward and his Woking Borough Council team.

 

 

This season I set about having a strong executive committee of people that work diligently and without fuss and it is their hard work that has brought about this success. We can now offer the community good football, good facilities and a friendly welcome, not only on Saturday afternoons but weekday evenings as well. We do have further goals, as all successful operations have, and with the people around this club I am confident we will reach those goals.

 

 

The floodlight issue now comes to an end and so I hope it will give all our teams the necessary push to improve our game and put ourselves to the forefront of senior football in this area. Watch this space for an announcement of our first floodlit game.’

 

 

 

 

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Good. Shame you were not there on Thursday Trentie would have been good to see you.

 

 

This is a bit embarrasing. I was there on Thursday night with 'Dickie' Keyes and 'Smudger' Smiths along with my beautiful wife and no-one seems to have noticed. Am I the invisible man? Then again I was sitting within touching distance of one of Wales's all time greats - Darren Barnard - what a thrill! I must have been in his shadow.

 

By the way we have been sitting on this news for the last three weeks due to a confidentiality agreement between The FF & WBC, oh the agony!!

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Knappie I do not know who you are toherwise I would have said hello. I will be pouring over the Guest List to work it out :)

 

Trentie I havent spoken to Neil for a while. Did have a good chat with your old man though.

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Well done Knaphill, hope you can crack on now and start turning it on, on the pitch, may be the players that have jumped ship nay regret there decisions to leave as you will be a very attractive club to play at.

 

Good luck for the rest of the season.

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good news for the Knappers but don't you need 100 seats for Premier division football?

 

Yes TC that is true but if you read the statement we have other projects and that is one of them, to get another stand, but first things first mate. I see your one season wonders still can't win at fortress City Ground! 20 years and counting. Forest now 28 games undefeated at home!

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Fair enough, I didn't read the statement fully as I was reading it on my blower. I know you have been waiting a while for this.

 

We can't win them all, but bit worrying that we have drawn 6 out of the last 7.

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