NEWS
Ray Turner speaks about Player movements
As we move into 2012 I thought I would like to take an opportunity to keep all Faversham Town supporters up to date regarding how the current squad is shaping up, I am aware there may be some concerns and indeed requests for information surrounding recent player movements both leaving the Club and coming to join us. As you might appreciate it is not always possible to give out information with regards players, I would prefer to know for certain before announcing either possible targets or indeed players that may be leaving us.
We are undoubtedly in transition which I suppose is to be expected with the amount of recent changes, however it is down to me to get the right players in with the right qualities within our financial constraints to take the Club forward as we enter the second half of the season. Nobody is more eager than me to settle the squad down and get on with the process of winning football matches, I do believe though player movements will continue for a little longer before we have the squad with that right blend of tactical flexibility and experience whereby we can continue to introduce our younger players in the right professional environment.
I will do my best to up date you on the current player situation at the Club, Tom Hickman has left to join Ramsgate. I know for a fact it was a difficult decision for Tom, he has served the Club well. Tom was offered a better financial package and for personal family reasons decided the time was right for a move. This obviously meant a change of Club captain, new signing Nick Humphrey will take the arm band both on and off the pitch for the remainder of the season. Nick has all the qualities required to lead the side and I am delighted to have secured his signature, and I would also like to thank his manager at Met Police Jim Cooper for assisting in the move. Nick won this League last season with Met Police and will bring that experience into our dressing room.
Dale Skelton is the latest player to leave to join Whitstable, Dale is another player who has served this Club well, has always been professional throughout a season where unfortunately injuries and work commitments have restricted his appearances. Fundamentally I have to work with the players that want to be at this football Club and are motivated by our vision. This has been my philosophy throughout, I am not about to let these issues disturb my focus on the considerable task of re-building the side, a side that our supporters enjoy watching and a side that can not just compete but be successful at this level.
I am fully aware of the areas in the squad that I feel need strengthening and we have targets of our own that I am hopeful will come and join the Club in the near future, so keep in touch with an ever changing situation, whenever I know for sure that players are coming in I will endeavour to get a message out onto the website for you to stay fully up to date. As always without your support we can not do any of this, we have come so far in a short space of time but as we all know finances dictate our ambitions as regards the type of player we can attract to the Club, this can only be addressed by more people coming through the gates and more people willing and able to support the Club behind the scenes.
It has certainly been a great grounding for me in my first full season, don't get me wrong it is not ideal when you are spending nearly all the time on the phone getting new players in,especially as I like to be on the training ground working on new ideas, however it is part and parcel of being a non league manager, it is a task I am embracing and the fact we have managed to bring into the club so many players who have played for Clubs in higher divisions shows how much potential the Club has. I very much hope we can all work together to bring success both on and off the field. I look forward to seeing you at our next home game, against the league leaders Bognor Regis.
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