Friday 3rd July - 'Field
win race to sign midfielder
Mangotsfield United have
beaten off competition from a number of clubs to sign
Larkhall Athletic midfielder Lee Collier. Despite press
reports linking the twenty nine year old to clubs at a
higher level Collier put pen to paper last night to
become Phil Bater's sixth new signing of the summer.
Collier returns to
Cossham Street for a second spell after a brief period
with the club during the championship winning season of
2004/05. An experienced player Collier began his career
at Torquay United before making the switch as a youth
team player to Yeovil Town. Spells at Bath City,
Larkhall Athletic, Chippenham Town, Merthyr Tydfil and Paulton Rovers followed
before signing for Newport County in the summer of 2006. After a season at Newport he
rejoined
Larkhall Athletic in 2007.
Thursday 2nd July -
Chairmen speak on newly formed Supporters Club
Speaking following his
appointment as Mangotsfield United Supporters Club
Chairman, Andy Milne said: “The Supporters Club will be
independently constituted, but our overall aim will be
to assist in the continued success and prosperity of the
football club and our members. We look forward to
working closely with the football clubs board of
directors, whilst retaining our independence. It is
early days, but we are very keen and wish to make a
positive contribution to the future development of the
football club.”
Football club Chairman,
Mike Richardson commented: “On behalf of the football
club board of directors we are delighted that an
Official Mangotsfield United Supporters Club has been
formed. We look forward to working with the Supporters
Club in the future and have already agreed to them
having an elected representative attend future board
meetings. Like any amateur football club we rely heavily
on volunteers to undertake a variety of tasks connected
with the club. We see the formation of a Supporters Club
as being a key step in our ambitious plans for the
future.”
Wednesday 1st
July - FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup draws
In the preliminary round
of next seasons FA Cup Mangotsfield United have been
handed a home draw against Bracknell Town. The winners
of this tie will host either Hamble ASSC, Bitton or
Newport IOW. The FA Trophy preliminary round sees
Mangotsfield United travel to Slough Town, with the
winners travelling to Uxbridge.
Mangotsfield United's
youth team face a short trip
to local rivals Yate Town in the preliminary round of
The FA Youth Cup. Should the youth team
progress an away trip to either Elmore or Bridgwater
Town awaits. The second qualifying round draw has also
been made and would once again see Mangotsfield United
on the road against either Forest Green Rovers,
Portishead Town or Clevedon Town.
