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Conference Press Release
3
May 2002
barnet
Boss Peter Shreeves has signed a new deal which will keep
him at Underhill next season. The former Sheffield
Wednesday manager’s contract was due to end last
Saturday but he has been granted a one-year extension and
aims to return the Bees to League football next season.
boston
united
Boston United opened their York Street ground on Monday
evening for the people of Boston to see the team return
with the Nationwide Conference Trophy. A special
programme about Boston United was screened on BBC2 this
week, entitled “The Pilgrims’ Progress”.
chester
city
Chester City have secured the Nationwide Team Performance
of the Month award for April. Mark Wright’s side
received the prize for their 5-1 thrashing of Stevenage
Borough at the Deva Stadium on April 20, their
penultimate game of the season, in which Stuart Whittaker
netted a superb hat-trick.
dagenham
& redbridge
Garry Hill has been named the Nationwide
Conference’s manager of the month for April despite
seeing his side lose out to Boston in the title race. The
Daggers finished the season with a 3-0 win over Chester
but it was not enough for them to secure promotion to the
Football League as they finished second on goal
difference.
doncaster
rovers
Doncaster have released six players but offered new
contracts to five others. Jimmy Kelly, Ben Futcher, Jamie
Squires, Neil Campbell, Mark Sale and Matty Cauldwell
have been allowed to leave but Jamie Paterson, Tim Ryan,
Kevin McIntyre, Ricky Ravenhill and Stuart Nelson have
been offered new deals.
dover
athletic
Dover shareholders must begin the task of appointing a
new board as they prepare for life in the Dr Martens
League. The resignations of Jim Pellatt, Jim Gleeson and
Roger Knight has added to the uncertainty at the club,
who finished four points adrift at the bottom of the
Conference this season.
farnborough
town
Midfielder Lenny Piper scored on his landmark 100th first
team appearance for Farnborough. Piper’s strike in
the 3-0 win against Leigh was his 44th for the club. The
24-year-old started his career at Wimbledon before moving
to Gillingham. He then signed for St Albans City before
finally arriving at Boro.
forest
green rovers
Simon Futcher has been rewarded for his impressive form
this season with a new one-year contract with Forest
Green Rovers. The youngster, who plays on the left side
of midfield, has impressed Rovers manager Nigel Spink
after joining last summer from Hellenic League outfit
Swindon Supermarine.
hayes
Willy Wordsworth has been appointed Hayes manager on a
full-time basis despite failing to save the club from
relegation. “I’m really pleased,” he said.
“It has been non-stop work this week because we are
already planning for the future. I have been in contact
with five players who I would like to sign.”
hereford
united
Chairman Graham Turner and director Joan Fennessy have
delayed their decisions to resign for a week. The pair
are willing to stand down from their positions in a bid
to ease the cash-strapped Edgar Street club’s
financial problems but have withheld their resignations
pending a meeting next week.
leigh rmi
Gerry Harrison and Ged Kielty have both signed new
two-year contracts and Leigh manager Steve Waywell is
hoping that others will follow their example. But Waywell
has admitted that he expects striker Michael Twiss, who
has attracted the interest of a number of clubs, to leave
Hilton Park.
margate
Manager Chris Kinnear praised pacy striker Leon
Braithwaite for his double strike in the 8-0 win against
Stalybridge. Braithwaite, who signed for the club on a
free transfer from Welling two years ago, only came on as
a second-half substitute, but took his tally for the
season to 16.
morecambe
Manager Jim Harvey has outlined his intention to bring in
some fresh faces despite admitting to being pleased with
their sixth-place finish. He said: “It was a
magnificent effort and I’m delighted. But we will be
looking to strengthen our squad in the summer. ”
northwich
victoria
Jimmy Quinn has blamed injuries and suspensions at
crucial stages of the season for his side’s failure
to finish in the top eight of the Conference table. The
Vics boss is not too disappointed after finishing 13th
but admitted that Danny Ingram and Mark Devlin “have
both been badly missed”.
nuneaton
borough
Boss Steve Burr is hoping to bring a new striker in
during the summer to inspire a sustained push for
promotion. Burr hoped to bring a forward in from another
Conference club before the transfer deadline but was
restricted by financial constraints. His target is still
available however and Burr is confident of getting his
man in the close season.
scarborough
David Pounder, Steve Baker, Karl Rose, Mark Hotte, Paul
Shepherd, Scott Jordan, Gareth Stoker, Shaun Rennison,
Jason Blunt and David Henderson have all been awarded new
one-year contracts. Manager Russell Slade has also given
month-to-month deals to Richard Tracey and Danny Brunton.
southport
Phil Wilson has admitted he can’t put his finger on
where the season went wrong for his team, but is trying
to bring in new faces for next term. After a promising
start Southport finished in the bottom half of the table
but Wilson is talking to a number of players and is
confident he will be able to inject some new blood in the
summer.
stalybridge
celtic
Chairman Peter Dennerly insists the club should not be
embarrassed after dropping out of the Conference.
“Relegation is a cr ying shame for every one of us,
but there is nothing to be ashamed about,” he said.
“We can finish this season with our heads held high
and look forward to a bright future.”
stevenage
borough
Wayne Turner’s preparations for next weekend’s
FA Trophy Final clash with Yeovil have been boosted by a
visit from Spurs Director of Football David Pleat, who he
played for at Luton. After the impressive semi-final win
over Morecambe, Turner is desperate to end the season
with some silverware.
telford
united
Transfer activity has started early at Telford after
centre-back Mark Albrighton left the club to sign a
three-year deal with Doncaster. His departure could start
a flurry of moves in and out of the Bucks Head. The
talented defender cost £15,000 when he joined the club
in August 1999 from Atherstone.
woking
Manager Geoff Chapple claims his team are capable of a
title bid next season if they tighten up defensively. The
Cardinals avoided relegation only on the last day of this
campaign, but Chapple said: “We’re conceding
goals. If we can kick that habit, we can start
challenging for honours.”
yeovil
town
Midfielder Lee Johnson is looking forward to an electric
atmosphere when the club face Stevenage in the FA Trophy
final at Villa Park on May 12. The 20-year-old played at
the same venue for Watford in a youth cup semi-final
against Aston Villa, and he is confident the club can
secure the prize.
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