WEEKLY BULLETIN – 13TH DECEMBER
FIXTURES
- Saturday 14th December League Away to Sudbury kick-off 3.00pm. Coach leaves at 11.30am.
- There is no midweek fixture.
FIXTURE NEWS
The postponed game with Redditch has been rearranged for Tuesday 14th January 2025 kick-off 7.45pm.
Our two holiday games away at Bedford on Thursday 26th December 2024 and home to Barwell on Wednesday 1st January 2025 will both have 3.00pm kick-offs.
MANAGER’S NOTES BY MICHAEL JONES
Redditch United
As predicted the game was called off due to storm Darragh on Saturday. I know we all would have missed our weekend without football but the correct decision was made due to the safety of everyone involved in the match day experience. With the weather as bad as it was, I can imagine the game would not have been an enjoyable watch anyway. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend of Christmas shopping and completing housework!
Tuesday
Liam Brooks, Kye Tearle, Bradley Bell and Billy Heaps all played for Baldock Town in their cup game against top of the table and unbeaten side MK Irish on Tuesday evening. The game finished 1-1 with Bradley Bell scoring the goal for Baldock. Liam Brooks and Kye Tearle also scored their penalties in the shootout but unfortunately this was not enough to help Baldock win.
I would like to thank everyone at Baldock for allowing these players to get some much needed minutes.
AFC Sudbury
AFC Sudbury pose one of the toughest away games in the division as things stand. They play on an all-weather pitch, which is always an advantage to any team who is used to playing on this type of surface. They also have an impressive home record where they are unbeaten in all 9 of their league games this season. They have scored in 8 out of 9 home games and have only conceded 6 goals. We know the extremely difficult challenge in front of us on Saturday just to get something out of the game but we go into it full of confidence and belief that we can cause an upset.
Player News
- Liam Brooks, Kye Tearle and Bradley Bell all came through the match with Baldock and will be in the squad for Saturday.
- Sam Carman should be back into full training next week.
- Henry Snee has trained this week and will be in the squad.
- Bradley Dixon – Smith picked up a knock in training this week and he will not be involved this weekend.
- New signing Billy Heaps will be playing elsewhere this weekend as he looks to build his fitness up for the busy Christmas period.
ACADEMY UPDATE BY MICHAEL JONES
- William McNeill scored for AFC Welwyn in their cup win on Tuesday evening.
- William McNeill has also been selected for the Pro:Direct 11 squad next week for their fixture against Arsenal.
- We have now finished our training and games program for the Christmas break.
- We will be starting back on Monday 6th January.
- We have started our recruitment for the 25/26 season.
Our next open training session is Wednesday 18th December at The Arena, Norton Road, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 5AU on the all weather pitch between 5pm – 6:30pm.
If you would like to be part of the academy or would like to attend the open training session could you please register your details using this link – https://extranet.wearescl.co.uk/ToolkitNew/webenrolment.aspx?page=~/webcontrols/courseapply.ascx&OfferingId=85258
JUNIOR CANARIES UPDATE BY MICHAEL JONES
Issue 3 has been another success from the feedback we have received so far.
We are always looking for new ideas to improve our content so please feel free to get in touch if you have any suggestions to keep improving the Junior Canary experience.
If you wish to sign up as a Junior Canary, please email juniorcanaries@hitchintownfc.club with the following details:
Name, Date of birth, Address, School, Club Team (if applicable), Team you support, Parent/Guardian Name, Email, Contact Number.
We look forward to welcoming you all to the Junior Canaries.
MERCHANDISE UPDATE BY PAUL SPRAGUE
CLUB SHOP CHRISTMAS OPENING
We can now confirm the following opening times for the Club Shop to allow you to come and do your Christmas shopping.
Saturday 14th 9-11am
Tuesday 17th 5-7pm
Thursday 19th 5-7pm
Saturday 21st from 12pm
HALF SEASON TICKETS
These are on sale now and valid for the last ten League games of the season, starting with our game against Stamford on Saturday 21st December. Prices are as follows:
Adults £80, Concessions (60-79) £60, Teenagers £20, Accompanied Child Under 13 £10.
These give great value compared with normal match day ticket prices. Consider the savings:
Matchday Price Online Price Season Ticket Price (per game)
Adult £15 £13 £8
Concession £11 £9 £6
Teenager £5 £4 £2.50
Child U13 £3 £2 £1
Why not invest and be a regular supporter of the Canaries as they bid to climb the table to safety?
If you are unable to commit to ten matches, we also have our five match Flexi Ticket bundle available. These are only available for adults (£58) or Concessions (£40). Working out at £11.60 per game for Adults and £8 for Concessions, these still represent terrific value.
All tickets can be bought from our website by visiting: https://hitchintownfc.ktckts.com/
COMMUNITY UPDATE BY MARK BURKE
The Arena
The dates for our coaching clinics at the Arena for the New Year are now out and can be booked on via the website https://www.northhertsarena.co.uk
Monday evenings from 5-6pm we host a Junior Ability Counts session for children aged between 7 and 16 years old with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Monday 13th January 2025 – 10th February 2025 (5 weeks) Cost: £20
Wednesday evenings from 5.30-6.30pm we host a specific goalkeeping course called Safe Hands for children of all ages and abilities delivered by former 1st team goalkeeper Josh Mollison.
Wednesday 8th January 2025 – 12th February 2025 (6 weeks) Cost: £36
HTWFC UPDATE BY CALLUM ELLIS
Sadly both fixtures fell to the weather last weekend, there were only a handful of games that had gone ahead.
So we look at this coming weekend,
Sunday 15th December 2024, 14:00
HTWFC Canaries v Welwyn United Ladies
St Christophers School, SG6 3JZ
BY ROY IZZARD