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News
for 2002 - 2003 Season
(Covers from 1st September 2002 to 31st August 2003)  A Call from Above Des Ife 01 September 2002 10:29 GMT We
had mixed emotions on hearing recently of the departure of another
of our players. We are sad to say that David Hill is leaving us
for the coming season but are pleased to announce that he will
be joining Wokingham Town (in the Ryman's League) on a semi-professional
basis. We all wish him, and his family, the very best of luck
for the future and we will be following his progress with interest. More Arrivals, Departures and changes to U16s Des Ife 14 September 2002 10:52 GMT We
have been informed that Matthew Stone and Dewayne Dublin have
decided to leave our club at the start of the 2002/3 season and
we wish them well for the future. Rumours that we are 'folding' are completely without foundation and anyone who really knows Pam would have realised that, should this have been the case, she would have officially informed all the lads (and their parents) and done her best to provide them with alternative clubs to play for. We are disappointed that these rumours have been circulating and that two or three of the lads have been approaching other clubs under this misapprehension without informing us. Should anyone have any concerns then they should talk to Pam, who will give them a frank and honest appraisal of the situation. Meanwhile, we look forward to doing well in the coming season and enjoying our football. Our arrangement with Downley Des Ife 01 October 2002 12:23 GMT At the start of
this season we entered into an arrangement with Downley regarding
groundsharing at the Pedestal. This will provide us with badly
needed additional income and will help them out with their need
for pitches on which to train and play. They also have a very
helpful 'army' of active parents and are helping us with some
of the jobs that need carrying out on the clubhouse. Those of
you that have recently visited our clubhouse will have seen how
well they have done in cleaning it. We look forward to a season
that will provide benefits to both our clubs and wish Downley
a very successful year. More comings and goings for U16s Des Ife 02 October 2002 08:14 GMT We are sad to announce that Adeel Iqbal has now left the club after being with us for many seasons. Jason Guy will be released as soon as his kit is returned. He has stopped playing for us and has gone to Totteridge, without giving us any notice. The good news is that we have completed signing up two more players. They are Christy White (Duane's cousin) who is a former Wycombe Lions player and James Davies who is new to this League. We welcome them to our club and look forward to seeing them in action this coming Sunday against Marlow. More Players for U16s Des Ife 27 October 2002 22:31 GMT We are pleased to announce that Dewayne Dublin and Adeel Iqbal have now re-joined our team and we also welcome Luke Patton to our side. Another addition to our U16s Squad Des Ife 18 November 2002 12:40 GMT We
would like to welcome Michael Avery to our U16s side. He formerly
played for Totteridge. We now have 15 team members. The Return of David Blackman to U16s side Des Ife 23 November 2002 18:26 GMT We
are delighted to welcome David Blackman back into our team. Just
after we had signed him up for the 2001/2 Season he was advised
by doctors to stop all contact sports because playing too many
had caused a leg problem. He therefore never actually played for
us except in a 6-a-side tournament. He has now been given the
all-clear and has rejoined us for the start of December 2002.
Further Departures from U16s Des Ife 03 December 2002 15:04 GMT Duane White, last season's Player of the Year, has left us to join Wycombe Lions. As his cousin, Christie White, and James Davies used to get transport to our games from Duane's parents we now also have to say 'Goodbye' to them as well. Another 'Quitter' from U16s Des Ife 10 December 2002 01:21 GMT Riccardo Falconi has now gone to Totteridge, following Jason Guy. He, like Jason, gave us no warning of his intention and left us short-handed for a Cup game. This is extremely disappointing and not the actions that we would have expected from our players. We would never have attempted to stop anyone who wished to leave and previous players have always given us advance warning so that we could obtain replacements. We would like to point out that we do not consider the Totteridge management or officials have acted wrongly in the signing up of these players. New signings for U16s Des Ife 20 January 2003 12:41 GMT We
have recently signed up 3 players and would like to welcome them
to our club. They are Chris Terry, Philip Taberer and Andrew Morgan.
Another departure to Totteridge from U16s Des Ife 28 January 2003 13:21 GMT Shahid
Ahmad has decided to leave us to join Totteridge after many years
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