The weather has not been kind to us over the Christmas period. We were fortunate to play the Bashley game at home on the 28th December thanks to the excellent work by Tich and his assistants but it took its toll on the pitch.
With no respite from the severe weather conditions, regretfully we now have no alternative but to cancel tomorrow’s game against Weymouth. We know the team will be disappointed as they were looking forward to the challenge and we are aware that some of our Supporters wanted to catch up with old friends.
There will be another day with details of the new fixture date being announced shortly. We now prepare for this Saturday's game away to Burnham and build on the 5-0 win against Bashley.
Both Philip and I hope you have very enjoyable evening and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
Peter.
31 December 2013
29 December 2013
Football glory days - an archive of photos from the 1930's to 60's.
This article in the Daily Mail is well worth a look. Click on the link below and take a look at the incredible photo's.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2520382/Beautiful-archive-photographs-capture-life-football-fan-terraces-Thirties-Sixties.html
Elementary for Watson as Truro City romp to victory (by Rhod Mitchell, West Briton)
Truro City 5 Bashley 0
After a frustrating opening to the match, City romped to their biggest Calor League premier division win of the season to stretch their unbeaten run to four games.
Against the league’s basement club, it was a match City were expected to win after three successive draws and once man of the match Ben Watson gave them the lead just before half time, there was only always going to be one winner.
Olly Brokenshire soon made it 2-0 and after the break, Watson, Cody Cooke and a last minute Steve Tully penalty ensured a happy end to 2013 for Steve Massey’s side.
But until Watson ended his scoring drought, the home side had found it difficult to break down the visitors, who had taken just five points all season.
And City had to be thankful for a terrific save with his leg by keeper Grant Fisher to keep out Scott Joyce’s goalbound shot to keep them on level terms.
Perhaps weary from their exertions at Bideford on Boxing Day, City seemed to be running out of ideas when Watson pounced four minutes before the break.
It has been a lean time for the former Dorchester striker who scored twice on his debut at the start of October but has not netted since.
However, his efforts were at last rewarded when he latched onto Arran Push’s header from a Joe Broad free-kick to fire home from close range with the ball going into the net off the underside of the bar.
And three minutes later it was 2-0 when a terrible mix-up involving Bashley keeper Monty George and his defence allowed Brokenshire to plant the ball into the empty net from wide out on the left.
It was effectively game over as City dominated the second half on a pitch which held up surprisingly well after all the recent heavy rain.
Just after the hour mark Jamie Lowry played in Watson for his second which he took with minimum of fuss and a superb 25-yard free-kick by the recalled Cody Cooke made it 4-0.
And right on time, when substitute Jared Sims was brought down by Bashley keeper Monty George, it gave Steve Tully the chance to hammer home the spot kick to complete a highly satisfactory day for the home side.
City are next in action at home to Weymouth on New Year’s Day (3pm).
City: Fisher; Tully, White, Pugh, Daw; Cooke, Broad (capt) (Eddy 64), Lowry (Copp 68), Brokenshire, Afful; Watson. Subs (not used): Evans, Green.
Bashley: George; Roberts (Brookes 75), Flint, Strickland, Gazzard, Colson (Morris 68), Blackmore, Satterley, Joyce, Odam, Soetan.
Subs (not used): Marden.
Goals Watson (41) 1-0, Brokenshire (44) 2-0; Watson (64) 3-0, Cooke (75) 4-0, Tully (90 pen) 5-0.
Referee: Marc Whaley (Plymouth).
Crowd: 401.
Man of the match: Ben Watson (Truro City).
After a frustrating opening to the match, City romped to their biggest Calor League premier division win of the season to stretch their unbeaten run to four games.
Against the league’s basement club, it was a match City were expected to win after three successive draws and once man of the match Ben Watson gave them the lead just before half time, there was only always going to be one winner.
Olly Brokenshire soon made it 2-0 and after the break, Watson, Cody Cooke and a last minute Steve Tully penalty ensured a happy end to 2013 for Steve Massey’s side.
And City had to be thankful for a terrific save with his leg by keeper Grant Fisher to keep out Scott Joyce’s goalbound shot to keep them on level terms.
Perhaps weary from their exertions at Bideford on Boxing Day, City seemed to be running out of ideas when Watson pounced four minutes before the break.
It has been a lean time for the former Dorchester striker who scored twice on his debut at the start of October but has not netted since.
However, his efforts were at last rewarded when he latched onto Arran Push’s header from a Joe Broad free-kick to fire home from close range with the ball going into the net off the underside of the bar.
And three minutes later it was 2-0 when a terrible mix-up involving Bashley keeper Monty George and his defence allowed Brokenshire to plant the ball into the empty net from wide out on the left.
It was effectively game over as City dominated the second half on a pitch which held up surprisingly well after all the recent heavy rain.
Just after the hour mark Jamie Lowry played in Watson for his second which he took with minimum of fuss and a superb 25-yard free-kick by the recalled Cody Cooke made it 4-0.
And right on time, when substitute Jared Sims was brought down by Bashley keeper Monty George, it gave Steve Tully the chance to hammer home the spot kick to complete a highly satisfactory day for the home side.
City are next in action at home to Weymouth on New Year’s Day (3pm).
City: Fisher; Tully, White, Pugh, Daw; Cooke, Broad (capt) (Eddy 64), Lowry (Copp 68), Brokenshire, Afful; Watson. Subs (not used): Evans, Green.
Bashley: George; Roberts (Brookes 75), Flint, Strickland, Gazzard, Colson (Morris 68), Blackmore, Satterley, Joyce, Odam, Soetan.
Subs (not used): Marden.
Goals Watson (41) 1-0, Brokenshire (44) 2-0; Watson (64) 3-0, Cooke (75) 4-0, Tully (90 pen) 5-0.
Referee: Marc Whaley (Plymouth).
Crowd: 401.
Man of the match: Ben Watson (Truro City).
Bashley bruised by killer brace at five-star Truro (Bournemouth Echo)
JOINT-BOSS Paul Gazzard insisted Bashley were much closer to counterparts Truro City than the scoreline suggested following Saturday’s 5-0 reverse in Cornwall.
Bash remain rooted to the foot of the Southern League Premier Division after the White Tigers found their bite with two goals in the final three minutes of the first half.
Ben Watson broke the visitors’ resistance with a close range finish before Olly Brokenshire found the empty net on the half volley from 35 yards after rookie keeper Monty George had scuffed his clearance.
Watson tucked away the third midway through the second half before Cody Cooke’s blistering free-kick and Steve Tulley’s penalty rounded off the scoring.
But despite the heavy nature of the defeat, Gazzard believed the match was defined by his side’s failure to find the first goal.
Bashley’s player-manager told the Daily Echo: “People will see the result and think ‘That’s another 5-0 defeat on the road’ but without seeing it first-hand they probably won’t realise how disappointed we were to be on the end of a result like that.
“Until the first goal went in we were well in the game and were probably the better side. We certainly created the better chances.
"I had a header I should have done better with and one of their defenders has hit his own crossbar. Our best chance came when Joycey (Scott Joyce) cut inside and saw his shot hit the keeper’s foot.
“As a striker he could have taken it first time and even after taking a touch really should have put it in the back of the net.
“We were more than competitive but the two goals just before half-time killed us. We could have done better with the first from a set piece and the second should have been
“They are harsh lessons but the boys are learning from it.”
Bash remain rooted to the foot of the Southern League Premier Division after the White Tigers found their bite with two goals in the final three minutes of the first half.
Ben Watson broke the visitors’ resistance with a close range finish before Olly Brokenshire found the empty net on the half volley from 35 yards after rookie keeper Monty George had scuffed his clearance.
Watson tucked away the third midway through the second half before Cody Cooke’s blistering free-kick and Steve Tulley’s penalty rounded off the scoring.
But despite the heavy nature of the defeat, Gazzard believed the match was defined by his side’s failure to find the first goal.
Bashley’s player-manager told the Daily Echo: “People will see the result and think ‘That’s another 5-0 defeat on the road’ but without seeing it first-hand they probably won’t realise how disappointed we were to be on the end of a result like that.
"I had a header I should have done better with and one of their defenders has hit his own crossbar. Our best chance came when Joycey (Scott Joyce) cut inside and saw his shot hit the keeper’s foot.
“As a striker he could have taken it first time and even after taking a touch really should have put it in the back of the net.
“We were more than competitive but the two goals just before half-time killed us. We could have done better with the first from a set piece and the second should have been
“They are harsh lessons but the boys are learning from it.”
27 December 2013
City Alerts - Truro City v Bashley
We are pleased to report that the Dug outs have been repaired, temporary fencing has been erected around the damaged stand and the pitch is now ready to play. We express our sincere thanks to all who helped with the repairs which allowed us to get the match against Bashley on tomorrow.
We are still awaiting a damage report on our squad at this time following yesterday’s “Boxing Day encounter” but you can be assured that Steve Massey has all positions covered and it should be a great game to watch with a few surprises in store.
Needless to say the visiting team can look forward to an extra warm welcome at Treyew Road this time of year with all Supporters having the opportunity to enjoy the six real ales on offer at just £2 per pint. Turnstiles and Bar open from 12 noon with kick off at 3pm. Please come early as we are expecting a bumper crowd.
Truro City forced to settle for point against ten man Bideford (by Rhod Mitchell West Briton)
Bideford 0 Truro City 0
City drew their third Calor League premier division game in a row, in an incident-packed Boxing Day derby game, which saw the home side miss a penalty and play much of the second half with ten men after former Truro player Matt Bye was sent off.
It was an entertaining match before a crowd of 549, that could have ended up with virtually any score, as both sides left their shooting boots at home, contriving to miss some great openings.
City went with the same starting line up that drew 1-1 at Arlesley Town on Saturday, as they set out to avenge their 2-0 defeat when the two teams met at Treyew in August.
After some initial sparring, the game came to life, with Owen Howe shooting over for Bideford, while at the other end Paul Kendall could not finish when Jamie Lowry's corner came to him after hitting the bar.
Bideford though should have taken the lead after 34 minutes when Dan Green brought down Sean Downing in the area as he burst clear on the left, but City keeper Grant Fisher produced a great save to keep out Matt Hockley's spot kick to deny the midfielder a goal against his former club.
Almost immediately, Neil Slateford went agonisingly close to putting the visitors ahead, shooting just wide of the far post, though City were grateful for another bad miss by Howe, who endured a nightmare first half in front of goal.
Ben Watson then came so close to ending his City goal drought just before the interval, as he saw his shot drift just wide of the far post.
City were given a big boost eight minutes into the second half when Bye, who had been booked for dissent at the end of the first half, needlessly slid in on Arran Pugh, earning the home midfielder a second yellow and leaving Bideford down to ten men.
It was the North Devon club's ninth red card already this season.
Now the question was whether City could make use of their man advantage and claim all three points and they continued to play the better football, with Bideford continuing to rely on the long ball.
Dan Green forced a good save out of Steve Oliver in the home goal and there wee a couple of other half chances, but City did not really make their possession count.
Bideford were forced to live on scraps, but looked dangerous on the break and almost snatched victory in the dying minutes when Fisher made a hash of an attempted clearance, but fortunately for the keeper, with the goal at his mercy, Downing did the same as he sliced his effort horribly wide.
Truro brought on Liam Eddy as they continued to press for a winner but could not find a way through the massed Bideford defence and had to settle for a share of the spoils and stay 17th in the table.
After the game City boss Steve Massey said he thought it was two points lost rather than one gained.
He said: "They will say they had the better chances, but I thought we bossed the game. We just need a bit more luck in front of goal. But if you said to me whether I would take a point before the game I would have been pleased with that.
" I was pleased, but just a little frustrated we did not pick the three points up. I thought we deserved a point today. We limited them to kicks out of their keeper's hands.
"We are starting to come together as a real team and one that is difficult to beat and thats a good point to start from."
City will now be looking for three points at home to bottom club Bashley on Saturday, when they will be without the suspended Paul Kendall, while Neil Slateford is a major doubt after suffering a gashed leg following a heavy challenge by Ian Sampson.
Bideford: Oliver; Sampson, Farkins, Gerring, Reed, Duff, Hockley (capt), Bye, Duff (Orchard 80), Merceca, Howe (Yeoman 55), Downing.
Subs (not used): Squire, Phillips, Milton.
Red card: Bye (53), two yellows (44 and 53).
City: Fisher; Tully, Kendall, Pugh, White; Afful (Eddy 76), Lowry, Broad, Green, Slateford (Copp 65), Watson. Subs (Not used): Daw, Cooke, Brokenshire.
Yellow cards: Kendall.
Referee: Adan Penwill.
City man of the match: Jamie Lowry.
Crowd: 549.
City drew their third Calor League premier division game in a row, in an incident-packed Boxing Day derby game, which saw the home side miss a penalty and play much of the second half with ten men after former Truro player Matt Bye was sent off.
It was an entertaining match before a crowd of 549, that could have ended up with virtually any score, as both sides left their shooting boots at home, contriving to miss some great openings.
City went with the same starting line up that drew 1-1 at Arlesley Town on Saturday, as they set out to avenge their 2-0 defeat when the two teams met at Treyew in August.
After some initial sparring, the game came to life, with Owen Howe shooting over for Bideford, while at the other end Paul Kendall could not finish when Jamie Lowry's corner came to him after hitting the bar.
Bideford though should have taken the lead after 34 minutes when Dan Green brought down Sean Downing in the area as he burst clear on the left, but City keeper Grant Fisher produced a great save to keep out Matt Hockley's spot kick to deny the midfielder a goal against his former club.
Almost immediately, Neil Slateford went agonisingly close to putting the visitors ahead, shooting just wide of the far post, though City were grateful for another bad miss by Howe, who endured a nightmare first half in front of goal.
Ben Watson then came so close to ending his City goal drought just before the interval, as he saw his shot drift just wide of the far post.
City were given a big boost eight minutes into the second half when Bye, who had been booked for dissent at the end of the first half, needlessly slid in on Arran Pugh, earning the home midfielder a second yellow and leaving Bideford down to ten men.
It was the North Devon club's ninth red card already this season.
Now the question was whether City could make use of their man advantage and claim all three points and they continued to play the better football, with Bideford continuing to rely on the long ball.
Dan Green forced a good save out of Steve Oliver in the home goal and there wee a couple of other half chances, but City did not really make their possession count.
Bideford were forced to live on scraps, but looked dangerous on the break and almost snatched victory in the dying minutes when Fisher made a hash of an attempted clearance, but fortunately for the keeper, with the goal at his mercy, Downing did the same as he sliced his effort horribly wide.
Truro brought on Liam Eddy as they continued to press for a winner but could not find a way through the massed Bideford defence and had to settle for a share of the spoils and stay 17th in the table.
After the game City boss Steve Massey said he thought it was two points lost rather than one gained.
He said: "They will say they had the better chances, but I thought we bossed the game. We just need a bit more luck in front of goal. But if you said to me whether I would take a point before the game I would have been pleased with that.
" I was pleased, but just a little frustrated we did not pick the three points up. I thought we deserved a point today. We limited them to kicks out of their keeper's hands.
"We are starting to come together as a real team and one that is difficult to beat and thats a good point to start from."
City will now be looking for three points at home to bottom club Bashley on Saturday, when they will be without the suspended Paul Kendall, while Neil Slateford is a major doubt after suffering a gashed leg following a heavy challenge by Ian Sampson.
Bideford: Oliver; Sampson, Farkins, Gerring, Reed, Duff, Hockley (capt), Bye, Duff (Orchard 80), Merceca, Howe (Yeoman 55), Downing.
Subs (not used): Squire, Phillips, Milton.
Red card: Bye (53), two yellows (44 and 53).
City: Fisher; Tully, Kendall, Pugh, White; Afful (Eddy 76), Lowry, Broad, Green, Slateford (Copp 65), Watson. Subs (Not used): Daw, Cooke, Brokenshire.
Yellow cards: Kendall.
Referee: Adan Penwill.
City man of the match: Jamie Lowry.
Crowd: 549.
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