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Portland United FC#theblues |
Sunday 25 Jul 2021
This will be for our team who play in the Dorset Premier League. This is an exciting role working alongside our first team that play in the Wessex Premier League and also our newly formed U18s team. The club have implemented a new development pathway this season which is already working well with seven U18 players and six reserve team players already having represented the first team in pre-season friendlies. The successful applicant will work closely as part of a management team and structure working across the three teams. The successful candidate will be expected to compliment and work towards the developmental vision the club has set. For applications and any information please contact our secretary: secretary.portlandutdfc@aol.co.uk,
Saturday 24 Jul 2021
This week sees pre-season friendlies for our U18s (Sunday, 24th) and our Reserves (Wed, 28th) and then our CENTENARY FUN DAY on Sat 31st July – just in case you had not realised! A week Tuesday sees the 1st Team kick off in the Wessex League at home followed by another home game – this time in The Emirates FA Cup – on Saturday 7th August. Following that FA Cup game, The Spennylympics are holding their football game on our pitch with ko at 6.30. This is being televised – free to enter and watch and any donations will be very greatly received by The Motor Neurone Disease Association. Thanks to Lesley & Darren Whyton and also Cheryl & Grant Leighton for coming forward to sponsor the Spennylympics game. If you are thinking of sponsoring any of the 1st Team games, don’t leave it too late and risk being disappointed. You can now support The Blues by sponsoring a Match Ball or Man of the Match and have the choice whether to receive hospitality. Give Vic a call on 07802 600108 to find out details of all our sponsor packages. (At the moment, Aug 21st is empty . . . but following our FA Cup result, that will, no doubt, change.)
Tuesday 20 Jul 2021
We are very pleased to have been asked to host this game which will take place after our Emirates FA Cup game with Bournemouth Poppies on Sat, the 7th Aug – kicking off at 6.30 pm. Entry is free but there will be a big bucket for donations! If you have not yet heard of the Spennylympics (and really you should have by now because they have been on the BBC news and have been in the national papers!!) and have gone worldwide, then please click on the links. I will just say that this stems from local lad, Stuart Bates losing his brother, Spencer, in 2011 to Motor Neurone Disease – a disease which has been highlighted recently by the ruby player, Rob Burrow. A disease which is truly horrific. Stuart and his partner, Charlotte, are completing every single Olympic event in the 17 days that the Tokyo Games are planned to be held. The weekend of the 7th/8th Aug will be a busy one. Saturday sees the pair take part in beach volleyball which starts at 9 am and then sailing from the Weymouth Sailing Club (good opportunity for cheering them on from the harbour wall). On the Sunday they will be running the marathon and setting off from the MNDA gazebo on the Esplanade near to the King’s Statue between 7 and 8 am! They are looking for players of all abilities who knew Spenny and would like to play a game in his memory or perhaps someone who has been affected by MND and would like to help them to raise some money for this fantastic charity! If you are interested in taking part then please go to their facebook page and send a dm or dm Portland Utd FC. If you are not able to play but would like come along and show your support by cheering them on, then please do. The winning team will take home the inaugural Spencer Bates Memorial Trophy, kindly donated by All Sports Trophies, Oxfordshire! As Stuart says “We hope that we can make some lovely memories and raise some extra money for the MND Association all whilst celebrating the life of this wonderful man!” Please come up and try and support this game – or stay after the FA Cup game.
