The 2015 FC Lakeside Christmas Party will be on the evening of Sunday 20th December at Dowty Sports and Social Club. The event will include our annual Christmas raffle draw so please contact a club representative for raffle tickets. All families welcome.
BREAKING NEWS…………………..
We are very pleased to announce a new appointment for our club.
The Men’s Section now have a new Director of football.
Mr Carl Williams joins our ambitious team of Managers, coaches and club officials to lead us forward.
Carl will oversee all matters within the Men’s Section and ensure communication and compatibility for the whole group is stabilised.
We expect our First Team and Reserves to progress to a high standard and with the outstanding U18 team hot on their heels, the future of men’s football for FC Lakeside looks very promising indeed.
Carl has great credentials and knowledge of all local football. He has gained a very high standard at referee level and has officiated at professional level.
We are proud to have him on board, Welcome Carl and good luck to all.
FC Lakeside are delighted to announce the appointment of Mike Simmons as Men’s Reserves Manager! Mike joins with an experienced background playing for the likes of Bishops Cleeve, Woodmancote and through the Cheltenham and Northern Senior Leagues before taking a break following the birth of his son. He recently returned back into the game playing and managing AFC Cheltenham for 5 years, two seasons in the old Cheltenham Sunday League and three years in the Gloucester Sunday League. In his first season in the Glos League AFC Cheltenham secured promotion with Simmons securing Secretary of the year.
Simmons will be bringing in a strong backroom unit with Andy Puddy coming in to support. Dave Simmons also joins the coaching unit who is a young and talented coach.
Simmons will work in conjunction with the first team and Under 18’s to continue the success of recent years. He is delighted to join the club and can’t wait to get started!!
We only have a small number of tickets remaining for our 40th Dinner celebration on the 27th November at Manor by the Lake. As we first thought the tickets have sold quickly with headline acts including The Chipshop Boys and TV personality Darren Farley. We
will not be reserving or holding any further tickets and any unsold tickets will only be released on receipt of cash or cheque (made payable to FC Lakeside) handed to Rob Griffiths (rob.fclakeside@live.co.uk) or Tim Stokes (tim.stokes@hotmail.co.uk). If you have confirmed you would like to purchase tickets then please arrange to make payment ASAP. We can confirm we are now opening up any unsold tickets to friends outside the club and they will be sold on a first come first served basis. This is a one off event that will be one to remember for a very, very long time. Please do not miss out. HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY FC LAKESIDE!
Darren Farley
The Chip Shop Boys
“Breaking News”
It is with sadness to inform you, that for reasons outside of club control, our Men’s Reserve Team Manager, Trevor Jones has resigned. Trevor has been with us for 12 years and has managed at both Youth and Men’s level. We thank Trevor and his Wife Lorraine for all the hard work, time and effort they have given to FC Lakeside.
We wish them well for the future.
FC Lakeside wish to announce that the team will continue and a replacement manager will be in place ASAP. With no fixture this coming weekend, we do have some time to find a successor.
Advert:
Position available, new Manager for our Reserve Team, please apply within ASAP. More information is at hand from our club officials.
Note to: Reserve team squad.
Please attend a club/squad meeting on Wednesday night this week. 7:30 pm The Norwood Arms
More details of the future for this team will be announced then.
Kind regards to all
Rob Griffiths
Club Chairman
(07814 708556)
FC Lakeside are proud to announce that Darren Farley will be joining us as Guest Speaker for our upcoming 40th Anniversary Dinner.
Darren Farley is now firmly established as the no.1 football impressionist in the UK. Labelled the voice of football, for his hilarious impressions of the biggest names in the game; Darren has amassed more than 20 million hits online and has gained a loyal following on his YouTube channel The Darren Farley show
Darren shot to fame when a video of him went viral on the internet. The video had millions of hits in just a few days and suddenly Darren was thrown into the spotlight. TV and radio stations contacted him and overnight his life changed. Since then he has been a regular on some of the biggest football TV and radio shows in the UK such as Soccer am, Football focus, Question of sport, Sky sports, BBC match of the day, Talksport, Radio 1 and many more. He has been head hunted by major brands such as Adidas, Pepperami, Ronseal and Liverpool football club to star in online video and national radio campaigns due to his large fan base.
Darren is currently starring as the Face of Coral Bookmakers in their ongoing TV commercial campaigns.
We are also delighted that the Chip Shop Boys will be entertaining us for what will be a memorable evening for the Football Club.
We look forward to welcoming Darren and the Chip Shop Boys to our event on the 27th November. Tickets are priced at £45 per person and can be purchased from Rob Griffiths rob.fclakeside@live.co.uk.
To celebrate FC Lakeside’s 40th Birthday we invite managers, players and families of players (over 18’s) past and present to join us at The Manor By The Lake for a 3 course dinner followed by sporting impersonations from Celebrity Guest Darren Farley (as seen on TV) and to end the evening we have live music from The Chip Shop Boys. Tickets cost £45. Dress code is Black Tie/Suit. Please message Tim Stokes for further information and tickets tim.stokes@hotmail.co.uk.
Please join us in celebrating a fantastic 40 years of FC Lakeside on Saturday 22nd August!
Taking place from midday, this promises to be a fun day out for all the family, packed to the rafters with great activities and events. From baton-twirling, falconry displays and a bouncy castle to several live music acts, performances and gymnastics, there’s definitely something for everyone.
Tickets cost £5 per adult, and under-18’s go free
(please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Fancy setting up camp and partying the night away?
Then you’ll want to grab one of our pitches, available at just an additional £10 for up to 6 people!!!!!
FC Lakeside Under 9’s ended the year in style by securing Tournament victories at both Hucclecote and Quedgeley. The players played some amazing football along the way and should be delighted. Congratulations to Manager Liam Whelan and all the players. Well played!
