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Chertsey Town v Tiverton Town
Saturday January 10th
3pm Kick Off
At Alwyns Lane
Uplifting results over Christmas mean that the Yellows’ will travel to Chertsey on Saturday hoping to continue finding thrills despite the theme park season being closed. It has reignited a campaign that looked insurmountable before the stirring victories against Plymouth Parkway and Taunton.
A word of caution though, we are still deep in the woods and still have plenty of ground to make up on the team's above us. If we are to add to our point's tally, we will have to rise to the challenge of facing top half Chertsey who are fresh from a 1-0 win away at Uxbridge.
Formation changes worked over the course of our first back-to- back win’s of the season and it will be fascinating to see how we line up and how we fare tactically against the Seventh placed Curfews’. Asa Hall and his coaching staff will know that they will have to execute their game plan well against significantly higher opposition.
A feel-good factor is perhaps evident for the first time this term. The reliving of Koita’s sublime overhead kick has I’m certain entered many fan’s heads and the players’ have given themselves an outside chance of beating the drop. Maintaining the standard’s set though is imperative.
Louis Jagger Cane has been carefully managed since his return and played a telling part in both successes.
Toby Little is the man in the hotseat at Chertsey, having been a top performer as a player at this level for a long time previously. The technical, left sided Little is 36 years old and registered to play. Much in demand in his playing career, he had sustained spells with Chesham, Hayes & Yeading and Beaconsfield, before joining the Curfew’s as a player.
Despite losing the undoubted striking talent’s of Jack Mazzone to fellow Southern League Premier South team Bracknell during this campaign, our host’s sit just outside of the play offs. They were our opponent’s at the Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium on the opening day of the season and triumphed 2-0.
The departure of Mazzone has left a void to fill. However, forward’s/ Widemen Olly McCoy who was professionally contracted to Birmingham City earlier in his Senior career and Bradley Wilson, a mid season capture from Basingstoke have both been amongst the goal’s.
McCoy arrived at Alwyns Lane in the 2023/24 season and the cultured player is much travelled. Yeovil, Wealdstone and Bath City have all been destination’s for the former Beaconsfield favourite. He has Six goals so far.
Wilson a goalscoring winger/forward, is in a rich vein of scoring form this term. Finding the net 10 times from 20 games in this division for both Stoke and the Curfews. A gifted performer, his overall record in Southern League Premier South is; played 79, scored 34.
Powerful and athletic forward Gary Abisogun is a major focal point and has prior to this worn the colour’s of Slough and Chesham in the higher climb’s of National South. The Pacy and quick footed attacker is formerly of Bracknell.
A vastly experienced side includes Ashley Lodge, once with Bracknell, who was a standout performer in their FA Cup run a few campaign’s back and starred in the televised game versus Ipswich. The 36 year old has played for a host of top non league club’s and heavily featured in the league above for Chesham, last term.
Look out also for emerging talent, 22 year old Daniel Berry who was previously at Chipstead. Berry is a mainstay in this term’s line up, having made 20 appearance’s so far.
Popular midfielder Wayne Ridgely has rejoined the Curfews’ Following a spell away with Walton & Hersham and is a very talented option for manager Little. Ex Met Police schemer Luke Robinson who began the season at Hampton & Richmond is an excellent acquisition. With plenty of knowhow and creativity, he was a Curfews’ player in the last campaign and Farnborough are another club on his CV.
Little’s defensive armoury also has seasoned player’s at this level and higher. Central Defender Darryl Harrison was a mainstay at Bracknell in the last couple of season’s and has established himself as a regular in the Surrey side’s backline. Solidly built, he is a talented and dependable defensive presence.
Alex Fisher has a sizeable amount of experience to call on and the left back was part of the formidable and miserly Met Police defence for Four campaign’s in this division. He joined Chertsey in the 2023/24 season and has become a lynchpin for the Curfews and is very comfortable in possession.
Conor Lee is another ex Met Police defender, playing for them before they voluntarily dropped down a division. He has been at Alwyns Lane for the past Three campaigns, including the season they were promoted to this level. Ex Hanwell and Bracknell player Isaac Olorunfemi has been with the Curfews’ after beginning last season at Bracknell and is very capable in this standard of football.
In possession of the number one shirt is Luke Roberts. A product of Dorking Wanderers’ academy, Robert’s was at Redhill last term and had a phenomenal 22 clean sheet’s there.
Can we continue putting result’s together? A positive one here could transform belief in the dressing room. Talk of survival has been fairly muted to this point, but backing up our impressive form over Christmas could yet prove season changing.
