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Brilliant news ! Work has begun at the Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium today in preparation for the installation of our brand new 3G pitch next year. The photographs are the start of the drainage works that are a crucial part of the entire project as the pitch is on a floodplain. Vice chairman Matt Conridge has said "There is still a lot of hard work to be done between now and our target of May next year, but we are all delighted that some real, physical progress is finally being made". Onwards and upwards 💛

Winchester City 0   Tiverton Town 2   OG 62, Parker 86    Saturday 15th March 2025  The Charters Community Stadium    Attendance: 362    Asa Hall & Steve Orchard's men went into this match with only a win being viewed as good enough to keep us in touching distance of our relegation rivals. One of them rivals was the team they faced on Saturday and for once they read the script, accepted their roles and acted them out successfully.    In Winchester’s case a win or draw would have been acceptable. However, Tiverton knew that a win on the road in Wiltshire would close the gap to two points on their hosts and in doing so boost their chances of survival.    Matt Britton returned to wear the Captain’s Armband, Jeff Forkuo also started after missing the Frome game due to a family emergency and Dan Koita made his first start since joining the club. Charlie Cummings, Marcus Day, Gabe Billington and Sam Gleeson were the substitutes.    When we got underway the intent of both sides was clear to see, in getting an early goal. Josh McCormick warming Joe Duncan’s gloves after being found by the lively Trevor Caborn in the fifth minute and Dan Koita for Tivvy, in on goal a minute later, but an offside flag stopping him in his tracks.    A burst of pace from Niall Thompson resulted in a corner and from Jamil Robert’s delivery in, player-manager Asa Hall wasn’t far away from heading us in front, with 9 minutes played.     A Winchester player received treatment at that point, allowing both teams to draw breath after a busy opening to the game. Shortly after we resumed, the referee waved away claims for a penalty. Deciding that Caborn was fairly shackled by a couple of Yellows defenders, as he fell into the box.    A free kick was then awarded to the Citizens, deep into Tiverton territory. Top scorer for the home side Ik Hill stood over it, but the wall did its job, and his effort was blocked away for a corner which The Yellows dealt with.    Dan Koita and Joe Parker though were putting in a real shift defensively and were proving good outlets when we did go forward and in the 19th minute Koita made good contact with his volley, but it went marginally over.    Another corner presented a chance for defender Rob Jamison, although he lifted his header over the woodwork. That 22nd minute effort was followed by further opportunities for our hosts.    Caborn forced his way through Tivvy’s backline, but Joe Duncan was equal to his driven shot, with another excellent one-on-one save. In the same passage of play, striker Tommy Wright headed inches wide after, as Winchester piled on the pressure. The Yellows though stood firm against the Citizens onslaught.    In 35th minute, former Dorchester player Callum Buckley, swivelled and shot. A good block ensured we stayed on level terms and Toby Down’s defensive work stood out.    Matt Britton then received a yellow and then with half time beckoning Asa Hall had a decent opportunity to get his volley away as Tiverton had their best spell of the half. It was well struck, but unfortunately right down Luke Cairney’s throat.    However, the half belonged to Winchester and the influential Caborn played in Wright shortly before the interval. Although on this occasion, a wayward finish meant that Duncan’s rescue act wasn’t required.    It was a goalless first half, but it wasn’t a game short on entertainment and the visitors remained in the hunt for a vital three points, despite having to concede that the Citizens were the better side going into the break.    Charlie Cummings replaced Josh Jones for the second half and when we did get back underway, although Buckley looped a header narrowly over in the 52nd minute, the Yellows were coming a lot more into the game.    Just beyond the hour mark Tivvy received a huge helping hand from their opponents. Good pressure from Tiverton brought about a mistake from a Winchester defender, whose misjudgement saw his header go past Cairney, in the home sides goal.    It had been 509 minutes since Tiverton had last found the net through Niall Thompson’s 3rd minute winner against Poole on February 15th, a whole month ago.    We looked a different side after going ahead and were spraying the ball around nicely, utilising the wide threat of Thompson and Jones on both flanks and Cummings looking assured in possession. Playing with restored confidence and conviction Tivvy were starting to threaten.     There was a chance for The Citizens to even things up in the 77th minute, but the attempted shot was blazed over, from a good position to find the target.    A delightful pass from Hall, with the outside of his boot found Parker, but his 82nd minute effort was hit centrally and held by Cairney.  However shortly afterwards Parker did beat Winchester’s keeper to end his own personal goal drought.    His accomplished finish when one-on-one with the ex-Poole keeper, low into the right corner of the net giving The Yellows’ a two-goal cushion in the 86th minute.    Tiverton played with a lot of freedom in the closing stages and there were further opportunities to extend our lead. A half turn volley from Parker cannoned off the crossbar and in added time Gabe Billington on for Niall Thompson couldn’t quite finish, following some bright forward play from Koita.    An extremely valuable win for Asa Hall and Steve Orchard’s team.  The Yellows did what they had to do and if they can do that regularly over the Seven remaining games, then retaining their Southern League Premier South status will be a distinct possibility.    However, too many times during this campaign, a disappointment has followed a success. Backing up this essential win is imperative when we play host to Swindon Supermarine, this coming Saturday at The Slee Blackwell Stadium.    Supermarine are not over the line themselves yet and will view this fixture, as a chance to virtually secure safety. Let’s show our support for the lads at the weekend and take heart from a very good win on Saturday.    Tiverton: Joe Duncan, Niall Thompson, Dylan Jones, Toby Down, Josh Jones, Jamil Roberts, Matt Britton, Asa Hall, Jeff Forkuo, Joe Parker, Dan Koita.    Substitutes: Marcus Day, Charlie Cummins, Gabe Billington, Sam Gleeson.

The Installation of a 3G surface This is the ‘big project’ which we believe will transform the club and provide it with a strong foundation for the future. Two of the biggest challenges with this project have been the planning and a new lease for the ground. The Committee have been working with our planning partners XL Planning and Glenn Crocker to complete this task and it’s safe to say it’s been a significant challenge. With the ground being on a floodplain a number of additional works has had to be undertaken to get us to a point where planning is ready to be applied for. “XL Planning Ltd are extremely privileged to be involved with the exciting project of the construction of a new 3G pitch and changing facilities at Tiverton Town Football Club. As a local company, we are very proud to have been invited to be a small part of the club’s journey and look forward to working with everyone to achieve the deliverance of the development". "Progress to date has been fast with the undertaking all of the survey works (including sketch design and drone work) required for the subsequent planning application, so that we can provide 21st century facilities for one of Devons` premier non-league football clubs. This work is continuing to gather pace, and fundamentally the development will enable the club to reach further into its local community and secure its own future through youth player development of all abilities.“ The lease on the Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium has just over nine years left to run. For us to be able to secure grant money towards the pitch and other infrastructure investments we need at least ten years, so over the last 18 months the club have been working to extend this. This has been a very tough objective to achieve due to the nature of the trust which owns the land, but with the help of John Smith we have agreed a new 30 year lease which will secure the future of the club for generations to come. This will be signed in April of this year. We are nearly there, but unfortunately we will not have this done in time for the installation of the pitch this summer. We continue to work towards the 3G pitch now with a target date of May 2026. It can’t be understated the number of hours over the last 10 or so months that has gone into this, and the Committee are completely dedicated to achieving success. Changing Rooms For over twenty years the club have had plans to build new changing rooms at the back of the main stand and we now intend to complete these this summer. Plans have been submitted and planning is being resubmitted imminently. These new facilities will provide high quality changing rooms to our first teams and Under 18s sides and allow us to improve our current ones for use by younger age groups. LED Floodlights A grant has been secured to fund the installation of LED floodlights at the club this year. This will dramatically reduce the cost of running the floodlights, especially after the installation of the 3G pitch. Partnership with Twyford Spartans A key cornerstone to becoming a community based football club is a strong youth section and a clear pathway for children to progress into adults football, whether it be Mens, Ladies or Disability. We all know the limitations we currently face with the pitch, but when we have installed the 3G pitch we will be able to cater for many more people. As we work towards that, we’ve had multiple discussions with Twyford Spartans and hope to have a positive agreement to announce in the near future. The Committee are completely focused on turning Tiverton Town Football Club into a Community focused club, one which is here for the majority rather than the minority at the same time as supporting our Men’s first team to play at the highest possible level within the football pyramid. We are always looking for people to come on board and support our plans, whether it’s as a Committee Member, Volunteer, Sponsor or Partner. Be part of the future, step forward and help us. Onwards and Upwards 💛

Winchester City  v  Tiverton Town  Saturday March 15th 3pm   The Charters Community Stadium    Having played two relegation rivals in two of their previous three fixtures, Tiverton now come face-to-face with a Winchester side hovering above the bottom four in 18th place.     A win for The Citizens will ease their relegation worries and a win for The Yellow's will see them close the gap on the Wiltshire side and may even mean that they  move up a place.    New management team, Asa Hall and Steve Orchard's side have slipped to 21st position in the table, although they’ve yet to taste defeat. Frome winning one of the two games they had in hand over us, by beating Hanwell on Tuesday night.     Another team battling the drop Poole, defeated Winchester to move to within Two points of Saturday’s opponents. With highflyers Totton and Gloucester still to play, realistically we must target winnable fixtures, however tricky or challenging they are, at this stage of the season.    Scoring goals has been more of a dilemma for Tivvy than conceding them over the last few months. Since the turn of the Year, 16 goals in 12 games is our defensive record, but attacking wise in the same number of games we have only found the net 5 times.    That problem will need to be rectified in the run in. Encouragingly Saturday’s point at home last weekend, saw midfielders; Captain Matt Britton and Gabe Billington, return to the fold. Jeff Forkuo was unavailable for family reasons and Asa Hall will be hoping to be able to pick from as full a squad as possible.    Winchester Manager Craig Davis took over The Citizens, almost Eight years ago and it has been one of the most successful periods in the club’s history with him in the hotseat. This is the home side’s third consecutive campaign at this level. Their ambition has seen them change to a 3G pitch, this term.    Home grown talent Ik Hill has been Winchester’s main source of goals. Seventeen goals represent a very good return for Hill and the popular 24-year-old goal getter has played for The Citizens in seven of his eight years in senior football. The exception being a season away at Westfield, in 20/21.    He is assisted in the goal scoring department by the vastly experienced Tommy Wright. His non-league pedigree has seen him play well over 100 games at Sutton United and spend three seasons with Havant and Waterlooville. A loan spell at Salisbury, to the tune of 39 goals in 2016/17 and another at Totton complete an impressive CV.    Combative and inspirational midfielder Jamie Barron is the captain, and he has been a big player for both the club and the manager during his tenure. Apart from one season at Gosport, he is very much a Citizens stalwart.  His first campaign for the Wiltshire side was in 2014/15.    Quick footed, pacy and exciting winger Trevor Caborn often dazzled last season and has once again been a mainstay in The Winchester team.    Seasoned, central defender Callum Buckley was professionally contracted to Bournemouth between 2014 & 2017, spent Two seasons at Weymouth following his release and has also represented; Hayes & Yeading and was at Dorchester for a few seasons, before signing for the club.    Goalkeeper Luke Cairney has consistently been one of this division’s best for a decent amount of time. A strong performer with all round assets, he earned this reputation at Poole.     His displays with the Dolphins, caught Hungerford’s attention when they were a National League South side, and he continued to shine there. Returning to Poole, before moving to the Citizens, a little way into last season.     Once again, The Yellows will be thrust into a pressure cooker atmosphere, and both sets of players will be looking for a precious 3 points on Saturday. The reverse fixture back in September, saw Tiverton run out 2-1 winners. The scorers on that day were, Joe Parker with the opener and Dylan Jones winning the game in added time.

TIVERTON TOWN 0   FROME TOWN 0   Att: 355     Saturday 8th March The Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium    You could have cut the tension with a knife during what took place, between these two sides on Saturday. Because of the precarious positions of the respective teams this was never going to be a game of free-flowing football. Infact as accepted by those involved and those who watched, this was a difficult spectacle and not one for the purists.    There was a debut for Truro loanee Jamil Roberts at left back and Jeff Forkuo missing because of a family emergency, meant that Asa Hall and Steve Orchard reshuffled the pack and in came Marcus Day against his old side, in a wide right berth with Niall Thompson behind him.    Available again Matt Britton and Gabe Billington provided options from the bench, as Tiverton were fully aware that anything less than three points from this game would make life extremely difficult for the Yellows going forward.    When we did get underway, there was a contentious penalty shout for Tivvy, as Joe Beardwell went down under pressure in the eighth minute. However, the match officials allowed play to continue.     Despite enjoying more possession than their fellow strugglers in the first half, The Yellows were far from fluent in their build up play and stray passes and crosses often ended promising attacking moves. The team have tightened up at the back though and a fine defensive display from Toby Down was at the core of that, throughout.    After a series of speculative efforts and half chances, the first real opportunity of the half fell to Frome’s James Ollis who athletically volleyed over from inside Tiverton’s box in the 25th minute.     A flurry of action saw Marcus Day, despite the close attention of Two Robins’ defenders dig a cross out, but keeper Kyle Phillip’s comfortably held the ball in, at his near post. Then the visitor’s midfielder Albie Hopkin’s played Rex Mannings in, but he screwed his shot wide.    Joe Parker then ran beyond his marker, though coming from behind when the ball was played and not even on the shoulder of the Frome player couldn’t deter the linesman from raising the offside flag.     That busy period of play lasting all of Three minutes. The next 10 minutes though were pretty forgettable, as the game got scrappier and the importance of the occasion seemed to spark a succession of wayward passes and basic mistakes, in an error strewn passage of play.   In the 38th minute Phillips got to Day’s cross ahead of Beardwell, to avert a threatening situation and then provider, almost turned scorer. However Jamil Robert’s long pass was read by the alert Phillips, who smothered just before Day could get there.    With Half time beckoning, The Robins Albie Phillips turned and shot. His effort though didn’t trouble Joe Duncan and he caught the ball in the middle of his goal. A game that was short on quality, but high on tension reached the halfway point goalless.    A fair summary of that half would be, we were slightly the better side, but Frome had slightly the better chances. One change was made at the break, with Beardwell who seemed to be struggling with the shoulder injury he picked up in midweek being replaced by Dan Koita.    When we returned, the sides traded corners and as Frome recycled the ball from their one, in the 48th minute, Hopkins quickly shifted the ball out of his feet. His stinging shot though was well blocked by a combination of Down and Josh Jones.    Frome continued to threaten in a dangerous ten-minute spell for Tiverton and Ollis was close to opening the scoring, but he couldn’t quite bend his low effort into the bottom corner.    Just beyond the hour mark, Marcus Day made way for Gabe Billington. Shortly after that  Dylan Jones and Thompson combined in the area, but former Yellow Joe O’Loughlin was on hand to block.    Then in the 72nd minute  Cummins who had put a real shift in, had a clear sight of goal on the edge of the box, following good work from Jones. However, he couldn’t keep his shot down and it cleared the crossbar. At the other end From 20 yards out Vaughan fired goalwards, but Duncan was down smartly.    Dan Koita came close to opening his Tiverton account, although despite crafting a chance for himself with some good footwork, another block saw his shot thwarted. Skipper Matt Britton then made his return, with Charlie Cummins coming off.    Parker took the ball nicely into his stride and a desperate lunging tackle forced a corner. Down rose highest from it, but couldn't quite find the target. Then the first of the best Two chances to win the game happened.     An incisive break meant that Ollis was in the clear with Duncan to beat and inside the Tiverton box. The Bristol City loanee though, added to his catalogue of one-on-one saves with another incredible stop.    Both sides then frantically sought a winner with time running out and much like Ollis being expertly denied by Duncan, Josh Jones found himself at point blank range with only Phillips to beat. Frome’s keeper reacted superbly to keep out the centre backs rifled effort at the death and that’s how it finished.    A second clean sheet in consecutive games was heartening, but a Fourth game in a row without troubling the scorers is not easing the lingering relegation worries. The Yellows looked a bit leggy after their physical exertions in midweek.    Results didn’t go our way yesterday, although we are still in control of our own destiny. While there are 24 points still available, there is still a chance. Asa Hall and Steve Orchard have done well since stepping up, but we will need to step up on the field  in order for us to stay up.    A winning mentality needs to be rediscovered quickly and that starts at Winchester next Saturday.  Tiverton: Joe Duncan, Niall Thompson, Dylan Jones, Toby Down, Josh Jones, Jamil Roberts, Charlie Cummins, Marcus Day, Asa Hall, Joe Beardwell, Joe Parker. Subs: Matt Britton, Dan Koita, Gabe Billington, Sam Gleeson.

Tiverton Town are delighted to announce the loan signing of Jamal Roberts from Vanarama National South side Truro City until the end of the 2024/25 season. Jamil marks the first signing in Asa Hall’s tenure as player-manager at Tiverton Town, Hall will be hoping to bolster the club’s defence in the fight against relegation in the business end of the season. Matt Conridge, Tiverton Town FC Vice-Chairman has said ‘We’re all really excited to see Jamil join up with Tiverton as we begin the run up to the end of what’s been a rocky season so far.’ Conridge added, ‘It’s important that we, as a board, get behind Asa and Steven and support them to reach the goal of survival in whatever way we can and we are looking forward to doing just that.’ Talking about his new loan signing, Asa Hall said, ‘I’m really pleased to get Jamil through the door at Tiverton, he’s a lad that’s spoken of very highly by people that I know and trust in the football, he’s going to add a lot of quality and experience to our side.’ A product of Plymouth Argyle’s academy, Roberts has since spent time applying his trade in the US and Australia. After leaving Plymouth as teenager he made 76 appearances for college side Marshall Thundering Herd before being drafted to MLS side Sporting Kansas City shortly after the pandemic where he went on to make 16 appearances and score 2 goals for their reserves side Sporting Kansas City 2. In 2022 Jamil signed for South Georgia Tormenta FC where he scored the winning goal in the USL League One Final against Chattanooga Red Wolves after coming on as substitute in the 78th minute to lift the title. Australia came calling next as Roberts signed for Northern Premier League Queensland side Peninsula Power on a two year deal, making 22 appearances and scoring 1 goal for the club before returning to the USL League One for Chattanooga Red Wolves. In January of 2025 Jamil signed for Truro City until the end of the season and has gone on to make one appearance from the bench. Speaking to the clubs media team for the first time, Jamil said "I`m delighted to sign for Tiverton and I`m really looking forward to the challenge. We`ve got 9 very important games between now and the end of the season and I`m ready to help the club in any way I can". Welcome to Tiverton, Jamil !

Tiverton Town v Frome Town  The Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium  Saturday March 8th 3pm Kick Off.   At the weekend The Yellows will lock horns with fellow strugglers Frome and such is the enormity of the outcome of this match, that anything other than a victory for Tiverton, will make things extremely difficult in their battle to stay up.    Although Tiverton hold a one point advantage over the Somerset side, they have also played two games more. We can no longer rely on favours from other teams, it's in our hands to secure our own future.    A spirited performance with no shortage of quality too, made Tuesday night’s draw against play off chasing Havant & Waterlooville, seem like an encouraging sign.     Casting on eye over how Frome have fared since the turn of the year, tells us that they have only lost two games since December ended, drawn six  and won two, in the ten games they’ve played. However, It was a four game winning run in December that  began the transformation, following a poor start to the campaign.    The Robins’ mirroring our result at Poole, in winning 1-0 in early February are a better side than the team we beat 2-1 in the reverse fixture, back in September. That win was our first of the season.    The Yellows’ are still without Captain Matt Britton and fellow midfielder Gabe Billington and will wait on their fitness before a final decision is made on naming the Matchday squad, by Asa Hall and his Assistant Steve Orchard.    Marcus Day comes up against his former club on Saturday and will be in contention for a starting place, as Tiverton look to do the double over Frome and keep in touch with the team’s above them in the relegation picture.    Manager Danny Greaves has been at Frome since 2018 and returned his team to this division after winning promotion last term. He has had to show plenty of resilience this season as at the start of December after 17 games, his side had only taken 8 points.    Curtis Jemmet-Hutson the lively ex Merthyr Forward has been a mainstay of Greaves’s squad this term. The pacy Jemmet-Hutson is a strong performer at this level and was at Redditch earlier on in his senior career.    Archie Ferris who began the season with Taunton is a striker that was brought in by Greaves when The Robins were going through their sticky patch. The Frontman was prolific in the 23/24 season, with Division 1 Larkhall Athletic.    Ex Bath City winger James Ollis is in his Fifth season at Badger’s Hill and the attacking player is a firm fan favourite. The goal scoring Ollis has 65 goals to his name whilst at Frome. Previous clubs also include; Yate, Mangotsfield and Thatcham.    Talented Midfielder, Rex Mannings spent last season at Weston Super Mare where he played 33 League games. Signing for Fellow National South side Chippenham this term, but joining the Robins a couple of months into the campaign. Manning’s was at Frome for 3 seasons, earlier in his football journey and Bath City.     Pretty much a permanent fixture at Frome this season has been Albie Hopkins. The 25 year old midfielder has chipped in with a fair few goals. Professionally contracted to Oxford United at the beginning of his senior career, the ex Melksham man also played for Rushden & Diamonds and Oxford City.    Goalkeeper Kyle Phillips has been with Frome through the past eight campaigns, establishing himself as the regular number one at the club. Experienced and a very good shot stopper. Prior to that he played for Mangotsfield and Paulton Rovers.     Full Backs Joe O’Loughlin and Pierce Mitchell both had spells with the Yellows. O’Loughlin began the 22/23 season with us, before returning to Frome and former Taunton Defender Mitchell was with us during the 2019/20 season. The ex Bristol Rovers academy player was also at Supermarine, Yate and Weston Super Mare.    Tiverton will be hoping to build on that promising start on Tuesday night under the guidance of Asa Hall and Steve Orchard. All Yellows near and far will be watching on, as we look for an all important victory when the final whistle blows.

Tiverton Town 0   Havant & Waterlooville 0   Att: 170    Wednesday 4th March  At The Slee Blackwell Stadium.    After enduring a difficult few days and a short period of reflection, following on from their deflating five-nil loss and the departure of Rob Dray; The Yellows’ returned to the Slee Blackwell Stadium. Atonement however was definitely achieved in Asa Hall's first game in full charge of team affairs.    The stakes were high for both teams at the start of play with Havant & Waterlooville looking to maintain their play-off push after suffering a setback on Saturday, when losing to Winchester and Tiverton looking to get their quest for survival back on track.    Joe Beardwell made a full debut, in place of Nat Jarvis, whose stay at Ladysmead has now come to an end. Things didn’t work out for the ex-Cardiff City and Southend United EFL man, but we wish him every success in his footballing future.    Jeff Forkuo took a Right Back berth, as Niall Thompson played in front of him, in what looked like a 4-4-2 in Asa Hall and new Assistant Manager Steve Orchard’s first, team selection. The Hawks were captained by ex-Exeter City Favourite Nigel Atangana.    The game’s opening exchanges saw Tivvy play with eagerness and intent. Joe Parker pressing Havant's backline and not giving them a moments rest and the entire team were showing good energy levels in more than matching their higher opponents.    Despite this, neither side really had a clear sight of goal in the early stages. Dylan Jones long throw was headed goalwards by Joe Beardwell in the 9th minute, but it looped into keeper Ben Dudzinski’s arms.    The Yellows’ continued to fight for every ball and as a corner found its way to beyond the back post, it was met by the head of Charlie Cummins. The Exeter City loanee though had a virtually impossible angle to score from and his effort went into the side netting.    Cummins who gave a strong performance on the night, then fired a shot in from distance. Dudzinski though was watchful and claimed the ball under his Crossbar.    The visitor’s responded in the 26th minute, when midfielder Olly Pendlebury fashioned an opening for himself, but screwed his attempt wide of Joe Duncan’s goal. Two minutes later, a neat passing move from the away side, resulted in Striker Ryan Seager firing a shot in, that was smothered well by Duncan.    Player-manager Asa Hall in the 33rd minute wasn’t faraway with a long-range volley, but it whistled past the post. The Yellows were shading a very competitive first half and were good in possession with incisive passing and bright link up play.    Dudzinski had to be alert to snuff out the danger, when Dylan Jones played the ball into the area from the right flank, getting down smartly and ahead of onrushing Tiverton players. Spurred on by excellent support from the fans behind the goal, Tivvy were giving everything.    With half time approaching Havant & Waterlooville forced a corner and some decisive keeping from Duncan under intense pressure, saw him palm away. The ball was fired back in and struck a Hawks’ attacker on the goal line. An offside flag though cut short any thoughts of them going in front.    The Yellows were roundly applauded off the pitch at the interval in what was a reassuringly good half from us. Asa Hall and Steve Orchard could be proud of their team’s effort, as we reached the halfway point.    Josh Jones and Toby Down marshalled the troops well at the back and there was much to admire as the fans headed for refreshments on a cold night at The Slee Blackwell Stadium.    Beardwell was replaced by Dan Koita in a straight swap, before we got underway for the second part of the action. Despite feeling his shoulder from a challenge, a short way into the game and continuing to play his part in that very good first half, Beardwell couldn’t continue.    Tivvy were quickly into their stride, when we restarted and were the first to settle. There was plenty of aggression from the Yellows’ and in the 53rd minute a challenge from the determined Forkuo was a fraction late and the Referee pulled out a yellow card.    In the 57th minute, with the game beginning to open up, Dylan Jones flashed a cross shot across the face of the goal, which evaded everyone and went out for a goal kick. Then with just over an hour played, a heavy touch from Harvey Bradbury, allowed Josh Jones to intercept.    Havant were starting to have the majority of the possession at that point, though chances were at a premium for both sides. Defensively though there was a solidity about Tiverton and our last line of defence was rarely breached.     Down and Jones were magnificent at times and the work rate of the team was appreciated by our supporters, as we had to dig in. Cummins and Hall providing a good screen in front of them.    The best chance of the game arrived in the 73rd minute, as the visitors finally found a way through our defence. But from no more than 12 yards out, Lewis Maloney was denied. Further brilliance with his feet saw Duncan Win another one-on-one duel.    The Hawks continued to threaten, with Tivvy occasionally mounting attacks. A good five-minute spell from Asa Hall's side, caused our visitors to concede a couple of corners, with Niall Thompson bombing forward.     The Fan’s felt we had a good case for a penalty as the ball was recycled from a corner, but nothing was given. Pendlebury’s shot in added time was a final half chance for Havant, but it was routinely stopped by Duncan.    That was how it finished and a real sense of pride was felt by the Tivvy faithful as hope was restored by the team. The players gave their all and this was a very good start for the new management duo.    Not far over the horizon though, is Saturday’s crucial game against Frome. A six pointer, with the Somerset side a point behind us, but with Two games in hand, this is virtually a must win game. So, let’s come out in force and get behind the lads.    Tiverton: Duncan, Forkuo, J. Jones(c), Down, Gleeson, Thompson, Hall, Cummins, D. Jones, Beardwell, Parker.  Subs: Day, Koita, Metherell, Howard

We can confirm that striker Nat Jarvis has left the club. We`d like to place on record our thanks to Nat for his efforts during his time with us, and we wish him well for the future.

Match Preview  Tiverton Town v Havant & Waterlooville  Tuesday 4th March  At The Slee Blackwell Stadium  This rearranged fixture sees a changing of the guard, following the departure of Rob Dray. The outgoing manager wasn't able to turn things around, despite working hard to do so and his departure sees Asa Hall move into the Hot Seat and Steve Orchard elevated to the position of Assistant Manager.    As supporters we need to get behind the new Coaching team and the players. Despite now being relegation favourites, all will be done to try and keep us in the division and with six home games and four away games remaining this is definitely not a foregone conclusion.    With an eye on the table, the route to safety is getting more dangerous by the game, but all we can ask is the lads give their best between now and the end of the season. We can’t afford to dwell on Saturday’s performance and we have to do all we can to upset play off candidates Havant & Waterlooville on Tuesday night.    I think it would be foolish to expect an immediate impact, but knowing the passionate nature of the new coaching team, they will be intent on doing all they can to get off to a positive start. The much respected duo deserve our backing.     Because of Asa’s playing career and Steve’s standing as a manager/coach in the local area, they are well respected figures. Both are class acts off the field and are very knowledgeable and approachable.    The focus now though must be on the upcoming game and with the gap between the bottom Four and others drawn into the relegation picture growing wider at the weekend, each of the ten games left will require an intensity and attention to detail.    Havant & Waterlooville travel to Devon on the back of two interesting results. On Saturday Winchester visited them and eased their relegation worries with a 1-0 win on the road.     The previous Saturday they  travelled to Basingstoke and won 3-0. The unpredictability of this division meaning we go into this game, none the wiser, yet knowing points are precious and urgently required.      Shaun North is the man tasked with trying to return The Hawks to National League South following their relegation to our level after last season’s campaign. They’re knocking on the door to make this happen and have put themselves in the frame.     Veteran Defensive Midfielder Nigel Atangana’s visits to Ladysmead were pretty much annually when he was a vital member of the Exeter City squad that visited us in pre-season and the Frenchman is highly regarded by fellow players and fans alike.    Havant & Waterlooville were actually the first team that he played for in English football, before enjoying an impressive professional career with; Portsmouth, Leyton Orient, Cheltenham and The Grecians who he represented 84 times. He was at Eastleigh prior to returning to The Hawks.     Notably, Striker Ryan Seager has 21 league goals from the 30 league games he has played in, this term. A product of Southampton’s academy, the 29 year old made 2 senior appearances and one of those came in The Premier League.     In the EFL he has also worn the colours of; Crewe Alexandra, MK Dons and Yeovil. His two spells at Yeovil being separated by a period in Dutch Football, where he played for Telstar. The 29 year old was prolific at Hungerford. This is his second season at the Hawks. Seager was with Dorking, previously.    Fellow forward Harvey Bradbury was contracted to Five professional clubs; Portsmouth, Millwall, Watford and Oxford United, where he made a solitary EFL appearance, before Three games for Morecombe.     The tall 26 year old has forged a successful non league career and his CV includes; Welling, Dartford, Oxford City and Farnborough in National League South: playing at this level for; Dorchester, Gosport and The Hawks.    Australian frontman Callum Kealy gives our opponents further firepower. His football journey has taken him to; Worthing, Sutton United, Dorking and Eastbourne higher up the football pyramid. This is Kealy’s second stint with tonight’s opponents.    There is a wealth of experience in the Hawk’s ranks and Centre Back Joe McNerney demonstrates this further. Making 140 appearances for Crawley Town and over 300 appearances for Woking, McNerney at 35  has proven pedigree quite a few steps higher than the level we play at and stands at 6ft 4inches tall.    Between the sticks is likely to be Ben Dudzinski. The talented keeper has plenty of National South experience. With over 100 appearances under his belt for Oxford City and other stints at that level  with Eastbourne Borough, Dartford and Havant & Waterlooville, early on in his senior career. He rejoined the club for this campaign.    Shaun Norths charge’s sit a place outside of the play off places, as 21st take on 6th. Asa Hall is popular with the players and our supporters and I’m sure we all wish him well in the job. It’s a short turnaround here, but everyone connected with Tivvy will be hoping for a response after Saturday. Let’s be the twelfth man and get behind the lads.

Tiverton Town FC are delighted to announce, following on from Rob Drays` decision to step down as Manager, that midfielder Asa Hall has agreed to take charge of first team affairs until the end of the season, starting with Tuesdays rearranged Southern League match at the Slee Blackwell Solicitors Stadium versus Havant & Waterlooville, which kicks off at 7:45pm. First Team Coach Steven Orchard has also agreed to step up to Assistant Manager until the end of the current campaign. Vice chairman Matthew Conridge has added "We as a club are delighted with this news and have every faith in Asa and Steve`s ability to reverse the current form and lift us out of the relegation zone. They will have the full backing of the chairman and the committee and we`re sure that the supporters will get behind them both and the team".

Kai Churchley has been recalled by his parent club, Bristol City. Everybody at Tiverton Town would like to thank Kai for his efforts while with Tiverton Town and wish him the best for his future away from the club. Kai made 12 starts and 7 substitute appearances during his time in yellow, scoring one goal for the club in a 3-1 away win at Basingstoke Town. Thank you, Kai, good luck!