Author: Bob Raikes

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Player of the Month

End of Season Awards

Here are the details of all the End of Season awards that were presented by the Club and the Trust at the end of the match vs Wealdstone.

The Player of the Season Awards were sponsored by Waitrose, Goldsworth Park Woking who kindly donated the prizes as they have for Player of the Month throughout the season. We thank them for their support. The result as voted for online by fans was:
In 3rd Place. Charlie Cooper, who wins a bottle
In 2nd place. Kyron Lofthouse, who wins a bottle
Winner is , who wins trophy and a bottle.

  • Charlie Cooper, who wins a bottle (3rd Place)
  • Kyran Lofthouse, who wins a bottle (2nd Place)
  • Craig Ross – Winner!

Craig Ross also won the The Dennis Potter Trophy for Players’ Player of the Year award and the Manager’s Player of the Year, presented by Alan Dowson.

Charlie Cooper was awarded a prize by the Woking News & Mail

Malachi Napa won the Goal of the Season award, voted for by fans.

Nick Davidson was presented this trophy for all his work in being the Club’s Covid Officer – an honorous job that he agreed to volunteer to fulfill.

Paul Elmer was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award

The Academy Awards

Scott Harrison said that it has been a successful season for the Academy, despite all the breaks in play due to the lock down. It was a difficult decision to choose the award winners as there were many players that have contributed to a great season; any one of the squad that were regulars in the FA Youth Cup played a major part.
The main highlights from this season were:.

  • The FA Youth Cup run saw us reach the 3RD Round for the first time in 25 Years – eventually losing at Brighton and Hove Albion.
  • In the 1st Round proper of that run we were away at Leyton Orient and came from 2 goals down to win the game 3-2; a performance to be really proud of
  • We were sitting 2nd in the National South U19s League until it was curtailed
  • A number of Academy Players gained 1st team opportunities and there were National League Debuts from Jack Skinner, Leo Hamblin, Sam Evans, Selim Saied & Jayden Wareham, who also scored 2 National League Goals at the age of 17.
  • Leo Hamblin played full 90-minute performances at the back end of the National League season
  • Jayden Wareham deservedly joined Chelsea after all the work put into him by the Academy staff over the last 2 years

The winners from the Academy were:

  • 1st Year Academy Player Of The Year – Jack Bingham
  • 2nd Year Academy Player Of The Year – Jake Rumble
  • Academy Player of the Year – Trevor Caborn

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Away Travel

Away Travel 2021-22

The Trust has already booked coaches for the first two away matches of the new season, starting with Wealdstone. Over the closed season, we have integrated an event booking system into the website, so we will shortly be opening that up to allow online booking and payment. That will reduce the amount of cash handling and assure you that a place is reserved. We’ll have more news shortly on this.

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The 400 Club The Cards Trust

New Sprayer Goes into Action!

John Hooker from the Cards Trust and the organiser of the 400 Club was able to go to the ground this week and see the new sprayer that was funded with contributions from the 400 Club (55%) and Trust funds (45%).

John got to try the sprayer out
John and Kelvin Reay inspected the new equipment.

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Committee Admin

Event Planning Form

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The 400 Club

400 Club June Draw

The third draw for 2021 took place on the 28th June using a random number generator, see below.

£100       Number 319      Alan Barnes

£75         Number 119       Derek Stevenson

£50         Number 372       Andy Turner

Congratulations to the winners.

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The 400 Club

400 Club Next Draw

The next draw for the 400 Club will take place in week commencing 28th June. There’s still time to take part if you are not yet a member. Contact John Hooker to join in.

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Woking FC

Trust Meets with John Katz

The Cards Trust board met informally with John Katz, Rosemary Johnson, Alan Dowson, Martin Tyler and Mick Livesey to discuss cooperation between the Trust and the Club. John Katz was also briefed on the status and activities of the Trust, although he was already aware of the important contribution, in finance and in other ways, by Trust members.

No formal decisions were made, but there was discussion of the changes that John Katz is making at the stadium which are intended to make the ground a more attractive place to visit on match days and at other times. He has a lot of experience in the US with catering and entertainment in the US and has a lot of ideas (although he knows that not every idea that works there will work in the UK!). He also explained that he will be moving to the area in August so that he can devote more time to his work at the club.

Among topics discussed were discounts for Trust members at the Club shop, which will be having a sale. The Club is developing a new online shop service that should mean faster service for online purchases. Unfortunately, the business arrangement for the website mean that the Club doesn’t feel able to offer discounts for online purchases. The Club is also looking to update its website inline with its new identity and the new badge.

All aspects of the matchday experience are being reviewed and the Trust has put forward its facilities for polling fans via its website.

The Trust has agreed the use of Club facilities for some social events, when things get unlocked. The Club is also providing some welcome gifts for Young Cards fans.

The welcome boards at the ground will be updated and the Trust is also updating the ‘Time Line’ outside the bar as it stopped nearly 10 years ago.

On the evening following, John Katz also met fans at an informal late-notice event and outlined a lot of his ideas. Alan Dowson also confirmed that he has around half his squad finalised for next season, with a plan to have around 18 players in the squad.

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Player of the Month

Player of the Season 2020-21

The clear winner of the Fans’ Player of the Season award was Craig Ross – the winner of many of the monthly competitions this year. Craig has signed a new two year contract with the Cards so we can continue to enjoy his performances.

16 players received votes and in second place was Kyran Lofthouse and just behind in third was Charlie Cooper. A big thank you to all the squad for seeing us through a challenging season.

The trophy was presented by Rupert Philips after the Wealdstone game along with another bottle of champagne, kindly donated by Waitrose, Watchmoor Park. Thanks to them, too.

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The 400 Club Woking FC

We’re Spraying Help Around

The Club is planning to work on further improving the playing surface for next season. As well as new mowing equipment there is a plan to acquire a new motorised sprayer. The Trust is making a donation of £5,500 to the Club to pay for the sprayer, with most of the money coming from the 400 Club. Thanks to all that have donated and taken part.

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Player of the Month

Player of the Month Result April 2021

Winner of Player of the Month was Craig Ross, although this time both Kyran Lofthouse and Leo Hamblin were tied and close behind him. Well done, Craig!