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7th August 2011 Reserves Draw with Gorleston 11:05 am
Gorleston FC visited Maitlands yesterday afternoon to take on both the reserves and the first team of Debenham LC FC in a “double header” of pre-season friendly matches. The reserves played well against a good Gorleston second string but were short of a few players who might have made a difference and it took a defensive mix up to allow Gorleston to take the lead in the first half and then they missed a penalty soon after. The Hornets equalised in the second half through Steve Burton and a number of substitutions were made which saw the reserves’ team manager Jason Pettit take to the pitch in a deep lying central midfield position to be joined by Debenham LC reserves and under 18s general manager and Debenham legend Gary French who belied his maturity to put in a splendid performance in central defence. Reserves’ manager Jason Pettit was pleased by the players’ attitude but the missing players made a difference.
Apologies for not personalising the action shots for the reserves, unfortunately I do not know the players’ names so I use a general description of the scene. Maybe as time goes on I will get to know so that `each player can be named.

6th July 2011 Sponsorship 7:50 pm
Fund raising is always a very important topic at any local club and we at Debenham LC FC are no different. Opportunities are now available to sponsor your favourite player and have your name associated with that player in the matchday programme and on the website. On matchdays you can sponsor a match or the match ball and again have your name and photograph in the programme and on the website. Fees are as follows and I must say represent jolly good value for money in support of a good cause.

Player Sponsorship for 1 season £30.00

Match Sponsorship per game £60.00

Matchball Sponsorship per game £25.00

Anyone wishing to make use of these offers are invited to call Kevin Snell on 07855 802258 for match or ball sponsorship or Dan Snell on 07840 246837 for player sponsorship.

6th July 2011                Entrance Fees and Season Tickets                       7:30 pm
Debenham LC FC has taken the decision to lower admission prices for the coming season on full adult admission and season tickets.

                                        Matchday Entrance Fee Adult                     £5.00
                                        Matchday Entrance Fee Concession            £3.00

                                        Season Ticket Fee Adult                              £80.00
                                        Season Ticket Fee Concession                     £40.00

Season tickets will allow the holder entrance to all Debenham LC FC first team and reserves team home matches, are NOT transferable and are NOT valid for FA Cup and FA Vase matches.

Please see Kevin Snell when the season starts to purchase your season tickets - you will make a saving if you come to all the games.

27th July 2011 Galloways Coaches For Away Matches 8:50 am
Debenham LC FC have secured a deal with Galloway Coaches for 6 trips to away matches this season beginning with two long distance trips to Godmanchester Rovers FC on the 13th August followed by a trip to St Ives Town FC in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie on the 20th August. The coaches will be leaving Debenham Leisure Centre at a time yet to be decided but as soon as we know it details will be posted here on the website. The club is extremely grateful to Galloways Coaches for their continued support and we will be organising further trips as the season gets under way.

3rd August 2011 Saffron Walden Withdraw from the League 6:40 pm
News has come through today that Saffron Walden Town FC have decide to withdraw from the Ridgeons Football League Division 1 following developments at the club which meant that they could not guarantee to complete all of their fixtures this season so an early decision sees them resign from the league. They hope to be able to re-apply for membership of the Ridgeons League for next season 2012-2013.
So the Ridgeons Football League Divfision 1 is now just 16 teams.
This means that the Hornets have two first division league fixtures removed from the list on 15th October 2011 at Maitlands and 31st March 2012 at Catons Lane and it also fixes Debenham’s opponents in the FA Vase 2nd qualifying round when we will now entertain Team Bury on 24th September 2011.

3rd August 2011 Bill Mahood Leaves the Club 8:40 pm
It was announced at last evening's committee meeting that former member Bill Mahood has resigned from the committee. Bill said that he had enjoyed his time with Debenham LC FC but felt that the time was right to move on. The club would like to thank Bill for all of the hard work that he gave to the club, his cheery smile and ready laugh will be missed on matchdays as will his contribution to the catering. He wasn’t nicknamed the “Soup Vicar” for nothing”

3rd August 2011 Coach Times 8:30 pm
Galloways Coaches are running to Debenham LC FC’s away matches at

Godmanchester Rovers FC 13th August 2011 leaving the Leisure Centre at 12:15 pm picking up at Bury St Edmonds Tesco at approximately 12:45 pm.

St Ives FC 20th August 2011 leaving the Leisure Centre at 12:00 pm picking up at Bury St Edmonds Tesco at approximately 12:30 pm.

Seats on the coaches will cost £10 per adult £5 per child. First team manager Rob Allum is encouraging all of the senior players to travel by coach so seat numbers will be limited and allocated on a first come first served basis. Please phone Kevin Snell on 07855 802258 to reserve your seats.

4th August 2011 Facebook and Twitter links 8:40 pm
The Eagle eyed amongst you readers will probably have noticed that we now have links on the website home page to the club’s Facebook and Twitter pages.This is of course a development that will enable supporters to keep in touch with the club news on the move through their smartphones and we will be posting scores as it happens during matches. When viewing the pages click on your web browser “Back” button to return to the Debenham LC FC website. My thanks go to Jason Pettit, reserves team manager, for getting the Facebook and Twitter pages up and running.

7th August 2011 First Team Beaten by Gorleston 10:15 am
Debenham LC FC first team played Gorleston FC in the second match of yesterday’s “Double Header” of pre season friendly matches. The home team played well for the first half hour and took the lead when Liam Smith ran onto a through ball that split the visitors’ defensive line and beat the keeper across his body to put the ball in the net. Gorleston upped their play after that and began to assert themselves and equalised just ten minutes later and indeed could have been in front had another effort not been ruled out for offside. In the second half a number of substitutions changed the balance of the team and Gorleston showed their class and power as they scored three more goals to run out winners by 4 goals to 1. Manager Rob Allum didn’t have much to say about the game except that we expect three players to be available for Tuesday’s final friendly match at Maitlands against Woodbridge Athletic FC.

8th August 2011 Under 18s Team Have Their Own Pages 11:30 am
You will see from the navigation bar that we are planning to include the Under 18s team in the website and they will; have their dedicated pages reflecting the coverage afforded to the first team and the reserves teams. The reserves team manager Jason Pettit is to organise the necessary data and some photos which will be posted in due course so keep watching!

9th August 2011 Hornets Defeated by Woodbridge Athletic 10:40 pm
Debenham LC FC played out their final pre-season match with a home encounter to Woodbridge Athletic FC.The game was competitive and even with the home team making half chances that were not converted into goals and it was the visitors who won the game with a fortunate own-goal from Shaun French when the ball was played towards him from close range and he couldn’t head the ball in the right direction and it was past Sam and in the goal in a flash. Second half substitutions livened up the Debenham LC play with Nathan Vincent catching the eye in a wide right sided midfield role and Marc Wake looked much more effective as a striker despite his limited opportunities but it seemed that everything that the Hornets tried fell foul of a poor pass or an interception as it all just didn’t work out on the night. The visitors had the same trouble as they made good play through midfield only to fail for want of a final pass to make a clear opening. So an evenly fought game, evenly matched teams and a fortunate own goal to win the match. This will give manager Rob Allum and his assistant Dale Vince plenty to think about before the opening division 1 league match of the season on Saturday at Godmanchester Rovers.
Don’t forget to make sure that you contact Kevin Snell on 07855 802258 if you want to reserve a seat on the Galloways coach going to Godmanchester for Saturday’s first league match. Details of the arrangements can be seen below. It will be leaving the Leisure Centre at 12:15 pm sharp - don’t be late!!!

11th August 2011 Another Friendly Match for the Reserves 7:00 pm
Debenham LC FC reserves have another pre-season friendly away match against Bildeston Rangers of the Kingsley Healthcare Suffolk & Ipswich League Division 2 on Saturday 20th August 2011 with the kick off at 3:00 pm. Details of the club location can be found in the reserves Next Match page.