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Rovers look to home comforts

After the agony of a late, late defeat in the Emirates FA Cup, Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday, when Slimbridge scored twice in injury time to win 2-1, Neil Mustoe’s Tuffley Rovers will return to Hellenic League Premier Division action on Tuesday evening, in the first home league fixture of 2022/23.

The visitors will be one of the favourites for the Hellenic League title, Malvern Town, who will arrive at Glevum Park off the back of an opening day draw with Westfields last Tuesday, and then an FA Cup victory on Saturday, when they won 2-1 against Worcester City; a game played out in front of a crowd of 895!

Sammie Hicks, Dominik Kent and Yeshaya Lomotey should return to the squad, after missing Saturday’s defeat, but Liam Wright, Liam Smith and Ashley Davies are all likely to be unavailable, with only Wright having appeared this season, in the 0-0 draw at Brimscombe & Thrupp.

Following the increased admission rates applied for the FA Cup tie on Saturday, the usual fees will apply on Tuesday evening (7:45pm KO), which will be £5 Adults, £3 Concessions and U15s free. Season tickets are valid for the fixture.

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Match-day programme (v Slimbridge, 6 Aug 2022) now available

The match-day programme for today’s Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie at Glevum Park is now available online:

Match-day programme v Slimbridge AFC, FA Cup EPR

If you prefer a printed copy of our full-colour programme we will have a stock available on the turnstiles, available to purchase at £1 per copy.

Just a reminder that Season Tickets are not valid for admission to FA Cup, FA Vase, FA Youth Cup or FA Women’s Cup during the 2022/23 season and our admission rates for today’s game are:

Standard (Adult) £7

Concessions £4

Children (U15) £2

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Slimbridge visit as Rovers dream of cup glory

Tuffley Rovers will welcome Slimbridge AFC to Glevum Park today (3pm KO) hoping to secure a memorable victory and the opportunity to advance to the Preliminary Round of the 2022/23 Emirates FA Cup.

There will be some familiar faces in the opposition line-up, with former Rovers Joe Shutt, Jacob Geddes, Ben Prictor and Toby Lawrence all named in the provisional Slimbridge squad. Shutt and Geddes will be making their first competitive appearances for the visiting Swans, who will arrive at Glevum Park looking to improve on a record of exiting the competition at the first round (entered) in four of the past five years.

Rovers have a similarly disappointing record in recent years, having failed to make it past the Extra Preliminary Round in four of the last six seasons. Last season they did manage to make it past that stage, winning 3-2 at Windsor, before losing to Flackwell Heath after a Preliminary Round replay.

The Extra Preliminary Round tie will kick-off at 3pm at Glevum Park. Just a reminder to Rovers supporters that season tickets are not valid for the FA Cup tie and admission rates on Saturday will be £7 (Adult/Standard), £4 (Concessions) and £2 Children (Under 15).

Bright start at Brimscombe – now for the magic of the FA Cup

Neil Mustoe’s Tuffley Rovers side travelled to The Meadow on Wednesday evening and returned with a valuable league point, in the opening week of the Hellenic League season, from a 0-0 draw with Brimscombe & Thrupp.

Dom Kent went closest to scoring for The Rovers, only to be denied by an excellent save from Gavin Jones in the Brimscombe goal, but clear chances were few and far between, in a game keenly contested but where the two defensive units were very much on top.

With our first league fixture of the season completed, attention now turns to our Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round tie with Slimbridge AFC this Saturday, which promises to be a big day for the club.

Admission rates have been agreed between the two clubs, as is required for FA competitions, as follows:

Standard Adult admission £7

Concessionary admission (O65s or ages 15-17) £4

Children (U15s) £2

Just a reminder that season tickets are not valid for FA Cup, FA Vase or FA Youth Cup ties played at Glevum Park during 2022/23.

We are very grateful to former player Peter Thomas, who is Saturday afternoon’s match sponsor through his excellent local public house The Pike & Musket.

Arrangements for Emirates FA Cup tie v Slimbridge

We can confirm that our Emirates FA Cup, Extra Preliminary Round tie against Slimbridge will take place at Glevum Park at 3pm on Saturday, 6 August 2022. In the event that a replay is required we will travel to Thornhill Park for a 7:45pm kick-off on Wednesday, 10 August 2022.

Admission rates have been agreed between the two clubs, as is required for FA competitions, as follows:

Standard Adult admission £7

Concessionary admission (O65s or ages 15-17) £4

Children (U15s) £2

Season tickets will not be valid for the Emirates FA Cup, Isuzu FA Vase or FA Youth Cup ties at Glevum Park this season.

If there is a replay, the admission rates will be £9, £6 and £2, respectively.

The winners of the tie will face a trip to either Flackwell Heath or Keynsham Town in the Preliminary Round, with that tie likely to be scheduled for 20 August 2022.

Player Sponsor scheme launched for 2022/23

Tuffley Rovers’ annual search for sponsors (companies or individuals) to back our Hellenic League playing squads is underway.

Each season we look for donations, by way of a £50 sponsorship payment per player (£60 if a VAT receipt is required by companies), and in return we’ll announce your support on our social media, as well as in every first team match-day programme (see below).

We’d welcome your help in achieving our goal to find sponsors for players in both our Hellenic League squads – please email to admin@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk for further details.

Price freeze for 2022/23

Admission prices confirmed for 2022/23

There is still time to sign-up for a Season Ticket ahead of the 2022/23, but we are delighted to confirm that our match-day admission prices will remain unchanged for 2022/23.

Season Tickets remain available, with our 2022/23 prices confirmed at:

£60 for a full adult ticket: provides admission to all Hellenic League, Hellenic League Cup, U18s and GFA Challenge Trophy fixtures
£30 for an Over 65s concessionary ticket
£20 for an Under 18s concessionary ticket – for supporters aged 15-17 years of age (inclusive)
Free season ticket for children aged under 15 years of age

Match-day admission for Hellenic League, Hellenic League Cup, U18s and GFA Challenge Trophy fixtures will be £5 (adults) and £3 concessions – with free entry available to children aged under 15 years of age.

We’d also like to confirm that supporters who hold season tickets at local clubs playing in the National League and Football League will be entitled to claim the concessionary rate admission (or the concessionary rate on season tickets) on production of their season ticket for Gloucester City, Forest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town. We love welcoming over local football enthusiasts to Glevum Park and want to make it as affordable as possible.

The only exception to these rates/eligibility of season tickets will be ties played in the Emirates FA Cup, Isuzu FA Vase, FA Youth Cup and non-competitive fixtures (although season tickets will be valid for our pre-season fixtures).

With Neil Mustoe about to start his first full campaign as first team manager, we’d love to see you at Glevum Park this season.

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Rovers open up sessions for pre-season training

Tuffley Rovers’ Hellenic League sides will return to pre-season training on Monday, 20 June 2022, starting at 6:30pm at Glevum Park. This will be Neil Mustoe’s first pre-season campaign as the Hellenic League Premier Division side’s manager and he is welcoming the return of last season’s squad but has also opened up the session – and all future sessions – to players who think they’re ready for Hellenic League football.

Further sessions – open to anyone looking to play for the club’s first team or Hellenic League, Division Two (West) Development Squad – will then take place on Tuesday and Thursday of each week, as follows:

Monday, 20 June @ 6:30pm

Thursday, 23 June @ 6:30pm

Tuesday, 28 June @ 6:30pm

Thursday, 30 June @ 6:30pm

Rovers’ pre-season fixtures then start on 5 July and sessions will continue on Tuesday and Thursday where they can be accommodated around fixtures.

If you’d like to join the sessions – and think you have what it takes to play in Hellenic League football – but would like further details, please register your interest via email to admin@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk (providing a contact telephone number).

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Notice of 2022 Football AGM

NOTICE OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TUFFLEY ROVERS ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB

FOOTBALL SECTION

NOTICE is hereby given that an Annual General Meeting of Tuffley Rovers Association Football Club will be held at Glevum Park on Saturday the 18^th day of June 2022 at 2:00pm.

The meeting shall be properly constituted after a period of at least 21 days’ written notice, provided herein. The purpose of the meeting will be to:

Receive the report of the Executive Committee and the auditor;
To elect the officers and other members of the Football Committee;
To elect the officers of the Executive Committee;
Any other business or the consideration of any resolution, which has been submitted to the General Secretary at least fourteen days before the meeting.

The proposed agenda of the meeting will be:

Apologies;

Matters arising from minutes of previous AGM;
Officers’ reports;
Election of life members;
Election of officers;
Election of Football Committee;
Amendments to the Club constitution;
Membership fees 2022/23;
Any other business (provided not later than 2:00pm on 4 June 2022).

Any current member of Tuffley Rovers Association Football Club is entitled to attend the meeting. Voting shall be restricted to the members of the Football Section and Life Members, as set out in the constitution of Tuffley Rovers AFC.

The committee vacancies subject to election at the AGM are:

Role Current post-holder

Executive Chair Graham Moody
Football Chair Dan Boon
Vice-Chair of Football Committee (vacant)
General Secretary Neil Spiller (Acting)
Treasurer (vacant)
Assistant Treasurer (vacant)
Compliance Officer Sonia Spiller
Football Secretary Neil Spiller
Assistant Football Secretary Will Cronshaw
Ladies’ team Football Secretary Amy Brinkworth
Head of Football Development Ken Blackburn
Football Welfare Officer (vacant)
Commercial Manager (vacant)
Players’ Representative (vacant)

The Football Committee also has five vacancies for committee volunteers. Post are currently held by:

Mark Patterson
Jamie Gibbons
Dean Brooks

All other posts are currently vacant.

If you wish to be considered for election please confirm this, via e-mail and specifying the post for which you intend standing, to executivecommittee@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk, no later than 5pm on 9 July 2021.

It is proposed that the agenda, minutes of the previous AGM and any other papers (including the accounts) usually supplied for the Annual General Meeting shall be made available to members who request them in advance via executivecommittee@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk No paper copies will be available at the AGM itself.

Dated this 21^st day of June, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Neil Spiller

(Acting) General Secretary, Tuffley Rovers Football Club

ExecutiveCommittee@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk

This notice shall be posted to the club’s website, social media pages and to club noticeboards.

Season Ticket deal launched

Tuffley Rovers have launched their Season Ticket deal for 2022/23 and there is no increase in price for anyone looking to renew their Season Ticket, as long as they renew on or before 30 April 2022.

The full list of prices are, as follows:

Early Bird Renewal Renewal on or before 30 April 2022	Cost of £40
New Early Bird Purchased on or before 31 May 2022	Cost of £50
Adult	Cost of £60
Over 65s	Cost of £30
Under 18s	Cost of £20
U15s	Free

The application form is available via the club website, together with a copy of the Terms & Conditions for season tickets. Please email admin@tuffleyroversfc.co.uk for further details.