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Josh Gallagher Marc Skinner
From The Dug-Out Up And Coming

Manager Josh Gallagher looks s we welcome the start of the players have already caught the eye of
forward to the coming season A22/23 season for the 1st team, the 1st team manager Josh, who has
we also start with a new mid-week called upon them for a couple of the
appy to have you all back from U18s squad. With the progression of 1st team preseason fixtures.
Hwhat’s been a lovely and much the club, we identified the need for a Once the fixtures have been released,
needed break! I hope you are all look- youth team that could help bolster the they will be shared on our social
ing forward to another exciting 1st team squad and create the start of media. It would be great if we can see
and emotional rollercoaster! We- a progression pathway for youth team some of our 1st team supporters
wouldn’t have it any other way i am players. With this target in mind, I was sharing their enthusiasm with the U18.
sure. tasked with recruiting the right staff
Pre seasons been productive but and team to join The Mighty Vale. Up the Vale!!
tough, lots of friendlies and training
sessions to get the new players em- They have had a busy preseason Marc Skinner, General manager
bedded and to get the team working playing against tough oppositions and
together. Friendly performances have producing outstanding achievements
been mainly positive, some rustiness I’m happy with the progress made by
for sure. A highlight was beating King- the team throughout pre season. After lots of research and discussions
stonian and Tooting & Mitcham both The FA Cup is always a big competi- over the summer months, I am pleased
teams playing higher than us. tion for clubs at our level because of to announce the management team
We’ve had a number of sin bins, awful the money when you get into the next for the mid-week U18s. Manager, Terry
referee performances, red cards, yel- round. So we won’t be taking them Savage and his assistants Anthony
low cards, our keeper fall into the goal, lightly and I know how strong Erith Maidment and Warren Cooke who
some bad misses… and Belvedere are this season. come with a good reputation after a
it’s what pre season is all about! Obvi- They’ve made some fantatsic sign- successful season at Chessington &
ously it’s tough to share the minutes ings and will be challenging for their Hook. Terry, Anthony and Warren
and get it spot on when players use league title for sure. We are as best have worked hard over the summer
pre season to go away on holiday prepared as we can be so looking recruiting players and as a club are
(rightly so) but it does make the forward to it. very excited about the squad they
preparations harder. Doms interviews have been brilliant, I have assembled. They have had a
The players have been excellent and really enjoyed them. It’s great for the busy preseason playing against tough
worked extremely hard. The weather's players and great for the club to give opposition and produced outstand-
made it challenging also but we’ve people an insight into things going ing achievements, which we expect to Up and coming RPV
handled it as best we could. on! continue once their season commenc- U18's Bailey Finnes
The new players have settled in well. Josh Gallagher es in September. A number of the

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