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Parkside Football Club 1897/2017

PARKSIDE FOOTBALL CLUB

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FOR SEASON 1984

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PRESIDENT'S REPORT

As this will be the last report I shall be presenting, as President of the Club, it is relevant to reflect on
the past four years: and also to look to the future of the Club.

By some standards, we could be satisfied - having finished 1st, 2nd and just out of the "four" in the
other two years! With the team and support which we had, I believe that our results should have
been better. The financial and development aspects of the Club have been excellent, over this
period; payment having been completed for the rooms and also for the joint proposal with
Tottenham Baptist Cricket Club.

The hard work which has been put into the Club, over many years, has allowed not only for what we
now have but has also allowed for proposed extensions to the rooms, which would make the Club
one of the best established, in this regard, in the Metropolitan area.

The amount of work, which people put into a Club such as ours, never ceases to amaze me. The only
reward they receive is the satisfaction of seeing the team be successful.

I regret leaving this position at the current time, as it was one of my priorities to see the further
extension completed. I would urge the new Committee to "push along" with this project, as quickly
as possible. It is necessary, in fact, I believe, vital, to ensure the viability of the Club in future years. It
may be that forms of gambling other than "Bingo" might come to the State and our Club must be
prepared to be at the forefront, if that happens, as was the situation with "Bingo".

Player-wise, there is, and will continue to be, a constant concern to get the right players down to the
Club and, given the continued and perhaps increased competition from other Clubs, then this area
will require greater intensity of effort.

My thanks to the Club for being able to serve as President for four years.

My special thanks to Bruce Dolphin, who actually runs the Club, and his presence in years to come
will be sadly missed: to Ron Frazer, Mike Rochford, Neville O'Connor, Rod O'Connor, Peter Bishop,
for their support as Directors: to our two senior coaches, Brian Dalton and Gordon Casey - a job well
done, to you both: and to the many other people throughout the Club, who make Parkside what it is
- and, given that, what it will continue to be for many years to come.

Once a Parksider, Always a Parksider