Forthcoming Matches
With a playoff position confirmed, a victory in any of our three remaining games means we will be guaranteed a home semi-final at the New Buck’s Head, as we would be able to finish no lower than third place in the league.
We can plan now for the playoffs to a certain extent, and as soon as we can confirm more details, we will share them via our usual channels.
Before then, we have one more home league game to play.
HOME
Our final scheduled home match of the regular season will be against Berkhamsted FC on 20th April 2024.
Ticket information for the games can be found by following the link below:
https://www.telfordunited.com/match-day/tickets/
Please also look for news of another event to coincide with this game – we don’t think you’ll want to miss it.
AWAY
Long Eaton United – 13th April 2024
2023/24 General Admission (longeatonutd.co.uk)
Coalville Town – 27th April 2024
Match Tickets | Coalville Town FC Tickets (ktckts.com)
We are delighted to confirm that away coach travel will run for both fixtures.
Details of all away travel, with costs and departure times, are available elsewhere on the club’s website:
https://www.telfordunited.com/match-day/travel-parking-directions-away-travel-info/
You can contact Carolyn Hornby to make a booking by calling her on 07966 935534.
As always, making an early booking is encouraged.
Player News
Injury Updates
Nathan Fox is progressing towards a return and was hard at work with S&C coach Rhys Morris on the pitch on Saturday. The next step for Nathan will be kicking a ball, so we hope for no adverse reaction to that, given its importance!
In Loving Memory
Whilst the death of our former trainer Lenny Lloyd was an undoubtedly sad event, we were pleased to welcome back for the Leamington fixture some of those players who worked with Lenny at the club.
Iain Sankey and Antone Joseph came along to mark Lenny’s passing and honour his memory, as did Ken McKenna and Harry Wiggins, and we are certain that their presence helped to provide additional comfort to members of Lenny’s family, who were also in attendance.
Thank you also to every supporter present who respected Lenny’s legacy to the club with a fitting minute’s applause.
Match Day Experience Survey
Thank you for your terrific response to the survey – we received close to 120 responses and will be considering the messages you have provided about your match day experience.
Things We Learnt This Week
It’s Jared with a… Y?
Yes, we have been getting it wrong all season!
Although he has been too polite to mention it, the least we owe Jared Hodgkiss is to address him correctly, given that he recently bagged a second crucial match-winning goal in our promotion push.
Having decided to ask Jared about the reason behind his nickname of ‘Yaz’, as well as his goal celebration, he replied:
“Jared is pronounced Yared, hence Yaz, not Jaz, some still call me Jaz though ??”.
So there you have it, there’s only one Yared Hodgkiss ?
Back to that celebration, and we hope you agree that Jared depicting a Buck with his right hand (as pictured) was a brilliant moment!
We think it could catch on, so if you would like to show your backing for the team and #ShowUsYourBuck by posting a pic on social media, then we’d love to see them.
Baby Buck
Congratulations to Bucks midfielder Kyle Storer and his wife Natalie, who this week welcomed into the world their third child.
Frankie Storer was born in the early hours of Tuesday morning and was a healthy 8lb 13oz on arrival; mum Natalie was understandably tired but experienced no complications, which is great to hear.
Frankie will no doubt be forming a midfield trio with his older brothers Harry and Freddie as soon as he can kick a ball – our best wishes to the Storer family as they embark on their journey as a quintet.
