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THE BOROWelcome to

The official matchday programme of Gosport borough football club season 2022-2023
GOSPORT BOROUGH v MERTHYR TOWN | SATURDAY 6th AUGUST 2022 | KICK-OFF 1500





MTOEWRTNHYF.CR.TODAY’S VISITORS The Martyrs
The capture of Yate Town manager reprieve not to find themselves relegated back to
Division One of the competition for the first time
Paul Michael over the summer will offer since 2015. At least though they had their club back
supporters of Merthyr Town a renewed to life after conflicting Welsh COVID laws differed
sense of optimism as the club who from those of their English counterparts which saw
were a long time associated with the GM the club mothballed until the summer of 2021.
Vauxhall Conference look to make their way
back up the ladder of the non-league game, Michael who led Yate Town upon an aston-
ishing campaign last season, will be hoping to cre-
Albeit not the same culb, Merthyr Tydfil, that ate some of that magic onto this sleeping Welsh
was once mixing it amongst the elite clubs outside giant.
the EFL, having been re-formed in 2010, supporters
of The Martyrs will no doubt be looking on with envy CLUB BIO
at the recent success of long time foes and local
rivals Newport County who in recent years have 2 010RE-FORMED
gained promotion to the Football League and re-
established themselves in the competition. HOME GROUND

The previous twelve months have been PENNYDARREN PARK
especially hard on their supporters who saw their
side battle at the wrong end of the table throughout
the 2022-2023 campaign and indeed required a

THE BOSS PAUL

MICHAEL

Following a disastrous 2021-2022 campaign
which saw The Martyrs reprieved from the drop
to Division One of the Pitching-In Southern
League, the club responded with the appoint-
ment of Paul Michael as manager as the Welsh-
men look to change their fortunes

Michael’s arrival at Pennydarren Park was
one of shock as Merthyr managed to prise their new
man away from Yate Town where he had led The
Bluebells to a seventh place finish in the Premier
League South, a Gloucestershire Senior Cup win
and just the club’s second appearance in the First
Round Proper of the FA Cup. His appointment cer-
tainly displays that Merthyr want to go forward.

FORM GUIDE

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Southern Prem Southern Prem Southern Prem Southern Prem Southern Prem
Home 02-Apr Home 09-Apr Away 16-Apr Home 18-Apr Away 23-Apr

MMEORTMHYERNTOTWSNIN TIME

Its not everyday that a Southern League club Owing to the ban on English clubs in Europe
take on a Serie A outfit in a competitive Europe- following the Heysel disaster in 1985, Merthyr be-
an fixture, but that’s exactly came just one of the few clubs to represent the UK
what happened to Merthyr
Town’s forbearers Merthyr Tyd- in European football that sea-
fil in 1987. son.

Qualifying for the UEFA On a historic day for
Cup Winners Cup on the back of the former mining town, the
a Welsh Cup win after they de- underdog hosts came away
feated Newport County 1-0 in from the first leg of the tie with
the replay of the final following a a stunning 2-1 victory, thanks
2-2 draw, The Martyrs found to goals from Kevin Rodgers
themselves handed a very tasty and Ceri Williams.
draw against Bergamo based
Italian top-flight giants Atalanta in the first round The second leg in North-
of the competition. ern Lombardia saw the hosts
triumph 2-0, but it certainly gave
the club their moment in the sun.

MATCHDAY

SUNDAY 3RD JULY | KICK-OFF 3PM

THE BORO 1

Robinson 13

PORTSMOUTH 0

Referee: Dean Treleavan

Pat O’FLAHERTY TRIALIST A A strike in the thirteenth minute from close sea-
Harry KAVANAGH Kieron FREEMAN son signing Andreas Robinson got The Boro’s
Harvey REW Sean RAGGETT pre-season campaign off to the perfect start with
Ryan WOODFORD Clark ROBERTSON a 1-0 victory over Sky Bet EFL League One outfit
Matt BRIGGS Connor OGILVIE Portsmouth at the AEI Stadium.
Brad TARBUCK Ryan TUNNICLIFFE
Dan WOODEN Joe MORRELL The hosts had got out of the traps
Harvey BRADBURY Marcus HARNESS quickly and Billie Busari was the first to test Pom-
Billie BUSARI Michael JACOBS pey's trialist goalkeeper. Robinson marked his first
Andreas ROBINSON Ronan CURTIS appearance in a Boro shirt with a goal as a right
Danny HOLLANDS TRIALIST B footed shot from twenty-five yards out found the
bottom corner of the League One outfit's goal.

Both sides changed things around in the
second half and Pompey came close to finding an
equaliser with Dan Gifford’s the best of the bunch
that was well kept out by Gosport’s trialist goal-
keeper,



LIN E-UPSToday’s
HEAD COACH MANAGER

Shaun Gale Paul Michael

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TODAY’S OFFICIALS

REFEREE: To be CONFIRMED | ASSISTANTS: To be CONFIRMED and To be CONFIRMED

COMING SOON TO THE AEI STADIUM

SWINDON PLYMOUTH
SUPERMARINE PARKWAY

PITCHING IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE PITCHING IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

WEDNESDAY 17 AUGUST 2022 SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2022
KICK-OFF 7.45PM KICK-OFF 3PM