Above: last Saturday, just after the end of the Bodmin match

MOUSEHOLE MATCH-DAY MAGAZINEOfficial programme: price £1

Above: last Saturday, just before the start of the Bodmin match------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TODAY:SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2016 AT TRUNGLE PARC

v.VOSPERS OAK VILLA

SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEAGUE, DIVISION 1 WEST

ALL WELCOME: BORIS, TONIGHT, 6-9 pm, FREE ADMISSION

IN TODAY’S ISSUE: 27.02.2016Front Cover: L-R Steve Parker-Billinge, Wayne Quinn, Mark Vercesi, Bradley Wills, Liam Andrew, Tim Nixon, Billy Curtis, Lewis Caspell, Frazer Cadman, Calron Hall, Steve Burt

Contents list Mousehole AFC Contacts, Affiliations, Sponsors & Logos Today’s Match Summary Welcome from Tim Richardson, Chairman Who’s Who at Mousehole AFC Quick Quotes from Quinny – Player-Manager Wayne Quinn Current SWP Division 1 West League table Last week’s Programme Survey – Results & Action Programme Advertisers Awards Evening 25th June Today’s Other Fixtures Our Forthcoming Matches Mousehole AFC Results Mousehole AFC Fixtures How you can raise money for the club - just by shopping! Club News, Developments & Events Pitch-side Advertisers About Today’s Visitors: Vospers Oak Villa Today’s Squads Sponsorship Matters Mousehole Camping Mousehole AFC For Hire We Need You The Bodmin Game Mousehole AFC: Month-By Month Form Guide Puzzle Page Ground Regulations Player Profile (new series) - Today: Wayne Quinn Seagull Page Club Merchandise Dog page: Ellie In the next Mousehole Match-Day Magazine

IN THE NEXT MOUSEHOLE MATCH-DAY MAGAZINE

Next home match is Saturday 12th Marchv. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RESERVES

(League)Kick off 3:00 pm.

New front cover photo About today’s visitors: Plymouth Argyle Reserves The SWP League, Division 1 West Today’s squads Our recent matches (Vospers Oak Villa and Holsworthy) Current SWP Division 1 West League table Today’s SWP-D1W Matches Mousehole AFC Results & Fixtures Our forthcoming matches Puzzle Page New back cover photo PLUS: lots more news, views, pictures, fun & games, articles,

bits of history, essential footie trivia…….and maybe a few surprises

All for £1 !

DOG SQUAD – LATEST ADDITION

New signing Ellie

“ The Lurcher - intelligence plus speed—prerequisites for the hunter/poacher”.

thank you Julian & Patsy Betts

Scarves available from the clubhouse @ £3 and £5

Let me know if your dog would like to star in a future issue

TODAY’S MATCH:

SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2016

MOUSEHOLE AFC

Versus

VOSPERS OAK VILLA

in theSouth West Peninsula League

Division 1 West

sponsored by

Kick Off 3:00 pm

REFEREE: DAVE DODSON

CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME: Tim Richardson

Welcome to Trungle Parc to one and all, for our League encounter with Vospers Oak Villa. Today our visitors have ventured as far westwards from Plymouth as is possible, and we hope they have a safe journey home later.

Last Saturday against Bodmin Town in the Senior Cup was one of the biggest games in our history. I think the team and the club did everyone proud. Despite the 0-2 defeat, the players did magnificently in difficult

conditions and the club showed it could put on a big event.We’ve now had four consecutive home matches with four-figure

attendances and an average of 193. The customer is always right! It helps of course when success brings its own publicity, but I think most people would agree it’s about real quality rather than PR gimmicks. The team is

worth watching and the club is worth visiting. Spread the word!Today we’re back with the core business of the League. At the end of

February we’re only just past the mid-point of the League season, with 17 games played and 15 to go. Anything can happen in the second half of the season, especially with a crowded fixture list after so many postponements

through bad weather and cup ties. Let’s continue to give the team the support it needs, both home and away, to help it win that first-ever title.

Three things you need to know:After today’s match, it’s Boris singing in the clubhouse from 6 pm to 9 pm, with free admission and a chance to meet the players.Our annual awards evening will be held on Saturday 25th June – everyone connected with the club is welcome. See details in this programme.Our groundsman Mike Prisk, who seems almost to live at Trungle Parc these days, had a well-deserved nomination for ‘Groundsman of the Year’, and received an inspection visit from Cornwall FA this week. Good luck, Mike!

Cheers,

Tim

…..CLUB MERCHANDISE…..

Treat yourself or your nearest and dearest….and help the club at the same time!

New-style club scarf, green/white, with club name & badge: £5

Club scarf, green/white, plain: £3

Scarf for your dog (as per photos): £3

Club mugs: £4

Window stickers with club badge, for your house or car: £1

Items to order:

Coats, black, quilt-lined, with club badge & your initials: £65

Polo shirts, white, with club badge: £16

To make a purchase, place an order or find out more –please ask at the clubhouse bar

MOUSEHOLE AFC: MONTH-BY MONTH FORM GUIDEAll matches, League + Cups

August8 12 15 19 22 29W W W W W WA H H H A H

September5 9 19 23 26W W W W WA A H A A

October3 10 17 24 31W W W L WA A H A H

November7 21 28W W WA A H

December5 12 26W W WA H H

January16 30W WA H

February20 27LH H

March5 12 15/16 19 25

A H Neutral A H

April2 5 9 16 20 23 27 30

H A H H H H A A

May2 4 7

H A A

QUICK QUOTES FROM QUINNY

News and views from player-manager Wayne Quinn

Welcome to our visitors from Vospers Oak Villa for this afternoon’s top versus bottom League encounter.

In many ways, we’re glad to be getting back to League action, having played only three League games since early-December. Although our Senior Cup run has been marvellous for all concerned, and the forthcoming fixtures in

the League Cup and Charity Cup add some excitement and spice, we mustn’t lose sight of the fact that we have within our grasp the chance to

make history by winning the West Division for the first time.

So, today’s match is vital to keeping up the momentum and maintaining the gap between us and the three or four strong and ambitious teams below us

who will also fancy their chances.

After the great display against Bodmin, the Peninsula’s foremost team, we’ll need to be firing on all cylinders to overcome a Vospers side who will be “up for it” after their first win of the season, 5-1, last Saturday.

Vospers have a much better playing record over the years than their current position suggests, including finishing second last season. They will want to prove that their wretched first half of the season was out of character, and I reckon they’ll give it a good go against the side at the top.

As I’ve already said, no game is easy: we have to work our socks off, concentrate throughout and be at our best in every match from now on. This includes in every sort of weather conditions, whether it’s cold, wet and windy, or warm, hard and bumpy later in the season.

Hope to hear you all today!

Quinny

MOUSEHOLE MATCH-DAY PROGRAMME SURVEY

Last Saturday, the question posed in the programme was: How can the programme be improved?

Most people thought that there was little that needed to change. One person helpfully wrote: “The programme has a perfect mix of information and fun”.

A few ideas came up, which are now being put into practice:

1. Include in each programme a ‘Player Profile’ – a few facts and some interesting bits-and-pieces on each member of the Mousehole squad.Action: Today’s programme includes the first in a series of ‘player profiles’, starting with Wayne Quinn.

2. Include in the programme ‘Player Stats’ – number of appearances, subs, goals for Mousehole. This will also enable the club to celebrate particular milestones e.g. a player’s 50th, 100th appearance etc.Action: Existing club records are being investigated and will appear in the programme in due course.

3. Improve the quality of the paper and the colour-printing. Action: Both issues are currently being researched, and the best cost-effective options will be taken up as soon as possible.

4. Spread the advertisements throughout the programme rather than clustering them on a few pages.Action: As per No. 3.

Another survey will take place at the last home match of the season, to invite your reactions to proposals for next season’s programme.

PLAYER PROFILEThe first in a new series – starting with the Top Man:

Player/Manager Wayne Quinn

Full Name: Wayne Richard QuinnBorn: 19/11/1976. Age 39.Place of birth: TruroCurrently living in: HayleJob: Night Manager / Cheesy's LackeyPlayed for:Sheffield United, Newcastle United, West Ham United, England Under 21, England 'B'Date joined Mousehole: May 2013Playing position: Centre HalfOther sports:Keen squash player (as long as my opponent is older than me!)

Best-ever football moments as a player: Making my professional debut for Sheffield Utd v Sunderland, live on Sky, in front of 32,000 people, and later representing my country 3 times.

Worst-ever football moments as a player: Two spring to mind……. -

Losing an FA Cup Semi Final v Newcastle at Old Trafford 1-0, Alan Shearer scoringFrazer Cadman nearly throwing the game away in the 93rd minute at Penryn this season. At 1-0 up, he tried a flick he’s not capable of, resulting in their equaliser. Luckily for him, Tim Nixon scored straight from kick off with the game’s last kick. I didn't see it as I was already by the changing rooms waiting to explode at Frazer! Best Mousehole game I've played in so far: Saltash at home in the quarter finals of the League Cup. They were massive favourites and we managed to squeeze past them in extra time with a Shielsy special! Great scenes followed.

CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE

South West Peninsula League Division 1 West

From SWP League website, 25th February 2016

POSN P W D L F A DIFF PTS

1 MOUSEHOLE 17 16 0 1 78 10 68 48

2 STICKER 17 12 2 3 42 18 24 38

3 PENRYN ATHLETIC 18 11 3 4 69 20 49 36

4 ST DENNIS 15 12 0 3 54 27 27 36

5 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 15 11 2 2 53 15 38 35

6 LISKEARD ATHLETIC 17 10 1 6 55 35 20 31

7 WENDRON UNITED 16 8 3 5 29 31 -2 27

8 HOLSWORTHY 17 7 2 8 30 30 0 23

9 PLYMSTOCK UNITED 14 8 0 6 25 29 -4 24

10 PENZANCE 17 6 4 7 31 48 -17 22

11 DOBWALLS 20 6 1 13 28 45 -17 19

12 BUDE TOWN 13 5 3 5 29 25 4 18

13 PORTHLEVEN 21 5 2 14 23 60 -37 17

14 WADEBRIDGE TOWN 16 3 5 8 23 39 -16 14

15 ILLOGAN RBL 19 4 2 13 32 66 -34 14

16 MILLBROOK 17 1 2 14 22 63 -41 5

17 VOSPERS OAK VILLA 17 1 2 14 28 90 -62 5

MOUSEHOLE AFCREMAINING FIXTURES: 2015/16 SEASON

LAST UPDATED FROM SWPL WEBSITE 29.02.2016,most recent changes highlighted

includes potential cup fixtures in italics

Date Opponents Venue KO Competition05 Mar Holsworthy A 15:00 League12 Mar PLYMOUTH ARGYLE H 15:00 League19 Mar St Dennis A 15:00 LeagueTue 22 Mar: League Cup Semi Final, 19:30, against either:Bodmin Town (at St Blazey) ORHelston Athletic (at Porthleven) ORWitheridge (at Bodmin Town)25 Mar (Good Friday) : PENZANCE H 11:00 Charity Cup QF02 Apr BUDE TOWN H 15:00 LeagueTue 05 Apr : Wadebridge Town A 19.30 League09 Apr STICKER H 15:00 LeagueTuesday 12 or Wednesday 13 April: Charity Cup Semi Final16 Apr DOBWALLS H 15:00 LeagueWed 20 Apr : PENRYN ATHLETIC H 18:30 League23 Apr ST DENNIS H 15:00 LeagueWed 27 Apr : Wendron United A 18:30 League30 Apr Bude Town A 15:00 League02 May HOLSWORTHY H 15:00 LeagueWed 04 May : Penzance A 19.30 League07 May Vospers Oak Villa A 15:00 LeagueWednesday 11 May: Charity Cup FinalSaturday 14 May: League Cup Final

MOUSEHOLE AFC AWARDS EVENING

Celebrate a great season together!

All players and supporters and partners welcome

SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 2016

QUEENS HOTEL, PENZANCE

Cost per person: £26

includes 3-course dinner & entertainment

6.30 for 7 pm – till late

See Peter Robinson for further details, including menu and to start a ‘save-and-pay-by-instalments’ plan

SEAGULL PAGE

What do you call a seagull when it flies over the bay? A bagel.

Why did the seagull fly north? Because it was too far to walk.

What do you call a man with seagull on his head? Cliff

What’s a blind seagull’s favourite food? Birds Eye

A man and his pet seagull walk into a pub. They start off slowly, watching TV, drinking beer, eating crisps. As the night goes on they move on to shorts, one after the other. When the barman calls "Last orders", the man says, "One more for me... and one more for my seagull." The barman sets them up and they shoot them back. Suddenly, the seagull falls over dead. The man puts on his coat and starts to leave. The barman yells: "Hey, you can't just leave that lyin' there." To which the man replies: "That's not a lion, that's a seagull."

A man in a cinema notices what looks like a seagull sitting next to him. "Are you a seagull?" asks the man, surprised. "Yes". "What are you doing at the movies?" The seagull replies, "Well, I liked the book." 

What do you call a seagull that works online?An eagle.

FORTHCOMING MATCHES

Next Saturday, 5th March: Away at Holsworthy: Kick off 3:00 pmFirst meeting this season –

second is our last home game on Bank Holiday Monday May 2nd Holsworthy have an almost symmetrical League playing record this season:

Won 7, Lost 8, Goals-for 30, Goals-against 30Distance: 87 miles, via A30 & A388, about 2 hours’ drive

Saturday 12th March: HOME v. PLYMOUTH ARGYLE RESERVESKick off 3:00 pm

Chance for the Seagulls to avenge their only League defeat this season

STOP PRESS - LATEST NEWS: LEAGUE CUP SEMI FINALS(Scheduled for the evenings of Tues 15th & Weds 16th March at neutral venues)

The draw, made yesterday evening, is:Bodmin Town or Witheridge or Helston Athletic v. MOUSEHOLE

Ivybridge Town or Godolphin Atlantic v. Saltash United or St AustellThe SWP League website states: “Dates and venues can only be announced when some of the delayed ties are played – hopefully in the next fortnight

things will become clearer”

IMPORTANT FIXTURE CHANGES:

Good Friday 25th March: HOME v. PENZANCE: kick off 11:00 am Cornwall Charity Cup Quarter Final

The away League match v. Penzance originally scheduled for Good Friday is now on Wednesday 4th May, kick off 7:30 pm.

The Charity Cup Final has been put back a week to Wednesday 11th May

See Facebook, Twitter, the club website mouseholeafc.com, the SWP League website/Forum, or The Cornishman for up-to-date fixtures news

See also the ‘Fixtures’ page in this programme for matches for the rest of the season

MOUSEHOLE AFCRESULTS: 2015/16 SEASON

Date Opponents Venue Result Competition Attendance08 Aug Sticker A Win 2-1 League 8512 Aug WENDRON UNITED H Win 1-0 League 7615 Aug WADEBRIDGE TOWN H Win 5-1 League 8119 Aug ILLOGAN RBL H Win 4-0 League 7722 Aug Liskeard Athletic A Win 1-0 League 8229 Aug MILLBROOK H Win 10-0 League 7905 Sep Dobwalls A Win 2-0 League 4609 Sep Penryn Athletic A Win 2-1 League 12219 Sep ILLOGAN RBL H Win 6-0 League Cup 1 4523 Sep Porthleven A Win 5-2 League 14026 Sep Millbrook A Win 4-0 League 1803 Oct Illogan RBL A Win 12-1 League 4610 Oct St Dennis A Win 2-1 AET Senior Cup 1 n/a17 Oct NEWQUAY H Win 3-1 League Cup 2 10824 Oct Plymouth Argyle A Loss 1-3 League 7231 Oct LISKEARD ATHLETIC H Win 9-1 League 8507 Nov Porthleven A Win 5-2 Charity Cup 1 n/a21 Nov Plymstock United A Win 3-0 League 1528 Nov APPLEDORE H Win 4-0 League Cup 3 7205 Dec Morwenstow A Win 6-0 Senior Cup 2 n/a12 Dec PLYMSTOCK UNITED H Win 3-0 League 6826 Dec PENZANCE H Win 7-0 League 28916 Jan TAVISTOCK H Win 4-2 AET LeagueCup QF 13130 Jan PORTHLEVEN H Win 7-0 League 11720 Feb BODMIN TOWN H Loss 0-2 Senior Cup 3 235All matches: Played 25, Won 23, Drawn 0, Lost 2, Goals for 108, Goals against 18

Average home attendance for League matches: 109

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES INSWP LEAGUE DIVISION 1 WEST

All 3:00 pm kick off

The top 5 are all at home today!

Illogan RBL Liskeard Athletic

Penryn Athletic Penzance

Plymouth Argyle Millbrook

St Dennis Bude Town

Sticker Holsworthy

Wendron United Plymstock United

THE BODMIN TOWN GAME

Cornwall Senior Cup 3rd Round. Trungle Parc, Paul. Saturday 20 February 2016Result: Mousehole 0-2 Bodmin Town

After four postponements and a to-ing and fro-ing of venues, Trungle Parc had recovered sufficiently to stage one of Mousehole’s biggest days in their history. The rain had finally surrendered after two months, only to be replaced by strong winds – perhaps Storm Imogen had handed over to Gail? Anyway, she interrupted both sides’ usual fluency and created countless throw-ins.

It turned out to be only our second defeat of the season in all competitions and our first match without scoring. Bodmin, at the head of the Premier Division, and the highest-ranked club we could have drawn, were combative and determined throughout. They won the Senior Cup four years in a row from 2010 and want it again – good for them that they take cup games so seriously.

And good for us that they didn’t have it all their own way. The prolific Andrew Neale and Adam Carter have scored about 60 goals between them this season, but managed only one on this occasion, and even that one was from a couple of inches out. They took almost 80 minutes to gain the lead, after a Mousehole defensive clearance had blown back boomerang-style towards the danger area. Then, perhaps not relishing the possibility of extra time, they got a quick second goal just as we were winding up for our own grand finale. Their celebrations at the Cauliflower Field End suggested they were pleased - maybe relieved?

We had found it hard to mount sustained pressure on their defence and to test just how mobile and agile their goalkeeper was. But there were some might-have-beens. The best happened deep into the first half. A low cross from the left by Tim Nixon, Lewis Caspell steaming in in front of goal ahead of the defender, about to clout with his lethal left foot but goes sprawling, loud appeals for a penalty, “play on”, arms aloft in disbelief, half-time whistle, more protests. Match of the Day viewers will know that the same incident can have many different interpretations and outcomes - ranging from no foul, an accidental coming-together, a clear penalty, a penalty plus a red card, even a yellow card for ‘diving’. But we were the experts and we knew which one it was! Later, there were a couple of other half-moments: a Lewis shot just past the post, the goalie handling a forward pass maybe outside the area. No more than scraps, really.

No disgrace whatsoever in defeat. Bodmin are a very good side, significantly better than our previous Premier Division victims. They went to Newquay in the Quarter Finals on Tuesday and won 4-3 after extra time. We could meet them again in the League Cup Semi Finals in mid-March!

Coverage of Saturday’s match by the Cupfootballblogger and Penwith Radio, a big attendance of 235, generous comments from the Bodmin manager, and excellent reporting in The Cornishman, all made for a positive occasion and advert for the club. League results elsewhere provided a boost: Plymstock beating St Dennis and Sticker drawing with Argyle, leaving us 10 points ahead at the top of the West.

So, despite losing, not a bad day for everyone, but no thanks to Gail.

HOW YOU CAN RAISE MONEY FOR THE CLUB ……….JUST BY SHOPPING!

!!! over £300 now raised !!!

Thanks to Women’s Team Manager Dawn Bateman for setting this up

How it worksWhen you make an online* purchase from one of the participating retailers via

easyfundraising.org.uk, as a thank you for shopping, the retailer makes a donation – a percentage of the purchase price –

to your chosen ‘good cause’. You don’t pay any extra for your purchase.

Which retailers?There are 2,700+ participating online* retailers, including

Amazon, John Lewis, M&S and eBay, and lots more well-known names.

Your ‘good cause’Mousehole AFC is now registered as a ‘good cause’ on the

easyfundraising.org.uk website.

What you can doBefore making an online* purchase, follow the links on the easyfundraising website or download their app. This ensures the donation will be collected.

Or you can install a ‘donation reminder’ from easyfundraising.org.uk. This automatically detects when you visit a participating retailer's site,

so you don't have to remember to visit the easyfundraising website first.

Visit the easyfunding website to see:• the up-to-date total of donations to the club

• how you can register your debit or credit card for in-store shopping• all the retailers involved in the donation scheme

• lots more information and options

CLUB NEWS, DEVELOPMENTS AND EVENTS The new club website is up-and-running: www.mouseholeafc.co.uk

James Prisk has stepped down as Second Team manager to concentrate on ‘behind-the-scenes’ club developments. The club wishes to record its appreciation for the many years ‘Prisky’ has devoted to this role. Harry Tonkin & Mark Trevail will manage the Seconds for the time being.

Darren Woodard is now Club Secretary, taking over from Harry Tonkin, who carried out the duties temporarily during his mother Christine’s illness. The club thanks Harry for stepping into the role and of course Christine for her many years’ valuable service, and sends best wishes for a continuing recovery.

The ‘Who’s Who’ page in this programme will be revised accordingly. The club has just received confirmation of the award of a grant of £9k from

the Big Lottery Fund to renovate aspects of the clubhouse

Still awaited are the outcome of other grant applications to fund work this Summer, including pitch refurbishment, improved drainage, new trainers’ boxes (aka ‘dugouts’) and training floodlights

Soon to appear on the internet for all to see and suggest additional information: a Mousehole AFC section in Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia

THIS EVENING: BORIS SINGS IN THE CLUBHOUSE, 6 - 9 PM, FREE ADMISSION MOUSEHOLE AFC AWARDS EVENING – SEE PAGE IN THIS PROGRAMME MIKE PRISK HAD A VISIT FROM CORNWALL FA THIS WEEK HAVING BEEN

NOMINATED FOR ‘GROUNDSMAN OF THE YEAR’ – result eagerly awaited!

AT THE PLANNING STAGE: Walking Treasure Hunt around the village of Paul Kings Arms ‘Sunday Quiz Night’, in aid of Mousehole AFC Paul Village Weekend, in aid of Paul Church East Window Appeal, 30 April to

2nd May (Bank Holiday): various events at Trungle Parc, including the last home match of the season against Holsworthy on the Bank Holiday Monday.

A Summer Coaching scheme for children at Trungle Parc

Further announcements and details in due course

If you have any comments about this programme, or any ideas, articles, pictures or other information you’d like included in future, please talk to any

member of the Committee, or contact:Andrew Large

email: andrewrlarge@hotmail.co.uk

If you need to know about advertising and sponsorship at Mousehole AFC – the pricing details are in this

programme - or if you know someone else who does – contact James Prisk

email: priisek@mail.comPhone: 07790 188971

We are always on the look-out for volunteers – anyone who can offer ideas, skills or time – to help with various tasks on match days and generally to play a part in the

running of Mousehole AFC and help it progress: contact any member of the Committee, or make yourself known

in the clubhouse. Every little bit of help helps!

PUZZLE PAGE

LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE:

The challenge was to get from the word at the top of the ladder to the word at the bottom, in the number of steps shown, by changing one letter at each step to form a new word. In this case, two puzzles, from Work to Rate and Full to Time

1 WORK 1 FULL2 WORE 2 FILL3 WARE 3 FILE4 RARE 4 TILE5 RATE 5 TIME

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE:

WHO ARE THESE TWO PLAYERS?

Answers are in the next programme

SPONSORSHIP MATTERS

Match-day sponsorship:Includes social media coverage, PA announcement and acknowledgement in match programme with your name, personal details of your choice, and photograph: £25 per match

Programme sponsorship: Your name prominently displayed on the front cover for every home match: For the whole season: £100 Special rate for the second half of the season: £40

Pitch-side advertising boards: First year, including board: £60 per boardSecond year: £50 per board

Advertisements in the match-day programme - annual cost:Full page in colour: £100Half-page in colour: £60Full page in black & white: £80Half-page in black & white: £50One-third page in black & white: £40Quarter-page in black & white: £30

Club contact:James Prisk

Tel: 07790 188971Email: priisek@mail.com

NOTES ABOUT VOSPERS OAK VILLA FC

Based on the north-west side of Plymouth, “The Villa” were formed in 1912 as Oak Villa FC. The club’s historical records are thin on the internet, but the Football Club History Database shows they joined the South Western League in 1987/88, and then left after two seasons having finished 16th and 11th.

Re-named as Weston Mill Oak Villa they were founder members of the Devon County League in 1992/93. In the first three years they finished 4th, 4th and 7th, but in the next three slumped towards the foot of the table.

In 1998 the club again changed its name, this time to Vospers Oak Villa. For the next seven years they were consistently in the top 5.

In 2007/08 they were founder members of the SWP League, Division 1 West and have remained in the West ever since. In 2010/11 and 2011/12 they were 4 th and 5th, but last year they had their best ever season as runners-up, only three points behind champions Helston Athletic.

This season started badly after the summer exodus of the management team and many players. The team suffered thirteen consecutive League defeats from the start of the season, conceding 77 goals, including three double-figure losses at home to Liskeard, Argyle and Penryn, though another four defeats were by only a one-goal margin.

While still currently in last place in the table with 5 points from 17 games, and separated from Millbrook only on goal difference because of the number conceded (90 so far), recent changes in personnel have resulted in an upturn in their fortunes. In the last four League games VOV have drawn two, lost one and won one – the latter the first victory of the season, and emphatically so 5-1 against Illogan last Saturday.

This is our first meeting with Vospers this season, the return match being the last League game of the season on May 7th.

MOUSEHOLE AFC : SQUAD

Green & white hooped shirts, green shorts

□ STEVE PARKER-BILLINGE (Goalkeeper)□ BILLY CURTIS□ MATT LAITY□ LIAM ANDREW□ STEVE MILLER□ JACK PARTON□ WAYNE QUINN □ CALRON HALL□ CHRIS PROUT□ STEVE BURT (Captain)□ MARK VERCESI□ FRAZER CADMAN□ LEWIS CASPELL□ WADE BROWN□ BRADLEY WILLS□ TIM NIXON□ SIMON STEVENS□ KARL TURNER□ LUKE JOHNSON □ DAN MAGEE

VOSPERS OAK VILLA FC : SQUADBlue & yellow

□ IAN EVANS□ TYLER COPP□ LEWIS VOOGHT□ RYAN YEOMAN□ JAKE LANE□ DAN BUCKLEY□ JOE DISCOMBE□ ARNOLD RUMBLETTE□ CHARLIE HARDCASTLE□ TRAVIS SKERTON□ CAMERON COPP□ WILL NESBIT□ TALLAN MITCHELL□ OWEN AQUALINA□ LEE HODGES□ MITCH HOSKING

MANAGERS: NEIL MANSFIELD & RYAN YEOMAN