Hemel Hempstead (a) on 2nd January 2012, KO 15:00

[Deleted]

looking forward to the visit of your Saints to Vauxhall Road on Monday for the first "proper" game between us at our place since 1983/84, I'm hoping plenty of you will make the short trip and beat the away following Chesham and Hitchin have brought to our place already this season. Don't leave it too late to arrive... there's usually only one turnstile open and there's quite a queue just before kick off, plus if it's your first visit to VR for a while please bear in mind we've built AstroTurf pitches on our car park and the road outside is usually full long before kick off.

[oldgeezer]

Hi marc,
Many thanks for info. I hope to be there - is there plenty of on-street parking or is it all residents parking zone?
Thanks

[Deleted]

there's no parking restrictions at all, but Vauxhall Road is busy with residents parking and can be a squeeze. turn in to Ranelagh Road or Farloand Road and you'll squeeze in somewhere.... just dont block a driveway!

if you're there early enough for a pint in our clubhouse you'll find a space on Vauxhall Road, likewise if you have a pint around the corner at the Crabtree you could probably get away with leaving your car there as it's a decent enough pub. there is still limited parking in the football club car park but if you're lucky enough to get a space you may be charged £1 (refunded if you buy a drink in the clubhouse) and you wont get out after the game in a rush.

[Daedalus]

Southern League Premier Division -
Hemel Hempstead Town (20th) v St. Albans City (13th)
Monday 2nd January 2012, KO 15:00

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STATTO'S CORNER (written by Daedalus):

Hemel Hempstead Town Quick Guide:
Club founded: 1885
Nickname: The Tudors
Club colours: Red and white
10 year record:

01-02	02-03	03-04	04-05	05-06	06-07	07-08	08-09	09-10	10-11
Isth2 10th	Isth1N 3rd	Isth1N 6th	SthP 19th	SthW 4th	SthP 5th	SthP 7th	SthP 5th	SthP 20th	SthP 15th

* The club was formed in 1885 as Apsley FC. The name change to Hemel Hempstead Town FC occurred in 1955.

Read more about the Tudor's club history by clicking here.


Interesting links:

Hemel Hempstead Town's official website

Tudor Talk fans' forum

Ground location information

The Herts Ad's City Live feature should be back up and running for this match. It is usually available here. Also, we usually hope to have some updates here on the forum for those who can't make the match.

We'll add any other interesting links here as they appear.


Current Form (last 5 matches in the league):
Hemel Hempstead Town - LLWDD (home form - LDLWD)

St. Albans City - LWWDL (away form - LLLWL)


Quick Stats Guide (league matches only):

Hemel Hempstead Town:
- One win in 7
- 10 points out of the last 24

St. Albans City:
- Scored in each of the last 5 matches
- 11 points out of the last 27

[Daedalus]

I'm afraid this preview is a bit truncated as I've not been too well. I've been seeing in the New Year with a miserable cold, I'm afraid!

No 'Final Word' for this match either. We'll get things back to normal for the next match.

But we do have a City Archives section from Brummie coming up next.

[Daedalus]

The City Archives - Hemel Hempstead, 1951[/u]

We have a new feature to place alongside our previews this season, as one of Saints Chat's regular posters, Brummie, delves into the history books to provide us with match reports from the past. This gives a chance to walk down memory lane, or learn a little about City's past, before the next match in the present!

This time, Brummie has given us a typed report of a match that took place in 1951 in a Herts Senior Cup tie against the Tudors. Over to Brummie for the details!

HERTS SENIOR CUP 1st Round

January 20th 1951

ST ALBANS CITY v HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

Two goals up after minutes play St Albans City had a comparatively easy passage into the 2nd round of the Herts Senior Cup on Saturday, when Hemel Hempstead Town were the visitors to Clarence Park in a scrappy game which produced little good football and provided spectators with few thrills.

Kicking down the slope in the first half St Albans gained the lead after three minutes play. A corner kick on the left was well placed by Scott and, with defenders hesitating, SPERRIN nipped in smartly to score with a deftly taken low shot.

In the tenth minute Sayers was going through when he was brought down by Cripps and a penalty kick was awarded. Collings drove the ball hard and low past Hopkinson’s left hand into the net. But owing to an infringement the referee ordered the kick to be retaken and, at the second attempt COLLINGS drove the ball past Hopkinson on the right hand side.

For long periods the play was in the midfield St Albans lacked the constructive ability at wing half-back and sufficient co-ordination in the attack to develop effective combination with the result that most of their efforts were foiled before shooting range was reached. Halward, a centre half who appeared in one of the Citizens trial matches last August, getting through a lot of work with an air of apparent unconcern.

St Albans might well have been awarded another penalty kick before the interval. Halward handled and he seemed to be most surprised when the referee waved for play to proceed. Hemel Hempstead’s forwards, who had the better support from their wing halves, infused more dash into their efforts. Bateman and Harper made some promising moves up the right wing but the finishing of the forward line was poor. Walker, the centre forward, being the main culprit.

Perhaps the brightest feature of a drab second half from the Citizens point of view was the first-time shooting of MEADOWS. He increased St Albans lead twelve minutes after the resumption with a powerful shot which found Hopkinson unsighted and subsequently narrowly missed with other good attempts while the Hemel Hempstead goalkeeper who had been injured and was limping did well to turn another fast drive from Meadows round the post.

Hemel Hempstead showed the better staying power and did the bulk of the pressing in the last fifteen minutes when they threw everything into attack. Atone period they forced five corners in three minutes. Finally FAYERS, a pre-war member of the St Albans club who now captains Hemel Hempstead, reduced the arrears in the best movement of the game when, after a bout of neat passing with Bennard who had moved to outside-right, he beat Trueman with a well taken shot from the winger’s centre.

Full Time St Albans City 3 Hemel Hempstead 1

Team. J Trueman, F Collings, H Rawlings, E Handcomb, G Wilkinson, J Slidders, J Sperrin, J Meadows, D Sayers, A Greenoff, E Scott

Thanks, as always, go to Brummie for delving into the City Archives to provide us with an interesting read alongside our usual match previews!

[riddickthesaint]

@owsy5 "Tomorrow St Albans v Hemel 3pm K.O. Furlong & Cutchey out, Watts & Hart late test. New signings Ngkame & McGonigal with Bakare & Gray ready."

[Boomer]

Ryan Moran is now available after his suspension and Rob Haworth should also be in contention.

[Deleted]

1-0

[Deleted]

2-0! BAkare and Clarke

[Saint]

HT: 2-0.

[Hatboy]

Anyone know the line up ?

Just wondered if Ngkame is partnering Gray or not in the centre of the defence

[Saint]

City Live can be found here: services.hertsad.co.uk/herts/features/hertsadlive/all/default_2.aspx

[Saint]

3-0. Hyde penalty.

[Saint]

4-0. Lansiquot.

[Saint]

FT.

[Hatboy]

Another clean sheet goal difference down to -5 now


Totton lost 3-1 at Weymouth must be using those dodgy balls still lol

[gazzaruse]

anyone know the attendance was a good result and performance solid at the back and another clean sheet 1 defeat in 5 coys

[spencer]

I reckon the attendance was about 400+ it was a good turn out from the mighty saints fans, who got behind the team and made themselves heard especially in the second half...COYS

[Deleted]

488 their best of the season, good turnout by us.

[gazzaruse]

we need to get behind them saturday it will be a tough test

[Deleted]

well done on the result and thanks for so many of you making the trip to Vauxhall Road.

Although Hemel's performance (if you could call that) was unrecognizable compared to Saturday when we nearly beat Brackley, it'd have taken our best performance in a long, long time to get anything out of todays game, best performance I've seen from an away team at our place this season.

[Hatboy]

4th highest scorers in the league and only joint worst defence now


Tav's report: www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/9447223.City_bounce_back_to_blast_Hemel/?ref=rss


Mr Howells post match interview: www.sacfc.co.uk/index.php/news/-manager-interview/1793-howell-i-felt-that-we-bossed-and-controlled-the-game.html

[Boomer]

Hemel Hempstead report/blog -

lukeweston.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/classy-city-hammer-hemel/

[Daedalus]

Unfortunately, my cold kept me away from the Hemel match.

Question to those who were there: who was your man of the match?

[gazzaruse]

i would have said Bakare could of had a hat trick hope he starts on saturday he is our top scorer considering the amount of games he plays

[Hatboy]

www.stalbansreview.co.uk/sport/9449084.Saints_boss_encouraged_after_easy_Hemel_Hempstead_victory/?ref=rss

[Deleted]

I'll go along with Bakare, excellent finish for his goal, and a constant threat. Dewayne Clarke looked a useful addition to the squad.

[davymac55]

Good result and we were deserved winners. A very good Xmas period overall. Now lets see some stabilisation in the team- not too many changes please. Interesting tho that players who were, apparently, clueless against Weymouth came good against the Tudors! What a league. Great support from us as well. Hope you all can make it to The Park on Saturday. As for Bakare tho, had a great game many of us feel so will probably make the bench on Saturday