Frome Town FC

Friday 23rd September 2011 Tickets: £10.00 each Perrin signs new contract Saturday 4th February 2012 The management committee of Frome Town FC are delighted to confirm that manager Darren Perrin has agreed a new contract that ties him to the club until the end of the 2012/13 season. On the new deal Darren said: “I’m delighted to be staying at Frome Town and have been in discussions for a while over my contract. I want to continue to build on what we have achieved over the last few years and help push Frome Town forward. It’s a great Club and I am pleased that those running Frome see me as part of what we all think is a bright future”. Chairman Jeremy Alderman was also pleased to have got Darren to put pen to paper saying: “After ongoing discussions both parties are pleased with what’s been agreed and although people had been asking about Darren’s situation it had always been an agreement to confirm everything early in the New Year. We have progressed so much in the last two years and Darren has been a large part of that so we are obviously delighted to be able to have that ongoing stability and hopefully we can progress further still”. Oxford game postponed Saturday 4th February 2012 The game against Oxford City has been postponed due to a frozen AlderSmith Stadium pitch. A 3pm inspection on Friday saw the pitch still frozen from the recent cold snap almost making the Saturday morning official inspection a formality. Darren Perrin has called the squad in for an aerobics session this morning with the clubs Body Basics instructors for some fitness work. New physio appointed Saturday 4th February 2012 Frome Town have confirmed that former Trowbridge Town physiotherapist Martin Penny has joined the Club and replaces Bruce Johnson who joined the in the summer when he replaced Andy Edwards but at times has struggled to attend due to work commitments. The Club would like to thank Bruce for his efforts while with the Robins and also welcomes Martin to FTFC. Andrews Coaches next to help Friday 3rd February 2012 The Club are delighted to confirm that Andrews Coaches have donated £360 towards the stand appeal. Andrews provides the teams coach travel for away matches and everybody involved with the Club thank them for their ongoing support. Game raises £600 and ladies donate £500 Sunday 29th January 2012 Frome Town had a successful fund-raising day towards the stand appeal when an Ian Pearce Committee Select XI took on an Asa Wilkinson Supporters XI in a match at the AlderSmith Stadium. The game was sponsored by Andrews Coaches and the matchball by AM Print & Copy who also produced a match programme for the event. The event raised £621 towards the new 250 seater stand which means the Club are now just £1500 short of the target needed. Before the game the Club were presented with a cheque for £500 by Frome Town Ladies following a donation several weeks ago to the fund which had already been accounted for in the figures. The match itself was an excellent game that saw the Committee XI take an early lead through youth team coach Maff Thompson who headed home a Billy Wright free kick. The supporters side hit back though and equalised via Justin Ashfield who then hit the bar with another effort shortly after. Wright then restored the Committee’s lead after the break with a header but Jack Metcalf popped up with another equaliser. A great passing move then saw Alfie Kilgour put the Committee ahead again but with just ten minutes left Ashfield was on hand to score another equaliser and the game finished all square at 3-3. Special mention goes to former Manchester City and Plymouth Argyle player Martin Phillips who agreed to play and managed to get through 90 minutes for the Committee side as he rolled back the years in midfield. Club Secretary Ian Pearce said of the latest fund-raising effort: “I’d like to thank everybody who took part and made it such a great day, both sets of teams and the match officials were a credit to the Club and put on a really entertaining game. The money raised today has meant we are really heading quickly to our target now and our thanks go to Frome Town Ladies for their magnificent donation towards the cause as well”. Chitty penalty save earns Town draw Saturday 28th January 2012 Frome earned another valuable point but if they had taken their chances it could have been three at Bashley. Both Ricky Hulbert and Shaun Benison missed first half chances although Hulberts was from a tight angle and then the hosts took the lead after a goalkeeping error gave them a simple tap in. Just before the break however Frome were back on level terms as Ben Thomson was fouled in the area and Mike Perrott smashed home the spot kick. After the break Bashley were awarded a penalty of their own after a handball by Mark Cooper but Darren Chitty dived full length to his right hand side to save the kick to the delight of the good sized travelling support. Bashley then hit the bar but Frome had two great opportunities to win the match as Matt Smith scuffed a close range effort wide and Luke Ballinger fired a shot just over the bar. Another spirited display by the Robins as they look to cement a place in the league for next season. Bally notches two more Friday 27th January 2012 Frome’s Luke Ballinger added another two international goals to his tally in this weeks double header Futsal international friendly away to France in Lorient. More information can be found HERE Town snap up Ledgister Thursday 26th January 2012 Frome Town are pleased to announce the signing of former Cheltenham Town forward Aaron Ledgister from Corsham Town. Ledgister was at Bristol City before being snapped up on a two year contract with Cheltenham and made four first team appearances and made loan moves to Weston-super-Mare, Bath City and hometown Club Chippenham before his release. A brief spell at Worcester City followed but then Aaron took a step back and dropped into the Western League with Corsham where he has been since the start of last season. He is now focussed on working his way back up through the pyramid and had joined the Robins while remaining on dual registration with Corsham. Everybody at the Club welcome Aaron to FTFC and hope he enjoys his time with us.