4-1-2011  Press Release

Before the weather brought everything to a halt, the first team was showing signs of turning around its poor performance in the first part of the season by drawing with (and nearly beating) league leaders Headington Amateurs, and then convincingly beating Trowbridge Town at home.

Since then the club has been a hive of activity. Banjo Malcolm, with his wealth of experience at this level of football, has joined the club, and has brought with him a number of players who, hopefully, will provide Hooky with strength in depth, and will boost Hooky`s ability to deliver on the pitch.

Banjo said “after a few meetings with chairman Mike Barlow, manager Mark Boyland and his assistant Steve Prentice and other members of the committee, I was impressed with their professional approach and the strategies in place to ensure that Hook Norton FC develops both on and off the field. The club`s plans to further their community engagement gave me the enthusiasm and motivation to want to be a part of the future success that we, as a management team, will develop over the coming years”.

Chairman, Mike Barlow, said “we are delighted to welcome Banjo to our club. He has real knowledge both at managerial and playing levels , as well as the  enthusiasm and commitment we need to enable us to progress. I know that he will work well with Mark Boyland and Steve Prentice, and most importantly with the managers of the 2^nd team, the under 18s and the under 16s, who, and whose players are such an important part of our future as a club”.

Mike Barlow