Fareham United - A Team is Born

[Galaxy Until I Die]

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New Football Club Approved For Play

(15.4.2009) - After a long meeting with top Football Conference officials, Fareham United FC have been admitted into the Conference South division for play in the 2009-10 campaign. The meeting decided that the football club would bypass the lower levels of the English football pyramid and directly join the Conference South division. The decision came through an evaluation of the clubs skill level, training facilities, finances, and management. Fareham United has been pushing hard for their admittance to play in the sixth tier of English football since their formation in early 2008.

So who are Fareham United? The club was conceived Phil Miller in 2008 in an effort to provide a professional football team to the town of Fareham. Miller, the owner of a local real-estate company, invested heavily in the club, buying a small staff and enough players to fill the team. The club's manager, Malik Reninger, is an Englishman with past managerial experience at smaller clubs.

"We are all really excited with Conference's decision," Reninger said.

"I think this team is capable of doing great things, but it will definitely take some time."

Within weeks of their formation, interest in Fareham community and surrounding areas peaked, and a reserve team and U-18 team were established. After the team had been formed, Miller got a lease to use Cams Alders, a 5500-person football ground.
The team is compromised mostly of local players, although there is some international talent. Striker Andrew De Forest of the United States has been catching the eye of many scouts, however, he is stated that he has no intentions leaving Fareham.

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Fareham United Unveils 2009/10 Kits

21/5/2009 - Fareham United, the newest club to join the upper-tiers of English football, has revealed their new kit today. Fareham, also called the Canaries, will be wearing a yellow and blue and kit at home and a white and yellow kit while on the road.
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The club also signed a 4-year deal worth £780 per season with beverage company Coca Cola, and will feature their logo on the front of their kits.

Kit sales have reached about 500.
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Fareham United to Begin "Far From Home Tour"

7/13/09 - Chairman of the Fareham United football club, Phil Miller, has announced that Fareham United will be beginning what he calls a "Far From Home Tour". The tour will take the club around the southern part of the world, starting on July 16. The club will play teams from Tahiti, Chile, Vietnam, China, Sri Lanka, and Nepal before coming home to take on Bromley on August 8.

"This is a great opportunity for us to experience different aspects and cultures of play, while training for the upcoming domestic season," said Chairman Miller.

Miller also noted that this will help raise club funds, and estimated the tour to net the team around £90,000.

The team will open the tour against AS Pirae of Tahiti in 3 days.

 

[iNickStuff]

Looks good mate.Good luck.

 

[Galaxy Until I Die]

Malik Reninger

Biography -Malik Reninger (born May 21, 1981) is the 28-year old manager of the Fareham football team. He was appointed to guide the team through their first season of play in the Conference South division. He comes from a football background, having played at the amateur level briefly before pursuing a career in management. He worked with several smaller clubs, gaining necessary experience. Malik joined Fareham in late June of 2009 on a 2-year contract.
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The met at Cam Elders on Monday afternoon, July the 13th. They were to travel by charter bus to the Southampton Airport. Today marked the beginning of a long journey for Malik and the rest of the team as they set out for their first destination: Tahiti.

As the bus pulled out of the stadium driveway, Malik cautiously stood up to say a few words.

"Listen up, lads," he began.

"Today we start a long journey that will take us halfway across the globe. We will be visiting places no other English team has been to. I expect you all to acts as ambassadors to your team and country. As usual, curfew will be 11 P.M. local time with team breakfast at 9:00 A.M. local time."

"Also keep in mind, you must get your rest. We will be flying for about 21 hours. We will be stopping in New York, Los Angeles, Honolulu, then finally arriving in Faaa, Tahiti. Mind you we will not be deplaning during these stops, just getting fuel. It is crucial that you all rest so we can begin training upon arrival."

The bus soon arrived at the airport, and after clearing security, the team began boarding their private chartered jet. This trip was the first of it's kind for any team of this level, and it certainly wouldn't be cheap. However, all travel and hotel accommodations would be covered in appearance fees, with the team netting almost £100,000.

Malik sat near the front of the plane, next to a few of his staff members. They began briefly discussing their first opponent, AS Pirae, who had had much success in Tahiti. Eventually after formations and a starting 11 had been discussed, talk started dwindling and Malik reclined his chair and fell into a deep sleep.

He awoke as the plane was on it's final approach into New York, thanks to some moderate turbulence. The plane landed and taxied to a fueling area, refueled, and in no more then 30 minutes, it was back in the air.

Again, Malik began nodding off and slept a majority of the flight. He awoke about an hour outside of Los Angeles and caught the end of a movie playing on the entertainment system. The plane landed and refueled in LA, and again it was off on another leg of the journey.

The flight to Honolulu seemed endless for Malik. He was going over starting 11's, formations, tactics, and everything else imaginable in his head. The five hour flight dragged on for Malik, couldn't end soon enough. Eventually, however, the flight did end, and the same process of refueling took place and the final leg of the journey to Tahiti began.

The plane arrived in Tahiti at around 8 P.M. local time. After landing, the team left the plane and passed through customs. A bus met them at the front of the airport to take them to a nearby hotel where they would be staying. On the bus ride, Malik stood up and announced to the weary-looking team that they would only be practicing half the day tommorow, allowing the team to sleep in and rest up.

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Fareham Return From International Tour

August 3, 2009 - Fareham United have returned from their 3-week long tour which took them through the south Pacific and Asia. The overall record of the club on the tour was 0-1-4, with their only draw coming in their first match to AS Pirae. Despite the results, manager Malik Reninger did not seemed concerned.

"We all have a bit of rust to shake off," he said.

"Most of these teams are either in their domestic season, or have just finished up, whereas we are playing our first matches. Furthermore, we have experimenting with different players and tactics in preparation of the upcoming season. No one said any of these teams would be easy, and I am glad the boys got to experience this sort of football."

Fareham Utd will begin their season on August 8th, with an away match against Maidenhead.

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[valya]

When you Playing Havant & Waterlooville (their my local team)? btw i will follow

 

[Galaxy Until I Die]

When you Playing Havant & Waterlooville (their my local team)? btw i will follow

Third match mate
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August 2009 - A Month In Review

Fareham United has completed it's first month of play compiling a 0-3-2 record, and has yet to record a win. The team is hovering around the relegation zone, but has been able to avoid for the beginning of the season. The biggest shock came in the form of striker Sam Harris, who is 3rd in the league with 5 goals. Young forward Andrew De Forest was also able to record his first goal of his career.

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[burkeyoa]

Looks good so far mate. Btw how do you get your results to be displayed like that?

 

[Gooner96]

He took screenshots and edited them together.

Good Stuff so far by the way.

 

[Galaxy Until I Die]

September 2009 - A Month In Review

Fareham United recorded the first win of their young career with a 3-2 win over Staines. The team compiled a 1-1-1 record in the month of September and have surprised everybody by avoiding the relegation zone.

"We're playing decent football," manager Malik Reninger said.

"It's the late, dramatic equalizing goals that are hurting us. Eventually, things will start going our way and I can see us being contenders in the future."

Fareham Utd also made their first transaction in the transfer market, picking up Dave Power on a free transfer. The club is currently giving Power time to get into shape with the reserve squad before he is given his first cap with the club.

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