Eastbourne Dynamos pre-season schedule is now complete, with the final date being filled with a trip to the Sports Park to face Eastbourne Athletic on the 30th of August.
Athletic are just about to embark on their second season in Division 6 of the East Sussex League.
This game will be the last before the league kicks off the following Saturday.
Eastbourne Dynamos would like to announce that Frame Up have agreed to sponsor the Club for the forthcomming season. They have donated £100 towards club funds.
Thanks must go to Martin Yorkshire at Frame Up for the continued support. This follows their previous sponsorship of the club at the begining of the 2006-07 season. Thanks must also go out to committee member Keith Pugh for organising the sponsorship.
Dynamos also have a further sponsor in the wings, but announcement of that will have to wait for a couple of weeks.
The Club has also seen more players join, and that includes the re-signing of Martin Bell and Darren Vine to bring the total squad number to 16. We hope to have a few more once the pre-season friendlies start.
Dream Team 2008-09
If you haven't already got your Dream Team form, you can download it from the Dream Team page, or you can enter your team using the online form.
Deadline for teams is 5pm on Friday August 15th 2008. Paper forms can be obtained from any committee member.
Quiz Night
Eastbourne Dynamos are holding their first ever Quiz Night, and it is taking place on Sunday 24th August at 8pm.
Teams will consist of a maximum of 5 people per team at £3 per person.
Flyers will also be handed out at training.
Players Signed On
Eastbourne have seen old and new players sign for the forthcoming season, and we would like to welcome them all.
They are David Moran, Ben Curwood, Austin Ward, Glenn Taylor, Lloyd Taylor, Alex Stannard, Neil Taylor, Christian Corder-Courtier, Dayle Courtier, Simon Burke, Dean Pugh, James Dale, Lewis Colegate and Richard Payne.
We would like to encourage all players that haven't yet signed on to do so as soon as possible.
Gallery
For those that have seen the gallery, you can now easily navigate backwards and forwards without having to click each thumbnail, and you dont know have to wait for all the images to load before you can view the larger versions.
The fixture list has been updated, Saturday 23rd August, Dynamos play Wheatsheaf Willingdon in a rematch of the Club's first ever official game.
Wheatsheaf had a fantastic season last year, winning Division 2. They had claimed the trophy undefeated, but then lost their remaining two league games.
This will provide another good test for Eastbourne before the new season starts.
Important Information for Players
A few players have already signed for the club, but we need those who have yet to do so. We need to have as many in as possible to send to the league before the deadline. Also, Steve would like to know who has actually signed on for the club before we start our pre-season friendlies as those players will take priority in games.
Yes it's back, everyone's favourite competition starts again soon. Player Sheets and entry forms are currently being printed and an Online Entry Form is in it's final stages, so keep a look out and more information will be here in the next couple of days.
Eastbourne Dynamos will be holding a Quiz night to help raise funds for the club on Sunday 24th August at the Slug and Lettuce.
That's the Bank Holiday weekend so you won't have to worry about work the next day!
Entry will be £20 a team, with a maxium of 5 players per team.
More information regarding time, team entry and prizes will be available soon.
Everyone is invited so please bring along family and friends to make up teams.
The first pre-season fixture has now been arranged, and Eastbourne are to travel to Herstmonceux on the 16th August. Hertsmonceux are currently in Division 2 of the East Sussex League.
Further fixtures will be announced in the next couple of weeks.
Eastbourne Dynamos would like to announce that Birchwood Group, who own Mazda and Ford in Eastbourne, have agreed to sponsor the club this season. They have donated £250 towards club funds.
Thanks must go to Birchwood and new committee member Keith Pugh for organising the sponsorship. Birchwood continue their support of the club after providing the current Home Kit.
We hope to have further sponsorship announcements in the next few weeks, until then we are still looking for further sponsorship ready for the new season, so if anyone can help then get in contact with us.
On a seperate note, new manager Steve Newson took charge of training for the first time on Wednesday, he thanked the committee for the opportunity and was looking forward to the new season.
We also hope to announce in the next couple of weeks the pre-season schedule, so watch this space.
It's finally here! The new Eastbourne Dynamos website goes live today. Check out the new site, a few extra features like the Gallery and an up to date Scrap Book. If you spot anything wrong amongst the 300-odd pages, then please let us know!
Also in the Dynamos news this week, Steve Newson has been appointed the new Dynamos manager, and takes charge of his first proper training session tonight.
We have a few bits of important information, plus more about Steve, but we will save that for tomorrow.
I know a lot of people are happy and pleased with this current website, but I have felt it's been in need of a change for a few months now. When you create as many website's as I have, you gain experience with each one, and this current website lags behind some of my latest ones. Plus this site doesn't conform to a lot of web standards (causes problems between browsers and doesn't follow coding rules).
I have been working on a new improved site on and off for the last month, and it's nearing its final stages now. There are a few kinks I need to iron out, plus most of the content needs to be copied across. But the majority of the work is now done.
I don't want to give an exact date on when the new website will take over, because I will probably miss it! But I do plan on having it in place within 2 weeks, but it might take longer if any unforeseen problems occur.
Please check back here on a regular basis for the latest news on the update, and I really hope you will all be impressed, as I think this new website looks really classy and is by far one of the best I have created yet.
Yes Pre Season training starts this Wednesday down at Princess Park (By the bench next to the mini golf course) for a 7pm Start.
Please can everyone make sure they are there as we prepare for the new season.
First Aid People Needed
Yes our current crop of life savers have seen their certificates expire, and we are looking for as many people as possible to send on a two-hour course to qualify as a First Aider. Glenn Taylor, Dean Pugh and Helen Walker have already volunteered, but it would be good if we could send a few more people on this FREE course. There should be a group of us so you wont be on your own.
If you are interested then please contact Dean.
Here it is, the final Dream Team update of the 2007-08 season. There are some close moments as the final weeks points are uploaded.
Click Here, to read more.
Eastbourne Dynamos held their second annual awards night on Saturday at the Slug and Lettuce.
The night went really well with over £115 being raised for club funds.
The main reason for the night was the awards, with Dayle Courtier winning Most Improved, Mark Likeman collecting Supporters Player, Neil Taylor picking up Managers Player while Austin Ward walked away with Players Player.
The Eastbourne Dynamos supporters where also on hand to receive special gifts from the committee as a thank-you for their continued support in all sorts of weather.
A few weeks off now and then training starts again. Please can everyone make sure that they are at Princess Park on Wednesday 4th June for a 7pm start. All new players are welcome as we are looking to bolster the squad ready for the new season.
Pre-season friendlies will be announced when known.
The club are also on the look out for new sponsors, if anybody knows of anyone willing, please get in touch. Any sort of sponsorship is always welcome.
Click Here, to read more.
This seasons awards night will be held on Saturday 17th May at the Slug and Lettuce (same place as last year) start at 7.30.
We would be grateful if players could help out with raffle prizes and food for the evening like we did last year.
Please also invite all family and friends as they are all welcome and we would like as many people as possible.
Dynamos season ended with disappointment as a much-depleted side faced a Wadhurst side in good form.
Dynamos only ever had 10 players on the pitch, and one of those was Captain Austin Ward who was replaced by Glenn Taylor, who was recovering from a knee operation, after only 5 minutes after injuring his knee.
Dynamos were also reduced further when Mark Likeman, suffered the same fate, injuring his knee, when he landed awkwardly only 10 minutes into the second half.
The rest of the players battle on bravely but were no match for Wadhurst and the visitors eventually lost 9-0.
Please keep an eye out for further announcements on this website regarding next season and the end of year awards night once everything has been discussed at the next committee meeting this week.
Click Here, to read the Full Match Report.