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Match Report, Saturday 21st November 2009
Holmer Green 2 Tokyngton Manor 1
Holmer leapfrogged Bedford Town to top the league with this result. Not surprisingly, for a team managed by Shayne Chandler, the Wembley-based opponents made the Greens work extremely hard for the three points. Indeed Charlie Fanner in goal had to be on top form to keep Manor at bay, as they continually threatened with their huge strike pairing of Boateng and Simpson. In the drizzle, Holmer took the lead on 17 minutes as a long ball from captain Jack Dixon bounced over the Tokyngton ‘keeper. Andy Shed read the situation perfectly and reacted before any other defender could intercept. But just two minutes later from a right-wing free-kick, Boateng out-jumped the defence. Fanner managed to deflect the ball onto the bar, but it bounced down straight to Melford Simpson who tapped in for the leveller. The Greens regained the lead with what proved to be the decisive goal on 27 minutes Shed crossed from the left for Jonny Mason to head goal-wards. The ’keeper could not hold the greasy ball and Simon Williams was on the spot in an instant. He lifted the ball over the prostrate custodian into the roof of the net.
Shed shot wide from two further chances before the break, and Gary Finch also went close with a long range shot.
HT 2-1
The drizzle increased in the second half, and Holmer patiently tried to get the third. But Tokygton dug in, and received a couple of further cautions for their troubles. But it was certainly not a case of playing out time for Holmer, who sent on Jamie Hunt for the final fifteen minutes. Immediately the tall striker got behind the visitor’s defence but shot across the goal. Shed got away once again, but chose the wrong option and was closed down.
But during this period Fanner was required to make two excellent low saves as Manor never gave up striving for a point at least.

Match Report, Tuesday 17th November 2009
League Challenge Trophy, Round Three
Holmer Green 1 London Colney 2

It’s bad enough conceding one goal in the 48th minute of the first half, and another, the winner, in the 91st. But with the winner scored by a former player, and having played for over an hour with a man short, we certainly shot ourselves in the foot this week. From early we put in unnecessary, ridiculous, tackles. First Jack Dixon upended an opponent, and then Gary Finch did the same on 10 minutes. The referee set out a marker at this point with the first caution of the evening. Jacko didn’t get the message. Further similar fouls by Dixon on 15 and 19 minutes, resulted in first a yellow card and then a second. Really uphill now? At first it looked as though London Colney would go on to win comfortably. But the remaining ten Greens showed great resolution until they appeared to be undone in the 44th minute. A shot went uncharacteristically straight through Charlie Fanner. But the reason became immediately apparent because the Assistant’s flag was raised because a forward had been directly in front of Fanner in an offside position. However the reprieve didn’t last long as in the third minute of stoppage time a simple through ball was not covered and Frankie Jowle opened the scoring. HT 0-1 Holmer sacrificed Simon Williams for Andy Goddard at the start of the second period, and gradually forced their way back into the game. Johnny Mason was injured and replaced by Stevie Groves with 20 minutes to go, and Jamie Hunt was sent on for Dave Allen who seemed to have belatedly caught the Dixon/Finch syndrome. On 78 minutes Holmer were very much back in the game. Ian Robertson got in between the defence and ‘keeper to glance home a Jay Gould free-kick from the left. Hunt then wriggled his way in from the right but was crowded out in the six-yard box. Finch, back at his best since the sending off, arrived at the far post for a corner and headed firmly down. However the ball struck a defender on the line and was cleared at the second attempt. But as the game entered stoppage time again, former-Green Gary Simmonds pounced on a loose ball in the Holmer area and guided the ball home.

Match Report, Saturday 14th November 2009
Amersham Town 0 Holmer Green 1
Holmer took all three points in keenly contested local derby on a very good pitch, but with a difficult strong wind blowing mainly into the stand and also towards the clubhouse. Both sides played better into the wind, and The Greens came out on top partly due to having three lively forwards, as opposed to the home side which generally relied solely on the impressive Tobi Akin. Into the wind from the start, Holmer went close through Jamie Hunt, before all three forwards combined to fashion the goal. Hunt crossed from the right to Jonny Mason at the far post. Mason’s precise downward header was firmly driven into the right side of the net by Andy Shed. Holmer created much more than Amersham during the first period but found home ’keeper Alvin Pickering in fine form throughout. The aforementioned Akin, gave Holmer one scare on 35 minutes turning smartly, when not for once well-marshalled by Jack Dixon or Ian Robertson, and shooting just wide from 20 yards out. With Former Holmer players Andy Wheeler-King, Luke Harman, and Andy Parry playing for Amersham a keen game was witnessed by a healthy crowd.
HT 0-1
Amersham made the first substitution withdrawing a midfielder and sending on a centre half on the hour. A Mason shot for Holmer was too straight. With 15 minutes left Town sent on another forward, and the Greens responded by replacing Mason with Simon Williams. Yet another big forward was sent on by the home team, as they realised it was not going to be Akin’s day. Andy Goddard replaced Dave Allen to counter this move, and Holmer were relieved to see the Assistant’s flag go up in their favour for a tight off-side. But there was still time for Pickering to show his ability, as he fell smartly on a near post corner right at the end to deny Holmer a second goal.

Match Report Saturday 7th November 2009
Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup, Round 2
Holmer Green 1 Bletchley Manor 0
Holmer progressed to the last 32 with this apparently narrow win.
The game itself was totally dominated by the Greens, but they were unable to turn their territorial persistence into goals. Hopefully they are saving these for the League games? After 10 minutes Jamie Hunt was denied by the visitor’s ‘keeper, Jamie Lands who went on to have a fine game. A Jack Dixon header from a Jay Gould corner, was well saved, and Andy Shed missed the target when he should have done better. Shed then managed to prevent a Dixon shot crossing the Bletchley line. Half-time arrived with no goals despite virtually 45 minutes of wind-assisted attacking.
HT 0-0
Against the wind in the second period, Holmer again dominated, with Manor limited to breaking out aided by that strong wind. But generally they could not get enough men forward to embarrass a very patient Greens’ rearguard. Lands saved from Gould, before Hunt settled the tie just after the hour mark. He capitalised on a dodgy piece of control by a Bletchley defender, and rounded the ‘keeper to shoot home. Jonny Mason was next to test the ‘keeper cutting in from the left, and Shed’s shot was too straight. Simon Williams replaced Hunt and Dave Keenan came on for Gary Finch, but a further goal would not come. The main threat of extra-time came from a Bletchley breakaway, which Charlie Fanner dealt with.
Supporters, having been spoiled by the free-scoring Greens at home this season, witnessed a patient, and controlled performance by Holmer who must be wondering how they did not score more in a very cleanly contested game against first-time visitors to Watchet Lane.