Truro City
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Sat 07 Nov 2015  ·  National League South
Chelmsford City
H Skepelhorn (5')
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Truro City Football Club
Truro City
J Reid (20'), R Brett (29')A Pugh (90' Sent Off)

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Truro City set for a visit to old friends in Essex this weekend

Truro City’s next National League South fixture takes place on Saturday with a trip to Chelmsford City’s Melbourne Ground. The two clubs last met during Truro’s two seasons in the Conference South from 2011-13, with the Cornish team coming out on top in just one of those four encounters.

In the Conference South since 2008, this is the Clarets’ eighth season in the second tier of non-league. The club has reached the play-offs three times over that period but has never been able to secure promotion.

Chelmsford finished tenth in the Conference South in 2014-15. Although prolific in attack – only four clubs scored more goals – the Clarets were porous at the back, with only three teams conceding more.

With 15 games of the season behind them, there is very little to choose between the two teams so far. While Chelmsford are ninth in the National League South table, three places ahead of Truro, the clubs are separated by a single point.

Recent form favours Truro, with 12 points from the last six matches compared to Chelmsford’s seven points over the same period. But it would be unwise to read too much into that given that the Clarets have probably had a tougher run of games, facing three top six teams - Ebbsfleet, Oxford and Bath – in that time. It’s also worth noting that Chelmsford knocked league leaders Ebbsfleet out of the FA Cup at the end of September.

The club faced some challenges on the player front in the closed season. Last year’s top scorer, Michael Cheek departed in the summer and new goalkeeper Ashley Timms left in August after just two months at the club.

In response, several new faces have arrived at the Melbourne Ground in the last couple of months, some permanent signings but quite a few of them short-term loanees.

In August, Barnsely ‘keeper Christian Dibble joined on an initial one month loan – now extended - to fill the gap at the back. At the same time, full-back Aiden Palmer arrived on a one month loan deal – subequently extended to three - from Ebbsfleet. The defender, who played for Chelmsford from 2011-13, is a popular figure at the club.

Up front, 19 year old striker Jordan Brown joined from West Ham for a month at the end of October while Matthew Whichelow arrived from Boreham Wood on a three month deal. The midfielder, who has also played for Watford, made an immediate impact, scoring both goals in Chelmsford’s 2-1 win over Basingstoke in mid October.

So in the last starting XI (the 2-0 defeat at Bath City), Chelmsford fielded four loanees, leaving the club vulnerable to parent club recalls. Just this week, however, the club has made two permanent signings. Midfielder Ben Marlow, formerly of the West Ham Academy, joined from Bishop’s Stortford. And 22 year old striker Michael Thalassitis, capped by Cyprus at U-21 level, was also most recently at Stortford.

Of the established players, club captain Mark Hughes (no, not that one…) is in his third season with Chelmsford. The 32 year old midfielder, who came up through the Tottenham Hotspurs youth system, has plenty of Football League experience with Oldham Athletic and Barnet amongst others and was capped twice for Northern Ireland.

And, with six goals, Billy Bricknell is the club’s leading scorer so far this season. The striker is in his second spell at Chelmsford, having rejoined in the summer after four years away at Dover and Ebbsfleet.

Finally, no preview of an encounter between Truro City and Chelmsford CIty would be complete without referring back to the events of three years ago.

The autumn of 2012 was a dark time as Truro City slid into administration. Chelmsford’s then Chairman, Mansell Wallace, was vocal in his support for ‘the other City’ on the far side of the country, recognising that Truro was going through the kind of trauma that the Clarets had themselves experienced. Together with Chelmsford fans, he arranged for bucket collections to raise money for Truro and also made a TV appeal on Soccer AM in support of the club.

The following January, after Truro’s rescue, new Chairman Peter Masters presented Mansell with a signed and mounted Truro City shirt at Treyew Road as a gesture of thanks. So this Saturday’s match is a welcome opportunity for Truro City and its supporters to renew acquaintances with our friends at the Essex club that demonstrated the true spirit of non-league football.

National League South Fixtures

Sat 7 Nov 2015KO: 15:00
Bishop's Stortford
3
Bath City
2
Sat 7 Nov 2015KO: 15:00
Ebbsfleet United
1
Oxford City
1
Sat 7 Nov 2015KO: 15:00
Margate
4
Havant & Waterlooville
1
Sat 7 Nov 2015KO: 15:00
Sutton United
0
Hayes & Yeading Utd
1
Sat 7 Nov 2015KO: 15:00
Weston-Super-Mare
0
Concord Rangers
3

Appearances

Truro City
J Ash
J AshCentral Defender
14
C Cooke
C CookeAttacking Midfield
14
A Dawson
A DawsonDefensive Midfield
14

Top Scorers

Truro City
M Wright
M WrightStriker
2
S White
S WhiteDefender
2
C Cooke
C CookeAttacking Midfield
2

Assists

Truro City
M Wright
M WrightStriker
2
A Dawson
A DawsonDefensive Midfield
2
R Brett
R BrettLeft Midfield
1

Star Players

Truro City
M Wright
M WrightStriker
1
A Dawson
A DawsonDefensive Midfield
1
R Farkins
R FarkinsCentral Defender
1

Match details

Match date

Sat 07 Nov 2015

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

636

Competition

National League South
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Team Sponsors

Kit Supplier 2021/22 - MJM Sports
Shirt Sleeve Sponsor - Man Down Cornwall
Shirt sponsor - Truro and Penwith College
Kit Sponsor 2021/22 - Errea Sport
Club Sponsor - Tribute
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