#COYD - Come on You Dockers

Newhaven Ladies forward Mel Orme becomes the latest female Docker to tell us all about her teammates. Which teammate is likely to incur the most fines this season? What fine will be their undoing? Faye [Hannaford] has the most money owed for fines with all her red and yellow cards! Though Steph [Harrison] gets megged a lot. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Think [Charlotte] Markham is mostly like to go home early from a night out! You reach the County Cup final and it goes to penalties. Which 5 players hit the spot kicks? For penalty kicks I’d pick, Chloe [Evans], Summer [Dutton], Markham, Ellie Coade and Jaime [Quinn]. (Definitely not Faye it would end up in Scotland). Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? I wouldn’t want Andy on the opposition team at training, his team always wins! Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven Ladies 5 aside team, using current squad or coaches? A...

Skilful attacking midfielder Jamie Quinn becomes the latest Newhaven Ladies player to spill the beans on her teammates – and tell us which biscuit needs to get out of the tin! Who do you not want on the opposing team at training and why? Ellie Coade. She’s just such a solid player and so hard to get past! Someone offers you £100 for one of your teammates to hit the crossbar, who are you choosing? [Charlotte] Markham! Which teammate is likely to become a manager or coach after they finish playing? I’d say Faye [Hannaford]. She’s already good at telling us what to do on the pitch, I’m sure she’d be just as good off it! Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven Ladies 5 aside team, using current squad or coaches? Faye, Markham, Saoirse [Burke], Sals [Emily Salusbury] and Chloe [Evans]. Which teammate is likely to incur the most fines this season? What fine will be their undoing? Probably me, I get nutmegged about 5 times every training session by Summer [Dutton] and Saoirse...

 After a brief hiatus, the ever-popular Teammates feature returns to the #COYD blog for 2023, new and improved for the New Year. Newhaven Ladies’ goalkeeper, Annie Hills, becomes the latest Docker to dish the dirt on her teammates. Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven Ladies 5-a-side team, using current squad or coaches? Marks [Charlotte Markham], Faye [Hannaford], Summer [Dutton], Ellie [Coade], Chloe [Evans]. Which teammate is most likely to become a manager or coach after they finish playing? Lucy [Collinson].  Someone offers you £100 for one of your teammates to hit the crossbar, who are you choosing? Myself 😂 Which teammate is likely to incur the most fines this season? What fine will be their undoing? Faye for her big mouth 😂 Who would you not want on the opposing team at training and why ? Lauren [Smith]. She is too fast and her kicks are too powerful As part of a training session there's a keepy-uppy competition. Who comes out on top and who f...

On Sunday, Newhaven Ladies’ captain and club stalwart, Lauren Smith, made history by becoming the first female Docker to reach 100 appearances for the team. So, with this in mind, who better to give us the rundown on her teammates? Who is the coach’s pet? Although she is now a coach, I am pretty sure she would be her own pet, so it has to be Lucy [Collinson]! Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? This could be half the team! Would you like me to list them? Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? I would only need [manager] Andy [Cook] as it’s a guaranteed win, but I would also have Summer [Dutton], [Katie] Franks, Lucy and Steph [Harrison]. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Allana [Lessels] as she literally never stops running. Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? ...

Equally at home in defence or midfield, Charlotte Markham becomes the latest Newhaven Ladies player to tell us all about her teammates. Who is the coach’s pet? Steph Harrison Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Elle Duchossoy Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Annie [Hills], Chloe Evans, Faye Hannaford, Summer Dutton, Saoirse [Burke]. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Lauren Smith. She’s too tall and her legs are too long! Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Summer Dutton. Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? Lucy Collinson. She’s already halfway there! Which teammate tends to have the worst opinions regarding football? Jess Mead. She supports Man United!

 Newcomer Marcin Ruda has enjoyed an impressive start to his Dockers’ career. The all-action central midfielder has already become a fan’s favourite, and his performances have twice netted him the #COYD blog’s illustrious man of the match award in the early weeks of the season. This is what he has to say about his teammates. Who is the coach’s pet? Don [Street]. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Myself!   Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Henry [Watson], Alex [Plummer], Alfie [Rogers], Lukas [Franzen-Jones] and me.  Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Henry Watson. He’s a really good defender!  Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Lukas Franzen-Jones. Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they fi...

Dockers defender Faye Hannaford becomes the latest member of the Newhaven Ladies team to tell us all about her teammates...  Who is the coach’s pet? Steph [Harrison]. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Lucy [Collinson; player/assistant manager] or Steph. They can’t keep up with the youngsters anymore! Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Annie [Hills], Summer [Dutton], Jai [Jamie Quinn], [Charlotte] Markham, Ellie [Duchossoy]. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Emily Salisbury. She puts you off with her constant chat Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Georgia Sandell, because she can’t ever hit the target Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? Chelsea and Gracie [Cook, daughters of manager, A...

New signing Don Street becomes the latest men’s player to dish the dirt on his teammates. The defender signed for the Dockers in the summer from Charlwood, and has been regularly involved in the squad during the first few weeks of the season. Who is the coach’s pet?   Lee Robbo [Robinson], so they keep the stand named for him. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? From what I’ve heard, Bussy likes an early one. Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? The white team from training so: Me, Alf [Rogers], Marc [Marcin Ruda], Plummers [Alex Plummer], Lukas [Franzen-Jones]. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Marcin, he’s literally everywhere Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? I’m backing myself deffo, but I’d go for Plummers. Which teammate do you think is most l...

Long-serving attacker Paige Ripley has been with Newhaven Ladies since the club was formed back in 2017, and was a key member of the 2017/18 treble-winning squad. Here, she tells us all about her fellow Dockers… Who is the coach’s pet? Tara [Reid] Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Annie [Hills] Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Annie, Ellie Coade, Lucy [Collinson}, Sals [Emily Sailsbury], Steph [Harrison]. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Loz [team captain Lauren Smith]. She’s feisty and quick!  Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Ellie Coade. Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? [Charlotte] Markham. Which teammate tends to have the worst opinions regarding football? Tara. She’s ...

Last season’s u23s captain, Max Vardy, is the latest player to fall under the teammates spotlight. Vardy has enjoyed an encouraging start to the new campaign. The defender has started at left-back in two of the first-team’s opening three fixtures, and scored his first goal in senior football in Wednesday night’s 10-0 drubbing of Canterbury City. Who is the coach’s pet? Alfie Rogers. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Harry Reed.   Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Bussy [Jake Buss], me, Henry [Watson], Breachy [men’s co-manager Sean Breach], Alfie Rogers. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Lukas Franzen-Jones. He always tries to cheat! Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? LFJ Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager whe...

Midfielder Tasha Scorza becomes the second Newhaven Ladies player to tell us all about her teammates. So if you want to know which female Dockers player is your best bet for hitting the crossbar for £100, read on... Who is the coach’s pet? Lucy [Collinson] - although she is actually now a coach! Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Probably me. Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? [Charlotte] Markham, Faye [Hannaford], Summer [Dutton], Duch [Elle Duchossoy], Lauren [Smith].  Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Lauren. She runs at you like a bulldozer! Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Markham Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? Lucy Which teammate tends to have the worst opinions regarding foo...

Classy centre back Henry Watson becomes the third men's player to face the music on #COYD's regular teammates feature. Here's what he had to say about some of the other Dockers... Who is the coach’s pet? Either of the Robinson brothers (Lee and Ian) or Alfie Rogers. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Lee Robinson Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Bussy [Jake Buss], myself, Benno, [Charlie Bennett), Lukas [Franzen-Jones], Alfie. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? No-one. Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? If I can’t choose myself, then probably Lukas or Alfie. Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? Jack Meeres. Which teammate tends to have the worst opinions regarding football? The Arsenal fan boys are t...

Want to know what the Docker's players really think about one another? Then you've come to the right place! Over the course of the season, I'll be asking players from both the men's and women's sides to tell us all about the people they share the dressing room with. First up for Newhaven Ladies is Abi Turner.  Who is the coach’s pet? Steph (Harrison). Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Duch (Elle Duchossoy). Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Rip (Paige Ripley), Lucy (Collinson – also assistant manager), Markham (Charlotte Markham), Annie (Mills) and Andy (Cook – manager). Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Lauren (Smith – team captain). She kicks the ball too hard! Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Markham. Which teammate do you thi...

 New signing, classy central midfielder Alex Plummer is the second men's player to fall under the COYD teammates spotlight. Here's what he had to say about his fellow Dockers... Who is the coach’s pet?   Don Street. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)?  Harry Reed Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)?  Jake Buss, Henry Watson, Alfie Rogers, Marcin Ruda, Lukas Franzen-Jones. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why?  Marcin Ruda; he has the ability to embarrass you and is very difficult to get the ball off. He's also be known to nutmeg me in training at times! Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing?  Alfie Rogers. Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing?  Henry Watson. Which teammate tends ...

In the first of a brand-new feature that will be appearing on this blog over the coming season (featuring players from both the men's and women's team), I'll be asking Newhaven's finest to dish the dirt on their teammates. First into the hot-seat, it's young left-back Aaron Winser. Who is the coach’s pet? Jake Buss. Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)? Probably myself! Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)? Jake Buss, Bailie Rogers, Alfie Rogers, Lukas Franzen-Jones, and Charlie Bennett. Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why? Lukas - his first touch and all-round play is unreal. Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing? Seb Saunders Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing? Bussy Which teammate tends to have the wor...