Top scorer Ian Concannon signed on the dotted line yesterday as Stuart Peace continues to assemble a squad capable of improving last season's second in the Hellenic Premier League.  we should be able to confirm more player news in the forthcoming days.

The FA Cup draw is made this Friday (1st July) so check out this site for details of our opponents.

The Hellenic League Cup draws have been made and last season's Challenge Cup Finalists, Didcot and Carterton, could be meeting in the First Round.  Didcot have been drawn away to the winners of Carterton or Bisley Sports.

Didcot have a home draw in the First Round of the Floodlit Cup against Kintbury Rangers.

In the Reserve Challenge Cup we travel to Eton Wick.

A couple of bits of news - on the playing front Paul Bedwell has agreed to return after his season away with Wantage (where he was Player of the Year).  Bedders is a no nonsense defender who performed consistently well for us the season before last.

Didcot Town have scooped 2nd place in the National Programme Swap Shop awards, an improvement of 8 places on last year's 10th.  We were pipped into 1st place by Conference outfit Exeter City.  The awards are open to all non-league clubs, but I'm not sure how the places are calculated.  Follow this link for full results (Top 50 are listed at bottom of the page):

http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=27469

Brief update although very little to report to be honest.

Manager Stuart Peace is awaiting news on which players will stay before making too many plans about who he wishes to bring in for next season.  Stuart tells me that he is hopeful that most (if not all) of his Vase winning side will be at the Loop next season so there may not be too much to report on the transfer scene in or out.

Away from the playing side we hope there will be one or two other things that take shape during close season.  We should be seeing a new kitchen area evolving on the side of Doddy's bar - this will allow for a club shop where the current food hatch is situated and an extra ladies loo also provided.

Longer term we are actively seeking grants for the long awaited fencing to protect our training pitch, along with the new Railway End stand for the main pitch.  Plans have already been drawn, and planning permission in place for this work, funding is now the priority.

I hope to speak to a couple of the players over the next month to reflect on last season's events and also their hopes and aspirations for next season - I will post those 'interviews' on-line.

Not too much news to report at the moment to be honest as the players have a well earned rest.. However, two who were back on club business were Ian Concannon and Jamie Heapy were the player's representatives at the League's presentation evening on Friday night, along with a handful of the club's committee.  Ian Concannon was presented with his Golden Boot award for finishing League's top scorer from guest Martin Peters.  The club were also congratulated on winning the FA Vase by the League Chairman and secretary.  All in all an enjoyable end to a memorable season.

The pre-season friendly at Banbury Unted has been changed to Saturday 23rd July.

No updates on player transfers as yet but the signing-on forms aren't even out yet so nothing could be confirmed anyway.  Anything changes, I'll post it here!