The 'Fans Corner' has been updated with details of away travel, winners of the Holiday and 200 Clubs, as well as a page dedicated to Howie the Hornet with a quiz and a puzzle for you to try your luck at (just for fun). If anyone has any suggestions or contributions they would like to make towards future updates, please email me.

Horsham's injury woes continued when their perfect start to the campaign was ended with a 2-0 defeat on the sunny Kent coast. Already missing strikers Carl Rook and Lee Farrell, midfielder Lewis Taylor was forced out of the action during the first half to leave John Maggs' facing a mini crisis after just four games. More....

Horsham Football Club club was saddened to hear of the recent death of former player Geoff Crowther.
Geoff was certainly one of Horsham's great players. He made his debut as a youngster at home to Brighton & Hove Albion 'A' in the Metropolitan League in April 1955 and soon went on to establish himself as a regular in the first team. Geoff generally played at full-back, and formed a formidable partnership with Ron Hartley, but he also had outings at centre-half and even up front from where he scored nine goals for the club. He moved on in 1962, but returned in 1964 and played in the famous FA Cup game against Swindon Town at Queen Street in November 1966. In total Geoff played at Horsham for eleven seasons, making over 250 appearances.
Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Geoff's wife Shirley and his family at this sad time
(Adam Hammond)

Horsham's record signing wasted little time in repaying his transfer fee as Horsham recorded an impressive opening day victory against last season's Division One champions. Lee Farrell responded to jibes from the Maidstone United management by grabbing both goals as the Hornets began the new campaign with a win for only the second time in seven seasons. An injury to Carl Rook was the only blip on an otherwise satisfactory afternoon although John Maggs' return to one of his former clubs was soured by his half-time dismissal after a confrontation with his opposite number, Lloyd Hume. More...

With 2008 signalling the end of football at Queen Street, what better way to commemorate the occasion than by subscribing to our award winning matchday programme ? Just £ 50.00 (inc p&p) guarantees your copy will be sent within 24hrs of the final whistle for each of the 21 Ryman League 'home' games played throughout the 2007/8 season. Cup games will also be included, starting with the FA Cup 1st qualifying round tie against either Arundel or Molesey, so why not take advantage of this great new offer. Overseas postage rates available upon request

Long serving forward Gary Charman became the second player to commit himself to Horsham Football Club this week when he put pen to paper and signed a contract that will keep him at Queen Street until the end of the 2007/8 season. The popular winger has made more than 350 appearances for the Hornets since breaking in to the first team in 1998, scoring 120 goals, and his signing - alongside that of Lee Carney on Monday - is sure to delight the Horsham supporters.

July's Holiday Club winner is Miss Simone Sheeka, from Gatwick, who wins 2 weeks in Menorca. Simone's winning number was 110. The August draw will take place during half-time at the match against Boreham Wood on Saturday 25th August.
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High winds and driving rain failed to stop Horsham fan Kevin Hodder on his fundraising walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End. Just over a week into his trek to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support and the Gambia Education and Teacher Support, Kevin has totalled more than 200 miles, at an average of 20 miles a day, as he works his way south through the Scottish Highlands. Affording himself just a ½ day’s rest, the 24 year old has scaled the heights of Ben Nevis, hiked along the banks of Loch Ness and even spent the night in a converted chicken coup ! You can follow Kevin’s route here

Lee Carney provided the club with the perfect fillip ahead of the new season by signing a new one-year deal that will take him into a seventh year with the Hornets. The popular midfielder made his debut in November 2001 and quickly established himself as one of the most talented players at Queen Street, earning the player of the year award in 2004. Injuries restricted his appearances last season but a series of impressive pre-season displays, and with boss John Maggs believing that Carney is in his fittest condition for two years, hopes are high that the former Pease Pottage Village player will have a major influence on the club's fortunes as they look forward to their second season in the Ryman Premier Division.

Reserve team coach Cliff Cant has left the club after turning down an offer of coaching the club's youth side. The Club's decision to scrap their reserve squad left Cant effectively redundant and, when the offer of taking over as coach of the under 18s was turned down by the highly respected former Arsenal pro, he decided to take a break from his duties to devote more time to following his beloved Tottenham Hotspur. Cant leaves with the sincere thanks and best wishes of John Maggs and Horsham Football Club.

Hornets boss John Maggs made no excuses for yesterday's heavy defeat at Fleet Town, promising that there will be no repeat when his side begins their League campaign against Maidstone United next weekend. Having seen his players beaten 4-1 by last season's Division One play-off semi-finalists, Maggs was at a loss to explain a lacklustre performance in which only Kevin Hemsley avoided criticism. "It was a poor pitch but that's no excuse," said the Horsham supremo. "We weren't at the races and the best I could say to the players at half-time was that at least we weren't losing. Even though we were playing down the slope in the second half, we were very poor and were outplayed by a more physical side." Lee Farrell scored the Hornets' consolation goal to register his third of the close season.

Well, what better way to return from holiday than to find that you have won first prize in the August draw of the 200 Club ! Congrat's to me, then, and the full list of this month's winners are as follows;
1st M.Wells (55) £50
2nd R Dickinson (26) £37.50
3rd Ms F McVey (59) £30
4th Mrs B Baldwin (6) £22.50
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