Eastbourne Borough FC - The Sports

Tommy Widdrington take control of his first game this weekend at Sutton United, as the club aim to secure their league survival.

The former Southampton midfielder and Salisbury City manager faces a tough task in taking over a team low on confidence and traveling away to a team who have enjoyed a successful campaign.

Sutton United currently sit 5th in the league, and Borough’s new manager will hope for some ‘new manager syndrome’ as he takes control of Borough, only the second manager to do so in 13 years.

Widdrington has bags of experience to pass onto his new players, and the fans will be hoping he has an immediate effect, after Borough have started to slide down the table, not winning in the Blue Square Premier since the beginning of December.

The new manager met his new players and took his first training session with them this week. He added: I am delighted to come to Eastbourne and join a club that has such a good reputation, and I am looking forward to being part of another successful era for the Borough team.”

Widdrington will be joined by Coach Alan Kimble, who also obtains vast experience from playing throughout the leagues for clubs like Wimbledon, Charlton and Cambridge.

Blue Square Bet South
Sutton United v Eastbourne Borough
Saturday 4th February 2012. Kick Off 3pm.
Borough Sports Ground

Head to Head
Eastbourne                  4
Sutton                         2
Draw                           2
Last Meeting
Sutton United 1-5 Eastbourne Borough            Football Conference South, March 15th 2008 
El-Salahi (81)        Ramsay (4), Atkin (37, 67) Armstrong (46), Ballard (64).

Players in Common: 
Eastbourne Borough fans making the trip to Greater London this weekend will have fond memories of Sutton United left back Neil Jenkins.
Jenkins, who signed for The Us in the summer from Boro’, made nearly 200 appearances in five years for The Sports and was a member of the side that won promotion to the Conference Premier Division in 2008
Form Guide (League)

Eastbourne Borough:   DLLLL   
Overall Form: P26 W7 D6 L13          Away Form: P13 W3 D3 L7
Goals For: 40                                               League Top Scorer: Ben Watson, 7
Goals Against: 49
Current League Position: 18th

Eastbourne Borough Team News: 
New manager Tommy Widdrington will have a full squad to pick from in his first game in charge. Boro’ are currently injury free and but suspensions to Clarke Masters and Carl Rook will impact on team selection.

Sutton United: WDDDL
Overall Form: P26 W12 D9 L5      Home Form: P12 W6 D4 L2
Goals For: 48                                                   League Top Scorer: Craig Watkins 12
Goals Against: 36
Current League Position: 5th
Sutton United Team News: 
Sutton United look set to re-include experienced defender Sam Page in their line-up after returning from a short spell on the sidelines with an injury niggle.
Page, who manager Paul Doswell admitted was ‘missed’ in last Saturday 4-0 thumping at the hands of Eastleigh, has previous football league experience with  MK Dons.
 
BY ADAM HOLDEN