
Season Two: January

A new year, with new challenges ahead. A month that could make or break our season, and either put us in the driving seat for automatic promotion, or slip further behind the powerhouse that is Luton Town. The FA Cup 3rd round was also on the agenda, of course, and so too was the FA Trophy – games that if won, could bring in plenty of money, doing wonders for the finances of a club of our stature.
Results


FA Cup 3rd Round
Havant and Waterlooville 0 – 2 Southampton



FA Trophy 2nd Round
Havant and Waterlooville 1 – 0 Braintree



Vanarama Conference Premier
Havant and Waterlooville 4 – 2 Torquay United






Vanarama Conference Premier
Havant and Waterlooville 1 – 0 Nuneaton



Vanarama Conference Premier
Luton Town 2 – 0 Havant and Waterlooville




FA Trophy 3rd Round
Hereford United 0 – 1 Havant and Waterlooville



Vanarama Conference Premier
Havant and Waterlooville 2 – 1 Tamworth





Vanarama Conference Premier
Bristol Rovers 0 – 0 Havant and Waterlooville

League Table

The Hawks are sitting in a strong second place come the end of January, with two games in hand on the league leaders, Luton Town. Nonetheless, the Hatters have a big 14 point advantage over us, and our defeat against them recently has really blown our opportunity to win the league. Play-offs are virtually a certainty, and automatic promotion looks out of touch, but that won’t stop us fighting until the very end.
Player of the Month

Daniel Pappoe is the first winner of the Player of the Month award, in 2016, collecting the award for his efforts during the month of January. The former Chelsea central defender may only be 22 years of age, but he is a commanding figure in our defence, and has been instrumental in many of this season’s successes. Pappoe helped the side to 4 clean sheets last month, while also keeping the talented Southampton attack at bay, for all of 63 minutes. Vocal, powerful and an excellent tackler, Pappoe surely has a bright future ahead of himself.
Goal of the Month

Bradley Bubb scored a hattrick against Torquay during January, and his first in that trio of goals, has claimed the ‘Goal of the Month’ award. An over weighted pass forwards looked comfortable for the opposition defender to deal with, but Bubb showed incredible pace and power to reach the ball before him, before driving towards the goal and firing home from a difficult angle.
Overview
A major blow would be one way to describe the defeat to Luton Town. It tarnished an otherwise excellent month for the club with the other defeat, 2-0 against Southampton, being one we could take plenty of pride from considering the quality of the opposition. The league defeat not so much, putting us plenty of points behind the league leaders, and leaving us with a very slight chance of automatic promotion. They performance was quite frankly poor, and a lack of passion from the players was also a worrying factor. We did put it behind us with 2 wins and a draw, and need to maintain this momentum if we are to get anywhere near Luton’s points tally. At least a play-off position looks to be secured, already, an amazing achievement for Havant and Waterlooville.
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