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Forest FC
Sponsored by
Touchdown Aviation
Forest FC is an FA Charter Standard Football Club
Forest Football Club play in Divison 3 of the Sussex County Football League and our club colours are tangerine shirts, tangerine shorts and white socks.
Established in 1958, we are currently the Sussex Intermediate Cup holders. Although the trophy was lifted in the 2008/9 season, the dreadful spell of weather over the winter caused the competition to be abandoned, leaving Forest FC as the last named winners!
Home games are played at Roffey Social & Sports Club, Spooners Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 4DY
The club has announced that it has a new 1st team sponsor for the coming season. A deal has been struck with Touchdown Aviation, a supplier of aircraft parts. The company has offices in the UK, USA and their head office is based in The Netherlands. The club will continue to be sponsored at Reserve and Youth team levels by Elite Office Systems, who provide practical solutions to small and medium sized enterprises
On saturday 12th September 2009, the club appointed Dave Cocoracchio as the new manager of the first team, who will be continuing in the hot seat for the 2010/11 campaign. The Assistant Manager for the coming season is Mark Currier with goalkeeping coach Bruce Dumbrell continuing in his role as first team coach.
After a highly succesful campaign in their reformation season, the Reserve team has gained promotion as Champions of the West Sussex League's Divison 4 North. The promotion will take them up one league to Division 3 North of the West Sussex League. The Reserve team is currently looking for a new Manager following the resignation of Trevor Mitchell-Harris.
The clubs continuing policy of Youth development has brought in a new Management team of Martin Childs and Dean Magnus. Trials have already taken place and a squad of approximately 22 boys has been selected to represent the club at this level. The Under 8 side will move up an age group and play small sided soccer again this season, with the side being run by both Dave Cocoracchio and Jon Atkins. In addition the club has added an Under 7 side which will also play their inaugural season of small sided football. The Under 7 management team is to be announced shortly. Both the mini minor sides will play home matches on the "cornfield" next to the main pitch at Roffey Social and Sports Club.
We are "The Tangerine Dream"