23/08/2010

Gary Kelly stars in Drogheda & District Summer League

Former Irish International and Leeds United full back Gary Kelly starred in the Drogheda & District Summer League during June & July.  The League was co-ordinated by Vandanel agent in the north east of Ireland David Gregory.  All 12 teams participated in the league wearing Vandanel apparel.  Vandanel were the official kit partner to the D&DSL.

23/08/2010

£14,000 Raised at Tottenham Legends Charity Football Match

Development of Pancreatic Cancer Research raised nearly £14,000 at a Tottenham Legends Charity Football Match held at Ware Football Club.  The charity team, wearing personalized kits by Vandanel Kit Manafacturers with sponsors, Haslers logo raised in excess of £300 each for D.P.C.R.  They were in great company, being coached by Peter Shreeves and John Moncur who awarded The  Man of the Match to Hadley Silver.

A silent auction offering a day at the Spurs Training Grounds raised £1,000 with the winning bid from Sid Selner, Director of First Call Medical Recruitment Agency.  Raffle prizes included a 42” Samsung TV, donated by Broadway Music and Vision and a signed Spurs shirt.

It was an honour to have The Mayor of Redbridge, Jim O’ Shea at the event, who is in remission of pancreatic cancer and kindly donated afternoon tea at his office for a raffle prize.

Carly Hand said “  It was a fantastic day with a brilliant turn out, fantastic volunteers and a great atmosphere. The amount raised was a tremendous achievement and thank you to all that supported the charity and of course all of the players”.

Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer with one of the highest death rates of all cancers, yet only commands 1% of research funding.  The survival rate of 5 years or more is 3%, the same as forty years ago.  D.P.C.R is a charity dedicated to raising awareness of pancreatic cancer and raising funds for crucial medical research to enable early detection, new treatment and ultimately a cure.

13/07/2010

Vandanel Extends Title Sponsorship with The Kent County League

Vandanel Premier Ltd are delighted to confirm that The Kent County Football League have agreed a new sponsorship deal that retains Vandanel as the Leagues Headline sponsors.

Kent County League Chairman, Cyril Windiate commented, "This is a major boost for the League and gives us the stability we have retained for the past twenty years to allow us to reward Clubs financially with the best disciplinary records in each of our seven divisions.

Neil Burke added, 'We are delighted to continue our close relationship with The Kent County Football League and to be working with all member clubs, existing and new, to offering discounts and incentives in the forthcoming season'.

06/07/2010

New three year kit deal with Gillingham F.C.

Vandanel Premier Ltd are delighted to announce a new three year kit deal with Gillingham FC. The deal will see Vandanel continue supplying the first team, youth, centre of excellence as well as replica kit for supporters. Neil Burke said ‘ We’re proud to be associated with Gillingham Football Club for another three seasons. The deal is another step in developing the Vandanel brand and look forward to extending the successful partnership.’ Gillingham Chairman Paul Scally said ‘We have enjoyed a successful relationship with Vandanel for a few years now and had no hesitation in renewing our arrangements for a further three years.’

01/07/2010

Stevenage have got the ball rolling

Stevenage Borough harshly missed out on promotion to the Football League fourteen years ago due to the size of their ground. After sixteen years in the Blue Square Premier, Stevenage were feeling a little hard done by after losing their play-off semi final in the 2008/09 season. However, 2010 is a completely different story, Stevenage have confirmed their place in the League for the 2010/11 season, after being crowned champions of Blue Square Premier this season.

The team must be excited for their first feel of League football, which is seen as the ultimate achievement for many non-league football teams- especially due to the success of teams such as Aldershot and Dagenham.

Stevenage have started pre-season training in their brand spanking new kit, and are ready to hit the ground running as newbies to the Football League. Their first match is against Macclesfield, in front of their own fans at Broadhall Way, on August 7th.

15/06/2010

OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT

The directors of Vandanel Premier Ltd are pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Vandanel Sport Limited.   New directors Spencer Guinchard and John Holder are committed to heading up a strong team with the focus on quality, value and uniqueness.

This strong brand now has the investment, commitment and vision to grow into a household name for the future.  Vandanel Premier Limited will continue to stock a core range of products and can exclusively reveal this will be enhanced by adding custom made garments to our range.

We wish to put all the rumours to rest, the Vandanel brand is continuing and look forward to working with our existing and new customers in the future.

Champions of the Ryman League North Lowestoft Town are proud to launch their new Vandanel Kit.

Pictured is Midfielder and Captain Jamie Godbold.

Lowestoft newly elected to the Ryman Division North this season are making great progress up the Football Pyramid.

The Blues stormed ahead with the title and are now looking forward to playing their football at level three next season.

Stirling Albion have been promoted to SFL One. Stevenage Boro celebrate being conference champions and being promoted to the football league. Boston United had play off victory over Bradford Park Avenue to gain promotion to the Conference North, and FC Halifax Town have won the Unibond North to take their place in the Premier Division next season.

Congratulations to all these teams and good luck for next season!

Boro celebrate promotion to the Football League after a 2-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers at Aggborough. The proud winners of the Blue Square Premier still have 2 games to spare, playing away at Gateshead tonight and at home to York on Saturday.

Vandanel would like to congratulate Stevenage Boro on their promotion and wish them luck next season in the Football League.

An impressive 4-0 victory over title rivals Lancaster City sees Halifax Town move up to top of the Unibond Division One (North) table.

Halifax took the lead after only 6 minutes and found the back of the net once more before half time. The win was witnessed by a massive crowd with attendance reaching 3,152

Vandanel are delighted to announce a 3 year extension to the current contract with Football League Club Dagenham and Redbridge.

The 3 year extension will take the sponsorship into a total of 15 consecutive years with the football club, making the partnership with Dagenham and Redbridge one of the longest between Vandanel and a Football Club.

Jerry Carter, Sales Director says "We are pleased to be able to announce this extension and I would like to thank everyone at the Club especially Steve Thompson for helping to keep our relationship secured for so long. The Club has a close proximity to our Head Office and I believe this has helped to develop such a strong working relationship reflected in the time Daggers have dealt with us."

Dagenham and Redbridge have established themselves in the Football League firmly since their non league days and are enjoying a successful season with a realistic ambition of reaching the play offs this spring.

Steve Thompson, Managing Director of Dagenham and Redbridge commented "Everyone at the club has always been pleased with the service and quality that Vandanel have to offer. Their brand is now well established within the industry and i am glad to be extending the contract to the 2012/2013 season."

Vandanel Sport Limited would like to reassure it's customers and suppliers that it is trading normally. The company is unaffected by any changes to it's sister company. We look forward to continuing doing business with you.

The Directors

The sixth series of the Ryman Football League Monthly Awards for season 2009/10 have been announced recently as the following.

Vandanel Manager of the Month - sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd

• Premier Division = David Howell of Harrow Borough FC
• Division One North = Danny Scopes and Danny Cowley of Concord Rangers FC 
• Division One South = Tim O'Shea of Croydon Athletic FC    

Vandanel Team Performance of the Month - sponsored by Vandanel Sport Ltd
 

• Premier Division = Waltham Abbey FC
• Division One North = Ware FC
• Division One South = Leatherhead FC

The award for "Team Performances of the Month" recognises a particularly noteworthy performance by a Club during the month from any of its first team matches in all competitions played. Waltham Abbey FC won the Premier Division award for their away victory at Wealdstone on the first weekend of the month, coming back from a two goal deficit at half time to win 4 - 2, thus denting the home club's promotion hopes at the same time.
 

Ware, languising just above the drop zone in Division One North, travelled to league leaders Lowestoft Town, and stunned the Suffolk side with a deserved 3-2 win. Leatherhead won the Division One South award for two performances, including a 7 - 1 record win at home to Whitstable Town.

Vandanel are delighted to present the awards of a £100 credit voucer to the Team Performance winners and a Trophy and a Bench Coat, alongside a trophy to the Manager of the month.

Further information can be found at www.rymanleague.com

Dagenham & Redbridge FC will host a special community day at their match against Macclesfield on 20th March, dedicated to the fight against racism.

The day backed by a host of key stakeholders, including the Football League will focus on encouraging fans to "sign up against racism" and back the positive work of the club within the local community.

The Daggers have also chosen this day to showcase their Football League status to the wider community, offering unprecedented discounts to encourage attendance with tickets being available from as little as 25p.

Vandanel is greatly saddened for Chester City’s fans that their team has been expelled from the Blue Square Premier, and wishes them well in their bid to ensure that football returns to Chester in the future.

We are offering Chester fans the opportunity to purchase their existing replica kits at a reduced rate, while stocks last. Home shirts can be bought for just £20 for adults and £15 for youth sizes. Away kits and third shirts are also available, as too are club training kits.

http://www.vandanel.co.uk/chester-city-f-c/cat_22.html

Tranmere Rovers are to help our Armed Forces with a series of events at the Southampton game on Saturday 6th March in aid of Help for Heroes.

Ahead of the match two pipers from 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment will provide pre-match entertainment and eight Armed Forced members will form a guard of honour for the players as they are led on to the pitch before kick off by an Irish wolf hound - the mascot of The Royal Irish Regiment.

A ground collection will also take place with all funds raised going to Help for Heroes, while the match mascot is the child of a serving member of the Royal Air Force and soldiers from the 1st Batallion The Mercian Regiment, formerly the Cheshire Regiment and the Club's local regiment, will be in attendance. There will be one minute of applause for the soldiers before kick off.

Chief Executive Mick Horton said: "We are delighted to be able to do something that supports those in our Armed Forces who risk their lives on behalf of their country.

"We look forward to welcoming the servicemen and women to Prenton Park for what is set to be a great day out for the whole family, and we hope our fans will show their appreciation."

Meanwhile, the match has also been designated 'Flag Day' at Prenton Park, with supporters encouraged to bring flags to the game to support the team and create a winning atmosphere.

"A busy Prenton Park with supporters waving their flags will look fantastic and hopefully it will help us to an important three points."

Ben Greenhalgh has swapped Orpington for Italy after winning last nights televised final of a competition to find Football's Next Star.

The San Siro is a long way from Welling United's Park View Road, which was where Ben was originally planning to play his football this season.

The 17 year old was one of the 10 youngsters battling it out for a contract with Serie A champions Inter Milan - currently managed by former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.

Ben's attempts to impress the self-proclaimed 'Special One' formed part of the new Sky One show Football's Next Star. Throughout the course of the seven-part series the youngsters worked with Mourinho and former England star Jamie Redknapp to hone their skills and hopefully win a playing contract at the San Siro.

Left-winger Ben earned his place in the finals after impressing the judges at one of several national road shows, which he was entered into by his Kent youth team coach. He eventually made the final 10 after impressing Inter youth coaches Paolo Migliavacci and Marco Monti, the latter of whom oversaw the youngsters progress during their time in Italy and was responsible for deciding who would leave the competition from week to week.

Ben said: "There were a lot of problems because I had just signed a contract with Welling before I took part in the competition, but because I was under 18 I was able to get out of it. In the end Welling were quite good about it, but it was quite stressful because it still hadn't been sorted out the night before the people on the show needed it to be. I joined Welling because the manager (Jamie Day) said that a professional club would see me and sign me up, but I felt it was a much better opportunity to take part in this competition."

 The Clarets beat Blue Square Premier opponents Crawley Town 2 - 1 in the second round of the trophy to earn themselves an attractive home tie in the 3rd round to high flying Oxford United. 

Photography courtesy of Matt Bradshaw, with thanks. 

As worn by the first team Vs Mansfield Town, the 3rd kit was introduced due to a colour clash with United's home and away strip. Vandanel were pleased to be able to offer the shirt in a short turnaround for the Club to use as a 3rd kit and due to its popularity has now gone on sale for United fans to purchase.

Starting from £24.99 the shirts are now available to buy on a pre order service from the Cambridge United Club shop at both the Stadium and the Town Centre the approximate lead time is 2 weeks and Supporters will be contacted when their shirt is available for collection from the Shop's. For more information or to order the shirt please phone the Club Shop on 01223 729225.

Vandanel's only Premiership team Wigan Athletic flew through to the 4th round of the cup with a comfortable home win over Hull City.

Championship team Doncaster Rovers and League one's Gillingham still need to play round 3 due to match postponements.

Vandanel would like to wish all 3 of their teams the best of luck in their FA Cup campaign.

On the 12th of December Vandanel Ireland were delighted to open their first shop in the Republic of Ireland.

The shop will mainly be selling Drogheda United official merchandise, alongside Vandanel Sport products. 

This coincides with the signing of a new 3 year technical kit agreement with the club. 

Managing Director Neil Burke says, 'We are delighted to have stretched across the water and become a part of the Irish sporting community. I'd like to wish Drogheda United all the best for the 2010 season and beyond on behalf of everyone at Vandanel. With a special thank you to Dave Gregory and Karl McCaughley for all their hard work in taking this project to the next level.'

Yeovil Town Football club today announced that they have signed a 3 year extension with kit manufacturer Vandanel that will see the London based sports brand supply the club with home and away kits, along with training and bench wear until May 2013

Vandanel will work alongside the management team at the club to design, develop and produce a new away shirt for the 2010-11 season. This will also extend to the next 2 seasons to produce a new home and away strip.

David Linney, the club's Commercial Manager said: "The decision to extend with Vandanel was a very easy one to conclude, as they have delivered in all aspects of the contractual agreement. My thanks go to Vandanel Director Neil Burke, for his time and efforts in renewing this partnership that will stretch to 6 years come 2013."

Vandanel is renowned for its high quality products, excellent service and experience in the design and manufacture of merchandise. They have a large number of football clubs in their portfolio including Wigan Athletic from the Barclays Premiership.

Important to any technical kit deal are the views of the management team with Yeovil Town Team Manager Terry Skiverton said "I am delighted with the contract extension with Vandanel who have supplied first class training and playing kit for the players that meet the demands of the modern game."

Neil Burke said: "Vandanel are pleased to extend the contract with Yeovil Town to allow our partnership to stretch across 6 years. Yeovil town are a very professional club to deal with and we look forward to continuing the kit supply to them. everyone at Vandanel would like to wish Yeovil Town all the best for the rest of the season and beyond."

Vandanel Retail in partnership with Cambridge United are pleased to be able to announce the new club shop website is now live and ready for any supporters wishing to Christmas shop online.

As a special offer to announce the new website the current sky blue away shirt has now been reduced to £30 for Adults and £20 for children, this is for a limited time only but the offer will be available online and also in the Club Shop.

New products online also include a 2010 CUFC diary, Winter warm hoodies and also coming soon a new ladies line in time for the Ladies day match on 28^th November Vs York City.

Opening hours for the Club Shop at the Stadium are Monday – Friday 10 am to 4pm with Saturday match days 12pm – 3pm and after the game. Orders can also be taken over the phone along with any shopping enquiries, please speak to Matt on 01223 729225 or email shop@cambridge-united.co.uk”

Well done to Dagenham and Redbridge who return to the top of League 2 for the first time since August after their 1-0 result away from home this weekend to Accrington Stanley.

All the best to Dagenham and Redbridge for their promotion battle this season from everyone at Vandanel!

An early lead for Kettering Town put them through to the next round with a 1-0 victory away to league opposition Hartlepool. Other non-league teams through to the next round are Cambridge United who saw a 4-0 victory over Ilkeston Town and Barrow who beat Eastleigh 2-1

Also through are home winners Gillingham, Torquay and Barnet with victories over Southend, Cheltenham and Darlington.

Tranmere Rovers were respectively held at home by Leyton Orient with a 1-1 draw. Meanwhile, Stevenage acheived a creditable 1-1 draw against Port Vale with replays to be held on Tuesday 17th November.