Westcott on the rampage
Thursday, 16th November 2000.
MARTIN Westcott has pledged his future to Chatteris Town and celebrated by scoring four goals as the Lilies got their promotion campaign back on track.
The much-travelled striker was approached by Bobby Shinton, manager of Jewson Premier side Newmarket Town, to solve their goalscoring problems in their fight against relegation.
However, Westcott told Chatteris joint boss Trevor Munns on Friday he would be staying at the club and then went on the rampage at Haverhill Rovers in a 5-3 victory.
Lincolnshire businessman John King, who has put forward a business plan to take over Rovers, would not have been impressed had he been at the match.
Haverhill were outplayed by a resurgent Chatteris side built almost from scratch this year by Munns and Denis Lightning.
King met Haverhill chairman Terry McGerty on Thursday and the Rovers board will meet tonight to discuss the planned takeover.
He wants to move Rovers to a new stadium, but it is on the pitch where they need urgent attention. They 0 were 5-1 down with less than 15 minutes to play before Chatteris got sloppy.
Ben Head set the Lilies on their way after 25 minutes, when he headed in James Cook's corner.
Then a training ground move paid off as Chatteris doubled their account on the half-hour. Breaking quickly from a corner, Matthew Clements raced forward before crossing to Westcott who had a simple tap-in.
Just before half-time Head and Westcott played a neat one-two before the latter kept his feet despite a clumsy challenge and fired the ball into the net.
Straight after the interval Westcott completed his hat-trick, drilling the ball into the top corner from 25 yards after good work from Head.
Mark Brandt pulled one back for Haverhill on the hour, scrambling the ball in from just a few yards out.
When Chatteris were awarded a penalty after a handball inside the box, there was only one person who was going to take it and Westcott blasted the ball in on 74 minutes.
Moments later Brandt grabbed a second, stabbing home Adrian Hunt's cross at the second attempt.
The with two minutes left a corner from Richard Walker was headed into the danger zone by Hunt to Neil Hammond who volleyed in.
"It's the best we have played," said a delighted Munns. "It was a great day all round for the club. Martin and Ben Head up front made a really good partnership. It was important. We needed the three points.
"The best news is that Martin is staying. That is the matter closed. We are delighted to keep him. Everything has been ticking over nicely for the club and that was the icing on the cake."
The much-travelled striker was approached by Bobby Shinton, manager of Jewson Premier side Newmarket Town, to solve their goalscoring problems in their fight against relegation.
However, Westcott told Chatteris joint boss Trevor Munns on Friday he would be staying at the club and then went on the rampage at Haverhill Rovers in a 5-3 victory.
Lincolnshire businessman John King, who has put forward a business plan to take over Rovers, would not have been impressed had he been at the match.
Haverhill were outplayed by a resurgent Chatteris side built almost from scratch this year by Munns and Denis Lightning.
King met Haverhill chairman Terry McGerty on Thursday and the Rovers board will meet tonight to discuss the planned takeover.
He wants to move Rovers to a new stadium, but it is on the pitch where they need urgent attention. They 0 were 5-1 down with less than 15 minutes to play before Chatteris got sloppy.
Ben Head set the Lilies on their way after 25 minutes, when he headed in James Cook's corner.
Then a training ground move paid off as Chatteris doubled their account on the half-hour. Breaking quickly from a corner, Matthew Clements raced forward before crossing to Westcott who had a simple tap-in.
Just before half-time Head and Westcott played a neat one-two before the latter kept his feet despite a clumsy challenge and fired the ball into the net.
Straight after the interval Westcott completed his hat-trick, drilling the ball into the top corner from 25 yards after good work from Head.
Mark Brandt pulled one back for Haverhill on the hour, scrambling the ball in from just a few yards out.
When Chatteris were awarded a penalty after a handball inside the box, there was only one person who was going to take it and Westcott blasted the ball in on 74 minutes.
Moments later Brandt grabbed a second, stabbing home Adrian Hunt's cross at the second attempt.
The with two minutes left a corner from Richard Walker was headed into the danger zone by Hunt to Neil Hammond who volleyed in.
"It's the best we have played," said a delighted Munns. "It was a great day all round for the club. Martin and Ben Head up front made a really good partnership. It was important. We needed the three points.
"The best news is that Martin is staying. That is the matter closed. We are delighted to keep him. Everything has been ticking over nicely for the club and that was the icing on the cake."
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