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1: Sports Officer
2: Jodie Austin
3: Matthew Thorogood

Matthew Thorogood

Sports Officer

Introducing Matt Thorogood, the bad and the ugly.

Currently studying Engineering Geology and Geotechnics in my final year. Enjoying life and competing for our union whenever not injured or inebriated it would be irresponsible to play sport after alcohol (Said with stern look on face).

Why vote Matt Thorogood:

• I’m a simple chap.
• Country lad that works hard.
• Listens to what you want.
• Then goes out and gets it for you, remember we are Portsmouth and there is nobody we cant beat, when we turn up the heat, because we know we are the best team in the land.
• Proactive won’t run away from challenges that are thrown my way.
• Will do best thing for our AU.
• Do what ever is required for the best of our AU
• I want to be your sports officer representing you and fight the corner for you my fellow Pompeians.
• I’ve been looked after well by the union now its time to look after you.
• In my time at uni I’ve had a colourful experience sat on both sides of the fence when winning or losing also at disciplinary’s, as sports officer I’d play my part in seeing your fair representation.

What Thorogood will do for Portsmouth Athletic Union?

• Pompey sports promoted as events spectators will want to be at fixtures build fan bases for our clubs.
• Show appreciation to our teams for improving our AU’s image and success, make Pompey bigger winners.
• Cross club events, bringing together teams and improving ourselves as a union.
• Purple Wednesdays will grow and grow, they will make legends and raise people to heights which they never may have thought they may achieve, they will also have there say for the forces of evil lets bring on the pain POMPEY TILL I DIE... HOW ABOUT YOU?

Vote THOROGOOD get me in as your Sports officer the sky is the limits
If Thorogood was a Sabb he’d probably be the best Sabb in the World.

Word Associations

• Budget: Smartly
• Songs: of Praise
• Naked: Bottle of Port
• Snakey: Smile
• Sportos: Athletes

Questions

1 What do you envisage the role of the sports officer to be?
Promote sport awareness and participation. Improve access to sport and facilities for clubs.

2 The most important part of this role is to manage the sports budget, how would you decide how to divide the money and ensure that it’s done fairly?
Development plans evidence to say what they wish to do how they coped on previous budget know how the clubs work and manage.

3 Our AU is one of the best in the UK when it comes to participation and commitment. How would you continue to improve this?
Improvement comes from within the passion of members, so inspire our sportos, inject enthusiasm put frenzy into our game and boil that purple blood. However to keep us all smiling with snakey and take it on the chin win, lose or draw go Womans Lacrosse the team of the people.

4 To be a great Sports Officer you need to be...

• approachable
• dedicated
• working for my sportos
• passionate
• interested
• good social skills

5 Which club most resembles you and why?
Ultimate Frisbee: I’m pretty incredible though few understand why, though proven to achieve at the highest level through hard work and commitment. Success people that’s what we’re talking about.

6 What experience do you have that might suit you to this role?
Involvement in AU since coming to Portsmouth 3 and a half years ago, have lead a Rugby 2nds to promotion, experience on committees, University of Portsmouth Sports Personality of the Year ‘04/05.

7 As a sabbatical networking is essential and important, what is your best ‘networking line’?
“Touch cup” (we’re not so bad at it either)”

Thank you for your time Thorogood x