Witham Town Manager Tony Last revealed the price of a drink is at
stake when he squares-up against Maldon Town’s ex-Spa Road boss
Russell Tanner in the Preliminary Round of the F.A. Cup after the
two local rivals were paired together in the recent draws at Soho
Square.
GIRLS' FESTIVAL ATTRACTS RECORD
PLAYER FIGURES
Records went tumbling at the Essex CFA's annual Brentwood Girls
7-a-Side Festival recently as over one hundred and fifty young
females contested the E.ON-sponsored event at the Brentwood
Preparatory School...
SMARTER,
NOT HARDER
Working smarter, not harder, and reviewing the new structure of the
F.A. Level Two Coaching Course were subjects of the day at Hockley
Community Centre...
PLAY AT
ANFIELD
If you've ever dreamt about following in the footsteps of Liverpool
stars such as Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher and playing at
Anfield in front of the famous Kop, then make sure your grassroots
club are signed up...
ESSEX FACE CREAM OF
SOUTH-WEST IN CUP !
Essex face an intriguing home tie with Devon in the 2008/09 F.A.
County Youth Cup First Round as Howard Mackler's Under 18s side plot
a successful campaign following the latest draw at Soho Square...
LESS IS MORE AT NORTH-EAST 4 V 4 !
Primary Schools in Clacton ignored the terrible weather to come out
in force when the north-east of the County took part in a 'girls
only' afternoon of football at Clacton Leisure Centre...
E.ON BRINGS FOOTBALL FOR ALL TO
HARLOW
E.ON's sponsorship of The Football Association's Schools Programme
was
heralded recently as disabled players were provided with the
opportunity
to play small-sided games and also receive expert coaching...
SENIOR CUP FINALISTS
COLLECT CHEQUES
Two local senior clubs had their bank accounts boosted to the tune
of thousands of pounds as reward for one of the most successful ever
FansFocus.Com Essex Senior Cup Finals...
FEMALES HAIL UNIQUE COACHING
OPPORTUNITY
Coaching drills delivered by England Girls Under 15s and Millwall
Ladies First Team Manager Kay Cossington at Shrub End Community
Centre recently were hailed as "motivating and inspiring"...
ESSEX COUNTY FA MAKE TWO
NEW SIGNINGS!
Essex football's staff workforce expanded once more recently with
two quality additions made to the County Office squad heading into
an exciting new season...
TIGERS SCHOOL-CLUB LINK IS A
ROARING SUCCESS
Tigers J.F.C. and Havering's Benhurst Primary School are celebrating
a blossoming relationship thanks to the latest success of the F.A.
School-Club Link...
E.ON CHARTER STANDARD SCHOOLS
FUTSAL CUP
Youngsters flocked to Redbridge College recently to see West Ham
United's flying winger Matthew Etherington, who showed his support
for F.A. Charter Standard Secondary Schools...
COLCHESTER E.ON NATIONAL SCHOOLS
DAY FESTIVAL
Innovative new ways of rewarding achievement were put into practice
at the Colchester-based E.ON National Schools Day Festival
recently...
SUN COMES OUT FOR CHARTER
STANDARD
"An ideal way to say thank you," is how Essex County F.A.
Senior Football Development Officer Brendan Walshe described the
fifth Charter Standard Day at Shrub End, Colchester...
COACHING AND AFFILIATION
2008
While the sound of leather on willow reverberates around the
County's cricket pitches & strawberries are carefully selected
for the tennis at Wimbledon, the summer months offer no respite at
the Essex County F.A...
GROUNDSMAN
OF THE YEAR WINNERS 2007/08
Southminster St. Leonards' Gordon Harvey believes it's his
"tender loving care" that secured him a third consecutive
Groundsman of the Year Award from the Essex County Football
Association...
HAMBRO OFFERED £10k DISABILITY
HELPING HAND
"Any club could do what we do" is the message from Hambro
Colts Y.F.C. Disability Football Manager Bob Pointer following the
news his club are to receive nearly £10,000 of Football Foundation
funding...
FUTSAL
FRENZY
Futsal is on the rise throughout Essex thanks to several pioneering
new tournaments and festivals being organised around the County to
raise the profile of the small-sided format of the Beautiful Game...
£200m F.A. BOOST FOR
GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL
The Football Association has revealed details of a new £200 million
investment programme aimed at transforming grassroots football...