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TEAM NEWS |
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ECFA
INSTALL FRESH REP MANAGERS |
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Essex Representative football will
have two fresh faces in their dugouts next season, with
the unveiling of Howard Mackler and Kim Coster as the
new Under 18s and Women's managers respectively. |
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| Mackler, the
former Great Wakering Rovers, Maldon Town and
Hullbridge Sports Youth boss, comes with a wealth
of experience in the game having also spent four
years with Olympian League side Galleywood as
Player-Manager. Coster also has plenty of football
under her belt in the shape of a playing spell
with Spurs Ladies that began in 1977 before moving
on to manage Billericay Ladies as well as being
Assistant Coach of the Colchester United Under 16s
Girls' Team. |
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Howard Mackler, with his daughter, pictured before
the 2005 ECFA Premier Cup Final while playing for Galleywood
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Speaking of the delight at his
appointment, Howard beamed: "I'm extremely
excited at being chosen. My priority will be to
quickly build good relations with club managers in
the County and see as many players as possible.
Playing for Essex is a highly-prestigious honour
so I want to build on the pride factor to help
bring us some success." |
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Hailing from
Leigh-on-Sea, Mackler was once the Coach of goal-scoring
genius Neil Harris in his time at Maldon. Harris went-on
to progress to adult football at the Wallace Binder
Ground before moving to Millwall, where he notched
nearly one hundred goals before a big move to Nottingham
Forest. "This County has some terrific talent to
bring through and I want every player, regardless of
what team they play for or at what level, to feel they
have the opportunity to make the team. We will make a
fresh start."
Coster is also keen to begin the Women's Rep Team with a
clean slate. The Chelmsford-residing coach may be
aspiring towards achieving Level Three status herself,
but she would prefer to let her players do the talking
on the pitch: "We are fortunate to be able to draw
from a pool of talented Essex players so I'm eager to
get on with the job as I'm looking forward to that
challenge."
The Women's Team may have suffered a difficult season in
2006/07 but recent years have yielded trophies for the
County Office Cabinet and Kim wants to concentrate on
those prior successes to steer them in the right
direction. "Building on previous momentum is
important so hopefully we can achieve some welcome
victories."
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