As part of the preparation for the men’s Essex League Season, the management teams were agreed on the following:

Club Captain: Phil Stevenson
Selection Committee: Adam Rohm, Shayne Perry and Tony Weston – to start after the March AGM.

o * Over 50s *

Manager: Phil Stevenson:
Captain Reds and Whites: Tony Sullivan, Shayne Perry, Paul Franklin, Steve Eades.

o * Over 60s *

Manager – Tuesday team: Phil Stevenson
Manager – Saturday team: To be decided

Captains: Nad Pillay, Paul Weston.

o * Over 65s *

Manager: David Clancy

Captain Reds: Mick Mullins; Whites: Simon Baker.

o * Over 70s *

Manager: Mick Mullins

Captain Reds: Steve Tongue
Captain Whites: Chris Conlan

There is a vacancy for an over 60s Saturday non-playing manager.

The Club will have two teams in the over 60s category. A Saturday team and a Tuesday team. Eligible players can play for both teams in the same month.

The aim of selecting the captains early is to enable team specific training sessions to take place. The content of the sessions is to be decided between Micky Howard, coach, and the Management Team of that age group. Sessions will take place at 10.00am on Thursday and 1:00pm on Sunday. These will be posted on the App. The sessions will start in February. Members are encouraged to attend if they are interested in being selected for the teams.

Additional pre-season friendlies will be organised with the management teams in charge of team selection. Existing friendlies on the fixture list will be subject to selection by the management teams.

Similar arrangements for the women’s team are in place and on the App. The women’s team is in the Premier League of both the Essex and Herts Leagues.

The Friday sessions will be rebranded as a Community Sessions. If numbers signing up consistently exceeds 32 a cap on numbers will be introduced.

The Wednesday session will be rebooked and run until late June.

o * QUIZ *

Please sign up for the quiz, bring your family and friends There are still plenty of places available.

o * Tours *

Tenerife. Currently 7 men and 4 women have signed up. The Club wants to make a decision in the next few weeks on entering the male competition. If you are interested, please sign up. The Club wants a minimum of 10 players.

April Smith has joined the Committee. April is the Leyton Orient Club Development Officer. She will provide an important link between the walking footballers and Leyton Orient FC.

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