Please be advised that the appointed referee for Saturday's match versus Cray Valley PM Reserves FC has changed. Ian Jackaman will now replace Robert Daisley. Also, the original assistant referee for the 1st team squad's match versus Centresports Utd on Sunday, Michael Creatura, has now changed to Ben Trailor. Finally, the appointed referee for the A team's match versus Freelands FC also on Sunday has changed. Matthew Cook will now replace Martin Cook. Please remember to write the correct names on your respective matchcards.
The Bigger Picture
It was an ocassion to remember and one to forget as our club had mixed fortunes this weekend. The Saturday 1st team squad under the diligent scrutiny of Danny Wakeling made it three out of three wins so far this season but this time it was a late winner in extra time which sealed this 3-2 away victory against a very decent Old Colfeians side at the Leathersellers Ground in Eltham. It was a great result for the lads which saw them move into round two of the Queen Mary Cup. Unfortunately, the 2nd team squad had to cancel their first round Challenge Cup tie at home to the University of Greenwich because of an unexpected illness which spread rather rapidly throughout the squad during an unprecedented 24 hour period. Let's hope that they recover in time to play the same opposition at home next weekend in the first round of the Charity Cup! All three of our OBDSFL squads were in action at home this weekend - Mark Ridley's squad faced a tricky tie against the Welsh Tavern who in previous seasons had reached the latter stages of several cup competitions but couldn't find a way past the men in blue. Rangers did leave it late but in the end their spirit and determination edged it as they moved into round two of the Kent Premier Cup with a fine 2-1 win. The 2nd team squad managed a 0-0 draw against Fairfield who came with a game plan and stuck with it. This Division 2 fixture lacked anyone with enough mischief on the park to create any clear cut goalscoring opportunities, and with several key players absent it was always going to be a tough ask for Micky Perkins' side. The A's were up against a determined Freelands team who came to the Langley looking to secure their place in round two of the Smales Trophy. They did. Gary Small's squad were undone yet again by a couple of sloppy defensive errors which ultimately cost them as Freelands ran out 3-1 winners.
Club Complaints & Procedures
It has been noticed recently that players and managers have taken it upon themselves to correspond directly with league officials regarding a range of issues. Your club secretary is the only person who is responsible for dealing with complaints, procedures and other administrative matters and should always be consulted in the first instance. League officials will not recognise anyone other than the club's secretary when dealing with telephone calls, text messages, emails or other forms of correspondence. If any member has an issue that he or she would like explored and possibly taken further then they must contact the club secretary otherwise the issue will not be recognised and a solution will not be found. Please be advised that in future correct protocol must be observed at all times.
New Downloads Page - Now Available!
The club are pleased to announce that you can now download copies of the club's consitution, matchday subs sheets, training sheets and many other forms and football related information. Please visit our Rangers Downloads page for further details.
Anyone Recognize The Guitarist?
Please watch the video clip above and keep your eye on the guy to the left of Peter Andre - ring any bells? That's right, it's none other than our very own Reserve team player Mickey Gazzard! Comments on our guestbook are more than welcome...
Managr.com
The club's webmaster has been busy in the summer updating our sister site managr.com which your respective squad manager has exclusive access to and updates weekly to monitor you as a player and your squad's overall progress over the course of the 2009/10 season. This is an exciting way for each player to guage their own personal contribution and to monitor their team's progress throughout the course of the season by reviewing their appearances, goals scored, match reports, team line-ups, financial contribution, and much more. We hope this fantastic facility will help you to understand how important your role in your club is. To get started please click on the blue underlined link below and enter - login: edenparksat1 (1st team Saturdays), edenparksat2 (2nd team Saturdays), edenparksun1 (1st team Sundays), edenparksun2 (2nd team Sundays), edenparksun3 (3rd team Sundays) or edenparksun4 (Colts team Sundays) followed by the password: rangers. Good luck for the new season and enjoy your football!
We are pleased to announce that keeping in touch with your club whenever or wherever you log on has now never been easier. The new Eden Park Rangers FC toolbar, especially designed for use with Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers, will provide you with a convenient way to keep up to date with all the news, views and various coups associated with the club and provide users with an exclusive online chat room so you can talk with teammates, friends and family in real time! A club news ticker will alert you of important messages from your club secretary and a search engine powered by Google will take you directly to other websites you choose to visit. To install our toolbar click on the animated banner above or alternatively, please go to our Downloads page and click on the black roll-down banner which will appear at the top of the webpage. Enjoy!
