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THE SOLDIERS’ GAME THE MAGAZINE OF THE ARMY FA Issue 10 – Summer Edition 2012 IN THIS ISSUE INTERNATIONAL STALEMATE AT ALDERSHOT TOWN ARMY WOMEN SHOW HOW IT’S DONE 27TH REGT TAKE TITLE AFTER EIGHT GOAL THRILLER ROYAL SIGNAL AND THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME UNBEATEN, UNBOWED AND PLENTY TO PLAY FOR IN 2013 www.armyfa.com FOOTBALL AArmy_Julyrmy_July 112.indd2.indd 1 227/07/20127/07/2012 113:203:20 VIRTUAL CLUB The UK’s leading publishers for grassroots sporting organisations HANDBOOKS FROM VIRTUAL CLUB HANDBOOK £120 plus VAT Ever thought of producing a club handbook? )DLUIRUG7RZQ<RXWK )RRWEDOO&OXE If not, why not, when you consider all the &OXE+DQGERRN benefi ts a virtual club handbook can off er. A club handbook is the best medium to inform all club members, potential club members and sponsors what your club is about and how it is run. 0$,16321625 BENEFITS OF THE E-SPORTS VIRTUAL HANDBOOK SYSTEM 1. 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T G G Bromsgrove and District E U U S E E R O O D Dorsetorseo Premier D Est. www.timperleyjuniorfootball.co.uk 1957 E^cEd^ci Football League Football League NORTHERN FOOTBALLGZXgj^ibZci ALLIANCE Season 2009-2010 Footballootbo League CE Handbook - 2009/2010 www.bromsgroveleague.com SeasonS 2009/10 HANDBHANDBOOK Club Handbook Season 2009-10 Of¿ cial Handbook 2009-2010 OFFICIAL HANDBOOK Season 2009-10 2 www.e-sportspublications.co.uk AArmy_Julyrmy_July 112.indd2.indd 2 227/07/20127/07/2012 113:203:20 CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL STALEMATE AT ALDERSHOT TOWN 4 YOUNG LIONS ROAR AHEAD OF THE PACK 5 UNBEATEN, UNBOWED AND PLENTY TO PLAY FOR IN 2013 6 A DAY TO REMEMBER AT BRISTOL ROVERS FC 7 COUNTY ARMY REFEREERING GOES GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH 8 STAFF THE FA PULL-OUT MAGAZINE – ST GEORGE’S PARK 9 GROUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENT 10/11 Secretary RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 12 Maj WTE Thomson [email protected] BACK TO SCHOOL 14/15 Tel: (Civil) 01252 787067 27 REGT TAKE TITLE AFTER EIGHT GOAL THRILLER 17 Tel: (ATN) 94222 7067 ARMY WOMEN SHOW HOW IT’S DONE 18/19 Deputy Secretary and Referees Secretary Mr Graham Brookland FINDING THE NEXT ROONEY 21 [email protected] Tel: (Civil) 01252 787068 NOSTALGIA AND VISION AT THE PRESIDENTS DINNER 21 Tel: (ATN) 94222 7068 ROYAL SIGNALS AND THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME 22 Discipline and Registration Secretary Mrs Sue Clarke [email protected] Tel: (Civil) 01252 787069 Tel: (ATN) 94222 7069 WELCOME Coaching and Development Offi cer VICE CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION Steve Stone [email protected] Brigadier Mitch Mitchell MBE Coaching and Development Administrator I am delighted to be The Men’s Team are getting closer to a clean Gill Jones home after my recent sweep, undefeated in this year’s Inter Service [email protected] Afghanistan tour and Competition; they lost out to the RAF on goal Tel: (Civil) 01252 787071 for the opportunity diff erence for a second successive season. They Tel: (ATN) 94222 7071 to pick up the Vice- did though, like the Women, win the Southern Offi ce Administrator Chairman’s post again. First, I must thank Counties Cup. Finally, our offi cials continue to Carol Williamson Brigadier Steve Vickery for standing in for me so progress, with one Referee and 3 Assistants on [email protected] ably. His willingness to step in reminded me just the Football League and 30 offi cials on the Supply Tel: (Civil) 01252 787070 how reliant we are on a pretty small, but very and Contributory leagues; We have re-invigorated Tel: (ATN) 94222 7070 committed band of volunteers to make Football our Army Coaching Association, with over 70 in the Army run from Unit grassroots through to active members and held a number of excellent Army Football Association Army representative level. So my fi rst message Coaching Days. in this 10th Edition is to say a big thank you to all Mackenzie Building For our 125th Anniversary, which will run from Fox Lines who help get soldiers out on the park every week, April 2013 to April 2014, we hope to have a Queens Avenue at what-ever level. Aldershot high profi le Charity fi xture against a celebrity- HANTS The Army Challenge Cup and Minor Units side (details to follow); a Mens and Women’s GU11 2LB Competition had 114 teams enter, far more unit Representative Team tour of Brazil to coincide Fax: 01252 348630 entries than any other Army sport’s competition with the World Cup; and the U23s will tour the www.armyfa.com - culminating in our 2nd Festival of Football UK to take Army Football into the heart of the on a wet and windy day at Aldershot Military our Inner-Cities. We also hope to open our new Stadium, in front of a good crowd. Well done to Army Football Development Centre. This facility 4 Mechanised Brigade HQ and Signal Squadron will herald some much needed investment in our Proudly Sponsored by: for retaining the Minor Units’ Cup and to 2 Signal infrastructure – with signifi cant fi nancial support Regiment for winning the Army Challenge Cup for from our own Army Sports Control Board –and the fi rst time since 1995. The Inter-Corps Massey raise the standards of the facilities which under- Trophy was a nail bitter – coming down to the last pin all our Football training and education courses. kick of the last game, with the REME winning for If we are to continue to meet the challenging the fi rst time in 18 years. targets we have set - raising Football’s profi le, Our Representative sides had a productive reputation and standards inside the Army and season. The Army Women’s Team retained the across the National Game as one of the Football Inter Service Competition and also secured the Association’s 44 Counties – then we need to Southern Counties Cup competition, which is a attract a broader and deeper cohort of volunteers terrifi c achievement against really strong County to help. As the Army returns post-Afghanistan to opposition. a contingent footing we will need to re-energise sport and adventure training. In Army Football The Army U23 Development Team also tasted we want to be in the vanguard of this return to success winning their Inter Services tournament ‘Sporting Contingency’. We have ambitious plans with victories against the Royal Navy followed but we rely on volunteers to turn plans into reality. by success versus the RAF at Farnborough FC. This magazine is published by e-Sports Publications. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without the express permission of e-Sports Publications and the County FA. Every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information contained within this publication. No responsibilty can be accepted for the consequences of actions based on the advice portrayed herein. Printed by ESP Colour Ltd, Elgin Drive, Swindon SN2 8XU • Tel: 01793 438400 3 AArmy_Julyrmy_July 112.indd2.indd 3 227/07/20127/07/2012 113:203:20 INTERNATIONAL STALEMATE AT ALDERSHOT TOWN Army 0-0 German Bundeswehr By Brigadier Steve Vickery In a match that had been planned for the last year, the Army fi nally played the German Armed Forces at the EBB Stadium in Aldershot on 23 May. In a match that had The second half was a been planned for the last more even aff air with year, the Army fi nally both teams having played the German opportunities to attack. Armed Forces at the EBB Down to 10 men after a Stadium in Aldershot on needless red card, the 23 May. Army fought to the very end and matched the The Germans currently German side for eff ort. hold the Armed Forces European and Handshakes all around World titles, although at the end to celebrate interestingly the British a hard-earned 0-0 draw.