Long Eaton Retain Vital Duo
12th June, 2009
Two vital players in Long Eaton United's successful season have agreed to stay at the club.
Goalkeeper and Supporters' Player of the Year Ross Whalin and leading goalscorer Kevin Mabon have signed on the dotted line for the 2009/10 campaign.
The Grange Park side will be looking to go one better having finished as runners-up this season in the KoolSport NCEL Premier Division, missing out on promotion to the UniBond League by just seven points.
Goalkeeper and Supporters' Player of the Year Ross Whalin and leading goalscorer Kevin Mabon have signed on the dotted line for the 2009/10 campaign.
The Grange Park side will be looking to go one better having finished as runners-up this season in the KoolSport NCEL Premier Division, missing out on promotion to the UniBond League by just seven points.
(Story Source: Long Eaton United)
Stacey Leaves Long Eaton
2nd June, 2009
Glyn Stacey has stepped down as joint boss of KoolSport NCEL Premier Division runners-up, Long Eaton United.
It leaves Mark Harvey in sole command, telling the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph: "Myself and Glyn have been joint managers for the last four years but he wants to be on his own now, so he has decided to move on.
"We are still good friends and I'm sorry to see him go but wish him all the best for the future.
"I will be carrying on and I am now looking for a number two."
Stacey added: "Mark wants to be number one, so I have stepped aside, rather than risk falling out over it.
"It was a very amicable split and Mark tried to persuade me to stay but I had made my mind up.
"I had some good times with Mark, at South Normanton Athletic and Long Eaton this season, but I just felt it was time for a change."
It leaves Mark Harvey in sole command, telling the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph: "Myself and Glyn have been joint managers for the last four years but he wants to be on his own now, so he has decided to move on.
"We are still good friends and I'm sorry to see him go but wish him all the best for the future.
"I will be carrying on and I am now looking for a number two."
Stacey added: "Mark wants to be number one, so I have stepped aside, rather than risk falling out over it.
"It was a very amicable split and Mark tried to persuade me to stay but I had made my mind up.
"I had some good times with Mark, at South Normanton Athletic and Long Eaton this season, but I just felt it was time for a change."
(Story Source: Derbyshire Evening Telegraph)
Long Eaton Charity Donation
9th May, 2009
This season's KoolSport NCEL League Cup winners have chosen the charity that will benefit from a ?500 donation.
The money was put forward by Cup Final hosts Staveley Miners Welfare and their main sponsor Baris Group Ltd.
Long Eaton United, who beat Selby Town 3-0 on Monday to lift the trophy, were asked to nominate a good cause.
They decided on the Ronald MacDonald House Charity that supports families with children in hospital.
The money was put forward by Cup Final hosts Staveley Miners Welfare and their main sponsor Baris Group Ltd.
Long Eaton United, who beat Selby Town 3-0 on Monday to lift the trophy, were asked to nominate a good cause.
They decided on the Ronald MacDonald House Charity that supports families with children in hospital.
Long Eaton Cash Boost
20th August, 2008
Long Eaton United were awarded ?5,500 this week from a new scheme called the Community Priorities Programme.
The KoolSport NCEL Premier Division side were nominated by Councillor Roland Hosker.
He said in a recent newspaper article: "I chose Long Eaton United because they have twenty-four youth teams and they do a fabulous job for the youth in this area."
Mr Hosker has always been a valuable supporter to Long Eaton United and the club have regularly received awards of finance from projects that he is involved with.
He has also been a great help to the club with advice regarding past and future projects and again supported the club to receive these awards and advised them of the routes needed to attain these.
The whole club will benefit from the award and their sincere thanks go to Mr Hosker from everyone involved at Grange Park.
The KoolSport NCEL Premier Division side were nominated by Councillor Roland Hosker.
He said in a recent newspaper article: "I chose Long Eaton United because they have twenty-four youth teams and they do a fabulous job for the youth in this area."
Mr Hosker has always been a valuable supporter to Long Eaton United and the club have regularly received awards of finance from projects that he is involved with.
He has also been a great help to the club with advice regarding past and future projects and again supported the club to receive these awards and advised them of the routes needed to attain these.
The whole club will benefit from the award and their sincere thanks go to Mr Hosker from everyone involved at Grange Park.
(Story Source: Long Eaton United)
Long Eaton Duo Raid Former Club
10th July, 2008
New Long Eaton United managers Mark Harvey and Glyn Stacey have wasted no time in reshaping their squad for the new season ? with the help of some old friends.
The joint bosses, who took up their role at Grange Park from the beginning of May, have secured the signatures of 16 players, all from step six of the non-league football system or higher.
And seven of these recruits come from Harvey and Stacey's former club, South Normanton Athletic, which was forced to fold in June after failing to find new owners.
As a result, the managerial partners invited their former players to join them at pre-season training.
Harvey told the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph: "It's all coming together. We had so many people at training, between 45 and 50, and got a few more to sign some forms.
"We've got 16 lads who have signed for us from Northern Counties East level or higher, so we have some experienced people on board.
"The bulk of the squad is the formation of Long Eaton and South Normanton and we're hoping to get the best from both.
"Adam Newton, Josh Watts and Mick Allsop have all re-signed from Long Eaton and we have kept the latter as captain."
And Harvey had plenty of praise for the players who join Long Eaton from his former Lees Lane outfit.
He said: "Bringing in players from South Normanton was always likely to happen and loads of them were keen to come down here.
"Paul Gamble, who was at Shepshed Dynamo before moving to South Normanton, has joined us, as has Dean Whiley ? he's a quality centre-half and was Player of the Year for the last two seasons.
"Joe Atkinson has signed for us, along with goalkeeper Ross Whalin ? he played under Glyn at Long Eaton United before coming to South Normanton.
"Both of us rate him really highly. We're delighted to have because he's worth 10 points in the league. It will also be great not to have to step into goal anymore, like I had to last season."
In addition to recruiting players from the two Northern Counties East outfits, Harvey and Stacey have also recruited from elsewhere.
These include Pablo Piliero, from Carlton Town, Simon Johnson of Shirebrook Town, and Kev Mabon who had a brief spell at South Normanton before being ruled out with injury.
The joint bosses, who took up their role at Grange Park from the beginning of May, have secured the signatures of 16 players, all from step six of the non-league football system or higher.
And seven of these recruits come from Harvey and Stacey's former club, South Normanton Athletic, which was forced to fold in June after failing to find new owners.
As a result, the managerial partners invited their former players to join them at pre-season training.
Harvey told the Derbyshire Evening Telegraph: "It's all coming together. We had so many people at training, between 45 and 50, and got a few more to sign some forms.
"We've got 16 lads who have signed for us from Northern Counties East level or higher, so we have some experienced people on board.
"The bulk of the squad is the formation of Long Eaton and South Normanton and we're hoping to get the best from both.
"Adam Newton, Josh Watts and Mick Allsop have all re-signed from Long Eaton and we have kept the latter as captain."
And Harvey had plenty of praise for the players who join Long Eaton from his former Lees Lane outfit.
He said: "Bringing in players from South Normanton was always likely to happen and loads of them were keen to come down here.
"Paul Gamble, who was at Shepshed Dynamo before moving to South Normanton, has joined us, as has Dean Whiley ? he's a quality centre-half and was Player of the Year for the last two seasons.
"Joe Atkinson has signed for us, along with goalkeeper Ross Whalin ? he played under Glyn at Long Eaton United before coming to South Normanton.
"Both of us rate him really highly. We're delighted to have because he's worth 10 points in the league. It will also be great not to have to step into goal anymore, like I had to last season."
In addition to recruiting players from the two Northern Counties East outfits, Harvey and Stacey have also recruited from elsewhere.
These include Pablo Piliero, from Carlton Town, Simon Johnson of Shirebrook Town, and Kev Mabon who had a brief spell at South Normanton before being ruled out with injury.
(Story Source: Derbyshire Evening Telegraph)
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