GRAYS got their season back on track with a comprehensive thrashing of bottom of the league outfit, Ilford at Cricklefields Stadium. Striker, Antony Ryan struck twice. Opening the scoring in the third minute and adding a second in the 57th.
The good news is that Needham Market have had a little stumble as well illustrating that the league can only be lost at Christmas and not won. But considering that Grays had, at one stage, a chance to go ten points clear, they now sit in fifth place, eight points behind the leaders and just this one game in hand against bottom side Ilford.
WELL marshalled and driven by skipper Gary McDonald, Kingstonian did just enough to put paid to struggling East Thurrock thanks to Sam Clayton’s second half goal.
There was little between the two sides, but Rocks rarely threatened to take the win, though it was a much improved performance than their last outing.
After the game Manager Paul Vaughan commented "I am happy the good run has continued. I thought we shaded the game for long periods. We look forward to our Essex Senior Cup tie at Brightlingsea Regent on Tuesday night, where we will send a strong team with a quarter final place at stake".
IT IS the culmination of around six or seven years work as Thurrock Fc's under-18's play premier league Blackburn Rovers in the Third Round of the FA Cup on Monday night in Blackburn.
The team headed up on Sunday. Before they went, YT interviewed the coaching staff to hear more about one of the great cup runs of any footballing side in the borough.
Thurrock manager Robbie Garvey resigns after another dismal performance from Thurrock. A last minute free kick saw Staines snatch three vital points in a must win game for both clubs.
Fleets woes continue as they suffer another home defeat. All looking very bleak.Not looking good for the Rocks at the moment as another defeat sees them languish in the relegation zone.
GRAYS will want to forget this week as they have lost nine point as they went down 2-1 to Enfield Town at Donkey Lane.
The miserable week for Grays didn't get any better when the Blues conceded a penalty in the 2nd minute. Enfield's Wallace was brought down in the area by keeper Andy Hall who was very lucky to jut receive a yellow. Leon Hope made no mistake from the spot.
It would also appear that the council under leader, cllr John Kent, (who is also a member of the Grays Athletic Supporters Trust) is laying down a marker/message of intent, that they are doing all they can to facilitate a move for the 121-year-old club. Although the club is under what appears to be a new regime, many council officials have long memories and have been "exasperated" by attempts and negotiations over the decades with Grays Athletic.
FOLLOWING an Isthmian Board Meeting, Grays Athletic have been deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player. The incident in question relates to playing Stuart Thurgood in the league game against Leiston on 26th October 2011 which contradicted League Rule 6.4.1 and 6.9.
The desire to compete, which was so prevalent against Lewes just seven days earlier, was missing in abundance – never more ably illustrated when Margate gained a fifth goal close to the end when Cloke drilled a free kick home, thanks largely to a defensive wall that jumped over the ball rather than stand firm in the face of adversity.
The Conference South club were expected to provide difficult FA Trophy opposition for the Urchins, second in Ryman Premier, but it turned out to be a one-sided affair as Hornchurch powered to victory, with the hosts reduced to nine men by the close.
They got a great start thanks to some poor defending and the alertness and strength of Petrit Elbi who nipped in to latch on to an under strength header from Vincent Durrant in the fifth minute and he held off he challenge of Matt Turpin to round keeper Adam Rafis and slide the ball into the net.
An Agombar free kick was cleared another was headed wide by Baker but it was to be their undoing when a long clearance from pip Boyland found Newson in the middle and his turn and run took him past Cooper, Pope and Baker to hit a perfect shot past Hall to double the lead with twenty minutes to go. David Cowley came on for Bunce as Grays chased the game and five minutes later Carlos picked up the ball to run and cross for Ryan to tap the ball home to half the deficit.
