ON paper this always looked to be a tight affair and so it proved to be when Blues and Coggeshall locked horns at Parkside - the football on offer kept the fans entertained seeing two teams cancel each other out, but still playing the game in the right spirit.
FOLLOWING a rapturous pre kick-off minutes applause by everyone in the ground, the Rocks players then made their own fitting tribute to Ben Bennett by turning in a fine performance to beat this highly rated Boro side.
THURROCK Denes put out a strong team against Harlow on Saturday. Harlow have an outstanding new ground and clubhouse and it was a pleasure to enjoy their new facilities.
JUST like buses you wait a while and then two come along at the same time, that applied to Blues today with two wins and two clean sheets in two weeks after a barren spell of late.
WHETHER they're players, coaches, referees or volunteers, there are many local 'Football Families' who come together to enjoy their favourite sport, and the Essex...
BLUES produced a gritty performance to claim the points and record their first win against Histon and a first clean sheet of the season. Building on a first half Steve King goal they stood firm in the second under an arial bombardment to get their season back on track.
ANOTHER good day for the T-Birds. A structured, fast paced first half that Bath had no answer to was enough to earn a victory and climb back into the top three. The bonus point was wrapped up in a second half performance that highlighted our defensive patterns.
THURROCK travelled to West London on Saturday in search of a much needed win only to come away pointless. Nevertheless,the result did not reflect the effort deployed by the Oakfield outfit as they struggled in vain to get momentum in the thick,cloying mud!
