2008 Review

England Universities 2009 - 2010

Myself, Bryn and Steve met in the last 10 days to look at the next years format and we hope that everyone is keen to be involved and moving those on again. The format of the season will slightly change with the England squad playing two games prior to Christmas with the players that are still in the system from this season.

The regional trials and tournament will still go ahead as we have done for the last two years and will be for those players that are new to the system. We will then follow the same format as we have for the last two years.

Updates to follow from us....

British University Games 2009 - 2010

We are hoping that between Scotland, Wales and Ireland that we can have a productive conversation about the timing of the competition to allow all of the teams to get their strongest teams out to make for a great advert for HE football. Updates to follow.

Great Britain Students - Belgrade 2009

A squad will meet up next Saturday at Lilleshall but there has been no squad announcement yet...well see how many of the lads have made it.

National Pyramid

Loughborough have now been accepted at Step 5 in the Midland Football Alliance. Leeds Met will be preparing for their assault on the Northern Counties East League and Northumbria will be doing the same in the Northern League.

National League Futsal

It is great to see the University sector doing well in the National Futsal League. Hatpury are topping the Midlands Conference with Bath lying in 4th and Loughborough are currently 3rd in
Northern Conference.

FA Futsal Cup, National Finals - 3 - 5th July

In the Men's competition UWE Hartpury, Loughborough, Bath and Worcester will be trying to do well and in the Women's competition there will be Leeds Met and Loughborough trying to improve HE's position in the game.

Staff Movement

Andy Tilson (Bath) who was Head Coach of the successful Team Bath set up in the pyramid has now moved to Weymouth as assistant Manager. We all wish Andy well in his new challenge.
Summer Player Movement...up to now!

Leon McSweeney (Loughborough) has moved from Stockport County to Hartlepool. Chris Beardsley (Staffordshire) has moved from Kettering Town to Stevenage Borough. Brett Solkhon has moved from Kettering Town to newly promoted Corby Town. Dan Dillon (Bath) has moved from Team Bath to Hinckley United. Richard Pell (Loughborough) has moved from Blyth Spartans to Alfreton Town. Ashley Nicholls (Anglia) has moved from Maidenhead United to Bishop Stortford.