Under 8’s section Presentation/Disco Saturday 14th June 7.00pm - Midnight

Venue: Thornton Sports Centre (YMCA), Victoria Road, (bar upstairs).

We have a DJ booked and a hot and cold buffet arranged, the night will give us all the opportunity to give all those concerned with our section a big pat on the back. We have sold over 80 tickets and should fingers crossed be a great night. Alan has organised a raffle so all donations to the prize fund would be greatly appreciated, see Kellie (my wife) or Alan.

Summer break

We are having a rest from football for 4 weeks as of Saturday the 14th June, we will start back for training on Tuesday 15th July and hopefully straight back into some matches the following Saturday. The intention is to maintain a match every week and continue to train on a Tuesday on the gala field. Norbreck school was only ever a temporary option to give our pitches a chance to recover, however the grass was a litlle long and uneven and the pitches were not marked out.

New league and registration

We will commence life in the Poulton primary under 9’s league in early September I am led to believe. Prior to this each player must be registered and a fee of £45 will be due. I intend for us to get together at the Golden Eagle again in mid July (see below) to discuss any issues and to keep you all informed of how we intend to continue with the teams development. If anybody is not intending to register please let me know ASAP.

Parents / section meeting

Wednesday 16th July 8 pm.


Cheers Steve, Rob, Dom and Alan


Spirit of Youth Tournament

Please can we bring along both kits and a drink for your child, we will have water aswell but we are best being prepared.

We need to be there for 9:15 please so we can get well prepared and get the teams registered and set up in plenty of time.

For directions to the venue please visit the web site www.soyfc.co.uk and select “HOW TO FIND US”.

The first matches will commence @ 10:00am on both days, all managers will register their team/s at the officials hut by 9:30am at the latest.
They are currently compiling the fixtures; once these are available then these will be published on their web site. The group matches should finish around 3:00pm after which there will be the knock-out stages which are due to finish by 5:00pm. All details of the tournament will be available in the tournament programme. Please note that there is ample parking available on site which we charge a fee of £2 to cover the hire from the local council, note that this £2 will include a programme.

FA COACHING 29th May

Please see details below of some coaching by the FA, feel free to book your child on the course. Its easier than me taking names and the course filling up before i get chance to ring.

The FA Skills Team are again running a FA Tesco Skills Football Day at Palatine High School in Blackpool on Thursday 29th May 2008 during the May Half Term.

The FREE sessions last for 1 hour and the players will receive expert coaching from the FA Skills Coaches as well as goodies and certificates on the day.

The places on the sessions are limited, and the session times are as follows;

10am - 11am: 5 - 8 year olds

11am - 12pm: 9 - 11 year olds

1pm - 2pm: 5 - 8 year olds

2pm - 3pm: 9 - 11 year olds

To book your individual player or club places on the course, please contact the FA Tesco Skills Hotline direct on 0800 121 4836.

More information on the FA Tesco Skills Programme can also be found on www.thefa.com/skills

May 2008 Newsletter

Minutes for the section meeting held at the Golden Eagle were circulated last month, hence the reason for no April newsletter. If anybody did not receive a copy of the minutes and would like them then just let me know.
Fixtures are available on the web site www.blackpoolrangers.net as well as other news, both myself and Paulette update the site on a regular basis. If anybody has any ideas how we can improve it please let us know.

We will be finishing on the 14th June for a 4 week break and start back on Tuesday 15th July.

Blackpool Rangers Presentation night (Layton Institute)

As in recent years the presentation night for the club will take place on Wednesday 28th May. Doors will open at 7pm (no earlier) for a 7.30 start. There will be no charge from the section to the parents as funds have been raised through sponsorship. These funds cover the cost of the programmes that are provided (1 per family).
Last year damage was caused by the younger sections running across the chairs (I don’t think it was us) towards the back of the room, resulting in the club losing its deposit. Can we just ensure that the finger is not pointed in our direction and our kids all behave. Cheers.

Under 8’s section Presentation/Disco Saturday 14th June 7.00pm - Midnight

Venue: Thornton Sports Centre (YMCA), Victoria Road, (bar upstairs).

Cost: £3 per adult, £2 per child.

As you are probably aware all players will receive a trophy at the club presentation night in May, however no awards will be given out for player of the year etc. This will be a great opportunity to celebrate all the hard work the players and everybody associated with the section have put in over the last season. As previously discussed we have some awards up for grabs: Coaches, players and parent’s player of the year, most improved player and best attitude. We have hired a DJ / entertainer and a hot buffet will be provided.
PS. None of the coaches would take offence if you bought them a pint!!

Parent’s player of the year

Just a reminder the closing date to get votes in for parents player is Wednesday 30th April. If you wish to vote please see Simon or text him with your name and players name that you are voting for to: 07527792350

Cheers Steve, Rob, Dom and Alan