Dec 5, 2015 — Cup Updates
Please see updates on various Cup Competitions The draws for the Semi Finals of the League Cup competitions will be made at the Management Committee meeting on Thursday 14th January 2016. The Finals will be held at Billericay Town.
Nov 10, 2015 — Dean Weatherley West Essex
We are sorry to advise you that Dean Weatherley of West Essex passed away last week. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone connected to West Essex at this difficult time
Oct 8, 2015 — Port of London Authority
We are sorry to announce that Port of London Authority have withdrawn their Over 35 Team from the Premier Division. This may mean alterations to the fixtures
Sep 28, 2015 — Fixtures
As a League over the last two seasons we are becoming increasingly concerned over the rise in forfeited games due to teams being unable to field sides. This trend is continuing already this season. We want to try to address this as it leaves opponents without games and it costs them money. It also causes the Fixture Secretaries, the Referee Appointment Secretary and the Governance Officer increased workloads. Again here we want football to be played we don’t want your money from fines and teams winning points through default. The new procedures for requesting fixtures to be re-arranged are as follow:
Sep 28, 2015 — Registration Changes
The League Officers work very hard to try to make the League run as smoothly as possible, they also try to help people when they have problems. The issue we are experiencing is there has been a large increase being made on demands of League Officers, some of this is due to the increased size of the League whilst some of it being more Clubs not doing things at the right time which increases the work load of the League Officers. We want people to get things right and we want to help people, we don’t want money from fines or players not being able to play because of red tape.
Sep 26, 2015 — Website & Twitter
During the summer there were a number of issues with the server hosting the League website. This lead to the website being moved to a new server. One of the problems experienced meant the website crashed and had to revert to a backup copy.
Sep 15, 2015 — Colebrook Royals and Forest Rangers
We are sorry to announce that Colebrook Royals and Forest Rangers have today withdrawn from the League
Aug 22, 2015 — Referee's Required
Once again the League has expanded so we are looking for Referees to join our Panel. We have spaces available for Referees with all levels of experience from people taking charge of their first game to very experienced Officials for top Divisions.
Aug 22, 2015 — Assistant Secretary
We are pleased to announce that Dave Brignall has joined the League Management Committee as Assistant Secretary
Aug 1, 2015 — First Round League Cup Draws
The draws for the first rounds of the Greene King Essex Veterans League have been made. They are as follows: Premier Division Port of London Authority v Heath Park Collier Row v White Notley
