Pitch Perfect Presentation
Three cheers to Dan Porter and Tony Payne for hosting (and planning) their first presentation event as co-chairs of Canterbury Eagles. Thank you both for all your work throughout the season, and for organising such a wonderful (and sun-filled) evening.
Presentation is the one time of the year when we get to enjoy a whole club get together and a few hours of guaranteed celebration and fun.
With the score line taking a back seat for once, it was lovely to see a mix of ages playing a mass football match on the lush lower field at host venue St Stephen’s Primary, as they waited for team trophies to be awarded.
As is tradition, every footballing Eagle was recognised for their contribution to the 2022/23 season, with some special mentions for each team’s goal of the season, players’ & supporters’ player, most improved, and ‘Safe Hands’ trophy for our keeper collective.
The team presentations were rounded off by our u14 Saturday team who held aloft the Faversham and District Youth League Plate Cup they won back in March, to cheers all round.
Mason the Magnificent
Then there was the big one; Eagles’ most coveted award – The Founder’s Trophy. And the Canterbury Eagle who received this year’s cup is the indisputably inspirational, Vicky Mason. Now, until a few years ago Vicky had not so much as kicked a football; these days she’s not only a key member of Canterbury Old Bags, but she’s also been her son’s team manager for two seasons and, by all accounts, is doing a fantastic job.
Congrats, and huge thanks to Vicky for her dedication to her new-found vocation!
Thanks to all our volunteers
There are some tricky volunteer posts within our club that receive few plaudits, so we’d like to highlight these people today – our fixture secretaries, Jonny, Sophie, and Sherene. This trio do the work, week in, week out, to ensure your children have matches to play and teams to play against! And then there’s our welfare officers, Alis and Hannah, they’re there, pretty much 24/7 to safeguard our operation and make sure all is well, all of the time.
Please remember, this club runs purely because of our volunteer contingent, and we thank you all!
Yo! Street, burgers and ice cream to boot!
Our friends from YO! Street came along once again to entertain us with their silky skills and magic moves, and this year we welcomed Burger Babes into the fray to keep us fed and watered with their gorgeous grub. There was also ‘massive football darts’ to play, and of course, an ice cream van too!
We banked £50 from our cut of the burger sales, and a massive £700 from the raffle – all funds raised go back into the club.
Thanks to all – have an amazing summer break and we’ll see you soon for 2023/24.
Award Winners
U8 Saxons
Managers’ player of the season: Thomas Boorsma
Players’ player of the season: Jesse Craig
Supporters’ player of the season: Bennett Lewis
Safe hands award: Bennett Lewis
Most improved player of the season: Theo Neaves
Goal of the season: Jesse Craig
U8 Romans
Managers’ player of the season: Josh Wang
Players’ player of the season: Freddie Johnson
Supporters’ player of the season: Freddie Johnson
Safe hands award: Finn Law
Most improved player of the season: Patrick Hamilton
Goal of the season: Teo Loizides
U9 Saxons
Managers’ player of the season: Orlando Jarrett
Players’ player of the season: Cohen Marshall
Supporters’ player of the season: Laurence Strong
Safe hands award: James Burti
Most improved player of the season: Dylan Thompson
Goal of the season: Adam Nassereddine
U9 Romans
Managers’ player of the season: Mahrus Hossain
Players’ player of the season: Reagan Brockman
Supporters’ player of the season: Louis Carson
Safe hands award: Tom Pilard
Most improved player of the season: Gaspar Valentino
Goal of the season: Joey Crisp
u10 Girls
Managers’ player of the season: Madeleine Taylor
Players’ player of the season: Madeleine Taylor
Most improved player of the season: Sophie Darby
Goal of the season: Zara Van Ritbergen
U10 Romans
Managers’ player of the season: Adam Sharp
Players’ player of the season: Harry Stansfield
Supporters’ player of the season: Santiago Edwards-Ramirez
Safe hands award: Alexander Barrow-Collins
Most improved player of the season: Florian Pagel
Goal of the season: Blaec Potter
U10 Celts
Managers’ player of the season: Adam Guelleh
Players’ player of the season: Andreas Biegon
Supporters’ player of the season: Liam Wright
Safe hands award: Harry Osbourne
Most improved player of the season: Aubrey Neville
Goal of the season: Oliver George Rogers
u11 Girls
Managers’ player of the season: Frankie Pearton
Players’ player of the season: Hannah Keen
Supporters’ player of the season: Pippa Martin
Safe hands award: Miabella Kennett
Most improved player of the season: Paloma Leonard
Goal of the season: Josie Morris
u11
Managers’ player of the season: Dilan Hamedi
Players’ player of the season: Anesu Munyira
Supporters’ player of the season: Aleksandr Sadurovs
Safe hands award: Arthur Ford
Most improved player of the season: Nabeel Colloton
Goal of the season: Harvey Crisp
u12 Girls
Managers’ player of the season: Emma McInnes
Players’ player of the season: Isabella Goodman
Supporters’ player of the season: Flora Porter
Safe hands award: Elsie Clark
Most improved player of the season: Matilda Evans
Goal of the season: Casey Gauden
u12 Saxons
Managers’ player of the season: Zach Webster
Players’ player of the season: Rupert Gifford
Supporters’ player of the season: Vincent Senechal
Safe hands award: Rupert Gifford
Most improved player of the season: Finn Harvey-Rikh
Goal of the season: Rex Lygo
u12 Celts
Managers’ player of the season: Vanya Kovalenko
Players’ player of the season: Luke Hough
Supporters’ player of the season: Christos Guelleh
Safe hands award: Lincoln Souter
Most improved player of the season: Billy Lee Rodriguez
Goal of the season: Charlie Stansfield
u13
Managers’ player of the season: Jamie Newton
Players’ player of the season: Rahul Thompson
Supporters’ player of the season: Callum Foster
Safe hands award: Zephyr Sandell
Most improved player of the season: Josh Bibby
Goal of the season: Osten Fox-Percy
u14 Saturday
Managers’ player of the season: Mason Smith
Players’ player of the season: Bradley Shaw
Supporters’ player of the season: Thurston Potter
Safe hands award: Thurston Potter
Most improved player of the season: Leon Bishaey
Goal of the season: Suzerain Azhar
u14 Sunday
Managers’ player of the season: Harvey Brown
Players’ player of the season: Lucas Grimbleby Bonilla
Supporters’ player of the season: Owand Okombi Docky
Safe hands award: Yahia Eraibey
Most improved player of the season: Harrison Evans
Goal of the season: Oscar Greenwood
u15 Girls
Managers’ player of the season: Sylvie Brown
Players’ player of the season: Erin Crossley
Supporters’ player of the season: Skye Cage
Safe hands award: Gemma Fox
Most improved player of the season: Fern Jarrett
Goal of the season: Lyla Jenkins
u15
Managers’ player of the season: Noyen Limbu
Players’ player of the season: Jayden Storey
Supporters’ player of the season: Theo Henry
Safe hands award: Owen Lane
Most improved player of the season: Hakanemre Kayaca
Goal of the season: Abdul Enakuaa
Disability
Managers’ player of the season: Matt Roberts
Players’ player of the season: Nathan Russell
Supporters’ player of the season: Josh Russell
Most improved player of the season: Paul Bowman
Goal of the season: Liam Wickham
