Reply to comment 22/05/12

To the person who left the comment on 22/05/12, I notice that you prefered to remain anonymous,it seems you have some kind of grudge against Santos FC or more obviously against the person or persons who ran the club for over 4 years. I have a feeling that your son who ever he may be would have played for the club during this period, but then again I might be wrong....but let me tell you this. During the existance of Santos FC all the boys who played for the club were treated with respect and given the best training that the Manager and coaches were able to deliver, the boys were also given the best and most expensive kits and training gear for both summer and winter training, they were treated to a great weekend away during this time as well.Each boy who was with the club at the end of each season received trophys at the end of season presentation night The majority of boys who played for Santos were with the club from its inception...this goes to show that they were happy being with the club and its Manager...if they were not happy then they would have left...do you not agree?. I see that you have stated that you cannot bear to read this blog anymore...I suggest to you that you have not read this blog at all since I made my final post on here back in February..has it taken you 4 months to think of what to write?. You should also note that there were many contributing factors that lead to the demise of Santos FC...the Manager being unable to continue running the club due to work and personal commitments being only a very small part of this....anyone with one ounce of sense would have a good idea of the many more problems which resulted in the club folding...most of which had absoloutely nothing to do with the players. Just to finish I would like you to know all of the boys who played for Santos and wish to continue playing have found new clubs after having trials with them. Its a pity that you have decided to post your comment anonymously, but then again looking at its content I am not suprised...if you would like to get in touch with either myself or the former Manager of Santos FC then feel free to send an email...I suspect that you have our email addresses already

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THE SAD DEMISE OF SANTOS FC

It is with regret that I have to inform all our followers that the manager of Santos FC has decided that the club will now cease to exist and will be leaving the Echo League at the end of this season.

For me personally it is a decision I have found very hard to take from the moment I found out about it, and I would say that it has not gone unnoticed by everyone at Santos FC,but hey!, life goes on and I wont loose sleep over it.

I wish the boys in the team the very best for the future.


May I also thank the many people who have followed this blog.

Steve Joyner

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ECHO LEAGUE A DIVISION DAGENHAM UTD BLUES 4 SANTOS 0

Santos FC have today suffered their third defeat on the trot including the last two league games and have continued the worst run of form ever suffered by the club and which has seen them concede 26 goals in four league and cup outings.
There has to be sympathy for Manager Steve Shefford as yet again he was unable to pick his strongest side due to long term injuries and player absences.
Although starting brightly Santos were soon again on the back foot and their overworked defence was yet again under increasing pressure as Dagenham took hold of central midfield passing their way through with ease and pressure duly told with a three goal salvo which saw the home team go in at the break three gosls to the good.

Manager Steve Shefford made changes at half time and although the second half was a lot better in terms of effort there was still no end product with the home keeper not having one shot to save all afternoon,fifteen minutes from the end a breakaway down the Santos left flank saw a cross field pass easily tapped into the Santos net with no defenders in site,more evidence of the continuing sloppy play by Santos this season.

Again this season the man of the match award went to another defender,this time the recipient was Jamie Wilkinson for his battling performance,the whole defence including the ever more impressive goal keeper worked hard with little or no support from midfield.A mention also for Louis Burton whos tireless contribution did not go unnoticed as he was forced to drop deaper to find the ball as the match progressed.All in all another below par performance from an out of form Santos FC side who will find their first ever season in this division a tough one if they do not show a marked improvement soon.

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ECHO LEAGUE A DIVISION..SANTOS 1 ROMFORD FLYERS 7

Another heavy defeat,this time at home in the league mean that Santos have now conceded over twenty goals in four league and cup games.Although we have a couple of players out injured or away this is our worst ever start in over three seasons.
This was a game when the boys were simply overun by a Flyers side that were right up for this match.They were better in all departments and although phisically they were a big side we offer no excuses for this second defeat in a row which has seen a normally water tight defence concede eighteen goals in its last two games,this is simply not good enough and shows that having stepped up a division the teams will be that much fitter and better and that we have to compete in every match,something that has been lacking this season.

I will not dwell on the game except to name two players who stood out,firstly midfielder James Kelly who put in a man of the match performance and whos workrate could not be faulted,he has vision beyond his years,a great contribution to the cause and a deserved man of the match.
Secondly once again another mention for our keeper Matthew McCarthy who again almost single handedly kept the score down to seven with a series of fine stops,a brave performance from Matt.
Thats it for this match report,we are away to Dagenham United this coming weekend,more news on this match to follow

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ESSEX COUNTY CUP 1st ROUND..STANWAY ROVERS YOUTH 11 SANTOS FC 0

Santos have crashed out of the Essex County Cup last Sunday losing 11 nil to a very impressive Eastern Junior Alliance side Stanway Rovers.This was the heaviest defeat in the clubs history since it was formed four years ago.Although missing three players in key positions last Sunday Santos fc can offer no excuses for this inept performance.They were second best in every position from front to back and this was proven with them conceding 3 goals in the first 10 minutes.
Stanway Rovers were an excellent side who were organised in every position,they attacked as a unit and defended as a unit,something that was completely missing in the Santos team,the only shining light was a one man midfield battling performance from Aaron Hepworth which indeed won him the Santos man of the match award,the only other player worth a mention was goalkeeper Matthew McCarthy who again for the second week running was in superb form with a series of fine saves,well done Matthew!.
This coming Sunday sees Santos return to league action,more news on that to follow...

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ESSEX COUNTY CUP 1ST ROUND..STANWAY ROVERS YOUTH V SANTOS FC SUNDAY 25/09/11

Santos make the long trip to Colchester to face Essex Junior Alliance club Stanway Rovers in the first round of the Essex County Cup.
This will be a tough encounter for the boys with the squad suffering a few injuries over the last week and likely to be without key players for this important 1st round tie.
We mostly wish a speedy recovery to Gregory Wade who has sustained a broken arm in the past week and will be missing for a couple of months at least,also out is midfielder James Kelly(groin),also Doubtfull is centre half Kelvin Malweni(shin)...Full match report in the next couple of days.

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