Rams Edged Out By 77

THE Great Notley Rams lost by the odd goal in five in their first ever friendly match at Sporting 77's Deanery Hill ground on Sunday.

When the whistle was blown to start the match, it was like the beginning of football for the newly-formed Rams.

However the home side swept into a three-goal lead in the first half as the visitors' naivety showed through, but after that the Rams started to grow in confidence and began attacking and defending in equal measure.

In the second period the Rams pegged two back, through an excellent low-drilled shot from Jack and a tremendous effort from distance by Tom, to set up a tense final few minutes.

And although the Rams had a number of set pieces towards the end of the match, they fell just short.

However Rams boss John Stoneman was delighted with his team's efforts and said: "For our first ever competitive match it was always going to be a big challenge, but I thought all of the team played well.

"We definitely have a number of areas to work on, but I think there is also plenty to be optimistic about for the coming season."

Rams Confirm Friendly Fixture

THE Great Notley Rams will play their first ever match against Sporting 77 Panthers this Sunday August 29th at 10.30am, after the friendly fixture was confirmed today.

The match-up looks to be a tough challenge for the newly-formed Rams, as the Panthers are an established team who play in the Dengie division of the Blackwater & Dengie Youth Football League.

So this weekend looks to be a busy one:

Sat 28th, 9am - Training on The Green

Sun 29th, 10am - Meet at Sporting 77 Ground for 10.30am Kick Off.

Sporting 77 play at Deanery Hill, Bocking, Braintree. You can see the location of their ground by clicking here.

Please make sure that you arrive at the ground at 10am sharp.

Second Training Session

WITH a number of players on holiday this week, the remaining Rams joined forces with the Pythons to carry out a 90-minute training session on The Green.

Three new faces joined the squad as the combined group practised dribbling, passing and shooting, before a game of 'handball' and then a match.

Rams Learn Competition For The New Season

THE Great Notley Rams have been placed into the Osea Division of the Blackwater & Dengie Youth Football League.

In the coming season, the newly-formed Rams will be competing against:

Writtle Minors

Torquespeed Storm

Dunmow United Falcons

Danbury Juniors

Focus Ferrers Dynamos

Maldon Saints Tigers

Wilvale Rangers

Woodham Radars

First Training Session

THE Great Notley Rams had their first ever training session on Sunday alongside the Great Notley Pythons and everything went well.

Nine players were put through their paces in the first session for the team.