Spartak 78 U11s collection for Support 4 Sight

The players and parents of the Spartak 78 u11s recently had collection during their Christmas party and made a donation of £88.03 to Support 4 Sight - click for further details.

Keeping's a labour of glove for Neil

A talented young goalkeeper from Saffron Walden, who was awarded a football scholarship at an American college last year, has continued to impress. Neil O’Sullivan, see photo below, has been ranked as the seventh best goalkeeper in the US college league. The 19 year-old, who previously played for Spartak 78, began his scholarship at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kansas in August 2010. After playing just a handful of games in his first year, O’Sullivan has stamped his authority on the number one jersey with a series of impressive performances. He has conceded just 6 goals in the first team’s 15 games this season and kept clean sheets in the last 7 - helping to keep the team on course to make the notional playoffs in November. The rankings are based on the number of goals conceded and the minutes on the pitch.
 
O’Sullivan is studying towards a qualification in athletic training and is hoping to be offered a scholarship at an American university before graduating from Cloud next summer. Although his ultimate aim is to play for a Major League Soccer team, he also harbours an ambition to coach. He has gained FA level 1 and 2 coaching badges and has been training youngsters in the US and in the UK during the summer holidays. He will be returning to Saffron Walden over the Christmas period, where he hopes to train mote youngsters at his goalkeeping school, based at Herberts Farm.

Ian O'Sullivan
 

STOP PRESS :: NOV 20TH NEIL'S TEAM WIN NATIONAL FINALS - DETAILS

Spartak 78 and the Saffron Walden Carnival 2011

Spartak 78 YSC are looking to organise a float for this years Saffron Walden Carnival to help with the Carnival fund raising activities and also to advertise the club. This will help to raise awareness amongst the Saffron Walden community and attract future players. For further details of how you can help then please contact Sue O'Sullivan at sueosullivan@spartak78.com.

Sue
 

Congratulations Spartak 78 and Ian O'Sullivan

In this weeks Saffron Walden Reporter (page 30) you will see that Spartak 78 YSC have been short listed and nominated for not 1, not 2 but 3 awards

• Community Club of the Year - Spartak 78 YSC
• Team of the Year - Spartak 78
• Coach of the Year - Ian O'Sullivan (Spartak 78)

Keith
 

Long Service Award
 
Ian O'Sullivan, Spartak 78 Vice Chairman and Mini League Coach, was recently awarded a 15 year long service award by the Essex Football Association.
 
Photo
 
Sue

Neil O'Sullivan first played for Spartak 78 in 1998 when aged 6 and he rose through the ranks playing for Spartak 78 teams at different age groups and Neil also played for Cambridge United and Ipswich Town. Neil is a fully qualified level 2 FA Coach, last season he was coaching and managing the Spartak 78 U18 side, and he has recently headed across the Atlantic to the USA and the state of Kansas where he will be playing for Cloud Community College - his first match is this weekend.
 
CCC Kansas

Tommy Cox, 11, plays for Spartak 78 U11 (2009-10) and when he's not playing football his interests include hockey and also he is experienced at Dog Showing as well as being a member of the Addenbrookes Childrens Hospital Board. Tommy and his neighbour's dog 'B' appear in the Summer edition of the Saffron Walden HUB Magazine.
 
Tommy & 'B' Photo & full article SW HUB Magazine

Carver Barracks Open Day and Car Boot Sale
Sat 3rd July 10am-4:30pm
 
Spartak 78 are supporting this event and are running an information stall and 'beat the goalie' competition. Please come along and show your support for the 33 & 101 Engineer Regiment.
 
Sue O'Sullivan
 

 
Carver Barracks 2010 Fun Day Photos

Ollie Mansfield, 11, penned a letter to David Cameron asking him to visit his grandmother Janice Guest, who is bed-ridden in Papworth Hospital after being struck down with motor neurone disease.
 
Nice One Ollie

Erica Mansfield's sons (Oliver & Benjamin) play for Spartak 78 U9 and U11 and she is running a 10K sponsored run to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease on Sunday 11th July. For more information and to sponsor Erica, visit www.justgiving.com/Erica-Mansfield.