I need to miss football if I'm to go back to it, says Niall Conroy
3rd January 2020
Godmanchester Rovers keeper will hang up his gloves at the end of the season
Niall Conroy insists he will never say never to returning in the future, but is looking forward to taking a break from football.
The former St Ives, St Neots, Histon, Soham, Cambridge City and Haverhill Borough keeper has announced that he will quit playing at the end of this season, despite being aged only 27.
But he has promised to see out the season with his current club, Godmanchester Rovers, in the Eastern Counties Premier before hanging up his gloves.
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Godmanchester Rovers boss out to build a settled side after agreeing to stay on
3rd December 2019
Ollie Drake is staying on as Godmanchester Rovers manager for the rest of this season.
Drake told the Hunts Post last week that he was considering his future at the helm.
But he is now committed for the current campaign and is determined to turn around Rovers' fortunes.
They fell to a fourth defeat in their last five games in all competitions when being beaten 3-1 at Newmarket Town in the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division last Saturday.
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Godmanchester Rovers chief Ollie Drake considers his future
26th November 2019
Ollie Drake is contemplating his future as Godmanchester Rovers manager.
The local club are enduring a tough season in the Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division.
They slipped to 10th position in the standings following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Kirkley & Pakefield last Saturday when again without a whole host of players.
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There's no place like home for Godmanchester Rovers defender
26th November 2019
Hall came back to his hometown club for a third spell in the summer
When Jonny Hall was looking for a new club in the summer, it was a ‘no-brainer’ once the club he calls home was interested.
Having left Potton United, the experienced former St Ives, St Neots and Soham defender returned for a third spell at Eastern Counties Premier club Godmanchester Rovers.
There, he linked up once more with twin brother James, a striker who also returned for a third spell with Goddy having left St Neots midway through last season.
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Godmanchester Rovers boss looking for some consistency
22nd November 2019
Frustrations for Drake following midweek cup exit
All Ollie Drake wants for Christmas is to be able to name a consistent side from one week to another at Godmanchester Town.
After an excellent campaign last season, Goddy are realistically out of the title race after an inconsistent start in the Eastern Counties Premier, and were knocked out of the League Challenge Cup 1-0 by Mildenhall Town on Tuesday night.
They still have the Hunts Senior Cup and Hinchingbrooke Cup, which they won last season, to defend, but manager Drake is more concerned with player availability.
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Late penalty gets depleted Godmanchester Rovers out of a spot of bother
14th November 2019
Scraping victory against rock-bottom opposition with a stoppage-time penalty might not usually be the cue for wild celebrations.
But it was the exact scenario which left Godmanchester Rovers boss Ollie Drake feeling ecstatic last Saturday.
Ross Munro coolly stepped up from the spot to earn a 5-4 victory at basement boys Gorleston and secure three precious Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division points for a patched-up Rovers side who were without seven regular players.
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Godmanchester Rovers pay the price for failings at both ends of the pitch
7th November 2019
Manager Ollie Drake admitted Godmanchester Rovers paid for failings at both ends of the pitch when suffering an early FA Vase elimination.
The local club entered and exited at the second round of the national competition last Saturday when being beaten 5-2 by fellow Thurlow Nunn League Premier Division side Woodbridge Town.
Top-scorer James Hall and midfielder Micky Hyem fluffed golden chances for Rovers early on, but the Suffolk hosts were considerably more clinical as they breezed into a three-goal lead by the midway point of the first half.
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