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Together Stronger
The Showground, Burley Park Way, Oakham LE15 6US
Royce Rangers FC is your volunteer based Community Football Club founded
in 1974 to promote football for all, football skills, fair play and friendship
• F.A. Charter Status awarded 2005 • F.A. Youth Status awarded 2017
x1 A2 A-board double sided
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS – 2019/20 SEASON
Summary:
The club’s main source of income is Player Registration Fees,
which raised £21,600. Additional funds were raised in the form of
sponsorship, fundraising and donations.
This year, due to the Covid-19 situation and the bad weather
throughout the winter, income has been lost from the RR Café,
fundraising/events and match fees, and pitch hire costs have
Visitors
increased in order to provide wet weather training.
The club has managed to secure 2 grants totalling £15,000, which
will help secure its ongoing financial viability, until things can
return to normal.
Stay Safe and Healthy
Any surplus made is fed back into the club for future
developments, contingencies and fluctuations in expenditure. Symptoms How to Prevent
• Fever (High Temperature)
Detailed accounts are drawn up after the Club’s financial year end
1m+
(30th June), and are available for viewing.
Funds were spent on: 2020 • A New Continuous Cough Stop
shaking hands
Distance
yourself at least
or hugging when 1 metre +
• Shortness of Breath
saying hello or away from other
Pitch maintenance £6,800 greeting other people, especially
people those who might
be unwell
(marking out, cutting, fertilising, maintaining)
Kit & Equipment £4,575 • Breathing Difficulties
Pitch hire (astroturf/hall hire for winter use) £4,230
General maintenance/ running costs £1,220 If you have any Wash
your hands well
Clean
and disinfect
(cleaning, electricity, repairs etc) and often to avoid frequently touched
of these symptoms, contamination objects and surfaces
Ground rental to Rutland Agricultural Society £3,000
League/tournament entries £460
self-isolate to
Coaching/training costs £605 protect others and
Cover Avoid
Other (accountancy fees, legal, rates etc) £875 contact your GP your mouth and
nose with a tissue
touching eyes, nose,
or mouth with
or sleeve when unwashed hands
Coaches and committee members £0!
if your health deteriorates. coughing or
sneezing and
discard used tissue
Chairman’s update 2020
Dear Members, Players, Family, Coaches and Volunteers,
What we did difficult playing conditions.
Then, unexpectedly, the awful
news of COVID 19 started with the Landlords and following success
In trying to summarise the last
circulating and very quickly, with some very sizeable grant applications,
12 months, I must first start
the UK, FA and all sports were we believe that we are very close to
with a thank you. During a
placed in lockdown. It put delivering. It will be a monumental moment
pre-season in 2019 that saw
an end to another season of in the history of the club and the ambition
coaches giving up yet more
football and has meant that is to deliver it between now and the start of
of their personal time, families
we have not played or trained the 2021 season (but the sooner the better).
supporting tournaments and
at the ground since March. We More to follow as we progress through
players getting match fit for
also recognise that this horrific procedure and planning applications but
the glorious game, I also saw the
virus has touched many across our we are indebted to the tenacity, energy,
volunteer committee working tirelessly in
community and for those affected we offer enthusiasm and focus displayed by many
the background to enable club sponsorship,
sincere thoughts and condolences. members of the committee in finally
membership, pre-season administration,
delivering this to you all. Most importantly,
the opening day and many hours of pitch
it will belong to all of you (the members
preparation and goalpost work.
Royce of course, is built on foundations of
What we are pleased to apply for (and receive) a grant
that has enabled us to cover that lost income
of Royce Rangers FC) and without you
all and our fabulous players, it would be
volunteering and the immense contribution
by our fabulous Café helpers, those who set
doing now and continue to pay overheads which
remained an obligation for the balance of
meaningless.
up the ground each weekend for training In every dark cloud however, there are the season. Beyond that, we also know that
and games and those who contribute quietly
in the background to enable cleaning,
glimmers of hope and opportunities for a our Landlords (Rutland Agricultural Society) Our glorious
brighter future. The next few paragraphs will have taken the opportunity to complete some
grounds maintenance and utility repairs all
added to a pre-season success that was
describe these and hopefully demonstrate
the activity that has carried on while most
much needed maintenance to the entire
pitch area, including verti-draining, fertilising,
game
unmatched from previous years. Then, as of us have been hunkered down at home clover eradication and over-seeding. That Looking to the immediate future therefore,
we got into the season as a Club, it became or joining our coaches (Soccer School and work along with our own considerable annual we want to make sure that training and
increasingly difficult to manage opportunity others) on You-Tube…. investment (many thousands) each year, games are safe and available at the earliest
as horrendous weather and water-logged Firstly, we had good news regarding the should put us in a much better place for opportunity. When we are certain that is the
pitches had many of us juggling home and Business Rates that the Club pay each year when we return. Additionally, we had positive case, we’ll let you all know and look forward
away games amidst training on astro-turf to the County Council. These have been news from Tesco on the bags of help scheme to a substantial Royce family celebration with
and playing on soaked pitches across waived this for this year and that means and other local charities are also looking to you all, back at the ground. Over the next 12
Leicestershire. It was the most difficult of a small amount of cash straight back into support the club as we try our hardest to months and beyond then, I am certain that
playing seasons. the game and more opportunity for our bring the game back to our young members the Club will continue to flourish and provide
However, in the true spirit of the Club children. Secondly, we became aware that and you (the Royce family) in good shape. grassroots football for all. Our (your) success
we dug deep and through some very central government were offering sports is down to a very simple ethos.
much appreciated contacts, managed to
secure astro-training and other local playing
and leisure clubs the opportunity to bid for
grants that would seek to cover lost income What we will do Royce Rangers – together stronger
surfaces to carry on. It wasn’t perfect or during the period of the Pandemic. Our Thank you all
Finally, we have had a small dedicated team
easy and our very limited financial reserves
took a hammering as we sought to carry
losses were significant (we rely heavily on
the café and the end of season presentation
working away in the background on the long Ian Razzell
awaited Royce Rangers FC Clubhouse. It
on through relentless rain and increasingly evening to raise funds) so we were very has been a very long road but in discussions Chairman
SOCCER SCHOOL U7s
This was my first season as a coach and for to see their growth over many years to come. U8s
many of the players their first season playing None of the season would be possible
football and I cannot thank them enough for without my coaching support and of course
their dedication, attitudes and willingness the parents who have been simply fantastic
to learn week in week out. It made the in their efforts this season and made my entry
experience really enjoyable for me. My best to coaching as seamless as possible so thank
friend this season though it has to be said you all.
was my whistle and the children responded To the older ones in Soccer School who will
fantastically to my new buddy’s presence graduate to U8’s for next season I wish you all
also. It goes without saying the season itself the best for many years to come and to those
was difficult with weather disruptions however remaining with me for another year I really look
we were immensely lucky to have found new forward to seeing you all again for another
venues and remarkably only cancelled two season of football fun & games.
training sessions all season until the Covid-19
brought the year to a premature close. Many Thanks,
I have been so fortunate to have been
able to coach such a talented group of
axter
individuals this season who are also capable
of playing well in groups and seeing individual
James Beanland & Rob B
development in every single player has been
a particular highlight. I see some really great Photographsby
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potential in this mix of players and cannot wait
U9s U10s
U10s U11s
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U12s U13s
U12s U14s
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UNDER 12s LIONS
2019/20 Season Report
P W D L F A
14 9 2 3 70 37
The 2019/20 season saw a couple of boys the league again until a top of the table clash
move elsewhere but we welcomed Owen, in late February. Their only other defeat saw
Oliver and Thom to the squad. The season them miss out on the quarter finals of the cup
got off to an auspicious start, with a restricted to sudden death penalties! Across the season
amount of pre-season training really showing all 16 boys found the back of the net at least
in the opening game as the boys found once, with Tom finding it 31 times! The boys
themselves 4-0 down in the first 10 minutes! were firmly in the fight for the league title and
Although they steadied the ship and were were sat 3rd with games in hand when the
the better team in the 2nd half they couldn’t season was brought to a premature end by
claw back such a big deficit. Lessons learnt Covid 19.
U14s they bounced back well and despite rain and
floods heavily disrupting training and matches Dave N, Wayne, Dave S-S
they stayed focused and didn’t see defeat in
U16s
UNDER 13s UNDER 14s
2019/20 Season Report 2019/20 Season Report
Well what a strange season that was, from the for us to promote.
off, jumping off a plane from Cyprus in late After promotion this is where life changed,
August on the Thursday, straight into a training with harder games, and weather conditions
session, and then right into the season that going against us resulting in not actually being
Sunday.... so not much time to get to know able to play regularly and then the dreaded
the boys before hand, but to be fair I hadn’t COVID pandemic.
been too far away from the updates of the last We never really got going after Christmas,
few seasons. and the boys were unable to find a rhythm. We
Chris and James did a great job in the last ended up finishing in the middle of the league,
few years I was away, I wasn’t expecting to which was a fair reflection on our results when
have so many boys, I suppose it’s a good we did actually play... so at present another
thing, but it can be a hard one and it was at season In the Current league.
times. I have tried to please everyone, but In both training and games, I see the
at the same time trying to keep a slightly determination and grit from the boys, that
competitive edge to games, I won’t lie there showed me why I do this week in week out.
have been occasions not everyone has felt I It was an absolute pleasure being given
made the correct selection or a varied rotation, the opportunity to take over this group of boys
but I have had to make the decisions based again, and each and every one of them should
on the level of the teams we played and once be proud of there achievements this year. I
I made that I had to stick with it. (No one said know we have an eager bunch that want to
being a volunteer would be easy) play as when I sent out a message recently
We got off to a great start and if I am as to who is keen to go again next season,
honest it was too good, the level of teams the response I had was overwhelming, I just
were at a similar level or below , and with the hope we can get some time on the field again What a season! Who could have really started to compete with 2 good
weather being on our side ,we were able to soon…… predicted where the world would be wins and a couple of draws we should
play a lot of games and managed to play a lot I just wanted to finish by saying thank you now when we turned up at pre- season have won, before first the horrendous
of the boys in matches, be it in friendlies or to chris for the help this season, also to all training last August. After running 2 weather and then the Covid pandemic
the league matches. the parents that have been willing to lend a teams in the age group for the last 3 curtailed the season.
We had hoped that introducing a second helping hand throughout the season, from seasons, squad numbers meant that Thanks to all the parents & family
team, again like previous seasons would be collecting subs on a match day , helping set we reverted to one 11 aside team with members for your support. Continue
the answer to the playing time solution , but up and collapse , also the onus task that a squad of 24 boys as U14s. It took to stay safe and we look forward to
with so many teams pitch sharing one pitch , everyone likes to hide away from of running a few weeks for the old Hawks and seeing you all next season!
it just would not be viable, as we see the wear the line. I think Tim wins the title for most Ospreys squads to get used to playing
on the pitches after just one game this year…. games as linesman , with a close second in the same team and being put in
also the numbers unfortunately don’t work from Darren, again thank you . Without the the strongly competitive Div 3 meant
out to give us 2 fully manned teams. I can only commitment from all of you , the boys would we really had to fight to compete with
Dave. Andrew and Neil
apologise for this….so we will carry on as we not have the opportunity to enjoy the games… the other teams. Despite a few good
did this year. I can only hope this level of help continues…. results and being competitive in most
The end of the first part of the season Thank you see you all again next season. games we were relegated to Div 4 in
and Christmas soon came about, and the
successful start to the season had seen us in
Steve Bryl December, but for us that is the right
division to be in. After Christmas we
3rd place which to our surprise was enough
UNDER 15s
2019/20 Season Report
It was all change this
season with Steve Sennett
moving aside after 7 years
in charge. I certainly had
doubts about stepping
into Steve’s shoes – I think
the boys probably did
too – but it has been an
enjoyable experience that
has exceeded expectations,
despite one of the wettest
years on record playing
havoc with the fixture list
and of course Covid-19
bringing the season to an
abrupt end.
We went into the season
expecting to rely on a core
of 4-5 regular players and but also in their attitudes. We have all
rotating others to give game time. As the embraced the RESPECT ethos and this
weeks went by it soon became clear that has shone through in their team spirit and
the core was growing, with more and more sportsmanship.
boys impressing at training and in matches, When the season came was stopped
making it difficult to leave them off the in March we sat joint top of the Leicester
team sheet. A nice problem to have and & District Sunday Juniors League Division
we can be proud that a total of 22 boys D, after a convincing 5-2 win against the
represented Royce Rangers in competitive fellow leaders Castle Donington. Who
fixtures this season. knows where we would have finished if the
The team has played some delightful season had played out…There’s certainly
football this season which has been a some unfinished business as we look
pleasure to watch. Several players deserve ahead to next season!
a particular mention: Ben Martin has No season review is complete without
continued to develop into a very capable a few thank yous: our sponsors, Oakham
goalkeeper; in defence, the contribution Osteopathic & Sports Injury Clinic and
Samuel Brittain makes with his pace Wisteria Hotel; Chris Inwood and John
and confidence with the ball might go Shipley for their help with the team; and all
unnoticed; and Benji Wright has reinvented the parents who have helped running the
himself as midfield dynamo covering every line, washing the kit, collecting match fees,
blade of grass. Also worthy of a mention taxiing boys to away games as well as
are Elliot Razzell and Jack Entwistle who cheering on the team.
have all really come on this season. What’s Looking forward to the new season.
been really apparent this season is the way
the boys have matured, not only physically James Tradewell & Chris Lemon
A huge thank you to all our...
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PLAY YOUR PART...
YOUR CLUB
NEEDS YOU
YOUR TIME – Could you donate a few hours a month to help out at the Café. Maybe run
the line during a game or help at a club event. Maybe you fancy coaching your own team?
YOUR EXPERTISE – You may have a practical trade or skill which the club could use,
rather than paying services for externally.
YOUR COMMITTEE – Perhaps you would like to get involved with helping to run the
club by bringing specific knowledge or skills to the committee
YOUR GIFTS - Can be used for giveaways in raffles and prizes.
YOUR SPONSORSHIPS – Maybe ask your employer, or people you know who run local
businesses, if they would consider sponsorships or donations?
YOUR FUNDRAISING – If you have any specific fundraising ideas, the committee would
Traditional Hybrid love to hear them. Easyfundraising.com – Just by signing up to this website, you can
Restoration connections earn money for the club through purchases you make on-line. It really couldn’t be simpler.
MONEY – Cash donations are always welcome.
GO ON YOU’RE AMAZING! - YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU!
Just tell somebody in a red Royce shirt or ask at the cafeCOMMITTEE MEMBERS OF ROYCE RANGERS FC ARE: President: Paul Dear Chairman: Ian Razzell Vice-Chairman: Chris Lemon Welfare Officer: Alison McKay Club Doctor: Dr Leon Roberts MBE Club Secretary: COULD THIS BE YOU? Treasurer: Caroline Tradewell Coach Coord Steve Sennett Membership: Sam Corbett Kit & Equipment: Dave Ashley Corporate Sponsorships: Rob Baxter Health and Safety: Chris Inwood Facilities: Ian Bradford Communications: Chris Strickland Cafe and Fundraising: Michelle Bradford and Mel Castle FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Royce Rangers rent 14 acres of pitches and unfortunately many games were and facilities, which are used for football cancelled. September – April, and then by Rutland We hope that the works completed will Agricultural Society (RAS) for shows and aid drainage and increase the robustness events in the summer. of the grass, enabling our members to We are jointly responsible for the play more football. upkeep of the ground, with a percentage Pitches have also been re jigged, to of membership fees being invested every add an additional 11 aside pitch, as we year into the ground/playing surface. now have more older players in the club, A lot of work takes place in the with 3 age groups playing 11 aside. background by a small number of people The ‘RR’ Café continues to provide hot to ensure pitches are mown, marked refreshments, keeping spectators warm out, goals are in place , and the Café on the side line, and generate additional is stocked, ready for both training and funds for the club. Thank you to the games. many volunteers who helped behind the As you returned to the ground at counter last season, and we look forward the start of the season, we hope you to further help this season. noticed the improved playing surface and The Portacabins that we use for the new pitch layout, following significant Café and changing rooms are getting a groundworks funded by both RAS and bit tired and funding has been secured to ourselves over the summer period. build a new clubhouse for our members. The 2019-2020 season was very A small group is working with suppliers challenging, due to the excessive and our landlord, to secure plans for this rainfall, leading to waterlogged pitches, exciting development. We will continue and risk of permanent damage. Many to keep you informed as details and youth football clubs in the Leicester timescales are confirmed. leagues faced similar challenges,
Have a great
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