The Rovers Committee met tonight to discuss recent results and performances and agreed by majority decision to sack Keith Wilson as first team manager. It was not a decision taken lightly, with a must-win crunch game against Soham Town Rangers in just 5 days time.

However, we felt the need to make a bold decision due to a run of results that has seen us record just 2 points from 30, drop to the bottom of the table and see the gap increase between us and second from bottom Wroxham.

The Committee would like to thank Keith Wilson for his hard work and effort in what has been a very difficult time and wish him all the best for the future.

Next, we wanted to move quickly to bring in a replacement and despite a small shortlist being drawn up, we felt one person stood out. We contacted Iain O'Connell immediately and he thankfully accepted. Whilst we agree that Iain has an extremely hard task to save the club from relegation, our decision was also based on who we felt could lead the charge for promotion from the Essex Senior League, should we be relegated this season.

The club wish Iain all the best in his endeavours for the remaining 10 games.