Tag Archives: Football Writers’ Association
Vanarama Column – Season wrap
Vanarama column (season’s wrap-up) - by Glenn MooreA gripping Vanarama National League season comes to a climax at the weekend with a quintet of play-off finals to earn promotion into and out of the league’s three divisions. Topping the bill is Saturday’s Wembley clash between two upwardly mobile north-west clubs, Fylde and Salford, with the winner joining champions Leyton Orient in the Football League.
Tags: Football Writers' Association, Vanarama, Vanarama national League
Vikki Orvice RIP – by Steve Howard
Vikki Orvice, the FWA's vice-chair and a long-standing National Committee member, lost her long battle with cancer today at the age of 56. She was a much-loved colleague to many of us at the FWA and especially at The Sun, where she covered athletics and football.Former SunSport chief sports writer and FWA member Steven Howard paid tribute to his colleague on the Sun's website, and we are honoured to reproduce it here:
Tags: Football Writers' Association, Steven Howard, The Sun, Vikki Orvice
FWA Q&A: PAUL McCARTHY
FWA Q&A: PAUL McCARTHY
Have you ever worked in a profession other than football?
I worked in several bars during a spell living in California, but jacked the last one in when about the 20th customer that night asked me what part of Australia I was from.
Tags: barcelona, Brazil, Daily Express, Football Writers' Association, journalism
Van Persie proud to win FWA award
Image courtesy of Action Images.Robin van Persie tonight accepted the 2012 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award at a gala dinner in London Lancaster Hotel.
Tags: Arsenal, Football Writers' Association, Footballer of the Year, Robin van Persie