Manager / Coach Profiles.
Name:- Chris Wood
Roll within the club:- Under 9's Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- The reputation of a well organised club.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Kent league Clubs:- Whitstable Town, Canterbury City, Faversham Town Southern League Clubs:- Sittingbourne, Margate. Finnished my playing at Milton Athletic through injury (not caused by Milton!!!!).
Proudest moment in football:- Playing in the 3rd qualifying round of the F.A. Cup with Whitstable Town, playing in the 5th round of the F.A. Vase for both Whistable and Canterbury City and having trials at Swindon Town when Glenn Hoddle was in charge.
Greatest achievement in football:- Passing my coaching qualifications so I can pass my knowledge and experience to others and playing with some quality players. Neil Emblem stands out for me.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Getting married to my wife, Jo, and bringing up our boys, Ellis and Hayden.
Favourite food:- Curry form the "Empress of India"
Favourite drink:- Guiness or red wine.
Favourite film:- Dumb and Dumber
Favourite music:- Anything Two Tone and The Zutons.
Favourite football team:- Chelsea
Biggest ambition in football:- Not to live my life through my kids.
Favourite player of all time:- John Terry
Biggest footballing influence:- My Dad, Geoff.
Name:- Mark Rayner
Roll within the club:- Under 16's Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- Moved to the area in 1998 and Adam - then 6 - wanted to start training with a team. A neighbour gave me the number of his son's manager (Jon Hodges I believe) who put me in touch with the appropriate people. The rest is history.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- My Dad formed MPE in 1970 so after playing for Bearsted Cubs, I naturally joined the U10's when I was 8. I played there until I was 16. I then signed youth forms for Maidstone Utd. After 1 season the club folded and I joined South Celtic U18's in the Maidstone Primary league. In my second season I snapped knee ligamentsand there ended my career!! Iwill be starting my 5th season as a manager with Fulston Zebras.
Proudest moment in football:- Signing for Maidstone Utd.
Greatest achievement in football:- Whilst at South Celtic, we won the treble (League, Cup and League Cup).
Proudest moment outside of football:- The birth of my 2 children and the day I married my wife, Karen.
Favourite food:- Indian
Favourite drink:- Cider
Favourite film:- Ben Hur
Favourite music:- Reggae, Ska
Favourite football team:- Chelsea
Biggest ambition in football:- To see Chelsea do the League and F.A. Cup double and to see my Zebras team win the league or cup before I retire.
Favourite player of all time:-Johan Cruyff
Biggest footballing influence:- My Dad.
Name:- Jon Hodges
Roll within the club:- U10's Manager/Seniors 5-A-Side Manager/Webmaster/Legend
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- An advert for U16 players in the East Kent Gazette in the summer of 1990.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Playing - Zebras U16's, George Inn (Sheppey Sunday League), Newington (Rochester & District and Medway Combination), Chatham Town (Southern League), Zebras 5 and 6-A-Side. Coaching - Assistant manager Zebras U15's 1994/95, U16's 1995/96, U18's 1996/97, Manager U13's 1998/99, U14's 1999/2000, U15's 2000/01, U16's 2001/02, U18's 2002. Manager Seniors 5/6-A-Side 2005/06, 2006/07, U9's Manager 2006/07, U10's 2007/08
Proudest moment in football:- Seeing my eldest son score his first goal for FZ U8's in the 1999/2000 season, winning the John Woollven Memorial Trophy at the end of the 1998/99 season and pulling on the black and white stripes again last season for the 6-a-side team.
Greatest achievement in football:- Winning promotion with the U13's at the end of the 1998/99 season after taking over a relegated U12's with only 8 plyers left.
Proudest moment outside of football:- The birth of my children and marrying my wife, Cindie.
Favourite food:- Doner Kebab
Favourite drink:- Diet Coke
Favourite film:- Me, Myself and Irene, The Muppet Movie
Favourite music:- The Streets, Bee Gees, Erasure, Hard-Fi
Favourite football team:- Tottenham Hotspur
Biggest ambition in football:- To coach a player that makes it to the top level as a professional footballer.
Favourite player of all time:- Glenn Hoddle and Ernie Batten
Biggest footballing influence:- Simon Woollven
Name:- Matt Bell
Roll within the club:- Under 13's Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My Son Joshua was looking for a new club and Fulston Zebras is a well known club so he wanted to join.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played for Midas F.C. for 12 seasons and helped out with coaching at my sons previous club.
Proudest moment in football:- Scoring a goal from my own 18 yard area and seeing Josh score his first goal.
Greatest achievement in football:- Winning the Players Player Trophy at Midas.
Proudest moment outside of football:- The birth of my 3 children.
Favourite food:- Most things edible!
Favourite drink:- Coffee
Favourite film:- We are soldiers
Favourite music:- The Jam, Madness
Favourite football team:- Manchester Utd. and Fulston Zebras of course!
Biggest ambition in football:- To make sure the players I work with enjoy themselves and hopefully become better sportmen.
Favourite player of all time:- Steve Bruce
Biggest footballing influence:- My old manager at Midas, Brian Nicholls
Name:- Colin Eade
Roll within the club:- Joint manager of U11's
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My son started out with the U8's in the 2003/04 season. When Kevin Stevens needed some help last season, I foolishly volunteered!
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Started out as a full-back at school and never got any further. My main interest is cricket. I've played for Minster C.C. for nearly 20 years.
Proudest moment in football:- Seeing my son's U8's team win the Park Regis Tournament.
Greatest achievement in football:- Passing my level 1 coaching badge.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Becoming a Dad and seeing Minster reach the Kent League last season.
Favourite food:- Curry
Favourite drink:- Peroni
Favourite film:- The Shawshank Redemption
Favourite music:- The Jam, Stone Roses
Favourite football team:- Arsenal
Biggest ambition in football:- To see the U10's finish in the top 5 this season.
Favourite player of all time:- Ian Wright
Biggest footballing influence:- My brother who played for Midas and Sittingbourne Athletic for far too many years!!
Name:- Jamie Gardner
Roll within the club:- U10's assistant manager/coach
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- A friend who played for the then 12's.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Fulston Zebras 1997-2002 Under 12's to Under 18's. Coaching U9's 2006/07.
Proudest moment in football:- Saving two penalties in a semi-final shoot-out for Teynham at the Minterne Schools tournament, getting us into the final.
Greatest achievement in football:- Winning promotion with the U13's in the 1998/99 season, reaching the final of the Minterne tournament.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Leading the St. George's day parade when I was in the Scouts.
Favourite food:- Cornish ice cream.
Favourite drink:- Milk. Semi-skimmed.
Favourite film:- Ginger snaps back: The beginning, The Ring
Favourite music:- Elvis Presley, Abba, The Webb Sisters
Favourite football team:- Manchester Utd.
Biggest ambition in football:- To win a league or a tournment after finnishing runner-up on several occasions.
Favourite player of all time:- Peter Schmeichel.
Biggest footballing influence:- Jon Hodges.
Name:- Jon Hymus.
Roll within the club:- Under 12's secretary/assistant manager.
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My son William started playing at U8's.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Very little, Iwas a rugby player. I do have a sports science degree and work in the leisure industry, does that count?
Proudest moment in football:- Watching my son play.
Greatest achievement in football:- Helping the U10's to finnish runners up in the league last season.
Proudest moment outside of football:- The birth of my children.
Favourite food:- Seaford, ice cream and cashew nuts
Favourite drink:- Port
Favourite film:- Star Wars
Favourite music:- The Levellers, Greenday, Eminem.
Favourite football team:- Luton Town
Biggest ambition in football:- To see Luton Town avoid relegation in the 2006/07 season.
Favourite player of all time:- Stuart Pearce.
Biggest footballing influence:- Graham Hawes and John Motson.
Name:- Neil Langford
Roll within the club:- U14's manager/Treasurer/Chairman
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My son started playing at the age of 6.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Cambridge Utd. Youth team, failed to be offered an apprenticeship.
Proudest moment in football:- Seeing Zebras U8's lifting the league championship in their first season.
Greatest achievement in football:- Being told by Big Ron Atkinson that he would not be keeping me on at Cambridge.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Marrying my beautiful wife Helen.
Favourite food:- Indian every time.
Favourite drink:- Beer
Favourite film:- Any Star Wars
Favourite music:- Snow Patrol
Favourite football team:- Chelsea
Biggest ambition in football:- Seeing my current Zebras side win another title.
Favourite player of all time:- Gianfranco Zola - A legend.
Biggest footballing influence:- A lovely man called Paddy Sowden who I met whilst at Cambridge Utd.
Name:- Ian Kirkham
Roll within the club:- U15's Sports Coach/Assistant Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My previous club, Lotus Sports, folded.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played football since I was 11. Played in the Sheppey Sunday League, R & D, and the Medway Sunday League - Senior division. Been involved with coaching for about 6 years.
Proudest moment in football:- Seeing my son win his 1st tournament.
Greatest achievement in football:- Winning the Kent Cup whilst playing for Woodcoombe.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Birth of my children.
Favourite food:- Too many to mention.
Favourite drink:- Don't drink alot.
Favourite film:- Remember The Titans
Favourite music:- No particular favourite
Favourite football team:- Tottenham Hotspur.
Biggest ambition in football:- To see the boys win a trophy of some description.
Favourite player of all time:- Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne.
Biggest footballing influence:-
Name:- Chris Baacke
Roll within the club:- U13's Fillies Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My daughter, Grace, wanted to play football
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played in and around Sittingbourne for many years for various teams winning many titles and cup finals. Helped out coaching the Fillies from day one and started running my own side in 2004.
Proudest moment in football:- Watching Grace score her first goal for the Fillies.
Greatest achievement in football:- Scoring 65 goals in a season for Ship Athletic.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Watching the birth of my children.
Favourite food:- Greek Salad
Favourite drink:- Tea
Favourite film:- Independance Day
Favourite music:- Madness
Favourite football team:- Arsenal
Biggest ambition in football:- To see my team have a really good season.
Favourite player of all time:- Ian Wright
Biggest footballing influence:- My brother and my Dad.
Name:- Graham Hawes
Roll within the club:- Under 9 Colts and Under 12's Manager/coach
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My son signed for the U8's, at the end of the season the manager stayed for another season with the younger boys and I took the older boys to U9's. The rest, they say, is history.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played in the Senior Essex league many years ago as well as a couple of years playing for West Ham - that's West Ham bus garage not United.
Proudest moment in football:- Watching my son having fun playing football.
Greatest achievement in football:- Winning the World Cup must be the greatest achievement anyone could have.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Completing the Iron Man event in Lanzarote and running the London marathon in under 3 hours would be great achievements, if only I'd done them.
Favourite food:- Pie, mash 'n' liquor (an Eastend thing).
Favourite drink:- Dr. Pepper
Favourite film:- The Life of Brian
Favourite music:- Erasure (yes, I know they are).
Favourite football team:- West Ham Utd.
Biggest ambition in football:- Hopefully, seeing one of the kids I've coached make it as a professional, yes there are a couple that are that good.
Favourite player of all time:- Tony Gale
Biggest footballing influence:- Never had one, just loved to play.
Name:- Keith Long
Roll within the club:- Joint Manager Under 18's
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My son has been playing for the club since the age of 6, his manager left the club and the opportunity arose to manage the team with Gary Wheeler when they were U12's.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Never played at a high level, just the usual school/scout teams. Stopped playing for a couple of years before starting again with a team associated with London Transport. Played for Fulston Vets and won the Milton Tournament 3 years in a row. Now the legs have gone and I struggle to keep up in training.
Proudest moment in football:- Although I have won trophies with other teams, the proudest moment was seeing the boys lift the Medway Youth Cup a couple of seasons ago.
Greatest achievement in football:- While playing for the London Transport team we were on a trip to Malta. We played against a team that had played in the European Cup. It goes without saying, we played the British game and lost by a cricket score. I recall I scored with a great volley - unfortunately in the wrong net.
Proudest moment outside of football:- I would love to say I had completed the London Marathon but I have to be boring - getting married and the kids.
Favourite food:- Anything with chips
Favourite drink:- Guinness / Cider
Favourite film:- Star Wars all of them
Favourite music:- 80's
Favourite football team:- Chelsea
Biggest ambition in football:- With my playing days over I would love to see Shaun play at Stamford Bridge, trouble is he's now too old to be a match day mascot.
Favourite player of all time:- Charlie Cook
Biggest footballing influence:- The person who shouted from the UK Paper Pavilion during the Milton Tournament - "Get off the pitch, you grey haired old git". After that advise I decided to call it a day although some may say I should have done this a few years previous.
Name:- David Warren
Roll within the club:- Club Secretary and Under 15's Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- A moment of madness. Seriously, my love for the game and the fact that ever since I stopped playing I wanted to be involved in managing a top flight team. Zebras has always enjoyed a good reputation and I wanted to be part of that.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played locally for the likes of Eastwood Rovers, Beechwood Rovers and Bowaters until relocating to Hadlow at the age of 19. I spent 2 and a half seasons at Tonbridge before hanging up my boots due to a cruciate ligament injury. After moving back to Sittingbourne I played 5-a-side at St. Johns (now SCC). During this time I took my level 1 coaching badge.
Proudest moment in football:- My first goal for Tonbridge and seeing my son Jamie make his debut for Millwall.
Greatest achievement in football:- Scoring two consecutive hat tricks for Tonbridge. Winning the John Leeds Cup as U10's manager and winning the League Championship as manager of the U12's.
Proudest moment outside of football:-Getting married to my wonderful wife Alison and the birth of my two children.
Favourite food:- Roast chicken with all the trimmings
Favourite drink:- Anything alcaholic, preferably Jack Daniels
Favourite film:- Once upon a time in America
Favourite music:- Eagles, anything late 70's/80's (within reason)
Favourite football team:- Fulston Zebras
Biggest ambition in football:- To see England win the world cup and see Jamie make his first team debut.
Favourite player of all time:- David Warren, I mean David Ginola
Biggest footballing influence:- My son Jamie and my daughter Victoria.
Name:- Terry Morse
Roll within the club:- Joint manager U11 Fillies
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My Daughter Georgia joined
Ians Under 10's Fillies, Got involved from then onwards
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- Played upto teenage years.
Stopped after discovering beer and women. Have just passed level 1 FA Coaching badge.
Proudest moment in football:- Watching my Daugher play.
Greatest achievement in football:- Sad i know but passing coaching course.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Becoming a Father ( two fantastic kids Georgia and Libby)
Favourite food:- Curry
Favourite drink:- Several: Larger, Guiness, Tequilla, Vodka and brandy. (not all at the same time)
Favourite film:- Dont have one have several. Highlander the original allways springs to mind
Favourite music:- Snow patrol, U2, The Killers to name but a few
Favourite football team:- Five times European champions LIVERPOOL.
Biggest ambition in football:- To see the girls in my team develop as players, to keep enjoying the game and keep playing
Favourite player of all time:- Kenny Daglish
Biggest footballing influence:- None to speak of other than the pure love of the game
Name:- Nick Brown
Roll within the club:-Senior Reserves Player Manager
What brought you to Fulston Zebras?:- My brother in laws team needed a manager at under 14’s, through injury I couldn’t play football myself and my mother in law was very persuasive.
Footballing background (playing & coaching):- I played for many local teams in my youth, starting off as a goalie before moving into a midfield roll as I got older. The best team I have played for with the most success was Ship Athletic - That is until now.
Proudest moment in football:- Winning the league and cup as player manager for ZEBRAS!!
Greatest achievement in football:- Going through a whole season unbeaten in the league with Towns Club and winning a cup.
Proudest moment outside of football:- Marrying my childhood sweetheart and the birth of my two great children.
Favourite food:- Chinese Take away.
Favourite drink:- Lots & Lots of Lager.
Favourite film:- Brave Heart
Favourite music:- Coldplay, Embrace, 80’s
Favourite football team:- Liverpool & Fulston Senior reserves.
Biggest ambition in football:- To win Division 1 Sheppey Sunday League with my boys.
Favourite player of all time:- Kenny Daglish
Biggest footballing influence:- Not really got one.
