The impressive ‘Wearing The Red & Green – A History of Windsor & Eton FC’ is up for a Berkshire Football Award in the category of Best Community Campaign or Content.
Launched by Michael Gegg in the summer of 2022, the book chronicles the complete history of the Royalists from 1892 to the club’s sad and sudden demise in 2011. During the season it has become a thriving Facebook group and podcast.
One nomination for the award said: “Michael has put in so much time and effort to create me so many great memories of WEFC. He has created social media pages which have attracted hundreds possibly 1000’s of followers, he had written a book amongst many other things. My favourite are the podcasts with past WEFC players all of which were absolute legends! And not forgetting the rerun of the FA Cup game WEFC vs Bournemouth all proceeds of which went to a local charity.”
Another added: “I am making this nomination as I feel that Michael Gegg has gone above and beyond in not just bringing back a whole community of Windsor and Eton fans and former players to reminisce the good and bad times of the club through his book, Facebook page and Twitter account but at the same time doing it for a very worthy cause in a child’s home charity. As a former player of Windsor and Eton FC\/Windsor FC, it has been so refreshing to have the opportunity to reunite with ex-colleagues and supporters that I would never have had the chance to if this hadn’t happened.”
Agree that Michael Gegg’s book should be up for the Best Community Campaign or Content award? Or do you have something else in mind? Let us know in the nomination form below:
