Events
Recent Events
FWA FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 2012 - ROBIN VAN PERSIE
Robin van Persie was the winner of the 2012 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.The Holland striker, 28, topped the poll of journalists with a landslide victory ahead of Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney in second place and his Old Trafford team-mate Paul Scholes third.
"It makes me very proud to be here, I have seen the list [of previous winners], and for me, I never really thought I would be sitting here winning this trophy," Van Persie said.
"When I found out I had actually won it, I was a bit surprised, and was like 'what me? really? It makes me really proud to be part of that history."
FWA Tribute Dinner 2012 - Paul Scholes and Gary Neville
Paul Scholes and Gary Neville were the joint recipients of the Football Writers' Association Tribute Award at a gala dinner at The Savoy Hotel in London on Sunday 22nd January 2012.The event was given added significance as it came just a few weeks after Paul Scholes had come out of retirement to add to the 677 appearances he had made for Manchester United before calling it a day at the end of the 2010/11 season.
United legend Sir Bobby Charlton told FWA Chairman Steven Bates: "Paul and Gary are irreplaceable and the highest compliment I can pay them is that their legacy is as good as any who have played for this club."
FWA NORTHERN DINNER 2010
The 28th Northern FWA Managers' Awards Dinner was a significant occasion in the Association's history, as the £80,000 barrier was cracked for children's charities.The raffle and auction at the function, held at Manchester's Radisson Edwardian Hotel on November 14, raised £4,500 with The Seashell Trust - formlery the Royal Schools for the Blind - and Friends of Muscular Dystrophy the two charities to benefit this year.
So we have now raised almost £81,000 for children's causes.
