Who Are... Grays Athletic FC?
After recent turbulence brought about by a succession of managers, Grays Athletic rallied towards the end of the 2007/8 campaign, finishing in the top half of the Blue Square Premier table. Both the 2004/5 and 2005/6 seasons proved to be successful times for the Essex club, with promotion to the Nationwide Conference and two successive FA Trophy wins seeing Grays Athletic grow from strength to strength. A sustained push for promotion was made in the 2005/6 season without eventual success, and although hopes were high for the 2006/7 season, the loss of manager Mark Stimson set in motion a period of uncertainty.

Finishing just a solitary point off the dropzone may well have been a rude awakening for Grays in 2007, and for their efforts last time out, it is hard to see how the club can keep a-pace with other clubs in the division with greater spending power. While not an easy opponent to face, Grays could find themselves toying with the bottom end of the Blue Square Premier in 2008/9 but should prove easily able to stave off any threat of relegation. It may not be an easy ride, however.

BoroGuide Prediction: 17th