Southend Manor are one of four Foresters Essex Senior League sides aiming to make further progress in the FA Vase tomorrow afternoon.

It could well be that Mark Jenkins' men will face a tougher task than originally thought when they take on Norwich United at Southchurch Park.

When the draw was made the East Anglian outfit were struggling at the bottom of the Jewson Eastern Counties League Premier Division with only one win all season.

But they have improved since then with a couple of successes -- including a battling 3-2 win at Woodbridge last weekend.

Manor's form, although generally good, has seen a couple of indifferent results, but they will be heartened by the news that Norwich, now eighth from bottom, have conceded 24 goals in their 13 league games.

Published Friday October 18, 2002

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