“My godson Adam Newbury plays for the club
and my family has a long association with them. I
have also sponsored the club for the past couple
of years. I try to get down to as many games as
possible and really look forward to them doing
well. Keep doing what you are doing, enjoy your
football and play with a smile on your face.”
Mark Bowley, MTB Glazing
and grow through sport, concentrating on sportsmanship and
playing the right way. As players get older there are more
opportunities for them to do other things, and if they have
played regularly for seven or eight years they may not want
to continue!
However, we do encourage players to move across to the
reserves team should they wish to continue playing after they
finish junior football, to get experience of adult football. We
currently have a very successful U17 team who have been
together since they were U7s and look like they will stay
together and move on as a team, however this is very unusual.”
Challenges/Ambitions
Local familly run business
30 years experiance
• UPVC Windows
• Doors
• Conservatories
• Soffits
• Fascia
• Guttering
“Our local FA are developing the pitch we use regularly as
our home pitch, turning it into a 4G all-weather pitch. We hope
this will be a positive move, however the period of upheaval
while the work is done will be a challenge!
I am also concerned at the decline in 11v11 leagues, I feel
this is not helped by the growing availability of 6 a side mini
leagues but I understand why these are so popular, as they do
not have the same rules etc as the more stringent requirements
to sign on and be registered with a particular club/team, they
can just turn up and play - often for more than one team on the
same night!
We are looking into the possibility of redeveloping the
club building, as it is a very old building and no longer fit for
purpose. This would provide more opportunities for more
players, especially juniors, and also the chance to encourage
other sports to use our facilities.”
Tel: 0143
Mob: 0772
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