Grays Athletic
“I first started watching Grays Athletic when
I was ten; that was forty four years ago. The
team have been doing well lately especially
considering they don’t have the budget of
some other sides. As a company Kempsters
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FF: What are your plans for the rest of 2017?
RS: The squad is coming along nicely with some great players
being signed. Manager Jamie Stuart alongside his no 2 Darren
Manning have been busy building a squad that they believe
can take us up next season.
The club is now officially owned and run by its supporters
and the new board of directors were elected in early June. We
have over 200 shareholders of the club and I think everyone is
pulling together to ensure Jamie has the best possible financial
input he needs.
FF: How important is youth football to the club?
RS: When we were in our own ground back in Grays and
playing in the conference we had quite a substantial youth set
up. Unfortunately, after losing our ground and almost going
out of existence we could not keep the youth sides running.
This season we have, I believe, seven youth sides affiliated to
the club.
I know that the board believe strongly that the club should
have a good youth set up. Our U18’s team from last season
had a great season; there are some very talented kids in that
squad and some will make the step up to the first team next
season. We want our youth players to come through and be
able to play for the first team; I believe it is an integral part of a
community football club.
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FF: How do you ensure that young players enjoy a smooth
transition into the senior game?
RS: We have some fantastic coaches who run our youth squads.
The club has invited some of the youth players to train with the
first team, this gives them invaluable experience and I know
that Jamie Stuart believes that this is an integral part of the
clubs future.
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