I hereby volunteer as a club steward and also a Junior Football Manager and dad, to be the child friendly steward. Unicorn Athletic are the next visitors V Burton, that is my team as I am their under 16s manager and I also know most of the players at Unicorn. My players are also of an age where in the next couple of years they will be too old for Junior soccer, but young enough to play in the Alty Youth team if they are good enough.
I also know many other teams and players from other Junior clubs so I am more than happy to cover the area of the family stand if the club wish me to do so.
By the way, if there are any doubters still amongst you about this scheme, as a Junior manager this is one of the best ideas the club have come up with. Three or four of my own team have enquired about going to Alty youth when they are 17-18, so this can only be of great benefit to the club, albeit more long term. There are a wealth of great teams and players in this league at all the clubs, one or two possibly premiership standard, certainly future conference players. The club are only trying to tap into this, but I really applaud both Timperley and District and the club for this scheme. All big clubs want to do is pinch all your best players whilst giving nothing back, Alty are doing a great deal to make this mutually beneficial to us and them, THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.
So before you complain about kids running around and spending all their money at our tuck shop, you could be slagging off the next Kingy/Showler/Rogers/Bushell or Coburn.
Believe me I have been involved in Junior soccer for 6 years now and if you . If you need a good keeper for the future, look no further than my younger son Alex, a current ballboy who would love to join his favourite team as a youth when 17!!
You may not see the benefits as yet, but you will in time to come. A few of Alty's local players are from Timperley and District. While we are on the subject, Danny Higginbotham and Danny/Chris Adams are both ex Unicorn Athletic Juniors; what more evidence do you need.
Steve from Sale
Club Steward and Junior Soccer manager - Unicorn Athletic under 16s