PGCE & QTS in Primary Education | UEFA B Coach | ACE Football Academy Founder | Three Bridges FC Gaffer | Mile Oak Primary School Teacher & Sports Lead ⚽️👨🏫
While coaching this evening, pitch next to me, U14/15 team, 14 players stood behind 1 cone, pass to the coach for a shot at goal, join the back and wait 2 minutes for another go!
How is this still happening in 2021 😩
The players deserve so much more!
PLAYERS - Consistency is 🔑
Find a club and gaffer you enjoy working with and settle there for a few seasons, constantly jumping ship and having to find your way into new systems, styles and structures isn’t easy!
Move when the move is right!
Non league merry go round begins!
Same gaffers signing 15 new players before the paperworks even out. 8 of those won’t even make it to PS because they’ve been offered an extra tenner down the road!
Players, ensure the club, people, philosophy, identity is right for you!
Non league players, if you’re leaving a club before the season even starts, save yourself the embarrassment of a leaving message on twitter and just slip out the back door!
Excited to start my
@ThreeBridgesFC
journey tomorrow! The boys application and attitude has been first class throughout pre-season! There will be highs, there will lows, but it will be a journey we shall all enjoy & embrace together 🧡🖤
I sat down with him pre season and he asked about first team opportunities, I told him my beliefs are simple, if you’re good enough, your old enough and you’ll play! Since then his started 9 out of 9 league games! Real talent & humble young man 🧡🖤
Non league clubs setting up fundraising pages for running costs, facility upkeep and new equipment but will still have a playing budget come start of the new season is scandalous!
#PRIORITIES
#FOUNDATIONS
YEAR 1 ✅
Rollercoaster of emotions, season full of highs and lows, aged about 15 years but enjoyed every second! Time for a few weeks off and then back on the grind planning for next season!
The boys have been first class and done a bit better than the people predicted 🧡🖤
Wish you nothing but the best
@NoelLeighton29
. Unbelievable player, even better human ❤️
Big advocate of players playing as high as they can and will never stand in anyone’s way! Happy to have played a small part in your journey 👊🏻
Go smash it champ, I’ll be your biggest fan!
Noel Leighton will be leaving Three Bridges this summer to sign for a club at a higher level.
Much deserved after an outrageously good season. 41 goals, no penalties. Integral in our link-up play and a proper striker. An asset to any football team that signs him.
Noel will be
Home or away this mans behind me offering full support! Absolute pleasure to treat him to a shirt
@ThreeBridgesFC
The world needs more people like this man! 🖤🧡
🏠
Aged a good 10 years from the stress of it all, started to think it would never happen but we’re buzzing to finally get the 🔑
@KatieBuckle1
Let the renovation project begin 🔨
How
@Dannn_Perry
didn’t get in the Isthmian team of the season is beyond me 🤦♂️
2 goals off the golden boot in a bottom of the half team is unbelievable! Didn’t start his season till October due to injury!
#PEZZAONFIRE
🧡🖤
200th appearance in a Bridges shirt for
@Brannon90
last night. Some achievement 👏🏼
Captain and Assistant Manager of the First Team. Manager of the U18's. Oversees important steps in the youth structure.
Three Bridges FC legend 🫡
#UpTheBridges
🧡🖤
We want to make it known publicly how classy
@ThreeBridgesFC
were after our battle on Easter Monday. 👏
Changing rooms left absolutely spotless, the best they have looked post match all season and that’s after losing late on in a local derby. It goes a long way. 🤝
💚🖤
#COYH
Spending 1000’s of pounds a week on players when the infrastructure of your club requires huge improvement is like having a Bentley on the drive outside a 1 bed council flat!
#nonleague
#priorities
#scandlous
Fantastic shift from my boys today!
Six starting players under the age of 20 👏🏻🙌🏻
GK - 17yrs
RB - 18yrs
LB - 20yrs
CM - 17yrs
LW - 18yrs
CF - 17yrs
#YOUTH
#PATHWAY
🧡🖤
It’s stinks that any club at any level can sack one manger and announce a new one within 24 hours! Them chats have been on going for weeks while one blokes pouring his life and soul into the club that’s his about to be sacked from!
Chuffed to see
@Dannn_Perry
open his account for the club yesterday! His worked tirelessly since coming back from injury! Fantastic attitude & application! 🧡🖤
GREAT appointment! Wealth of experience and buys into where the club is tying to go! A player pathway to 1st team is fundamental and a huge part of the structure at the club! Looking forward to working with him &
@Brannon90
to continue to develop & bring our youngsters through!
Good luck to all the players and managers starting their season today!
Enjoy the highs, embrace the lows!
Give it everything you’ve got and no one can ask for anymore!
Also a special mention to
@curtisgayler
who picked up managers player and goal of the season. Been 1st class since joining and really brought into where the club is trying to head!
Non league gaffas - if you know your budget isn’t secure or it could be struggling because of recent events then be honest with players, don’t lead them up a garden path and then come 3 months into the season they’re leaving because the £ they was promised isn’t there!
An appreciation post for Curtis Gayler, who has today signed for
@ShorehamFC
🤝🏼
Thank you for years of commitment in a Bridges shirt and the numerous thunderbolts scored year in, year out 🚀
Someone else will finally win Goal of the Season next May! 😂
#UpTheBridges
🧡🖤
Two fantastic 1-1 sessions back to back keeping these boys sharp through Lockdown 2.0 🙌🏻⚽️
@ThreeBridgesFC
Midfielder - Curtis Gayler
@WorthingFC
Midfielder - Jesse Starkey
Great first run out for both the u18s and first team in incredible heat. Thankyou to
@alfold_fc
for there wonderful hospitality in these weird times. Good luck for the season
Happy Birthday to my right hand man
@coachdannylee
🎉
Taught me unbelievable amounts in such a short space of time!
Forever grateful for all your hard work, top, top bloke! 🙌🏻❤️
Monday - U18 fixture
Tuesday - 1st team fixture
Wednesday - 1st team fixture
Thursday - 1st team training
Saturday - 1st team training
Busy week with
@ThreeBridgesFC
Love the game 🖤
Love the club 🧡
Velocity Cup action tonight at
@ThreeBridgesFC
Rumours that 6 of the under 18s will be starting tonight, with most of those living in Crawley 🧡🖤
7.45pm kick off.
Lockdown has come at an awful time for us
@ThreeBridgesFC
, we were just starting to find our feet!
However, this 4-week period will be invaluable time to:
Reflect ✔️
Review ✔️
Analyse ✔️
Plan ✔️
Re-watch opening 11 games ✔️ Injured lads back to full fitness ✔️
Everyday you wake up and have a choice to make.... do you work as hard as you possibly can to do your best, or do you choose not to... it’s that simple!