I would like to nominate Ashley Buttress, Ashley is my son Ryan's manager. Ryan was diagnosed with leukemia at 4 years old, at this time Ryan was coaching him, Ryan also lost all ability to walk and was extremely poorly. Even through all the bad times his love for football never wavered, this was his lifeline and his love. Ashley could have easily recruited and waited for Ryan to come back.
He didn't, he gave my son the most support any parent could have ever asked for, Ashley and the team encouraged him and helped him walk again, day by day, month by month Ashley and the team were there. They didn't have to be, but he kept saying. We're a team through the good and bad and we will get him back on a pitch.
Slowly but surely he began to walk again, unsteadily at first but with the strength of his team he got stronger, with Ashley's help he began to run, he began to believe, and then with the Drs help Ryan got back on a pitch. It wasn't easy, not just for Ryan for us all including Ashley.
He played for 2 years with a line in his chest undergoing chemo and steroids, but not once was he treated any different to his team. As long as I live the support from this amazing team and specifically Ashley will never be forgotten.
Ashley you are the October's Grassroots Manager of the Month powered by @UtilitaFootball
📢 Player Announcement ✍️
NEW SIGNINGS!
2 long term targets in before next weeks league start.
Attacker Jack Gaul and full back Nathan Simms have joined us from Long Crendon for the 23/24 season.
Two fantastic additions - welcome on board lads!
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Lionel Messi with a 94th minute winning free kick. He is simply the greatest ever. He is from another planet. There have been hundreds of these clutch moments.
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