With the season curtailed the club is concentrating all efforts on preparing for the 21/22 season. Behind the scenes we have been looking at changes we feel need to be made to our squad. Making fundamental change is never easy but we confirm that the following players will be released at the end of the season:-
Danny Burns
Sam Coulson
Lewis King
Reece Jones
Arron Cole
Michael Williams
We would like to thank each and every one of them for their commitment, hard work and the pride they all showed in playing for Stafford Rangers and wish each and every one of them every success for the future. We will keep you advised of any further changes as they happen
I am now able to announce the result of my latest fund raising project as the 2020/21 season has been officially terminated. However, before I announce the result I would like to thank the 33 entrants and 27 donors who, at £5 each, enabled me to raise £300 for the club. Thanks also to John Bromley for his donation of £150 to the prize fund.
Number of Sponsors
Points Totals
1
6
3
10
3
11
7
12
7
13
8
14
3
15
1
16
Total 33
So as you can see I had one outright winner on 16 points and I am pleased to announce the winner has donated the £150 prize back to the club. A very generous gesture, however, they have told me they do not want any publicity and wish to remain anonymous and I respect their wishes. So that is why I have detailed only numbers of entrants and points scored rather than listing names. However, if any entrants wish to know the score, please contact me for the information.
Thanks again for your support, it is greatly appreciated by myself and the directors.
For Stafford Rangers, the last few months may have been filled with twice weekly player and coaching staff Zoom calls but with the 2020/21 season now officially curtailed, Rangers boss Matt Hill is now concentrating solely on what needs to be done in advance of the new season in August and putting building blocks in place.
His first objective has been to ensure he has got the nucleus of an excellent back room staff. Matt is delighted to announce the immediate appointment of Dale Belford as First Team Assistant Manager. Dale started his playing days at Aston Villa and made over 1,000 professional and semi pro appearances in his goalkeeping career playing for Nott’s County, Tamworth,( played for the club over 4 decades) Hinckley and Coalville. He then gained valuable management experience at Atherstone, Tamworth, Rugby Town, Hinckley, and Stratford before accepting the Assistant Managers post to work alongside Matt Hill.
Dale is enthusiastic about his appointment explaining ‘Rangers have a great history but I look forward to working with Matt and concentrating on delivering a great future for the club and its fans’
The back room staff is completed with John Psaras, First team Coach, Paul Hayward, Goalkeeping Coach and Ben Pickford, First Team Analyst.
Matt states’ I think we have a good strong management team in place at the right time with Dale bringing excellent playing and management experience and excellent contacts throughout the midlands. We both have the same approach and football philosophy we want to play Pressure Football. It’s my first new signing and a great one ’
Rangers Manager also views the role of the Academy and Development squad as a vital aspect of the clubs development going forward, and sees his role to not only to provide a winning first team but also to bring a cohesive structure to the club that will benefit everyone in the long term. Matt also see’s greater opportunity to develop links with other bigger local clubs.
The Development Squad are also delighted to announce that Ben Pickford and Tim Turner have been appointed as Assistant Manager and Head Coach with immediate effect.
Matt accepts he is in management terms inexperienced, but he now feels confident that he has a strong backroom staff around him to start Rangers next Challenge.
‘I am young, confident and hungry to achieve success, carry no baggage and we are determined to get it right. Experience doesn’t and hasn’t always delivered success so I want the fans to get behind us as we make decisions going forward to play a team that keeps the ball in the opponents half and wins games’.
With our league season now being quite uncertain, Eric Robins wanted to update the fans regarding his latest fund raiser. This is one more episode in Eric’s long history of raising thousands for The Boro!
“I thought now that we have entered 2021 and the season is on hold it would be an appropriate time to update my sponsors on the current scores because if, as is likely, the season does not resume the final result of my competition will be as it stands at present.
I would like to thank the 33 entrants and 27 donors who at £5 each enabled me to raise £300 for Stafford Rangers. Your support is greatly appreciated by myself and the directors. Thanks also go to our chairman John Bromley and another sponsor who donated the £150 prize money.
The league table as it stands would mean I have one outright winner on 16 pts. The remaining details are as follows;- 3 on 15, 8 on 14, 7 on 13, 7 on 12, 3 on 11, 3 on 10 and 1 on 6.
As soon as the season is officially terminated full details will be posted on the club’s official website and the lucky winner presented with £150. In the meantime if any of my 33 entrants would like to know their current points score they can contact me on 01785 600231.
As you will be aware we have vacancies within the Development squad for an Assistant Manager and Match day Secretary and if you want to apply your application needs to reach us by 15th January.
The development squad was extended this year to incorporate a new U21 team that joins the four other U18 teams associated with Stafford Rangers. The Development Squad creates a direct route for the most talented players into the Rangers first team and supports our football in the community ambitions.
If you are interested in applying for either of these unpaid positions, you will need:
Assistant Manager: Minimum FA level 2 (ideally UEFA B), First Aid, Safeguarding and CRB/DBS Checked (all in date).
Match day Secretary: Ideally – Previous experience, FA level 2, First Aid, Safeguarding and CRB/DBS Checked (all in date).
These opportunities for the right person(s) to get involved in grass roots football and the squad is now a pivotal part of Stafford Rangers Football Club. You will need to have the qualifications shown above and the passion and enthusiasm to assist driving the Development Squad forward together with the manager Oz Rowley.
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