AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF EXTENSIVE TALKS, WITHYMOOR COLTS AND BRIERLEY & HAGLEY HAVE COME TO THE DECISION MERGE FOR THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE AT WASSELL GROVE WILL CARRY ON AS INTENED, BUT NOW WITH THE BACKING OF A FA COMMUNITY CHARTER STANDARD CLUB IT IS HOPED THAT THE FOOTBALL FOUNDATION AND FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION WILL SUPPORT THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP. THE MERGER OF THE TWO CLUBS WILL RESULT IN US BECOMING ONE OF THE LARGEST CLUBS IN THE WEST MIDLANDS,IF NOT THE COUNTRY.BOTH PARTIES ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE SITE AND THE COMMUNITY IT WILL SERVE. SPONSORSHIPS FROM TWO LARGE CORPORATE COMPANIES,WESTLANDS TOYOTA AND JPM INSURANCE, HAVE ALREADY BEEN SECURED AND THE CLUB WILL WORK ON ATTRACTING MORE LARGE COMPANIES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PLANS WILL FLOURISH. BRIERLEY HILL AND WITHYMOOR F.C WILL BE MANAGED BY TONY GORE /DARREN TAYLOR WILL PLAY AT HALESOWEN TOWN IN THE WMRL PREMIER DIVISION.THE INTRODUCTION OF BRIERLEY HILL AND WITHYMOOR F.C UNDER 18'S ALSO PLAYING AT HALESOWEN TOWN WILL BE MANAGED BY DAVE KING AND WILL PLAY IN THE MIDLAND FLOODLIT LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION.DAVE KING TEAMS UP WITH ROY PEARSON (GENERAL MANAGER)WHO WERE A WINNING TEAM AT LOCAL SENIOR AND YOUTH LEVELS.EX DUDLEY TOWN SECRETARY MARGARET TURNER HAS ALSO JOINED BRINGING MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE TO THIS EXCITNG PROJECT.ALL THIS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF A DEDICATED COMMITTEE OF VOLUNTEERS WHICH WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CHANGE THE FACE OF FOOTBALL IN THE BLACK COUNTRY AND WILL SERVE AS A FUTURE MODEL FOR FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF BRIERLEY HILL AND WITHYMOOR F.C 1ST TEAM PLAYING AT HALESOWEN TOWN 'S GROUND NEXT SEASON, IS SHOWING THE AMBITION OF BOTH CLUB'S TO PROGRESS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE AND TO BE RECOGNISED AS A MAJOR FORCE IN WEST MIDLAND'S FOOTBALL.THE THIRTY EIGHT YOUTH TEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY UNDER THE NAME OF WITHYMOOR COLTS. |
