Been thinking.
"A Brand New Bright Tomorrow!” is the Shrimps current mantra and it really does feel like we have a bright future ahead as we step into League 1 for the first time in our 101 year history. Never been relegated. Never lost at Wembley. Never given up! These are proud boasts!
We have the likes of Sunderland. Ipswich, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Charlton, Wigan and errr Accrington visiting the Mazuma. We are going to see a massive away following for most of those and these are matches that the whole town would have turned out for previously!
We have a new manager in Stephen Robinson who looks and sounds really enthusiastic about his task. He has a solid track record and as much as I am grateful to Derek Adams, I can't help but think we have an upgrade here, who fits in with our 'all inclusive club' ethos. He has certainly built a squad to be excited about! We have retained the backroom staff including John McMahon for continuity, added Diarmuid O'Carroll and we have not only kept some of our best players from last season, but the additions the new gaffer has brought all look as though they have been hand picked to do a job at the next level. The late addition of Adam Phillips was nothing short of a massive rabbit out of the hat!
Work has gone on behind the scenes too with the Board really putting their collective strength together and investing where needed to enhance the matchday experience for all fans. We have a new General Manager who will be able to develop the Mazuma business and operation. I am sure we are all keen to see what he can do to utilise our superb facilities. We also have a new groundsman with Championship experience and Chesh will be staying on a few days a week to assist so we know the pitch will be superb for our players. New friends coming in to add to the quality staff and volunteers we already have.
Thanks to Commercial Manager Martin Thomas we have existing and new sponsors supporting the club to underpin the financial commitment required to run a successful League 1 club that will be striving to do it’s best on and off the pitch!
I cannot wait to get into League business and see what we can do. We are not there to make the numbers up. We are there to compete and we have shown last season that anything is possible, especially when everyone writes you off as relegation material.
Watch us go!
Seriously. Watch us go! Not only have the Board delivered all of the above but they have slashed the price of season tickets to ridiculously low levels. I have a board I got from Christie Park which shows the entry price to the North Stand in 2010 at £13. Our new season ticket deal means that the cost of a game for an adult will work out at £6.50 a match. £6.50! That is half price from 12 years ago! Buy a kids season ticket and it is £7.40 for the pair of you! That is not only the best value in the whole of the football league, but I wager at a couple of levels below too!
If you haven't bought one yet, please do it this weekend. Come and join us! You will not regret it. You and yours will be part of something really special this season. The atmosphere will be amazing and you get to be a part of it seeing the likes of Sunderland, Ipswich and Wigan for £6.50 a match!
A Brand New Bright Tomorrow - Coming your way!