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UP THE VALE
RAYNES PARK VALE 23|24 UP THE VALE

From the
DUGOUT My football career is over due to been more accommodating
of me - and for that I am truly
injury and the mens Sunday side
grateful. When we are together
that I had once captained i now
either at training on a Tuesday or
manage.
Thursday or in the dressing room
I decided I wanted to go into
with the music on about to walk
management and have been
on the pitch, we are a family, we
doing so for around a year and a
know we have each others backs
to progress and develop my
CARL MCALLISTER half. With the desire of wanting look around at each-other and
no matter what.
management further and be
part of the team at RPV, I began As time goes on, the bond
I hope everyone’s having immediately hooked following observing some of gaffers gets stronger, the success
a great week and is ready my first experience of non league training sessions and made gets greater and the group will
to cheer the boys on to football. sure I got myself to as many achieve more and more together.
another 3 points at Grand games as I could, to be around
Drive this Saturday ! The experience of the approach the atmosphere and learn as The start to the season has
to the ground, the bar, the been fantastic, we recovered on
much as I could - after some
The weathers a bit uncertain, but turnstiles and the football was Tuesday night after two defeats
time, gaffer then provided me the
the food will be hot, the lagers something I hadn’t experienced with a 2-1 win against Casuals.
fantastic opportunity to become
cool and the football even better ! before - which is a lot coming A competent, professional
part of the management team
from a Millwall fan ! performance calling on our
I’m sure most of you reading here at RPV.
strong squad and collectiveness
this will know me or we will know I stood by the dugouts that day
The message from the gaffer has got us back on track and top
each other even if in passing and proceeded to attend every
to everyone within his team is of the league.
from round the ground or on our game I possibly could both
simple, no one will out work us,
travels, but I’m Carl and I’m part home and away for the next year The commitment and quality
no one will be better prepared
of the management team here and half, building relationships the players are delivering is a
than us and we will leave nothing
at RPV. with the management team, the huge testament to the gaffer, the
on the pitch at the end of every
players and the staff at RPV as players and the club - and with
My journey with Vale started the 90 minutes - we will commit to
well as forming good friendships only a few games gone we are
season before last, I was working each other and drive each other
with other fans. only just getting started !
for Jewson (RPV sponsor) at the to be the best we can possibly be
time and my boss Kenny invited Football is a massive part of my together and as individuals. Here’s to another
me down to an FA Vase game family, we are involved in football great season !
We train with the same intensity
against Stansfeld as his guest in some way five days a week !
we play, we demand a lot from
as it was the furthest RPV had
My partner Chloe and my each other but support and
progressed in this particular
youngest son Fraser come to develop each other through the
trophy at the time.
every RPV game, it’s brought us bad times and the good - always
For years I had played Sunday closer as a family. Fraser’s favourite making sure we are learning
league football on the pitches player is Jermaine Green for and taking advantage of our Carl
out the front of the stadium his pure work rate and intensity, experiences.
and always been aware of RPV although I’m sure Jordy G is trying
The players, Gaffer and his McAllister
but never been inside until this to sway him to admire his flair and
management team couldn’t have
game. RPV lost that day, but I was goals and change his mind !
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