Junior winners' star treatment
Cup winning junior football teams could have been mistaken for their Premiership idols on turning up in style to an awards bash. Cup winning junior football teams could have been mistaken for their Premiership idols on turning up in style to an awards bash. Brierley Hagley Celtic under nines were given the superstar treatment by their proud parents after winning division one of the Stourbridge and District League. The youngsters were given a flag waving send off from Wollaston with a limousine to take them to Brierley Hill Civic Hall for the league awards night yesterday. Team manager Carl Farnsworth and his wife Julie even decorated their home out in the team's red and yellow colours as a tribute to their success. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
Brierley Hagley Celtic under nines were given the superstar treatment by their proud parents after winning division one of the Stourbridge and District League.
The youngsters were given a flag waving send off from Wollaston with a limousine to take them to Brierley Hill Civic Hall for the league awards night yesterday.
Team manager Carl Farnsworth and his wife Julie even decorated their home out in the team's red and yellow colours as a tribute to their success.
Julie said: "We were just so proud of all the team and the hard work and dedication they have shown to win the league and we wanted to give them a night to remember.
"We put up bunting and customised England flags to the Brierley Hagley colours and all the boys were given their own red shirts."
Brierley Hagley won division one of the under nines league on the last day of the season, pipping Kewford Eagles East to the trophy, which was presented to them last night. The club is holding its own player of the season awards night tonight at the Yeltz Bar at Halesowen Town FC.
The team includes: Ben Moore, of Wollescote, David Brindley and Ryan Farnsworth, of Wollaston, Dominic Friel, Harrison O'Brien, Richard Hanson, Nathan Owen, Thomas Ferris and Tom Lubke, all of Norton. The team are all aged nine.
Phoenix under eights side were also whisked to the awards bash in style with their own limousine to take them to Brierley Hill Civic Hall. The team came through early struggles to win the cup in their division of the Stourbridge and District League.
