A seven-person consortium of 19-year-olds bought Surrey club Walton & Hersham FC, which was formed in 1945, for a nominal fee in 2019. Now in their twenties, they have set their sights on promotion and more.
In 2017, the club moved into Elmbridge Sports Hub, a £20m development, and now shares the facilities with the Walton Casuals - but at that point in its history, it had lost touch with the local community.Image:
"Within the first month, we realised quickly there is a lot more admin than we first expected," he said."The day before the first game of our first season as owners, we didn't have kits and had to scramble to sort something out. The coaching team is"obsessed with [Manchester City manager] Pep Guardiola, Spanish culture and just total perfect football," said Tucker."Even at division nine-level, that's what they aspire to do. It's not about getting results or winning games for them. It's about playing good football - and winning is a by-product of that."Scott Harris, who played for the club when he was 18, was appointed manager in 2020.
"We felt pretty harshly treated at that point. The fact that we had played 75% of the season, it was pretty crushing at first."
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