Former League Secretary Ron Birch is the featured guest on the Rony Robinson show on BBC Radio Sheffield on Friday afternoon (4th July) at 2.00 pm. Listeners will be able to hear Ron talk about his 25 years as Secretary of the League before he retired at the last AGM (although he still continues an active role on the League Committee as a Life Member). He will also talk about his working life in the local cutlery industry before his retirement and his many years as a footballer and a referee. You can hear the program online on Friday at www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire.
Outokumpu Stainless will be showing a mark of respect for their former player, Alan Cooper, when their Division B season gets underway with a trip to Woodhouse on Wednesday evening.
For the 2008 season the players will be wearing a shirt emblazoned with the word "Coops" and the logos of Avesta (the name of the club before it changed to Outokumpu) and Hallam Football Football Club where Alan was also the president.
The 67 year old former stumper died suddenley earlier in the year following a heart attack suffered on New Years' Eve.
Former League Secretary Ron Birch is the featured guest on the Rony Robinson show on BBC Radio Sheffield on Friday afternoon (4th July) at 2.00 pm. Listeners will be able to hear Ron talk about his 25 years as Secretary of the League before he retired at the last AGM (although he still continues an active role on the League Committee as a Life Member). He will also talk about his working life in the local cutlery industry before his retirement and his many years as a footballer and a referee. You can hear the program online on Friday at www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire.
A number of Outokumpu old boys returned to their line up last night in their first game of new season.