We missed out on a sports grants for our club. Now we know how unethical the process has been | Martin Smith

The realisation that our government would show so little integrity is demoralising

January and February can be a very busy time as community sports clubs plan to register their players, and recruit coaches and referees. It’s also a great time for ground improvements works, so everything is ready for the start of the season. That is, if a club has funds for ground improvements.

At Coledale Waves Soccer Club, we are yet again scrambling to deal with the coming season – with no floodlights, no dedicated change rooms for our male and female players, no adequate storage facilities for our gear, no adequate drainage for the pitch, and a field which is punctuated by a cricket pitch, and ruts on a rock hard surface. We are a growing club, particularly in the representation of women. We have around 600 players, with seven senior teams, nowhere for women to change, and nowhere for anyone to train, once the sun goes down.

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