Sumas review Woodley Pensioner FC

BY HARRY MC BAIN

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This season has been packed full of twists, turns, managerial appointments, arrivals and more at Lowther Road but most importantly the club retained their Step 5 status, with the Sumas surviving the drop after a turbulent season. The side got off to a slow start with then-manager Eliot Whitehouse resigning from his role due to personal commitments, however Matt Cronan filled the role and started to cultivate his squad from scratch. With the club lying at the bottom end of the table it was going to be a tough job for Cronan to try and pick up enough points to stay up, with the online odds saying all season that the Sumas were almost certain to be relegated, however a positive, cando attitude fired the squad up and as they grew as a team and worked out a strong style of play, the results started to pop out. The kick-starter on their survival mission was a 2-1 away victory at Windsor FC’s Stag Meadow, with the home side also finding themselves around the bottom of the table. A final run-in saw the side undefeated in four games, with wins coming against Lon- don Lions, North Greenford United and Spelthorne Sports. But eventually the side clinched survival in their 1-1 draw at home with Chalfont, with the Sumas eventually staying up by five points. The celebrations were jubilant and well deserved with the entire club looking forward to working hard to deliver results and entertaining football.