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WELCOME TO SOUTHAM The Saints have added some new faces to the squad this summer with Scott Lindley and Adam Neale among them - Here’s what you need to know about the pair
Jay Lawes It was big news when this former Rugby Borough player signed for Southam United, and he’s been writing headlines ever since. With 5 goals in 3 matches, and a hat-trick on his home debut, Jay is a very exciting addition to an already strong Southam side. Lawes started his football career playing at Admirals when he was 5. A few years later at age 7 he signed for Coventry City after also having trials at clubs like Leicester and Aston Villa. It wasn’t until he played a
year for Mount Nod after being released from Coventry City that he decided to step away from football. But coming back to the game seemed to always be in the cards for the sharp-shooting forward. “I started playing again at seventeen on a Sunday with some mates and then joined Rugby FC a few years later”. Like a few members of the current Southam squad, Jay left Rugby FC after the merge with Borough, and has now found a new chapter at Bobby Hancocks Park. Supporters will be used to seeing Lawes in front of
Ryan Harris It doesn’t take long to see that Southam’s newest defensive addition is full of energy and passion for the game. Not only has he already found a permanent home in the Saint’s back-line, but he even scored in his debut for the club. Its easy to see that Ryan’s move to Southam will be a positive one. A long-time Rugby Town player, Harris started for the club at the age of 4, working from mini football through the age groups, MJPFL team and eventually the youth team. He found success, winning a fair few trophies in his long spell with Rugby Town, and has fond memories of not only the very first one but also the team trophies at Rugby Town when they won the double in their first season in the Cov Minor League A.
Positionally Harris seems to find himself enjoying life on the right side of the pitch in a wing role. Having great pace its no surprise that he’s found success at both the right win and right back positions. “I would like to say I’m a right winger, however, most people that know me and have played with me will say I’m a right back. “Well, they say that right backs are failed wingers, but I would say playing right back and right wing came about from being a fast player and knowing the game well enough to know how to play both positions...Plus I love a good tackle”. After Rugby FC folded Ryan was looking for a few club to join and listened when friends suggested Southam. “They mentioned Southam and that the
