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BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
The Rotherham club aiming to 'make football fun again'
A former lawyer determined to "make football fun again" has launched a community club aimed at players who find formal leagues too competitive or Evans originally opened the All About Football club in Burton Upon Trent in 2022, after he felt "too old and unfit" to join a local moved to South Yorkshire, he has teamed up with Rotherham United Community Trust to set up another group at Parkgate Astroturf, where everyone is welcome regardless of their fan Joe said: "When you're a kid football is fun then you join a team, you get coached, you get shouted at and it becomes a chore." The 37-year-old said the inspiration for starting the project came when he moved to Staffordshire three years ago."I was determined to find somewhere to play," he said."But everywhere I looked, the options seemed impossible."I either had to know loads of people to form a team or be good enough to join an existing one."I didn't tick either box, so once again I found myself on the sidelines."Honestly, it felt pretty rubbish and over time it really affected my physical and mental health."Over the years, I tried joining teams but I wasn't fit enough or good enough to keep up, and eventually, I stopped trying."After taking matters into his own hands and initially organising his own causal kick-about in 2022, All About Football has grown considerably over the last three years with more than 200 members signed up to sessions in Burton, Derby and said he was "always determined" to start sessions in his home town. The new 4G facilities for the Rotherham sessions are managed by the Rotherham United Community manager Johnny Allen said getting involved was a "no brainer"."We want everyone in Rotherham to be healthy and successful and unite the community," he said."I think you get to a certain age and have other priorities."You don't want time off work when someone's put a horrible two-footed tackle on you on a Monday night." More than 20 players signed up for the first hour-long session in said they had felt "uncomfortable" in other competitive Meakin admitted he had not stepped onto any sort of football pitch for 10 years."I did training as a kid and I loved it, but my head and feet had two different ideas," he said."I was never good enough to get into a team so there didn't seem many options but this is perfect for me." Dan Fox has a young son who plays football, but thought his "playing days were over"."It was a really good atmosphere, none of us had played together before so to have 20 lads with a range of abilities playing together was fantastic," Dan now has ambitious plans to expand the network into other areas of North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire, before setting his sights on Maltby and Chesterfield. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Laurel man arrested on drug charges after high-speed chase
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) – Jones County deputies said a Laurel man was arrested after a high-speed chase on Tuesday, April 15. According to investigators, Joe Evans, 48, sped away from a traffic stop in Laurel and made his way to Lone Oak Apartments on Hoy Road. They said he crashed at the location and ran away. Woman suffered burns, injuries in Jones County crash Investigators said deputies chased Evans through the apartment complex. During the chase, they said Evans tore open a bag of powdered fentanyl and threw it at Sergeant Joel Brogan. Evans was then captured and arrested. Deputies administered three doses of Narcan to Brogan at the scene, and he was transported to South Central Regional Medical Center (SCRMC) for treatment. Agent Chase Smith suffered a hand injury during the arrest and was transported to South Central Urgent Care for treatment. They were both later released to return to duty. Investigators said Evans, who was out on a felony bond for possession of a controlled substance, has been charged with sale of a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substance, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, felony fleeing in a motor vehicle and multiple traffic violations. Evans is being held at the Jones County Adult Detention Facility pending his initial appearance in Jones County Justice Court. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
