Leslie Rooney Wins Volunteer Of the Month
Southport FC are pleased to announce the winner of the Southport FC Volunteer of the Month Award for April as nominated by supporters is Media Team Member Les Rooney.
Les is very much one of the unsung heroes of Southport FC.
Every home game he travels from his home on the Wirral and performs a whole host of invaluable audio-visual and technical feats which often go unseen but always enhance the matchday experience of supporters.
Les films every home match at the Merseyrail Community Stadium from the gantry on the Poplar Side often in fairly adverse weather conditions! The footage filmed by Les not only enables the club to produce comprehensive video highlights of each home match but his footage is also supplied to the National League for their highlights reel and used by the club for internal analysis.
Les has spent countless days at the ground working on the Public Address System, replacing old speakers and seeking to improve the existing setup as much as possible. His enhanced collection of additional speakers has made a massive difference to the quality of the sound and the pre-match build up in recent months.
Les has always been proactive in offering support to supporter and Trust events, which he has done without any fuss or expectation of recognition for a number of years.
Les was nominated by a number of supporters including the Chairman of Supporters Trust, Trust in Yellow who wanted to stress their appreciation for all he has done and continues to do for the club.
Les was presented with his award pre-match on the pitch at the last home match of the 2018/19 season.
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