Last season the youth team won their league title by default after Marine were deducted points for fielding an inelligible player. The decision came through after the lads had completed all their games, so there was no chance to do a formal presentation.
As the first team will be playing a Blackburn Rovers XI at Stalybridge on Wednesday, 1st August 2012 it was decided to use the occasion to gather the lads and give them an audience to celebrate with prior to the main attraction; in which some of them may even get a game.
Also likely to be on show are the Manchester FA Youth Cup and the NWYA Open Cup already in their possession. So what more reason do you need to ensure you get to that football ground early.