POSITION: GOALKEEPER
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DENNIS BERGKAMP
FAVOURITE TEAM: ARSENAL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TOP NOTCH KEEPER WHO HAS HELPED THE TEAM OUT WHEN REQUIRED OVER THE PAST TWO SEASONS, BUT HAS NOW JOINED ON A FULL TIME BASIS, WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE CLUB HUGELY. A GREAT SHOT STOPPER WHO BRINGS EXPERIENCE TO THE SQUAD WHICH IS A MAJOR PLUS FOR THE COMING SEASON.
POSITION: UTILITY
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: FERNANDO TORRES
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: N/A
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A WHOLEHEARTED PLAYER WHO STRUGGLES WITH TOO MANY INJURIES TO REALLY FORCE HIS WAY INTO THE MANAGERS THOUGHTS ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE CAN PLAY IN NEARLY EVERY POSITION ON THE PARK, INCLUDING IN GOAL WHERE HE SPENT THE LAST TWO THIRDS OF LAST SEASON WHEN HE CAME IN AT SHORT NOTICE TO HELP GUIDE THE TEAM TO THE LEAGUE TITLE.
POSITION: FULL BACK
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: SAMI HYYPIA
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TOUGH TACKLING WHOLE HEARTED PLAYER WHO IS A PEST TO PLAY AGAINST. DESPITE HIS SMALL FRAME HE ALWAYS GIVES 100% AND NEVER SHYS AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE. THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST FULL SEASON AFTER FINISHING UNI, AND HE WILL ADD STRENGTH IN DEPTH TO THE GLORY SQUAD NO END.
POSITION: LEFT BACK
FAVOURED FOOT: LEFT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DANI ALVES
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: BROOKLYN UNDER 16'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TOP CLASS LEFT BACK WHO HAS ALL THE ABILITY IN THE WORLD TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF HIS FOOTBALLING CAREER. GOOD ON THE BALL MEANS HE OFFERS GREAT SERVICE DOWN THE LEFT HAND SIDE, AND HE HAS SHOWN HIS DEFENSIVE GAME IS IMPROVING, WHICH MAKES HIM A HUGE PLAYER FOR THE GLORY ALREADY DESPITE STILL BEING YOUNG.
POSITION: LEFT BACK / LEFT MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: LEFT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: RYAN GIGGS
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: UNKNOWN
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TALENTED FOOTBALLER WHO IS PLEASING ON THE EYE TO WATCH WITH HIS COMFORTABLE STYLE ON THE BALL. CAN PLAY AT EITHER LEFT BACK OR LEFT MIDFIELD AND SOMEONE WHO ALWAYS SHOWS FOR THE BALL. HAS A GREAT LEFT FOOT AND CAPABLE OF SCORING GOALS TOO. COULD BE A MAJOR PLAYER FOR THE GLORY THIS YEAR.
POSITION: DEFENDER
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: MICHEAL GASH
FAVOURITE TEAM: YORK CITY
PREVIOUS CLUBS: AMOTHERBY & SWINTON
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A DEFENDER WHO CAN PLAY ALL ACROSS THE BACK FOUR. HE IS A NEAT AND TIDY DEFENDER WHO IS NEVER FLUSTERED. HE ALWAYS LOOKS TO GIVE THE BALL SIMPLE AND NEVER TAKES ANY RISKS AS HE KNOWS HIS LIMITS. HE COULD BECOME A REALLY GOOD SIGNING FOR THE GLORY IF HE SETTLES IN QUICKLY.
POSITION: CENTRE BACK
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: JOHN O SHEA
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: ONE OF A HOST OF VERSATILE PLAYERS WHO CAN BENEFIT THE CLUB IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ROLES. HE WOULD RUN THROUGH A BRICK WALL FOR HIS TEAM MATES AND ALWAYS GIVES 100% WHATEVER ROLE IS ASKED OF HIM. MADE THE RIGHT BACK SPOT HIS OWN LAST YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON, AFTER PREVIOUSLY EXCELLING AT CENTRE HALF. FACES MORE COMPETITION FOR A PLACE THIS TIME ROUND THOUGH.
POSITION: CENTRE BACK
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DAVID BECKHAM
FAVOURITE TEAM: NEWCASTLE UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: ST CLEMENTS
MANAGERS COMMENTS: EARNED HIMSELF THE TAG OF "MR CONSISTANT" EVER SINCE HE JOINED THE CLUB. HE IS A TOUGH TACKLING NO NONSENSE CENTRE HALF WHO LOVES A BATTLE. HAS IMPROVED HIS FITNESS AND BALL PLAY WHICH MAKES HIM A MUCH BETTER PLAYER NOW THAN WHEN HE JOINED AND HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS ONE OF THE FIRST NAMES ON THE TEAMSHEET. A KEY MEMBER FOR THE COMING SEASON. IS ALSO CAPABLE OF SCORING VITAL GOALS FROM SET PIECES.
POSITION: CENTRE BACK
FAVOURED FOOT: LEFT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DUNCAN FERGUSON
FAVOURITE TEAM: EVERTON
PREVIOUS CLUBS: STOKESLEY SC
MANAGERS COMMENTS: AN EXPERIENCED CENTRE HALF WHO IS GOOD ON THE BALL MEANING HE CAN START A NUMBER OF GLORY ATTACKS WITH HIS BALL PLAY. DEVELOPED A GOOD PARTNERSHIP LAST YEAR WITH TYLER AND THAT WILL BE KEY TO ANY SUCCESS THE CLUB CAN ACHIEVE THIS YEAR. HE IS THE LEADER OF THE BACK FOUR WHO TALKS FOR FUN WHICH THE TEAM NEEDS HUGELY. ANOTHER DEFENDER WITH A KEEN EYE FOR A GOAL. THE CLUBS VICE CAPTAIN.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: CESC FABREGAS
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN CITY
PREVIOUS CLUBS: UNKNOWN
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A PLAYER WHO CAN PLAY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS, WHOSE VERSATILITY WILL BE A HUGE BONUS FOR THE GLORY. HIS STRENGTHS LIE DOWN THE SPINE OF THE PITCH WHERE HIS NONE STOP WORK RATE AND DESIRE TO NEVER STOP COME TO THE FOR. A PLAYER WHO ALWAYS LOOKS TO GIVE THE BALL SIMPLE AND STRONG IN THE AIR.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DAVID BECKHAM
FAVOURITE TEAM: BIRMINGHAM CITY
PREVIOUS CLUBS: RYEDALE SC
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A BIG STRONG POWERFUL PLAYER WHO BROUGHT SO MUCH TO THE SQUAD IN HIS FIRST YEAR LAST YEAR. HE STARTED AS A CENTRE HALF BUT WAS PUSHED FURTHER FORWARD TO ADD BITE TO THE GLORY MIDFIELD AND HE EXCELLED. REALLY GOOD IN THE AIR WHICH MAKES HIM A BIG ASSET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK AND ALSO A THREAT FROM SET PIECES. IF HE CAN STAY FIT HE IS ANOTHER WHO IS A KEY MEMBER OF THE SQUAD THIS YEAR.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DENNIS BERGKAMP
FAVOURITE TEAM: YORK CITY
PREVIOUS CLUBS: AMOTHERBY & SWINTON
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A LAID BACK PLAYER WHO OFFERS THE SQUAD A SIMPLE GAME. HE SEE'S A PASS HE PLAYS IT, HE NEVER COMPLICATES THINGS WHICH MEANS HE IS A DREAM TO PLAY THROUGH COS YOU KNOW YOU WILL GET THE BALL BACK IF YOUR IN SPACE. HE IS KEY TO THE WAY THE CLUB WANTS TO PLAY. ANOTHER PLAYER WHO WAS MOVED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK LAST YEAR AND ANOTHER WHO EXCELLED IN THE NEW ROLE ASKED OF HIM. ANOTHER BIG YEAR IS EXPECTED OF HIM THIS TIME AROUND.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: WAYNE ROONEY
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: THE CLUB SKIPPER WHO LED THE TEAM BY EXAMPLE LEAST YEAR, AND HE HAD THE HONOUR OF LIFTING THE LEAGUE TROPHY WHICH ROUNDED OFF A GREAT SEASON FOR HIM PERSONALLY. HE HAS A TERRIFIC ENGINE WHICH IS RARELY RIVALLED, AND HIS DESIRE TO WIN EVERY BALL MEANS HE CAN PUSH THE TEAM ON WHEN NEEDED. HE ADDED A BIT OF COMPOSURE TO HIS GAME LAST YEAR AND HE SAW THE REWARDS WITH A SERIES OF MATURE DISPLAYS. HE WAS THE CLUBS RUNNER UP PLAYER OF THE SEASON LAST YEAR, AND HE WILL BE LOOKING TO GO ONE STEP FURTHER THIS TIME AROUND. ANOTHER KEY MEMBER OF THE SQUAD.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: KENNY DALGLISH
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: CONGLETON TOWN
MANAGERS COMMENTS: JOINED THE CLUB THIS SUMMER AND IN A SHORT SPACE OF TIME HAS ALREADY SHOWN HE COULD BE A GREAT SIGNING. HAS PLAYED SEMI PRO FOOTBALL SO HE WILL OFFER THE SQUAD NOT ONLY QUALITY BUT ALSO MUCH NEEDED EXPERIENCE FOR THE SEASON AHEAD. HAS A GREAT ENGINE AND ALSO GOOD TECHNICAL ABILITY AND HE WILL BE A THREAT IN THE AIR TOO WHICH WILL ALSO BENEFIT THE TEAM. HE COULD WELL BE ONE OF THE FINDS OF THE SUMMER AND TURN OUT TO BE A MASSIVE PLAYER FOR THE GLORY.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: BOTH
FAVOURITE PLAYER: FEDERICO MACHEDA
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: WOOD GREEN OLD BOYS
MANAGERS COMMENTS: AN EX GLORY PLAYER WHO RETURNS TO THE SQUAD ON A PART TIME BASIS AS HE HAS LIVES AWAY, BUT IF AVAILABLE HE COULD WELL BE THROWN STRAIGHT INTO THE ACTION AS HE IS A TOP PLAYER. A BIG, STRONG, PHYSICAL MAN MOUNTAIN WHO NEVER SHYS AWAY FROM THE ACTION. FOR A BIG LAD HE ALSO HAS SOME GREAT TOUCHES A REAL KEEN EYE FOR A GOAL.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: ANDRES INIESTA
FAVOURITE TEAM: LEEDS UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: PICKERING UNDER 17'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A HUGELY TALENTED PROMISING YOUNGSTER WHO IS ON THE BOOKS FOR SCARBOROUGH BUT IS USING THE GLORY AS A WAY TO GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN SENIOR FOOTBALL. THE AMOUNT OF GAMES HE WILL PLAY THIS SEASON IS NOT YET KNOWN, BUT THE FACT THE GLORY CAPTURED HIS SIGNATURE IS A COUP FOR THE CLUB, AND WHEN AVAILABLE HE WILL BE USED AS HE COULD TURN OUT TO BE A MASSIVE PLAYER FOR THE CLUB IN THE FUTURE.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: JAN MOLBY
FAVOURITE TEAM: REAL MADRID
PREVIOUS CLUBS: GILLAMOOR
MANAGERS COMMENTS: ANOTHER WHOLE HEARTED PLAYER WHO WILL ALWAYS GIVE HIS BEST WHEN CALLED UPON. HE HAS OTHER TEAM COMMITMENTS SO WE PROBABLY WONT SEE MUCH OF HIM ONCE AGAIN, BUT SHOULD HE BE NEEDED HE WONT LET US DOWN. A MIDFIELD ENFORCER WHO LOOKS TO GIVE THE BALL SIMPLE.
POSITION: CENTRE MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: STEVEN GERRARD
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: UNION ROVERS
MANAGERS COMMENTS: ANOTHER PLAYER WHO HAS OTHER TEAM COMMITMENTS BUT WHEN AVAILABLE HE WILL BE CALLED UPON TO STREGTHEN THE SQUAD. A NEAT BALL PLAYING MIDFIELDER WHO LOOKS TO GET ON THE BALL AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT ALSO CAPABLE OF PUTTING HIS FOOT IN IF REQUIRED.
POSITION: MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: WAYNE ROONEY
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: RILLINGTON
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TALENTED FOOTBALL WHO AGAIN SIGNS ON FOR US ON A PART TIME BASIS AS HE HAS OTHER TEAM COMMITMENTS. HE CAN PLAY IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS AND CAPABLE OF SCORING GOALS TOO. AGAIN IF NEEDED HE WONT LET US DOWN.
POSITION: RIGHT MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: KAKA
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A VERY SPEEDY WINGER WHO THE CLUB HAS STILL YET TO SEE THE BEST OF. HE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE BEST WINGERS AROUND IF IT CLICKS FOR HIM, AND THIS SEASON COULD BE THE ONE JUDGING BY PRE SEASON. WHEN HE MAKES THE GAME SIMPLE NO FULL BACK CAN LIVE WITH HIM, AND HIS DIRECTNESS OFFERS THE GLORY SOMETHING NO OTHER PLAYER IN THE SQUAD CAN OFFER. HE HAS A TERRIFIC WORK RATE AND HE DOESN'T SHY AWAY FROM HIS DEFENSIVE DUTIES MEANING HE IS A GOOD TEAM PLAYER. HE ALSO HAS A GOOD EYE FOR GOALS. A KEY PLAYER FOR THIS SEASON.
POSITION: LEFT MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: LEFT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: DENNIS BERGKAMP
FAVOURITE TEAM: ARSENAL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: RYEDALE SC
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A HUGELY TALENTED WIDEMAN WHO SCOOPED THE PLAYER OF THE SEASON AWARD LAST TERM. HE HAS EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BE A TOP PLAYER, AND LAST YEAR HE PROVED HOW TALENTED HE IS WHEN HE TOOK THE LEAGUE BY STORM ESPECIALLY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CAMPAIGN. HE OFFERS US NATURAL WIDTH DOWN THE LEFT WHICH MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND HIS ABILITY TO BEAT A MAN IS SECOND TO NONE. HE IS CAPABLE OF SCORING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GOALS TOO. ANOTHER GREAT SEASON FROM HIM THIS TIME ROUND AND THE GLORY COULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
POSITION: LEFT MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: LEFT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER
FAVOURITE TEAM: MAN UTD
PREVIOUS CLUBS: BROOKLYN UNDER 16'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A HUGELY TALENTED YOUNGSTER WHO UNFORTUNATELY WILL HAVE UNI COMMITMENTS THIS YEAR SO WE WONT SEE MUCH OF HIM, WHICH IS A SHAME FOR BOTH THE CLUB AND THE PLAYER AS HE HAS SHOWN HE IS IMPROVING ALL THE TIME AND STARTING TO COME TO TERMS WITH SENIOR FOOTBALL. WHEN AVAILABLE HE WILL BE USED THOUGH AS HE OFFERS THE SQUAD MORE ATTACKING OPTIONS. HE HAS A GEM OF A LEFT FOOT AND CAPABLE OF SCORING GOALS TOO.
POSITION: ATTACKING MIDFIELD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: MIKEL ARTETA
FAVOURITE TEAM: EVERTON
PREVIOUS CLUBS: DRINGHOUSES
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A TALENTED ATTACKING OPTION WHO WILL ADD STRENGTH IN DEPTH TO THE SQUAD WHEN AVAILABLE. CAN PLAY IN EITHER WIDE POSITION, THROUGH THE MIDDLE AS A STRIKER OR EVEN IN GOAL IF NEEDED. HE HAS A KNACK OF SCORING GOALS TOO AND IF AVAILABLE WILL BE CALLED UPON.
POSITION: CENTRE FORWARD
FAVOURED FOOT: RIGHT
FAVOURITE PLAYER: FERNANDO TORRES
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: BROOKLYN UNDER 16'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A YOUNG TALENTED FORWARD WHO HAS A REAL EYE FOR GOAL. HE STRUGGLED WITH INJURIES LAST YEAR BUT STILL MANAGED JUST UNDER TWENTY GOALS FOR THE SEASON WHICH ILLUSTRATES HIS ABILITY. HIS ALL ROUND PLAY IS IMPROVING ALL THE TIME AND IF IT CONTINUES IN THE SAME VAIN THEN HE CAN BE A TOP PLAYER NOT ONLY IN THE FUTURE, BUT ALSO FOR THE COMING SEASON. IF HE CAN TAKE SOME PRESSURE OF THE OTHER GOALSCORERS IN THE TEAM THEN HE WILL BE OF HUGE VALUE ONCE AGAIN.
POSITION: CENTRE FORWARD
FAVOURED FOOT: BOTH
FAVOURITE PLAYER: ROBBIE FOWLER
FAVOURITE TEAM: LIVERPOOL
PREVIOUS CLUBS: OLD MALTON ST MARY'S
MANAGERS COMMENTS: A HUGELY TALENTED PLAYER WHO HAS HUGE ROLES BOTH ON AND OFF THE PITCH. ON THE FIELD THE SPEEDY, TRICKY FORWARD WILL CARRY THE TEAMS MAIN GOAL THREAT ONCE AGAIN, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING THE YORK LEAGUES TOP MARKSMEN LAST YEAR. HE WAS THE CLUBS TOP ASSIST MAKER TOO MEANING THERE WILL BE PRESSURE ON HIM TO PERFORM, AND IF HE DOES THEN THE CLUB SHOULD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR. OFF THE FIELD HE IS THE CLUBS MANAGER AND AFTER GUIDING THEM TO TWO TITLES IN THREE YEARS, THIS YEAR WILL PROVE THE HARDEST CHALLENGE YET, BUT WITH THE PLAYERS AT HIS DISPOSAL THREE TITLES IN FOUR YEARS IS A REAL POSSIBILITY. A HUGE YEAR AHEAD FOR THE PLAYER IS A MUST.