Southport Football Club are pleased to announce that Steve Scott has been appointed as the club’s new Match-day Co-ordinator.

Steve will manage and oversee all home matches at the Merseyrail Community Stadium, which will include risk assessments, operational plans, staffing, liaising with the Volunteer Co-ordinator, safety of the ground, stewarding and regular communication with the visiting team.

"Being a supporter of the club since ’84 I am excited to join the off the pitch team. When I met with Natalie her enthusiasm and the plans for the future means it’s a great opportunity."

Steve on his new role at Southport
To contact Steve directly, you can email Match@SouthportFC.net

He will be present at all home match-days and is the point of contact for all match queries whether that be in person or via email.

Judging by the number of things this bloke is supposed to be responsible for on a match day you could be forgiven for thinking that this was Anfield or Old Trafford where many thousands turn up every week.

Yesterday's attendance was 770, which is not far below the average for this season. Surely it doesn't need a match day co-ordinator, or whatever ridiculous title they choose, to act as supervisor for that.

This is just another example of the club getting its priorities wrong. If there's money to spend then spend it on the squad. Do not spend it on a totally unnecessary jobsworth just because it sounds good.

Originally Posted by abbeyroad

Judging by the number of things this bloke is supposed to be responsible for on a match day you could be forgiven for thinking that this was Anfield or Old Trafford where many thousands turn up every week.

Yesterday's attendance was 770, which is not far below the average for this season. Surely it doesn't need a match day co-ordinator, or whatever ridiculous title they choose, to act as supervisor for that.

This is just another example of the club getting its priorities wrong. If there's money to spend then spend it on the squad. Do not spend it on a totally unnecessary jobsworth just because it sounds good.

So the safety of 770 people (or however many or few turn up) isn't a priority?

Originally Posted by Ralphy Rylance

So the safety of 770 people (or however many or few turn up) isn't a priority?

The Head Steward should be the Safety Officer. He/She turns up a couple of hours before a match, does their job and then leaves an hour or two after kick-off.

A club of Southport's size and stature does not warrant a salaried individual to perform all these extraneous functions. I wish they did!