Men’s teammates #4: Max Vardy

Last season’s u23s captain, Max Vardy, is the latest player to fall under the teammates spotlight.

Vardy has enjoyed an encouraging start to the new campaign. The defender has started at left-back in two of the first-team’s opening three fixtures, and scored his first goal in senior football in Wednesday night’s 10-0 drubbing of Canterbury City.

Who is the coach’s pet?

Alfie Rogers.

Which teammate is most likely to pull out of a team night out at the last minute (or go home first)?

Harry Reed.

Who would be in your ultimate Newhaven 5-a-side team (using current squad and coaches)?

Bussy [Jake Buss], me, Henry [Watson], Breachy [men’s co-manager Sean Breach], Alfie Rogers.

Who do you not want on the opposing team at training, and why?

Lukas Franzen-Jones. He always tries to cheat!

Someone offers you £100 if one of your teammates can hit the crossbar first time. Who are you choosing?
LFJ

Which teammate do you think is most likely to become a coach or manager when they finish playing?

Robbo [Lee Robinson].

Which teammate tends to have the worst opinions regarding football?

Lukas and Don [Street]. Both support Everton, so their opinions are invalid.

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A new women's teammates will be on the blog this Sunday.

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