With rumours rife of a possible merger with Conference North side Moor Green, a string of recent departures has seen Mickey Moores squad diminish to a measly 13 players.
This week alone Boro boss Mickey Moore has been rocked by the shock departures of 19-year-old centre back, Richard Munday, to Unibond Premier Division side Ilkeston Town and top-scorer Aaron Farrell, to Southern Premier Division outfit Halesowen Town.
Both players have echoed former teammate Rory May, who joined BGB Midlands division leaders Brackley Town in February, slamming the clubs handling of the proposed merger and stating that the players were being ‘left in the dark’.
Boro boss Mickey Moore admitted that he was finding the continuing departures damaging to morale, he said, "It's difficult when people keep going out the door and we don’t have the finances to get anybody back in again, but the circumstances surrounding the club are out of my control.”
And with just eight games left to go this season, and tighter financial restraints imposed on the club, Mickey Moore has stated that he has a trick or two up his sleeve, to win as many more games as possible.
As well as his role at Damson Park, Moore is head of Solihull College Football Development Scheme and Moore insists, that with the college team performing well he will be looking to use some of his students to boost his side’s end of season push.
Solihull College football development scheme, which has been supported by Birmingham City Football club in the past, has had a policy of producing young talent through their coaching system and Mickey Moore will be hoping that this can be a catalyst for Boro's revival. Moore has already recruited several of his college stars, namely, Lawrence Rawlings, Jack Byrne and Danny Collins, all of whom have made key contributions and cemented a place in Moores starting 11 throughout this season.
20-year-old attacking midfielder, Jerome Grandison, a product of the Moores Solihull College Football Development Scheme, has arguably been Solihull's player-of-the-season, and under the tutorage of his new boss has been attracting a lot of attention from higher league clubs.
After suffering an inconsistent period under previous boss Tony Dobson, Grandison burst onto the scene in 2006, developing from being a lightweight teenager to a strong player with a good footballing brain. Grandison, who has had spells at Moor Green and Stratford Town, has been firing on all cylinders lately, getting on the score sheet for Boro in their last three games, taking his league tally to thirteen goals this season, which leaves him the clubs top scorer following the departures of Rory May and Aaron Farrell.
With his team of youngsters performing above all expectations in the British Gas Business League this season, Mickey Moore has done himself every favour in putting himself forward for the job as first team coach, should the merger come about. Moore said, “I’d like to think that I’m one of the next generation of coaches. We are playing a different style of football here with a bunch of kids and we’ve won as many games as they did last season on a smaller budget, and we’ve still got games to play.”
Mickey Moore’s main competitor for the job, should the merger application be accepted by the FA, would most likely be longstanding Moor Green boss Bob Faulkner. Faulkner, who has been in charge of the Moors for 21 years, first joined on Boxing Day 1985, and has guided the club to possible play-off candidates in the Conference North, and is rumoured to be favourite for the job should it come about.
Next up for Boro is back-to-back meetings with fellow mid-table side Willenhall Town. Tomorrow Boro will be heading up to Noose Lane, kicking off a 3pm, before welcoming the Reds to Damson Park a week later.
This week alone Boro boss Mickey Moore has been rocked by the shock departures of 19-year-old centre back, Richard Munday, to Unibond Premier Division side Ilkeston Town and top-scorer Aaron Farrell, to Southern Premier Division outfit Halesowen Town.
Both players have echoed former teammate Rory May, who joined BGB Midlands division leaders Brackley Town in February, slamming the clubs handling of the proposed merger and stating that the players were being ‘left in the dark’.
Boro boss Mickey Moore admitted that he was finding the continuing departures damaging to morale, he said, "It's difficult when people keep going out the door and we don’t have the finances to get anybody back in again, but the circumstances surrounding the club are out of my control.”
And with just eight games left to go this season, and tighter financial restraints imposed on the club, Mickey Moore has stated that he has a trick or two up his sleeve, to win as many more games as possible.
As well as his role at Damson Park, Moore is head of Solihull College Football Development Scheme and Moore insists, that with the college team performing well he will be looking to use some of his students to boost his side’s end of season push.
Solihull College football development scheme, which has been supported by Birmingham City Football club in the past, has had a policy of producing young talent through their coaching system and Mickey Moore will be hoping that this can be a catalyst for Boro's revival. Moore has already recruited several of his college stars, namely, Lawrence Rawlings, Jack Byrne and Danny Collins, all of whom have made key contributions and cemented a place in Moores starting 11 throughout this season.
20-year-old attacking midfielder, Jerome Grandison, a product of the Moores Solihull College Football Development Scheme, has arguably been Solihull's player-of-the-season, and under the tutorage of his new boss has been attracting a lot of attention from higher league clubs.
After suffering an inconsistent period under previous boss Tony Dobson, Grandison burst onto the scene in 2006, developing from being a lightweight teenager to a strong player with a good footballing brain. Grandison, who has had spells at Moor Green and Stratford Town, has been firing on all cylinders lately, getting on the score sheet for Boro in their last three games, taking his league tally to thirteen goals this season, which leaves him the clubs top scorer following the departures of Rory May and Aaron Farrell.
With his team of youngsters performing above all expectations in the British Gas Business League this season, Mickey Moore has done himself every favour in putting himself forward for the job as first team coach, should the merger come about. Moore said, “I’d like to think that I’m one of the next generation of coaches. We are playing a different style of football here with a bunch of kids and we’ve won as many games as they did last season on a smaller budget, and we’ve still got games to play.”
Mickey Moore’s main competitor for the job, should the merger application be accepted by the FA, would most likely be longstanding Moor Green boss Bob Faulkner. Faulkner, who has been in charge of the Moors for 21 years, first joined on Boxing Day 1985, and has guided the club to possible play-off candidates in the Conference North, and is rumoured to be favourite for the job should it come about.
Next up for Boro is back-to-back meetings with fellow mid-table side Willenhall Town. Tomorrow Boro will be heading up to Noose Lane, kicking off a 3pm, before welcoming the Reds to Damson Park a week later.
Solihull Borough's Jerome Grandison (Right) and Walsall Football Club's Theo Streete (Left) products of Solihull College Football Developement Scheme
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