Please don't expect a fairytale story.
One afternoon, organisers Owen and Taylor were in McDonald's - of course. They had an idea that one day we'd bring a group of friends together and play a charity football match. At the time it was a pipe dream. Just an idea on the table.
We had friends who could play on the home side but we needed an opponent. Enter Dan Joseph and his red army.
Fast forward to April 2019, the kits arrived. An all black attire for home side Alliance XI and all red for Riverhawks United. It was starting to feel real.
After 13 months of planning and preparation, it was matchday on June 29th 2019. After 90 minutes of great football and entertainment for the hundreds in attendance, we realised what we had achieved.
We hadn't only proved we could organise an event like this but we had raised £2,500 for Cancer Research UK.
Roll on 2020.
