Red flag flies high again
To understand what it means for them to be taking to the Aviva pitch, just a little under two weeks after the club booked its return to the Premier Division, you have to appreciate how far Shels had to fall before they could rise again.
“It’s a great occasion for the club,” said manager Alan Mathews. “The thing nearly went bang and it was kept alive by the likes of [chairman] Joe Casey and the board of management and the directors here. It’s brilliant to have the club back in the Premier Division, first of all, but to then have a day like this is something else.
