The First Team Players' Meeting was held this evening at the club's premises. The meeting was addressed by Mr. George Galea, President of the club, and Oliver Spiteri, the first-team coach.
Most of the squad were present except the foreign players, who will arrive in Malta later this week, and the players who are currently forming part of different Malta national squads.
Mr. Galea thanked the players for their presence and introduced Mr.Toni Meli, new General Administrator of the Nursery and Simon Cassar, the new Under-18 Coach. He also bid welcome to new Assistant Coach and Nursery Head Coach Ramon Zammit, who could not attend because he was abroad, and new signings Simon Shead and Kenneth Spiteri.
The President said that although the club's aim will always be to gain promotion, the club has to thread carefully as the cost of running a club these days is very high. He said that the club is exploiting many avenues to raise funds but still need more help. However, the club have assembled a squad with the aim of fighting for promotion.
First Team Coach Oliver Spiteri also welcomed the players and talked about the coming season. He stressed that his aim for this season is promotion and he believes that the new squad is capable of reaching the Premier Division. He was adamant that what he started last year was improved on this season and if next year we achieve our dream and play in the Premier Division, then he will keep most of this year's squad. He said that he believes in this crop of players and will stick by them.
He mentioned the club's 75th Anniversary this season and urged the players to write themselves into the club's history. The Charles Abela Stadium project is nearing completion and thanks to Pio Vassallo of Vassallo Builders, the club's longest serving player, the first-team will have their own headquarters with all the latest equipment. He urged the players to treat this new premises as their own home.
He ended the meeting by giving details of the pre-season training and the forthcoming friendly matches, including the 'Gammari' Muscat' Mosta Tournament.
MOSTA GROUND PROJECT
Work continued at the ground today and as the picture on the right shows, people close to the club are putting in their share of work. Today the old ramp near the main gate was demolished to make way for a new one in compliance with new MEPA regulations. As can be seen, Team Manager Victor Vella is very good with the Jack Hammer ! He was helped by his son Kyle, Stefan Bonanno and Leli Debattista.
