Dave Parker
ONE OF Brighouse Town manager Vill Powell’s two major targets during the pause in league action has been landed in the form of an experienced goalkeeper.
He has signed on contract the Hemsworth Miners Welfare FC custodian and club captain Brett Souter. At present Powell has two other keepers on the books in Matt Smith and George Clarke, both local products, and he bade his farewells to Manchester United loanee Jacob Carney last month when he moved on loan to Northern Ireland club Portadown.
Souter, 27, who is based in Worsborough, commenced his career with Barnsley Academy, while educated at Barnsley College, and his first non-league club was the now defunct Barnsley club Shaw Lane. He has since played with Ossett Albion, the merged clubs of Albion and Ossett Town (now Ossett United) and Sheffield FC. He joined the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division club Hemsworth MW at the start of this season and saw his side paused in 12th position in the table back in early January.
The 6ft 2ins and powerfully built keeper is a self-confessed Newcastle United fan and with his partner Harley father of their 10 month old daughter Parker-Rose.
Working during the day at an electrical wholesalers in Barnsley and employed all through the lockdowns, he is looking forward to his new challenge with Town once football at the non-elite level can recommence.
Once there is a definite outcome on whether the season for the second year running is declared null and void, and it looks now highly likely, Town officials will bring the curtain down on their popular Football Bingo competition with those currently with most of the five goal times secured sharing the £1,000 prize money. Details will be published here in the Echo and on the club’s website in due course.
Treasurer Dave Wormald explaining said: “This would then ensure we started a new season with a new competition and not take the current one started in 2019 towards 2022.
“We have lost valuable revenue in this area and also by not being able to run an Easter Draw which is also a good money earner, but fingers crossed we will all be in a better place come the start of next season and be able to run with both,” he added.
Brighouse Town Women have still not heard from the Women’s FA over their outstanding FA Cup second round tie with Newcastle United Women and their league programme also looks likely to be declared null and void.
