‘I’ve fallen on my feet’ - Defender Senior is loving life at his hometown club
JACK SENIOR was looking forward to playing in-front of his friends and family this season for his hometown club
But thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, they have had to settle for watching him on live streams instead.
The defender grew up in Holywell Green, attending the local primary school, and played for Elland Juniors as a youngster. After spells with Luton, Harrogate and Gloucester, the 24-year-old has enjoyed his time so far at The Shay.
“I’ve just been loving playing football again,” said Senior, who joined Gloucester in November 2019 but injured his hamstring a couple of month later and didn’t play for the rest of the season.
“I think I’ve fallen on my feet in terms of the environment I’m in, the personnel I’m working under - Sarg (Joe Sargison, firstteam coach), Milly (Chris Millington, assistant manager) and the gaffer.
“The work they put in and the work I’ve noticed they put into me as a player as well, just the little things I haven’t really experienced before, little chats here and there, little words of advice - it’s not over-complicated, and they’re good with their praise as well, the acknowledgement of when you do something you’ve been working on.
“It was a tough year in and out of it (last season), not really enjoying it, and then the break when football wasn’t going on.
“I realised this is what I want to do and luckily I’ve fallen on my feet.”
Senior says the only thing missing from the season so far is the fans.
“If there were fans there, I’d feel it a lot more, but I do already feel it more,” he said of playing for his hometown club. “With it being my home town, it does hurt when results don’t go our way, and it feels really good when it is going our way.
“We know our targets and we’re more than capable of achieving them. To be part of that being from the town, it just adds that little bit extra for me really. The only thing is there’s no fans - for your friends and family to come and watch you play for your hometown team.
“My dad said ‘I don’t think I’ll be able to come and watch you this season, playing for your hometown team’, so that’s the only thing missing.
“Other than that, every single part of it is what I’ve wanted it to be. I’m enjoying my football, enjoying going to work, being in and around the lads. It’s a good group to be around, and you don’t want to change that for anything.”
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