Stalwart fit again for Utd
Everitt is pointing the way to survival
AS Hayes & Yeading United’s longest serving player by a distance, Adam Everitt is determined to help get the club back on solid ground.
The former Luton Town youngster has been one of few constants in a what has been a turbulent period for the club, with a revolving door of transfer comings and goings.
Now in his fifth season at the club, Everitt’s connection goes deeper than that as he played for both Hayes FC and Yeading FC before they merged almost a decade ago.
Everitt missed the early days of the new management duo of Paul Hughes and Ritchie Hanlon due to a medial ligament injury, but is now back and ready for another relegation battle.
Everitt said: “Everyone’s settling in well. I was out for seven weeks so I’ve not been around as much as I’d like, but the new managers are a change which, you’d argue looking at what’s happened in recent years, the club has needed.
“Some stability would be good, and if the managers stay it means they have beeen successful, so I hope they have a long reign. The new team is coming on and our game is coming together. Training is good and the new players are looking good.
“I’ve played for Hayes, Yeading and Hayes & Yeading, so the club is close to my heart. I want them to do well and am desperate to get them back on track. It’s a club that needs to be built back up.
“It was a kick in the teeth to be in the stadium then out again, as we thought we finally had a base. It will be brilliant when we can get back in there and build a proper home in the community, as that’s what has been lacking these last few years.
“But I’m fit again, so hopefully I’ll get a run in the team and help the younger players, which all goes with making the club successful. I want to see the club do well, so anything I can do to help on or off the pitch is what I want to do.”
United thought the turning point had arrived 10 days ago when they convincingly won 5-1 at Southern Premier relegation rivals St Neots Town.
But since then, United have been thrashed 6-0 at Chesham United and 5-0 at Banbury United, to plummet back to square one.
They were hoping to bounce back at home to Frome Town last night and travel to Stratford Town on Saturday, buoyed by new signing Darren Locke, the former Wealdstone, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans City centre-back.