Topteam are back

FOOTBALL STUART Delmonte and Tony Rosenberg are heading back into the Manchester Jewish Soccer League to take charge of Reich Insurance Rangers.

The management duo ended their four-year spell with AFC Flixton at the end of last season.

Delmonte and Rosenberg, who won eight trophies in just four years with Flixton, had been on the lookout for a new club having been tipped to fill the vacant hot-seat at defending champions Oakhill Lions.

But instead they will replace Michael Freedman as they aim to improve on Reich’s mid-table finish last term.

Delmonte said: “We wanted a new challenge. It’s something Tony and myself are relishing.”

There will be increased numbers in the MJSL with 10 teams kicking-off on September 4 following the introduction of Prestfield as a new side.

MJSL secretary Paul Rose said: “We are gearing up for another great season. There is a new team and some familiar faces in Stuart and Tony rejoining the league.

“We hope there are no drop-outs. But we have had trouble contacting Oakhill to confirm their participation.”

There is also a change in the dugout at Haroldeans with Mike Bloomberg handed the reins. Bloomberg replaces Jamie Harris, who wll remain solely as a player at the Liverpool-based club.