Sunday 17 May 2015

'Return of the Mack to the Brakes'

This is the headline above an article about Ben Mackey's return to Leamington in today's Non-League Paper. However, the description of him as 'Big Ben' drew a sceptical comment from one contributor to The Banter: 'Not at the NWG, he ain't.

It notes how Mackey, 'then with St. Neots, decided to step away from the game in January with his hectic work schedule as a freelance project manager and travelling from his Warwick home taking is toll. It allowed the prolific striker time to concentrate on his work as well as his bodybuilding and Mackey is in tip-top shape.'

Mackey told the NLP: 'Leamington are on my doorstep and are a great club. I always knew I wanted to go back at one stage and I'm really looking forward to it. I've been into bodybuilding for a while but it doesn't really go hand in hand with football. Now I'm going to adjust my training and get ready for the running in pre-season.' The accompanying photos show Mackey to have an extensive collection of tattoos on his arms and upper body.

Mackey said: 'Leamington are the perfect club for me. Paul didn't have to tell me what his ambitions were. Leamington are a big team in the area and they'll be looking to win every game. If I'm playing I want to be winning and scoring goals.'

As always, the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Brakes fans make German press

13 Brakes fans have got their group photo in a German newspaper after a visit to SV Eichede: English football fans