Modeste is the new Beachboys boss

We're continuing to catch up on news that we missed whilst taking a short break- and had our holiday began ten minutes later we'd already have told you that Ricky Modeste has been named the new manager of Concord Rangers!

Ricky played youth football for the likes of Charlton Athletic and Arsenal, but it was at Chelmsford City that he first came to our attention, also spending some loan time at Witham Town. He moved onto Dover Athletic, helping the club to promotion from National League South and to establish themselves in non league's top flight, as well as playing a big part in their run to the Third Round of the FA Cup in 2014-15, when they defeated Morecambe and Cheltenham Town before finally losing to Crystal Palace. He was part of the Billericay Town side which took our Premier Division title in 2017-18, playing fifty four times across the campaign and scoring twelve goals, before a return to Dover. He went on to play also for Dartford and Tonbridge Angels. 

He first joined Rangers the summer of 2022, when they were still a National League South club, and made twenty four appearances during the 23-24 season, scoring three goals. He had a spell at Potters Bar Town in our top flight and another at Saffron Walden Town, and then returned to the Beachboys in the summer of last year, making eighteen appearances 

He has played international football for Grenada.

We believe that this is his first step into management.