Bishop's-Boro

Bishop's Stortford today announced an exciting new initiative which will see them form a partnership with Championship club Middlesbrough.

The arrangement will see the Blues work with Boro to identify young talent deserving of a professional chance- and then to send them for professional trials. Boro have a similar partnership in place with Northern Irish club Portadown and have a close working relationships with a number of other clubs.

Stortford coach Jim Duggan stated:

"Myself and Jamie [Cureton] are delighted with this partnership and hope it will prove to be a real inspiration and motivation to the players at both academy and senior level.

Being able to tap into the resources of such a fantastic club like Middlesbrough Football Club is an exciting prospect and will aid the CPD of the players but also us as coaches.”

Read more about this partnership at the Blues website, here.