Shot of the Season: Paul Richards

When was the image taken (match, event, etc)?

The photo was taken on 15th April 2023 at Sheppey United’s last home game versus Lancing. It features our amazing Physio Alice Lee and Club Mascot Lenny the Lion. 

Why is it important to you?

It is important to me as it shows the bond between our great staff at the club- be it paid or volunteer.

Where can we find the rest of your work?

The rest of my albums can be found on my flickr at https://flickr.com/photos/149509583@N05/albums.

How and why did you begin taking photographs at football matches?

As a Supporter of the Ites for a very long time I started taking photos just for my social media. I was then offered a role as one of two club photographers by our chairman. I share this role with my brother Marc. 

What are your hopes for the forthcoming season?

My hopes for the 23/24 Season is for our team to keep pushing forward. We have a superb team, excellent staff throughout and the most amazing supporters home and away. I hope we can achieve promotion either by the Play Offs or automatically. It would also be great to add a trophy or 2 next season. Up the Ites!

If you're a photographer who would like to send in their shot of the season, please answer the questions above and email to Ian on townsendaround@gmail.com

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