KoolSport NCEL Division One side AFC Emley have launched an appeal for volunteers to get on board and help out after a number of committee members announced their intention to stand down from their roles next season.

Chairman Graham Roys, who along with Adrian Wright was instrumental in the formation of the club five years ago, will be stepping down due to work commitments.

The club have paid tribute, thanking him for the countless hours that he, his wife Pamela and his daughter Salina have put in to keep it running smoothly.

It is also the intention of club secretary John Whitehead and Richard Hazelden to take a less involved role so there are going to be some large holes to fill next season.

Club press officer Rob Dixon said: "Sustaining a club at our level takes an amazing amount of hard work, money and, when money is not easy to come by, more and more hard work.

"Being on the committee for the last two years has been a real eye-opener for me seeing the efforts put in by my colleagues to ensure we get to enjoy ninety minutes of football on a Saturday afternoon.

"We are appealing for more people to get involved in the club at all levels.

"Whether it be at committee level, helping out around the ground on maintenance, in the tea bar, sponsorship or even just as a ball boy we need your help.

"Six years ago, the club's Welfare Ground was in danger of becoming derelict before the new club was formed.

"Now it is once again a facility that other clubs envy and relish coming to play at.

"We have a great manager who is brimming with enthusiasm and desire to take us forward and a squad of players who appear willing to run through walls for the club."

Anyone interested in getting involved is asked to Rob Dixon on (07714) 293301 or by email at robdixon@wmsykes.co.uk.