Puhoi coaches resign

Luke McIntyre and Shaun Barron saw the Puhoi teams compete in the first division and then promoted to conference league.

Founding coaches Luke McIntyre and Shaun Barron are resigning from their positions with Puhoi Sports Club’s first and reserve teams.

McIntyre plans to pursue his C level coaching licence to allow him to coach teams at a higher level than the northern conference league.

He says after three years with the club, it is time to allow someone new to bring in fresh ideas and draw new players to the team.

Those interested in the open positions should contact Luke McIntyre on 021 109 5494.

The teams have been left in good shape having played in the northern conference league in 2020 after successfully contesting the northern football federation division one in 2019.

“There is a core group of players who are committed to remaining at Puhoi,” McIntyre says.

Meanwhile, the 2020 season has officially been cancelled following the Government’s decision to extend Alert Level 2.5.

The NFF has simply voided the season meaning there will be no promotions, relegations, losers or winners.

The annually contested match between Puhoi SC and Ngunguru Football Club is still expected to be played sometime in October in Northland.