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Wilson’s praise for men on Moatside

By David Richardson

BACK TO SQUARE ONE: Merstham had to rebuild this season under Frank Wilson, inset below
PICTURE: TGSPHOTO

WHEN Frank Wilson arrived at Moatside as Merstham manager he had no coaching staff, no physio and no kit man – let alone any players.
The departure of stalwart Hayden Bird to Kingstonian after seven years at the club, taking them to the cusp of Step 2 last May, paved the way for a new era to begin.
Within 24 hours of returning from a holiday in Malaga last summer, Wilson was sat in front of the Merstham hierarchy ...

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