00:00They may be new to the competition, but Whitco Credit Union's footballers are ready for the
00:04big stage, that being the Interbank Football League.
00:08As such, the players have been training assiduously at their sports club in Chamflair.
00:12Quinn Bess is the man who stands between the uprights.
00:15Like the rest of his colleagues, he too is looking forward to his team's opener on Saturday.
00:20So the WCU team are very excited, this will be our first year participating in the Interbank
00:26Football League.
00:27We'd like to thank the league for inviting us, as well as it's the 74th anniversary
00:34for the credit union, so we'd also like to thank them for the support as well, bringing
00:38all the members together to participate in this wonderful event.
00:43We are well prepared, our first game is against the defending champions, Republic Bank.
00:47We have a bit of history with them, based on hockey post tournaments in ballpark, that
00:52sort of thing, so it's a bit of a rivalry, and we look forward.
00:56We are very excited to the first game on Saturday at 4pm.
00:59Bess is also the co-captain of the Whitcoast side.
01:02And what does it mean to him to be given such a huge responsibility?
01:05Well, basically, I'm very honoured to be the co-captain.
01:11During the game, it's a lot of work in terms of helping the team with the communication,
01:15guiding guys, making sure that we stay within the permits of the game.
01:21I would liaise with the referee to see if we get a fair game, that sort of thing.
01:25The unassuming Ronaldo Russell is the coach of the team.
01:28And he takes pride in the fact that Whitco Credit Union's football team has come a long
01:32way.
01:33To be a part of, actually, integrating this team from, essentially, what is a pep-match
01:38team to a structured team is actually a really, really big honour, and I really, really am
01:44thankful that they would have showed the faith in my vision of the team and appointed me
01:49as the head coach.
01:51And speaking about that, based on what you just said, what is the chemistry like between
01:55players and coaching staff?
01:58I would say that this is a bit of a different environment in the sense of there's no huge
02:03age gap, so the disparity is not there.
02:05It means that I can identify with the frustrations, as well as I can identify with what exactly
02:11the goals are.
02:12A little more than just wins and losses, you know?
02:15I can feel myself in almost every one of these players, and, you know, I'd say that we have
02:20a really, really great chemistry.
02:22Despite being new to the bank league, Whitco Credit Union's footballers do not want the
02:27fledgling's tag attached to their name.
02:29After all, Coach Russell has made it clear his team is there to compete.
02:33With regards to the confidence, I'd say that we are very, very confident.
02:37We are here to compete.
02:38We are not here just to make up numbers, and what I'd say is that we are definitely a proud
02:45bunch, and we are going out there to not only represent ourselves, but to represent Whitco
02:50Credit Union to the best of our abilities.
02:52A total of 12 teams are participating in the Interbank Football League.
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