Sutton’s players celebrate winning promotion to League Two, the first time in their history they have reached the Football LeagueIt is 9:15 at Sutton United’s training base — the Old Suttonians Rugby Club — and final preparations for the club’s maiden Sky Bet League Two campaign, starting with a trip to Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, are gathering pace. As the players arrive in their dribs and drabs, a black cab trundles into the car park, and out steps the midfielder Kenny Davis — not from a passengers door, but from behind the wheel. SponsoredIt is a snapshot of the world from which this spirited Surrey-based club, who beat a host of ex-EFL clubs to last season’s National League title, have ascended to the Football League for the first time in their 123-year history. Davis, 33, has enjoyed a long and successful career in

Source: The Times August 06, 2021 11:01 UTC