I would like to offer you all an extremely warm welcome to Grimsby Town Football Club, and wish you the very best for the new season ahead. In terms of Youth Development, we have made considerable strides over recent years.

The School of Excellence is central to our long-term vision for the club, and we are fully committed to producing a first team featuring a backbone of home-grown local players. We have already tasted success, with players such as Ryan Bennett, Peter Bore, Nick Hegarty, Andy Taylor and Danny North all forming and integral part of the manager's first team squad, as well as other young players pushing hard to join them. There is practically no limit to the opportunities in front of you. We have invited you to join our School of Excellence because we believe you are one of the best footballers of your age, and you have enormous potential to enjoy an exciting and rewarding career as a professional footballer.

Here at Grimsby Town Football Club we will endeavour to do everything within our power to help you achieve your dreams, and my strongest advice to you is to make the most of the fantastic opportunities that lie ahead. This football club is committed to the pursuit of excellence and that is something towards, which you should strive.

Very best wishes

John Fenty

Chairman