Former Premier League manager called in to help Britain’s worst football team

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Britain’s ‘worst football team’ have enlisted the help of a second former Premier League manager in a bid to turn around their fortunes.

Cym Albion FC plays in the Swansea Senior League and has been around for 100 years.

Garry Monk helped a Welsh non-league teamCredit: WNS

Cym Albion have been called 'Britain's worst team' — Cym Albion have been called ‘Britain’s worst team’Credit: WNS

Despite them history they have fought for results and lost every match last season with a goal difference of minus 191.

Their woes led Specsavers to step in, with the opticians first turning to Harry Redknapp for help.

The former Tottenham boss attended training last December, after which Cym won for the first time in three years.

Following Redknapp’s impact, Cym has now turned to local hero Garry Monk.

The former defender, 45, played for Swansea for ten years and later became manager of the club.

His impact is still felt among the locals, with Cym defender Chris Pippins basing his game on that of Monk.

Before taking up a new job as Cambridge boss last week, the former Leeds, Middlesbrough, Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday boss took time out to visit Cym.

He said: “This is a great campaign from Specsavers as it provides insight into the heart of what is going on football in the UK and around the world – grassroots – in a unique and fun way.

That, coupled with the fact that the team is based in Swansea, where I have a playing and coaching history, I just had to get involved and meet the only person in the world who has ever based his game on me!”

Besides Pippins, Cym is full of characters that embody the beautiful game at the core of the base.

Harry Redknapp called me out of the blue to sign for the ‘f***ing s****’ team – it was one of the best moves of my career

Experienced midfielder John Rees is still active at 73.

While winger Shane Prior even admits to having “legs like Bambi”.

Spare a thought for goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald though, as he is still looking for his first clean sheet after a decade at the club.

Monk, meanwhile, has returned to the dugout at Cambridge after a four-year absence.

He replaced Neil Harris, who jumped ship just 14 games into his tenure to return to Millwall.

Monk will have his first game in charge tomorrow when the U’s host Northampton in League One.