Killick lauds Austin's 'amazing gesture'... and admits Wenger encounter left him star struck

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 don't have any text to check? don't have any text to check? Click "Select Samples".POOLE city boss Tom Killick admitted he was "star struck" once he met Arsene Wenger following Arsenal's recent ending at Southampton.

Killick was a part of a Dolphins suite at St Mary's, once Saints striker Charlie capital of Texas munificently offered his former club free use of his government box for the evening.

Austin's "amazing gesture" enabled Poole to sell cordial reception so as to come up with additional funds towards the advance of their Black Gold sports stadium home.

The club's recently finished campaign was vie bent the backcloth of a dramatic race against the clock, with Dolphins having to finish a big ground upgrade by March thirty one to avoid relegation from National League South.


They succeeded therein mission, and Killick insisted capital of Texas merited an oversized slice of credit for continued to back the club he left for Swindon city in 2009.

Killick told the Daily Echo: "It was a tremendous gesture. He has his friends and family, particularly, World Health Organization usually U.S.A.e the box and it absolutely was sensible for us to possess that chance.

"The club was ready to raise cash by marketing that cordial reception.

"It was typical of Charlie. the money we've got received from him over the years, in terms of transfer fees and sell-on clauses, has been associate completely integral a part of our progression.

"And he goes on top of and on the far side what anyone might very expect of him, to assist U.S.A. out.

"A heap of skilled footballers get criticised and that i suppose the gesture he created ought to be highlighted. it absolutely was vastly appreciated by the club and by Maine."

Poole's unbelievable promotion bid was derailed by their off-pitch problems last season. They secured associate against-the-odds fifth-placed end within the 1st season following their jump from the Southern Premier League.

That would have secured a play-off semi-final with ultimate winners Ebbsfleet, just for FA bigwigs to intervene.

Despite the transformation of Dolphins' Tatnam headquarters, the ground does not have 500 undercover seats, an obligation for clubs operating at the highest level of the non-league game.


Consequently, Poole's play-off spot was taken by Hampton & Richmond, with vice-chairman Chris Reeves telling this paper that spending on the extra seats could have placed the club's existence in jeopardy.

Austin netted 64 goals in 57 matches under Killick, when Poole were still a Wessex League club.

He has used his Twitter account to keep the club's plight in the public domain and topped off his guests' visit to St Mary's by arranging for them to mingle with the players post-match.

Killick secured a snap with brilliant Chilean attacker Alexis Sanchez, a goalscorer in Arsenal's 2-0 win.

But it was his encounter with three-times Premier League winner Wenger that made a lasting impression.

"Charlie got us passes into the players’ lounge and for me, personally, it was a very good evening," said Killick.

"I was very star struck! I managed to have my picture taken with Arsene Wenger, which was a massive thing for me. i used to be utterly in awe of him."

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