DREAMS of developing a career within football are rife as the new season has begins for the students on the Duchy College Plymouth Argyle Football Club (PAFC) Football Education Programme.

On the back of a fine double winning season in their last campaign, both new and returning students at Duchy Stoke Climsland College began new challenges in the premier division of the Devon Wednesday League.

Trained by Plymouth Argyle coach Bobby Hopkinson, the team has been back at work, training hard and developing both individually and as team, working hard to reach new heights and defend last season’s titles, according to BTEC level 3 extended student and this year’s skipper, Mark Wilson.

‘It’s been great getting back to work with the coaches and we’re hoping to lift some more silverware this season,’ he explained.

‘It is great having the partnership with Argyle again this year, the coach’s experience and expertise goes a long way to making myself and the team more successful.’

Sports lecturer and team organiser Stewart May, said that unlike many other football courses ‘our learners get to play regular football at a high standard without the usual long distance travel of college football’.