This week, we catch up with one of our first team coaches, the man who prepares and runs the pre- match warmups, amongst many other things. It's Sefton Garner

Hi Sef, Thanks for joining us and sharing a little about you and your role at the club

Nickname
Sef

Briefly explain your role at the club
I am a coach at the club and work in the background with setting up for game days and preparing equipment for training as well. In game days I help set up the changing room and set up and deliver the pre match warm up. I’m also responsible for making sure the subs are ready to go on the pitch and show the sub board when a sub is made.

How long have you been at the club?
This is my second season.

Your history in football
A member of the Armed Forces I played at a regimental standard and also played for German teams as well. When I left Germany and moved to the UK I was still playing but I extended my reach into coaching.

I did my level 1 coaching and was coaching a team at Stapleford and took them from U 10 up to U16,s. When I passed my Level 2 coaching I took the leap and went to Nottingham Forest Women where I was coaching and managing the U16’s then the Reserves and the development team.

I was at Forest Women for 4 years or so then moved over to Long Eaton Women Development/Reserves team which were playing in the FA Women’s National League. I spent a year and a half doing that and also coached the Long Eaton Women’s first team after a spell at Coalville Women’s.

After my dad passed away which will be two years in January, I almost gave up coaching but Kimberley Miners Welfare came knocking and lifted me back up and hence I am still here this coincided with me passing my UEFA B license as well.

Club supported
West Ham Utd as my dad and grandad lived in London right by Upton Park.

Hobbies and interests
Gaming, keeping fit

Favourite food
Toad in the Hole

Favourite drink
Coca Cola

Favourite film
Robocop

Favourite TV show
Star Trek OS

Favourite sport outside of football
Rugby

Sporting hero
Paulo Di Canio - was an amazing player for West Ham and was amazing to see him play as I was growing up.

Five dream party guests.
My Dad - as he is not with us anymore it would be great to have him here and tell him all the things I am doing.
Pep Guardiola - To chat and discuss football
Danny Dyer - would be an amazing laugh
Nicolas Cage - one of my favourites actors and mad as a fish.
Jimmy Carr- funny guy and would make everyone laugh

Hopefully, this give people an insight into the mind of an FA qualified coach, along with a West Ham Supporter.... Sef does so much for the first team, it's very much appreciated by us all at the club.

Next week, we pass through the turnstiles into the mind of Matt Driver, one of our men on the front gate