On a wet and windy Thursday evening, people are coming in and out as Bootle FC train on the saturated grass at the Berry Street Garage Stadium.
The non-league football ground is welcoming and not just home to the Bucks, it's also home to Bootle Bucks Inclusion FC, a team making waves across the country for its grip on inclusivity. The CIC (community interest company) has managed to not just rub shoulders with Liverpool and Everton, but it is now at the point where it is ahead of the Premier League clubs in terms of the number of people the club helps inclusively.
Bootle Bucks Inclusion FC was formed in April 2018 by friends, John Doran, John Callaghan, John Rice, Keith Woodhouse and Gareth Ace. Despite the side's rapid growth over the last four years, its future has been in doubt.
