The secret is out. Macclesfield striker Tom Clare is going to Love Island – with the club's blessing and high hopes that he will become a reality TV star.
From the shadows, the sniping from fans of other clubs has already begun on social media, and some of it makes me laugh. Would players operating at the same level as Tom swap places with him right now? Of course they would!
Basically, I simply cannot deny a 23-year-old lad an opening which could turn into the opportunity of a lifetime. Tom came to see me and Macclesfield owner Rob Smethurst about five weeks ago and said he had something to tell us.
