Rookie Alex gets tips from the top

By Hugo Varley

AS STAFFORD Rangers began their Northern Premier League campaign at Lancaster City yesterday, a certain Premier League manager may well have had one eye on how his young protégé was faring.
Over the summer, Rangers joint boss Alex Meechan travelled up to Sheffield United to pay a visit to his former Halifax Town manager Chris Wilder – and the 39-year-old is certain that his former mentor’s wise words will prove invaluable this season.
“I have stayed in contact with Chris ever since I played under him and it...