4th January 2022
By Adam Holt
There is a grassroots club in Birmingham that has been producing talent to play at a higher level since it’s foundation in 1979. Romulus has not only produced players that now play in the English Football League, the club have also signed players who in the past have played for a club in the upper reaches of the English game.
Taylor Allen, of League Two leaders Forest Green Rovers is a graduate of the prolific Romulus academy and he played for the Roms first team very recently, where he made numerous appearances for the club during the 2018/19 campaign where he caught the eye of Nuneaton Borough, then of the National League North and after several stellar performances was signed by Forest Green Rovers where he currently finds himself.
Speaking about his time with Romulus, Allen said: “It prepared me in all aspects of life, football wise It helped me to get to a level to where I could push on, but overall, it was a big adaptation to go from that to professional football.
“I will always look back at Romulus as good times and it gave me the platform to get to where I am today.”
There are various examples of players who have plied their trade at a higher level before finding themselves with the Roms. One of which is Kris Taylor who had played for the likes of Walsall and Port Vale as well as previously being on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United. Taylor signed for Romulus in 2017, spending two years with the club until he left in 2019.
On his time with the Roms, Taylor said: “I really enjoyed my time at Roms as the people are great and I made some good friends. So it’s a club I still look at results.
“(on his best memory) I would say winning the league cup. I think it was the first time for a number of years the club had won anything.”
Romulus takes pride in producing players for the higher level, Richard Evans, owner and Chairman has given his views on what Romulus has done over the years to support players. He said: “The whole reason for the club is to help produce good people and make them better footballers so I enjoy when players progress, especially when the transfers happen naturally and are not forced by the player themselves.
“The Roms have had many players drop down to our level from the professional game, they usually do it as the club suits them at the time and they know we are run well so they can come and enjoy the last few seasons of their career.”
Taylor Allen, of League Two leaders Forest Green Rovers is a graduate of the prolific Romulus academy and he played for the Roms first team very recently, where he made numerous appearances for the club during the 2018/19 campaign where he caught the eye of Nuneaton Borough, then of the National League North and after several stellar performances was signed by Forest Green Rovers where he currently finds himself.
Speaking about his time with Romulus, Allen said: “It prepared me in all aspects of life, football wise It helped me to get to a level to where I could push on, but overall, it was a big adaptation to go from that to professional football.
“I will always look back at Romulus as good times and it gave me the platform to get to where I am today.”
There are various examples of players who have plied their trade at a higher level before finding themselves with the Roms. One of which is Kris Taylor who had played for the likes of Walsall and Port Vale as well as previously being on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United. Taylor signed for Romulus in 2017, spending two years with the club until he left in 2019.
On his time with the Roms, Taylor said: “I really enjoyed my time at Roms as the people are great and I made some good friends. So it’s a club I still look at results.
“(on his best memory) I would say winning the league cup. I think it was the first time for a number of years the club had won anything.”
Romulus takes pride in producing players for the higher level, Richard Evans, owner and Chairman has given his views on what Romulus has done over the years to support players. He said: “The whole reason for the club is to help produce good people and make them better footballers so I enjoy when players progress, especially when the transfers happen naturally and are not forced by the player themselves.
“The Roms have had many players drop down to our level from the professional game, they usually do it as the club suits them at the time and they know we are run well so they can come and enjoy the last few seasons of their career.”