PR In A Jar

Smith & Smith Five-A-Side Football Team Kicks Off

By Smith & Smith account manager Alison Short

We had fun recently when we decided to have a go at five-aside football at the Powerleague in Ardwick (much to the amusement of a number of male onlookers from the local hostel).

After months of deliberation at Smith & Smith PR as to what sport to try as a team (including the usual netball, hockey and lama trekking), five-a-side football was chosen. Apart from the odd injury here and there (broken collar bones and arms), at any one time there should be around five of us available to play against other PRs in friendly matches!

David Bentley helps out at Progression '08 event

Last Thursday our colleagues AJ, Charlotte and Victoria spent an exhausting but rewarding day helping out our client League Football Education at the Progression 08 event at the City of Manchester Stadium, a specialist careers event for elite athletes in football and beyond that saw over 500 attendees attend to find out more.

Pictured: England and Blackburn Rovers star David Bentley with attendees on the day. David had flown straight from the game at the Stade de France to be at Progression 08.

Hall of Fame pics as promised

Photography: David Oates

National Football Museum Hall of Fame

Spent last night working at the National Football Museum's annual Hall of Fame dinner at Old Trafford, where soccer legends of yesteryear and the day-before-yesteryear gathered to see 13 of their own inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Smith & Smith Kickaround to Celebrate Football Account Win

To celebrate winning the account for the National Football Museum's 'Hall of Fame' event (Old Trafford, 15 November), we went to Manchester's Hough End playing fields to take photos for our account win press release.

Sven asks PR to help him house-hunt

Those PRs get everywhere ... Manchester PR director Deborah Sadler is pictured on the front page of today's M.E.N. after helping 'Ol Blue Eyes' Sven Goran Eriksson house-hunt in the area.