Prestatyn Town manager reacts to online comments after pre-match singalong video goes viral

Prestatyn Town FC manager Andrew Ruscoe has explained the reasoning behind a changing room singalong prior to his side's home match against Penrhyncoch on Saturday, after a video circulated on social media after the game.

The video, posted on Twitter, shows Prestatyn players and staff singing a rendition of the legendary James Taylor song Country Road, and there has been an overwhelming response on various social media platforms.

The match ended 1-0 to the visitors but Ruscoe insists that the video and the reaction it received has brought everyone at the Cymru North club closer together.

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Ruscoe said: "It's definitely brought the group closer together. We're more united than we've ever been.

"We're all in this process together. I keep saying it but these lads aren't here for money - they're here purely because they want to play football and progress in their football careers.

"What the reaction to this video has done has made everyone even more determined than they were already to progress the club."

Ruscoe, who is joint manager of the side along with John Barnes, revealed it was his idea to sing the song before the game and he told the players and staff on WhatsApp to learn the words as they would be singing it together pre-match.

He said: "I put a message on WhatsApp saying 'those are the words, learn it'. They thought I was joking so when I stepped up before the game and told them we were doing it some of them thought 'wow, he's serious!'

"It's got everyone talking about Prestatyn anyway, so that's a positive thing for me."

Ruscoe was also keen to stress that the majority of players currently at the club are playing free of