The name of Alan Roach will forever be synonymous with Hakin United Football Club as he was also an active member of the United Sports Tote.
 
There was a fitting memorial tribute held at the club on Saturday, 8^th January, where a bench with a named gold plate has been placed inside the Vikings’ ground in recognition of the late loyal man’s immense contribution and outstanding work for Hakin United - plus his invaluable help to run and organise the United Sports Tote.
 
His son, also named after his late father, Alan Roach Jnr, was delighted to be present at the unveiling of the bench - and he spoke eloquently before the gathering, and it will now take  pride and place at his beloved Observatory Ground.
 
Alan died in 2019, but he will never be forgotten at the home of the Vikings, where he had played, acted as a linesman, served in important roles as secretary and chairman, plus various other positions for the club’s committee for more than half of a century.

 
For many decades he also served on the committee of the Manderwood Pembrokeshire Football League Council.
 
At the unveiling there was also a generous £1,000 cheque donated to Ward 10 of the Hywel Dda, Withybush General Hospital, in aid of cancer research.



 
In attendance at the unveiling were current Hakin United squad, committee members, Jimmy Yeomans, director of Manderwood Company, nurses from ward 10  and also Chris Holmes and Brian Lees, who organised the United Sports Tote.
 
Hakin club stalwart Daisy Picton said: “Alan Roach was rightly known as ‘Mr. Hakin’; his contribution to the club has been immeasurable, he is sorely missed, but this memorial bench inside the ground will mean he will never be forgotten and will always have a place in all our hearts.”
 
Namesake Alan Roach jnr added: “My dad may have been short, but in terms of what he gave to this club (Hakin) he was definitely a giant.”