[1] Rivett, the managing director of Final Third Sports Media, an award-winning company that he set up in 2005, explained when announcing the club's creation: "I have been very flattered by the opportunities that have come my way since leaving Stamford.

However, having spent time considering whether I wished to take up another role exclusively in football, I started to look at the alternatives and the chance to build a brand new club, structured around modern beliefs and values, really appeals to me.

"I feel very passionately about doing something community-focused that benefits grassroot clubs and local schools upwards, and not just in one sports code.

Multi-sport disciplines are very common on the continent, as well as in America, and I've seen first-hand the additional benefits they offer a community.

[2] The side, based in Milton Keynes, England, was an affiliate to the EHA and will be managed by the 2012 Great Britain Handball team goalkeeper and captain, Bobby White.