Lifters
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Last published Sat, Sep 6, 2025
Elliot Hayes never asked to carry a surname that weighs like a crown. Son of Gareth "The King" Hayes, a legend of Arclift, he grew up in the shadow of a tragedy that turned his father into myth and left him stranded as the so-called "Prince". At St Alban's, a school where the game borders on religion, Elliot only wanted to disappear into the cold stone corridors. But when Ollie, Mason, and Theo draw him into their orbit, he discovers there might be space to be more than just someone's shadow.
Between training sessions, rivalries, and bonds forged both in silences and laughter, Elliot stumbles upon something he never expected: belonging. Yet to claim the right to rise he must confront rivals, secrets, and above all, his own hesitation.
In Lifters, glory lies not only in scoring points on the pitch, but in discovering how to hold the weight when everything threatens to collapse.
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