Soutter family: Wee Waa United FC and clan now intertwined

But for Shane and Monique Soutter, it is just another day at Wee Waa United FC.

Shane, who works at nearby Namoi Cotton, is the first-grade coach and a player, while Monique is the president and a primary school teacher.

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Having moved to the small town from Wollongong, with a short visit in mind, the pair are now an important piece of the club's fabric.

"I said to my husband, 'Can we move up here for 12 months for my teaching?'" Monique said.

"Though I knew if I was to take him away from his soccer that I had to find him a soccer club.

"He joined in on a preseason training session with Wee Waa... When he came home, he told me they were so short on numbers that he had signed me up as well, knowing very well I hadn't ever played."

Monique spent time in Wee Waa as a child, "as my mum was brought up out here".

An average Saturday for the family of five is a chaotic one with their four-year-old daughter playing in Narrabri, while Shane doubles as coach of their son Kobe's under 8-9s side.

Their two-year-old son, Aaron, more likely than not will wear the red, white and blue in future years.

"If we have a home game, we are normally there by 7.30 in the morning and we don't go till about quarter to six at night," Monique said.

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