A BRIGHT sun always shines when they play and they haven't lost a match this season.

The success of Southampton's amateur football club FC Poland, is enough to make any Saints board member jealous.

But despite playing an active role in the city's Polish community, the club still does not have a pitch they can call their own.

Top of the table in their first year in the second division of the Solent Churches League, the team - made up of Polish immigrants living and working in Southampton - are currently based at a training ground in Warsash.

Now they are looking at recreation grounds and amateur football clubs in the city to help them find a grass pitch where they can train every week and play their home matches.

"It's very important for us to have a ground in Southampton because all our players live there," said team coach Andrze Konwinski.

Mr Konwinski came to Southampton eight months ago and now works as a lifeguard. In Poland he was a school PE teacher and a trainer for a football team in the Polish national league.

"We also want to play on grass and we have a lot of friends in Southampton who could see us play," he added.

Barbara Storey of team sponsors Lingland, a Southampton based interpreter company, said the team has a huge following and sense of pride in the city.

"They integrate with other churches in the league and many of the players are popular where they work because they are known as a player in the team," she said.

"Many of them left Poland for a better life but almost all took a step down in their jobs to work for less money and more hours, just so they could be here.

"Now they are proud to be here and we are looking for a pitch in Southampton that we can pay for and use as our home ground."

"They are a very good team. They haven't lost a game yet and they are well-known among other teams because it doesn't matter what the weather is like, when they play the sun always comes out."

To contact the team visit www.lingland.net or call 01489 576657.