Downes said he first began playing for Twyford and Ruscombe as a teenager, and in that time had seen plenty of highs and lows.
“[The club] means absolutely everything to me – lifelong friends, the camaraderie, the team spirit,” he said.
The club “always had a really strong beating heart”, he said, but had also faced some “difficult times”, including when the team’s former clubhouse burnt down.
“There were probably three or four years that were really tough, but we managed to move successfully and you know, here we are today,” he said.