You took charge of Northern Premier League side South Shields in January 2022, with the club in third and big expectations to go up. That’s a lot of pressure for a first managerial role…
Pressure comes with managing a team with great crowds, good infrastructure and investment – that’s what most managers want. My goal is to get this side promoted. We made the 2021-22 play-offs but didn’t quite have enough to go up. Luckily, my chairman backed me to lead the club through a transfer window and judge me on my first full season. I know this job is a big gamble as, if you don’t succeed in the seventh