Alveston Manager Steve Sykes to Quit Over Club's Failure to Apply for Promotion
Steve Sykes, manager of Alveston Football Club, has announced his resignation following the club's failure to apply for promotion to the Interlink Express Alliance. Sykes, who has led the Warwickshire club to a Premier Division title in his third season, claimed that the club had assured him an application had been made, but League officials revealed it had not. He has been approached by Racing Warwick, the club's current landlords, to take over as team manager next season, with the possibility of many of the current team following him.
Key Takeaways:
- Steve Sykes, Alveston manager, will step down due to the club's failure to apply for promotion to the Interlink Express Alliance.
- Sykes has been offered the team manager position at Racing Warwick, Alveston's current landlords, with an increased budget to lure him there.
- The new Alveston manager will be John O'Brien, who has been appointed to replace Sykes.
- Sykes claimed that the club's chairman assured him an application for promotion had been made, but League officials revealed otherwise.
- The club has promised to improve its ground facilities, rather than continuing to hire another pitch as a more pressing concern.
- Sykes believes that if he takes the Racing Warwick job, most of the current Alveston team will follow him.
- Martin Beese, Alveston chairman, offered Steve Sykes a job as commercial manager due to get married in August.
- The club's chairman stated that efforts will now be concentrated on improving facilities.
Statistics:
- 3 seasons: Steve Sykes has been the manager of Alveston Football Club.
- 1 title: Sykes led the club to a Premier Division title in his third season.
- 1 year: Sykes has been assured an application for promotion would be submitted, but it was revealed that this was not the case.
- __: The number of Alveston players who may follow Sykes to Racing Warwick if he takes the job.
Sources:
- (Original article, no date provided)