Southern Leagues

Steve Riley resigns as struggling Bashley boss

STEVE RILEY has quit has manager of Southern South & West basement club Bashley after Saturday’s 5-1 loss at Burnham.

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
10 November 2015

STEVE RILEY has quit has manager of Southern South & West basement club Bashley after Saturday’s 5-1 loss at Burnham.

Riley returned to Bashley to replace David Stride in late July but the Stags have had a disastrous season so far, losing all 15 games in the league.

They have scored only six times and have a goal difference of -60 leaving them 11 points adrift of safety already.

Their only win of the season came in the FA Trophy preliminary round as Riley’s men beat Cinderford Town 1-0 but after their latest defeat on Saturday, the former AFC Totton manager decided it was time to walk away.

Chairman Tim Allan said: “It’s a great shame that things didn’t work out as expected for Steve, he is a really genuine person who I hold a great deal of respect for. I wish Steve all the best for the future.

“He didn’t really want to come back into football, he was happy to have a break from the sport and coupled with the late start to the season as far as changes with the board and manager, these things didn’t help the cause.

On the search for a new boss, Allan added: “Things have to go through the correct channels, a potential candidate has been discussed and we would hope to have positive news either before or after the weekend.”

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