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Boss is axed after ‘poor’ pre-season

Witton Albion fired manager Jon Macken on Tuesday as the team struggled on the pitch in the wake of a summer player exodus.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 August 2024

By Andy Simpson

WITTON Albion fired manager Jon Macken on Tuesday as the team struggled on the pitch in the wake of a summer player exodus.
Macken departs together with assistant Steve Atkinson after the duo secured successive sixth-place finishes in the NPL West during two years in charge.
However, a disastrous pre-season, which has seen the Northwich side concede 20 goals and lose five of six matches played, prompted the board to act.
“We felt it was time for a change,” chairman Graham Wood told The NLP. “The squad wasn’t coming together, and performances have been poor.”

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