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The Big Interview: Steve Pitt – Whatever the task, I’m willing to get my hands dirty

There can’t be many National League managers helping out with a kitchen fitting when The NLP calls but Steve Pitt needs to phone back.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
29 June 2025

WE’RE ON THE UP: Steve Pitt with the promotion-winning Braintree side. PICTURES: Jon Weaver

Braintree Town manager
By Matt Badcock

There can’t be many National League managers helping out with a kitchen fitting when The NLP calls but Steve Pitt needs to phone back.
A degree-educated quantity surveyor, he has a construction business run by son Olly and he’s been called in to help with a tricky job.
“It’s pretty full on,” Pitt smiles when he returns the call.
“One of my kitchen fitters said to me if you don’t come and give me a hand I am pretty much done because I am going on holiday tomorrow for two weeks – so, what do you do?”
Hands-on leadership
Pitt doesn’t mind getting his hand...

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