Sacked Welsh is victim of ‘Now’ culture

By Jon Couch

AXED: Andy Welsh

ANDY WELSH says he has fallen victim to a ‘Now’ society in both life and football after paying the price for Guiseley’s stuttering play-off push.

Welsh, the former Ossett United and Bury boss, took the reins at Nethermoor back in October and led the Lions into NPL Premier promotion contention after toppling leaders Radcliffe.

But a run of just one win from five matches since then has seen the Lions drop to eighth in the table, prompting the club to decide to make a change.

Welsh took to X, formerly known as twitter, to express his disappointment, insisting the efforts of the playing staffhad gone unrewarded.

“Life and football, I believe, are the same,” he explained. “If you work hard for a small period of time you don’t always see rewards. But as we all do as managers, fathers, mothers, husbands and wives, we sacrifice, go above and beyond to try and constantly improve.

“Unfortunately, we live in a ‘Now’ society, both in life and football. This trend is very worrying as we all need time and remember Rome wasn’t built in a day.

“We took over mid-season with the team 13th in the table and have left the club in eighth, three points outside the playoffs with a game in hand.

“The club never outlines any play-off aspirations and it was understood we had to work with the squad that was inherited due to all being under contract. We felt we did this and saw huge improvements.”

The club stated: “Whilst we appreciate that coming in mid-season with a settled squad was a difficult task, unfortunately we haven’t seen the desired improvements and momentum in the team’s performances and results as we approach the final stages of the season.”

Captain Liam Tongue has taken over as caretaker manager.