PAUL Doswell is back in football - just a week after quitting as equity director and assistant boss at Eastleigh.
The 42-year-old, pictured, has signed a two-year contract as manager of Sutton United, who have just been relegated from the Blue Square South to the Ryman Premier.
"I've had three or four clubs ring me, but I only spoke to Sutton in the end," he said.
"There's no consortium involved as was reported in one of the non-League papers, I'm going purely as team manager with the aim of getting Sutton back into the Conference South within two years.
"There are four or five local players I'd like to come up there with me and the rest will probably come from the London area where I have good contacts like Steve West and Steve Watts who were with me at Eastleigh."
Although there will be extra travelling involved, Doswell said: "I've just moved to the Winchester area and the other night I got home from Sutton in 50 minutes. My car's my office in any case, so it's not too much of a bind."
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A former Conference club, Sutton caused one of the greatest FA Cup upsets of all time when they beat First Division Coventry City 2-1 in the third round in 1989.
Results have nosedived in recent times and, after a poor start to the 2007/8 Blue Square South campaign, Ian Hazel resigned as manager to be replaced by former Basingstoke boss Ernie Howe. But he failed to steer them clear of relegation and they finished the season under the caretaker charge of Jimmy Dack.
Looking forward to the challenge, Doswell said: "I love taking on something that's not doing very well - I've done it in business and I did it with Eastleigh.
"The good thing about Sutton is that even in desperate times they've still had 500-600 crowds. They're a big club who've fallen behind the times and they're after someone to give them fresh impetus.
"I'll have no input in the off-the-field stuff. I'm there purely to concentrate on getting a side together."
Doswell will not be coughing up money for the players' wages either. "I've been given a budget which is not massive but it's workable," he said. "The only thing I'll be paying for is my own travelling expenses and those of my coach. That way all the budget will be for the players."
Doswell has stressed that ex-Saint David Hughes, Eastleigh's player/assistant manager, will NOT be joining him at Gander Green Lane.
Oh dear Wendy what are you going to do now that Dossie's out of the area - or does this mean that Sutton now becomes classed as a local side to compliment the already rather eclectic nature of our so called local sports reporting?
Oh dear Wendy what are you going to do now that Dossie's out of the area - or does this mean that Sutton now becomes classed as a local side to compliment the already rather eclectic nature of our so called local sports reporting?
Posted by: The real Steve, Southampton on 4:37pm Thu 15 May 08
[quote][bold]Steve[/bold] wrote:
Oh dear Wendy what are you going to do now that Dossie's out of the area - or does this mean that Sutton now becomes classed as a local side to compliment the already rather eclectic nature of our so called local sports reporting?[/quote] Believe it or not, some of us are interested in Eastleigh FC...
Steve wrote:
Oh dear Wendy what are you going to do now that Dossie's out of the area - or does this mean that Sutton now becomes classed as a local side to compliment the already rather eclectic nature of our so called local sports reporting?
Believe it or not, some of us are interested in Eastleigh FC...
Posted by: Osama Bin Laden, A Cave far far away on 11:49am Fri 16 May 08
[quote][bold]Interested[/bold] wrote:
anyone know why he left Eastleigh?[/quote] Didnt want them overtaking southampton. A feet he knew would happen within a few years
Interested wrote:
anyone know why he left Eastleigh?
Didnt want them overtaking southampton. A feet he knew would happen within a few years
The main reason was because he wanted to be the number 1,The manager.But unfortunatly he wasn't good enougth at CONFERANCE SOUTH LEVEL that is why eastleigh had to bring in Dodd to save their arses from relegation last season.
By appointing Hughes he thought he might have another chance of being the manager along side Hughes whilst he was still playing .Then Baird was brought in his nose was put out of joint with freigts to pull out of the club taking his monies else where.so he gradualy wingled his way into the dug out as ASSISTANT MANAGER.by the end of the season you would off had to question who was the manager Dos or Baird.
Iimagine that he has had a tantrum and thrown his dummy out again but this time the rest of the directors have said enougth is enougth
The main reason was because he wanted to be the number 1,The manager.But unfortunatly he wasn't good enougth at CONFERANCE SOUTH LEVEL that is why eastleigh had to bring in Dodd to save their arses from relegation last season.
By appointing Hughes he thought he might have another chance of being the manager along side Hughes whilst he was still playing .Then Baird was brought in his nose was put out of joint with freigts to pull out of the club taking his monies else where.so he gradualy wingled his way into the dug out as ASSISTANT MANAGER.by the end of the season you would off had to question who was the manager Dos or Baird.
Iimagine that he has had a tantrum and thrown his dummy out again but this time the rest of the directors have said enougth is enougth
Posted by: Non league follower, Eastleigh on 9:33pm Sat 31 May 08
Eastleigh are on a slippery slope there is nothing wrong with playing wages but they have over spent and Bairdy has not delivered.
When you pay that much money and only gain 3pts in 18 in a crucial month people will always ask questions.
What will happen if they fail next season ?
Eastleigh are on a slippery slope there is nothing wrong with playing wages but they have over spent and Bairdy has not delivered.
When you pay that much money and only gain 3pts in 18 in a crucial month people will always ask questions.
What will happen if they fail next season ?
Who is Doswell kidding why woul anyone take him on simply as a Manager.
Im sorry but hes only played wessex Football and when he Managed Eastleigh how could he fail paying the money he did.
He got to a stage where money was being payed by all teams and then he could'nt do the job.
He has a massive ego for a man who has no football credentials.
Just another non league punter who has chucked his money at players.
Who is Doswell kidding why woul anyone take him on simply as a Manager.
Im sorry but hes only played wessex Football and when he Managed Eastleigh how could he fail paying the money he did.
He got to a stage where money was being payed by all teams and then he could'nt do the job.
He has a massive ego for a man who has no football credentials.
Just another non league punter who has chucked his money at players.
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