Former manager Sullivan feels he let Albion down

[FF News]

Tony Sullivan has spoken of the regret he feels at letting down Witton Albion's fans and chairman Mark Harris following the club's relegation from the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League's top flight.

Sullivan stood down on Saturday minutes after the 3-2 Premier Division defeat at Stamford that sent his side down. The 40-year-old former Cammell Laird manager took over at Wincham Park in October as the successor to Anthony Sheehan who quit following a sequence of four successive league defeats and an FA Cup exit at lower-ranked Runcorn Town.

In an interview with the Northwich Guardian, Sullivan said he told the club's chairman that he wanted to resign while the pair stood pitch-side at the Zeeco Stadium. Sullivan said: “I’ve let Mark down. I gave my all, and it wasn’t good enough. That’s it. I can’t blame the players, nor make excuses about injuries. I’m not going to point a finger at anything. “I take full responsibility for Witton Albion being relegated.

Why? Because I was in charge of the team. We were 2-0 up, and cruising. Stamford weren’t in the game at all. Everything had gone perfectly, and according to plan but conceding a penalty turned the game.

"That’s the story of my time here; how many times has one incident changed the course of a match? Now, on my CV, it will say I got this club relegated. Circumstances at different stages of the season haven’t helped, but that’s neither here nor there now."

 

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