Guiseley AFC who sit 10th in the Vanarama National League have appointed Andy Welsh as new manager who takes over as Guiseley have won 5 on the bounce and only suffered 1 loss in their previous 8 games.
Andy Welsh parted ways with Bury AFC mid September after a successful 3 years at the club managing to win 80 of his 129 games in charge and picking up a league title. Welsh has managed over 200 non league games at only 40 years old.
Welsh spoke about his new role at the club and his goals going forward, when asked about the confidence and team morale following their 5 game win streak, he said
”Their tails are up and their in great form and can kick on even more. the teams confidence is in a great spot right now and we aim to use this to build on our performances.”
Guiseley’s most recent game seen them recorded a 4-2 victory over 5th place Marine (24/10/23) in the league despite losing 3-0 in this fixture early September in the FA cup first round.
When asked about his managerial experience and what it brings to the squad he explained
”A 5 game win streak is great but we can never get ahead of ourselves, we need to make sure we play the same way against the bigger opposition home and away.”
Welsh explained what his end of season goals are as they currently sit 3 points off the top 4.
”I don’t want to put a pin on where we finish but we have the right energy about us to finish high. We need everyone to buy into the Guiseley memo from the players to the staff to the fans home and away.”
Guiseley will look to push for a playoff spot determining Welsh’s level of success come the end of the season.
