Haslam keen to make mark at Whitby

He resigned as manager of the Northern League side to take up the post at Whitby, working under boss Chris Hardy and Lee Bullock at the Towbar Express Stadium at the Turnbull Ground.

He told the club’s official website: “Whitby Town is a big club and the club is in an area that I'm originally from in North Yorkshire.

“The club is similar to to Whitley Bay in terms of how big it is in non-league football but obviously Whitby is higher up the pyramid.

“It presents another challenge for me but I've known Chris and Lee for a long time from working in football and we've come up against each other in the past. The move came about at the right time and it's a good fit for me.

“As an outsider I knew that Whitby Town are in a really competitive league but they're in a hard area to attract players.

“Having spoke with Chris and Lee, and other contacts I've got being an ex-football agent it's a case of having three brains together all with different ideas and hopefully we'll all bounce off each other and help to improve the team in a lot of areas.

“The concept is mouth watering because we've got no egos and we're three lads who know each other, and we're football people.

“Chris has been in management for a number of years and myself and Bully have played for a while so it's a case of three football heads discussing how we can move the club forwards.”

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