Graham Westley

‘Inspiration’ Steve has shown the way

by
The LeaguePaper Team
27 August 2023

Graham Westley
EX-STEVENAGE, PRESTON, PETERBOROUGH AND NEWPORT MANAGER

OVER the course of this summer, I wrote and rewrote my managerial CV several times. I’m determined not to stop managing while I’ve got so much passion, energy and know-how to give to players and to a club.
However, I was unsure whether to describe myself as a director of football, a manager or a head coach? Such is the change to the business of football that no two clubs work in the same way or have the same expectation of the man who leads their first team.
How you put yourself across will inevitably limit your oppor...

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