The resignation of Wayne Benn as manager of Evo Stik Division One South side Goole AFC is hardly a surprise.
Benn has struggled since leaving Hemsworth Miners Welfare just over a year to ago to take over at the Victoria Pleasure Grounds.
Yesterday’s 3-0 home defeat to Leek Town which left Goole in 11thplace proved to be the final straw for the former Bradford (Park Avenue) captain.
Goole have been on a rocky road since the exit of manager Karl Rose to Frickley Athletic in the summer of 2012 as most of the playing squad followed him to South Elmsall.
John Reed and Clive Freeman replaced Rose, but speaking in the summer to Sports Performer, Freeman described the then-situation as “a car crash waiting to happen”.
The pair were sacked after just 12 games following a heated board meeting between then-chairman Des O’Hearne and Reed.
O’Hearne had been aiming for the Division One North play-offs, something that Reed said was impossible with the club’s budget.
Benn came in and despite winning only a handful of games managed to keep Goole in the Evo Stik. But, even though Goole have returned to the South structure, his side have never got going and Benn has walked away.
With the resources limited, whoever replaces Benn has a tough job on their hands.
Benn has struggled since leaving Hemsworth Miners Welfare just over a year to ago to take over at the Victoria Pleasure Grounds.
Yesterday’s 3-0 home defeat to Leek Town which left Goole in 11thplace proved to be the final straw for the former Bradford (Park Avenue) captain.
Goole have been on a rocky road since the exit of manager Karl Rose to Frickley Athletic in the summer of 2012 as most of the playing squad followed him to South Elmsall.
John Reed and Clive Freeman replaced Rose, but speaking in the summer to Sports Performer, Freeman described the then-situation as “a car crash waiting to happen”.
The pair were sacked after just 12 games following a heated board meeting between then-chairman Des O’Hearne and Reed.
O’Hearne had been aiming for the Division One North play-offs, something that Reed said was impossible with the club’s budget.
Benn came in and despite winning only a handful of games managed to keep Goole in the Evo Stik. But, even though Goole have returned to the South structure, his side have never got going and Benn has walked away.
With the resources limited, whoever replaces Benn has a tough job on their hands.
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