HUGHES HAILS HIS HEARTY LINNETS

NEW BOSS Mark Hughes cherished his first victory in management as King’s Lynn Town guaranteed themselves home advantage in the National League North play-off semi-finals.

- Greg Plummer

The 39-year-old – asked to step up to interim charge after the shock exit of Tommy Widdrington last weekend – oversaw a comfortable victory against the Poppies at The Walks.

“I was confident,” he said. “The players have taken responsibility since Tommy Widdrington left and I have got so much faith in them.

“They called their own meeting and stuff and to have a group like that, it’s tight-knit. And for me to come in and we are sitting second in the league, it is a real good opportunity for me.”

The result of the week’s planning was emphatic.