NOW GO FINISH IT IN STYLE

TITLE-CHASING BOSS TO LEAVE

- By Matt Badcock

STUART BOARDLEY wants his Felixstowe & Walton United players to give everything to make The Last Dance one they’ll remember forever.

Boardley and his assistant Andy Crump have revealed they will step down from the Isthmian North title chasers at the end of the season after six years in charge.

Boardley says they informed chairman Tony Barnes around six weeks ago and the intention had been to keep it quiet until the end of the campaign.

But, with rumours starting to swirl, they’ve made the announcement earlier – and told the players to put full focus on achieving their big goal.

“The last thing we wanted during a promotion push is for the players to be hearing things second-hand,” Boardley told The NLP. “So we made the decision last week that it needed to be made public. We had a meeting with the players and told them so we could get it out in the open and make sure we’re all heading in the right direction.

“That is now looking at it from a stance this could be the last time many of us are together so it’s important we finish it the way we always have, which is very much on the front foot and finishing the season strong.