RUSSELL ENDS ON A EURO MISSION

Italy adventure is fitting for Rooks boss

- Jon Couch

TONY RUSSELL will bow out in style at Lewes - with a European adventure.

Russell announced he will be leaving the Isthmian Premier division side at the end of the season, along with assistant Joe Vines.

But first the pair will lead the Rooks to the Fenix Trophy Finals in Lake Garda, Italy, in June where they will take on fellow English Step 3 sides Enfield Town and FC United of Manchester, plus Prague Raptors, from the Czech Republic.

Russell, pictured below, led Lewes to an eighth-placed finish this term his third straight play-off near miss and also took them to the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup their best run in over a decade.