WHEN Tom Manship was offered the chance to return home and build a project in the rolling Leicestershire countryside, it was an offer that he could not refuse. Manship’s Melton Town hit the headlines in the FA Cup last weekend when the Step 6 club sensationally ended Worksop Town’s 22-match winning run to cause arguably the shock of the Extra Preliminary Round.
But last Saturday’s result was by no means a surprise for the Melton boss, just vindication of 12 months of hard work as the club look to fulfil their lofty ambitions. “I got approached by the chairman last...