ALDERSHOT TOWN have handed manager Andy Scott and his assistant Terry Bullivant with new contracts following the club’s impressive start to the season.
The Shots started the 2013/14 campaign on minus ten points after going into administration and still remain in the Skrill Premier relegation zone but six wins and four draws from their 15 games mean they are now just three points from safety.
In fact, had it not been for the points deduction, the Hampshire outfit would lie 11th in the table – a remarkable position considering they had to build a squad from scratch in the week’s leading up to the start of the season.
And now Scott and Bullivant, who took charge at the Rec in February this year, have signed new deals running until the summer of 2016.
Speaking about the pair’s new deals, Shots chairman Shahid Azeem said: “The board of directors are thrilled that both Andy and Terry have signed these three-year contracts. We were very keen to keep them both for the long-term, we enjoy working with them and know that we can trust them.
“The club’s problems over the summer have been well documented but Andy and Terry were so committed to our vision for the football club that they wanted to stay despite the sacrifices they had to make.
“They have always been open and honest with us, and we wanted to reward them for their loyalty. We greatly respect their abilities, and in building foundations for the future we believe that Andy and Terry are the men who can take the club forward.”
Scott is delighted to have put pen-to-paper on the new deal and added: “After our conversations over the summer, we were never in any doubt that this was something the board wanted to do.
“There was a trust there and everything was agreed pretty quickly. It’s great that we’ve got the backing of the board and can now concentrate on moving up the League.”
