By John Lyons

MAKING your managerial debut in the midst of a relegation battle is either brave or crazy – most people thought it was the latter when Andy Woodman took over at Whitehawk in February.
Yet the former Newcastle and Crystal Palace goalkeeping coach proved the doubters wrong by guiding the Hawks away from the National League South drop zone to a comfortable 17th place finish by season’s end.
When Woodman took over, Whitehawk had lost eight of their previous nine, drawing the other, and were sinking fast. Yet he guided them to six wins and three draws in his three-mo...