‘I’ve just come in to help Lockie – not stab him in back!’

THE BIG INTERVIEW GUISELEY ASSISTANT MANAGER
DAVE PENNEY

FRODO had Gandalf. Daniel Larusso had Mr Miyagi. Luke Skywalker had Yoda. Every hero needs a grizzled mentor. For Adam Lockwood, saviour of Guiseley, that man is Dave Penney.
In August, the Lions sacked Mark Bower and asked Lockwood, their 34-year-old centre-half, to rescue a season spiralling towards ignominy.
Pointless and plummeting, relegation looked certain – especially with a rookie at the helm.
Yet Lockwood was no naive idealist. The former Yeovil and Doncaster defender knew he needed help and immediately called Penney...

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