![]() ![]() The father-son duo have been through two promotions and have taken a club from the precipice of extinction - with no money or players - to its first-ever stint in the Football League. If we get promoted, we celebrate together.' 'If we are going through a poor spell, we will suffer together and worry together. ![]() If something goes wrong, we've both done it wrong. I'm in every board meeting here and together we make the decisions for the future of this club. 'At other clubs, players or agents can go above the manager and moan but they're not going to do that here. But we are father and son, we go through difficult spells. When I go through a difficult spell on the pitch I feel it and people will say, "Will he sack him?". 'It's a strange dynamic, I can see that,' adds the manager. Simon's father, Irving, has been chairman at the club for the majority - but not beginning - of his tenure, while mother Dorothy is also involved. People will always say, "Oh well his dad is the chairman!" but we've always stuck together.' That's the first mention of an elephant in the room that dominates the discourse - perhaps wrongly - around Weaver's 14-year tenure at Wetherby Road. More than the longevity I'm proud of the progress made at Harrogate. What's helped is a consistency and belief in the board. 'We are one of the smallest clubs around and I've always been honest with myself,' he tells Sportsmail. In a world dominated by short-term success, how have you mastered the art of longevity, Simon? He has led the Yorkshire side for 14 years, half a decade longer than anyone else ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |