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THANK YOU: The Brunswick Arms, Dawlish, was the venue for a surprise thank you party for groundsman Dave Cleave, who has spent 41 years maintaining the cricket fields, tennis pitches and the pitch and putt area at Sandy Lane. He is pictured receiving a thank you gift – an aerial picture of all the playing fields at Sandy Lane – from some of the many friends that he has made over the many years, presented by the mayor of Dawlish, Cllr Helen Humphries.

   

Jeff Evans closes managerial career after Dawlish exit

Jeff Evans

JEFF EVANS has called time on a managerial career spanning 30 years following his surprise departure from Dawlish Town.

Evans has been replaced at Sandy Lane by former boss Adam Kerswell as a result of drastic budget cuts at the Toolstation Western League club.

And the experienced Evans, who has managed 13 different clubs since starting out with Oldland Abbotonians three decades ago, says the Seasiders job will be his last in football.

"One thing I can say for sure is that I have definitely retired from football," said Evans, who is approaching his 66th birthday.

"I went to Dawlish just before the start of last season and brought a couple of players in, and gradually had to change it through the year.

"We gradually brought in youth, while those players I didn't want went their separate ways.

"The pinnacle of the season was the FA Vase run, and I'm proud to have taken Dawlish to their second furthest stage in the competition — it was a great honour to take them there."

The two games against Gresley for a place in the last 16 of the Vase will go down in the club's history as classics — particularly the first game at Sandy Lane, which ended prematurely at 4-4 when the referee abandoned the game in extra time due to the torrential rain.

The Seasiders were so close to making it further — they were 4-3 up in that first game until the sixth minute of stoppage time, and also missed an 88th minute penalty in the replay that would have won the game.

In the end, they bowed out 7-6 in a penalty shootout at the Moat Ground.

After that, Dawlish's league season stuttered, affected in no small part by the departures of star strikers Joe Bushin and Jules Emati-Emati to Tiverton Town and Dorchester Town respectively.

Evans regularly commuted from his home in Bristol three times a week for matches and training — as well as picking up players along the way — and this was something that could not be sustained under a new restricted budget at Sandy Lane.

Kerswell, who stepped down as manager of Galmpton Gents at the end of last season, is locally based and will work under a much tighter budget for the 2010/11 Premier Division campaign.

Evans' assistant Chris Porter has also been released, and he paid tribute to his No.2.

"I was very happy working with Chris Porter, who is one of the best people I have worked with in my 30 years as a manager," Evans added.

"I wish Dawlish all the best — there's some lovely people at the club and, when they're playing up this way (Bristol), I'll be there to have a drink with them."

Evans has plied his trade in Devon for much of the last decade, with spells at Torrington and Barnstaple Town preceding his year at Dawlish.

He also managed the county side for four years with Pete Buckingham, and led them to a South West Counties Championship triumph in 2004.

Evans has also enjoyed spells at clubs including Bath City, Forest Green Rovers, Chippenham Town and Mangotsfield United.
          





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