New manager Nigel Worthington turned down several offers from elsewhere before deciding York City were the perfect club for him.
| “To fight back from where it has been was fantastic” – Nigel Worthington |
The 51-year-old former Northern Ireland international boss was understood to have been approached by League One side Coventry City amongst others but preferred the option of restoring the Minstermen back to former glories.
“I’ve had a few offers from clubs in higher divisions during the last 12 months but they did not feel right for me,” Worthington told The Press. “I spoke to the chairman here at great length though on Sunday and there is a lot of common ground in our thoughts about how a football club should be run.
“I felt very comfortable with how realistic he is about how he wants the club to make steady and gradual progress. He doesn’t want to put the club in jeopardy and, for me, that`s the right way,” he continued. “I also know the history of the club and that it has been through some tough times over the last ten years. To fight back from where it has been was fantastic and now a lot of work has got to be done to move it forward again.”
Worthington will take charge of his first game this weekend at bottom of the table AFC Wimbledon, who currently trail York by only four points, before successive home meetings with Rochdale and Port Vale.
