Lordswood chairman takes over as manager and wins 4-0 with Michael Dodsworth helping as an assistant

Lordswood’s chairman took over as caretaker manager last Saturday and won 4-0 - but insists he’s not interested in taking on the role permanently.

Ray Broad took charge of the team for their Southern Counties East Division 1 game at Sheppey Sports, following the resignation of manager Scott Porter, with coach Michael Dodsworth assisting.

Porter quit after a trio of defeats, which included a 9-0 derby thrashing by Rochester United.

Broad is starting the interview process for a new permanent manager this week.

He said: “Michael’s happy to stand in with me and help. We’re not going to rush into anything.

“I’ve had a lot of people apply for the role, but obviously we took it on Saturday.

“I have got a few people lined up to start interviewing.

“It’s not really a job for me. I’ve got too much going on, to be honest.

“I don’t mind doing it for a few weeks, but it’s just everything else that goes with it, the training and everything that goes with that.

“I’m all right to do it for a couple of weeks until we find the right person.

“I’m officially down as the manager and Michael’s come in as the coach to take the training. We’ve got a few people who have stepped in and the physio’s still with us.

“I’m going to whittle the applicant down to maybe five or six that I think potentially can do the job and have a chat with them.”

Southern Counties East Division 1 table

Broad had seen enough of the players to know what they could do and was relieved to hear that they were keen to stay after Porter’s exit.

They made a great start at Sheppey with Artem Kuchkov scoring twice inside the first 14 minutes. Leo Dodds made it 3-0 before the break and Ethan Stewart added a fourth on 78 minutes.

“All credit goes to the players,” he said. “It