Scarborough Athletic captain and caretaker manager Matty Bloor believes he has done the job to the best of his ability
Matty Bloor reckons his stint as the caretaker manager of Scarborough Athletic may act as a good learning curve if he enters management in the future.
Bloor will take charge for the second and final time for the visit of Northwich Victoria on Saturday. It is expected that the Seadogs will then appoint their new permanent manager.
The club captain has been holding the fort since the departure of joint managers Bryan Hughes and Paul Foot two days before Christmas.
Bloor, who was sent off in the 70th minute, was the helm for the controversial 2-1 defeat at Brighouse Town.
He told Non League Yorkshire: “It has been hard, particularly on the Wednesday because it was the 23rd.
“It is Non League football so we’re not in everyday so you don’t get the continuation of talking to players everyday or getting things right in training.
“I’ve used my phone more than I have ever done before and I don’t think I’ll be giving the bill to the chairman.
“I haven’t been off it, whether it has been newspapers, radio, players or potential managers who might want the job.
“It has been a surreal few days and I’m just disappointed after all that, that we couldn’t get the result.
“I think it has been a good experience though.
“Over the last five years I’ve always captained clubs and I know there is a big difference between captaining and managing, but this experience may stand me in good stead if I ever go into management.
“I always say that you learn most in life when you’re thrown in at the deep end.
“I didn’t expect to be in charge over Christmas.
“The chairman asked me last Wednesday if I would do it and I wasn’t going turn it down.
“I always do everything to the best of my ability and I hope everyone saw on Monday that I have.
“I thought it was an improved performance and if you can take the positives out of it, you look at the performance, not the result.”
Over 40 prospective candidates have applied for the vacancy at Queensgate.
Bloor believes whoever the Seadogs board appoint is inheriting a side capable of doing well – despite the club’s lowly position in the Evo Stik Division One North table.
He added: “If you look at it, the new manager will genuinely have a good squad.
“We don’t need people to tell us all the time, but we are massively under-achieving.
“It happens in football and we can only strive to move forward.
“We started the season so well, but when we were getting the results, we weren’t actually playing well.
“That’s always the sign of a good team, but since then it has been different.
“I’m not making excuses, but we have had a torrid time with injuries, torrid time with players coming and going.”