Newell wants home fortress
07 Oct 2008 - 12:32:19
Grimsby Town manager Mike Newell is keen to make Blundell Park a fortress once again after being named as Alan Buckley's permanent successor on Monday.
The 43-year-old former Hartlepool United and Luton Town takes over a Mariners side that is winless after nine League Two games of the season but is confident the team will soon start to climb the table.
He said: "It's a challenge and I've never ever been afraid of a challenge.
"I'm really looking forward to getting into the job. This has always been a difficult place to come for visiting teams and visiting managers and I've had experience of that myself.
"That's the sort of club and team that we need to get back to."