Reid is right for the Moatsiders

Merstham have this morning announced that their new manager is Tony Reid, replacing Peter Adeniyi, who returned to Carshalton Athletic earlier this month.

Tony's most recent Pitching In Isthmian roles were as the boss of Corinthian-Casuals and East Grinstead Town, but he will be far more familiar to Isthmian watchers from his role at Westfield, where he steered the Woking Park side to a promotion and a play off place. He was previously a manager at Eastbourne Town and Walton & Hersham, and was also at Farnham Town.

Prior to his managerial career he was a striker, playing for Casuals and for the likes of Carshalton Athletic, Egham Town, Tooting & Mitcham United, Leatherhead, Lewes, Sittingbourne, Bromley, Hampton, Croydon Athletic and Kingstonian.

Merstham Chair Paul Glasgow explained:

“We were fortunate in having some excellent candidates interviewing for the post and it certainly wasn’t an easy decision. But we had a list of the football and non-football values we were looking for in appointing a new manager and Tony ticked all of the boxes. He felt like a great fit for us.”

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