I'M HERE TO BUILD A FUTURE

Ambitious Sports look to Murray

- Matt Badcock

ADAM MURRAY sees his new job at Eastbourne Borough as an opportunity to help build a professional football club.

The former Mansfield Town and AFC Fylde boss believes he has joined the National League South Sports at an exciting juncture in their history.

Under the ambitious stewardship of new owner Simon Leslie, Eastbourne are looking to become a football force and off the pitch - and made the switch to full-time football in the summer.

But for all the exciting plans, results haven't followed yet - and the departure of Mark Beard has opened the door for Murray.

"It's that balance of enthusiasm and passion of wanting to go from A-Z overnight, Murray tells The NLP. "What they've probably found is they've recruited very young which brings positives but also its own challenges. There's a lot of players in this squad that are not used to playing regularly so they've had a lot of injuries.

"The change from part-time to full-time is a big step and that brings its own challenges. It's exciting, you've got to embrace that but expect you're going to take a few punches on the chin. That's the journey.