Rocester: Now Beaman calls it quits to leave Romans rocking

ALAN Beaman has stepped down as manager of Rocester Football Club.

Beaman's exit follows hot on the heels of chairman Dave Price and club secretary John Magness's resignations earlier this week.

The Cheadle businessman had declared his intention to quit the Hillsfield club at the end of this season – as revealed exclusively in Post & Times Sport last November.

But internal friction, financial constraints and the resignation of Price and Magness prompted the former boss to jump even sooner.

"People down there have not been doing enough to run that club properly," insisted Beaman.

"I have seen a massive difference between now and when I was there before. It has been a slog, a real slog.

"The bottom line, from my point of view, is I felt the time was right for everybody that I go.

"I obviously stayed at the end of last season because I felt they could provide a [playing] budget.

"That has been cut twice and is now gone.

"I can't look to the future and say I could run Rocester for a year or two years with no budget.

"I like to have players playing for me who are being paid.

"You can tell them what to do or when to train with more authority.

"At the end of the day, you're the gaffer."

And Beaman believes his decision to exit the club earlier than planned will ultimately benefit Rocester.

"It's far better that someone is brought in now who has a long-term plan," added the former manager.

"Someone who wants to stay and build a team. This is what I said three months ago. It's not all doom and gloom.

"There's some financial activity going on. I just hope it's not too late.

"I wish the club all the best with that – I hope it pays off."

Despite his resignation announcement, Beaman claims he will not leave Rocester 'in the lurch'.

The former boss still conducted training on Thursday evening and will help prepare a team to face Friar Lane and Epworth this Saturday.

"I will help keep it together for them," he added. "I want Rocester to be all right. I'll help in the future in any way I can."

Beaman also believes the club is healthier on the pitch than when he took over back in October 2008.

He said: "Normally just one team goes down in this division [the Midland Alliance].

"At least those 18 points are already in the bag. Rocester are still in and around the bottom six or eight.

"They've got to pick points up off the other teams down there.

"I still think they've a good chance of avoiding relegation – a lot better chance than last year."

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