Douglas Samuel – 5,000 days in the Gaffer’s chair
Thursday 12th February saw Douglas Samuel reach 5,000 days in the job as Spartans Manager since commencing the post in June 2012. During a remarkable journey so far, Samuel has led the team in 588 games, the first on Wednesday August 8th with a 3-0 win over Coldstream in the EOS Qualifying League. That victory was the first of 340, several of which has resulted in silverware for The Spartans, including a hat-trick of Lowland League titles, a brace of Qualifying Cup successes, lifting the...
Douglas Samuel – 5,000 days in the Gaffer’s chair
Thursday 12th February saw Douglas Samuel reach 5,000 days in the job as Spartans Manager since commencing the post in June 2012. During a remarkable journey so far, Samuel has led the team in 588 games, the first on Wednesday August 8th with a 3-0 win over Coldstream...
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