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<\/p>\nEx-Preston North End and Peterborough boss Graham Westley is keen to return to management as he "misses being in the dugout".<\/p>\n
Westley was last in the hot seat at Stevenage, for the fourth time in his career, in 2020. He had been tasked with steering them clear of safety – but resigned just a couple of months later with just two wins under his belt.<\/p>\n
And speaking on Undr the Cosh, Westley has revealed he's keen to get back into management almost four years after he was last appointed by a club. Westley said: "Yeah, yeah I would like to get back in [to management].<\/p>\n
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Sky Sports is bringing you 500 live football games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA and more across eight<\/span> dedicated channels. Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action this year.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n "I miss being in the dugout and putting my wits against somebody else, trying to bring a group of players forward. So, yeah, I would like to get back in, but It's not that easy.<\/p>\n "You know, if you put your name forward for any job, you talk to any chairman, they've got 100 people – 100 good names by the way, not people looking for their first job – coming at them!"<\/p>\n Would you want to see Graham Westley manage your club? Let us know in the comments section<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Westley added: "You know, even having a conversation with a chairman, I've had a few conversations in recent months, even getting that you've got to work hard.<\/p>\n "Getting that conversation you're one of ten. And if somebody else performs better on the day, then they'll move forward with them – so you've got to be patient when you go back in, you've got to work hard, and you've got to be ready to go."<\/p>\n Westley also added that you have to know players, so you can have ideas of who you can go and get if you need to improve the team. The ex-Stevenage boss said he was working hard to get back into management, but admitted he needed to be patient.<\/p>\n The 55-year-old landed his first job in 1996 with Kingstonian, steering the non-league side clear of relegation. He later managed Farnborough, Enfield before four stints at Stevenage, plus separate spells at Preston, Peterborough, Newport and Barnet. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31149514.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2023-10-10-at-095040.jpg\")
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