 Wormull then returned to Lewes , to join Steve King 's management team in the role of under @-@ 18 team manager with support coaching involvement with the first team . When King was suspended by the club in January 2012 , Wormull was " asked to assist with First Team Management duties " . and the following week , after King 's departure , he was appointed caretaker manager until the end of the season . He registered as a player , and made his third debut for Lewes from the substitutes ' bench as his team lost 2 – 1 at home to Canvey Island in the Isthmian League Premier Division . In April , with Lewes on the verge of the play @-@ offs , Wormull 's appointment was made permanent . The club 's directors said he had " impressed everybody with his combination of professionalism , diligence and approachability " , and that " his new regime of training and insightful , value for money signings has transformed the team " . In his second season , Lewes narrowly avoided relegation . The board 's view was that " being involved in a relegation battle was extremely disappointing " , and an experience that was " particularly difficult " in context of the club 's hard work towards " creat [ ing ] a platform from which to start building again " , and Wormull was dismissed at the end of the season . He was " devastated " by the decision , believing he had " buil [ t ] a good foundation " for the future , despite being " decimated with injuries " and working to what he described as " a huge reduction in the budget " . 
