Morris: One of the Greats
Boreham Wood and England manager Joshua Morris was unheard of when he first took the Wood managerial seat in July 2012. Since then he has been a revelation in England’s south-east, going on to win numerous promotions and trophies.
In his first season in charge, he took Wood to promotion from the Blue Square South, winning the league title by an amazing 72 points. He quite rightly won manager of the season, and didn’t look back. The next season Boreham was in the Blue Square Premier, and took the league by storm, topping the table by 8 points. It had only took two seasons, but Morris was already a legend to some Wood fans.
In 2014-15, Boreham were in the nPower League 2, as a professional club. Their tremendous run continued, and they once again gained promotion, their third in as many seasons. Morris was becoming one to watch in the world of football. In League One, Boreham found it more of a challenge, yet most teams were no match for Morris’ men, and Boreham won a fourth successive promotion, an amazing achievement. They also went on to win the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy the same year.
A new season meant a new stadium for Boreham, and it certainly helped them on their way to winning yet another promotion, getting to the Premier League for the first time in their history. During the season Morris was approached by giants Liverpool to be their manager, but turned it down to stay with the club he loves.
2017-18 was the first season in the Premier League for Morris’ Wood, and understandably the first without finishing top of the league. Halfway through the season there was speculation he could join Manchester United at the end of the season, but shrugged it off, and went on to finish 6th in his debut season in the Premier League, even finishing above Liverpool, who went down.
After his monumental debut season, he was offered contracts by Manchester United and Tottenham, but turned both of them down to take another job. It’s the biggest job in English football: the England National Team. He was a success in what is also dubbed the “toughest job in football”, but felt a big sense of pride when managing his country.
Since his debut season in the Premier League, Morris’ Boreham have gone on to win the Premier League and Champions League, and Morris has become a true legend in the eyes of everyone in the football world.
Ben Warner, Sky Sports News
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