Andrew Danylyszn targets Football League career after cutting teeth at Mansfield Town academy

The campaign was going well for the Tamworth joint manager as the Lambs sat second in the BetVictor Southern League Premier Central Division, level on points with leaders Peterborough Sports and with three games in hand when the campaign was brought to an abrupt halt due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The FA's decision to null and void the season was a frustrating one for Danylyszn, as deciding the outcome on a points per game basis would have seen him secure a league title in his first full term as a manager.

But he remained optimistic, preferring concentrate on the positives.

"It was my first full season at it. To put my philosophy over to the lads and get results, a philosophy I brought with me from the academies, is a great feeling," he said.

Danylyszn's playing career included stints with Eastwood Town and FC Cavaliers before he moved into coaching with the Stags, and then Chesterfield."At the academy I was was brought in by Paul Cox, who I played for at Eastwood,” he added. “They allowed me to work alongside them but also test my own philosophies."Like Mansfield, Chesterfield had a real working men's club attitude, where they believed you had to really graft for success."They had similar sayings at the the clubs - 'winners do more', 'if you fall down seven, get up eight'. "These messages stuck with me, words we've now got up at the training room at Tamworth."After leaving Chesterfield, Danylyszn linked up with Cox and assistant Adam Murray as first-team coach at Guiseley, before working at the West Bromwich Albion and Tamworth academies.

As a manager and coach he likes his teams to play a high-tempo possession game, with the ethos on players winning their individual battles, while also spending hours studying the opposition as he looks to gain an edge.

He added: "I'm starving to go into league management. This is a great opportunity to prove to people why I feel like one of the best coaches coming up."