New Albion Rovers boss Sandy Clark: People think I'm crazy to take this job, but we can turn things around

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New Albion Rovers boss admits people told him he was "off his head" to take on the top job at a club sitting bottom of League Two.But he insists he has returned to Cliftonhill because he believes the squad is good enough to claw themselves away from potentially falling through the SPFL trap door.The Wee Rovers are fighting to avoid facing a play-off for their SPFL survival at the end of the season and currently sit a point behind ninth place Bonnyrigg Rose, after a 1-0 defeat to their rivals last week saw Brian Reid sacked as manager with just six games remaining of the campaign.And, ironically, Clark has joined from East Stirlingshire who are currently in the Lowland League, which is exactly where Rovers are trying to avoid being next term.The 66-year-old is back at the club he helped guide to Second Division title glory in 2014/15 alongside Darren Young and although he says many folk think he is crazy to be taking on the role with the club in such dire straits, he believes he is the man to haul them out of the mire.He told the club media: "A lot of people have said to me I am off my head, but it is a challenge for me."I am not getting any younger and I have got ambitions to move up the leagues and do well - I hope the players at the club are the same."There's an opportunity to move up the league a bit, make sure we consolidate that and go from there."It's a good opportunity and one I am looking forward to."It's been a long time since I have been here and a lot has happened in that time, but we've got a challenge coming up and it is one I am looking forward to, otherwise I wouldn't be here. "There's no doubt this group is good enough but you've got to look at the other side of it as well. "There's a reason why we are