Sam Lavelle calls on Morecambe’s board to financially back manager Jim Bentley

By Gavin Browne

Published 7th May 2019, 13:30 BST

Updated 7th May 2019, 14:30 BST

Morecambe defender Sam Lavelle has called on the club’s powers that be to back Jim Bentley in retaining as many as possible of this season’s squad.

Having stayed up on goal difference last year, the Shrimps started the 2018/19 campaign with seven defeats in their first eight league matches.

However, seven wins in the last 15 matches lifted them to 18th come the end of the season following Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Newport County AFC.