Wharton backs Laws

Last updated : 18 October 2003 By Luke Thornhill
Wharton
Wharton's two year reign as club chairman will come to an end tomorrow night when he hands over to Chris Holland at the club's AGM.

He will become club President and remains the club's largest shareholder, and although he could not deliver a promotion to the Second Division as chairman he remains convinced that Brian Laws is the right man for the job.

He told the Scunthorpe Telegraph: "He and I get on like a house on fire. I am not saying he's perfect and I'm sure he doesn't think I am either. But we just have respect for each other.

"Brian lives and breathes Scunthorpe United and I do believe it is right to have stability in the club at managerial level.

"He has been here for a good long time now and in my opinion we would have a job to find someone as good as him."

His comments are in contrast to his successor as chairman Keith Wagstaff, who was forced to resign after criticising Laws in a letter to a fan.