Back in February 2020, Graham Westley resigned as Stevenage manager with the club rock bottom of the football league with only three wins all season.

Along with his resignation it was announced that former Boro striker and current assistant manager Alex Revell would step into the managerial hotseat for the first time in his career.

Stats show 70 percent of new managers never get another job in management again after their first job, and Revell had taken over a doomed squad with little coherence or motivation.

Coronavirus and the financial ineptness of Macclesfield and Bury gave Boro another chance, a 'new beginning' of sorts.

The start of the season started of promising with a draw against newly promoted Barrow and a 3-0 demolition of Oldham, but soon reality would come crashing down when the lack of football league experience and goals in the squad started to show.

Fans called for change in December with the club sat in the relegation places once again. A fanbase divided.

However, coming into the new year Boro looked like a new team due to varying factors.

New signings such as Chris Lines and Matty Stevens, former Brighton manager Dean Wilkins joining the coaching staff as assistant manager, and the team starting to gel, have all contributed vast improvements over the last two months.

Boro have gone from relegation favourites, to closer to the play offs than the relegation zone.

It cannot be underestimated what an excellent job Revell has done to turn around a club with a losing mentality, into one with a chance of the play-offs, if they keep winning and climbing the table.

The team now looks organised and well-drilled. The master plan is starting to show on the pitch: High pressing and fast tempo play, the transitions between each third of the pitch look sharp and the team looks prepared to adapt mid-game to counteract any eventuality if required.

Revell has also learnt to become adaptable with his formations, more recently playing a five at the back, compared to early February when he would generally set his team out in a 4-4-2 formation.

'Revs' isn't just a class act on the pitch, off the pitch he's making himself a fan favourite.

I've seen and personally experienced countless acts of kindness. He is not only much loved but a true gentleman, and someone I believe is destined for the very top in management.

This campaign was always going to be a season of transition, but I'm seeing signs of the team returning back to the good old days.

Whatever happens, he's done a brilliant job - long live the 'Revell-ution'.