Robbie O'Keefe is more than happy than happy he can cope with being boss of Biggleswade Town as well as his day job as academy manager at Stevenage.

O'Keefe was appointed top dog at the Waders on January 30, after the resignation of former manager Chris Nunn, and took on the role while remaining in post at the League Two club.

It was a move though that came as a surprise to Boro chairman Phil Wallace.

Speaking on the club website after the appointment, he said: "Robbie believes he can do both jobs. I have been a chairman at that level for 10 years and I am not so sure, since to be competitive as a manager it is almost 24/7, no matter the level.

"However, Robbie was there for us when we needed him and it is only fair that we allow him to pursue this opportunity if he wants to take it on.

"We will monitor it closely and if we think it is having an adverse effect on our academy, then we will withdraw our consent.

"Meanwhile we wish him well and hope he can deliver success on the pitch for them."

O'Keefe, who was appointed caretaker manager at the Lamex after Alex Revell's dismissal, says there is no problem with combining the two though.

"Stevenage is my priority," he said. "It's my job, the same way as everyone at the club has got a job.

"All the lads that played against Hitchin [on Saturday] have jobs and play part-time football as well.

"I'm no different."

His role at the Waders is one that is bringing its own trials and tribulations.

The 1-0 loss to the Canaries dumped them to the bottom of the Southern League Premier Division Central table and seven points from guaranteed safety with 11 games to go.

O'Keefe though is banking on his young side to come good and get the required results sooner rather than later.

He said: "Over the course of the remaining games, we'll get more polished in our play and get more fluid in how we play against sides.

"The missing ingredient against Hitchin was taking opportunities.

"Once we start taking them, we'll be fine."

And the weather and fixture lists has certainly not helped him get any of that continuity with just three games played since taking on the job, and all three of them away from Langford Road and the first before he truly got his hands on the reins.

The Hitchin defeat made it two losses and a draw from those three games, Steve Cawley scoring the only goal in the first-half at Top Field.

O'Keefe said: "It's only really my second league game and it's frustrating with games being called off.

"It's a new squad, I've brought seven or eight in and still got to bring in some more.

"We've got a playing philosophy that we believe in and have got to recruit players to play in that shape.

"It's a tough league, a competitive league, we know that. When speaking to the [Biggleswade] chairman when I first joined, I know we haven't got time to waste and need to get results quickly."