[8] Daish joined non-league Havant & Waterlooville in 1999, going on to make 157 appearances (1 as substitute) in league and cup competitions, scoring 15 goals,[9][10] before his playing career was finally ended by a knee injury sustained in October 2002.

He spent three and a half years in this role, during which time he took the club to the semi-final of the FA Trophy in 2003, before being sacked in January 2004 following a string of bad results.

For a time, following the dismissal of Paul Parker, Daish served as caretaker-manager of Welling but did not get the job full-time, despite leading the side to three wins and a draw in his four games in charge.

[13][14] Daish left Welling in February 2005 to become manager of Gravesend & Northfleet, which in May 2007 was renamed Ebbsfleet United, and he oversaw the club's move to a full-time playing squad.

[13][15] Daish led Ebbsfleet United to a 1–0 victory in the 2008 FA Trophy Final,[16] and for two seasons running made the Fleet a contender for the Conference National play-offs.

His profile was raised by the takeover of Ebbsfleet by MyFootballClub, although the website's initial boasts that its members – and not Daish – would pick the team had as of 22 May 2010 yet to come to fruition.

[17] Daish joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on 22 September 2014 as first-team manager, and left at the end of the season following the team's relegation.