cotterill's interesting decision
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Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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I hope not.
berkshire seagull
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200k thats not bad at all
Zeitgeist
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nutter said:
Yeah right!......Until he gets a better offer.
glosterseagull
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Zeitgeist said:
I think so, although he has a bit of a reputation for that so perhaps he would need to stay longer for credability
Would be a good choice - after his mistake of leaving Stoke he has learnt the hard way about the value of loyalty.
This of course all assumes that Coppell finally makes his mind up.
My preference would still be for Coppell to stay having been rejected by Reading as he is unable to agree terms.
This of course all assumes that Coppell finally makes his mind up.
My preference would still be for Coppell to stay having been rejected by Reading as he is unable to agree terms.
Icy Gull
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This was on the Reading site and is supposedly from the Times.
It looks and sounds likely to me including the Cotterill bit, not my ideal choice but DK knows what he's doing and hopefully Reading will be paying for him.
Reading to confirm Coppell as successor to Pardew
By Peter Lansley
READING’S long wait to restore stability to the club after Alan Pardew’s defection to West Ham United should end today when Steve Coppell is due be announced as their manager.
Coppell’s record with Brighton & Hove Albion during the past 12 months has underlined his credentials as an outstanding manager and Reading, who were second in the Nationwide League first division when Pardew announced his resignation on September 10, will be eager to halt their recent run of disappointing results. Last season’s play-off semi-finalists have gained four points from a possible 18 and have slid to twelfth place in the table.
Having received £380,000 from West Ham for Pardew’s release, it is understood that Reading will pay Brighton more than £150,000 in compensation for a manager whose past 46 league results with Brighton have yielded 68 points. After their relegation last summer, however, Coppell, 48, signed a new one-year contract and has admitted that, if it was not for the club’s ground — they play at the 7,000-capacity Withdean Stadium while plans for a new home grind on slowly — he would not consider leaving Brighton.
Glenn Hoddle, Tony Adams and Iain Dowie are among others whom Reading have interviewed. However, the track record of the former Brentford and Crystal Palace manager led the club to choose Coppell.
Brighton, top of the second division, yesterday dismissed speculation that Paul Merson, the Walsall captain, is set to become their player-manager. While contenders may include Adams, the former England captain, and Gary Johnson, who has led Yeovil Town into the Nationwide League, Steve Cotterill, 39, the former Sunderland No 2 and Cheltenham Town and Stoke City manager, is the favourite to succeed Coppell.
Cotterill gained popularity at Brighton when he played on loan from Wimbledon in 1992 and yesterday he turned down the opportunity to take over at Tranmere Rovers.
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It looks and sounds likely to me including the Cotterill bit, not my ideal choice but DK knows what he's doing and hopefully Reading will be paying for him.
Reading to confirm Coppell as successor to Pardew
By Peter Lansley
READING’S long wait to restore stability to the club after Alan Pardew’s defection to West Ham United should end today when Steve Coppell is due be announced as their manager.
Coppell’s record with Brighton & Hove Albion during the past 12 months has underlined his credentials as an outstanding manager and Reading, who were second in the Nationwide League first division when Pardew announced his resignation on September 10, will be eager to halt their recent run of disappointing results. Last season’s play-off semi-finalists have gained four points from a possible 18 and have slid to twelfth place in the table.
Having received £380,000 from West Ham for Pardew’s release, it is understood that Reading will pay Brighton more than £150,000 in compensation for a manager whose past 46 league results with Brighton have yielded 68 points. After their relegation last summer, however, Coppell, 48, signed a new one-year contract and has admitted that, if it was not for the club’s ground — they play at the 7,000-capacity Withdean Stadium while plans for a new home grind on slowly — he would not consider leaving Brighton.
Glenn Hoddle, Tony Adams and Iain Dowie are among others whom Reading have interviewed. However, the track record of the former Brentford and Crystal Palace manager led the club to choose Coppell.
Brighton, top of the second division, yesterday dismissed speculation that Paul Merson, the Walsall captain, is set to become their player-manager. While contenders may include Adams, the former England captain, and Gary Johnson, who has led Yeovil Town into the Nationwide League, Steve Cotterill, 39, the former Sunderland No 2 and Cheltenham Town and Stoke City manager, is the favourite to succeed Coppell.
Cotterill gained popularity at Brighton when he played on loan from Wimbledon in 1992 and yesterday he turned down the opportunity to take over at Tranmere Rovers.
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