SECOND CITY DERBY
ASTON VILLA VS BIRMINGHAM CITY
What a game to have in just my second game in charge. All throughout the week i was letting the lads know that Zola's Birmingham side like time on the ball. If we pressed high up the field and got stuck in then we should come away from the...
Feb 15th 2017
As i arrive at the office i realise that there is no assistant manager and half of the backroom staff had either been fired or had walked out. My first task was to find a assistant manager.
As i was largely unknown by the supporters i wanted to get someone in who Aston Villa...
Aston Villa, Randy Lerner and underachieving
In 2016 Aston Villa, one of the few clubs to have been a constant in the Premier League since its inception were relegated to the Championship.Under the tenure of owner Randy Lerner, financial mismanagement and poor decision making led to this...
16th December 2016
It was time for the re-entry draft, this was the players who were transfer listed by MLS Clubs and wanted rid for one reason or another. The thirty players were of a decent standard and it was up to me boost the numbers in the squad. I had three picks in total but i wasn't...
13th December 2016
The day had come for the expansion draft. The expansion draft is for the newly formed teams to help them in joining the league as well as keeping the league a even playing field.
Both Minnesota United as well ourselves would take it in turns to select five players from...
First Impressions, and plans going forward
December 11th 2016
December 11th 2016 will always be a special day to me. The day i became the first ever Atlanta United manager.
The club from the outset of its inception wanted a English man at the helm, but they also wanted a guy who could could...
Greetings everyone and welcome to my story "Atlanta United - A MLS Story"
This story will follow the journey of Atlanta United, A newly formed franchise in the MLS.
Atlanta United are a brand new club and it gives me the opportunity to build a club up from the foundations up. My aim is to...