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Pre Season 2012-2013 Friendlies to me have always been about fitness and team building, results didn't really matter. I kept it cheap and simple and had our lads in England, mainly against lower league teams as I know how hard it can be down there to raise funds so we had to do our bit. I...

Transfers Out Paul Connolly to Notts County for £110,000. Paul never really impressed whilst I was in charge of the club, he'll probably do okay in League 1 but needs to make a massive improvement on how much effort he puts in. Luciano Becchio to Watford for £1,500,000. Luciano was a cult hero...

2012-2013 : Our Time? I met Sean 2 weeks after the end of the season, after our play off semi final defeat to Leicester. He had our chairman with him, the American billionaire John Malone. John had made his money from various media outlets and was worth $4.5bn. A rather amazing figure. But how...

September 2011- 10/9/11 - Notts Forest away - Lost 2-1. Clayton. Pascal Feindouno signs on a free after the game, adds options to both wings. 17/9/11 - Middlesbrough home (TV) - Won 2-1. Feindouno, McCormack. 24/9/11 - Portsmouth home - Won 2-1. Jody Craddock (2). 27/9/11 - Hull away - Drew 2-2...

August 2011 11.8.2011 Morecambe [A] Carling Cup I fielded a weaker team for this game but still had high expectations for the game. They were 2 leagues below us and we were a much stronger set of players but I wasn't going to underestimate them, regardless. I still wanted a 100% start to my...

I hardly slept a wink in the hotel. My mind wandered all night, my pen and paper my only friend. Hours, days, weeks spent training in pre season to fine tune our formation, to get the players working the best they can with each other, making them understand what this great club is about. But...

Around a week after I'd been appointed (albeit unofficially), Sean Harvey called me into his office again. I wondered what it was for this time...I certainly hadn't told anyone about my appointment, I'd even kept it quiet from my wife. I sat outside and waited patiently. I walked in and Leeds...

I'd been waiting for a reply for a few days, on edge but still managing to coach the young lads well enough. Checking my e-mail every hour to see of any reply. It had been 4 days now, which in my opinion was too long for a club this size to not have taken action. Which could only mean one thing...

I woke up and switched on the TV, putting it onto Sky Sports News immediately, as I do every morning. Hoping for maybe a bit of transfer news involving us or at least even a rumour. Nothing. Put some Weetabix into a bowl, poured some milk in and ate it. Got in my Range Rover, drove to Thorp...