Two ore names in the hat from Alex. Maybe both long shots has neither based locally.

Paul Smith – Halesowen Town’s boss and has led them in a number of successful seasons. Previousely at Alvechurch, Bromsgrove Sporting and Redditch United.
 
Steve Cunningham – Ex Buxton manager who left the club after clinching promotion last season. Previousely with Curzon Ashton and Colne where spent seven years as manager.

Craig Hopkins/ Glenn Kirkwood

Ex Matlock & Mickleover duo. Ross played for them at Mickleover on loan when he was 19

Not been involved anywhere for a while. Proper honest old school football men. In the murky world of non league management they always conducted themselves with dignity and showed players respect

Always did well without massive budgets

Alex wrote:

I was thinking of the buxton manager which got sacked before the fa cup game

You mean Gary Hayward. Yes he fits the bill but I am not sure he has done anything since leaving Buxton.
 

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In my opinion Jamie Ward and Ben Turner's chances of permanently getting the job are slim to zero.  The only way they will get the job is to avoid defeat at Coalville and to win every other game. 

Even if they achieve that it's far more likely that Dave and Andy will choose an experienced manager with an outstanding results record.
I bet Dave is already inundated with applications for the job and if a really outstaning candidate is available they will move quickly.


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JAMIE WARD’S CAREER
Jamie Ward plays as a striker for Ilkeston Town and the Northern Ireland national team. Born in Birmingham he began his career with his home-town club Aston Villa but failed to break into the first team and following a spell on loan at Stockport County he joined Torquay United. From there Ward had signed first for Chesterfield and then Sheffield United before joining Derby County in 2011 and later Nottingham Forest in 2015. Ward qualifies for Northern Ireland through his grandfather. He was included in the Northern Ireland national team for the UEFA Euro 2016, where they reached the round of 16.
Youth career : 
2005 – Aston Villa
Senior career:
2005–2006 – Aston Villa
2006 → Stockport County (loan) – 9 games (1 goal)
2006–2007 – Torquay United – 25 games (9 goals)
2007–2009 – Chesterfield – 67 games (29 goals)
2009–2011 – Sheffield United – 63 games (9 goals)
2011 → Derby County (loan) – 13 games (5 goals)
2011–2015 – Derby County – 125 games (29 goals)
2015–2019 – Nottingham Forest – 57 games (3 goals)
2016–2017 → Burton Albion (loan) – 18 games (4 goals)
2018 → Cardiff City (loan) – 4 games (0 goals)
2018 → Charlton Athletic (loan) – 9 games (1 goal)
2019–2020 – Scunthorpe United – 6 games (2 goals)
2020–2021 – Solihull Moors – 19 games (3 goals)
2021–2022 – Buxton – 33 games (17 goals)
2022– Ilkeston Town
National team
Northern Ireland U18 – 2 games (0 goals)
2006–2008 – Northern Ireland U21 – 7 games (2 goals)
2011–2018 – Northern Ireland – 35 games (4 goals)



It’s  good to give Jamie and Ben a Management taster even if it’s only for a few weeks. It’s all good experience.  Of course we wish them well and if they do get the job we’ll be right behind them.

 

Last edited by Matchman (12/9/2022 11:57 AM)