AND HOW ARE THINGS GOING AT MANSFIELD?
I came with Carlton Palmer as assistant and when he left I took over. It is well documented that Carlton wasn't going to tolerate the stick from the crowd and he decided to leave. I'm enjoying management but no doubt playing is best. I suppose it was not until I was coming to the end of my career at about 30 that I realised how good a life being a player I had. It sinks in around then unless you have a serious injury. Now I am in charge and I make the decisions. I like the responsibility of that, taking training, picking players, scouting and delegating if I need too. Having said that you need to plan your time because you can only do so much. You try to be as efficient as you can.
HOW DO YOU SEE THE FUTURE FOR MANSFIELD?
When I took over we were bottom. By the end of the season we achieved relative safety before the end of the season so I would have taken that when I started. Now I am looking to kick on again and hopefully try and be in the top half of the table rather the bottom half. I am hoping to bring in some players but have to work within a tight budget.
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