Reid Confirmed
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A GOOD REID
Posted on: Thu 24 Jun 2010
PETER Reid is Plymouth Argyle's new manager.
Pilgrims' chairman Sir Roy Gardner made the announcement today (Thursday), naming Reid as the successor to Paul Mariner.
Sir Roy said: "The Plymouth Argyle Board of Directors are delighted to have secured a manager whose high reputation precedes him.
"Peter has a wealth of experience after a lifetime in the dressing-room and dug-out which made him the stand-out candidate to progress the club on the pitch.
"We look forward to many years of success together."
Merseysider Reid will be formally introduced as the new Argyle manager at a club Press Conference next Monday.
Reid leaves his post as assistant to former Pilgrims' boss Tony Pulis at Premier League Stoke City to take up the reins at Home Park.
He has also managed at Manchester City - when City finished fifth in the Premier League two seasons running; Sunderland, with who he twice won the Championship; Leeds United; and Coventry City.
Recently, he spent a year in charge of the Thailand national team, winning the T&T Cup, in which Thailand defeated current world Cup finalists North Korea.
Sir Roy said: "We said all along that we were seeking a man with proven experience who could help us realise our aspirations and ambitions - we want to get back to the Championship and, after that, move on.
"Peter fits that criteria perfectly.
"He is an international manager and player, and, domestically, he has achieved success in both spheres at the highest echelon.
"He also knows how to mix it outside the Premiership, winning lower league titles on the pitch and from the sidelines.
"He is well connected, commands respect, and has a depth of knowledge of the game that few of his peers can match."
As a player, Reid made more than 600 senior appearances, the bulk of which were for Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Manchester City.
Whilst with Everton, he won the old First Division twice and FA and European Cup-Winners' Cups, and was the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year in 1985.
The same season, he was fourth in the World Soccer Player of the Year award, behind Michel Platini, Preban Elkjaer and Diego Maradona.
On the subject of Maradona, Reid also won 13 caps for England and was a key member of the 1986 World Cup team in Mexico, where England lost to Argentina in the quarter-finals thanks to two goals from the current Argentine manager.
Reid's predecessor in charge of team affairs, Paul Mariner, will remain at the club as Head Coach, and Mariner's assistant, John Carver, will also stay on the Pilgrims' coaching set-up.
Sir Roy said: "As I said last season, Paul and John did a good job, without getting the results, and Peter's appointment is about improving what we have.
"Peter's arrival now gives Plymouth Argyle a management and coaching set-up which boasts unrivalled experience and knowledge.
"We need to utilise that experience as a launch-pad from which to move forward."
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