Post by Macmoish on Jan 10, 2011 10:34:46 GMT
If accurate
Bristol Evening Post
Dave Penney and Geraint Williams on shortlist for manager's job at Bristol Rovers
DAVE Penney and Geraint Williams are on a three-man shortlist for the manager's job at Bristol Rovers.
The duo are due to meet directors today as they hold a second round of interviews before deciding who will succeed Paul Trollope, who was sacked from the post last month.
The new boss could be confirmed within the next 24 hours, although caretaker boss Darren Patterson will remain in charge of the team for tomorrow night's crucial home game against fellow strugglers Walsall.
Yorkshireman Penney, 46, had successful managerial spells at Doncaster Rovers and Darlington before spending a year with Oldham.
He parted company with the Latics in May last year.
Welshman Williams, 49, is a former Pirates player who had two stints in charge of Colchester United – the first a brief spell as caretaker – before he spent 14 months in charge of Leyton Orient. He lost his job at Brisbane Road last April.
The identity of the third candidate still in the running has not been confirmed, although a string of names have been linked with the vacancy in recent weeks – including former Portsmouth boss Paul Hart, Torquay manager Paul Buckle, Newport County boss Dean Holdsworth and Bury's Alan Knill.
But Penney is the man now rated odds-on favourite with the bookies.
After a playing career which included time at Derby County, Oxford United, Swansea City and Cardiff City, he took on a player-boss role at Doncaster and then hung up his boots and took on the managerial role permanently at the end of 2001.
The next season he steered the Yorkshire club back to the Football League from the Conference via the play-offs, and followed it up with another promotion a year later as they beat Hull City to the League Two title by four points.
He established the club in League One, and in 2005-06 masterminded an impressive Carling Cup run which saw Doncaster oust Premier League clubs Manchester City and Aston Villa before losing on penalties to Arsenal in the quarter-finals.
That helped him win an award as League One's coach of the year, but he parted company with Doncaster in September 2006 and two months later took over at Darlington, just missing out on the League Two play-offs in 2008.
Penney then left Darlington to become manager of Oldham in April 2009, but his year at Boundary Park was marked by problems behind the scenes. He was linked with the vacancy at Scottish club Hibernian last year before the job went to Colin Calderwood.
Williams began his playing career with Rovers, making his debut in the 1980-81 season and made 141 league outings for the club before joining Derby in a £40,000 move in 1985.
He later joined Ipswich Town before ending his playing career at Colchester, where had had a six-year spell as assistant, working under Steve Whitton and Phil Parkinson.
When Parkinson parted company with the Essex club in 2006, Williams had just over two years in charge and steered the club to 10th in the Championship – their highest ever finish – although they were to be relegated the following season.
He replaced Martin Ling as Orient manager in February 2009 with the club embroiled in a relegation battle, but recorded seven wins in his first nine games and the Londoners eventually finished in a mid-table slot in League One.
As a player, Williams made close to 700 Football League appearances in a playing career that lasted 20 years. He represented his country 13 times.
After Bristol Rovers, he then played for Derby County and Ipswich.
He ended his professional career at Colchester United, where he spent a decade as player, coach and manager before becoming Orient boss.
www.thisisbristol.co.uk/football/Dave-Penney-Geraint-Williams-shortlist-manager-s-job-Bristol-Rovers/article-3081172-detail/article.html
Bristol Evening Post
Dave Penney and Geraint Williams on shortlist for manager's job at Bristol Rovers
DAVE Penney and Geraint Williams are on a three-man shortlist for the manager's job at Bristol Rovers.
The duo are due to meet directors today as they hold a second round of interviews before deciding who will succeed Paul Trollope, who was sacked from the post last month.
The new boss could be confirmed within the next 24 hours, although caretaker boss Darren Patterson will remain in charge of the team for tomorrow night's crucial home game against fellow strugglers Walsall.
Yorkshireman Penney, 46, had successful managerial spells at Doncaster Rovers and Darlington before spending a year with Oldham.
He parted company with the Latics in May last year.
Welshman Williams, 49, is a former Pirates player who had two stints in charge of Colchester United – the first a brief spell as caretaker – before he spent 14 months in charge of Leyton Orient. He lost his job at Brisbane Road last April.
The identity of the third candidate still in the running has not been confirmed, although a string of names have been linked with the vacancy in recent weeks – including former Portsmouth boss Paul Hart, Torquay manager Paul Buckle, Newport County boss Dean Holdsworth and Bury's Alan Knill.
But Penney is the man now rated odds-on favourite with the bookies.
After a playing career which included time at Derby County, Oxford United, Swansea City and Cardiff City, he took on a player-boss role at Doncaster and then hung up his boots and took on the managerial role permanently at the end of 2001.
The next season he steered the Yorkshire club back to the Football League from the Conference via the play-offs, and followed it up with another promotion a year later as they beat Hull City to the League Two title by four points.
He established the club in League One, and in 2005-06 masterminded an impressive Carling Cup run which saw Doncaster oust Premier League clubs Manchester City and Aston Villa before losing on penalties to Arsenal in the quarter-finals.
That helped him win an award as League One's coach of the year, but he parted company with Doncaster in September 2006 and two months later took over at Darlington, just missing out on the League Two play-offs in 2008.
Penney then left Darlington to become manager of Oldham in April 2009, but his year at Boundary Park was marked by problems behind the scenes. He was linked with the vacancy at Scottish club Hibernian last year before the job went to Colin Calderwood.
Williams began his playing career with Rovers, making his debut in the 1980-81 season and made 141 league outings for the club before joining Derby in a £40,000 move in 1985.
He later joined Ipswich Town before ending his playing career at Colchester, where had had a six-year spell as assistant, working under Steve Whitton and Phil Parkinson.
When Parkinson parted company with the Essex club in 2006, Williams had just over two years in charge and steered the club to 10th in the Championship – their highest ever finish – although they were to be relegated the following season.
He replaced Martin Ling as Orient manager in February 2009 with the club embroiled in a relegation battle, but recorded seven wins in his first nine games and the Londoners eventually finished in a mid-table slot in League One.
As a player, Williams made close to 700 Football League appearances in a playing career that lasted 20 years. He represented his country 13 times.
After Bristol Rovers, he then played for Derby County and Ipswich.
He ended his professional career at Colchester United, where he spent a decade as player, coach and manager before becoming Orient boss.
www.thisisbristol.co.uk/football/Dave-Penney-Geraint-Williams-shortlist-manager-s-job-Bristol-Rovers/article-3081172-detail/article.html