Post by Macmoish on Jun 19, 2010 16:42:08 GMT
Plymouth Herald
Stoke City assistant boss Peter Reid could be new manager of Plymouth Argyle
STOKE CITY assistant boss Peter Reid is waiting to find out whether he will be the new manager of Plymouth Argyle.
Herald Sport understands Reid, 53, is one of the two remaining candidates on the Pilgrims' final short-list.
George Burley was also a contender until he was appointed by Championship club Crystal Palace on Thursday.
Burley and Reid both had interviews with Pilgrims' chairman Sir Roy Gardner this week.
Argyle are seeking a "proven, experienced manager" and former England midfielder Reid certainly fulfils that criteria.
Other possibilities who come into that category, and are available to start work now, include Phil Brown, who was recently paid up by Hull City, and former Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers boss Jim Magilton.
The new manager will be unveiled next week, with the Argyle players set to start pre-season training on July 1.
Argyle had shown a strong interest in Steve Cotterill, but he was confirmed as the boss of Portsmouth on a three-year contract yesterday.
Paul Jewell was also thought to be a target for the Pilgrims but the prospects of a move to Home Park have faded.
Now Argyle appear to have narrowed their choice down to Reid — and one other candidate.
Reid became Stoke's assistant boss last September, when he was appointed by former Argyle manager Tony Pulis.
The Potters finished 11th in the Premier League last season — 17 points clear of the relegation zone.
Reid started his managerial career as the player/boss at Manchester City in November 1990.
He led them to two successive fifth-place finishes in Division One, but in the first season of the rebranded Premier League they were ninth.
Reid was dismissed by City in October 1993, but he returned to management with Sunderland in March 1995.
It was the start of a successful seven-year stint with the Wearsiders, during which he twice led them to the Division One (now Championship) title.
Sunderland finished in seventh spot in the Premier League in 1999/2000, and repeated that feat the following season.
However, Sunderland narrowly escaped relegation in 2001/02, when they were 17th, and Reid left the Stadium of Light that October.
Reid was appointed as Leeds United's caretaker boss in March 2003, after the departure of Terry Venables.
He was rewarded for keeping Leeds in the Premier League that season by being given the post on a permanent basis.
But Reid was sacked in November 2003, after only six months at Elland Road.
A spell as Coventry City boss lasted only eight months, as he was fired in January 2005.
He has not been a club manager since then, although he was appointed by Thailand in September 2008 on a four-year contract.
However, that deal was terminated by mutual consent last September when Reid took on his current role at Stoke.
As a player, Reid enjoyed considerable success at Everton, winning the FA Cup with them in 1984.
He was then a key part of their team when they were crowned Football League champions in 1985 and 1987.
Everton — and Reid — also picked up the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985.
The Toffees would have completed a treble had they not been beaten 1-0 by Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup the same season.
Reid played 13 times for England, including the 2-0 defeat by Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/sport/REID-WAITING-DECISION/article-2325612-detail/article.html
Stoke City assistant boss Peter Reid could be new manager of Plymouth Argyle
STOKE CITY assistant boss Peter Reid is waiting to find out whether he will be the new manager of Plymouth Argyle.
Herald Sport understands Reid, 53, is one of the two remaining candidates on the Pilgrims' final short-list.
George Burley was also a contender until he was appointed by Championship club Crystal Palace on Thursday.
Burley and Reid both had interviews with Pilgrims' chairman Sir Roy Gardner this week.
Argyle are seeking a "proven, experienced manager" and former England midfielder Reid certainly fulfils that criteria.
Other possibilities who come into that category, and are available to start work now, include Phil Brown, who was recently paid up by Hull City, and former Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers boss Jim Magilton.
The new manager will be unveiled next week, with the Argyle players set to start pre-season training on July 1.
Argyle had shown a strong interest in Steve Cotterill, but he was confirmed as the boss of Portsmouth on a three-year contract yesterday.
Paul Jewell was also thought to be a target for the Pilgrims but the prospects of a move to Home Park have faded.
Now Argyle appear to have narrowed their choice down to Reid — and one other candidate.
Reid became Stoke's assistant boss last September, when he was appointed by former Argyle manager Tony Pulis.
The Potters finished 11th in the Premier League last season — 17 points clear of the relegation zone.
Reid started his managerial career as the player/boss at Manchester City in November 1990.
He led them to two successive fifth-place finishes in Division One, but in the first season of the rebranded Premier League they were ninth.
Reid was dismissed by City in October 1993, but he returned to management with Sunderland in March 1995.
It was the start of a successful seven-year stint with the Wearsiders, during which he twice led them to the Division One (now Championship) title.
Sunderland finished in seventh spot in the Premier League in 1999/2000, and repeated that feat the following season.
However, Sunderland narrowly escaped relegation in 2001/02, when they were 17th, and Reid left the Stadium of Light that October.
Reid was appointed as Leeds United's caretaker boss in March 2003, after the departure of Terry Venables.
He was rewarded for keeping Leeds in the Premier League that season by being given the post on a permanent basis.
But Reid was sacked in November 2003, after only six months at Elland Road.
A spell as Coventry City boss lasted only eight months, as he was fired in January 2005.
He has not been a club manager since then, although he was appointed by Thailand in September 2008 on a four-year contract.
However, that deal was terminated by mutual consent last September when Reid took on his current role at Stoke.
As a player, Reid enjoyed considerable success at Everton, winning the FA Cup with them in 1984.
He was then a key part of their team when they were crowned Football League champions in 1985 and 1987.
Everton — and Reid — also picked up the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985.
The Toffees would have completed a treble had they not been beaten 1-0 by Manchester United in the final of the FA Cup the same season.
Reid played 13 times for England, including the 2-0 defeat by Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.
www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/sport/REID-WAITING-DECISION/article-2325612-detail/article.html