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Post by londonranger on Dec 8, 2009 15:20:36 GMT
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Post by londonranger on Dec 8, 2009 16:37:18 GMT
He must be careful with his swearing. There it can be a red card plus 2 sins.  |
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Post by QPR Report on Dec 8, 2009 16:38:29 GMT
Ah but he can learn some new Hebrew and Arabic swearwords. (Thus far, I've only insulted people in Yiddish)
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Post by QPR Report on Dec 8, 2009 16:56:03 GMT
Mail John Gregory back as a boss as former Aston Villa chief lands £67,000-a-year job with Israeli strugglers Maccabi Ahi Nazaret EXCLUSIVE By John Edwards Last updated at 4:47 PM on 08th December 2009 John Gregory is back in football - as the £67,000-a-year manager of the bottom club in the Israeli League. The former Aston Villa, Derby and QPR boss, who was earning more than 10 times as much in his Barclays Premier League days, accepted Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's modest offer after despairing of finding a way back into management. He will be paid 55,000 US dollars (£33,500) on a short-term contract, with instructions to save his new club from the drop if he wants a longer, more lucrative deal beyond the end of the season in May. 'The terms are not great, but John knows this is an opportunity that could lead to something better,' said an insider at the club. 'He almost got the manager's job at Maccabi Haifa a couple of years ago, so if he does avoid relegation, he could be in demand over here.' Gregory, who shook hands on his return to management after talks with Ahi Nazareth officials that went on until the early hours of the morning, faces one of the most daunting challenges of his career, trying to revitalise a team who have just nine points from 12 games and are propping up the Ligat Al national table. Two teams are relegated, and Ahi Nazareth made their move for Gregory after sacking their coach Eli Mahpud on Mondaynight. As he took his first training session this afternoon (Tuesday), ahead of next weekend's home game with Beitar Jerusalem, it emerged that his diplomatic as well as coaching skills could be put to the test. Nazareth are an Arabic Israeli team, made up of 12 Arab-origin players with Israeli nationality and seven Jewish players, as well as four from foreign countries. As a further problem for Gregory, former Russia keeper Ruslan Nigmatullin has walked out and returned home after becoming disillusioned with his team's struggles this season. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1234196/John-Gregory-boss-Aston-Villa-chief-lands-67-000-year-job-Israeli-strugglers-Maccabi-Ahi-Nazaret.html#ixzz0Z7KM2vMC |
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Post by QPR Report on Dec 9, 2009 9:37:10 GMT
A club without a manager for a manager without a club?Jerusalem Post
Gregory brought in to save Nazareth's seasonBy ALLON SINAI Former England international and Aston Villa, Derby County and QPR manager John Gregory was named as the new coach of Ahi Nazareth on Tuesday in a shock appointment by the team currently placed rock-bottom of the Israeli Premier League. Eli Mahpud left the club on Tuesday morning after the team lost nine of its first 12 matches and was replaced immediately by a far more illustrious and colorful name. "I'm very happy to be here," Gregory said in an interview with radio station 103FM. "I've always wanted to coach in Israel and I was offered this position last year but I refused because I had commitments in London. However, I got the opportunity once more and I took it." The 55-year-old was one of England's most promising coaches at the turn of the decade, but struggles on - and especially off - the field, have seen him coach for just one season in more than six years. The fact that even Nazareth was only willing to hand him a contract until the end season says it all. In December 2002, the English FA opened an investigation into some of Gregory's foreign signings at Villa, believed to be Bosko Balaban, Ozalan Alpay and Juan Pablo Angel. Three months later, Gregory was suspended before being sacked from his position as Derby County manager, with an official statement from the club reading: "As has been widely reported recently, serious allegations have been made against John Gregory. "These allegations have had a major adverse effect on the club and, in the light of these and in order to expedite a thorough, fair and objective investigation, the club has decided to suspend John Gregory while the investigation is undertaken." Gregory subsequently sued Derby before eventually dropping his High Court action against the Rams after settling for a sum widely reported to be close to £1 million. In September 2006, he was handed another chance by QPR, but lasted just one year at the London club and has since been out of coaching. Gregory held his first training session at Nazareth on Tuesday and faces Betar Jerusalem in his first match at the helm on Saturday. "People will say I'm crazy, but the English like an underdog and like a challenge," Gregory said. "The team is in a very difficult situation, but we want to stay in the league. There is plenty of work to be done, but I'm really happy to be connected with this club and I'm looking forward to the next six months." www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260181026155&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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