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Secret Diary – 3-12 Sep

Monday 3 September A quieter day today as we haven’t played football for a while. Alan and I spent the day looking for Players. We went to Asda, Tescos, Sainsburys and finally Kwik Save before we found any. I bought 400 of them to keep me going for a while.…
Friday, 14 September 2001, 0:00

Addison And Nicholas In

Following on from John Hollins and Alan Curtis departure’s yesterday, the club called the press conference for 9.30 am this morning to announce the details of the new management team. Addison who has previously had spells with Newport County, Merthyr, Hereford United, Derby County, Yeovil, Athletico Madrid and Scarborough joins…
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 0:00

Views On Hollins: Part I

THE TESTIMONIAL VIEW I was firmly in the didn’t believe in him camp. I was fed up of watching a side that seemed devoid of tactics, defensive and unable to score goals. John Hollins, it is my personal belief, should have gone more than twelve months ago, maybe even two…
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 0:00

Views On Hollins: Part II

THE OTHER SIDE OF ‘NICE MAN’ JOHN Anyone who has read my contributions to the Swans mailing list will know how I feel about John Hollins.I feel he’s an inadequate leader of men, tactically naรƒยฏve and fundamentally flawed in all of the major tenets of modern football management.What’s kept him…
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 0:00

Views On Hollins:Part III

FROM INSIDE THE MANAGER’S OFFICE Some 3 weeks ago two members of the Supporters Trust met John Hollins to ask for players to be released for the forthcoming launch and to get his support for the Trust. Much to their surprise the meeting did not go as expected. We at…
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 0:00

Views On Hollins?

As we have mentioned, John Hollins seemed to be either loved or hated when he was in the Swansea City hot-seat. Which camp were you in? We want to present a balanced view and are aware that most people were either pro or anti-Hollins. Here are what people are saying…
Thursday, 13 September 2001, 0:00