Swindon Appoint Dream Team Of Wise and Gus
Dennis Wise has been named as the new manager of Swindon Town with his former Chelsea teammate Gustavo Poyet being unveiled as his assistant.
Wise takes over from Iffy Onoura who has turned down an offer of a reduced role at the club and will now leave, possibly to be followed by fellow coaches Alan Reeves and Ian Woan.
Dennis Wise has some experience of management having led Millwall to an FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United during a turbulent 18 month spell in charge but is relatively untested in the lower divisions having played most of his career in the top flight, most notably for Wimbledon’s Crazy Gang and Chelsea.
The pair have verbally agreed to sign for Swindon and contracts are due to be drawn up later on Thursday at the County Ground.
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It amazes me that any club would employ Dennis “Cheekie Chappie” Wise in any role. His list of serious misdemeanours over the past twenty years are a testament to nothing but the willingness of football people to overlook thuggery and petulance as nothing but “character”.
Millwall did not get rid of a manager who took them to the FA Cup Final for nothing, Leicester did not sack a player for plain “high-jinx”.
There are many talented managers (young and old) currently out of work, without the board of a long-term financially struggling club appointing a “profile” boss.
Good luck to all at Swindon, you’ll need it… and after the wee git tries to take you to court after his inevitable sacking, your financial worries will return.
The inclusion of Gus Poyet in the management team (great player), reminds me somewhat (though loosely I admit) of Watford’s appointment of the Vialli dreamteam that was so distasterous a few years ago.