Now he’s doing for real at Vauxhall Motors – and it turns out he’s pretty good.
Before kick-off in yesterday’s visit of Avro, the Motormen occupied top spot in the Northern Premier League’s West Division after winning 11 of their first 15 matches.
“I felt ready,” Holmes told The NLP. “I’d been coaching for a long time, kids at first and then adults, and I was getting to a point where I was questioning managers I was playing for.”
The 35-year-old took charge for the first time last October with the team third-bottom in the table following defeats in six of their opening ten games.
After leading the Ellesmere Port-based outfit to two promotions since rejoining the National League System in 2018, popular boss Mick Mcgraa had left for Bootle and the campaign needed a reset.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 10, 2024 من The Non-League Football Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 10, 2024 من The Non-League Football Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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REBELS YELL FOR GREAT CAUSE
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FLEET IN BOSS HUNT...AGAIN!
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ALPORT GO ON THE ATTACK TO SEAL PLACE IN LAST 32!
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BRILLIANT BECKWITH INSPIRES LEADERS
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BARDS DO THE HARD YARDS IN BIG WIN
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FREDDIE TREBLE TEES UP LATE WIN
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TIGERS & LIONS IN A TASTY SCRAP!
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GULLS SO QUICK TO PUNISH TOWN!
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LINNEY LOOKS UP FOR ALTY
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GLOVERS' RESPONSE SO TIMELY
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