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« Reply #15 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 12:31:56 »

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DENNIS WISE has had a dig at Gareth Southgate by claiming rookie managers should all start at the bottom, writes GARY PAYNE.

New Swindon boss Wise led Millwall to the 2004 FA Cup final as player-manager.

He then turned down offers from Premiership clubs to learn the ropes the ‘proper’ way.

But Southgate took over Middlesbrough in June despite lacking the coaching badges required to manage in the top flight.

And Wise, 39, said: "I’m here to learn and it is only right I do it at the bottom and work up.

"I believe in taking all the coaching badges and working my way up the ladder that way.

"I was offered a much bigger job when I left Millwall but it wasn’t the right time."

And now the former Chelsea star could not be happier learning his trade in League Two.

He said: "I wanted to run the whole shebang. At some clubs you don’t get that opportunity."

i love it when papers do that because wise hasnt actually mentioned southgates name in that article once
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 16:40:10 »

yet another article...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/5239370.stm


Management the way ahead for Wise
By Andrew McKenzie

Swindon boss Dennis Wise
Wise turned down a playing deal with Coventry
Former Chelsea and England midfielder Dennis Wise has admitted his playing days are numbered.

Wise ended the season with some star performances for Coventry, but he rejected a new deal to drop down to League Two as Swindon's player-manager.

"Other clubs wanted me to play but these old legs can't go on much longer," said Wise, who will be 40 years old in December.

"They might do a little bit more this year but after that I don't think so."

This will be Wise's second stab at management.

The first - a 19-month stint with Millwall - ended in May last year in acrimonious circumstances following a failure to see eye-to-eye with chairman Jeff Burnige.

He turned down management offers and spent the 2005-2006 season playing for Southampton and then Coventry, where he finished the campaign in fine form.

But after taking Millwall to the 2003 FA Cup final and subsequently into Europe, some eyebrows were raised when Wise chose to take up the reins at Swindon.

Wise has no regrets about his decision to join a side newly relegated to the bottom tier of the Football League.

"I was offered a job in a higher league but it wasn't right," he added.

"I had a quiet chat with Swindon and they were expecting me to say 'no'.

"I asked for certain things: I wanted to run the whole lot and at a lot of clubs you don't get that. But Swindon gave me that opportunity and the chance to bring in the people I wanted.

"It's nice to feel wanted, they made me feel welcome, they wanted something different and they got something different."

So for the first time in his career Wise finds himself outside the top two divisions.

"It doesn't worry me," says Wise, who started his career at Southampton over 22 years ago.

"I'm looking forward to it. It's something different, we wanted to learn and we're going to learn.

"I enjoyed it at Millwall - we got to a Cup final and Europe - but I was more disappointed not to have got them in the play-offs because we should have got there.

"I made a couple of mistakes but you learn and hopefully I won't make too many more mistakes - I'll make some but not as many as before.

"I think it's only right that we do it from the bottom and work our way up. It will make you a better person. It would have been easy for me to take the other job."

Wise has been joined at the Robins by his former Chelsea team-mate Gus Poyet, who rejected the offer of a director of football role with the Uruguay national side to become Swindon's assistant manager.

But fans hoping to see the pair on the field could have a wait as their fitness work has had to take second place to their coaching responsibilities this summer.

Wise said: "Me and Gus will play if we have to. We have put everything into getting the players to do what we want them to do and it's hard to do both.

"Once they've got it themselves we can concentrate on doing some training ourselves and if we have to we'll throw ourselves on."

Another familiar face who could help form a dream midfield is former England international Paul Ince.

Ince is keen to take his first steps into coaching after leaving Wolves, and Wise has held talks with his old pal.

"He is going to think about it," said Wise. "He's a good friend and I get on very well with him.

"If he does come it will be a favour for me. He wants to get into coaching and he can do an awful lot at our place so we'll wait and see."

The high-profile presence of Wise and Poyet at the County Ground may have something to do with Swindon entering the season as one of the promotion favourites.

But with little money to play with and 16 first-team players in the final year of their contracts, Wise stresses this season is about consolidation.

"We haven't spent too much," he said. "We have a year of sussing the situation out and then really coming to terms with it.

"We have got to get to know the players a bit more and there will be new additions next year but I'm finished for this year."
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 21:54:51 »

I wonder who the 'other club' was?
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, August 3, 2006, 23:43:55 »

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there will be new additions next year


Exciting times ahead!   Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, August 4, 2006, 09:08:08 »

Good interview on Sky Sports "Football League Review" show about 5 minutes ago.

Referred to the 16 players in the last year of contracts, but dismissed the favourites tag for League Two. He said if not this year we would be looking for promotion next year for sure.

Had a dig at Franchise for buying the league two title, while he's going to get it on skill and no money  Smiley
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, August 4, 2006, 09:13:42 »

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Good interview on Sky Sports "Football League Review" show about 5 minutes ago.

Referred to the 16 players in the last year of contracts, but dismissed the favourites tag for League Two. He said if not this year we would be looking for promotion next year for sure.

Had a dig at Franchise for buying the league two title, while he's going to get it on skill and no money  Smiley


I don't think the Dons will win it at all.

City spent a fortune couple of seasons ago and look where that got them in comparison to us who spent next to nothing.

If they don't get promoted it will be a very expensive failure.
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, August 4, 2006, 09:19:17 »

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Good interview on Sky Sports "Football League Review" show about 5 minutes ago.

Referred to the 16 players in the last year of contracts, but dismissed the favourites tag for League Two. He said if not this year we would be looking for promotion next year for sure.

Had a dig at Franchise for buying the league two title, while he's going to get it on skill and no money  Smiley


I don't think the Dons will win it at all.

City spent a fortune couple of seasons ago and look where that got them in comparison to us who spent next to nothing.

If they don't get promoted it will be a very expensive failure.

And we really look forward to that day  Smiley
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, August 4, 2006, 09:42:16 »

Cheesy  Yes
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