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GARY: BOND CAN RESCUE SHRIMPERS

New Southend manager tipped to shine
By Chris Dunlavy

STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS: Tottenham assistant manager Kevin Bond, left, issues instructions as boss Harry Redknapp looks on
PICTURE: PA Images

KEVIN Bond has been backed to save Southend United from relegation to League Two -by a player who twice won promotion under his guidance.
Gary O’Neil worked with Bond at Portsmouth and Queens Park Rangers, when the 61-year-old was assistant to Harry Redknapp.
Both clubs battled their way out of the Championship, and O’Neil says his old coach will restore the feel-good factor to a...

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