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GARRY’S PEP TALK IS PURE BREATH OF FRESH AIR

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The LeaguePaper Team
1 December 2019

JUSTIFIED or not, it was refreshing to hear Garry Monk speak so candidly about his frosty relationship with Pep Clotet. Assistant to Monk at Swansea, Leeds and Birmingham, the Spaniard took control at St Andrew’s when Monk was dismissed in the summer.
“I didn’t listen to a lot of people in football circles who warned me about him,” said the Sheffield Wednesday boss, who was sacked over allegations he had demanded the use of his chosen agent in all transfer dealings.
“That’s an error of judgement from myself.
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