DECEMBER 29, 1996 is a long time ago. I was 28 years of age. On that day, I walked into the dressing room of Kingstonian FC and presided over my first game as a football manager.
I told the lads that I wanted to play an attacking, possession- based game, where we were brave to be on the ball and positive in our play. Shots and crosses; that’s what I told them I valued. The outcome was a 4-4 draw. My second game ended in exactly the same result.
It was open and it was exciting, for sure. But the club was at the bottom of the league and we needed to grind out some wins to s...