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BIG INTERVIEW: DAVID FLITCROFT

BIG INTERVIEW: DAVID FLITCROFT

By Chris Dunlavy

EAGER FOR SUCCESS: Swindon Town boss David Flitcroft
PICTURE: Action Images

DAVID Flitcroft had barely cleared his desk at Bury when the phone in his pocket buzzed. The man on the other end? Sam Allardyce.
“Big Sam’s one of my mentors,” explains the 43-year-old, now in charge at Swindon after being sacked by the Shakers in November.
“We live in the same village near Bolton and whenever I’ve needed guidance he’s always been there for me.
“He’s there for everyone, to be honest. Sam’s a massive advocate of coaching ta...

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