Phil Brown
Phil Brown
Philip "Phil" Brownis an English former professional footballer, coach and manager. He is currently manager of League One club Southend United. As a player, Brown was a right-back who made over six hundred league appearances in an eighteen-year career, but never made it to the top flight. However, as a manager, he became the first to lead Hull City to the top division in their 104-year history, winning the Championship play-offs in 2008 after a 1–0 win against Bristol City...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth30 May 1959
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We weren't funding the (gang outreach) program much anyway.
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There would be no better man to replace Eriksson. Sam would have no problems dropping big-name players.
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I was beginning to think either my managerial career or Pride Park was cursed.
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You learn to live with uncertainty. But the important thing is to keep our focus. That's one of the things we do out here better than anyone else. Our success rate is unparalleled.
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But we became bigger and stronger then, ... I expect us to be larger and stronger after this.
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May 13 was a pretty dark day ... it was a gut punch, ... We weren't expecting it. We didn't know how to react.
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There are only 24 of them, but if they were to leave it could have a domino effect on the airport and the region. They are incredibly valuable for this unit, and the city.
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We are so thankful for the community support we received, ... To drive around and see 'Save the 179th' signs in yards and businesses -- it's heartwarming.
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Fadiga will bring flair, class and a left-sided balance. I know him from my time at Bolton and he knows the way I work,
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It was a hard game for Adam to be thrown in but he showed some nice touches. It was perhaps a little unfair on him but, hopefully, he'll have learned something from the game that he and we can benefit from in the future.
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It's something where you can't take a risk with a player.
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It may look white on Christmas morning with frost on the grass but there's no chance of any snow.
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It takes us three days to get ready to deploy overseas, ... It took us only six hours to get four C-130s ready to head south. That was probably one of the busiest days we've ever had out here. But it's a challenge and we live up to our challenges.
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I told my players that if we frustrated Leeds there was a strong possibility their crowd would turn against them, ... But we came up against an in-form striker who stuck the three chances he had away and after that it was damage limitation.