The news that Paul Holleran is standing down was a shock and a blow. In days of rapid managerial turnover he has served the club for 16 years and his long spell in charge was recently featured on BBC TV.
Paul has a marvellous contacts book and has developed many under rated players who have gone on to greater things, e.g., Colby Bishop at Portsmouth. Danny Newton writing on X was full of praise for how Paul had rebooted his career.
Danny Newton said: 'The word legend for this man is an understatement Signed me when I was close to packing it all in. Gave me belief, advice and endless opportunity to discover my abilities that sparked my career. What a man! I am for ever grateful.'
I understand that Paul has some health challenges and I wish him well with those.
We will not see his like again. I hope that someone on the board is filling in the Cabinet Office forms for an appropriate honour.
What we must now try and do is find a manager who will stay with us for a while.
I might give my Paul Holleran mask one more outing!
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