I see on the OS the academy coaches of Chris Brown and Lee Riley have both got their A licences now, for which we should congratulate them. It's great to see two young coaches learning their trade at Dale and being developed, which is good both for them and their players.
I don't know much about Lee, but from what I know and remember about Chris could he actually be a future Dale manager in the making? He's been at Dale for nearly all his career - an academy graduate himself who was a pro at the club, although he didn't really make it as a player in the game. From talking to him at this time he seemed very knowledgeable and astute at that time even if he wasn't blessed with with perhaps the physicality to progress in the pro game as a player. He now seems to be doing a good job with the academy in his role there (along with the rest of the team he works with and under).
So whilst I'm in no hurry to move on from Hill, it is good to see that we have people in place to continue what has been started and that coaches have the chance to move up too. I'm also not saying he should be the next manager, or even the one after that - there are other better suited candidates in the club at the moment to take over from within as and when Hill goes. It just saying I wouldn't be surprised if he rose through the levels over time.
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