Mickey Lewis

[Guest]

Oxford United `legend` Mickey Lewis has been appointed first-team coach of British Gas Business Southern League Division One South & West club Abingdon United.

 

Lewis, who played, coached and managed at Oxford, has been out of football since he was controversially pushed out as coach at Coca-Cola League One side Doncaster Rovers earlier this season.

 

One of his first jobs will be to sort out a defence that has conceded thirteen goals in their last two outings - Saturday's 8-4 FA Trophy drubbing at Hemel Hempstead Town was followed by Tuesday's 5-2 defeat against Burnham.

 

Abingdon manager Andy Slater, whose side host high-flyers Swindon Supermarine on Saturday, says his players need to toughen up.

 

"On Tuesday, all five goals were down to individual mistakes, said Slater.

 

"They were schoolboy errors. We need to get back to basics. We're a young side and I think we have been a bit naive.

 

"It is fantastic to have him Mickey on board. He has got a lot of enthusiasm and a wealth of experience from the professional game."

[Matt]

Good luck to him... if only we were more stable (and with money to be able to pay him!) then that would have been a great capture for us to work alongside West and Wilkinson.

[Guest]

i was talking about mickey looking for a job a month or so ago but was poo pooed and was told that he woudn't be interested in football at sloughs level , so all you detractors (you know who you are ) i hope you like humble pie , as i said at the time mickey loves football he doesn't care where he does it just so long as he does it. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/argue.gif" alt="" />

[BFR]

Do you have a persecution complex Mr Trucker?

 

You indeed mentioned bringing Lewis back in after the Bromley match but not a single person on this forum 'poo pooed' the idea, nor did they suggest 'he wouldn't be interested in football at Sloughs level' although on the second point, the fact he has gone to a level below Slough doesn't completely rule it out!