Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Peter Reid - you're awesome


We're straying a bit here from the usual geeky fare.
However, I just want to give genuine thanks to Peter Reid, the current (at time of writing) manager of my football club Plymouth Argyle.
This time last year we hired him, having been relegated into League One.
Now, we have fallen into League Two and my respect for him is immense.
On the face of it, this might seem very odd. However, the club have had severe financial problems.
Our most important away fixtures have been in the Royal Courts of Justice, pleading against winding-up orders for unpaid tax bills.
Players and backroom staff alike have not been paid.
The majority shareholder has been disinterested in stepping in to help protect his investment.
Some managers would have jumped ship.
Not Peter Reid. Instead he's been paying the heating bills out of his own pocket and seemingly doing everything he can to keep the club afloat.
He has no connection to the region that I'm aware of so this isn't part of any boyhood love for the club. This is his professionalism. His desire to the job he's been hired to do (even when he hasn't been paid for it).
There is some speculation that he might be lured away. And, if he does, I'm ok with that because when the club needed a solid friend, a rock, he was there.
God bless you, Peter Reid.

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