Magpies appoint Curle, while duo follow Allen out of club
NOTTS County today appointed Keith Curle as their new manager.
Curle, 48, succeeds Martin Allen, who was sacked two days ago, at Meadow Lane.
The Magpies have appointed Colin Lee and Colin West to Curle's backroom team, after relieving Allen's assistant Carl Muggleton and first-team coach John Schofield of their duties today.
Chris Kiwomya has also joined the club in a new role of development squad manager and Kevin Pilkington has returned as goalkeeping coach.
Curle was capped three times by England as a player and was a club record signing for Manchester City in 1991 when they paid £2.5m to sign him from Wimbledon.
He began his managerial career at Mansfield Town in December 2002 and led the Stags to a play-off final in his only full season in charge at Field Mill.
He has also managed Chester City and Torquay United, but has not managed since leaving Plainmoor in 2007.
Since then, Curle has coached at Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers under the management of former Magpies' manager Neil Warnock.
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by marcus_domus
Tuesday, February 21 2012, 1:57PM
“by staggydel
you County fans need to realise, he did inherit some very decent young Players at Field Mill.. Lawrence, Williamson, Hassel, Disley etc
Exactly! His one success along a trail of disasters was with someone else's team. No doubt you'll be laughing your heads off when he takes us down.”
by Craigwigan
Tuesday, February 21 2012, 9:28AM
“GREAT BACK ROOM STAFF COLIN LEE ECT CAN SEE ALLEN FINISHING SOME WEAR LIKE ILSON FC GREAT EREWASH CANAL 4 WALKING HIS DOG TO COTMANHAY HIS TRUE LEVAL TALK THE TALK TILL YOUR CAUGHT THATS ALLEN”
by staggydel
Monday, February 20 2012, 9:43PM
“There's a VERY striking resemblance to the way KC has been appointed at NCFC, to the way he got the job at MTFC. He was at games `WATCHING` before Watkiss was sacked & then walked straight into the post. Seems he's also been in the stands at Meadow Lane `WATCHING` & yet again has walked straight into the post... VERY STRANGE? Don't get me wrong, he was a decent Manager, got the team playing attractive football & our gates nearly doubled, BUT some Players will not survive. He will not tolerate anyone who questions him & is a stickler for discipline. Any Player that answers back or has an opinion will be out of the door!!! Good luck to him, but you County fans need to realise, he did inherit some very decent young Players at Field Mill.. Lawrence, Williamson, Hassel, Disley etc etc. Can't remember him actually signing many decent Players, though he might be far better having worked with NW for so long.”
by russmental
Monday, February 20 2012, 8:02PM
“i really thought you would do well under allen and get into the championship.can't understand the appointment of curle who seems to me very inexperienced.anyway good luck for the rest of the season because he surely can't be any worse than mcclaren!and as loyal fans that you are,you will support him.......forest fan”
by Craigwigan
Monday, February 20 2012, 7:36PM
“GREAT SIGNING FOR THE 3K WHEELBARROW ARMY”
by Lincolnpie
Monday, February 20 2012, 6:59PM
“Martins”
by Lincolnpie
Monday, February 20 2012, 6:57PM
“Matrons gone and Keiths arrived. This club will be here ling after the Trews and K.C have left. Let's all unite behind the team.
U PIIIIESS..”
by countytilldie
Monday, February 20 2012, 6:46PM
“lets just hope warnocks rubbed off on him,and keith takes us to two executive promotions.”
by MunichMagpie
Monday, February 20 2012, 6:21PM
“countytillidie:
Of course we have to get behind him, but it is difficult to give off any other than negative vibes when we have appointed a man with a proven track record of taking teams down and not up.
We will see.
COYP!!”
by MunichMagpie
Monday, February 20 2012, 5:57PM
“Well, he was cleared of that charge of bullying, but you know what they say about no smoke.....”