‘IF WE COULDN’T COMPETE TO GO UP, I WOULDN’T BE HERE NOW!’

BIG INTERVIEW: PAUL HECKINGBOTTOM
By Chris Dunlavy

SUCCESS: Promotion with Sheff United

PAUL Heckingbottom, it’s probably fair to say, is nobody’s idea of a dream managerial appointment.
He’s not renowned for sexy football like Jurgen and Pep. He isn’t a 30-year-old wonder-coach out of a Premier League academy. He doesn’t have the raw charisma of a Jose Mourinho.
“Yeah, but you’ve got to go courting the media to get a reputation like that,” shrugs the former Barnsley, Leeds and Sheffield United boss, who last week replac...

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