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Leeds United: Curle turned down chance to join the Whites
Keith Curle.
New Notts County manager Keith Curle has revealed that he turned down the chance to join Neil Warnock’s backroom team at Leeds United.
Curle rejected an offer to be part of United’s coaching staff in order to make a return to frontline management at Meadow Lane.
The former Mansfield Town, Chester City and Torquay United boss coached under Warnock at Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers but he took charge of Notts County on Monday after the League One club sacked Martin Allen.
Curle said: “Neil wanted me with him but I told him there was a possibility of me going for the job (at Notts County).
“I’ve been successful with Neil but I’ve always had the desire to be a number one again.
“In my first two jobs I made mistakes and I knew that I needed to learn the finer points of management again.
“I assisted Neil, used every day as a learning day from his day-to-day involvement in and around the football club. This ranged from how he deals with the press, his media image, but ultimately winning football matches.”
Former Notts County defender Mick Jones has been named as Warnock’s assistant at Leeds having occupied the same position at QPR.
Jones and Curle both left Loftus Road after Warnock was sacked by Rangers midway through the January transfer window.
United’s new boss plans to make further additions to his backroom team in preparation for the rest of the season.
Warnock said: “Mick will be with me as assistant and I’ll be making a couple of appointments.”
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JoSePh4
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:46 AMcan't say im too bothered, there is always someone ele
mccarthy
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 11:46 AMi take it Ken Bates did not spring to mind when he made his decision????????
1leeds_lad
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:18 AMWith our comical central defenders, instead of a position on the coaching staff, maybe we should have offered Curle a zimmer frame and a place in the starting line up.
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