Contract extension kicks in for coach By Frank Dell'apa, Globe Staff, 10/28/2003 http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2003/10/28/contract_extension_kicks_in_for_coach/ Nicol doesn't need his space: He's content with flying under radar By Frank Dell'apa, Globe Staff, 10/28/2003 http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2003/10/28/nicol_doesnt_need_his_space/
Great news about Nicol. He's not flashy, but he knows how to coach. I thought he did a terrific job keeping the team upbeat and confident in his system during the winless streak.
Nicol is the anti-Hudson: he coaches and generally keeps his mouth shut re the media. Revs record in last 36 regular season matches: 17-9-10. And it could have been better!
Slightly OT: I was raiding a box of English league player card-packs, and one of the cards I ended up getting was Steve Nicol's...
After the 5-2 win over the MetroStars I asked Stevie if he had any regrets playing all his starters when Bob Bradley opted to rest his best guys. He laughed and said, "'If' is a funny word. We've got a saying in Scotland that goes like this: If my auntie had balls, she'd be my uncle." Next...
The Scots are full of great ones like that. My favorite, from someone's signature on a world football forum: "the Borders region of Scotland: where the women are men, and the sheep are bloody nervous!"