This began to change, however, in 1982 with the appointment of [Dario Gradi]? as manager. A shrewd tactician with a reputation for getting the most from his young players Gradi led his charges to the unprecedented height of Division One and kept his team there, despite a club income on which many more lowly clubs could not survive. At the time of writing (2001), Gradi is the longest serving manager in English league football. |
This began to change, however, in 1982 with the appointment of [Dario Gradi]? as manager. A shrewd tactician with a reputation for getting the most from his young players Gradi led his charges to the unprecedented height of Division One and kept his team there, despite a club income on which many more lowly clubs could not survive. At the time of writing (2001), Gradi is the longest serving manager in English league football, celebrating his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe on November 20, 2001. |