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Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... it's not actually happening," added Megson."I've worked with directors of football before. "With John Rudge at Stoke it was never an issue because he was always on the manager's side."If the manager is not directing the football anyway then I don't see who should be doing it. "It's a difficult job and that situation just makes it impossible."
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Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
... but it's not actually happening," he added."I've worked with directors of football before."With John Rudge at Stoke it was never an issue because he was always on the manager's side."If the manager is not directing the football anyway then I don't see who should be doing it. "It's a difficult job and that situation just makes it impossible."
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BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... from the start and respect each other."These sentiments are backed by Stoke director of football John Rudge who, in tandem with manager Tony Pulis, helped the club secure promotion to the Premier League last season.He told the BBC: "I'm working with someone I get on really well with in Tony and I hope I can just help by taking the strain off him, because I know exactly what it's like...
