When did chris Powell become assistant manager?

[Aeropars]

I quote form the mercury

But assistant manager Chris Powell is calling on the squad to make sure that they finish the job.

Have i missed something??

[Shrenchel]

BBC and all.

My link

[Aeropars]

I've googled it but be buggered if i can find anything out!

[Cobbo]

I imagine it's just poor journalism (incredibly poor from the Mercury's point of view (if indeed Powell is not AM)).

[Cobbo]

The OS states:

"City first team player/coach Chris Powell"

Which I would go by..

[Shrenchel]

Some goon at the press association dropped a bollocked no doubt. All these other planks do is Ctrl+V.

[Matt]

The OS states:

"City first team player/coach Chris Powell"

Which I would go by..

Not sure which is worse though, The OS or the local media.

[Guest DavidJCW]

They'll have messed it up as it was Powell who spoke to the media after the match, not Shakespeare who's our assistant.

Poor journalism, not a promotion for Powell.

[Simi]

Not sure which is worse though, The OS or the local media.

The OS got this one right though, no?

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

The Mercury are shite at just taking the time to find something out properly.

[Trav Le Bleu]

The OS got this one right though, no?

Yes.

Though it's right about the lazy journalists. I should know, having been one. (a journalist - not a lazy one.)

[hairy]

He said in a pre match chat on Saturday he had been given a managerial opportunity by NP. But I recall it was from the end of the season.

[Matt]

The OS got this one right though, no?

I'm not sure maybe the OS hasn't informed us/updated the site and he now is assistant manager?

But yes, you are probably right and on this occasion the OS is correct.

[glennthefox]

Seriously, god only knows how some of these idiots get jobs as journalists. Most of them can't check a simple fact, and they can't spell either (his name is at the bottom of the team sheet mate, its not hard).

What really riles me though, is when your local paper can't even get it right. I was somewhat suprised when I picked up the Mercury after the Cardiff match, flipped to a page with a picture of Waghorn and Oakley, looked at the caption, and read something along the lines of 'Martyn Waghorn celebrates his goal with Matty Fryatt'.....

[dandannieldanok]

What really riles me though, is when your local paper can't even get it right. I was somewhat suprised when I picked up the Mercury after the Cardiff match, flipped to a page with a picture of Waghorn and Oakley, looked at the caption, and proceeded to read something along the lines of 'Martyn Waghorn celebrates his goal with Matty Fryatt'.....

Yea I spotted that too, ridiculous really, happened plenty of times before this season too.

This latest gaffe is made worse by the fact that yesterday the mercury ran with a story quoting "assistant boss Craig Shakespeare".

[lcfcadam]

This latest gaffe is made worse by the fact that yesterday the mercury ran with a story quoting "assistant boss Craig Shakespeare".

I thought Craig Shakespeare was the assistant boss?

[Cobbo]

I thought Craig Shakespeare was the assistant boss?

He is, his point is that they called Shakespeare assistant manager one day & then Powell the next..

[00rawat]

Seriously, god only knows how some of these idiots get jobs as journalists. Most of them can't check a simple fact, and they can't spell either (his name is at the bottom of the team sheet mate, its not hard).

What really riles me though, is when your local paper can't even get it right. I was somewhat suprised when I picked up the Mercury after the Cardiff match, flipped to a page with a picture of Waghorn and Oakley, looked at the caption, and read something along the lines of 'Martyn Waghorn celebrates his goal with Matty Fryatt'.....

Same here