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McGuire Takes Frickley Helm

Toolstation Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Frickley Athletic have announced the appointment of Pat McGuire as their new manager.

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A former professional footballer, McGuire has playing experience at almost every level from SkyBet League One to the NCEL Premier Division, including a brief spell with Frickley back in 2010. He has spent the last five years managing Thackley AFC, where he was a former captain, leading them to the highest points total in the club’s history. He was able to help stabilise the club and build squads on low budgets to cement their position in the division through times of financial uncertainty, whilst leading them to a County Cup semi-final (curtailed due to COVID-19) and consecutive League Cup quarter-finals. McGuire was also captain of the Yorkshire international team where again, he made the step up to become head coach in 2022. Day-to-day, McGuire is in football on a full-time basis as the scholarship head coach for the under-19s at Bradford Park Avenue, and is having great success developing young players who are now being given opportunities in the Vanarama National League North side’s senior team. Joining McGuire will be Blake Campbell, who is head of scouting and recruitment analyst at Bradford Park Avenue. Campbell works extensively with EFL clubs as an opposition scout. A former rugby player with international honours, he also managed East FC in Australia, winning the Belgrave Cup and also has management experience as head coach of New England Academy. McGuire told https://frickleyathletic.co.uk: “Blake and I are delighted to be here at Frickley Athletic. The club has a long-term vision for success, centred around the community and youth development, which is exactly the kind of club we wanted to be a part of. “With Frickley having been higher up the football pyramid in recent years, we want to help the club get back to where it belongs and beyond, whilst creating opportunities for young players to develop and succeed in the game. “We look forward to working closely with Martin Beaumont and his successful under-23 side, to continue to strengthen the pathway for talented young players into senior football. There are good foundations here within the squad, and we are excited to take training on Tuesday and Thursday and meet the lads”.

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