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Club News 19 February 2022

DOF: You always want to provide options

Director of football David Holdsworth spoke more about the mechanics of the January transfer window as the new arrivals continue to bed in and get on with the job of bringing positive results through...

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Club News 18 February 2022

DOF: It was a tough month

With ins, outs, a renewed short-term deal and a first pro contract for a second-year scholar, January brought us 18 separate pieces of transfer or contract activity as manager Keith Millen looked to...

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Club News 15 October 2021

DOF: I understand the frustration our fans feel

Sitting too close to the bottom of the table is never a nice place to be, but director of football David Holdsworth insisted at his Thursday press conference that talk of a struggle against relegation...

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Club News 14 October 2021

DOF: The nature of the beast

Parting ways with a head coach or manager is never an easy thing to do, whatever the circumstance, and director of football David Holdsworth admitted this week that his call to outgoing boss Chris...

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Club News 14 October 2021

DOF: It's not something we can rush

It stands to reason that the departure of any manager or head coach triggers the process of appointing a replacement, and with the season almost a quarter done it also stands to reason that the Blues...

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Club News 7 September 2021

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL: There are those players available

With the summer transfer window now behind us it leaves a number of players – in some cases well-known names – without clubs and with their immediate futures in a state of some uncertainty.

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Club News 6 September 2021

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL: It was stopped very sharply

Director of football David Holdsworth confirmed ahead of the game on Saturday that he’d headed off a potential bid for captain Callum Guy during the summer transfer window, with the intention of...

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Club News 5 September 2021

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL: We worked until the minute it closed

United’s director of football David Holdsworth sat with the local press ahead of kick-off on Saturday to talk all things transfer window, with the summer 2021 version having just closed.

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Club News 27 July 2021

GEORGE MELLING: United help to raise vital funds

United’s friendly fixture against Kendal last Wednesday evening provided an excellent opportunity to raise more funds for former Town player George Melling, who announced in February that he was...

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Club News 7 June 2021

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL: We feel really positive about where we are

United’s director of football David Holdsworth confirmed today that work is ongoing behind the scenes as the football department looks to add to the squad ahead of the new campaign, with talks with...

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Club News 13 May 2021

KITCHEN REBELS: Another strong local partnership

Having already announced a fantastic new partnership with Thomas Graham, who will be our front-of-shirt sponsors for the 2021/22 season, we are delighted to confirm that we will be keeping it local...

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Club News 23 April 2021

DoF: They will be launched early to mid-June

With United’s front of shirt sponsor changing to local firm Thomas Graham next season, director of football David Holdsworth went on record this week with a thank you to EWM, who had held the...

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