Billy Davies to take charge of first Scottish match in TWENTY FIVE years this afternoon
BACK AT IT Billy Davies to take charge of first Scottish match in TWENTY FIVE years this afternoon
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BILLY DAVIES will take charge of his first Scottish match for 25 years this afternoon.
Morton boss Dougie Imrie has been forced to miss the Cappielow side's home Championship opener against Dunfermline for family reasons.
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Dougie Imrie misses the clash for family reasons
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Dougie Imrie and Biilly Davies
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Billy Davies returns to football
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And that means a sudden temporary elevation to the top job for veteran former Motherwell, Derby and Nottingham Forest gaffer Davies, who made a surprise return to the Scottish game when he joined as the club's new technical head coach last month.
It's an unfortunate piece of early season turmoil for the Greenock side, who yesterday added veteran striker Eamonn Brophy to their squad on a two-year deal.
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