Talk:Dario Gradi

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Something wrong with the dates[edit]

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As a footballer, he played for Sutton United, playing in the FA Cup tie against Leeds United in 1970, and Tooting & Mitcham United before moving to Loughborough University to train as a teacher of physical education between 1960 and 1963.

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The dates here contradict each other. I don't know exact dates, but he trained as a PE teacher first, then played for Sutton. He was my PE teacher at Glyn Grammar School in Epsom, just a few miles from Sutton, around 1965 or so. Colonies Chris 10:47, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I presume he trained as a teacher before playing for Sutton, etc. 1960-63 would be about the right dates as he'd have been about 19 when starting the course, and it would tie in with teaching you about '65. I suppose the error is in saying "before moving to Loughborough University..." (which wasn't a full-fledged university at that time, anyway). I'll rearrange that section. -- Arwel (talk) 11:16, 17 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have done a little work on this section, including finding references. They suggest he had more than one spell at Sutton, both before he went to Loughborough and much later at the end of the 1970s. Paul W (talk) 10:31, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Current status[edit]

Apologies, I might have dived into editing the page a bit hastily, however it is still factually incorrect to say that Dario is no longer manager. This is referenced on both BBC sport (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/6273042.stm) and was confirmed by the chairman on BBC Radio Stoke.

Managerial Stats[edit]

Is there really any need for two entries for Crewe, as he was still manager of Crewe while he was having surgery? Would it be better to have

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	L	D	Win %
Wimbledon		January 5 1978	January 1 1981	171	63	61	47	36.84
Crystal Palace		February 1 1981	November 10 1981	27	6	18	3	22.22
Crewe Alexandra		June 1 1983	Present	1242	462	476	304	37.20

instead? glennb28 t • c 18:34, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, Neil Baker was only the acting manager. -- Arwel (talk) 21:10, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

After two weeks, only positive comments left, Done (with updated games - 1244) glennb28 t • c 11:43, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sutton United management[edit]

The official history of Sutton United here says (in para 5) that Dario Gradi managed the club. I know this to be true, but I'm unsure of the dates so cannot add it in. —Half Price 18:12, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And the start of this video further confirms things, but I still need a proper source. —Half Price 22:51, 5 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Sutton United manager post is included in a 2004 profile/timeline on the Crewe Alexandra website. Reference added. Paul W (talk) 10:29, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Clean-up and expansion[edit]

I have started a concerted effort to improve this article, adding citations and reorganising content. All help gratefully accepted. Paul W (talk) 11:45, 28 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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