Wish I'd had his job...

[Lifelong supporter]

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[Donnywolf]

My biggest regret in life

I wanted to be a Sports journalist from 1967.

I think I got every job I had an interview for except the one at Doncaster Evening Post on North Bridge. It was for a job not related to writing for the public but I saw it as a way in to the organisation

I didnt get it and "settled" for the fact I would never get to follow Rovers everywhere writing about their exploits. Another regret ? I should never have settled at that point

[graingrover]

He knows more than any other journalist about the club ,except perhaps John Coyle who has a treasure trove of documentation .
The Queen has know 14 Prime Ministers about the same number of Managers that Peter Catt has seen come through DRFC .
I have just checked it out and reckon he has known 40 Rovers Managers .

[NickDRFC]

He knows more than any other journalist about the club ,except perhaps John Coyle who has a treasure trove of documentation .
The Queen has know 14 Prime Ministers about the same number of Managers that Peter Catt has seen come through DRFC .
I have just checked it out and reckon he has known 40 Rovers Managers .

40 sounds a bit high to me - 50 years takes us back to 1970 and even though we went through a few managers in the 90s and haven’t been all that settled since SOD left I’d be surprised if it was as high as that, would have thought it was would be more like 30.

[Filo]

 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/listen-peter-catt-man-who-has-covered-doncaster-rovers-half-century-2547215

There’s nothing like a bit of self promotion 😜

[Guernsey Exile]

He knows more than any other journalist about the club ,except perhaps John Coyle who has a treasure trove of documentation .
The Queen has know 14 Prime Ministers about the same number of Managers that Peter Catt has seen come through DRFC .
I have just checked it out and reckon he has known 40 Rovers Managers .

40 sounds a bit high to me - 50 years takes us back to 1970 and even though we went through a few managers in the 90s and haven’t been all that settled since SOD left I’d be surprised if it was as high as that, would have thought it was would be more like 30.

Name them ;-)

[Filo]

31 managers since 1970, if you don’t count the ones that managed us twice

[DonnyBazR0ver]

There will be clubs with alot more than that.

[silent majority]

 https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/listen-peter-catt-man-who-has-covered-doncaster-rovers-half-century-2547215

Is he a mate of yours? You seem to promote a lot of his work.

[Draytonian III]

To me he’s always given a proper account of the matches , when Steve Hossack used to be at Belle Vue he used to ask those around him who had scored, which I know is a fact . I’m not saying anything personal against Steve Hossack but he was a bigger rugby and tennis fan, I think his wife was involved with Doncaster Tennis Club

[craigdrfc]

Lost all respect for Hossack after he allowed himself to become a mouthpiece for Richardson and Weaver.

[IDM]

There will be clubs with alot more than that.

Leeds under Cellino had the revolving door to the manager’s office..

[Highland Rover]

 Went to school with Peter at Hatfield Woodhouse Primary and then Thorne Grammar,  as seen in the 1959 School  photo !!
 Enjoyed his Rovers reporting over the years

[Campsall rover]

31 managers since 1970, if you don’t count the ones that managed us twice

Who have I missed as can only think of the following?
1)  McMenemy
2)  Setters
3)  Anderson
4)  Bremner
5)  Cusack
6)  McKay
7)  Beaglehole
8)  Bremner ( 2nd spell )
9)  Atkins I
10) Chung
11) Dixon
12) Cowling
13) Weaver ( think he counts as a manager !!!!!! )
14) Begara
15) Snodin I
16) Wignall
17) Penney / Atkins M
18) Penney
19) O’Driscoll
20) Saunders
21) Flynn
22) Dickov
23) Jones
24) Ferguson
25) McCann
26) Moore
Not sure if Lewer, Wignalls assistant took over for a very short time when Wignall was sacked if so that’s 27.
Who are the other 4. Possibly Ken Richardson himself was manager 4 times.  or he appointed 4 other managers for a least a week each.

[Campsall rover]

Just answered my own question by googling it.

Caretaker managers Quigley, Knowles, Kinnear, Cunningham, Colin Richardson & Mickey Walker.
Lewer wasn’t.
Did not know Quigley had taken over after Setters got sacked.
Or remember Colin Richardson. The others i had forgotten about.

[Draytonian III]

I make that 11 internationals out of that 31 ,but no goalkeeper amongst them

[Draytonian III]

Oops 10 not 11, Setters was an assistant international manager not a player

[IDM]

How many were in World Cup finals squads.?

There are two I can see in Bremner (Scotland 1974) and Dixon (England 1986)..

[Filo]

How many were in World Cup finals squads.?

There are two I can see in Bremner (Scotland 1974) and Dixon (England 1986)..

Maurice Setters 1958

[graingrover]

         
Jamaica Darren Moore   July 2019      
Northern Ireland Grant McCann   June 2018   June 2019   
Scotland Darren Ferguson   Oct 2015   June 2018   
England Rob Jones   Sept 2015   Oct 2015   Caretaker manager
Scotland Paul Dickov   May 2013   Sept 2015   
Wales Brian Flynn   Jan 2013   May 2013   
Wales Dean Saunders   Sept 2011   Jan 2013   
Republic of Ireland Sean O'Driscoll   Sept 2006   Sept 2011   
England Mickey Walker   Sept 2006      Caretaker manager
England Dave Penney   Jan 2002   Aug 2006   
England Steve Wignall   May 2000   Jan 2002   
England Dave Penney/
England Mark Atkins   Apr 2000   May 2000   Player/caretaker managers
England Ian Snodin   Aug 1998   Apr 2000   Player/manager
England Mark Weaver/
Uruguay Danny Bergara   Dec 1997   May 1998   Bergara was appointed Director of Football and worked alongside general manager Mark Weaver as the "management team"
Uruguay Danny Bergara   Nov 1997      
England Dave Cowling   Oct 1997      
England Colin Richardson[2]   Sep 1997      Caretaker manager
England Kerry Dixon   Aug 1996   Aug 1997   Player/manager
England Sammy Chung   Jul 1994   Aug 1996   
England Ian Atkins   Jan 1994   June 1994   Atkins made seven appearances during 1993–4 but was not a "player-manager"
Jamaica Tony Cunningham   Dec 1993   Jan 1994   Player/caretaker manager
England Steve Beaglehole   Nov 1991   Dec 1993   
Scotland Billy Bremner   June 1989   Nov 1991   
Republic of Ireland Joe Kinnear   Mar 1989   June 1989   
Scotland Dave Mackay   Dec 1987   Mar 1989   
England Dave Cusack   Oct 1985   Dec 1987   Player/manager
Scotland Billy Bremner   Nov 1979   Oct 1985   Bremner made 5 appearances for the club between 1980 and 1982
England Cyril Knowles   Nov 1979      Caretaker manager
England Stan Anderson   Feb 1975   Nov 1979   
Scotland Johnny Quigley   Nov 1974   Feb 1975   Caretaker manager
England Maurice Setters   June 1971   Nov 1974   
England Lawrie McMenemy   Nov 1968   May 1971   
England Jackie Bestall   Nov 1968      Caretaker manager
England George Raynor   June 1967   Nov 1968   
England Keith Kettleborough   Dec 1966   May 1967   Player/manager

[Campsall rover]

Bremner became manager of Rovers in Nov 78 not 79 as is shown on some info sites.