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Coaching return for Holmes?
The 38-year-old, who spent four years as player-coach with the Magpies after joining in 2000, is well respected by the Avenue Stadium faithful and director of football Shaun Brooks. And with an FA Coaching Badge already on his CV, Holmes could see Dorchester as the perfect place to step up from the soccer schools he runs in the Dorset and Hampshire areas. The ex-Magpie is set to appear in the county town today to watch Brooks' men in action against Bromley (3pm) in a game that club owner Eddie Mitchell has targeted with the Bring a Friend' initiative. Should the attendance reach 1,000 Mitchell has promised to reimburse all tickets purchased on the day. Attending with his family, Holmes is expected to make the draw that will see one lucky supporter win a pair of Premier League tickets at Portsmouth, plus £100 cash or the choice of a Dorchester season ticket. The former Charlton Athletic and West Ham player, who also featured for Blackburn Rovers during their Premier League title-winning season of 1994/95 and made two Champions League appearances in the following campaign, is believed to be interested in hosting a mini-soccer tournament at the ground in the near future. After his playing career in the higher reaches of English League football was ended by a tackle from Kevin Muscat, the midfielder dropped down into non-League football with Dorchester and took up the combined roles of player and coach. And Holmes will be sure to bring a wealth of experience and know-how on to the Magpies' training ground should a deal materialise. |
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