Very odd appointments by Dundalk, IMO.
Yes Vinny Perth has been Kenny's understudy for many years and will have an intimate knowledge of how he managed the club, but Perth has no managerial experience. I would've thought the logical choice would've been to bring in a manager of a serious calibre (and Dundalk can well afford to do so) and have Perth heavily involved so the status quo remains largely the same and Dundalk continue to drive forward.
Perhaps the most bewildering aspect of the whole announcement is John Gill's inclusion. Obviously he has the PRO licence so that ticks the badges box, but it seems like such a marriage of convenience / lazy option and little else. I heard Gill described as a cancer in his stint as assistant manager at Drogheda United under Pete Mahon and lets be honest, he hasn't exactly gone on to uproot any trees since winning the First Division with Dundalk a long time ago.
With where Dundalk are now as a club, surely they could've done better than Perth, Gill and Higgins? It seems a bit beneath them and underwhelming.
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