▁one ▁place ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Dick ov ▁led ▁Old ham ▁to ▁a ▁shock ▁ 3 – 2 ▁victory ▁against ▁Premier ▁League ▁team ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁fourth ▁round ▁but ▁res igned ▁on ▁ 3 ▁February , ▁primarily ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁team ' s ▁poor ▁league ▁form . ▁ ▁Don c aster ▁Ro vers ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Dick ov ▁was ▁appointed ▁manager ▁of ▁Don c aster ▁Ro vers , ▁who ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Championship ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁League ▁One ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season . ▁Don c aster ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁back ▁to ▁League ▁One ▁after ▁just ▁one ▁season ▁following ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁final ▁day ▁defeat ▁to ▁Le ic ester ▁City . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Dick ov ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁Don c aster ▁manager ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁performances . ▁ ▁Style ▁of ▁play ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁stri ker , ▁Dick ov ▁was ▁better ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ten acity ▁than ▁his ▁goal - sc oring ▁explo its . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Independent ▁on ▁Sunday ▁he ▁provided ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁his ▁playing ▁style : ▁" The ▁ability ▁to ▁battle ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁parts ▁of ▁my ▁game . ▁I ▁know ▁my ▁limits . ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁the ▁sort ▁who ▁gets ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁is