hiː wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðə dʒˈɑːb fˈʊltˈaɪm ɪlˈɛvən dˈeɪz lˈeɪɾɚ ænd fɚðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə sˈiːzən hiː səksˈɛsfəli stˈɪɹd ðə klˈʌb ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌm ɐ ɹˌɛlᵻɡˈeɪʃən bˈæɾəl, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ tˈɛnθ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən sˈiːzən ɪnðə dᵻvˈɪʒən tˈuː.
He was given the job full-time 11 days later and for the rest of the season he successfully steered the club away from a relegation battle, finishing 10th in the 1986–87 season in the Division Two.