- Steve Bleasdale
Steve Bleasdale is a
football manager , currently in his second spell with Leigh RMI. He has also managedBangor City andFootball League sidePeterborough United .Early years
Before entering management at Peterborough United, he was assistant manager to Mark Wright at Chester City when they won promotion from the
Nationwide Conference in 2003-04. He was brought to the Posh again by Wright when he was appointed manager in the close season of 2005, after a spell as manager ofLeigh RMI during the 2004-05 season.Managerial career
Peterborough United and 'Big Ron Manager'
After an excellent start, winning five of his first seven games in charge, the club suffered a downturn in form with just one win in seven games. He quit just an hour before Posh's game with Macclesfield Town, claiming that others had been interfering with the team, in particular
Ron Atkinson who had been brought to the club in a "Football Troubleshooting" capacity by Sky Television who were making a documentary for their channelSky One called "Big Ron Manager ". As a manager, Steve favoured the long-ball game and tried to ensure his players would not be afraid to get stuck into the opposition when needs be. As Steve himself famously says "When its a battle, you f**king battle!"After resigning, Bleasdale tried to regain his job by withdrawing his resignation but Director Of Football
Barry Fry refused to have him back at Peterborough. The two then came to a financial settlement.Bangor City
He was appointed Bangor boss in November 2006. After leading Bangor to a mid-table finish in the
Welsh Premier League in the 2006-07 season he resigned as manager on April 30th 2007, citing the inability to sign English based players and long travelling times from hisLiverpool home as his reasons. Moving closer to home Steve has been appointed as Leigh RMI manager for the second time in October 2007. Since then the club has changed its name to Leigh Genesis, and begun signing full time players, ahead of the 2008-2009 season.Coaching badges
Bleasdale has obtained both the
UEFA A and Pro licences, which makes him one of the highest qualified coaches in the English football pyramid outside of thePremier League .cite web
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