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The Big Interview: Cole Skuse – Mick McCarthy was a key influence for the Bury Town boss

Bury Town boss Cole Skuse reflects on his journey from a 600-game EFL career to management and the lessons he learned from Mick McCarthy about getting the best out of his players.
Bury Town have enjoyed a storming start to their Southern League Premier Central campaign

By Matt Badcock

Cole Skuse didn’t plan to become a manager when he hung up the boots that had played more than 600 games in the EFL – the vast majority in the Championship – for Bristol City, Ipswich Town and Colchester United.
So, three years on from stepping into the dugout at Bury Town, one promotion and an encouraging first season at Step 3 later, does the 40-year-old now feel like one?
“I’ve never been asked that question,” Skuse muses to The NLP. “I’ve coached from a very young age.
“Rolling back to Bristol I had my own soccer schools, I used to go with the academy.”
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