A friendly rivalry.

Gary Megson Gary John Megson (born 2 May, 1959 in Manchester) is a former English footballer and manager. He has recently been appointed as Leicester City's new manager. As a player, he is arguably best remembered from his days at Sheffield Wednesday, where his father Don Megson also played has found a supporter among his managerial brothers as the pressure continues to mount at West Brom.

He takes charge of his struggling side against Bolton, knowing he has a good pal in the rival camp.

Bolton's assistant manager Phil Brown Phil Brown may refer to:

Phil Brown (actor)
Phil Brown (footballer born 1959)
Phil Brown (footballer born 1966)

, preparing for tomorrow's Barclays Premiership match between the two clubs, said: "Gary is a friend of mine and has done a fabulous job at West Brom. He should be given at least a full season in the Premiership to show what he is worth.

"Gary is a very intelligent lad and there are one or two subtleties to his team. They are not all crash, bang, wallop."

While Megson's future looks unclear, Brown is in the process of trying to negotiate a new deal and continue his work with Sam Allardyce <noinclude></noinclude>

Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born October 19 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Newcastle United of the English Premier League. .

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Publication:	Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Date:	Oct 1, 2004
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