Summary
How long do the swings and roundabouts work in the Football League playground? In the case of Swansea City and Ian Atkins, around seven and a half years.
Rewind to a sunny May day in 1997 and a Wembley play-off final between Northampton and Swansea. With seconds remaining, free-kick taker John Frain stepped up for the role of executioner, but it was then Cobblers boss Atkins who danced on Swansea's promotion grave.See the full content of this document
Extract
Seven Years On, Atkins Can't Take Rough with the Smooth
So Atkins might have known what to expect when a set-piece is re- taken in the dying embers of a match. For Jonathan Coates breaking from a Wembley wall in 1997, read Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Kevin Miller advancing off his line as Lee Trundle thundered up for an 88th-minute spot-kick.
What goes round comes round...See the full content of this document
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