{"id":586103,"date":"2021-03-08T15:29:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=586103"},"modified":"2021-03-08T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:29:37","slug":"oldham-athletic-keith-curle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/08\/oldham-athletic-keith-curle\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldham Athletic Appoint Keith Curle as New Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oldham Athletic have appointed Keith Curle as the club&#8217;s new head coach following the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/07\/oldham-athletic-sack-harry-kewell\/\" target=\"_self\">dismissal of Harry Kewell<\/a> on Sunday, March 7.<\/p>\n<p>Curle has initially joined on a contract until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<h2>Keith Curle Appointed Oldham Athletic Head Coach<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Curle as our new Head Coach. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oafc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#oafc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oldham Athletic (@OfficialOAFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialOAFC\/status\/1368999988525735940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Years of Football League Experience<\/h3>\n<p>The 57-year-old has coached in the Football League for many years. Most recently, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/10\/keith-curle-sacked-following-poor-run-of-results\/\" target=\"_self\">sacked by Northampton Town<\/a> after two-and-a-half years with the club. Before that, Curle spent four years at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/01\/08\/offrande-zanzala-joins-carlisle-united-following-crewe-alexandra-release\/\" target=\"_self\">Carlisle United<\/a> following a stint at Notts County. His managerial career stretches back almost 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being sacked by Northampton, Curle had overseen the club&#8217;s promotion from League Two via the play-offs in 2019\/20.<\/p>\n<p>Oldham Athletic sit 16th in the League Two table, ten points clear of the relegation zone.<\/p>\n<h3>Short-Term Contract No Surprise Considering Oldham&#8217;s Managerial History<\/h3>\n<p>Curle&#8217;s short-term deal with the club is befitting of the shelf-life of a manager at the club in recent years. There have been 12 different managers at the club since February 2015, when Lee Johnson left after almost two years. With a couple of them holding the post twice too.<\/p>\n<p>The former Northampton boss has the opportunity to earn a longer stay with the club but with historical evidence, nothing is certain.<\/p>\n<h3>Straight On<\/h3>\n<p>Curle will be in charge for the club&#8217;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/06\/will-swan-first-senior-goal\/\" target=\"_self\">Port Vale<\/a> at Vale Park on Tuesday, March 9. Paul Butler, who has been helping out at the club in recent times, has returned as Curle&#8217;s assistant. Butler has recently worked with Alan Pardew and Chris Powell at ADO Den Haag.<\/p>\n<p>The club say Keith Curle will continue to work with the current first-team staff in place.<\/p>\n<p>The new head coach will look to find some winning form as soon as possible, with the club on a run of just one win in their last six games.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"Pf2oBvVPTL9qhxxRcVjcBw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1293667589\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Pf2oBvVPTL9qhxxRcVjcBw',sig:'hlcIhbJ1epqRUdlhBukmqVhllQCaqSdYnmRzGhouHGc=',w:'594px',h:'435px',items:'1293667589',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oldham Athletic have appointed Keith Curle as the club&#8217;s new head coach following the dismissal of Harry Kewell on Sunday, March 7. Curle has initially joined on a contract until the end of the season. 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