Miguel Sanchez Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Since this thread was made in 2009 and he was Ugandan manager until 2013, I assume he went along with this horrid scheme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Just remembered Bobby Williamson exists, and this is one of the first hits for his name on Google Might also be the first time I've seen an actual post by original recipe Seamus. Anyone know what he's up to these days, and also Miguel's question above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 You're just going to have to fall back on your Scottish football manager slashfic, MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 On 28/06/2009 at 20:46, StewartyMac said: Will Duffman be heading to Uganda for his summer holidays this year? I can barely keep up with all of Gunther's name changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 1 hour ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Anyone know what he's up to these days He moved to Kenya in 2013, took over a club there mid-season, won the league, finished runners-up in the FA cup, made SFs of League Cup. Following season they made it through 1 round of African Champions League, losing v Esperance, and were again leading the league when he became Kenya manager. This was immediately after they'd been eliminated from 2015 African Nations Cup qualifying. He took them through 1 round of World Cup 2018 qualifying then went out 2-1 on aggregate to Cape Verde Islands. He was in charge for the opening 2 games of 2017 African Nations Cup qualifying, drew 1-1 away to Congo and lost 2-1 at home to Zambia. Their domestic-only team lost to Ethiopia in first round of African National Championships qualifying. His record in friendlies seems to have been pretty respectable: 2-0 wins v Seychelles and South Sudan, draw v Rwanda and 1-0 defeat in Egypt. They lost on penalties to Rwanda in Qf of the 2015 East-Central African Championships, which is the tournament he won for Uganda in 2011 leading to his popularity there for a time. He seems to have lost his job after an admin coup of some kind in the Kenya FA, officials taking over demanding a home-grown manager not a European. He ended-up taking them to court for damages, unpaid salary and housing. Since then he's been linked with returning to Uganda post again then with the Malawi job in February this year. Reported as still living in Kenya in March. He pops up in 'looking back' media features here. I'm sure there was a spread about him a Saturday edition of the Scotsman not that long ago. He's made a figure of fun, but few would've tried Africa, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HibeeJibee Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 No idea, isn't the focus of his Kilmarnock and Hibs retrospectives . FWIW nothing on the newsfeeds or search engines comes up about him and the issue after the initial reports of the Ugandan FA threatening to introduce it. I don't remember there being any controversy over it actually being introduced either. Rather than assume he signed it, without corroboration you might equally assume he was never asked to, tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 A far more interesting career than he'd have had here TBF. You do have to wonder about how our game is viewed in some parts of the world if (with all respect) a jobber like Bobby Williamson can walk straight over into the head coach role of a second-rate but ambitious African nation (Uganda). Probably a good sign if places like Kenya and Uganda are starting to realise their own managers might be worth looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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