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BBM: The Royals, whose head coach is former Republic of I

Thu Oct 16, 2025 11:51 am

BBM:


The Royals, whose head coach is former Republic of Ireland striker Noel Hunt, currently sit 21st in the table, but are unbeaten in their last four games, with their last three league fixtures all ending in 1-1 draws.



Brian Barry-Murphy : “I would have known Noel from an early age and he’s from close to where I’m from in Ireland so you always watch out for each other. There’s more and more Irish head coaches coming to this country, which is great for us.

"They’re a very big club in this division. I went to their game against Exeter City to watch it in person just to get a feel of the qualities they have.

"When we’re so busy and watching games on video, sometimes you can see different things, but you don’t quite get a feel of the quality of certain players and the intricacies of their play.

"I went to that game and you can see that their squad is full of players who have quality and have played at a higher level.

"They’re not where they’d want to be in the table currently, but being there gave me an insight into the talent they possess and what we’ll have to do to overcome it.”
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