Birthdays Today: Marc Nygaard & Ian Dowie

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Marc Nygaard Turns 31...Ian Dowie Turns 42

QPR's Danish striker, Marc Nygaard - Turns 31: Born January 9, 1976: Nygaard

Ian Dowie Turns 42 -Born January 9, 1965
Perhaps not a great signing as a player, but as a coach and manager, clearly very much a case of "one that got away." A reserve team coach under Ray Harford, when Harford resigned, the QPR Board turned to Ian Dowie to be caretaker manager rather than to the expectant Vinnie Jones.
The Board eventually decided to appoint Gerry Francis manager, with Dowie as his assistant. When Francis resigned, the Board interviewed Dowie but eventually decided on Ian Holloway.
Dowie's actions at Oldham and Crystal Palace clearly show his talents.
As a player, Dowie played for among clubs, Luton, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Southampton, QPR and Northern Ireland. Dowie
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