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Gannon steered County away from the drop zone, winning 8 of the last 15 league games – remarkable form for a side that had only managed to win 9 games throughout the whole of the 2010 / 11 campaign – to finish 16th in the final table.
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Gannon however took over as manager at Scottish Premier League side Motherwell, giving County fans cause to worry that he'd be poaching County's young players in the forthcoming weeks.
Gannon managed County to their first back to back wins in over 3 years – since his last stint as manager – with successive 1 – 0 victories over Wrexham and Darlington.
Following Turner's departure, former Stockport player Jim Gannon took over as manager and oversaw a remarkable recovery which saw County retain their league status in a nail-biting finish to the season.
James Paul " Jim " Gannon ( born 7 September 1968 ) is a former footballer and football manager, who is now director of football and manager of Conference National team Stockport County.
Gannon began his management career at Dundalk, before becoming manager of Stockport County in December 2005.
He returned to Stockport County in November 2011, as the club's director of football and manager ; Gannon is also a director on the board at Stockport County.
In January 1994 Gannon joined Notts County on a brief loan spell to help him overcome some personal problems.
After the resignation of Chris Turner as Stockport County manager on Boxing Day 2005, Gannon was appointed as caretaker manager with the team nine points adrift of safety at the bottom of League Two, facing potential relegation from the Football League.
After three weeks, this upturn in results saw Gannon offered the job full time, which allowed him to guide County to safety.
Results on the field followed this statement of intent, with Gannon leading County to a League record nine consecutive victories without conceding a goal.
At the end of the season, Lord was taken on at County as a scout and development team coach ; he would later follow Gannon to Motherwell.
The 2007 – 08 season started with a friendly marking the death of Danny Bergara, the manager who had brought Gannon to County as a player in 1990.
The friendly was against Cardiff City, managed by Dave Jones, who also managed County whilst Gannon was a player at the club.
Later in the year Gannon publicly criticised Paul Ince and the MK Dons after he felt the " Dons " were poor sports in their 3 – 2 victory over County that ensured Ince's side promotion out of the division.
Gannon led County to an impressive start to the season following their promotion, and they spent Christmas in the play-off places with the best away record in the division.
The new year started uncomfortably for Gannon ; with media speculation linking him with a move away from Edgeley Park, and the club announcing they were in financial difficulty, he took interviews reassuring fans of his intent to stick by County.
Following the resignation of Dietmar Hamann in November 2011, speculation came of a return to Stockport County for Gannon ; when questioned on the possibility, club chairman Lord Snape stated that should he apply for the position then " he'd merit very serious consideration ".
A group of area governmental and labor officials including Kane County board chairwoman Karen McConnaughay, Kendall County board chairwoman Anne Vickery, Grundy County board chairman Frank Halpin, Yorkville mayor Valerie Burd, Plano mayor Bob Hausler, Sugar Grove village president Sean Michels, Chicago AFL-CIO President Dennis Gannon and others met with IL Governor Pat Quinn's staff to renew the local push to complete the Prairie Parkway project.
Gannon and away
Gannon, with some assistance from townsfolk, unexpectedly manages to break up the gang without the help of Blaisedell, who was kept away from the fight at gunpoint by Morgan.
Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns as Oakland pulled away from a 10-10 halftime tie by forcing four consecutive turnovers and scoring twenty consecutive second half points.
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A couple of further singles from Strangeways were released with earlier live, session and demo tracks as B-sides, and the following year the live recording Rank ( recorded in 1986 while Gannon was in the band ) repeated the UK chart success of previous albums.
After giving up 34 points, Oakland finally managed to drive 82 yards down the field and score on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Gannon to wide receiver Jerry Porter.
Then on third and 18 from the Oakland 29-yard line, Tampa Bay linebacker Derrick Brooks intercepted a pass from Gannon and returned it 44 yards for a touchdown, giving the Buccaneers a 41-21 lead with only 1: 18 left.
In September 2006, mere days after Crain stepped down from his position as editor, Gannon was summarily dismissed by the new editor, Kevin Naff.
Byrne, the first of six children, was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland, the son of a cooper and soldier, Dan, and a hospital nurse from Galway, Eileen ( née Gannon ).
It was brought over to the United States from Denmark by Bryan C. Gannon and Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, and produced by Chaotic USA Entertainment Group, 4Kids Productions and Bardel Entertainment.
Gannon created Chaotic USA Entertainment Group and, in August, 2005, licensed the patented technology ,( US Patents 5, 810, 666 & 5, 954, 332 ) from Cornerstone Patent Technologies, LLC to bring the property up to the standards required for a global brand.
Gannon played with the Washington Redskins in 1993, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995 to 1998, and the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2004.
Steve Christie kicked the winning field goal for Tampa in a drive started from a Wayne Haddix interception of a Gannon pass.
In the fourth quarter of the Week 5 ( October 4 ) home game against the Chicago Bears, Gannon led a Vikings rally from a 20-0 deficit to a 21-20 victory.
After a 2-7 start, Redskins coach Richie Petitbon announced he would bench Mark Rypien and start Rich Gannon once Gannon recovered from the injury.
Porter's best season came in 2002, when he recorded 688 yards and 9 touchdowns from quarterback Rich Gannon on the Raiders ' way to Super Bowl XXXVII, where they lost to the Buccaneers 48 – 21.
New York defensive back Damien Robinson intercepted a pass from Gannon on the next play, but Oakland's Eric Barton returned the favor with an interception of his own, setting up a 34-yard Janikowski field goal.
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