Former Hereford United player O'Neil Thompson has moved into management.He has taken over from Glendon Bailey for the remainder of the season at Humble Lion.
“The only difference (being a coach) is making the decisions," Thompson told the Jamaica Star.
"Coaching can be tough sometimes, as not the best players make the best coach. But on the mental side of it, you must know the game, you have to know how you are going to set up and by doing that, you must know how to assess the game, as you go along because some of the times you might need to adjust the team."
O'Neil Thompson joined Hereford on loan from Barnsley not long after Simon Davey was appointed manager by David Keyte in the summer of 2010.
However he failed to impress suppporters especially after being blamed for an Oxford goal.
'United were looking far more likely to score and when Hereford centre half O'Neil Thompson deserted his post to play right wing on 35 minutes he left his side horribly exposed. Heslop drove forward through the heart of the midfield to exploit that space with no one covering for Thompson's absence.'
On November 1st it was announced by the club that Thompson was leaving Edgar Street.
"O'Neil has been unsettled for some time and we thought it best for everyone if we came to this agreement," said manager Jamie Pitman who, by this time, had taken over from Simon Davey.
"Everybody at United wishes him the very best for the future."
Thompson started six of the opening seven games, missing the other through injury, but then missed a month after a torrid display in the loss to Oxford. He made one further sub appearance at home to Port Vale.
"Everybody at United wishes him the very best for the future."
Thompson started six of the opening seven games, missing the other through injury, but then missed a month after a torrid display in the loss to Oxford. He made one further sub appearance at home to Port Vale.