Former Bush Bucks goalkeeper and coach Nigel Dixon has agreed to take over the reins at SAB League 2013-14 champions Shiloh.
He has since vowed that he will help them gain promotion to the the ABC Motsepe League come next season as per the club's 10-year plan.
Dixon was previously the goalkeeper coach at Santos which plays in the NFD but he jumped ship because “they do not look eager to get promoted”. After returning home, he has not only joined Shiloh but also established a soccer academy in Beacon Bay.
He says there was an abundance of talent in the Eastern Cape that needed to be guided towards the right direction hence his latest initiatives.
“I felt like I needed to start something here at home because that also helps me to be close to my family. There is too much talent in East London but all we need to do is to identify it and polish where polishing is needed. That is what I came back to do before I was approached by Shiloh to help them achieve their ambition,” said Dixon.
His is a dream for the region to have a team playing in top-flight football league and called on club bosses with teams playing in the lower divisions to unite and “pull together for one common objective of bringing good big football in the Eastern Cape”.
Dixon started yesterday at Shiloh although the complete takeover from current coach Glen Minnie will come into effect in December when the latter leaves for Cape Town. Dixon came in now rather than in end of the year “so we can have a smooth transition”.
Minnie believes Dixon is the right man for the job since he comes with lots of coaching experience and believes he will steer the ship and ensure that the 10-year plan is realised.
According to the plan, Shiloh must play three years in the SAB League, another three in the Motsepe League and more the same number of years in the National First Division before gaining promotion to the Premier League.
“I am actually very excited that a man of Nigel's calibre to take this team forward, he is more than capable to take this baby I have groomed to a higher level. If I could win the league twice, surely he can do better because to him I'm still a baby in coaching,” said Minnie.
“He is a very organised man with discipline and he is a principled man when it comes to the game. Unlike others he will get the results the correct way.
“I agree with him that football is struggling in this province because we do things individually, we need to unite.”
Shiloh look to Dixon to show way
He has since vowed that he will help them gain promotion to the the ABC Motsepe League come next season as per the club's 10-year plan.
Dixon was previously the goalkeeper coach at Santos which plays in the NFD but he jumped ship because “they do not look eager to get promoted”. After returning home, he has not only joined Shiloh but also established a soccer academy in Beacon Bay.
He says there was an abundance of talent in the Eastern Cape that needed to be guided towards the right direction hence his latest initiatives.
“I felt like I needed to start something here at home because that also helps me to be close to my family. There is too much talent in East London but all we need to do is to identify it and polish where polishing is needed. That is what I came back to do before I was approached by Shiloh to help them achieve their ambition,” said Dixon.
His is a dream for the region to have a team playing in top-flight football league and called on club bosses with teams playing in the lower divisions to unite and “pull together for one common objective of bringing good big football in the Eastern Cape”.
Dixon started yesterday at Shiloh although the complete takeover from current coach Glen Minnie will come into effect in December when the latter leaves for Cape Town. Dixon came in now rather than in end of the year “so we can have a smooth transition”.
Minnie believes Dixon is the right man for the job since he comes with lots of coaching experience and believes he will steer the ship and ensure that the 10-year plan is realised.
According to the plan, Shiloh must play three years in the SAB League, another three in the Motsepe League and more the same number of years in the National First Division before gaining promotion to the Premier League.
“I am actually very excited that a man of Nigel's calibre to take this team forward, he is more than capable to take this baby I have groomed to a higher level. If I could win the league twice, surely he can do better because to him I'm still a baby in coaching,” said Minnie.
“He is a very organised man with discipline and he is a principled man when it comes to the game. Unlike others he will get the results the correct way.
“I agree with him that football is struggling in this province because we do things individually, we need to unite.”
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