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Josh Gallagher

For this, our first edition of 'Into
The Vale' of the 21/22 season we
wanted to give a big welcome to
our new manager Josh Gallagher.
Josh comes to RPV from Dork-
ing Wanderers with a fine play-
ing and technical background.

We had planned to send in our tough-
est contributor to grill the new boss
in the kind of on-screen, in-your-face
interview that has Premier League
managers throwing their branded
water bottles at reporters or stomp-
ing off in tears to renegotiate another
six-million severance deal. Josh Gal-
lagher, it turns out, is not that kind
of man. Although we couldn't get a Dan and Conor Gallagher (my other
face-to-face interview due to the (Ar- brothers) Absolute Dream Team!
rgghhh!!!) COVID restrictions we
decided to give him a damn hard, on- ITV: Matchday dress-style? Mancini
line grilling for the fans. Turns out or Southgate?
he's a tough nut to crack!! JG: Tough one as I’m old school and
wear shorts with long socks! If I had
Into The Vale: If you could bring any to choose I’ll go with Southgate, I
world player to RPV who would it liked his waistcoat.
be? And why?
Josh Gallagher: Any world player to ITV: Is if true that some managers
RPV would be my twin Jake Gallagh- have read a book? What was your
er. He’s currently at Maidstone and last one?
doing a bit of coaching with us. Any- JG: Yeah it’s true, you can learn a lot
one that’s played with him will know from a book. The last one I read was
why. He’s a natural leader and born a book called The Managers funnily
winner. If anyone else I would have enough. All about different football