Kevin Ball. Ball will be presented with the prestigious John Fotheringham Award at the North East Football Writers' Association Player of the Year dinner at Durham's Ramside Hall Hotel on Sunday evening. Since July 2014 Ball has been working in an ambassadorial role within the club after major knee surgery meant that he could no longer continue with his coaching role. You can unsubscribe at any time. Wenger played a bunch of kids nobody had ever heard of. Sunderland career: 1990-99. He said: “I think the whole club need stability and Robbie Stockdale is from the North East, he’s worked with Kevin, he will continue to work with the U21s. Having joined the Black Cats from Portsmouth, Ball endured a tough start to life on Wearside - with his now infamous tale of an encounter in a takeaway proving the catalyst for a turnaround in form. 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They played exactly the same way, and beat us 2-0 or 2-1. But I think he's right on the Academy issue. Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com, icon and former club captain Kevin Ball retired from playing in 2002 after a two year spell at, Although he was keen to carry on as manager, the club wanted to bring in a higher profile name so opted for, In 2013 Ball was back as caretaker manager once again after, was sacked but went back to his under 21 coaching duties when. Kevin Mark Phillips (born 25 July 1973) is an English former professional footballer.. A former forward, Phillips was the Premier League top scorer in the 1999–2000 season with 30 goals for Sunderland, a tally which won him the European Golden Shoe.He remains the only Englishman to win the trophy. Kevin Ball has urged any aspiring Sunderland stars to respect the club’s fanbase - having revealed how they helped him to settle on Wearside. He joined us about a year ago. “But I hadn’t done well, so I probably deserved that little kick up the backside. Appointed: Jul 1, 2009. “Over my time at the club, I think I’ve done that. Congerton added: “I speak to Kevin quite often. It's nice to see the club looking after one of their own, that speaks volumes about the club! He’ll still be part of the technical department and he’ll come in and work with myself and do things with me, learn about other parts of the business, help with our loan players and looking at the young players who are going out and making sure they are OK. 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Ball will be honoured for his contribution at Sunderland, where he spent nine years as a player and made more than 350 appearances, captained the club, twice served as caretaker manager, coached at the academy, and currently works in an ambassadorial role. Before becoming an integral part of the backroom staff at the Stadium of Light, Kevin Ball was just as important on the pitch during the nineties. “He’s been in a lot of pain for a long time.

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