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Early in July, McGill
replaced Anthony Ayo as
the Lions president and
general manager. Three
weeks later, he took over
the coaching reins from
Tony La Ferrera with the
club at 3-3.
"That was a tough period,"
recalled McGill. "Both the
club owner (Arnold Milan)
and I felt that a change
had to be made because
of communication and
philosophical problems
between Tony and myself.
It had nothing to do with
his coaching ability.
"With the many
administrative changes
made during the
season, the club had to
re-group quickly and
management had to
instill confidence in the
players. I brought in
some new guys to
complement the unit we
had and the team held
together to make the
play-offs.
I am proud of the
players and the
professional manner in
which they responded."
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At the beginning of the
2002 soccer season,
Aldwyn McGill was the
promotions and liaison
contact with the Toronto
Lions, Canada's newest
soccer professional club in
the Canadian Professional
Soccer League (CPSL).
Last Sunday, McGill -- who
was appointed the club's
president, general
manager and coach during
the season -- was
rewarded with the
prestigious CPSL Coach of
the Year award.
"It feels good to be
recognized with the
honour, but at the same
time this was the most
challenging season I have
endured in my career as a
player and administrator,"
said McGill, who was also
the Assistant GM at G.S.
United in the Ontario
Soccer League (OSL).
"This season has drained
me to the point
where I have
got to sit back
and re-group.
It has been
gruelling."
McGill wins Coach of the Year Award
By RON FANFAIR Nov 1, 2002,
P. Bradley A. Benjamin F. Tantalo G. Patton M. Levkov C. Reynolds A. Skerritt
G. Drakes P. Okumo C. Redman C. Campbell D. Gomez C. Dennis K. Ricketts
O. Brown C. Mason J. Baker
J. Parker A. Milan B. Dixon
Aldwyn Midget McGill with Coach of the Year trophy
Mike Glasgow