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FULL-TIME GIG FOR CRAINEY AN ‘EASY DECISION’

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By Alex Pinder

FLEETWOOD chairman Andy Pilley said it was “an easy decision” to give Stephen Crainey the manager’s job until the end of the season.
The 40-year-old, who took over on an interim basis when Simon Grayson was sacked a month ago, had taken seven points from the Cod Army’s past three matches heading into the Boxing Day clash with Shrewsbury having started with a draw and a defeat in League One.
Those points lifted the club out of the relegation zone, and Pilley said: “We’ve been hugely impressed with the way Stephen has managed to get the best out of a squad and the way he’s...

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