and a pioneer of Football in Argentina
. He was also the founder of the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the founder of famous football club Newell's Old Boys
, which is named in his honour.
Isaac Newell was born on April 24, 1853 in Strood
, in the county of Kent
, in the South East of England
. He was born to Joseph Newell and Mary Goodger, he had an adventurous spirit and a passion for sporting activity, especially football
.
At the age of 16 he boarded a ship to Argentina
with some friends of his father.
The players have got to know that we are not firing by the seat of our pants.
If that's foreign strength or that's English strength, it doesn't matter to me.
I've got to try and educate not only the players but the Derby fans and the board of directors that...
If we stand still, we're going backwards. We've got to keep moving forward and appear to be moving forward.
They know, in that changing room, that the strength is that changing room.
The way they questioned my decisions was absolutely disgraceful.
There was pride in the shirt. There was sweat in the shirt. There was blood in the shirt.
I asked for 11 men and I asked for 5 men as substitutes.
You've got a good manager.
If I get the good pictures I was getting at the beginning of the season, Lee Holmes will be knocking at the door.