Coaching Career
In May 2007 Austin rejoined his old club Southend United as a coach under Steve Tilson. In November 2008, Austin joined up with the newly-appointed Watford manager, Brendan Rodgers as his assistant, and followed Rodgers to Reading the following August. Austin departed from the Royals that December when Rodgers was sacked, and only got back into football in June 2010, when he was appointed as a coach by George Burley at another former club, Crystal Palace, but his tenure there lasted just eleven months. He was sacked by the Eagles in May 2011 after allegations of a disagreement between him and Burley's replacement as Palace boss, Dougie Freedman.
From February 2012 until December 2012 he was a scout for Bolton Wanderers but left the club once Freedman replaced Owen Coyle.
In February 2013 he was appointed assistant manager at Notts County
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