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Andoni Iraola knows the Yankee Stadium very well. He finished his playing career at New York City FC – and it was here where he played his last game for them – a 5-0 home defeat by Toronto FC in 2016.
The records show an attendance of 28,355 that day, which is around half the capacity of this venue, home of the New York Yankees.
A decade on, Iraola returned
Bristol City are poised to appoint former Notts County and Forest Green boss Ian Burchnall as Michael Skubala’s assistant manager.
The Robins are also trying to bring QPR first-team coach Steve Bould to Ashton Gate as Skubala looks to finalise his backroom team.
Boss Skubala joined the Robins last month after leaving Lincoln, having guided the Imps to the League One title as they returned to the second tier
Having made 13 signings in the summer, there were always going to be some players who struggled to get regular action at the Stok Cae Ras.
Sam Smith played a pivotal role in helping Wrexham gain promotion from League One having joined the club from Reading in January.
But the forward has been among those struggling to get consistent minutes – with Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Ipswich Town being his
Swansea have spoken to a handful of managerial candidates since Alan Sheehan was sacked a week ago, despite the fact that Hellberg was the leading contender, including Matos.
The 37-year-old Portuguese has only been a head coach since June after taking over at Maritimo but has guided them to third in Portugal’s second tier.
Matos was part of Porto’s youth set-up before moving to Liverpool, where he was an elite
Swansea are to bolster their defensive options with the signing of Ricardo Santos, the former Bolton Wanderers captain who is a free agent after being released by the League One club at the end of last season.
Montague says Santos, 29, is a player who has long been admired by a number of Swansea’s decision-makers.
“His data over the years has been very strong,” he said.
“I think it’s fair
Luton goes into the game trying to give new boss Matt Bloomfield his first win since replacing the sacked Rob Edwards in mid-January.
The former Wycombe head coach has three draws and four defeats from his seven games in charge but knows victory could take them out of the relegation zone if other results over the weekend go their way.
“We need to approach it like a balanced game, and
Sunderland remain in striking distance in fourth as they prepare to welcome Norwich, aiming to extend their unbeaten home run to 11 games against a Canaries side who are winless in seven away games since September.
Blackburn head to managerless Millwall in search of a seventh straight league win while Middlesbrough will try to keep their grip on a play-off place as they make the longest trip of the weekend
Saturday lunchtime has thrown up some eye-catching fixtures in the second tier with Cardiff City and Blackburn Rovers seeking to bounce back from midweek losses, Middlesbrough and Luton Town seeking to build on midweek wins and Stoke City hosting Millwall, who have won four straight games by the same 1-0 scoreline to leap into the top six.
Lions boss Neil Harris says the defensive structure of his team is a
Manager Ange Postecoglou says Tottenham’s fans can “get excited” after they thrashed 10-man Aston Villa to raise their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
While Villa remain fourth in the Premier League, fifth-placed Spurs are now just two points adrift of Unai Emery’s side with a game in hand.
“It was a big game with plenty of significance,”