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Bristol City interim manager Roy Hodgson made it two successive wins as his side hung on to beat Sheffield United at Ashton Gate.
Mark Sykes scored the only goal of the game to secure the Robins’ first home win since 24 January.
The Blades had a host of chances to get back into the game in the second half, with City’s on-loan Manchester United keeper Radek Vitek making a string
City proved Hodgson’s first managerial job in English football when he was appointed in 1982 having spent two years as Bob Houghton’s assistant.
Hodgson lasted just four months amid considerable financial upheaval at Ashton Gate, where the club nearly went out of business, and has previously said his time there was “nothing short of a disaster”.
He returns to the West Country with vast experience having managed Inter Milan,
Relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion have confirmed the appointment of James Morrison as head coach until the end of the season.
The former Baggies and Scotland midfielder has been put in interim charge following the sacking of Eric Ramsay eight days ago.
He began his third temporary spell at the helm with a 2-1 defeat by fellow strugglers Oxford United that increased Albion’s relegation fears with the club just one point
The failure of former Manchester United coach Ramsay, 34, who was without a win in his nine games in charge, has drawn sharp criticism from fans and raised questions over the wisdom of appointing a manager with no direct experience of the Championship or the English Football League.
Morrison said the situation that Ramsay walked into – with the club having lost 10 away games in a row and sitting
Southampton interim boss Tonda Eckert is expected to remain in charge of the club on an interim basis for the time being.
Despite reports the German was going to be made Will Still’s permanent replacement, it is more likely he will continue in his current role.
Prior to the international break, Eckert, 32, won both of his matches as interim boss, beating QPR and Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship.
“What
After a tumultuous week culminating in Edwards leaving, the club issued a statement thanking the fans for the atmosphere and support shown in that victory over Blues, saying, external: “The Riverside came together as one, players, staff, supporters, and you could feel the sense of unity which is at the core of this club.
“To everyone involved, we would like to say thank you.”
As Middlesbrough begin their
Dale said it was “an honour” to become the permanent CEO, adding the opportunity the role presented working with the club’s owners was “huge”.
Blues chairman and co-owner Tom Wagner said, external the club had made “significant progress” under Dale and were “excited for his continued leadership as we maintain our focus on executing our long-term strategy and building a strong foundation for the future”.
Wagner, whose colleagues on
Norwich City interim boss Jack Wilshere had a very busy – and tiring – weekend.
He took charge of the team for the first time in Saturday’s goalless draw at Middlesbrough, which ended a run of three successive defeats for the Canaries.
Only hours later, however, the former Arsenal and England midfielder was on the start line for the London Marathon – more than 250 miles south of Teesside.
Despite
Wilshere said his biggest task was to energise the players and hope to achieve enough improvement to show sporting director Ben Knapper that he should be considered for the full-time role.
“My understanding from when I was a player and seeing top players around me, players that were successful and players that weren’t successful, is the ones that were successful did it every single game and could get themselves up
Sheehan has got his wish, to an extent, after expressing concern that Swansea had staff “filling in” after Williams left the club alongside coaches Ryan Harley and George Lawtey.
While Sheehan had spoken of the need for “permanent roles for permanent people with a permanent plan”, he has at least got help in the shape of Fotheringham and Stearman.
Former midfielder Fotheringham played for a host of clubs including Dundee,