Tag: interim

Swansea City 3-0 Blackburn Rovers: Flying start for interim boss Alan Sheehan
22 February 2025 Off

Swansea City 3-0 Blackburn Rovers: Flying start for interim boss Alan Sheehan

By Total Football News

In this meeting of two managerless teams at opposite ends of the Championship table, the visitors started the game as favourites and created a couple of decent early chances for Andreas Weimann, both of which drew saves from Lawrence Vigouroux.

Once Swansea took the lead, however, they were the only side that looked like winning.

There had been bright moments under Williams, whose team had even threatened to join the

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Omer Riza: Cardiff City appoint interim boss until end of season
5 December 2024 Off

Omer Riza: Cardiff City appoint interim boss until end of season

By Total Football News

Riza joined the Bluebirds from Watford at the start of the season and was asked to step up from assistant coach to interim manager when Bulut was sacked on 22 September.

Riza won four of his first seven matches, but Cardiff’s board were indecisive as the search for Bulut’s permanent successor dragged on for more than two months.

Former players and fans were critical of club owner Vincent Tan, chairman

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Omer Riza: Cardiff interim boss’ ‘honest’ talks with Vincent Tan
22 November 2024 Off

Omer Riza: Cardiff interim boss’ ‘honest’ talks with Vincent Tan

By Total Football News

When he was asked if his own position and future were discussed, however, Riza did not give much away.

“There’s nothing to say on that other than the board will in due course speak to the media,” he added.

“But it was a really good trip and I’m happy to have done it, to go out there and show what my intentions were.”

Cardiff have been keen to explore all

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Rhys Carr: Interim Coventry City boss says Mark Robins exit was ‘shock’
8 November 2024 Off

Rhys Carr: Interim Coventry City boss says Mark Robins exit was ‘shock’

By Total Football News

He and former City midfielder George Boateng joined Robins as first-team coaches in the summer after his long-term number two Adi Viveash left the club.

Carr was previously a development coach at Sheffield United, Bristol Rovers and Wolves, worked as an assistant coach with the Republic of Ireland women’s team and was head of sports science at Bristol City.

His first task as interim boss is to lead the Sky

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Cardiff City board set for talks with interim boss Omer Riza
31 October 2024 Off

Cardiff City board set for talks with interim boss Omer Riza

By Total Football News

He added: “I cannot comment on whether there will be talks regarding the position. It would be wrong of me to say anything that is not truthful.

“As far as I am concerned there are meetings about general things, staff, players, results. Hopefully we can move forward into the next game and get a good result.”

Cardiff goalkeeper Jack Alnwick has already said the Bluebirds players are “fully behind” Riza

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Ruud van Nistelrooy: What to expect from Manchester United interim manager
28 October 2024 Off

Ruud van Nistelrooy: What to expect from Manchester United interim manager

By Total Football News

As a coach, Van Nistelrooy has retained his obsession with perfection.

The Dutchman became a coach in the PSV academy after retiring as a player at Malaga in 2013 and was promoted to first-team manager in 2022.

When he resigned in 2023, after winning the Dutch Cup and finishing second in the Eredivisie in his only season in charge, he had no shortage of offers.

Instead he took a year

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Omer Riza: Cardiff City interim boss understands fans’ frustration
17 October 2024 Off

Omer Riza: Cardiff City interim boss understands fans’ frustration

By Total Football News

Cardiff have mustered only five points and four goals from nine Championship matches so far, although Riza’s three games account for four of those points and half those goals.

The Bluebirds have improved under the former Leyton Orient boss, playing a more attacking brand of football.

Riza has made no secret of the fact he would like to be appointed permanently and said he was “hopeful” that would happen.

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Mike Dodds: Sunderland interim boss hopeful of imminent returnees amid slump
22 March 2024 0

Mike Dodds: Sunderland interim boss hopeful of imminent returnees amid slump

By Total Football News
Mike Dodds
Mike Dodds hopes to welcome back some personnel after a run of seven games without a win

Sunderland will have some timely returnees for the double-header over Easter to help reverse their Championship slump, said Mike Dodds.

Saturday’s stalemate with QPR ended a six-game losing run for the Wearsiders, but it is now seven games since their most recent win over Plymouth Argyle.

The slide has coincided with the absence

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Gary Rowett: Birmingham City poised to bring back former manager as interim boss
19 March 2024 0

Gary Rowett: Birmingham City poised to bring back former manager as interim boss

By Total Football News
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October
Gary Rowett left his job as Millwall manager in October

Birmingham City are poised to bring back popular former manager Gary Rowett as interim boss until the end of the season in a bid to end their alarming run of Championship results.

The 50-year-old, who has been doing media work since leaving Millwall in October, is in line to take charge in the continued absence of Tony Mowbray.

Assistant Mark

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