Tag: manager

Tony Mowbray: Blackburn manager says owners want to ‘help’ improve squad
10 August 2026 Off

Tony Mowbray: Blackburn manager says owners want to ‘help’ improve squad

By Total Football News

Tony Mowbray said Blackburn Rovers owners Venky’s “want to help” as he seeks to sign a player who could add “magic dust” to his squad.

The 62-year-old was appointed manager this summer at Ewood Park for the second time and says the owners, who have had a turbulent relationship with supporters during their 16-year tenure, have given him positive signs.

The Championship side have brought in midfielder Moussa Baradji,

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Bristol City manager Michael Skubala on his new team’s style of play
5 August 2026 Off

Bristol City manager Michael Skubala on his new team’s style of play

By Total Football News

Michael Skubala has promised Bristol City fans “quick, exciting football” as he prepares for his first game as manager.

The Robins face Walsall in the Carabao Cup first round on Thursday, with the former Lincoln City man imposing his own style on the team for the first time.

Skubala got the Imps promoted to the Championship last season despite having the lowest possession percentage in League One with 42.3

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Newcastle: Eddie Howe to leave as manager with immediate effect
30 July 2026 Off

Newcastle: Eddie Howe to leave as manager with immediate effect

By Total Football News

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is set to leave the club with immediate effect, sources have told BBC Sport.

Howe came under pressure last season as Newcastle finished 12th in the Premier League after losing 17 of their 38 games.

The 48-year-old’s final match in charge was a 4-1 defeat by Bristol City in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday.

Well-placed sources have indicated a measure of surprise from Howe at the

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Xabi Alonso: New Chelsea manager wants to keep Enzo Fernandez
14 July 2026 Off

Xabi Alonso: New Chelsea manager wants to keep Enzo Fernandez

By Total Football News

Alonso entered the Drake Suite, which celebrates Chelsea‘s league title-winning managers, and said it was a “privilege and honour” to lead a club with such a successful history.

He has been training a large squad, including Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Levi Colwill, at Cobham, with only eight Chelsea players away at the World Cup.

The 44-year-old explained his reasons for joining Chelsea after Enzo Maresca left in January,

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Gary O’Neil: Ipswich Town appoint Strasbourg manager to replace Kieran McKenna
23 June 2026 Off

Gary O’Neil: Ipswich Town appoint Strasbourg manager to replace Kieran McKenna

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town have named former Wolves and Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neil as their new manager.

The 43-year-old replaces Kieran McKenna, who stepped down from the Portman Road post earlier this month.

O’Neil has signed a three-year deal with Ipswich after leaving Strasbourg, where he has been in charge since January.

He guided the French side to eighth place in Ligue 1 last season and reached the Europa Conference League semi-finals,

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Enzo Maresca: Man City close in on appointment of Italian as manager
22 June 2026 Off

Enzo Maresca: Man City close in on appointment of Italian as manager

By Total Football News

City players who are not involved in World Cup action are expected to return for pre-season in mid-July.

But without Maresca being in place, any player potentially considering their future at the club has remained in limbo as they are yet to meet the new boss for talks.

Transfer business has continued in the background though and City have already had two bids rejected for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.

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Ian Burchnall: Bristol City name assistant manager to Michael Skubala
19 June 2026 Off

Ian Burchnall: Bristol City name assistant manager to Michael Skubala

By Total Football News

Bristol City have appointed former Notts County and Forest Green Rovers boss Ian Burchnall as their assistant manager.

Burchnall joins new head coach Michael Skubala’s team having most recently worked under interim boss Peter Leven at Aberdeen last season.

The 43-year-old spent just over a year at Notts County and was in charge of Forest Green for eight months during their spell in League One during 2022-23.

He has managed

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‘You legend. Manager loved it’ – Southampton’s Spygate WhatsApps revealed
1 June 2026 Off

‘You legend. Manager loved it’ – Southampton’s Spygate WhatsApps revealed

By Total Football News

New WhatsApp messages have revealed how Southampton orchestrated a spying campaign against their Championship rivals.

Junior members of staff told the independent disciplinary commission how head coach Tonda Eckert had placed them “under extreme pressure” to carry out a task they were clearly uncomfortable with and felt was morally wrong.

The exchanges are detailed in the written reasons of the League Arbitration Panel, appointed to hear Southampton’s appeal against being

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Frank Lampard named LMA manager of year after leading Coventry to Premier League
27 May 2026 Off

Frank Lampard named LMA manager of year after leading Coventry to Premier League

By Total Football News

Frank Lampard has been named the League Managers Association manager of the year after guiding Coventry back to the Premier League.

Lampard’s Sky Blues finished 11 points clear at the top of the Championship to clinch the title and return to the top flight for the first time since the 2000-01 season.

The former England midfielder, who has previously managed Derby, Everton and had two spells in charge at Chelsea

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Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to remain in post after turning down Blackburn job
12 May 2026 Off

Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to remain in post after turning down Blackburn job

By Total Football News

Northern Ireland fans will be delighted that O’Neill has agreed to continue in his role as manager, especially given the foundation he has laid for possible future success.

He had said that he would “return to the status quo” for Northern Ireland’s June fixtures when asked about his future in March, but then said in April that a decision was still to made, which would have set alarm bells ringing.

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