Tag: manager

Phil Parkinson: Manager ‘proud’ to receive freedom of Wrexham
14 April 2026 Off

Phil Parkinson: Manager ‘proud’ to receive freedom of Wrexham

By Total Football News

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has described the “incredible honour” of being awarded the freedom of Wrexham County Borough.

Parkinson was appointed Wrexham boss in 2021 and has guided the club to three successive promotions.

The 58-year-old received the award at Wrexham’s Guildhall and joins the club’s owners, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, who were awarded the freedom of Wrexham in 2022.

“It’s an incredible honour and I’m very

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Manager of the month: Bloomfield, Eckert, Morrison and Lampard nominated
9 April 2026 Off

Manager of the month: Bloomfield, Eckert, Morrison and Lampard nominated

By Total Football News

Oxford United’s Matt Bloomfield, Tonda Eckert of Southampton, West Brom interim boss James Morrison and Coventry’s Frank Lampard have all been nominated for the March Championship manager of the month award.

Bloomfield led Oxford to seven points from their four games last month to give them hope of avoiding relegation from the Championship, while Eckert’s Southampton went unbeaten in March – and won at leaders Coventry.

Morrison was handed the

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EFL awards: Lampard, Neil, Jakirovic and Hellberg up for manager award
8 April 2026 Off

EFL awards: Lampard, Neil, Jakirovic and Hellberg up for manager award

By Total Football News

Coventry City boss Frank Lampard, Millwall’s Alex Neil, Sergej Jakirovic of Hull City and Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg have all made the shortlist for Championship manager of the season.

The quartet are in contention for the award that was picked up by Burnley’s Scott Parker in 2025.

The winners will be announced on Sunday, 19 April at the English Football League’s annual awards ceremony in London.

The four sides

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Tonda Eckert: Southampton boss wins Championship manager of the month award
13 March 2026 Off

Tonda Eckert: Southampton boss wins Championship manager of the month award

By Total Football News

Southampton’s Tonda Eckert has won the Championship’s manager of the month award for February.

Saints took 13 points from a possible 15 as they went unbeaten last month, finishing with successive wins over QPR and Sheffield Wednesday to move into play-off contention.

Eckert was appointed Southampton’s permanent head coach in December having been in interim charge when Will Still was sacked at the start of November.

He has won 12

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Mark Robins: Stoke manager says he wants to give ‘time’ for his search for a new assistant
20 February 2026 Off

Mark Robins: Stoke manager says he wants to give ‘time’ for his search for a new assistant

By Total Football News

The positive news for Stoke has been a move into “awesome” new facilities at their Clayton Wood training ground.

Robins will hope the £10 million investment by chairman John Coates can have a impact on the club’s growing injury list, with defender Bosun Lawal, goalkeeper Viktor Johansson and forward Divin Mubama among those currently sidelined.

“It is awesome,” he said. “But it comes with strings attached. The investment has been

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Gary Rowett: New Leicester manager focused on climbing Championship table
20 February 2026 Off

Gary Rowett: New Leicester manager focused on climbing Championship table

By Total Football News

New Leicester City head coach Gary Rowett says he won’t let the club’s off-field issues distract him from the task of keeping the team in the Championship.

Former Foxes defender Rowett, 51, was appointed on Wednesday, less than 24 hours before Leicester launched an appeal against a six-point deduction that has left them in the relegation zone.

“That’s the club’s concern, that’s out of our hands,” Rowett said.

“My remit

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Leicester City: Gary Rowett set to be named new manager
18 February 2026 Off

Leicester City: Gary Rowett set to be named new manager

By Total Football News

Championship strugglers Leicester City are poised to name former player Gary Rowett as their new head coach.

BBC Radio Leicester report the 51-year-old, who was sacked as Oxford boss two months ago, took training on Wednesday.

Rowett now looks set to be the permanent replacement for Marti Cifuentes, who was sacked three weeks ago.

The Foxes are third from bottom in the Championship, two points adrift of safety with 14

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Blackburn Rovers: Opinion – New manager bounce in full force at Rovers
16 February 2026 Off

Blackburn Rovers: Opinion – New manager bounce in full force at Rovers

By Total Football News

If there’s such a thing as a ‘new manager bounce’, this was as good an example as you’re likely to see.

This was a meeting of a side harbouring play-off ambitions against one that was struggling to lift the ever-increasing gloom, to create chances, never mind goals. The result – an away win, the visitors scoring three times in a game for only the second time this season.

This was

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Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to join Blackburn Rovers
13 February 2026 Off

Michael O’Neill: Northern Ireland manager to join Blackburn Rovers

By Total Football News

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill is set to take over at Championship club Blackburn Rovers, initially in a joint role until the end of the season.

Northern Ireland face Italy in a World Cup play-off semi-final in March and then either Wales or Bosnia-Herzegovina in a final or friendly, depending on the result in Bergamo.

O’Neill is expected to be involved for both matches and, if Northern Ireland qualify against

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Millwall: Manager Alex Neil urges Lions defence to continue fine form
9 February 2026 Off

Millwall: Manager Alex Neil urges Lions defence to continue fine form

By Total Football News

Millwall manager Alex Neil says his side must continue to keep the back door locked if they are to remain realistic promotion contenders.

The Lions boss was full of praise for his team’s defensive efforts after they became the first side to stop Wrexham scoring at home this season in Saturday’s 2-0 win.

And Neil has challenged his fifth-placed side to keep things tight from now until May if they

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