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Alex Neil: Millwall boss ‘optimistic but with an air of trepidation’ ahead of Norwich game
20 August 2026 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall boss ‘optimistic but with an air of trepidation’ ahead of Norwich game

By Total Football News

Alex Neil is “optimistic but with an air of trepidation” about Millwall’s chances against his former club Norwich on Saturday.

Neil’s side made an excellent start to their Championship campaign, winning 2-0 at Bristol City, and will want more of the same in their first home match of the season.

“We’ve had a good result with a good performance and we obviously want to try to put another one in

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Millwall: Danny Batth on Alex Neil reunion and promotion hope
6 August 2026 Off

Millwall: Danny Batth on Alex Neil reunion and promotion hope

By Total Football News

Millwall defender Danny Batth has admitted the chance to reunite with Alex Neil was a huge factor in his choice to join the club this summer.

Batth, 35, signed after leaving Derby and worked with Neil at Stoke.

He says Neil’s impact on the dressing room is something he hopes can spur the club on.

“We had a great time together,” Batth told BBC Radio London.

“I understand what he

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Neil Warnock on how to win the EFL play-offs
21 May 2026 Off

Neil Warnock on how to win the EFL play-offs

By Total Football News

Warnock says one of his most memorable play-off triumphs came with Plymouth Argyle in 1996 as they won promotion from what is now League Two.

“I enjoyed Plymouth because it was the first time the Green Army had been to Wembley and they were always really supportive – I remember people queuing for tickets and the talk around the town,” he says.

But that victory was far from simple for

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Millwall boss Alex Neil on away draw against Leicester City
24 April 2026 Off

Millwall boss Alex Neil on away draw against Leicester City

By Total Football News

Millwall boss Alex Neil spoke to BBC Sport following their 1-1 draw at Leicester.

“There is disappointment [in the changing room] because we’ve not won the game, and that is always the overriding emotion whether it is the second last game or if it’s the second game,” he said.

“It doesn’t make any difference because we set out to win and we tried to win. There will always be frustration

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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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Alex Neil: Millwall boss says promotion-chasing teams should play at the same time
3 April 2026 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall boss says promotion-chasing teams should play at the same time

By Total Football News

Important games during the Championship’s promotion run-in should be played at the same time, according to Millwall boss Alex Neil.

The Lions are fourth in the table, two points behind second-placed Middlesbrough who they visit on Friday (12:30 BST) but Neil feels kicking-off before their other promotion rivals gives them an advantage.

“We’ve had quite a few of our games moved,” he told BBC Radio London.

“I don’t think that

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Ipswich Town: Dan Neil – Jack Clarke can make difference in promotion bid
23 March 2026 Off

Ipswich Town: Dan Neil – Jack Clarke can make difference in promotion bid

By Total Football News

Ipswich midfielder Dan Neil says his old Sunderland team-mate Jack Clarke could prove the difference in their quest for automatic promotion.

The 25-year-old winger stole the show in Saturday’s draw with promotion rivals Millwall at Portman Road, breaking the deadlock with his 14th goal of the Championship season, only for the Lions to hit back in the second half.

Neil played 97 times alongside Clarke across four seasons at Sunderland

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Norwich City: Neil Adams to leave Norwich in Canaries shake-up
5 March 2026 Off

Norwich City: Neil Adams to leave Norwich in Canaries shake-up

By Total Football News

Norwich are planning to promote head of recruitment Lee Dunn in an internal shake-up, with assistant sporting director Neil Adams leaving the Canaries.

Sporting director Ben Knapper will make Dunn his number two which means Adams is departing Carrow Road since first joining the club as a player 32 years ago.

He has been in his current role for nearly five years having previously been loans manager while he won

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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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