Tag: Neil

2 January 2025 Off

Neil Dewsnip: Plymouth director of football set to leave after Wayne Rooney exit

Brent Pilnick, BBC Sport, Plymouth

Neil Dewsnip’s departure is not really a surprise after the year Argyle have had.

He was instrumental in the appointment of Ian Foster, whose disastrous three-month spell at the club almost saw the Pilgrims relegated from the second tier.

He was also part of the team that recruited Rooney – leading many fans to accuse Dewsnip of giving jobs to people he knew, rather than

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31 December 2024 Off

Alex Neil: No wholesale overnight changes for new Millwall boss

By Total Football News

There will be no immediate changes at Millwall, says new head coach Alex Neil.

The former Norwich and Sunderland boss has been appointed on a “long-term contract” at The Den, replacing Neil Harris who left the club earlier this month.

“It’s as thorough a recruitment process as I’ve ever been through,” Neil told the Millwall website., external

“It was about me trying to paint my vision for the club

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30 December 2024 Off

Alex Neil: Millwall appoint ex-Preston, Sunderland and Stoke boss

By Total Football News

The Lions were 11th in the Championship and had not won in their previous four games when Harris, who returned in February for a second stint in charge of the club, announced he would leave earlier in December.

Since then they impressively ended play-off chasing Blackburn Rovers’ six-game winning run before being defeated 2-1 by Norwich on Boxing Day.

Neil takes over a mid-table club that has won just once

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14 December 2024 Off

Middlesbrough 1-0 Millwall: Emmanuel Latte Lath ends Neil Harris’ reign with defeat

By Total Football News

There were reports of Millwall players in tears at the training ground after Harris made his shock announcement on Tuesday, saying he would remain in charge for the two final games, against promotion hopefuls Sheffield United and Boro.

They ended up losing both games; although they began at the Riverside Stadium like a side intent on giving the popular Harris a fine send-off.

George Edmundson blocked Langstaff’s overhead kick at

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10 December 2024 Off

Neil Harris: Millwall head coach to step down from role

By Total Football News

Millwall were one point above the relegation zone when Harris took over in February last season and he went on to steer them to 13th in the Championship.

They have won six of their 18 games so far this season and are six points off the play-off places, with defeat at home by Coventry on Saturday their first loss in 10 games – although they did not register a single

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18 October 2024 Off

Neil Harris: Stats show Millwall should be in Championship top four, Lions boss says

By Total Football News

Millwall now enter a period where they play four of their next five games at home, starting against Derby County on Saturday and followed by Plymouth (home), Swansea (away), Burnley (home) and Leeds (home).

Harris said Adam Mayor and Shaun Hutchinson were back in full training this week but would not be ready to face Derby. Tom Bradshaw, Josh Coburn and Billy Mitchell have also been training.

With the club

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5 September 2024 Off

Dan Neil – BBC Sport

By Total Football News

After reaching the play-offs in their first year back from League One with Tony Mowbray at the helm, Sunderland slipped to 16th last season, six points above the relegation zone.

Mowbray left the club in December, his replacement Michael Beale only lasted until February and it was left to Michael Dodds to hold the fort on an interim basis until the end of the season.

After a long search, Frenchman

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2 September 2024 Off

Sol Bamba: Smile is defenders lasting tribute says Neil Warnock

By Total Football News

Ex-Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock believes the memory of Sol Bamba’s smile would be the best tribute for the iconic Ivorian defender.

Bamba died last week aged 39, with wife Chloe revealing he “finally succumbed” having first been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, during his time at Cardiff.

Former clubs, team-mates and fans were quick to share heart-felt messages for a player who captained Leeds United and enjoyed spells

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17 June 2024 Off

Matija Sarkic: Millwall boss Neil Harris pays tribute to ‘radiant’ goalkeeper

By Total Football News

Sarkic, who was born in Grimsby, played youth team football for Belgian side Anderlecht before joining Aston Villa.

He had loan spells with Wigan, Stratford Town, Havant & Waterlooville and Livingston before a permanent move to Wolves in 2020.

Loans at Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City – where he made 23 appearances during the 2021-22 season – and Stoke City followed before his move to Millwall.

Fans have been laying flowers

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