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New Bristol City CEO Charlie Boss says the club plan to appoint a sporting director to help him guide the Robins to the Premier League.
Former Jockey Club chief executive Boss took over the role last month following the departure of Tom Rawcliffe due to family commitments.
In an open letter to fans, Boss thanked them for his “warm welcome” to the club and said he understood frustrations about the
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
Sport Republic appear to be taking their time over their managerial appointment, and that is no bad thing, given their track record regarding recruitment.
Their fifth appointment was outgoing boss Will Still, who was relieved of his duties earlier this month due to a poor start in the Championship campaign, having seen just two wins from his 13 games in charge.
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Eckert has been given an extended
Norwich City are “in the final stages” of appointing a new head coach, BBC Radio Norfolk reports, but Gary O’Neil is not among the contenders.
The Canaries are looking to replace Liam Manning, who was sacked after just 17 games in charge following a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City on 8 November.
There are three candidates still in the running, one of them believed to be former Sweden and
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Everton’s merry-go-round of managers, with nine permanent bosses in 12 years, has made it harder for strikers to become established at the club.
When Cenk Tosun joined for £27m in 2017, Sam Allardyce described him as “the best in Europe” for his price but a managerial change to Marco Silva, and injuries, resulted in an eventual return to Besiktas after just nine top-flight goals.
Moise Kean arrived to fanfare in
Wassall was appointed in 2023 having previously served as academy manager at Derby – shaping, amongst others, Liam Delap’s early journey, the now-established careers of Leeds defender Jayden Bogle, Jason Knight and Max Bird, now both of Bristol City, and Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes.
His remit is a complex one but essentially to head a group of 12 regional managers who assist clubs in adhering to the guidelines and
“After all, this is a football club and the more people it has who understand football the better it is. We’re striving towards that.
“We need a new manager and we’ve got to get it right. This is not one to take lightly if we are going to exploit the best of the talent we have.
“Personally, I’d like to see a proven manager who’s done this before and knows
Isaiah Jones joined fellow Championship side Luton Town last Friday and Liverpool loanee Ben Doak remains on Teesside despite offers for his services from Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace. Boro remain confident Doak is happy and wants to stay but have contingency plans in place.
Boro’s interest in Hull City defender Ryan Giles is part of a drive to reinvigorate the left-hand side of their attack.
Michael Carrick is a
West Bromwich Albion’s search for Carlos Corberan’s successor is being led by sporting director Andrew Nestor.
They’ve been working over Christmas but aren’t going to rush the search for a new head coach because they want to get the right person for the job.
Unsurprisingly, the club has received a lot of interest in the role.
Even before Corberan left the club, Albion were planning for this eventuality, which is