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The Sun
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Wayne Rooney pictured looking glum on holiday with Coleen & pals
WAYNE Rooney looks short of holiday spirit on a sunshine break with smiling wife Coleen and their jolly band of pals. The ex-England and Man United ace, 39, seemed glum in the snap in Ibiza, and was covered up in a T-shirt and cap. Yet his gang of chums — including old team-mates John O'Shea and Michael Carrick — and partners bared the flesh and supped cocktails. Coleen, a drink in each hand, posted the snap online and captioned it: 'Amazing time in Ibiza with great friends.' But many spotted Wayne's pain with one commenting: 'Wayne needs to tell his face he is having a fab time.' Rooney has been tipped for a shock return to management - in non-league. He was sacked by Plymouth Argyle on New Year's Eve. Rooney left the Pilgrims bottom of the Championship after a dismal seven-month spell. The 39-year-old won just five of his 25 games in charge at Home Park. Plymouth were eventually relegated to League One despite an upturn in form under Miron Muslic. SunSport transfer expert Alan Nixon claims Rooney is now a target for non-league Macclesfield. 1
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Who will be the next Leicester manager following Ruud van Nistelrooy's sacking? Sky Bet odds revealed
Leicester are on the lookout for a new manager - which comes after the powers that be at the club made the decision to sack Ruud van Nistelrooy this week. Van Nistelrooy was appointed as Leicester's manager in November following Steve Cooper's sacking. Despite there being plenty of optimism surrounding the Dutchman's hiring - he had a dismal campaign at the helm - winning just five games in 27 appearances in charge. With Van Nistelrooy's sacking in mind - let's take a look at who are the best-backed with Sky Bet to be his successor. At the time of writing - former Everton manager Sean Dyche is an odds-on favourite at 4/5 to be the next Leicester boss. Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday's Danny Rohl and former Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick round out the three favourites in the market 11/8 and 4/1 respectively. Sky Bet favourites to be the next Leicester manager: Sean Dyche 4/5 Danny Rohl 11/8 Michael Carrick 4/1
BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Boro turn to Edwards in search of promotion formula
Middlesbrough's decision to appoint Rob Edwards as Michael Carrick's successor marks a change of direction in the Riverside was a managerial rookie (three games as Manchester United's caretaker notwithstanding), while 42-year-old Edwards already knows what it takes to win promotion, once to League One with Forest Green Rovers and subsequently to the Premier League with Luton success in reaching the top flight with the Hatters will undoubtedly have been an attraction for Boro, who are still searching for the right formula to return to English football's top table eight years after their relegation to the Championship in 2017. Edwards is Boro's seventh permanent manager or head coach in that time, and the list of names in those eight years gives an insight into the varied approaches chairman Steve Gibson has employed as he tries to find the solution to the club's promotion have seen rookie bosses in Carrick and Jonathan Woodgate (who was Carrick's assistant throughout his two and a half years in charge), veterans – Tony Pulis and Championship specialist Neil Warnock – as well as the men of their particular moments, Garry Monk and Chris the appointment of Edwards does is fully align Boro's first-team management with the strategic vision of Kieran Scott, the club's head of pair have worked together in the past. Edwards was under-23s coach at Wolverhampton Wanderers, while Scott was part of the scouting team. When Edwards began his senior managerial career, Scott went on to become head of recruitment at Norwich City before taking over Boro's football pair have kept in touch throughout the intervening years and now have the chance to rekindle their professional partnership at the Riverside. Edwards is the fourth Boro manager who will work with Scott. Warnock, Wilder and Carrick were the others, and it is fair to say the working model was particularly tested during the Warnock and Wilder Carrick, Boro had some real success in the transfer market – Morgan Rogers, Emmanuel Latte Lath and Rav van den Berg to name a few – but a system that had worked well sprang a major leak in head coach pushed for signings who proved to be notable failures and Boro's season crumbled after the turn of the situation is unlikely to be repeated with Edwards in charge. Recruitment, playing style and an ability to work within Boro's structure will all have played a big role in the interview Boro fans were excited by the potential arrival of Sheffield Wednesday's Danny Rohl, while the fact Steve Cooper was interviewed shows the job remains one of the most desirable outside the top Edwards brings though, is Championship nous and an ability to punch above his weight. Competing with 'parachute' clubs The Luton squad he led to promotion two years ago was reputed to have a wage bill that would have placed them 20th in the are much more generous payers, but no Championship club without the benefit of parachute payments can afford to turn their nose up at a manager with the ability to improve players and find a way of competing with teams dropping down from the Premier have been raised by some Boro fans about the way Luton unravelled on Edwards' watch last season, and there is no doubt that was something that would have been discussed by Boro's the fact Luton won promotion under him and then made a good fist of trying to stay up should not be forgotten. For the record, the Hatters finished 18th in their Premier League season, ahead of Burnley, whose manager Vincent Kompany subsequently left them for German giants Bayern may not be the big-name arrival Michael Carrick was, but Boro hope he proves to be the right one.
Reuters
4 days ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Middlesbrough appoint Edwards as head coach
June 24 (Reuters) - Rob Edwards has been appointed Middlesbrough head coach, the English Championship club said on Tuesday, the former Luton Town manager replacing Michael Carrick after signing a three-year contract. Carrick parted ways with the second-tier side this month after they missed out on the promotion playoffs. "It felt instantly that this was right for me and it got me excited. If I was going to come back in, I wanted to come back in at a place where we had a chance, and we have a really good chance here," Edwards said in a statement. Edwards, 42, led Luton to promotion to the Premier League in his debut season, but the club were relegated straight back to the Championship in 2024 and to third-tier League One this year.
CNA
4 days ago
- Sport
- CNA
Middlesbrough appoint Edwards as head coach
Rob Edwards has been appointed Middlesbrough head coach, the English Championship club said on Tuesday, the former Luton Town manager replacing Michael Carrick after signing a three-year contract. Carrick parted ways with the second-tier side this month after they missed out on the promotion playoffs. "It felt instantly that this was right for me and it got me excited. If I was going to come back in, I wanted to come back in at a place where we had a chance, and we have a really good chance here," Edwards said in a statement. Edwards, 42, led Luton to promotion to the Premier League in his debut season, but the club were relegated straight back to the Championship in 2024 and to third-tier League One this year.
