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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘You've got to say yes' – Neil Warnock, 76, hints at shock return to management with ‘unbelievable' crisis club
NEIL WARNOCK has hinted at a shock return to management. Warnock, 76, has been out of the dugout since an interim spell in charge of 3 Neil Warnock has been pout of the dugout for over a year Credit: Getty 3 Warnock is already a legend at Bramall Lane after his heroics with Sheffield United Credit: Getty He currently holds a position as a football advisor with Torquay United - but has now suggested he would be interest in taking the vacant role at crisis club Sheffield Wednesday. Owls boss Now Warnock - who managed the Owls' bitter rivals Asked on READ MORE ON FOOTBALL "At my age? Deary me, but you never say never in anything. "It is a good club, and it does need managing, really. I think they've not had the sustained success… "I mean, the crowds are unbelievable and they've maintained that, whatever division they've gone down to." He added: "It's sad to see some of the players leaving now because of their contractual situations, but it will bounce back, all good clubs bounce back." Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Should Warnock take charge, he may be on the end of a frosty reception from the away supporters on November 23 when the Blades travel to Hillsborough in the first Steel City Derby of the season. The Owls have been in disarray since the end of last season, with wages going unpaid and Sheffield Wednesday crisis deepens as players free to resign, club legend leaves and staff going months without pay SunSport revealed last week that controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri is Wednesday suffered yet another blow on Tuesday when - just hours after Rohl's departure - the club announced Hillsborough's North Stand had been closed by Sheffield City Council owing to safety concerns. The closure of the North Stand - which bears the name of much-maligned owner Chansiri - will leave up to 9,000 supporters in disarray. Despite Warnock's interest, however, he looks set to miss out on the role to a man who is already in the building at 3 Hillsborough's North Stand bares Chansiri's name Credit: Rex Henrik Pedersen is set to be chosen as the Owls' new boss, according to reports from the The Dane had already taken the lead in several Wednesday training sessions throughout the summer as uncertainty surrounded Rohl, and he is now set to formally be appointed boss.
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
‘You've got to say yes' – Neil Warnock, 76, hints at shock return to management with ‘unbelievable' crisis club
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NEIL WARNOCK has hinted at a shock return to management. Warnock, 76, has been out of the dugout since an interim spell in charge of Aberdeen last year. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Neil Warnock has been pout of the dugout for over a year Credit: Getty 3 Warnock is already a legend at Bramall Lane after his heroics with Sheffield United Credit: Getty He currently holds a position as a football advisor with Torquay United - but has now suggested he would be interest in taking the vacant role at crisis club Sheffield Wednesday. Owls boss Danny Rohl left my mutual consent on Tuesday, leaving the already stricken club managerless just 11 days before the start of the new season. Now Warnock - who managed the Owls' bitter rivals Sheffield United between 1999 and 2007 - has left the door open to taking the reins at Hillsborough. Asked on talkSPORT if he would take the job, Warnock said: "Well, you've got to say yes. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL Rub of the green Ex-Liverpool ace who was hero of 2005 Champions League now footgolf star "At my age? Deary me, but you never say never in anything. "It is a good club, and it does need managing, really. I think they've not had the sustained success… "I mean, the crowds are unbelievable and they've maintained that, whatever division they've gone down to." He added: "It's sad to see some of the players leaving now because of their contractual situations, but it will bounce back, all good clubs bounce back." BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Should Warnock take charge, he may be on the end of a frosty reception from the away supporters on November 23 when the Blades travel to Hillsborough in the first Steel City Derby of the season. The Owls have been in disarray since the end of last season, with wages going unpaid and players ripping their contract up as a result. Sheffield Wednesday crisis deepens as players free to resign, club legend leaves and staff going months without pay SunSport revealed last week that controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri is refusing to budge on his £100million price tag for the crisis club - despite owing more than £4million in football debts. Wednesday suffered yet another blow on Tuesday when - just hours after Rohl's departure - the club announced Hillsborough's North Stand had been closed by Sheffield City Council owing to safety concerns. The closure of the North Stand - which bears the name of much-maligned owner Chansiri - will leave up to 9,000 supporters in disarray. Despite Warnock's interest, however, he looks set to miss out on the role to a man who is already in the building at Sheffield Wednesday. 3 Hillsborough's North Stand bares Chansiri's name Credit: Rex Henrik Pedersen is set to be chosen as the Owls' new boss, according to reports from the Sheffield Star. The Dane had already taken the lead in several Wednesday training sessions throughout the summer as uncertainty surrounded Rohl, and he is now set to formally be appointed boss.
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Politics
- Winnipeg Free Press
Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot attempt to revive the landmark law just days before its 60th anniversary and at a time of renewed debate over the future administration of American elections. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia unveiled the measure, titled the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, with the backing of Democratic leaders. The bill stands little chance of passage in the Republican-led Congress, but it provides the clearest articulation of Democrats' agenda on voting rights and election reform. The legislation would reestablish and expand the requirement that states and localities with a history of discrimination get federal approval before changing their voting laws. It would also require states to allow same-day voter registration, prevent voters from being purged from voter rolls if they miss elections and allow people who may have been disenfranchised at the ballot box to seek a legal remedy in the courts. 'Democracy is the very house in which we live. It is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that we care about,' Warnock said. 'These last seven months have reminded us that we ought not take any of it for granted. We are literally in a fight for the life of the republic.' Warnock was joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, as well as Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Alex Padilla of California. The senators were flanked by dozens of activists, including voting rights advocates, environmental campaigners, faith leaders and union organizers. The reintroduction comes at a precarious moment for the Voting Rights Act. The enforcement mechanisms of the law have been removed or hampered by two decades of court rulings and lapsed congressional reauthorizations. And an unusual push by Republicans in several states to redistrict congressional maps five years ahead of schedule has also raised questions about the effectiveness of the law in protecting voters. State lawmakers have enacted dozens of laws in recent years that voting rights activists argue restrict access to the ballot, especially for people of color, poorer communities and people with disabilities. Schumer promised that Democrats would 'fight fire with fire' to protect voting rights. And Warnock warned of 'an authoritarian movement that is afoot right now in our country,' before denouncing a special session called by the Texas legislature to redistrict the state's legislative and congressional maps. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are backing the effort, which they hope will net the GOP several seats in the House of Representatives and help them hold the House majority. Democrats first introduced the updated Voting Rights Act in 2021, when the party had unified control of Congress. The bill came in response to several years of states enacting restrictive voting laws following the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down the section of the Voting Rights Act that required some states to seek federal approval for legislative maps and election policies. The bill passed the House twice in that Congress but failed to pass the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama reintroduced a House version in March. The bill is named after John Lewis, the longtime Democratic congressman and civil rights activist who died in 2020. Warnock represents Lewis' home state, while Sewell represents Selma, Alabama, the city where Lewis organized during the Civil Rights movement and was bludgeoned by state troopers during a peaceful protest on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, known as Bloody Sunday. A picture of Lewis was positioned behind the senators as they spoke about the bill. Blumenthal, the Connecticut Democrat, said that Lewis' 'stare is unrelenting. He's going to hold us accountable.' ___
Hamilton Spectator
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot attempt to revive the landmark law just days before its 60th anniversary and at a time of renewed debate over the future administration of American elections. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia unveiled the measure, titled the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, with the backing of Democratic leaders. The bill stands little chance of passage in the Republican-led Congress, but it provides the clearest articulation of Democrats' agenda on voting rights and election reform. The legislation would reestablish and expand the requirement that states and localities with a history of discrimination get federal approval before changing their voting laws. It would also require states to allow same-day voter registration, prevent voters from being purged from voter rolls if they miss elections and allow people who may have been disenfranchised at the ballot box to seek a legal remedy in the courts. 'Democracy is the very house in which we live. It is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that we care about,' Warnock said. 'These last seven months have reminded us that we ought not take any of it for granted. We are literally in a fight for the life of the republic.' Warnock was joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, as well as Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Alex Padilla of California. The senators were flanked by dozens of activists, including voting rights advocates, environmental campaigners, faith leaders and union organizers. The reintroduction comes at a precarious moment for the Voting Rights Act. The enforcement mechanisms of the law have been removed or hampered by two decades of court rulings and lapsed congressional reauthorizations. And an unusual push by Republicans in several states to redistrict congressional maps five years ahead of schedule has also raised questions about the effectiveness of the law in protecting voters. State lawmakers have enacted dozens of laws in recent years that voting rights activists argue restrict access to the ballot, especially for people of color, poorer communities and people with disabilities. Schumer promised that Democrats would 'fight fire with fire' to protect voting rights. And Warnock warned of 'an authoritarian movement that is afoot right now in our country,' before denouncing a special session called by the Texas legislature to redistrict the state's legislative and congressional maps. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are backing the effort, which they hope will net the GOP several seats in the House of Representatives and help them hold the House majority. Democrats first introduced the updated Voting Rights Act in 2021, when the party had unified control of Congress. The bill came in response to several years of states enacting restrictive voting laws following the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down the section of the Voting Rights Act that required some states to seek federal approval for legislative maps and election policies. The bill passed the House twice in that Congress but failed to pass the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama reintroduced a House version in March. The bill is named after John Lewis , the longtime Democratic congressman and civil rights activist who died in 2020. Warnock represents Lewis' home state, while Sewell represents Selma, Alabama, the city where Lewis organized during the Civil Rights movement and was bludgeoned by state troopers during a peaceful protest on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, known as Bloody Sunday. A picture of Lewis was positioned behind the senators as they spoke about the bill. Blumenthal, the Connecticut Democrat, said that Lewis' 'stare is unrelenting. He's going to hold us accountable.' ___ Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot attempt to revive the landmark law just days before its 60th anniversary and at a time of renewed debate over the future administration of American elections. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia unveiled the measure, titled the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, with the backing of Democratic leaders. The bill stands little chance of passage in the Republican-led Congress, but it provides the clearest articulation of Democrats' agenda on voting rights and election reform. The legislation would reestablish and expand the requirement that states and localities with a history of discrimination get federal approval before changing their voting laws. It would also require states to allow same-day voter registration, prevent voters from being purged from voter rolls if they miss elections and allow people who may have been disenfranchised at the ballot box to seek a legal remedy in the courts. 'Democracy is the very house in which we live. It is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that we care about,' Warnock said. 'These last seven months have reminded us that we ought not take any of it for granted. We are literally in a fight for the life of the republic.' Warnock was joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, as well as Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Alex Padilla of California. The senators were flanked by dozens of activists, including voting rights advocates, environmental campaigners, faith leaders and union organizers. The reintroduction comes at a precarious moment for the Voting Rights Act. The enforcement mechanisms of the law have been removed or hampered by two decades of court rulings and lapsed congressional reauthorizations. And an unusual push by Republicans in several states to redistrict congressional maps five years ahead of schedule has also raised questions about the effectiveness of the law in protecting voters. State lawmakers have enacted dozens of laws in recent years that voting rights activists argue restrict access to the ballot, especially for people of color, poorer communities and people with disabilities. Schumer promised that Democrats would 'fight fire with fire' to protect voting rights. And Warnock warned of 'an authoritarian movement that is afoot right now in our country,' before denouncing a special session called by the Texas legislature to redistrict the state's legislative and congressional maps. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are backing the effort, which they hope will net the GOP several seats in the House of Representatives and help them hold the House majority. Democrats first introduced the updated Voting Rights Act in 2021, when the party had unified control of Congress. The bill came in response to several years of states enacting restrictive voting laws following the Supreme Court's 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down the section of the Voting Rights Act that required some states to seek federal approval for legislative maps and election policies. The bill passed the House twice in that Congress but failed to pass the 60-vote filibuster threshold in the Senate. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama reintroduced a House version in March. The bill is named after John Lewis, the longtime Democratic congressman and civil rights activist who died in 2020. Warnock represents Lewis' home state, while Sewell represents Selma, Alabama, the city where Lewis organized during the Civil Rights movement and was bludgeoned by state troopers during a peaceful protest on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, known as Bloody Sunday. A picture of Lewis was positioned behind the senators as they spoke about the bill. Blumenthal, the Connecticut Democrat, said that Lewis' 'stare is unrelenting. He's going to hold us accountable.' ___
