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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sir Alex Ferguson curse strikes again with two more Man Utd title winners sacked and LEAGUE ONE boss rare success story
FOOTBALL management, bloody hell — Sir Alex Ferguson made it look so easy that a load of his former Manchester United stars tried it. To say most find it extremely difficult would be an understatement. 7 Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United proteges are not faring very well in management Credit: Getty 7 Man Utd hero Michael Carrick was sacked by Middlesbrough Credit: Getty 7 Wayne Rooney failed to succeed in various managerial positions Credit: Getty 7 Gary Neville suffered a devastating run at Valencia Credit: Getty None of his protegees have come remotely close to what the great Scot managed in his trophy-laden career. Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley are the latest former Fergie apprentices to see their first permanent jobs in English management end with the axe. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Carrick, 43, showed a lot of early promise — taking Boro to the play-offs in his first full season in 2022-23 after a fourth-placed finish — but lost to Coventry in the semi-finals. Read More on Man Utd He failed to make the end-of-term Championship lottery in the following two campaigns — and The Teessiders announced Carrick's exit in a brief 61-word statement. It was in stark contrast to the relative love letter Watford released to tell the world they had Carrick's former midfield partner, 35, finished his only season as a boss in 14th — not enough to convince the Hornets he deserved a second campaign. Most read in Football Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Sporting director Gian Luca Nani wrote: 'It has been a privilege to work closely with Tom, to understand how he sees the game and his enthusiasm. 'He deserves to be recognised for this and I'm sure he will have a bright future in the game.' 'What did he expect?' - Sir Alex Ferguson looks 'absolutely disgusted' in new footage from Man Utd Europa League loss The Dutchman was one of the greatest goalscorers the Premier League has ever seen after crashing in 150 goals in 219 Red Devils games between 2001 and 2006. So there was a huge irony when his Foxes side failed to net for EIGHT consecutive Prem matches — all of them defeats — between February and April. It all leaves the managerial success stories of Ferguson's former players looking increasingly thin on the ground. Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville are two of the more disastrous examples. With Rooney's ill-fated spells at Birmingham and Plymouth and the latter's Valencia horror show. No one could keep up Roy Keane won Sunderland promotion but his last job was Ipswich in 2011. Blink and you would have missed Paul Scholes' 31 days managing Oldham. Ryan Giggs' personal problems look to have kiboshed his coaching ambitions. Jaap Stam got Reading to a play-off final but left the club a year later, while compatriot Robin van Persie's Heerenveen lost 9-1 to AZ Alkmaar in September — though he is now in charge of Feyenoord. Mark Robins, the man who saved Fergie's job with a famous FA Cup goal back in 1990, has had a middling start at Stoke after working wonders at Coventry. Phil Neville is in the MLS, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Turkey and Mark Hughes has been relegated to the National League with Carlisle United despite bossing six Prem teams across 18 years. Arguably, the biggest hit is Steve Bruce, in charge of Blackpool and having managed more than 1,000 games — but don't tell Newcastle fans that. And with 12 years now passing since Fergie retired, the options of his former players who could still turn their talent to management is fast running out. Jonny Evans, released by 7 Former Man Utd ace Tom Cleverley was let go by Watford Credit: Getty 7 Ruud van Nistelrooy is facing the axe at Leicester Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 7 Man Utd legend Roy Keane hasn't coached since 2011 Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Sir Alex Ferguson curse strikes again with two more Man Utd title winners sacked and LEAGUE ONE boss rare success story
FOOTBALL management, bloody hell — Sir Alex Ferguson made it look so easy that a load of his former Manchester United stars tried it. To say most find it extremely difficult would be an understatement. 7 Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United proteges are not faring very well in management Credit: Getty 7 Man Utd hero Michael Carrick was sacked by Middlesbrough Credit: Getty 7 Wayne Rooney failed to succeed in various managerial positions Credit: Getty 7 Gary Neville suffered a devastating run at Valencia Credit: Getty None of his protegees have come remotely close to what the great Scot managed in his trophy-laden career. Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley are the latest former Fergie apprentices to see their first permanent jobs in English management end with the axe. Ruud van Nistelrooy, dangling by a thread at Leicester, is set to join them. Carrick, 43, showed a lot of early promise — taking Boro to the play-offs in his first full season in 2022-23 after a fourth-placed finish — but lost to Coventry in the semi-finals. He failed to make the end-of-term Championship lottery in the following two campaigns — and paid for it with Wednesday's sacking. The Teessiders announced Carrick's exit in a brief 61-word statement. It was in stark contrast to the relative love letter Watford released to tell the world they had binned Cleverley. Carrick's former midfield partner, 35, finished his only season as a boss in 14th — not enough to convince the Hornets he deserved a second campaign. Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Sporting director Gian Luca Nani wrote: 'It has been a privilege to work closely with Tom, to understand how he sees the game and his enthusiasm. 'He deserves to be recognised for this and I'm sure he will have a bright future in the game.' 'What did he expect?' - Sir Alex Ferguson looks 'absolutely disgusted' in new footage from Man Utd Europa League loss Van Nistelrooy, 48, is still waiting to learn his fate but it would be a surprise at this point if he was not dismissed after taking Leicester down. The Dutchman was one of the greatest goalscorers the Premier League has ever seen after crashing in 150 goals in 219 Red Devils games between 2001 and 2006. So there was a huge irony when his Foxes side failed to net for EIGHT consecutive Prem matches — all of them defeats — between February and April. It all leaves the managerial success stories of Ferguson's former players looking increasingly thin on the ground. Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville are two of the more disastrous examples. With Rooney's ill-fated spells at Birmingham and Plymouth and the latter's Valencia horror show. No one could keep up Roy Keane won Sunderland promotion but his last job was Ipswich in 2011. Blink and you would have missed Paul Scholes' 31 days managing Oldham. Ryan Giggs' personal problems look to have kiboshed his coaching ambitions. Jaap Stam got Reading to a play-off final but left the club a year later, while compatriot Robin van Persie's Heerenveen lost 9-1 to AZ Alkmaar in September — though he is now in charge of Feyenoord. Mark Robins, the man who saved Fergie's job with a famous FA Cup goal back in 1990, has had a middling start at Stoke after working wonders at Coventry. Phil Neville is in the MLS, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Turkey and Mark Hughes has been relegated to the National League with Carlisle United despite bossing six Prem teams across 18 years. Arguably, the biggest hit is Steve Bruce, in charge of Blackpool and having managed more than 1,000 games — but don't tell Newcastle fans that. And with 12 years now passing since Fergie retired, the options of his former players who could still turn their talent to management is fast running out. Jonny Evans, released by United this month, is the last remaining player to have appeared during Ferguson's reign. 7 Former Man Utd ace Tom Cleverley was let go by Watford Credit: Getty 7 Ruud van Nistelrooy is facing the axe at Leicester Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Michael Carrick still has lots to offer as a coach despite Middlesbrough sacking
While Joe Cole's suggestion that Michael Carrick might be an ideal successor to Ange Postecoglou seems more than a touch fanciful, the sacked Middlesbrough coach can expect no shortage of offers. After Boro's tenth-placed finish in last season's Championship, owner Steve Gibson has clearly deliberated long and hard over Carrick's fate and the dismissal will not come as a great surprise to many of the club's supporters. It is fair to say the reaction to Carrick's departure from Middlesbrough fans has been mixed. There has certainly been no sense of uproar. But Gibson is letting go of a coach who still has the potential to become an elite operator. Having been at Middlesbrough for only a few months shy of three years, there is an argument that says Carrick has been given plenty of time. But remember Middlesbrough's predicament when Carrick took over in October, 2022. They had 17 points from 16 games and were a point above the relegation zone. Carrick's impact and influence would see Middlesbrough finish fourth that season before losing to Coventry City in the play-offs. Ok, that was two years ago but it was a remarkable spell of management. The 'decline' into eighth position in the 2023-24 season and into tenth last season has cost Carrick his job, even though Gibson had given him a new three-year contract last summer. The stark truth is that tenth place was a disappointment. There were mitigating circumstances, not least the injury to on-loan Liverpool winger Ben Doak and the sale of top scorer Emmanuel Latte Lath in the winter window. Gibson, though, did back Carrick but certain recruitment decisions did not work out as well as might have been expected. Morgan Whittaker, for example, has not set the club alight since his £5million move from Plymouth Argyle. Despite finishing outside the play-offs, Carrick thought he had a good foundation for a more sustained challenge next season but knows that time is not readily afforded to Championship managers. In fact, before his dismissal, Carrick had been the longest-serving manager at that level … and had not been in his post for three full seasons. Carrick is still learning. Should Postecoglou and Spurs part company, Cole reckons Carrick could be a good appointment for Levy. It is safe to assume the chances of that happening are slim and none. But Carrick only turns 44 next month and, despite this setback, has a very good reputation for a thoughtful coaching approach that was first seen when he was on the staff at Manchester United, the club for whom he played with such distinction. (Don't forget, in his caretaker spell at Old Trafford, he won two, drew one and lost none.) As a player, Carrick's tally of 34 England caps was under-representative of his talent but he is exactly the sort of English coach who the Football Association should be monitoring. For now, though, he will surely want to get back into club management pretty quickly and while Levy and Tottenham Hotspur are unlikely to come knocking any time soon, someone is going to get a very good coach … and one with a point to prove. Sky has slashed the price of its bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
MP pays tribute to former head coach after Middlesbrough part ways with Carrick
A Middlesbrough MP has paid tribute to Michael Carrick after the club parted ways with the head coach. Middlesbrough announced they had 'parted company' with Carrick and two of his coaching staff - Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick - on Wednesday (June 4). The club finished 10th in the Championship and failed to meet their pre-season target of a spot in the play-offs, having to instead watch regional rivals Sunderland get back into the big-time after winning the play-offs to be promoted to the Premier League. But lifelong Boro fan and MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, Andy McDonald, has released a statement paying tribute to the man who led the club for three years. He said: "Thank you to Michael Carrick for his service as Boro Head Coach. "He had an immediate impact and led the club to the highs of the play-offs and League Cup semi-finals. "We wish him well." Boro said in a statement: "We'd like to thank Michael, Jonathan, and Graeme for all their hard work and unwavering commitment. We wish them all the very best for the future. "The club will be making no further comment at this stage." Thank you to Michael Carrick for his service as Boro Head Coach. He had an immediate impact and led the club to the highs of the play-offs and League Cup semi finals. We wish him well. — Andy McDonald MP for Middlesbrough & Thornaby East (@AndyMcDonaldMP) June 4, 2025 However, Mr McDonald's sentiment did not match that of The Northern Echo's sports reporter Dom Shaw, who admitted that, while the good under Carrick was 'very good', the rest left a lot to be desired. "In simple terms, Boro have gone backwards on the pitch," he wrote. "Last season they ended up looking up at West Brom, who lost one manager and sacked another, Blackburn, who were in a shambolic state when Boro won there in March, and Millwall and Bristol City, whose squads didn't rival Carrick's. "What next? Well, Boro don't have a replacement lined up, but whoever comes in will be deemed a good fit for the current squad and the recruitment structure at the Riverside. Story of Michael Carrick's Boro exit, strange outside perception & what happens next Huge stretch of major road closed after serious one-vehicle crash Reform UK 'Doge' team set to review council spending in County Durham "Gone are the days of Boro having to rip it up and start again when there's a managerial change. "It's a big job and an appealing job and Boro will undoubtedly be inundated with interest in the coming days." "For Carrick, there was no fairytale finish."
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Steve Cooper targeted for shock return to management eight months after being sacked by Leicester
COOP D'ETAT Steve Cooper targeted for shock return to management eight months after being sacked by Leicester Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) STEVE COOPER tops the list of managerial targets Middlesbrough want to replace Michael Carrick. The Championship side announced on Wednesday that the ex-Manchester United and England midfielder had been axed. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Steve Cooper has been linked with a shock return to management with Middlesbrough 2 Michael Carrick was sacked by Boro this week Carrick, 43, and his assistants Jonathan Woodgate and Graeme Carrick - his younger brother - have also departed the club. That decision was made by chairman Steve Gibson following a four-week end-of-season review by the club's hierarchy after their dismal second half of the campaign. Carrick, who was the division's longest-serving manager, led Boro from the 21st in the table in October 2022 to the play-offs. That was followed by an eighth-placed finish and a run to the League Cup semi-finals but, despite a positive first half of this season, they eventually ended a disappointing tenth. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS GUNNER GO Arsenal release 17 players as Sterling and Partey learn their fate That has been enough to convince the club to look elsewhere. SunSport understands that Cooper, out of work since he was sacked following a brief and ill-fated stint at Leicester in November, is among the top candidates Boro want to speak with. He shone in the Championship at Swansea City by leading them to consecutive play-off finishes. And he surpassed that at Nottingham Forest, achieving legendary status by guiding them back to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2022. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Cooper was axed in December 2023 and replaced by Nuno Espirito Santo. Ex-Bournemouth and Wolves manager Gary O'Neil, who spent four years as a player at the Riverside, is another name among the favourites along with former Luton man Rob Edwards. Middlesbrough fans will agree with Carrick sacking and there's a perfect man ready to replace him
