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BBC News
a day ago
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Huddersfield Town sign midfielder Ledson
Huddersfield Town have signed Preston North End midfielder Ryan Ledson on a three-year 27-year-old will join the Terriers on 1 July when his contract with the Championship club made 191 league appearances in seven seasons with the Lancashire former Everton trainee is Town's first signing since appointing Lee Grant as manager on Wednesday."He has all of the qualities on and off the pitch that we want in our players - ambitious, competitive, aggressive, energetic and a natural leader," Grant told the club website., external"Our intention is to build a team that allows us to play and compete at a high level, while giving our supporters a team they identify with and are excited to watch. Ryan is the perfect start to that process."
BBC News
2 days ago
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Huddersfield boss Grant ready for managerial role
New Huddersfield Town manager Lee Grant has said his lack of experience will not be a barrier to being 42-year-old former Sheffield Wednesday, Burnley and Derby County goalkeeper was appointed as the League One side's boss on a three-year deal on is his first role in management after spending the past three seasons on Kieran McKenna's staff at Ipswich Town."There are no guarantees, and I think anyone who has been in the game long enough has seen the full raft of decision-making processes and the wide-ranging results of those decisions," Grant told BBC Radio Leeds."If you look at League One over the course of the last three or four years and you take John Mousinho, McKenna, Steven Schumacher, Chris Davies... the list goes on."What I'm pleased about is Huddersfield Town and me have a huge alignment of what we think has got a really good chance of working for us this year."He added: "It came about really quickly. I've been in a wonderful job for three years and enjoyed my time at Ipswich immensely."The process caught me a little bit off guard but once it began it was really clear to me that there was one decision to be made. I'm ready to rock and roll."In the past three seasons Mousinho, McKenna, Schumacher and Davies have all led teams to promotion from League One in their first roles in joins Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo and Bromley manager Andy Woodman as the only managers in the top four tiers to have played professionally as a said his appointment as the Terriers boss is the culmination of over 10 years of work."To be successful in any walk of life it's work, there are no shortcuts or secret sauce."The work I have been doing has been ongoing for well over a decade now."Yes, I was at Manchester United as a player [from 2018 to 2022] but in reality that was a player-coach role."I spent more time in the office understanding, listening and learning to really top people, and that leads to me being in this seat today." Grant given 'huge responsibility' The West Yorkshire side were relegated from the Championship in the 2023-24 season and hopes had been high for an immediate return to the second head coach Michael Duff was sacked in March after 10 months in charge and the club ultimately laboured to a 10th-placed finish under caretaker Jon director Mark Cartwright was also sacked before the end of the season by owner Kevin Nagle as Town ended the season with six successive no director of football in place, Grant, who helped Ipswich go from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons, has now been appointed manager rather than head coach and said he will have total control of recruitment."The level of responsibility I have been given is huge. I'm the manager of the football club and I'm really excited about that."From this day forward the players you see coming through the door are ones that I want and want to be here and am excited to work with."That means the values they need to share and have are ones that I want. I think the qualities that we are going to have and display are ones that Huddersfield Town really need."We want players who can work really hard first and foremost and have a desire and hunger to be here for the right reasons. They're all the things we're looking to recruit and demand from the boys who are here as well."
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Huddersfield appoint Ipswich coach Grant as manager
Huddersfield Town have appointed former Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant as their new manager on a three-year deal. The 42-year-old had spent the past three years as a coach at Ipswich Town. It is Grant's first managerial role. He started his playing career with Derby County before spells with the Owls, Burnley and Stoke before finishing his career with Manchester United. Grant takes over a Huddersfield side who finished 10th in League One this season after losing their final six matches under caretaker Jon Worthington. The academy coach was placed in charge of the team after Michael Duff was sacked at the start of March after 10 months. Grant is the club's seventh different managerial appointment since they were beaten by Nottingham Forest in the Championship play-off final in May 2022. "First and foremost, it's an incredible honour to be manager of Huddersfield Town," he told the club website. "This is an exciting time to be joining the club and there is so much potential and opportunity for us going forward, and I couldn't be more motivated to play my part in that journey. "I have a clear idea of what I want my Town team to look like and how I want us to play. My priority is to not only win, but give our amazing supporters a side that they're proud to represent them and excited to watch."
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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Former Man United star lands first managerial job as he takes charge of League One club
A former Manchester United star has been appointed as the new manager of a League One club. It is the first time that the ex-player has taken on a managerial job. He has previous experience of working as an assistant coach and will now be eager to test himself in management. The club had finished the season with a temporary coach in charge after sacking their previous manager in March. The new boss had a lengthy playing career during which he mainly featured in the Championship. He announced his retirement from playing three years ago. Huddersfield have appointed former goalkeeper Lee Grant as their new manager. Grant, 42, has signed a three-year deal with the Terriers after the League One club agreed compensation with Ipswich, where he worked as head coach Kieran McKenna's assistant. Huddersfield sacked previous boss Michael Duff in March and had placed former captain Jon Worthington in temporary charge. The Terriers said: 'We are delighted to confirm that Lee Grant has today been appointed manager of Huddersfield Town, joining the club on a three-year contract ahead of the 2025-26 season. 'Grant has been permitted a release to join Town with immediate effect following the conclusion of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign after a compensation agreement was agreed. 'Lee will be joined at the club by his own coaching team, with full details to be shared in due course.' Grant retired as a player in 2022 after a 22-year career, making over 500 professional appearances, which included spells at Derby, Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley. He joined Ipswich as assistant coach after hanging up his gloves and helped the club win back-to-back promotions to the Premier League in consecutive seasons. Grant added: 'This is an exciting time to be joining the club and there is so much potential and opportunity for us going forward, and I couldn't be more motivated to play my part in that journey. 'I'd like to thank chairman Kevin Nagle and CEO Jake Edwards for giving me their trust, and I hope to repay that with time as we head into the summer and season ahead.' Grant was at United between 2018 and 2022 and made just two appearances for the club. He featured against his former club Derby in the League Cup in 2018 and was also involved against Astana in the Europa League in 2019.
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3 days ago
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Huddersfield appoint Ipswich coach Grant as manager
Lee Grant was on Ipswich's coaching staff as they won successive promotions from League One to the Premier League before being relegated this season [Rex Features] Huddersfield Town have appointed former Sheffield Wednesday and Burnley goalkeeper Lee Grant as their new manager on a three-year deal. The 42-year-old had spent the past three years as a coach at Ipswich Town. Advertisement It is Grant's first managerial role. He started his playing career with Derby County before spells with the Owls, Burnley and Stoke before finishing his career with Manchester United. Grant takes over a Huddersfield side who finished 10th in League One this season after losing their final six matches under caretaker Jon Worthington. The academy coach was placed in charge of the team after Michael Duff was sacked at the start of March after 10 months. Grant is the club's seventh different managerial appointment since they were beaten by Nottingham Forest in the Championship play-off final in May 2022. Advertisement "First and foremost, it's an incredible honour to be manager of Huddersfield Town," he told the club website. "This is an exciting time to be joining the club and there is so much potential and opportunity for us going forward, and I couldn't be more motivated to play my part in that journey. "I have a clear idea of what I want my Town team to look like and how I want us to play. My priority is to not only win, but give our amazing supporters a side that they're proud to represent them and excited to watch."
