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BBC News
15-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Masters of their own destiny with finishing line in sight
Their advantage in the race for automatic promotion to the Championship may be slim, but Wrexham would surely have settled for their current position before a ball was kicked in four games remaining this season, Phil Parkinson's team are second in League have a golden chance to seal a third successive promotion – and are masters of their own was some disappointment for the Dragons as they were held to a goalless draw by a Wigan Athletic side who are without a win in six matches last result, coupled with Wycombe Wanderers' late winner against Stevenage, saw Wrexham's advantage over the third-placed Chairboys cut to one the fact remains that Wrexham are in the box seat – and on paper at least, they have the more favourable side are back in action when they host 21st-placed Bristol Rovers on Friday. The Pirates head across the border having lost six successive games, while Wrexham have been beaten in only two of their 21 home league fixtures so far this then go to Blackpool, who are 10th, next Monday, before taking on fifth-placed Charlton Athletic at home and travelling to mid-table Lincoln City to round off the season. Wycombe, meanwhile, travel to Bolton Wanders – who are eighth and firmly in the play-off race – this Friday before they also entertain Dodds' team then visit seventh-placed Leyton Orient on the penultimate weekend of the campaign before a final-day home game against Stockport course, depending on how results go in the meantime, Stockport may have something to fight for on 3 May. As things stand, the Edgeley Park side are four points worse off than Wycombe in Challinor's team must also face Peterborough (away), Huddersfield (home) and Lincoln (home) as the third-tier season reaches its are a point worse off than Stockport in fifth, and need something special in their games at Wycombe and Wrexham – as well as home fixtures against Northampton and Burton – if they are to mount what looks an unlikely late push for second place behind Birmingham Addicks look much more likely to end up in the hope for Parkinson is that Wrexham will not be there too.
BBC News
03-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Notts County name Gagliardi as head of football
Notts County have appointed Roberto Gagliardi as their new head of Italian replaces Richard Montague, who left Meadow Lane in February to become director of football at Championship club Swansea was formerly head of European scouting, then head of football operations at Portsmouth before working as head of recruitment at Turkish club Goztepe and taking a seat on the joint owners Chris and Alex Reedtz said in a statement: "Following Richard Montague's departure, we have taken some time to evaluate the club's structure and identify the qualities that would be most valuable to us in his replacement."Roberto will lead on all aspects of our recruitment and negotiations with agents and clubs – areas he is highly skilled in thanks to the experience he's gained and the notable people he's learned from throughout his career."He has an excellent understanding of the game, both tactically and in terms of player recruitment, shares our way of thinking and comes highly recommended by people we trust."Gagliardi will take up his new role on 1 May just before County's final game of the season against Doncaster Rovers as they look to win promotion to League are fourth in the table, just two points outside the automatic promotion spots."I'll be coming into the role at the busiest time of the year. It's a really important period for setting strong foundations for both the transfer window and the season ahead," he said."In terms of attracting players, Notts County has many strong selling points. It's very difficult for clubs, even those from higher divisions, to compete with our brand, history, city, fanbase and project."
