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Scottish Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
I'm a League One star targeting Wembley glory with Charlton in play-off final – but I'm also training to be a PILOT
The Addicks stopper has kept a club-record 25 clean sheets this season RED ARROW I'm a League One star targeting Wembley glory with Charlton in play-off final – but I'm also training to be a PILOT Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WILL MANNION has been training to become an aeroplane pilot. And the keeper hopes his Charlton team will be flying in tomorrow's play-off final against Leyton Orient - before landing a place in the Championship. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Will Mannion is targeting promotion to the Championship with Charlton Credit: Getty 3 The keeper is a pilot in his spare time away from the pitch Credit: Alamy The 27-year-old has already done 15 hours of flying lessons and is a third of the way through being able to fly solo. Mannion told SunSport: "I was 14 when I took my first lesson. It was something I was going to do properly if football didn't work but thankfully it did. "Now it's something I want to do after football. I'm going to do more lessons so I can get my Private Pilot Licence in the next couple of years. "I've been flying Cessna 172 planes, which are like a four-seater washing machine with wings! I've got a fair way to go yet. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL JUST A MINUTE Every EFL play-off final to kick off 60 seconds later for touching reason "When I was at my last club Cambridge, I flew out of RAF Duxford, which was awesome because you would have Spitfires taking off in front of you! "It's hard to describe the feeling of flying a plane. I would liken it to riding a bike in the sky! "It's intuitive when you're up there with the controls. "It's not as scary as people think. It's fun, especially when taking off and landing. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "Although taking off and landing are the two hardest things because that is where things can most likely go wrong. "But I'm never frightened, you just have to know what you're doing. Ex-Rangers star Greg Docherty sends message to his dad following Charlton Play-Off semi-final victory "The plan is to get more lessons locally. Biggin Hill isn't too far away so will probably fly out of there." Mannion cannot pinpoint why he fell in love with aviation but he then took it up in case a football career did not pan out. And now he is contemplating a career in the sky when his days in football are over. He added: "The next stage for me is to go out solo. I've got to do around 45 hours to get my licence. "The great thing is it's not something you need to do by a certain deadline, you can just chip away at it in your own time. It was something I was going to do properly if football didn't work but thankfully it did. Will Mannion "There are various exams — theory and practical — you must do. Then I can be in a position to just take a plane out for leisure at the weekend or on my days off. "But that is only the first stage. "There are quite a few more exams before you can fly a plane for easyJet. "At this stage I don't know how far I'd go with it but might consider working in the commercial airline industry one day!" Back on the ground, Charlton have the chance to return to the Championship after five years stuck in League One. Mannion has played a crucial role in helping the Addicks reach this Wembley final - having kept a club-record TWENTY-FIVE clean sheets this season. Not bad for a keeper who only joined last summer from Cambridge. He said: "To have played in as many games, finish fourth, play like we have as a team and keep as many clean sheets has been massive. "It's not something I predicted when I came but as the season progressed you could see we were a solid defensive unit and it paid off in terms of our league position and reaching a Wembley play-off final. It will be surreal but it's just another game. We cannot afford to get carried away by the occasion and romance of it. Mannion on Wembley "The clean sheets aren't just down to me. It starts from the front in terms of how we play, we're a high-pressing team. "That transcends throughout the team. "The lads in front of me have been outstanding all season. They've limited what I've had to do to a minimum." Mannion is establishing himself as a No 1 after a lot of years doing the hard yards. He was a young pro at Hull - rubbing shoulders with the likes of Harry Maguire, Jarrod Bowen and Andy Robertson - after being signed by Steve Bruce. He had loan spells in non-league with Aldershot and Kidderminster before a season with Cypriot team Pathos having struggled to find a club at home. 3 Charlton's boss Nathan Jones is aiming for promotion on Sunday Credit: Shutterstock Editorial He said: "It was during the Covid spell. I couldn't even find a club to look at me, never mind sign me. So I had this opportunity to go abroad and I gave it go. "As a life experience it was good to see a different culture - although on the football side I didn't get a lot of opportunities.' A move to Cambridge brought 29 League One appearances over three years before what has turned out to be his best season yet at the Addicks. Mannion has only previously been to Wembley as a spectator — watching Crystal Palace beat Watford in the 2013 Championship play-off final and the 2009 FA Cup final when Chelsea saw off Everton 2-1. He said: "It's one thing imagining yourself playing there and quite another actually thinking you will play there. "It will be surreal but it's just another game. We cannot afford to get carried away by the occasion and romance of it. "We've one more game to achieve what we set out to do - win promotion."
The Irish Sun
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
I'm a League One star targeting Wembley glory with Charlton in play-off final – but I'm also training to be a PILOT
WILL MANNION has been training to become an aeroplane pilot. And the keeper hopes his Charlton team will be flying in tomorrow's play-off final against Leyton Orient - before landing a place in the Championship. 3 Will Mannion is targeting promotion to the Championship with Charlton Credit: Getty 3 The keeper is a pilot in his spare time away from the pitch Credit: Alamy The 27-year-old has already done 15 hours of flying lessons and is a third of the way through being able to fly solo. Mannion told SunSport: "I was 14 when I took my first lesson. It was something I was going to do properly if football didn't work but thankfully it did. "Now it's something I want to do after football. I'm going to do more lessons so I can get my Private Pilot Licence in the next couple of years. "I've been flying Cessna 172 planes, which are like a four-seater washing machine with wings! I've got a fair way to go yet. READ MORE ON FOOTBALL "When I was at my last club Cambridge, I flew out of RAF Duxford, which was awesome because you would have Spitfires taking off in front of you! "It's hard to describe the feeling of flying a plane. I would liken it to riding a bike in the sky! "It's intuitive when you're up there with the controls. "It's not as scary as people think. It's fun, especially when taking off and landing. Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "Although taking off and landing are the two hardest things because that is where things can most likely go wrong. "But I'm never frightened, you just have to know what you're doing. Ex-Rangers star Greg Docherty sends message to his dad following Charlton Play-Off semi-final victory "The plan is to get more lessons locally. Biggin Hill isn't too far away so will probably fly out of there." Mannion cannot pinpoint why he fell in love with aviation but he then took it up in case a football career did not pan out. And now he is contemplating a career in the sky when his days in football are over. He added: "The next stage for me is to go out solo. I've got to do around 45 hours to get my licence. "The great thing is it's not something you need to do by a certain deadline, you can just chip away at it in your own time. It was something I was going to do properly if football didn't work but thankfully it did. Will Mannion "There are various exams — theory and practical — you must do. Then I can be in a position to just take a plane out for leisure at the weekend or on my days off. "But that is only the first stage. "There are quite a few more exams before you can fly a plane for easyJet. "At this stage I don't know how far I'd go with it but might consider working in the commercial airline industry one day!" Back on the ground, Mannion has played a crucial role in helping the Addicks reach this Wembley final - having kept a club-record TWENTY-FIVE clean sheets this season. Not bad for a keeper who only joined last summer from Cambridge. He said: "To have played in as many games, finish fourth, play like we have as a team and keep as many clean sheets has been massive. "It's not something I predicted when I came but as the season progressed you could see we were a solid defensive unit and it paid off in terms of our league position and reaching a Wembley play-off final. It will be surreal but it's just another game. We cannot afford to get carried away by the occasion and romance of it. Mannion on Wembley "The clean sheets aren't just down to me. It starts from the front in terms of how we play, we're a high-pressing team. "That transcends throughout the team. "The lads in front of me have been outstanding all season. They've limited what I've had to do to a minimum." Mannion is establishing himself as a No 1 after a lot of years doing the hard yards. He was a young pro at Hull - rubbing shoulders with the likes of He had loan spells in non-league with Aldershot and Kidderminster before a season with Cypriot team Pathos having struggled to find a club at home. 3 Charlton's boss Nathan Jones is aiming for promotion on Sunday Credit: Shutterstock Editorial He said: "It was during the Covid spell. I couldn't even find a club to look at me, never mind sign me. So I had this opportunity to go abroad and I gave it go. "As a life experience it was good to see a different culture - although on the football side I didn't get a lot of opportunities.' A move to Cambridge brought 29 League One appearances over three years before what has turned out to be his best season yet at the Addicks. Mannion has only previously been to Wembley as a spectator — watching He said: "It's one thing imagining yourself playing there and quite another actually thinking you will play there. "It will be surreal but it's just another game. We cannot afford to get carried away by the occasion and romance of it. "We've one more game to achieve what we set out to do - win promotion."
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former IRS employee in Mass. pleads guilty to tax fraud and Social Security fraud
A former Internal Revenue Service employee pleaded guilty on Wednesday to filing fake tax returns to fraudulently obtain tax refunds and stealing Social Security benefits, the U.S. Attorney said. Kathleen Mannion, 58, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to four counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation and filing of a false tax return and one count of theft of government money, U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said in a statement. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel Gorton scheduled sentencing for Sept. 3. Mannion was charged in March. From 1998 to 2009, Mannion worked as an IRS contact representative in Andover, prosecutors said. Between July 2020 through April 2023, Mannion prepared and filed income tax returns for other individuals with the IRS, prosecutors said. Even though Mannion prepared these returns on behalf of other individuals, she did not list herself as the tax return preparer. Instead, Mannion prepared the returns to appear as if the taxpayers prepared the returns on their own. Mannion also listed ineligible dependents on the tax returns, resulting in higher refund amounts for which the taxpayers did not qualify—all without the knowledge of the taxpayers, prosecutors said. Mannion also filed forms with the IRS directing that a portion of the fraudulently obtained tax refunds be deposited in her personal bank accounts, which she then used for her personal benefit, prosecutors said. Separately, between April and October 2020, Mannion applied for Social Security retirement, spouse and widow benefits with the Social Security Administration via telephone for other people. Unbeknownst to these beneficiaries, Mannion directed the Social Security Administration to deposit the Social Security benefits in her personal bank accounts, which she also used for her personal benefit, prosecutors said. For each charge of aiding and assisting the preparation and filing of a false tax return, Mannion faces a sentence of up to three years in prison, one year of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. For the charge of theft of government money, Mannion faces a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Friday Cheese Curds: Packers take mentoring seriously
If there's a theme for today's Cheese Curds, it's 'mentoring.' The Green Bay Packers have established a robust mentoring program for fledgling businesses in the Fox Valley area and throughout Wisconsin, and this week they celebrated some of the successes of that program with an awards ceremony. Yet another brainchild of team president Mark Murphy, this program is doing some great things for small businesses in the community, particularly those with diverse ownership. It's just another way that the Packers as an organization are giving back to the city and the state that they call home, and it's a model program that other organizations could aspire to. Advertisement Meanwhile, the team's head coach served as more of a direct mentor for someone who used to play for him. Sean Mannion went to LaFleur for advice a while back when looking to get into coaching, in large part because LaFleur was his offensive coordinator for a year with the Los Angeles Rams. A few years later, Mannion is now working for LaFleur, achieving a quick rise to become the Packers' quarterbacks coach. We at APC encourage you to take some lessons from today's curds with you and lend a helping hand to someone who's working hard to advance in some way. It will help them, and it will probably help you as well in the long run. Packers recognize Mentor-Protégé Program participants | This program "matches established mentor companies ... with protégés that are seeking to improve their competitive standing," focusing on groups that are owned by women, veterans, or minorities for the learners. The program has helped create more than 400 jobs in 46 different communities across Wisconsin in 14 years. From NFL backup to Packers QB coach in a year, Sean Mannion is filling big shoes - The Athletic ($) Mannion's dad was a football coach, so when he saw his playing career was likely coming to an end, he got an early start on preparing for life as a coach. With Matt LaFleur giving him advice as a bit of a mentor figure, Mannion almost got a job with the Bears, but LaFleur convinced him to come to Green Bay instead. Advertisement NFL says Tomlin was factor in Steelers' schedule, not Rodgers - ESPN The league's main schedule-maker said they don't have any inside information on whether Rodgers will sign with Pittsburgh, but they admitted that they did put Packers-Steelers on Sunday Night Football in part because of the potential for a Rodgers vs. Packers matchup. Ravens LB Roquan Smith eager to face Bills in Week 1: 'Revenge is best served as a cold dish' | Oh, Roquan. He almost got the quote from Star Trek II correct, but it's actually "revenge is a dish that is best served cold.' Nasal tanning sprays warning issued by Trading Standards | BBC I'm sorry, people are spray-tanning their nasal passages now? More from
NBC Sports
15-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Packers QBs coach Sean Mannion has a plan on how to get most out of Jordan Love
Jordan Love is entering his sixth NFL season, and he's getting his third quarterbacks coach. Former NFL quarterback Sean Mannion was promoted to the job after Tom Clements retired. Luke Getsy was the team's quarterbacks coach for Love's first two seasons. Mannion, whose playing career ended in 2023, was a first-year NFL coach last season when he served as an offensive assistant for the Packers. But Mannion is bringing his experience as a backup quarterback to the quarterbacks room, pointing to 2017 when he was with the Rams, who had Packers coach Matt LaFleur as offensive coordinator. He expects to use that 'transformative' experience with LaFleur to get the best out of Love. 'I think it's ownership of our progressions and timing and reading with our feet,' Mannion said of the position, via Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. 'And then just the fundamentals of the position. For me, it really starts with footwork. That's something that all quarterbacks need to focus on, but I know really when I first was exposed to it was with Matt in L.A. in 2017. It was kind of a foundational moment in my playing career. I got so much better from understanding how the footwork helps your accuracy; it helps your decision making; it helps the timing of the play. 'That's really the starting point with any quarterback, but Jordan in particular. We really just always want to have that point of emphasis at the forefront of our mind.' Love has been a solid starter, with an 18-15 record, 60 touchdowns and 25 interceptions, but there is room for improvement. Love has yet to make a Pro Bowl. 'It's the same staff,' Mannion said. 'It's the same system. Now I'm stepping into a role that Tom had, so I want to make it familiar with Jordan, but I kind of sprinkle in some things from my own experience to maybe just change things up here and there, try to stimulate a couple things with his development. But we want it to be familiar with Jordan and really just getting feedback from Matt, [offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich], everybody in the QB room on how we can best support Jordan. Because, ultimately, that's what is most important.'
