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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Newcastle target rival Premier League chief for vacant sporting director role - as Magpies continue search for Paul Mitchell's successor
Nottingham Forest chief Ross Wilson is among the names in the frame for the sporting director vacancy at Newcastle, Mail Sport can reveal. Recruitment specialists Nolan Partners are leading the search for Paul Mitchell's replacement. He will leave at the end of June after less than a year in the role. Sources believe an appointment remains unlikely before then, but interviews are set to take place with several candidates. Wilson and former Arsenal assistant sporting director Jason Ayto are said to be among those who have had contact with Nolans. While no decision has been made and there are other names being considered, it is that of Wilson which appears to have some support internally. The 41-year-old has been Forest's sporting director and chief football officer since 2023 having previously held similar roles at Rangers and Southampton. He is well thought of within the game and is seen as a professional operator. Crucially, and this is the remit Nolans are working to, he has Premier League experience. Newcastle's owners are keen to learn by past mistakes, and the appointment of Mitchell by chief executive Darren Eales last summer was said to be rushed through after first choice Dougie Freedman turned down the club's offer. Mitchell is yet to sign a first-team player and his relationships with several staff have been uneasy from the point of his arrival. That is why the club will take their time in choosing the right successor, especially as Mitchell's predecessor, Dan Ashworth, also left abruptly for Manchester United last year. Ayto, 40, is another name mentioned in recent days, but it is not thought he yet has the experience for the role. In the meantime, recruitment chief Steve Nickson and assistant Andy Howe will assume greater responsibility, with Mitchell now less than three weeks from his departure date.
Daily Record
05-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Rangers 'approach' Leeds United transfer target as former £14m winger could have 49ers choice to make
It could lead to a strange scenario when both clubs share the same owners Rangers have reportedly 'approached' former Southampton winger Moussa Djenepo about a return to Britain - with Leeds United also said to be keen on the Mali star. The 26-year-old moved to England's south coast in a £14million deal six years ago when former Rangers sporting director Ross Wilson was at St Mary's. He signed from Standard Liege and returned to Belgium two years ago for around £3m. Capped 36 times for Mali, he has been loaned out to Turkish Super Lig side Antalyaspor but has suffered a chaotic time with months of unpaid wages and is said to want out. Now Leeds United are reportedly to be keen on taking him back to England following promotion back to the English Premier League. Djenepo's release clause is just £1.7m but Africafoot say both Rangers and Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv have 'approached' the player. Rangers, of course, are in the process of being taken over by 49ers Enterprises - the same owners as Leeds United. That could throw up the unusual scenario of both being in the hunt for the same player. He is left-sided and can play either as a winger or a full back, an area Rangers are almost certain to try and strengthen with Jefte failing to hit the heights in his first season at Ibrox and Ridvan Yilmaz also suffering with injuries. You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers and Celtic pages, and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season. here and our Celtic community here.
Boston Globe
25-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Appointed or elected, Boston School Committee needs more accountability
While the debate over an elected vs. appointed school committee is important, the larger issue is accountability. Boston's families deserve a committee that represents them. Mayors in many cities across Massachusetts and the country serve as chairs of their communities' school committees, and perhaps it is time for Boston's mayor to do the same. That would be a meaningful first step toward real transparency and accountability. Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up Jill Shah Advertisement Ross Wilson Boston Jill Shah and Ross Wilson, of the Shah Family Foundation, host 'Last Night At School Committee,' a podcast that provides an analysis of every Boston School Committee meeting. Illusion of democracy is not enough Why even have an appointed Boston School Committee, since the votes go the way the superintendent and mayor want? On the rare occasion when a committee member asks 'tough questions,' they are not answered in any meaningful way. So what's the point? Is it to give the illusion of democracy? Parents and students are allowed to speak — ever so briefly — but they are not really heard. Speakers are tolerated, then business continues. As both a teacher and parent in the Boston Public Schools, I live day and night with the not-so-benign neglect of this appointed committee. An elected school committee at least offers the chance of accountability. Maybe then the buses will run on time. Michael J. Maguire West Roxbury Divisive rhetoric whitewashes history Arguing for an undemocratic system in which, as Dever Elementary School parent Edna Vazquez put it, ' Advertisement The editorial begins with two metaphors. In the first, the idea of an elected school committee is a bad penny. In the next, it's a vampire who needs a stake put through its heart. The editorial board goes on to label City Councilor Julia Mejia's proposal to abolish the current appointed committee and replace it with an elected one 'radical.' Such language jettisons respectful, deliberative dialogue. Instead, the editorial implicitly disparages voters across the city, who, in Then there is the statement that 'those who pine for a return to an elected School Committee have little sense of history.' This claim only becomes true if one buries the actual Democracy isn't a bad penny or a vampire. What's objectionable and dangerous are divisive rhetoric, whitewashed history, and systems that privilege executive power. Mary Battenfeld Jamaica Plain
