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BBC News
09-06-2025
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Wigan sign Kilmarnock midfielder Murray
Wigan Athletic have signed Kilmarnock midfielder Fraser Murray on a two-year 26-year-old will join the Latics on 1 July when his contract with the Scottish Premiership side who scored seven goals in 101 league appearances for Killie, is Wigan's first summer signing."He will offer us something different in the final third, and he has shown his capabilities in helping score and create goals throughout his career," boss Ryan Lowe told the club website., external
BBC News
15-05-2025
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'A rebuilding opportunity to be relished'
The 2024/25 Championship season won't be looked back on in years to come with great affection by Preston North End spent last summer preparing for another year under Ryan Lowe. He left after one match; his interim successor, Mike Marsh, was in charge for one league match with Paul Heckingbottom in charge of the remaining 44. Considerable upheaval that simply wasn't after the turn of the year, it wasn't beyond the realms of possibility that they could mount a play-off challenge. The reality was that they avoided one of the most unlikely relegations to League One by just a a two-goal lead at Bristol City on the final day to settle for a draw was pretty typical of how the season panned draws is just far too many in any season. But it's the same number as they recorded in the second tier in 2005/06, which saw them finish the season in fourth spot. It's fair to say that the Championship is a much different animal, 19 years that final day fixture, the retained list threw up very few surprises, if any. It had been long since assumed that Ryan Ledson, Freddie Woodman, Emil Riis and Patrick Bauer would be leaving on frees. Ched Evans will join that list if it's mutually decided that he'll leave the coaching staff and wishes to carry on playing Peter Ridsdale is optimistic about rebuilding a squad which could be argued is long told me: "There's a number of vacancies that Paul [Heckingbottom] is excited about being able to fill."The expectancy is that summer incomings could total 10 or more. Despite the remaining members of the squad being under contract, departures could still take place. Danish midfielder Jeppe Okkels, who has been on loan at Aberdeen since the winter transfer window, is one who can look for pastures arrival came between permanent managers last summer. It's a deal that could potentially have been stopped by North End, but hindsight is a wonderful thing. Had he hit the ground running, his signing wouldn't have come under any real fact is, it's not worked out, and it's one that they're highly likely to take a substantial financial hit it's over to Paul Heckingbottom's judgement, along with the recruitment team headed by James Wallace to find the new pieces of the return of goalkeeper Daniel Iversen has been "doing the rounds" for some time. It's a signing that makes great sense. A terrific shot stopper who has the fanbase on his side from day come the other areas in need of addressing. Full-backs, or wing-backs as referred to by Peter Ridsdale are required on both sides. A right-sided centre-back to rival Jordan Storey. Left-footed midfielders, with former Stoke and Blackpool man Jordan Thompson an imminent arrival and replacements for Riis, Evans and Layton Stewart in the front line. In total, there is a lot to do, but it is something the club should area that screams out as needed to me is a maverick-type player, someone who can get the crowd on their feet. The likes of Liam Millar, Paul Gallagher and Aiden McGeady have all provided that spark over the last decade of second-tier promises to be an interesting close season at the Euxton training ground.
BBC News
12-03-2025
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Wigan appoint ex-Preston boss Lowe as head coach
Wigan Athletic have appointed Ryan Lowe as their new head coach on a three-and-half year replaces Shaun Maloney, who left the Latics earlier this 46-year-old has been out of work since his two-and-a-half year spell at Preston North End ended in are 15th in League One in their second season since being relegated from the Championship. More to follow.
BBC News
30-01-2025
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Bolton appoint ex-Argyle and Stoke boss Schumacher
Bolton Wanderers have appointed former Plymouth Argyle and Stoke City boss Steven Schumacher as their head coach on a three-and-a-half-year 40-year-old takes over after the club parted company with former boss Ian Evatt earlier in won promotion from League One with Argyle with 101 points before moving on to Stoke, where he was sacked earlier this season."So many things have attracted me to this great club," he told BBC Radio Manchester. "The history, fanbase, the ownership, the quality of the squad. There are so many different things that have made me excited this week."I'm the type of manager that is ultra positive, tries to play football in a way the fans enjoy, but ultimately I'm a young manager that's desperate to win."Over the years since I've been a coach we've found a way to adapt our teams to try to get points on the board and success - and that's what I want to bring to Bolton Wanderers." Schumacher was previously assistant to Ryan Lowe and the pair won promotion from League Two with Bury before the club's demise in joined Lowe at Plymouth but stayed with the club after Lowe left for Preston in December 2021 and eventually led the Pilgrims to promotion from the third tier in style with a three-figure points then went on to replace former Potters boss Alex Neil on a three-and-a-half-year deal in December 2023 but his time at the club lasted just nine sporting director Jon Walters said the decision to sack Schumacher was made to "serve the long-term interests" of the Schumacher later remarked that he did not understand the reasons behind his arrival at Bolton comes after Evatt left amid a poor 2024-25 campaign relative to last term when Wanderers challenged for automatic promotion before eventually losing to Oxford United at Wembley in the League One play-off boss Julian Darby recorded back-to-back wins in the two games he has taken charge of so far, lifting Bolton up to seventh in the table and level on points with sixth-placed Leyton Orient with 18 games of the season still remaining. Bolton hope for repeat of Schumacher's success at Argyle BBC Radio Manchester sports editor Bill RiceSteven Schumacher arrives at Bolton looking to revitalise his coaching career after a difficult short spell at Stoke kept the Potters in the Championship last year, he was dismissed just five games into the new former Bury and Crewe midfielder had already proven his credentials with a successful managerial spell at Plymouth, first as assistant to Ryan Lowe as they won promotion from League One and then succeeding his former team-mate at manager he led the Pilgrims to the EFL Trophy final at Wembley where they were beaten by Bolton, but he had the last laugh as Plymouth won promotion as League One champions with 101 success as Plymouth boss saw him named League One Manager of the Year in 2023, and leave the club with a 53% win percentage – Bolton will be hoping he can repeat that kind of success and take them to the Championship. More to follow.
BBC News
29-01-2025
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Preston can 'light a fire of optimism'
Although Preston North End's season looked to be over before it started as their early campaign descended into turmoil after just one game, they curiously seem to be able to reset their campaign completely and light a fire of optimism with their upcoming game on Friday travel to Ewood Park to play Blackburn Rovers and the start to the season for the Lancashire rivals could not have been more End's manager ended last season "unacceptably" according to chairman Craig Hemmings and so Ryan Lowe walked out one game and one defeat into the 2024-25 had their boss in place last season and while they did not set the world alight, they were steady and reaped the rewards of their stability as they made a fast start to the started the Championship eight unbeaten while Preston won only two of their opening eight while North End were going nine games without a win from October, Blackburn during that same time period won six in a a win for the Lilywhites on Friday would put them just two points behind Rovers and they will head to East Lancashire backed by more than 5,000 also go there off the back of two fine wins against play-off chasers Watford and Middlesbrough and looked good value for the points in both contests. Since Boxing Day, only two teams in the division have taken more points than Preston and one of them tops the table. On the other hand, only three teams have taken fewer points than Lancashire Derby is set up to be a potential catalyst for Paul Heckingbottom's side, especially if it brings Blackburn into range. The Yorkshireman has now had time to settle into his role at the helm and has shown the attacking intent and positivity in the football he wants from his side.A win to start the weekend and it is game on coming into the turn, post January have made efforts to improve their squad too, with Lewis Gibson and Jayden Meghoma joining on permanent and loan deals have hit the ground running and with captain Ben Whiteman ruled out for around eight weeks with an ankle injury, Heckingbottom has hinted at potentially doing more January business to bolster their are positive signs for the North End faithful and with one defeat in their past eight when travelling to Ewood they have every reason to be confident of securing more bragging rights.
