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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Triple Wrexham promotion winner swaps Ryan Reynolds for David Beckham as free transfer completed
MARK HOWARD left Hollywood A-Listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney for another celebrity in David Beckham. Howard, 38, spent three years at 3 Mark Howard left Wrexham's Hollywood A-Listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney 3 Howard has reunited with David Beckham at Salford 3 Howard has won three consecutive promotions with Wrexham Credit:The goalkeeper was part of the Red Dragons' team that won the National League in 2023, finished second in League Two the year after and ended League One as runners-up last season. The former Cardiff ace, though, left the Welsh outfit as a free agent in June. And that led him to another A-List club in the EFL as he put pen to paper with Salford. That means the keeper will now be playing for Beckham, 50, and his legendary Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville. Read More on Football Howard said: "This move is the perfect fit for me right now, it is exciting." Neville, 50, and Beckham led a new consortium and in May by buying out shares from fellow Class of 92 icons Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Phil Neville. The greats have teamed up with businessman Declan Kelly and Lawn Tennis Association chairman Lord Mervyn Davies after major backer Peter Lim stepped away last year. The former England stars Most read in EFL CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS And Howard's experience will come in handy for Beckham and co this coming season. The shot stopper amassed a total of 19 clean sheets in 58 appearances at Wrexham. How Wrexham was transformed from crime-ridden hellhole to Welsh Hollywood as locals say 'next stop's the Premier League' Howard started his career at He also played for the likes of Swansea, Blackpool, Sheffield United and Bolton. Howard also had a short loan stint at
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Triple Wrexham promotion winner swaps Ryan Reynolds for David Beckham as free transfer completed
MARK HOWARD left Hollywood A-Listers Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney for another celebrity in David Beckham. Howard, 38, spent three years at Wrexham where he enjoyed some major promotions in each season. 3 3 3 The goalkeeper was part of the Red Dragons' team that won the National League in 2023, finished second in League Two the year after and ended League One as runners-up last season. The former Cardiff ace, though, left the Welsh outfit as a free agent in June. And that led him to another A-List club in the EFL as he put pen to paper with Salford. That means the keeper will now be playing for Beckham, 50, and his legendary Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville. Howard said: "This move is the perfect fit for me right now, it is exciting." Neville, 50, and Beckham led a new consortium and gained control of Salford in May by buying out shares from fellow Class of 92 icons Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Phil Neville. The United greats have teamed up with businessman Declan Kelly and Lawn Tennis Association chairman Lord Mervyn Davies after major backer Peter Lim stepped away last year. The former England stars have big plans for the League Two side as they are determined to get them in the Championship within the next five years. And Howard's experience will come in handy for Beckham and co this coming season. The shot stopper amassed a total of 19 clean sheets in 58 appearances at Wrexham. How Wrexham was transformed from crime-ridden hellhole to Welsh Hollywood as locals say 'next stop's the Premier League' Howard started his career at Arsenal 's academy but never managed a senior appearance, with the likes of David Seaman and Jens Lehmann ahead of him in the pecking order. He also played for the likes of Swansea, Blackpool, Sheffield United and Bolton. Howard also had a short loan stint at Salford in 2019 - five years after the Class of 92 took over - where he played three times.
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Salford re-sign Sunderland keeper Young on loan
Salford City have re-signed goalkeeper Matty Young from Premier League side Sunderland on a season-long 18-year-old spent last season on loan with the Ammies, making 27 appearances in all his time at the Peninsula Stadium, Young - who came through the Black Cats' academy from the age of seven - kept six consecutive clean sheets over the festive period."Knowing what I am capable of and my ability on the pitch, I think there is more expectation now with what I can go and deliver on a matchday," he told the club website., external"I have set very high expectations on myself to go and push on, and to be the best keeper in the league this year."I think the lads will be pushing for automatics this year. If not, the play-offs, so that is something me and the team will be looking forward to, and that is the end goal."
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Salford: Changes considered after bus crashes into bridge
Transport bosses are looking at changing routes and adding more warning signs after a double decker bus crashed into a vehicle's roof was torn off as it struck the Bridgewater Canal Aqueduct on Barton Lane in Eccles, Salford on Monday, with three people seriously injured and 17 others also Transport Commissioner for Greater Manchester Vernon Everitt said passengers' safety was the Bee Network's "top priority" as he revealed Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham had asked him to produce an "urgent report" on the well as a police investigation, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched its own probe into the crash. A 19-year-old woman, and two men, one aged in his 20s and another in his 40s, sustained serious injuries and remain in hospital in a stable condition, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) driver, a man in his 50s, was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving and has been bailed pending further inquiries. Everitt said TfGM is fully supporting GMP's investigation and all available CCTV from the bus has now been recovered by the operator, Stagecoach, and passed to the was working with Stagecoach, Salford City Council as the local highway authority and Peel, as the owner of the aqueduct, on its own probe into the collision, he includes why the 100 service bus was "not taking its usual route", a TFGM spokesman have also agreed several short-term measures to be implemented as soon as possible including new and additional warning measures – including further signage at and near the has also sought reassurances from bus operators, local authorities and others with responsibility for managing and maintaining low bridges about how they will mitigate measures to prevent further strikes. Everitt said it was looking at potentially re-routing services away from the Barton Lane said Burnham has asked him to look into the circumstances around the crash and make recommendations about wider implications for safety on the network."I have heard very clearly the concern from the local community that there have been many other collisions at this location over many years," the transport commissioner said he has also spoken to the head of a bus operator involved in a separate collision into a low bridge on Ten Acres Lane in Newton Heath on Tuesday.A Metroline Manchester training bus was being driven by a trainee driver when it struck a bridge, but no passengers were onboard, and nobody was injured. Everitt said that incident would be thoroughly investigated, too, and form part of his said it was also helping to support those impacted by the "deeply distressing event"."Our commitment to safe operations is absolute. "Core to this will be the further development of a Bee Network safety standard, as part of our long-term Vision Zero strategy and plan to eliminate death and serious injuries on the city region's roads." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Telegraph
2 days ago
- Sport
- Telegraph
New Premiership season to start with Thursday night match
The 2025-26 Premiership season will begin on a Thursday night for the first time as Sale Sharks welcome Gloucester to Salford on September 25. Much later in the campaign, in March, Gloucester will take on Leicester Tigers for the Slater Cup at Villa Park on the same weekend that Bristol Bears take over Principality Stadium in Cardiff to host Harlequins and Saracens tussle with Northampton Saints at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. These games will take place a fortnight after the end of the Six Nations, which should ensure the availability of as many internationals as possible. Rebranded as Gallagher PREM, the English top tier will not feature Saturday matches in its opening round to avoid a clash with the final of the Women's World Cup on September 27 at Twickenham. As well as Sale facing Gloucester on the Thursday night, reigning champions Bath travel to Harlequins and Newcastle Falcons meet Saracens the following evening. Sunday will see Northampton take on Exeter Chiefs as Bristol bid to beat Leicester Tigers. Derby weekend is slated for round three between October 10-12 and Harlequins have the 17th iteration of their Christmas game at Twickenham, against Bristol, on December 20. The final round of the regular season is set for June 6, with the play-offs over the weekend of June 12-14 and the final on June 20. Three things to look out for Out of the blocks on a Thursday This is a far happier return to midweek matches than the attempt to mash two seasons into one during the Covid pandemic. It is understood that the Premiership will remain open-minded and could return to Thursday-night action if this first foray is successful, as difficult as that may prove with tight turnarounds and player-welfare commitments. The Women's Rugby World Cup is the main reason for an early start, but Sale Sharks are apt hosts. They enjoy the Friday-night lights and any curious locals may be used to rugby league games on a Thursday anyway. Mixing up the marquee games… Villa Park in Birmingham, with its capacity of just over 42,000, joins the Premiership's stable of marquee grounds to host the Slater Cup between Gloucester and Leicester next March. Interestingly, it is a home game for the Cherry and Whites, despite the venue being just over 20 miles closer to Welford Road than Kingsholm. This is partially explained by the fact that Birmingham now falls under the jurisdiction of Gloucester after the academy boundaries were redrawn, but the club is also eager to have as many eyeballs on the occasion as possible in order to maximise fundraising for motor-neurone-disease charity 4Ed in the name of Ed Slater. Elsewhere, Bristol are hosting Harlequins in Cardiff rather than Bath as they did last term and Saracens have switched up their showdown opponents from Harlequins to Northampton Saints. These decisions are ratified after discussions with the Premiership and it probably helps the league to keep local dust-ups separate to leverage those designated derby rounds. … with one happy coincidence Coaches, players and league executives will all tell you that there is no let-up in intensity over the course of a Premiership campaign, and that there are no easy matches. But despite the reduction to 10 clubs lessening fixture clashes, teams must still navigate the fall-out of the Six Nations and reintegrate their internationals. This coming season, there is a handy buffer – round 11 – between the end of the Six Nations and the weekend that will stage three marquee matches in Birmingham, London and Cardiff. That should mean that line-ups are loaded with the highest-profile players, which can only be a good thing. Telegraph Sport understands this is chiefly to do with the availability of Premier League venues, yet it has worked out well.
