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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Ex-Arsenal and Man Utd stars to go head-to-head for League One manager job
Plymouth Argyle are considering two former Premier League stars for their managerial vacancies after Wayne Rooney's replacement, Miron Muslic departed the club for Schalke. Jack Wilshere and Tom Cleverley are among the candidates to be interviewed for the vacant Plymouth Argyle job. Both the former Arsenal midfielder and ex-Manchester United ace are out of work having managed in the Championship last season Plymouth are in need of a new boss having seen Miron Muslic depart for Schalke after less than a year in the job. Muslic oversaw the side's relegation after replacing Wayne Rooney at Home Park. Rooney was sacked by the club in December after lasting 221 days of his three-year contract. The ex-Derby and Birmingham City boss managed just four wins and was relieved of his duties after a nine-game winless run put the team four points from safety. Muslic was expected to continue at Plymouth having given chairman Simon Hallett assurances he would lead the side's campaign to earn promotion from the Championship. The club had already moved to put personnel and structures in place that Muslic insisted upon. But Argyle have been forced into the managerial market and could go for a high-profile name once again with Wilshere and Cleverley in the frame. The former took charge of Norwich's final two games of the season as interim-boss after the Canaries parted ways with Johannes Hoff Thorup. Wilshere arrived at Carrow Road in October 2024 as a member of coaching staff. The ex-England international was previously in charge of Arsenal under-18s and parted ways with Norwich via mutual agreement after the team decided they wouldn't consider him for the permanent job. Cleverley meanwhile saw his playing career end with Watford where he moved into coaching. The 35-year-old was working with the Hornets academy before being named as interim head coach when Valerien Ismael was dismissed. Cleverly impressed enough to be handed the role on a permanent basis but lasted little over 12 months before being sacked last month. The United academy product remained proud of his efforts. "After the sadness wears off, I will forever have a feeling of gratitude and happiness towards the club and the place and people of Watford," he said. "To have built a connection with the players and supporters over the last 14 months has been special and the achievement I'm most proud about. "To see the development of our key players, young players and academy players, has been an incredibly rewarding part of my job and their progress in the game will always be something I look out for. We have used 11 players aged 21 and under this year and both they and the club will benefit hugely for this experience. "To maintain league position and points after selling key players last summer is something we should be proud of, as well as reflecting on why we couldn't sustain our play-off challenge will be something we should all review." Wilshere and Cleverley will also see competition from Des Buckingham. The 40-year-old was surprisingly sacked by Oxford United in December.
BBC News
29-04-2025
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- BBC News
Should Eustace have been considered for Championship manager of the year?
Six wins and two draws in Derby County's past 10 matches under John Eustace have taken the Rams out of the Championship relegation zone to within 90 minutes of that, the majority of Eustace's season was spent in charge of Blackburn Rovers, who were sixth when the Englishman left in February to take up the Rams managerial role after Paul Warne's means Eustace has accrued 65 points from 44 league matches this season between his two jobs at clubs that have each been tipped for relegation at some point since the 2024-25 campaign points-per-game rate would have seen him firmly in the play-off fight - if it had been done with one his achievements should have earned the Rams head coach consideration for the Championship manager of the year award, according to ex-Derby striker Malcolm that an overreaction? A bout of recency bias? Or was Eustace overlooked for the division's top managerial award because his work has been split between two clubs, one which is still bidding for promotion and another that now has its fate back in its own hands?It's time to have your you happy with the job Eustace has done so far at Derby?If the Rams stay up, do you think his achievements this season - at Pride Park and Ewood Park - should have put him in the conversation for Championship manager of the year?What are your realistic expectations, or way-too-early predictions, for Derby next season?Let us know your thoughts here.
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Eustice 'absolutely' deserved recognition if Rams avoid relegation
Derby County boss John Eustice should "absolutely" have been in the conversation for Championship manager of the year if the Rams avoid relegation, according to former striker Malcolm has won 65 points from 44 Championship matches this season with Derby and previous club Blackburn Rovers, who were in promotion-chasing sixth place upon his departure in February and have since slipped to three consecutive losses after Eustice's appointment at Pride Park, a run of six wins and two draws in his past 10 matches has dragged Derby out of the drop zone with one game 19th in the table with a superior goal difference to the other relegation-threatened teams, the Rams will live to fight another day in English football's second tier by matching the final-day results of Preston, Luton or Hull with his exploits at Blackburn, who were tipped for relegation before the season began after narrowly avoiding the drop last year, that would be viewed by some as sufficient achievement to have earned Eustice consideration for the Championship coaching award recently won by Burnley manager Scott to a fan comment proposing as much, ex-Derby forward Christie told the Rams Daily podcast: "We're incredibly biased, but he's my manager of the season for sure. "What he's done, the transformation in everything. The way I feel about this team has changed tremendously. If you go back through old Rams Daily episodes, some of the performances under [former Derby, now MK Dons manager] Paul Warne were horrible. "There was no hope, nothing we felt we could grasp hold of, we weren't organised without the ball, teams were creating too many chances against us. It got me thinking about how much better, and how much [more] confidence I feel around what John Eustice is trying to do."Christie continued: "Of course we can all get carried away a little but if we stay in the league, thinking about the potential for next season with the squad he's got at the moment, what could he do with a really good recruitment drive behind him and a full summer to work with these players as well? It's fantastic - I think it's really remarkable what he's done with the transformation of the team, the structure, the tactics. "Every game I'm seeing little tactic nuances coming in and the way John is doing that, based on what the opposition are good at, it's brilliant."I think John prefers the game not to be exciting - for us that's fine, as long as we get the result out of it."Listen to the latest episode of the Rams Daily podcast with Christie, Dominic Dietrich and Ed Dawes in full.
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Luton beat us at our own game'
"Luton Town were simply better this afternoon. To be honest, I didn't see this one coming."They've done us at our own game in all fairness. We just weren't at the races in the first-half and it heaps massive, massive pressure on the next two away games."BBC Radio Derby's Dominic Dietrich, Ed Dawes and ex-Derby striker Malcolm Christie react to the Rams' defeat to fellow Championship strugglers Luton Town, which leaves County teetering just above the relegation zone on goal episode includes post-match interviews with Derby boss John Eustace and central defender Matt team also read and react to your views following the full-time whistle at Pride to the full post-match reaction and more on the Rams Daily podcast.
