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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Leicester 'scraping barrel' in search for new boss
Former Leicester city striker Matt Piper is scathing in his criticism of the club's search for a new boss as BBC East Midlands Today looks ahead to the upcoming season. The candidates for the top job at the King Power Stadium are pored over, with fans sharing their thoughts, while BBC Radio Leicester's Owynn Palmer-Atkin also shares his views on how the side is shaping up after the exit of boss Ruud van Nistelrooy and departure of club legend Jamie Vardy.
Times
03-06-2025
- Business
- Times
Rangers speed up manager search as sporting director starts work
New Rangers sporting director Kevin Thelwell said the club's search for a manager could now accelerate with him in charge and that an appointment could come within days. Russell Martin or Davide Ancelotti are understood to be the final two in contention to end a saga which began when Philippe Clement was sacked 98 days ago. Martin, the former Southampton boss, and Ancelotti, the untested son of the legendary manager Carlo Ancelotti, have both held talks with Rangers and made their sales pitch. Rangers players return to training on June 23. Thelwell reported at the Rangers Training Centre for the first time on Monday morning after leaving his previous role as director of football at Everton. His arrival came 72 hours after the club was bought by an American consortium fronted by the healthcare tycoon and new Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh and backed by 49ers Enterprises. Rangers also confirmed that Nils Koppen will leave his role as technical director after 18 months and he was thanked for his 'professionalism' in a statement. In the meantime Koppen will stay to work with Thelwell and help make a smooth handover to Dan Purdy, who has joined as the new technical director. 'It's a great honour to be joining Rangers, particularly at such an exciting moment in the club's history,' Thelwell said. 'While there has been significant work going on in the background prior to my arrival, that naturally accelerates from today, and top of the priority list will be the appointment of a new head coach for our men's first-team. 'That search has been progressing well, and the club and I look forward to bringing that to a conclusion in the coming days. This is a new chapter for Rangers, and while we recognise success won't come easy, our goal is clear: we need to win. My focus is on delivering that, with discipline and ambition. We'll give everything to move this club forward as quickly and sustainably as we can.' Purdy, 31, arrived from Everton, where he was involved in the football department since 2014. He held a variety of roles across scouting and analysis, most recently as head of recruitment. Meanwhile, the Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart will stand for election to the SPFL board on 24 June.
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Motherwell visit Clyde in season opener
Motherwell will begin the 2025-26 season with a trip to fourth-tier Clyde in their Premier Sports Cup Group G opener on 12 July. The Fir Park club are at home to Peterhead and Morton either side of a trip to Stenhousemuir. Motherwell are currently continuing the search for a new manager following the shock departure of Michael Wimmer last week.
BBC News
30-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Cardiff wait for Tan decision on new boss as Selles rules himself out
Cardiff City are still waiting to discover who their new manager will be as owner Vincent Tan mulls over his final Bluebirds are looking for a ninth manager in four years as they prepare for life in League One following their relegation from the Championship this a sub-committee compiled a longlist of names and whittled it down to a shortlist of around six, chairman Mehmet Dalman and chief executive Ken Choo have spoken to the candidates and presented their recommendations to Buckingham and Ian Evatt, former bosses of Oxford United and Bolton Wanderers respectively, have both been have also held talks with Leicester City assistant coach Brian Barry-Murphy and Wales captain Aaron Ramsey, who took charge of the Welsh club's final three games of this season on a caretaker Ruben Selles, who was considered for the job when Cardiff sacked Erol Bulut last year, has ruled himself out as he wants to stay in the Championship following his recent dismissal by Hull have indicated to BBC Sport Wales that some board members would like to see Tan appoint an experienced manager with a proven track record at this level, such as Buckingham who led Oxford to promotion from League One last would favour a different route, with ex-Manchester City academy coach Barry-Murphy and Ramsey still in the whose Cardiff contract expires this summer, has still not decided whether or not he will continue playing next 34-year-old former Arsenal midfielder enjoyed his brief stint in charge of his boyhood club, where he was assisted by his ex-Cardiff and Wales team-mate Chris Gunter among Cardiff were to choose Ramsey or Barry-Murphy, whose only managerial experience came at Rochdale between 2019 and 2021, it has been suggested the club would need to revamp its Bluebirds have been heavily criticised for their perceived lack of football knowledge at board level, with fans and former players calling on Tan to appoint a sporting director or someone of similar standing between the head coach and the board.
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Tycoon Cavenagh jetting in to oversee interviews for Rangers job as race for the Ibrox hotseat enters final stages
Andrew Cavenagh will fly to Europe this week in order to oversee the final stages of Rangers ' pursuit of a new manager. It comes as the Ibrox club are expected to hold further talks with Davide Ancelotti and others over the coming days. A key figure in the prospective takeover deal with 49ers Enterprises, American health tycoon Cavenagh has been a regular at Ibrox in recent months. Along with Gretar Steinsson, he has regularly attended Rangers matches, the most recent of which was the final home game of the season against Dundee United a fortnight ago. Cavenagh had since left Scotland to tend to other business matters, with Rangers' new sporting director Kevin Thelwell leading the recruitment process along with Niners technical director Steinsson. But Mail Sport understands he wants to meet the contenders face-to-face before giving the new appointment his final seal of approval. Ancelotti is now the frontrunner and, although posting on social media yesterday as he enjoyed some downtime with family in the sun, is set for further talks. When Ancelotti's father, Carlo, was unveiled as manager of Brazil earlier this week, he explained that Davide would not be joining the coaching staff. 'Davide is currently in negotiations with a European team, and it didn't seem right to bring him in,' said Ancelotti Snr. 'If he goes to a club, I wish him the best, and if not, he can come back to us.' Russell Martin is the other name under serious consideration by Cavenagh and his colleagues, although it remains more likely that he will take charge of Leicester City. Contact was made with Steven Gerrard's camp last week and some bookmakers even suspended the betting on him becoming the next Rangers boss. The trail to Gerrard has cooled somewhat for the time being, although sources have indicated that he is not out of the running just yet. The Ibrox club have also held initial talks with former Feyenoord boss Brian Priske. The 48-year-old Dane has previously had spells in charge of FC Midtjylland, Royal Antwerp and Sparta Prague and was replaced at Feyenoord by club legend Robin van Persie in February. Meanwhile, Rangers have announced their pre-season plans. The players will report back for training on June 23 before heading to St George's Park, home of the England national team, for a training camp in early July. They will then stage two friendlies at Ibrox against Club Brugge and Middlesbrough as they prepare for Champions League qualifiers beginning on either July 22 or 23.
