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Telegraph
27-05-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
West Brom to hold talks with Tottenham's Ryan Mason over manager's job
Tottenham first-team coach Ryan Mason is poised to hold talks with West Bromwich Albion as the Championship club ramp up their search for a new manager. Mason is the No. 1 target to take over at The Hawthorns and is set to be offered the job following Tottenham's final Premier League match against Brighton on Sunday. Albion sacked Tony Mowbray last month after a torrid run of results and want their new head coach installed well before the start of pre-season. Interviews with a number of candidates have been held, but Mason is their preferred choice and an official approach to Tottenham is expected in the next 48 hours. Mason, 33, is a former Tottenham player and on the first-team backroom staff of Ange Postecoglou, who secured the club's first trophy in 17 years by winning the Europa League final against Manchester United last Wednesday. After retiring in 2018 following a serious head injury, Mason joined the Tottenham coaching staff and has worked under a number of managers including Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte and Postecoglou. Mason secured his Uefa Pro-license two years ago and has been in contention for managerial posts including Anderlecht and Swansea City. West Brom are now intensifying their recruitment process, led by sporting director Andrew Nestor, and Mason is regarded as a serious candidate. Albion are looking for their third head coach since the takeover by Florida-based businessman Shilen Patel in February 2024, after Carlos Corberan and Mowbray. After the final game of the season against Luton Town, Patel posted on his X account: 'Thank you Baggies around the globe for your incredible support this season. 'Through thick and thin, the constant has been your backing and belief, and we have much to build on for next season. Up the Albion!' West Brom finished ninth in the Championship, missing out on the play-offs by four points.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
A waiting game but a worthwhile one?
It's been a month since Albion sacked Tony Mowbray after a dismal defeat to Derby on Easter Monday put paid to their play-off hopes. The thinking behind the swift decision just hours after the game was to give the Baggies a head start in the recruitment process. The only problem is that since then, several clubs have also begun searching for new bosses, including Championship rivals Norwich, Hull and Watford; the latter of whom have already filled their vacancy.A small section of Baggies fans are getting impatient as time ticks by but the Baggies ownership group, Bilkul, know they must get this appointment right. Sporting director Andrew Nestor favours an analytical and statistical approach to finding the right person and that takes time to pour over and there's plenty of due diligence to be done on the character of candidates no surprise to me that the search is approaching the final days of May. Playing the waiting game has allowed the club to watch the managerial merry-go-round unfold and explore their options. If they'd have rushed the appointment, a more suitable candidate may have become available after the event. It could be argued that the appointment of Mowbray was rushed after the plan to appoint Swiss head coach Raphael Wicky collapsed but that's an old Baggies' aim is to mould a model where they can recruit players to fit a certain system, and the head coach does their work on the training ground, so arguments that the club need a manager quickly for recruitment reasons are largely unfounded in this day and age. However, the next head coach will want to get their feet under the table soon to begin planning for pre-season and figure out how they can craft a team that can compete for promotion again. The hierarchy have done a good job of keeping genuine rumours to a minimum this time, which has perhaps caused some of the impatience, but we could now be approaching the final days of the search and hopefully fans will have reason to be excited for the next campaign.
The Sun
14-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Norwich City ‘to hold talks with Jurgen Klopp's former assistant for manager's job after snubbing Jack Wilshere'
NORWICH are set to hold talks with Jurgen Klopp's former assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders, according to reports. The Canaries are on the hunt for a successor to axed ex-boss Johannes Hoff Thorup. 3 Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere stepped in as caretaker for the final two matches of the season. But the 33-year-old is set to depart Carrow Road after being informed that he will not be considered for the job on a permanent basis. According to the Telegraph, Lijnders has emerged as a serious candidate and will speak to Norwich chiefs later this week. The Dutchman, 42, worked as Jurgen Klopp 's assistant manager for several years before leaving Liverpool alongside the German last summer. Lijnders was briefly in charge of Dutch side NEC in 2018, while last May he joined Red Bull Salzburg upon his Anfield exit. The former Liverpool No2 lasted just 29 games in charge of the Austrian outfit after finding himself 10 points off the pace in the title race. Norwich are claimed to have already spoken to former Bournemouth and Wolves boss Gary O'Neil. The 41-year-old, who played for the Canaries between 2014 and 2016, has been out of work since leaving Molineux last December. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 3 Norwich chiefs are also said to be keen on ex-Nottingham Forest and Leicester boss Steve Cooper. But the Welshman is not believed to be keen on the move at this stage. Jack Wilshere in race against time as he faces huge 350-mile commute from managerial debut to run London Marathon Despite not having a manager, Norwich have released their retained list. While they have also confirmed that they will go on a pre-season training camp in the Netherlands, Lijnders home country. Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper, who succeeded Stuart Webber in December 2023, said: "We want somebody in as soon as we can without compromising the quality of our process and of the candidate, and finding the right person. "It's not something we expect to wrap up in a week or two but we don't want this to drag. We absolutely will have a head coach in place long before pre-season starts." Norwich are expected to confirm an appointment before the end of this month. 3
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Do Hearts need 'a personality' or something else?
"Follow the Hearts and you can't go wrong."The line from the Edinburgh club's anthem seems a tad out of place these days as it bellows around a gloomy Hearts board are about to lurch into a third managerial search in three years, the mood accentuated with a faint flirt at a relegation play-off fight fading amid the backdrop of a bottom-six quite the tumble from a season which started with bumper crowds and European football, culminating in the exit of Neil Critchley last with Tony Bloom bidding just under £10m for a big wedge in the club, there's perhaps even more importance on getting the next appointment what, and more importantly who, can fans expect? 'We need a personality' Names will fly as to who is among in the runners and riders to replace Critchley, with Kilmarnock's Derek McInnes the fans' front Mirren boss Stephen Robinson and the now Championship-winning Falkirk manager John McGlynn, are also in the latter has already taken charge of the club for eight months in 2012, so at least knows what it takes to do the job. But what kind of person is needed to put Hearts back where their supporters feel they should be?"We need a personality," Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon told BBC Scotland. "It's tough at times at Hearts, especially when things aren't going well. The fans are expectant and they'll let us know if it's not good enough. "So we need to be able to deal with that and that goes for everybody at the club."Tough times have not been uncommon this Naismith departed in September after an eight-game losing streak, while Critchley's tenure ended after blowing a shot at the top six during a five-game winless if the new boss needs to have a presence, forward Alan Forrest said: "Yes, I think so. "I think everybody will say the same, you've got to have that respect, but I think it works both ways as well and I think if you get that respect the players will play for the manager as well so I think that's important." Changing style and winning games Being a bit of a character and having a skin thicker than the solid stone walls of Edinburgh Castle is one thing, but a football philosophy that backs it up is also required Gorgie side sit in the odd position of having a goal difference of zero. Five teams have scored more than them, while only Celtic, Rangers and Hibernian have conceded fewer into the data, the stats show that Hearts don't make the most of their possession and chances, something articulated with Lawrence Shankland's goal tally sitting at a modest seven for the Hearts are eighth in the Premiership table, looking at the xG (expected goals) points table, the Tynecastle side should currently be fourth on 51 points."I think the message is clear for the players, playing a positive style," said Forrest. "Every player wants that, playing on the front foot, so it's just about that for me, being positive and taking the game to teams."For caretaker Liam Fox, the mission for the new boss is simple."They need to win games first and foremost," he said. "I know that sounds really simple, but it's not for me to sit here and tell you what a Hearts manager is."It's just finding what works for that group of players and that can take a wee bit of time." Net closing on candidates - analysis Brian McLauchlin, BBC Sport ScotlandThe sense of urgency to appoint a successor to Critchley has slowed after the threat of being dragged into a relegation fight eased with Saturday's win over don't doubt work is going in behind the scenes to ensure who is given the nod is the right person to take match at home to Motherwell is an ideal opportunity for the board to gather and finalise either a preferred candidate, or at least whittle it down to a couple of the past few days, McInnes has leapt towards the top of the pile in terms of supporter 53-year-old has been a regular name whenever the Hearts job has become available. It's not a surprise given he guided Kilmarnock to Europe last season and spent eight years at Jamestown Analytics also having input, other names will be in the frame but, as things stand, McInnes is the front runner.
