Posted May 13, 20223 yr Just a note of explanation here, I mentioned elsewhere about where to place managerial changes that take place in between the football season. I have created this thread to note any changes during this period. First topic would be Rob Edwards who has left Forest Green Rovers (League Two champions, in League One next season) to take over at Watford (who will be in the Championship) from 2022-2023. Articles below: - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61405925 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61413324 Mark Kennedy named as Lincoln (League One) boss to succeed Michael Appleton. Previously assistant at Birmingham City. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61426440 Fleetwood Town (League One) have named Scott Brown as their head coach. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61426971
May 13, 20223 yr Sounds like Forest Green aren't particularly happy with losing their manager, and you have to understand their reasoning. It's certainly going to be a different kind of challenge for Edwards at Watford!
May 13, 20223 yr Author Very understandable from Forest Green's point of view. I was thinking that this could backfire on Watford. They have a manager who has been successful at League Two, not tested at League One let alone the Championship. For Edwards, there is also the swift turnaround in managers that Watford have had under the ownership of the Pozzo family.
May 14, 20223 yr Hasn’t any manager figured out by now that joining Watford makes you a worse manager in the long run! It’s fatal going there to manage a team under their current hierarchy. Pity that he will only be given a few months at most before he is sacked and unable to find work elsewhere. As for other premier league sides… Burnley will be the first to appoint a permanent replacement to replace Mike Jackson. It seems very likely they will be in the premier league for another season. I suspect that Wolves and Southampton will move for new managers early in the next season too. Brendan Rodgers is another who might begin looking over his shoulder at Leicester soon if things don’t improve there.
May 14, 20223 yr I’m sorry but I am baffled by Watford appointing the FGR manager next season, a bold move and I would love him to do well but with their record of sackings (it’s why they got relegated this season imho) I can’t see anything else especially if he has a poor start. Personally if I were him I would have enjoyed the challenge of League one for FGR for the first time in their history. There will be some difference in managing all the internationals at Watford in comparison to Forest Green. I’m not sure Southampton and Wolves need new managers they have done as well as you could expect in the past few years.
May 16, 20223 yr Author AFC Wimbledon have appointed ex-Charlton boss, Johnnie Jackson as their new manager on a two year deal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61466908 This is after Mark Bowen has left for an opportunity higher up the pyramid. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61370861 Paul Ince has been appointed permanent manager at Reading, assisted by Alex Rae. Mark Bowen has returned as head of football operations. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61472471
May 17, 20223 yr For Rob Edwards there is no way that he, or any similar manager, rejects Watford. When the opportunity to take a job like that comes up you simply have to take it. There is a risk from both sides but from Watford's point of view, their usual method has failed quite spectacularly recently so it makes sense to try something different, and the pool that they'd usually pick from has got smaller recently due to post-Brexit work permit restrictions. From Edwards' point of view, the job at Forest Green in League One is already much harder, their best two players have just joined or about to Championship clubs on frees. He's the flavour of the month now but there's no guarantee he still will be in 6-12 months time for an opportunity to make such a big jump when one comes available. There's a huge drive in the lower leagues to appoint young coaches and many of them look promising - Rowberry, McKenna, Manning recently and Taylor, Duff, Bonner before them, loads of very good competition for when the next team wants to dip down to hire someone successful. And then you consider the financial point of view, Rob Edwards had an ok playing career but he didn't make Premier League millions. A Watford salary will be ~10x a Forest Green one. If he's successful it's a huge achievement and if he is gone by Christmas then I'm sure there will be another League 2 job available for him
May 17, 20223 yr Author Wayne Brown has been confirmed as permanent boss at Colchester United. He had been interim boss for the last few months. His assistants Joe Dunne and Dave Huzzey will be staying. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61480075
May 17, 20223 yr Author Another change, Salford have sacked Gary Bowyer. Billy Barr has also had his contract terminated. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61335969
May 18, 20223 yr A bit of a shame re Bowyer, it looks like he did a decent job at the club but I suppose the owners were hoping to make it into the playoffs.
May 19, 20223 yr Author Chris Hargreaves has been appointed as manager of Yeovil Town on a two year deal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61483338
May 20, 20223 yr Author Lee Johnson has been appointed as manager at Hibernian on a four year deal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61497427
May 22, 20223 yr Author Neil Wood has been appointed at Salford City as their new manager. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61529960
May 24, 20223 yr Author Ian Murray has left his post as manager of Airdrieonians to become manager at Raith Rovers on a two year deal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61562938
May 24, 20223 yr I suppose Salford are staying local hiring a Man United u23 coach! Hopefully his first senior role will go well.
May 25, 20223 yr Author James McPake has been appointed as Dunfermline Athletic manager on a two year deal. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61569392
May 25, 20223 yr Just read that Vincent Kompany is in talks about taking over as Burnley manager - seems like quite an interesting one to see happen!
May 27, 20223 yr Author Rhys McCabe has been appointed as player-manager at Airdreonians. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61601185 Barrow have appointed Pete Wild as their new manager. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61605237 Forest Green have appointed Ian Burchnall has their new head coach. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61562949 Lee Grant has been appointed as first team coach at Ipswich following his retirement from playing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61595288 Another related item is that Darrell Clarke has signed a new five year contract at Port Vale. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61599535 Bit of an active period here.
May 29, 20223 yr Author Ralf Rangnick will not take up his consultancy role at Manchester United. I thought this was doubtful once he was named as manager of Austria. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61625695 Chris Millington has been promoted to manager at Halifax following the departure of Pete Wild. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61620959
May 29, 20223 yr Ralf Rangnick will not take up his consultancy role at Manchester United. I thought this was doubtful once he was named as manager of Austria. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61625695 Not sure how that is meant to be a loss to Man U :P
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