#football-management

#football-management

John Rankin has been appointed as the interim manager of Ayr United for the rest of the season, replacing Scott Brown, who left by mutual consent.

Ghana have sacked manager Otto Addo, 72 days before the start of this summer's World Cup. Addo's departure followed a 2-1 defeat by Germany in a friendly in Stuttgart.

No talks. We are very, very focused here on the World Cup. Everyone knows that I have a commitment with the national team here. It's not the point to talk about the future. No one approached me. But who knows what is going to happen?

I know how it goes. If you lose those two games, I'm not in the conversation at all. I think we had two relatively-positive performances. Again, still so much about those that I'm not entirely happy about and want to keep improving on, but I think we've got things moving in a decent direction.

I think it was Martin O'Neill was the first time I started and finished a season with the same manager, and that was probably what, six years into my career. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Funny man. Great storyteller.

If they had done what needed to be done, it would have been perfectly possible to renew Leo Messi's contract and sign players. It wasn't the legacy's fault, but rather 'financial fair play', because the new board inflated the losses to €555 million.

When asked by talkSPORT about the Spurs rumours, Dyche laughed: 'Ah, it's brilliant, honestly. I was in the pub and this guy goes, 'Ah, you're meant to be in talks with Spurs tonight?' And I say, 'I'm sat next to you having a pint of Guinness, so it's unlikely, unless you work for Spurs!'

At the beginning of the season, I always do goal-setting. I do that not with just the team but with the whole football club - the chefs, everyone. Make them all a part of it. We called it 'Project 73' and we told no one outside the building. It was kept quiet.

Colin distinguished himself as an outstanding candidate. He is a natural leader with extensive experience in the dressing room and we firmly believe he is the right person to guide the club forward at this important time.

Ryan Giggs praised Craig Bellamy's obsession with football and his brilliant playing career, noting that injuries hindered his potential. Giggs emphasized Bellamy's great understanding of the game.

Peter has stepped up and lead the club on multiple occasions in recent years and gave his all when we needed him most. He has been a terrific servant and I have no doubts he will go on to be a manager in his own right.