#football-management

#football-management

Hughes' CV is not too shabby - more than 600 appearances as a player for the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona. Then as a manager more than 450 top-flight games at Blackburn, Stoke City, Southampton, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, as well as an 18-month spell at the Etihad Stadium just as City were coming under their transformative Abu Dhabi ownership.

"I haven't been ready because I haven't got that (coaching) team set around me. And the timing hasn't been right," he explained. "My daughter's just had a baby. I've just become a granddad. I wasn't ready. I haven't got my staff ready. "So unfortunately, those opportunities have come at the wrong time, if you like. "But if the right call comes my way, the right club, the right challenge, and I've got my people set, which I will have at some point, I'll take that challenge on because it's in me."

I believe we had the football IQ and intelligence to adapt and make it work together, Gerrard told his former England teammate Rio Ferdinand on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast. But there was a bigger problem with England in my opinion. I think we were all egotistical losers. I watch the telly now and I see [Jamie] Carragher sitting next to Paul Scholes on this fan debate and they look like they've been best mates for 20 years,

F**k knows! he smiles when asked by FourFourTwo how he ended up as Hornets skipper. For the first game of the season, the armband was on my seat, no-one had said, You're going to be captain', it was just there. I thought, Oh, OK'. I bluffed it for two years, remembering what Tommy Mooney, Michael Ricketts and Michael Dobson did for me when I was at Walsall, and John Eustace at Watford. I thought OK, let's try to blag it'.

"He's done a good job in Ireland, and he's just left a job," said Keane. "It's his dynamics; the way he speaks, the way he comes across. "Duffer's been up at Celtic, he's done his coaching with Ireland. He won the league with Shelbourne last year, but then he just left recently."

Ger Brennan's transition from managing Louth to Dublin occurred over a five-week hiatus, while Dermot McCabe moved from Westmeath to Breffni immediately after leaving.

Southampton fans endured a wretched Premier League season, finishing with just two wins, a total of 12 points, and suffering relegation, the earliest in Premier League history.

Will Still reminisces about his early days as a video analyst at Sint-Truiden and the sense of fulfillment he found during that time, stating, "Best time of my life, to be honest. It was like the dream was coming true."

Rival managers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Stephen Kenny demonstrate different styles and approaches in their respective football environments, highlighting contrasting philosophies on the pitch.

The whole system is lubricated by agents: how they work and how they make things work. At my club, we have closed the door to that now.

A good FPL manager plays the game like chess. It isn't about who to pick this week or even next; a good manager looks at blocks of fixtures and targets players with good medium-term fixture runs.

Pep Guardiola expressed that he needs a break from football to focus on himself, indicating uncertainty about the duration, which could be anywhere from one to fifteen years.

Arda Turan emphasizes the importance of thinking before reacting, showcasing a developed temperament to lead Shakhtar Donetsk effectively during challenging times.

Olympique Lyonnais welcomes the decision to keep the club in Ligue 1. OL thanks the appeal committee for having recognised the ambition of the club's new management, determined to ensure serious management in the future.

Maheta Molango described the situation at Sheffield Wednesday as shocking and indicated that players and staff weren't paid on time or in full for the past two months.

"For 85 minutes, we were in control of the game. After the break, the game changed completely. I think it's a joke, to be honest. It's not football."

After the match, Dessie Farrell declared his departure from his role as Dublin senior football manager, admitting it was a pre-planned decision for this, his final season.

Andrews' appointment comes as Brentford looks to continue its growth in the Premier League, a task made challenging by Frank's successful tenure and his departure.

The decision to appoint Joey O'Brien as interim manager reflects the club's commitment to consistency and stability following Damien Duff's departure, ensuring a smooth transition during this critical period.