Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna believes his side are relishing the challenge of trying to secure promotion into the Premier League. The Tractor Boys are currently sat at the top of the Championship and hold a one-point lead over Leicester City, despite failing to take maximum points from a visit to local rivals Norwich City and a home double-header against Watford and Middlesbrough. Tough looking away days at Hull City and Coventry City are next on the agenda for McKenna - and the former...
Jimmy Thelin has been appointed as Aberdeen manager. The 46-year-old had previously been linked with the Sunderland job following the sacking of Tony Mowbray last year but the Black Cats oped for Michael Beale. The Swede, alongside his assistants Christer Persson and Emir Bajrami, will leave their current roles at Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg this summer and will join Aberdeen in early June. Aberdeen have stated that interim manager Peter Leven will continue to lead the first-team squad until...
Sunderland interim manager Mike Dodds has revealed Corry Evans’ return in Saturday’s win against Millwall was not planned. The midfielder suffered a serious knee injury against Middlesbrough in January 2023 and has been patiently working his way back towards full fitness in recent weeks. Despite returning to the matchday squad for the win over the Lions, Dodds has stressed he would not have called upon the Northern Ireland international ‘in ideal circumstances’ after he was forced into the...
Boss Kieran McKenna has refuted an Ipswich Town suggestion and says pressure for promotion is not on his side. Defeats for Ipswich’s key promotion rivals Leeds United and Leicester City offered McKenna’s side the chance to pull three points clear at the top of the Championship on Saturday afternoon but the Tractor Boys had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough. McKenna, though, insisted that that a second consecutive draw did not leave him frustrated and said there could not be...
Former Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has been named as new chairman of the League Managers Association. The 72-year-old replaces another former Black Cats boss after Howard Wilkinson revealed he was bringing an end to his 33-year chairmanship at the end of the season. O’Neill had a 14-month managerial reign at the Stadium of Light after he initially put pen-to-paper on a three-year contract in December 2011. His time in charge got underway with a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers and the...
Nigel Martyn insists Leeds United must win both of their remaining games to stand a chance of achieving automatic promotion in one of the most exciting Championship campaigns in recent memory. Leeds found their feet again in the race with a dramatic 4-3 win at Middlesbrough on Monday evening, Crysencio Summerville’s brace bookending goals from Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto. A late Emmanuel Latte Lath header made it nervy but Daniel Farke’s men held out to take all three points and go...
Former Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick is close to becoming Bayern Munich’s next manager, talkSPORT understands. Thomas Tuchel will leave the Bundesliga giants at the end of the season.
Daniel Farke’s side headed for Monday night’s clash at Middlesbrough having taken just one point from their last three games but knowing that victory would send them back second, albeit having played a game more than key promotion rivals Ipswich Town. The contest at the Riverside served up a seven-goal thriller in which Leeds held firm for a 4-3 victory that allowed them to leapfrog Ipswich who have now dropped to third, one point behind the Whites. Ipswich now have a game in hand but Leeds know...
Back in November, a California labor commissioner ruled that Blackstock, 47, owed Clarkson, 41, $2.6 million for he was securing deals he wasn't allowed to. The $2.6 million figure goes back to 2017, though Clarkson filed in a March lawsuit that he was actually violating these laws since 2007. Now Blackstock has fired back, filing documents on Monday, via People, asking for this new lawsuit to be thrown out
Two of United’s key top-two rivals were both in action on Saturday as Leicester City took on West Brom at the King Power and Southampton visited Cardiff City. Leicester, who began the day in second place, knew that even a draw would take them top and above Ipswich Town who are not in action this weekend due to scheduled opponents Coventry City playing in the FA Cup. Leicester began the day one point behind Ipswich and a point above third-placed Leeds but having played a game less. The Foxes,...
MANAGEMENT veteran Martin O’Neill has made a major move in his career – at the ripe old age of 72. It’s five years since the boss was last in the dugout – in charge of old t
1. Background On March 5, 2024, the residents of Town of Jericho voted to approve a bond of $4.15 million for the construction of a new town maintenance facility. Following this approval, the Town is seeking the services of a Municipal Project Manager (MPM) to assist with permitting, design and construction of the facility. MPM services will be split into two phases. Phase-1 Preconstruction and Phase-2 Construction. In advance of the bond vote, the Town completed a feasibility study prepared by...