I still think Carrick is (and will be) a good manager. He's not done everything right at Boro but he's also had a lot of bad luck and has done well with a lot of things. He should have plenty of takers in the Championship.
he lost a key striker halfway through the season, who was never replaced. odds were stacked against him going into 25/26. not the worst outcome for him. lots of upside with his career; he's done really well so far.
Brentford will look to appoint Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna if current manager Thomas Frank leaves to replace Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham.(Football Insider) Steve Cooper tops the list of managerial targets Middlesbrough want to replace Michael Carrick. (The Sun)
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna is on Brentford's list of possible candidates to succeed Frank. (Talksport), external
Former Luton manager Rob Edwards is the lead candidate to take over at Championship side Middlesbrough . (Sky Sports, external) Chris Wilder's future as Sheffield United manager is in doubt, with the club's American owners set to discuss his position at a board meeting. (The Guardian)
Plymouth Argyle have appointed former Watford boss Tom Cleverley as their new head coach. The 35-year-old has signed a three-year contract and succeeds Miron Muslic, who left the club last month to take over at German side Schalke. Cleverley joins an Argyle side returning to League One this season following relegation after two years in the Championship. The former Manchester United and Everton midfielder spent the bulk of his playing career at Watford before succeeding Valerien Ismael as head coach in March 2024. Cleverley was sacked by the Hornets in May, having missed out on the play-offs after a poor second half of the season as Watford faded badly to finish 14th. His 14 months at the helm was the longest tenure of any boss at Vicarage Road since Javi Gracia's reign from January 2018 to September 2019. In total, Cleverley was in charge for 60 games, winning 20, drawing 14 and losing 26.
#sufc will sack Chris Wilder in the next day or two, with a compensation package now being discussed. Gary O’Neil will not be his replacement, with the new owners keen to move in a different direction.— Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) June 17, 2025 Chris Wilder sacked.
Rob Edwards is in advanced talks to become the new #boro head coach. He has beaten off competition from Steve Cooper and Danny Rohl who were also on Middlesbrough’s shortlist. Deal could be completed quite quickly from here.— Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) June 17, 2025 Rob Edwards taking over at Middlesbrough.
𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 – 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫Sheffield United can confirm a mutually agreed decision has been reached for manager Chris Wilder to leave the football club.Chris will leave alongside coaches Alan Knill and Matt Prestridge, and in doing so depart with the… pic.twitter.com/SN9M7Rc35o— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) June 18, 2025
Wayne Rooney has dropped a major hint over his future as a football manager on the back of his disastrous stints at Birmingham and Plymouth. (Daily Mail)
Don't leave us hanging with no link, otherwise that's a clickbait headline, without anywhere to click!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...nt-football-management-future-Man-United.html "Speaking to talkSPORT, Rooney said: 'Obviously just doing some TV work at the minute, so that's what I'm doing. I'm enjoying it. So, that's where I'll be.'" A pretty major hint, I'm sure you'll agree.
Lee Johnson on managing abroad: ‘It’s crunch time for English coaches, we need success stories’ - The Athletic
Leicester plan to confirm the sacking of Ruud van Nistelrooy at the start of next month, with Sean Dyche the favourite to replace him. (The Sun)
Macclesfield want Wayne Rooney as manager to replace the Forest Green-bound Robbie Savage. (Alan Nixon, external)
Hull City are close to appointing Steven Gerrard's former right-hand man Dean Holden as assistant manager after the Englishman turned down the chance to be the boss of Adana Demirspor in Turkey. (Daily Mail)
It's probably too early to call it a "trend", but there have been a couple of well established managers who are becoming assistants at big clubs to hone their craft/enhance their CVs. van Bronckhorst at Liverpool, van Nistelrooy at United last year, now Heinze at Arsenal. I don't have much hope for Rooney and Gerrard, but it might be something that could benefit someone like Carrick, or in the longer run, some of the younger English managers in the EFL (Manning, Mousinho, Cleverley, et al). Realistically, you aren't really going to be on the radar of a PL team if you're managing Bristol City or Portsmouth (unless you manage to get promoted, of course).
Gary O’Neil now a front runner for #lcfc job, with Rohl and Dyche out of the picture, I’m told. Rohl too complicated, Dyche has distanced himself. Chris Wilder still very much an option at this stage, with Leicester keen to progress the hunt.— Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) July 7, 2025 Gary O’Neil possibly going to Wolves.
Jack Wilshere has turned down an opportunity to return to work at Arsenal's academy as he continues to pursue his first steps into senior management. ( Daily Mirror)
Graham Potter might soon be unemployed if today’s result is repeated again anytime soon. Might be a tough season for Scott Parker as well.
Man, this West Ham starting XI is actually weaker than the freshly promoted Sunderland. Never replaced Kudus, haven't strengthened at all, and some players (Paqueta) clearly want out. The club needs to do some serious work in the next 2 weeks, otherwise no manager can save them.
I've been flicking between the games today but what I saw of your lot, it looks extremely bad on Potter. Last season was poor under him but you could excuse it somewhat because he'd had no pre-season, took over in a tricky situation etc, but this is just more of the same. You clearly don't have the midfielders to play a back three at this level. It amazes me how many managers try to play back five systems without midfielders who can progress the ball quickly and efficiently.