Wrexham AFC's Championship rivals announce new managers

That is a third of the 24 clubs in the second tier electing to have a new boss on the touchline for the 2025-26 campaign.
Bristol City (Liam Manning - Gerhard Struber), Hull City (Ruben Selles - Sergej Jakirovic), Middlesbrough (Michael Carrick - TBA), Norwich City (Jack Wilshere - Liam Manning), Sheffield United (Chris Wilder - Ruben Selles), Southampton (Simon Rusk - Will Still), Watford (Tom Cleverley - Paulo Pezzolano) and West Brom (James Morrison - Ryan Mason) have hired over the summer.
Phil Parkinson, who led Wrexham to runners-up spot in League One last term to secure an historic third successive promotion, celebrates four years in the Racecourse hotseat on July 1 but many of his Championship counterparts are just starting out at their clubs.
Bristol City were the latest side to announce a new man at the helm with Struber appointed as head coach.
The 48-year-old Austrian, who had 11 months in charge at Barnsley during the 2019-20 season, has signed a three-year deal and will link up with the players when they return for pre-season training this week.
Struber told the club's official website: 'I am very excited for the job here with great fans and a great team. I'm looking forward to a new task.
'The style of play here fits completely, especially developing young players.
'This is a very interesting group, and I think they did a great job last season and were very successful. Right now is the time to build and do everything we can to take us to the next level.'
Struber, who lost his job at Cologne in May despite guiding the second-tier club to the brink of promotion to the Bundesliga, replaces Liam Manning following his departure for Norwich earlier this month after a sixth-placed finish and a 6-0 aggregate play-off semi-final defeat by Sheffield United.

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