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New York Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Middlesbrough in advanced talks with Rob Edwards to replace Michael Carrick
Former Luton Town head coach Rob Edwards is in advanced discussions to become the next Middlesbrough manager. There is increasing expectation on Teesside that the 42-year-old will be named as Michael Carrick's successor at the Riverside Stadium. Edwards, who left Luton in January, will be expected to re-energise the team and mount a Premier League promotion challenge. Advertisement Edwards was in charge of Luton for Middlesbrough's biggest home win of last season – also Luton's heaviest defeat – and remained at the helm for another two months after the 5-1 loss to Carrick's side. But he left Kenilworth Road midway through a hugely frustrating campaign, which ultimately ended in relegation to League One under his successor, Matt Bloomfield. It was a second consecutive relegation for Luton, following their demotion from the Premier League in 2023-24. But it is Edwards' achievement of overseeing Luton's unforeseen promotion to the Premier League via a Wembley play-off victory over Coventry City in 2023 that is likely to have appealed to Middlesbrough's owner-chairman Steve Gibson and the club's sporting director Kieran Scott – as they seek a return to the top flight after eight straight seasons in the Championship. Scott and Edwards know each other from Wolves, where Edwards began his coaching career with the Under-18s. Edwards was a contender for the Middlesbrough post when Carrick was appointed in October 2022. Edwards took the Luton job a month later and their promotion the following May, plus their spirited efforts in the top flight despite their economic disadvantage, saw his stock rise. He had previously led Forest Green Rovers from League Two to League One in 2021-22 in his first job in the Football League. Watford then poached Edwards, where he only lasted four months. Carrick was dismissed a fortnight ago at the end of his second full season, after the north-east outfit finished four points outside the Championship play-offs places, in 10th, after winning just one of their final six matches of the campaign. The former Manchester United midfielder led Middlesbrough into the play-offs in his first season in charge but they have narrowly missed out on a top-six finish in the previous two seasons. Middlesbrough have not been in the Premier League since 2017.
Scottish Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Michael Carrick lands new job just days after Middlesbrough axe with John O'Shea to join Man Utd legend
Another Man Utd icon will work alongside the pair MIC DROP Michael Carrick lands new job just days after Middlesbrough axe with John O'Shea to join Man Utd legend Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) MICHAEL CARRICK has landed a new role just days after being sacked by Middlesbrough. The former Manchester United star was fired after guiding Boro to 10th place last season. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Michael Carrick will feature at Soccer Aid Credit: Getty 2 John O'Shea will join his former Man Utd team-mate at Old Trafford Credit: Sportsfile He lasted two-and-a-half years at Middlesbrough, his first managerial job, but is now out of work. However Carrick has now taken on a new job with the former midfielder set to appear at Soccer Aid. Carrick, 43, has been announced as the latest player to sign up to the charity event alongside his former United team-mate, John O'Shea. But this time around they will be on opposing teams at Old Trafford, with Carrick playing for England and O'Shea representing the Rest of the World. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL FERD DEGREE Rio Ferdinand gets new job 6,000 miles away after shock TNT Sports exit Soccer Aid takes place on Sunday June 15 and will feature A-list celebrities and football legends. Pop stars Louis Tomlinson and Tom Grennan will line up alongside sports people like Tyson Fury, Sir Mo Farah and former hockey star Sam Quek. While former footballers include Wayne Rooney and Jill Scott. However Sam Thompson has revealed his Soccer Aid appearance is hanging in the balance as he continues to recover from his gruelling charity run. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The I'm A Celeb king, 34, raised more than £1.5m for Unicef by running and biking 260 miles from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, to Old Trafford, Manchester, where the game will be played at the weekend. His body is now feeling the effects, with Thompson saying: "I am so tired but elated. I'm so glad we got it done… Sam Thompson reveals Soccer Aid appearance is hanging by a thread - and horrifying after-effects of 260 mile bike ride "Never again [am I getting on a bike] I think I'm prone to saddle issues! After day one I still to this point can't feel bits of my privates. I'm being deadly serious! "The bike is a wild thing, Tracey who was with me going up these hills when we were skirting round the edge of Wales, that was mad and you're just going so slowly and you feel like your bike is going to topple over! I did think to myself this is the first time I've ridden a bike in so long."
The Irish Sun
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Michael Carrick lands new job just days after Middlesbrough axe with John O'Shea to join Man Utd legend
MICHAEL CARRICK has landed a new role just days after being sacked by Middlesbrough. The former 2 Michael Carrick will feature at Soccer Aid Credit: Getty 2 John O'Shea will join his former Man Utd team-mate at Old Trafford Credit: Sportsfile He lasted two-and-a-half years at Middlesbrough, his first managerial job, but is now out of work. However Carrick has now taken on a new job with the former midfielder set to appear at Soccer Aid. Carrick, 43, has been announced as the latest player to sign up to the charity event alongside his former United team-mate, John O'Shea. But this time around they will be on opposing teams at Old Trafford, with Carrick playing for READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Soccer Aid Pop stars Louis Tomlinson and While former footballers include Wayne Rooney and Jill Scott. However Sam Thompson has revealed his Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS The I'm A Celeb king, 34, raised more than £1.5m for Unicef by running and biking 260 miles from Stamford Bridge, His body is now feeling the effects, with Thompson saying: "I am so tired but elated. I'm so glad we got it done… Sam Thompson reveals Soccer Aid appearance is hanging by a thread - and horrifying after-effects of 260 mile bike ride "Never again [am I getting on a bike] I think I'm prone to saddle issues! After day one I still to this point can't feel bits of my privates. I'm being deadly serious! "The bike is a wild thing, Tracey who was with me going up these hills when we were skirting round the edge of Wales, that was mad and you're just going so slowly and you feel like your bike is going to topple over! I did think to myself this is the first time I've ridden a bike in so long."
The Irish Sun
05-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sir Alex Ferguson curse strikes again with two more Man Utd title winners sacked and LEAGUE ONE boss rare success story
FOOTBALL management, bloody hell — Sir Alex Ferguson made it look so easy that a load of his former Manchester United stars tried it. To say most find it extremely difficult would be an understatement. 7 Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United proteges are not faring very well in management Credit: Getty 7 Man Utd hero Michael Carrick was sacked by Middlesbrough Credit: Getty 7 Wayne Rooney failed to succeed in various managerial positions Credit: Getty 7 Gary Neville suffered a devastating run at Valencia Credit: Getty None of his protegees have come remotely close to what the great Scot managed in his trophy-laden career. Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley are the latest former Fergie apprentices to see their first permanent jobs in English management end with the axe. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Carrick, 43, showed a lot of early promise — taking Boro to the play-offs in his first full season in 2022-23 after a fourth-placed finish — but lost to Coventry in the semi-finals. Read More on Man Utd He failed to make the end-of-term Championship lottery in the following two campaigns — and The Teessiders announced Carrick's exit in a brief 61-word statement. It was in stark contrast to the relative love letter Watford released to tell the world they had Carrick's former midfield partner, 35, finished his only season as a boss in 14th — not enough to convince the Hornets he deserved a second campaign. Most read in Football Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Sporting director Gian Luca Nani wrote: 'It has been a privilege to work closely with Tom, to understand how he sees the game and his enthusiasm. 'He deserves to be recognised for this and I'm sure he will have a bright future in the game.' 'What did he expect?' - Sir Alex Ferguson looks 'absolutely disgusted' in new footage from Man Utd Europa League loss The Dutchman was one of the greatest goalscorers the Premier League has ever seen after crashing in 150 goals in 219 Red Devils games between 2001 and 2006. So there was a huge irony when his Foxes side failed to net for EIGHT consecutive Prem matches — all of them defeats — between February and April. It all leaves the managerial success stories of Ferguson's former players looking increasingly thin on the ground. Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville are two of the more disastrous examples. With Rooney's ill-fated spells at Birmingham and Plymouth and the latter's Valencia horror show. No one could keep up Roy Keane won Sunderland promotion but his last job was Ipswich in 2011. Blink and you would have missed Paul Scholes' 31 days managing Oldham. Ryan Giggs' personal problems look to have kiboshed his coaching ambitions. Jaap Stam got Reading to a play-off final but left the club a year later, while compatriot Robin van Persie's Heerenveen lost 9-1 to AZ Alkmaar in September — though he is now in charge of Feyenoord. Mark Robins, the man who saved Fergie's job with a famous FA Cup goal back in 1990, has had a middling start at Stoke after working wonders at Coventry. Phil Neville is in the MLS, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Turkey and Mark Hughes has been relegated to the National League with Carlisle United despite bossing six Prem teams across 18 years. Arguably, the biggest hit is Steve Bruce, in charge of Blackpool and having managed more than 1,000 games — but don't tell Newcastle fans that. And with 12 years now passing since Fergie retired, the options of his former players who could still turn their talent to management is fast running out. Jonny Evans, released by 7 Former Man Utd ace Tom Cleverley was let go by Watford Credit: Getty 7 Ruud van Nistelrooy is facing the axe at Leicester Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 7 Man Utd legend Roy Keane hasn't coached since 2011 Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Sir Alex Ferguson curse strikes again with two more Man Utd title winners sacked and LEAGUE ONE boss rare success story
FOOTBALL management, bloody hell — Sir Alex Ferguson made it look so easy that a load of his former Manchester United stars tried it. To say most find it extremely difficult would be an understatement. 7 Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United proteges are not faring very well in management Credit: Getty 7 Man Utd hero Michael Carrick was sacked by Middlesbrough Credit: Getty 7 Wayne Rooney failed to succeed in various managerial positions Credit: Getty 7 Gary Neville suffered a devastating run at Valencia Credit: Getty None of his protegees have come remotely close to what the great Scot managed in his trophy-laden career. Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley are the latest former Fergie apprentices to see their first permanent jobs in English management end with the axe. Ruud van Nistelrooy, dangling by a thread at Leicester, is set to join them. Carrick, 43, showed a lot of early promise — taking Boro to the play-offs in his first full season in 2022-23 after a fourth-placed finish — but lost to Coventry in the semi-finals. He failed to make the end-of-term Championship lottery in the following two campaigns — and paid for it with Wednesday's sacking. The Teessiders announced Carrick's exit in a brief 61-word statement. It was in stark contrast to the relative love letter Watford released to tell the world they had binned Cleverley. Carrick's former midfield partner, 35, finished his only season as a boss in 14th — not enough to convince the Hornets he deserved a second campaign. Join SUN CLUB for the Man Utd Files every Thursday plus in-depth coverage and exclusives from Old Trafford Sporting director Gian Luca Nani wrote: 'It has been a privilege to work closely with Tom, to understand how he sees the game and his enthusiasm. 'He deserves to be recognised for this and I'm sure he will have a bright future in the game.' 'What did he expect?' - Sir Alex Ferguson looks 'absolutely disgusted' in new footage from Man Utd Europa League loss Van Nistelrooy, 48, is still waiting to learn his fate but it would be a surprise at this point if he was not dismissed after taking Leicester down. The Dutchman was one of the greatest goalscorers the Premier League has ever seen after crashing in 150 goals in 219 Red Devils games between 2001 and 2006. So there was a huge irony when his Foxes side failed to net for EIGHT consecutive Prem matches — all of them defeats — between February and April. It all leaves the managerial success stories of Ferguson's former players looking increasingly thin on the ground. Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville are two of the more disastrous examples. With Rooney's ill-fated spells at Birmingham and Plymouth and the latter's Valencia horror show. No one could keep up Roy Keane won Sunderland promotion but his last job was Ipswich in 2011. Blink and you would have missed Paul Scholes' 31 days managing Oldham. Ryan Giggs' personal problems look to have kiboshed his coaching ambitions. Jaap Stam got Reading to a play-off final but left the club a year later, while compatriot Robin van Persie's Heerenveen lost 9-1 to AZ Alkmaar in September — though he is now in charge of Feyenoord. Mark Robins, the man who saved Fergie's job with a famous FA Cup goal back in 1990, has had a middling start at Stoke after working wonders at Coventry. Phil Neville is in the MLS, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Turkey and Mark Hughes has been relegated to the National League with Carlisle United despite bossing six Prem teams across 18 years. Arguably, the biggest hit is Steve Bruce, in charge of Blackpool and having managed more than 1,000 games — but don't tell Newcastle fans that. And with 12 years now passing since Fergie retired, the options of his former players who could still turn their talent to management is fast running out. Jonny Evans, released by United this month, is the last remaining player to have appeared during Ferguson's reign. 7 Former Man Utd ace Tom Cleverley was let go by Watford Credit: Getty 7 Ruud van Nistelrooy is facing the axe at Leicester Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
