No words will ever be able to adequately describe how the football community feels following the tragic death of Gary Speed on Sunday 27th November 2011, the sadness felt by the passing of any person is difficult to put in to words not least when the person in question is just 42 years of age [...]
Posted by rsmith on Monday, November 28, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Filed under Competitions, Gary Speed, Latest Manager News, Managers, Sheffield United, Wales · Tagged with Bolton Wanderers, career, death, Everton, Leeds United, newcastle united, profile, remembered, Tribute to Gary Speed
With the 2011/12 League One season kicking off in just over five weeks we take a look at the managers who are likely to feel the heat early on. With seven new teams entering the league (three relegated from the Championship and four promoted from League Two) and four managerial changes, there is likely to [...]
Posted by jkitson on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 9:46 am
Filed under Brentford, Bury, Charlton Athletic, Chris Powell, Competitions, Danny Wilson, Latest Manager News, League One, Managers, Micky Adams, Rochdale, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Steve Eyre, Tranmere Rovers, uwe rosler · Tagged with 2011/12 season, favourites, les parry, manager betting, next league one manager to be sacked odds, richie barker, victor chandler
Sheffield United have today announced the controversial appointment of Danny Wilson as their new manager. Wilson beat off stiff competition from former Barnsley boss Mark Robins to sign a three-year contract with United. The move hasn’t been all plain sailing though as a number of Blades fans protested outside the ground in fury that their [...]
Posted by jkitson on Friday, May 27, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Filed under Championship, Competitions, Danny Wilson, Latest Manager News, League One, Managers, Mark Robins, Micky Adams, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Swindon Town, Teams · Tagged with controversial, favourite, League One, next sheffield united manager, promotion, rivals, sky bet, the championship
Danny Wilson is the favourite to take over at Barnsley following the departure of Mark Robins. Robins’ future at the club had been thrown into doubt last Thursday after he had been placed on notice by the club. After taking some time to consider his future at Oakwell the 41-year-old decided he would be unable [...]
Posted by jkitson on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:10 pm
Filed under Barnsley, Championship, Chris Hughton, Competitions, Danny Wilson, Managers, Micky Adams, Roberto Di Matteo, Sheffield United · Tagged with Barnsley, Championship, Chris Hughton, Danny Wilson, Mark Robins, micky adams, next barnsley manager, next sheffield united manager, Roberto Di Matteo, victor chandler
As widely expected Micky Adams has returned to his former club Port Vale just days after being sacked by Sheffield United. Adams was the odds-on favourite to rejoin Vale after he was given the chop by the Blades on Tuesday after failing to keep the struggling club in the Championship, and as predicted has put [...]
Posted by jkitson on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 8:56 am
Filed under Competitions, Latest Manager News, League Two, Managers, Micky Adams, Port Vale, Sheffield United · Tagged with league two promotion odds, mark grew, micky adams, next sheffield united manager, Port Vale, sky bet
Following his surprise sacking from Sheffield United, speculation is rife that Micky Adams is set for a return to Port Vale – the club he left for United back in December. Despite their poor run of form under Adams – just four wins in 24 matches which resulted in relegation to League One – the [...]
Posted by jkitson on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 9:30 am
Filed under Aidy Boothroyd, Competitions, League Two, Micky Adams, Port Vale, Sheffield United, Teams · Tagged with Aidy Boothroyd, Jim Gannon, john coleman, League Two, manager betting, mark grew, micky adams, next port vale manager, Port Vale, promotion, sheffield united, victor chandler
Sheffield United’s academy manager, John Pemberton, has been installed as the bookies favourite to become the next Blades boss following the sacking of Micky Adams. The Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade, Aidy Boothroyd and John Hughes are also in the running for the vacant position. Adams was axed on Tuesday after failing to save the [...]
Posted by jkitson on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 9:43 am
Filed under Aidy Boothroyd, Competitions, England, League One, League Two, Micky Adams, Sheffield United · Tagged with football betting, john hughes, john pemberton, League One, League Two, micky adams, next sheffield united manager odds, relegation, russell slade, victor chandler
Last week in the Npower Championship it looked as if Derby’s Nigel Clough and Sheffield United’s Micky Adams were the managers that were most in danger of being relived of their positions and being the next casualties in the manager sackrace. However to prove how quickly things can change in football some fans and punters [...]
Posted by psmith on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 11:02 am
Filed under Aidy Boothroyd, Championship, Competitions, Coventry City, Derby County, Ian Baraclough, Managers, Micky Adams, Nigel Clough, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United · Tagged with Aidy Boothroyd, bookmakers, Coventry City, Derby County, Ian Baraclough, manager sackrace, micky adams, Next Championship Manager to be sacked, next Championship manager to go, Nigel Clough, Npower Championship, relegation battle, sacked, Scunthorpe United, sheffield united, sky blues, victor chandler
With there being a lack of Premier League games this weekend thanks to European action mid-week in the Champions League and the Europa League and the FA Cup quarter finals this weekend and as such there should be no cullings taking place in the Premier League on Saturday. However in the Npower Championship there is [...]
Posted by psmith on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 12:31 pm
Filed under Championship, Competitions, Derby County, Latest Manager News, Managers, Micky Adams, Nigel Clough, Premier League, Sheffield United · Tagged with automatic promotion, Derby County, League One, next Championship manager to be sacked odds, Npower Championship, play odds, Premier League, relegation zone, sacked, sackrace, sheffield united
Since Micky Adams took over the managerial reigns from Gary Speed at Sheffield United his side has yet to record a win out of the ten games in the league that they have played. From the 30 points on offer the Blades have only managed to claim 4 points and they have also been knocked [...]
Posted by psmith on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Filed under Championship, Competitions, England, Gary Speed, Kevin Blackwell, Latest Manager News, Managers, Micky Adams, Port Vale, Sheffield United, Teams · Tagged with bramall lane, Championship, fa cup, Gary Speed, kevin blackwell, League One, micky adams, Next Championship Manager to be sacked, paddy power, relegation zone, sheffield united