Transfers: Conor Coventry completes move to Charlton
Former Republic of Ireland Under-21 captain Conor Coventry has completed a move to Charlton Athletic, bringing to an end his 13-year association with West Ham.
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Man City midfielder signs for manager for a third time after defeating injury setbacks
Manchester City midfielder Lewis Fiorini has signed for Charlton Athletic on loan after overcoming a frustrating injury.
Ashley Westwood on leading Afghanistan, Sir Alex's wisdom, India and his coaching journey
New Afghanistan coach Ashley Westwood is used to a challenge. The former Manchester United youngster, an FA Youth Cup winner in 1995, was assistant manager at Portsmouth to Michael Appleton when Pompey went into administration. From there tmoved to Blackpool, owned by the notorious Oyston family, who were despised by supporters. Then it was Blackburn Rovers, who’d just been taken over by the Venky family in an era when they sacked managers with haste.
FA Cup live TV games: Cray Valley v Charlton Athletic and Horsham v Barnsley First-Round replays picked for television coverage
Cray Valley’s FA Cup replay against Charlton Athletic has been selected for live TV.
Mark Kennedy leaves post as Lincoln City manager
Lincoln have announced the departures of head coach Mark Kennedy and assistant Danny Butterfield. The Imps have won only one of their last six Sky Bet League One matches and sit 16th in the table, five points off the the play-off places. In a statement on their official website, the Imps said first-team coach Tom Shaw had been placed in temporary charge. The club said: "Head coach Mark Kennedy and assistant head coach Danny Butterfield have left the Imps. "Mark took charge of City in the summer of 2022, overseeing more than 70 games. He was joined by Danny in December of that year. "First-team coach Tom Shaw will take charge of the first team on an interim basis while the club undertakes a thorough process to identify our next head coach." Former Republic of Ireland, Liverpool and Manchester City winger Kennedy left his post as Birmingham assistant head coach to succeed Michael Appleton as permanent boss at Sincil Bank.
European titles and promotion ambitions - the EFL managers made at Manchester United
The current list of managers in English football includes several names with Manchester United connections.
Mick McCarthy 'absolutely buzzing' to be back in game
New Blackpool head coach Mick McCarthy admits he did wonder whether football had "retired" him after being out of work for more than 14 months.
Mick McCarthy appointed as Blackpool head coach
Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has returned to management after he was appointed as head coach of English Championship side Blackpool.