OGC Nice, the club that INEOS chief Jim Ratcliffe actually owns, is at something of a crossroads. This season, like many of late, has been one of extreme highs and lows for the club from the tranquil Côte d’Azur. The Aiglon club personifies the stigma associated with a Jekyll and Hyde operation in oh-so-many ways.…

From Zinedine Zidane to Johan Cruyff, the annals of football history are littered with men who achieved the pinnacle of success as players and managers. Today, we’re going to be taking a look at a few retired footballers who are making their first waves in the coaching industry.   Thiago Motta   After spells at…

Neil Warnock always claims that he’s finally retiring, finally calling time on an action-packed managerial career that has seen him in charge of a whole multitude of clubs since the 1980’s. His dismissal from Middlesbrough in 2021 felt like the correct time to retire once and for all, the veteran boss unable to fully work…

It was Martin Keown who described Sheffield Wednesday as a well-machined-oil [sic] in the middle of their 2-1 victory over Premier League Newcastle United in the 3rd round of this year’s FA Cup. Keown’s description, even in its own muddled way, is apt. This season Wednesday manager Darren Moore has guided his team to the…

Patrick Vieira has been sacked as Crystal Palace manager with the club currently three points above the relegation zone after suffering three consecutive 1-0 losses, having failed to win a single match since December 31. Defeat to Brighton in the A23 Derby proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back, with the Frenchman…

It was a tale of big changes but familiar faces on Tuesday afternoon. Gareth Ainsworth left Wycombe Wanderers, the club he led for 550 games across 11 years, to join QPR where he spent the longest part of his playing career and had his first taste of management. The Chairboys no doubt wanted to lessen…

The idea that Jesse Marsch was the sole reason Leeds avoided the drop last year is perhaps filled with more romance than substance. A Burnley victory against Newcastle on the final day would have condemned the Whites to the drop, whilst a draw with the Magpies meant that Yorkshire outfit would have to win at…

On February 6, after growing speculation as to the tenability of his position as Head Coach of Leeds United, Jesse Marsch was sacked after less than a year in charge despite coherently achieving survival last year. However, results this season have been desperately inconsistent and chairman Andrea Radrizzani’s patience had expired and felt after great…

“Yes, one big yes. It’s a happy ending for Scotland for a change. The time has come, the time really has come. A night for the players, a night for the fans, a night for all of Scotland.” Sky Sports’ Ian Crocker poetically announced Scotland’s return to a major tournament after 22 years of pain, but…

As Howard Wilkinson lifted the Old First Division with Leeds United on May 2nd 1992, he wouldn’t have known that he’d be the last Englishman to ever accomplish that – especially when you consider no manager outside of Scotland, England or Northern Ireland had lifted the English top flight before.   Wilkinson somewhat bucked a…