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      Unemployed Nathan Jones ‘set to return to management’ in ‘mouthwatering’ partnership after nine months without a job

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      FORMER Southampton and Luton manager Nathan Jones is being lined up with a sensational return to the game.Millwall have identified the 50-year-old as the leading contender to take over at The Den, according to The Daily Mail.
      Nathan Jones has emerged as the leading contender to take over at MillwallCredit: Reuters
      Jones has been out of work since his short stint as Southampton manager this year.
      The role saw him take over from Ralph Hassenhuttl in November 2022 with the Welshman being sacked by the club in February 2023 after winning just one of his eight league games in charge.
      Kevin Muscat is also being considered by the South London side but it is understood the board favour Jones thanks to his strong Championship pedigree.
      Jones took over then-Premier League Southampton last season after leading Luton to a strong start in England’s second division.
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      The Hatters were ninth and two points off a play-off spot when Jones left – and his good work was finished off by Rob Edwards who got Luton promoted to The Premier League through the lay-offs.
      Former Birmingham City manager John Eustace was also in the frame to take over at The Den but looks set to replace Nigel Pearson at Bristol City.
      Millwall are on the lookout for a new manager after parting ways with Gary Rowett last month.
      Rowett managed the club for four years before being let go – with Millwall just three points off the play-offs when he was let go.
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      They are now 18th in The Championship and six points off the play-off places having won one in their last five.
      Most Millwall fans have reacted to the rumoured appointment of Jones positively, but there are one or two detractors.
      One fan on Twitter said: “He’s perfect for Millwall’s style of play. No one will look forward to playing them with Nathan Jones in charge.”
      Another wrote: “Nathan Jones 1st game in charge against Southampton it’s written in the stars baby.”
      A third fan said: “The moment I saw Nathan Jones wear Stone Island on the touchline last season, I knew he’d end up at Millwall.”
      Another wrote: “Nathan Jones is a moutwatering prospect.”
      But some fans were against the appointment, with one writing: “If Millwall make Nathan Jones manager, then we might as well forget this season. For me he’s no upgrade then Gary Rowett, it has to be Eustace, Muscat or Warnock.”
      Joe Edwards is also a shock contenderCredit: Getty
      Away from Jones, England under-20s head coach Joe Edwards has also emerged as a shock contender for the Millwall job according to The Mail.
      Edwards is highly thought of in the game and served on Frank Lampard’s coaching staff at both Everton and Chelsea.
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      Who is QPR manager Marti Cifuentes?

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      QUEENS Park Rangers have confirmed Marti Cifuentes as the club’s new head coach.But who is he and when was the appointment announced? Here’s everything you need to know about Marti Cifuentes’ coaching career.
      Marti Cifuentes pictured during his stint at Hammarby IFCredit: Getty
      Who is Marti Cifuentes?
      Marti Cifuentes, born July 7, 1982, is a Spanish football coach.
      He has has spent almost a decade in management and coached in the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
      When did Marti Cifuentes become head coach at Queens Park Rangers?
      On October 30, 2023, it was reported that Queens Park Rangers have announced the appointment Marti Cifuentes as Gareth Ainsworth’s successor.
      Cifuentes arrives from Swedish top-flight side Hammarby.
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      A statement from QPR CEO Lee Hoos read: ”We are delighted to bring Martí in and I would firstly like to thank Hammarby for being fantastic to deal with throughout the process.
      ”Martí is an exciting appointment and we look forward to seeing the impact he can have.
      ”Having a succession plan in place is a necessary part of football, irrespective of how the team are performing.
      ”Martí is someone we have been aware of so we are really pleased to have been able to secure his services.”
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      QPR sacked Gareth Ainsworth after nine Championship games without a win left them six points from safety in 23rd place.
      The 50-year-old was appointed in February following 11 years at Wycombe but he won only five of 28 games in charge.
      When was Marti Cifuentes coach at Hammarby IF and which other teams has he coached?
      Prior to taking on the position at QPR, Cifuentes was the head coach at Swedish club Hammarby IF.
      He was appointed the role in 2022.
      Following brief spells as a youth coach with Millwall, Ajax and Spanish sides Terrassa FC and UE Rubi, Cifuentes’ first venture into senior management began with UE Sant Andreu in February 2014.
      He then joined CE L’Hospitalet ahead of the 2015/16 campaign, before spending time with AIK in Sweden across their academy and reserve team between 2017 and 2018.
      In the summer of 2018, Cifuentes was named head coach of Norwegian side Sandefjord, before making to move to Danish side Aalborg BK.
      The following season, Hammarby came to an agreement with the club and Cifuentes later returned to Sweden.
      There he has enjoyed great sporting success, helping the club to third in 2022, while also reaching the final of the Svenska Cupen.
      Cifuentes took control of his last fixture for Hammarby on Monday, October 30, 2023.
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      Following the announcement from QPR, Cifuentes’ first game of his appointment will be against Rotherham United on November 4, 2023.
      He arrives at a side with two wins in 14 league games and they are six points behind Huddersfield Town who are just outside the drop zone. More

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      Sheffield Wednesday on brink of collapse as desperate owner tells fans to raise £2M to save team from major sanctions

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      SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY owner Dejphon Chansiri has asked supporters to raise £2MILLION in the next few days to save the club. The Owls could face a multi-window transfer embargo if they do not pay an outstanding HMRC debt which was due on Monday October 23.
      Dejphon Chansiri has asked Sheffield Wednesday fans to help raise £2MILLION to save the clubCredit: Getty
      Wednesday were hit with a registration embargo last week as a result of the late payment which Chansiri claims he was unable to pay due to cashflow issues.
      While a lack of tangible funds also means that players and staff at the club could go without pay this month if things stay the same.
      And now the Thai businessman has called on fans of the club to fork out the cash to save their beloved team from collapse.
      Speaking to The SheffieldStar, he said: “With HMRC, if we don’t pay until, say, the fifth of November, then that means it’s been 14 days, but if we don’t pay wages as well then that’s five days – that means a total of 19 days. Each issue counts separately.
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      “If 20,000 people gave £100 then it’s £2m, and it’d be clear – so we can finish it. That would cover everything, HMRC and the wages.
      “That would need to be done before November 10th if they don’t want to pass the 30 days, but that means that there can be no next time.
      “It’d need to be before to make it safe – if it was on the fifth then there would be 10 days left… If we were to hit 30 days then we’ll get a ban for three windows.”
      The longer Wednesday go without paying HMRC, the closer they edge to being slapped with a transfer embargo.
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      Chansiri has been in charge at the historic club since 2015Credit: Getty
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      The ban would mean the club would be unable to pay transfer fees, loan fees or any compensation for new players – and they could face a three-window ban at this rate.
      Despite Chansiri’s outrageous call for help from the fans, he has said he will pay those who invest back with interest.
      However Owls supporters may not feel inspired to help out after he launched an attack on them during his interview.
      He said: “They [negative fans] want to protest and for me to leave, but nobody comes to save the club. The more positive ones, who backs me up? Then show me, back me up.
      “We don’t have money. The first thing you need to do is save the club. If we don’t pay in 30 days we have a big issue. If you want to save your club, this is your chance.
      “Do not protest, save your club. If not, we will get a transfer ban over three windows, there’s a possibility we will go to League Two or the National League.
      “Maybe the negative fans would be happy, they wouldn’t be able to moan that things are too expensive. So now you have the right. If the positive fans want me to stay, then this is their chance to save their club.”
      Some fans have been labelled as ‘negative’ by ChansiriCredit: PA
      Chansiri continued his call for help from the fans and even claimed that they have no right to ask him to leave their club unless they front up the money to try and help.
      He added: “If you don’t want to save your club, then don’t call yourselves the owners and me the custodian. If you save your club, then you have the right to ask me to leave.
      “There is no need to make it complicated. I could leave no issue. That is the easy way.
      “I have tried my best for almost nine years, I try everything even in the Covid situation with no revenue. If I wanted to make it bad, I would have already left. I don’t need to be here.”
      Some fans have already tried to help their beloved club by offering their hard earned money to the owner, but they can’t seem to help out even if they try.
      One supporter took to X (formerly Twitter) to explain their experience, they wrote: “Just rung Sheffield Wednesday [and] asked the lady who answered the phone where do we pay our £100 to save the club.
      “She didn’t know [and] told me to ring back later when the manager is in. She also said a lot of fans had rung up asking the same question.”
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      It’s not the first time that Sheffield Wednesday have had financial troubles under Chansiri’s nine year reign with the club given both immediate and suspended points deductions for non-payment of players’ wages in the past.
      Things are looking just as gloomy on the pitch too for the Yorkshire outfit with Danny Rohl’s side sat rock bottom of the Championship with just six points.
      Sheffield Wednesday have won just one game in the league this seasonCredit: PA More

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      QPR announce new manager after talks with Zlatan Ibrahimovic as Hoops snub Neil Warnock return

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      QPR have announced the appointment of Marti Cifuentes.Cifuentes arrives from Hammarby, who are partly owned by Sweden legend Ibrahimovic
      QPR have appointed Marti Cifuentes as Gareth Ainsworth’s successorCredit: Alamy
      Neil Warnock was keen on returning to QPRCredit: Getty
      Gareth Ainsworth was sacked as manager on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      Ibrahimovic owns a quarter stake in the club after doing a deal alongside entertainment company AEG to buy into the Stockholm-based club.
      Cifuentes, 41, was close to getting the QPR job when Michael Beale, who later left for Glasgow Rangers, took over in June last year.
      QPR CEO Lee Hoos was delighted to confirm the Spanaird’s capture.
      He said in a statement: “We are delighted to bring Martí in and I would firstly like to thank Hammarby for being fantastic to deal with throughout the process.
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      “Martí is an exciting appointment and we look forward to seeing the impact he can have.
      “Having a succession plan in place is a necessary part of football, irrespective of how the team are performing.
      “Martí is someone we have been aware of so we are really pleased to have been able to secure his services.”
      Neil Warnock, 74, is also on the shortlist and is keen on a third stint at Loftus Road. Former Southampton boss Nathan Jones is keen on the position.
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      Veteran boss Warnock left Huddersfield earlier this season despite guiding them to safety in the Previous campaign.
      QPR sacked Gareth Ainsworth after nine Championship games without a win left them six points from safety in 23rd place.
      The 50-year-old was appointed in February following 11 years at Wycombe but he won only five of 28 games in charge.
      QPR’s loss to Leicester on Saturday was their 6th in a row.
      It leaves the West London club in the bottom three, six points off safety. More

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      Man Utd loanee Brandon Williams trolls former club with ‘classic s***housery’ as fans say ‘this guy loves trouble’

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      BRANDON WILLIAMS has left fans in stitches by trolling his former club Norwich.The full-back previously spent the 2021/22 season on loan at Carrow Road.
      Fans are loving Brandon Williams’ latest piece of ‘classic s***housery’Credit: Rex
      The defender trolled his former club Norwich on InstagramCredit: Instagram @branwilliams
      However, he is now playing for the Canaries’ bitter rivals Ipswich and has pledged his allegiance to his current home.
      Williams shared a post from the club’s official account to his Instagram story which included a picture of himself blocking the sun from his eyes as he looked up to take a throw-in.
      Alongside the snap, he wrote: “Me trying to see Norwich in the top half of the table.”
      His post amused supporters on X, formerly Twitter, with one commenting: “This guy loves trouble.”
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      Another added: “Mad considering he played for Norwich.”
      A third fan hailed his “classic s***housery”.
      Meanwhile, another simply wrote: “Troublemaker.”
      Williams made 29 appearances during his temporary stay at Norwich but was unable to help the club avoid relegation from the Premier League.
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      He returned to Manchester United last season before joining Ipswich on loan this summer.
      The 23-year-old has since scored twice from full-back in 12 matches so far this term, helping the Tractor Boys to second in the Championship.
      Norwich, meanwhile, are currently 17th in the table, with the two sides set to meet in the East Anglian derby on December 16.
      Williams has been on United’s books for 15 years and was handed his senior debut aged 19 by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2019.
      The former England youth international has since made 51 first-team appearances for the Red Devils but is out of contract at the end of this season.
      Williams is currently on loan at Ipswich from Manchester UnitedCredit: PA More

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      Crystal Palace left-back Tayo Adaramola in line for new loan transfer after injury struggles with Coventry

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      CRYSTAL PALACE left-back Tayo Adaramola is wanted on loan by Wigan.The Republic of Ireland Under- 21 star has had a difficult time since a loan spell with Coventry last season was cut short after just a few weeks.
      Tayo Adaramola played twice for Palace and only once on loan for Coventry but has been targeted by Wigan for another temporary spellCredit: Rex
      Wigan chief Shaun Maloney is interested in borrowing AdaramolaCredit: Getty
      Now Latics boss Shaun Maloney is keen to give the Palace youth product regular first-team action.
      Wigan hope the Prem club will let him join their League One campaign in January.
      The Dubliner, 19, was beset with injury problems in 2022 even before a disappointing stint at Coventry.
      He played only once for the Championship side – just an hour of a 4-1 Carabao Cup home loss against Bristol City in August last year.
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      Palace recalled Adaramola a month later, with then-boss Patrick Vieira saying: “He wasn’t getting the first-team games and we called him back.
      “It will be important for him to learn and to try to understand why it didn’t work over there and to keep pushing on what he is missing to make the next step.
      “It’s our responsibility to keep working with him and make him get his confidence back and believe in himself to try and push him.
      “We believe in him and will keep working with him.”
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      Adaramola’s two first-team appearances for Palace both came in 2021-22.
      He came off the bench during a 2-0 FA Cup win over Hartlepool and started in a 2-1 fifth-round victory against Stoke. More

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      Neil Warnock, 74, ‘on verge of return to former club’ as manager set to take second job since ‘retirement’ announcement

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      NEIL WARNOCK is reportedly set to take over at Queens Park Rangers after leaving Huddersfield.The veteran manager, 74, left his role at Huddersfield last month.
      Neil Warnock is set for talks to become the manager of HuddersfieldCredit: Getty
      Gareth Ainsworth was sacked as QPR bossCredit: Getty
      Warnock declared he would not be retiring upon leaving the Terriers in a rare pay-off deal.
      And with ex-club QPR sacking Gareth Ainsworth following a 2-1 defeat to Leicester, Warnock may now have a route back into the beautiful game.
      According to Sky Sports, the Hoops are set to approach Warnock over the vacant managerial position.
      QPR sit 23rd in the Championship following a horror start to the season which has seen them win just two of their 14 games.
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      It has left them six points from safety.
      Warnock has had two previous managerial stints at QPR.
      The first saw him take charge in 2010 and before leaving in 2012.
      He then returned to Loftus Road in an advisory role in 2015 before taking over as a caretaker boss for one month.
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      Warnock left his role as an advisor in February 2016.
      He has since had spells with Rotherham, Cardiff, Middlesbrough and Huddersfield.
      The journeyman manager had announced his retirement from football in April 2022, but could now move into his second job since then.
      After leaving Huddersfield, Warnock said: “It’s the club’s [decision], that’s correct.
      “But I always told him I’d do it until they were ready and then if they let me know I’d go, and they have let me know so you can’t say fairer than that.
      “I’ve not fallen out with anybody. Jake’s come to me and said they want to move on and management’s the next step.
      “I think management is the biggest decision they’ll have to make really.” More

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      Ex-Premier League boss Nigel Pearson SACKED as Bristol City manager after Robins suffer derby day defeat to Cardiff

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      BRISTOL CITY have sacked manager Nigel Pearson.The Robins are 15th in the Championship following a 2-0 defeat to Cardiff in the Severnside Derby on Saturday.
      Bristol City have sacked manager Nigel PearsonCredit: PA
      Bristol City Chairman Jon Lansdown released a short statement announcing Pearson’s departure.
      It read: “This was a difficult decision to make as we recognise and appreciate how much Nigel has done for the club over the past two-and-a-half years on and off the pitch.
      “Nigel is highly respected by the staff and players and has been very supportive of the Academy structure and our Women’s team.
      “We all wanted Nigel to achieve our ambition to be promoted but, with our recent results, feel that now is the time to make a change to give the club the best possible chance of success.”
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      Assistant Manager Curtis Fleming has been appointed interim manager while the club search for Pearson’s long-term successor.
      First Team Coach Jason Euell and Head of Medical Performance Dave Rennie have also left the club.
      Bristol City were fifth after seven games following a 4-1 thrashing of Plymouth Argyle.
      But a run of just two wins in the next seven games leaves the Robins languishing in mid-table.
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      Pearson oversaw a 17th-placed finish in his first season at the club and the previous campaign saw little improvement with Bristol City finishing 14th.
      Pearson, 60, has managed eight teams on a full-time basis in a managerial career that stretches back to 1998.
      He won League One and the Championship with Leicester before keeping them up in the Premier League – a year before they went on to win the title. More