9 h. ago Wolves confirm new manager as Rob Edwards returns to replace Vitor Pereira

The new head coach spent four years as a player at Molineux

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9 h. ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach after 15 games with Middlesbrough

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay about £3m for their former player and coachRob Edwards has been confirmed as the Wolves head coach on a three-and-a-half-year deal after the Premier League’s bottom club paid about £3m in compensation to Middlesbrough. The 42-year-old has resigned at Boro 15 games into a three-year contract to take over from Vítor Pereira, who was sacked on 2 November.Wolves have two points from 11 games and will hope to avoid a fifth straight defeat when they host Crystal Palace on 22 November in Edwards’ first game. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Rob Edwards confirmed as Wolves head coach with task to ‘refresh whole club’

Edwards takes over team with two points from 11 gamesWolves pay £3m for their former player and coachWolves want their new head coach, Rob Edwards, to help “refresh the whole club” after luring the former defender back for a fourth spell at Molineux, where he has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.The 42-year-old replaces Vítor Pereira, who was sacked at the start of the month, taking over a team bottom of the Premier League with two points from 11 matches. Wolves paid Middlesbrough £3m to prise him away from the second-placed Championship club after less than five months and only 15 games. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Middlesbrough stand Rob Edwards down from game amid Wolves job links

Head coach will not take charge of Birmingham matchEdwards poised for Molineux move after Pereira sackingMiddlesbrough have stood down Rob Edwards from taking charge of Saturday’s match at home to Birmingham, with the 42-year-old poised to leave for Wolves.Boro rejected an official approach from Wolves for their head coach on Thursday, but less than 24 hours later the Championship club pulled his pre-match press conference after he did not take training on Friday, with his assistants Adi Viveash and Harry Watling doing so instead. Edwards was willing to take charge but Boro felt it was impossible for him to do so. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Former Wolves head coach Gary O’Neil pulls out of race to replace Vitor Pereira

The 42-year-old has reportedly withdrawn from discussions over a possible return to Molineux, less than a year after he was sacked

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9 d. ago Wolves left stunned as Gary O’Neil walks away from talks to return as head coach

Club were confident O’Neil would take chargeSupporters’ Trust had criticised the potential moveGary O’Neil has stunned Wolves by withdrawing from talks to return to the club as head coach.Wolves sounded out O’Neil over the weekend and all parties held further discussions on Monday about him succeeding Vítor Pereira, but the 42‑year‑old has since had a change of heart. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Gary O’Neil in advanced talks to make shock return to Wolves

O’Neil could be in charge for visit to Chelsea on SaturdayWas sacked 11 months ago by relegation-threatened clubGary O’Neil is increasingly likely to make a shock return to Wolves, with the club in advanced talks to appoint their former head coach.Wolves have held positive discussions with O’Neil about returning to the post from which he was dismissed last December. Wolves, who visit Chelsea on Saturday, could finalise his appointment in the next 48 hours. O’Neil would replace Vítor Pereira, who was sacked after an alarming eighth defeat in 10 matches at Fulham on Saturday that left Wolves bottom of the Premier League with two points. Continue reading...

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