FORWARD Sorba Thomas has become the poster boy for Huddersfield Town’s strategy of identifying rough diamonds, developing them and giving opportunities. Director of Football Operations Leigh Bromby tells TGG more.

ASTON VILLA manager Steven Gerrard paid tribute to his ‘firm’ of backroom staff following the 1-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.

LIAM BRAMLEY has been appointed first-team coach at Norwich City as Head Coach Dean Smith completes his backroom team for this season.

FOUR members of Everton backroom staff have lost their jobs following the sacking of manager Rafa Benitez yesterday.

JACK STERN has joined Brighton as their new Assistant Goalkeeping Coach. He replaces Casper Ankergren, who left the Seagulls after 11 years as player and coach in October to become Head of Goalkeeping at Danish side Brondby.

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EWAN SHARP has joined Ralf Rangnick’s backroom staff at Manchester United as coach/analyst.

MANCHESTER UNITED first-team coach Kieran McKenna has been appointed as the new manager at League One Ipswich Town, with United colleague Martyn Pert as his assistant.

TIM DITTMER has been promoted to become the Football Association’s new Head of Coaching - a position that has been vacant since Matt Crocker left to join Southampton in September 2019.

RALF RANGNICK has added assistant Chris Armas and psychologist Sascha Lense to his staff at Manchester United.

In Episode #33 of the TGG Podcast, Chris Ramsey MBE tells us about his role at QPR, his career journey, how he develops coaches and why the game has lost a generation of black leaders.

JUSTIN COCHRANE is destined to get a “formidable” job as an assistant or manager in the future, according to QPR Technical Director Chris Ramsey.