Ange Postecoglou insisted he was “as surprised as anyone” when Dominic McKay departed as Celtic chief executive on Friday.McKay had only officially taken over from Peter Lawwell on July 1 but the Parkhead club cited “personal reasons” for him stepping down, with Celtic’s Director of Legal and Football Affairs, Michael Nicholson, appointed as acting chief executive o...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson insists his long wait for a home win as Bristol City boss will soon be over.The 0-0 draw with Preston was the Robins’ 13th successive match without a victory at Ashton Gate, 10 of which have been since Pearson took charge.But after an entertaining game both sides could have won, the experienced manager was keen to stress the positives.“We keep on being reminded about th...Full Story »

Portsmouth manager Danny Cowley was disappointed by his side’s reaction to going a goal down after Portsmouth suffered a 1-0 League One defeat at MK Dons.Following a tightly-contested opening 70 minutes, the Dons snatched a deserved winner through a counter attack when Scott Twine played a through ball to Ethan Robson, who poked home from close range.The win leaves the Dons fifth in the ta...Full Story »

Kenny Jackett praised his Leyton Orient side for showing Oldham no mercy as they moved into third place in League Two with a 4-0 win at Brisbane Road.The Orient boss has tasted promotion as a manager with Swansea, Millwall and Wolves and is looking to add further success to his CV.Aaron Drinan and Tom James put the hosts ahead before the interval before Theo Archibald and Harry Smith, who notche...Full Story »

Sutton assistant boss Jason Goodliffe hailed his side’s historic 2-1 win over Stevenage as a ‘magnificent’ result.The Us picked up their first win as an EFL club thanks to Richie Bennett’s quickfire double.Elliott List gave Stevenage the lead before Bennett grabbed his first three minutes later – and only another five minutes elapsed before he doubled his tally from...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer praised the character of his Salford players as they snatched a late 1-0 win at home to Bradford.Bradford, who went into the game on a three-match winless run, started brightly and nearly opened the scoring inside 15 minutes, but Andy Cook’s header dropped narrowly wide of the far post.The in-form forward threatened to add to his season tally of four goals, but Welsh goalkeeper...Full Story »

Boss Michael O’Neill admitted his Stoke side were not at their best against Huddersfield but a 2-1 win saw them move third in the Sky Bet Championship.Matty Pearson’s own goal proved the difference after Jacob Brown’s thumping header had cancelled out Harry Toffolo’s scrambled opener, with all of the goals coming early in the second half.“We are delighted with the r...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth was thrilled to come away from the Kassam Stadium with a point after a goalless draw with Oxford in a fiercely-contested League One clash.Clear-cut chances were few and far between as Wanderers bossed the first half and Oxford the second.Ainsworth said: “I know the Oxford fans won’t like me calling it a local derby but it had a derby atmosphere.“Bo...Full Story »

Crewe boss David Artell insists his side will continue to grow as they picked up just their second point of the season at fellow strugglers Shrewsbury.Sam Cosgrove put Salop ahead after 19 minutes before Mikael Mandron levelled things up before the break for a Crewe side who had lost their previous four league games without scoring.Both teams had chances to win the game in the closing stages of ...Full Story »

Head coach Valerien Ismael criticised West Brom’s defending despite them regaining top spot in the Sky Bet Championship with a 1-1 draw against Millwall at The Hawthorns.Kyle Bartley’s 49th-minute header was cancelled out by on-loan Arsenal defender Daniel Ballard’s aerial effort six minutes later to end Albion’s four-match winning league run on a day when previous leader...Full Story »