Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:15 am
Bradford City appoint Mark Hughes as their new manager
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Thu Feb 24, 2022 11:08 am
Former Wales, Man City and Stoke City boss Mark Hughes makes shock return to dugout
Hughes has taken up a role in League Two in a surprise return to management
Thursday 24th February 2024
Mark Hughes has been appointed as manager of Bradford City.
The Welshman has been away from the managerial hotseat since leaving Southampton in 2018.
But he has returned to the dugout in League Two, signing a two-and-a-half year contract with the Bantams.
MARK HUGHES:
Hughes said: “I am really pleased to be here and am looking forward to the role, and the job in hand. It has been an exciting few days.
“It is maybe a little bit of a surprise that I have come in, but do not be put off by that!
“I am here for a reason: to make Bradford City a team people want to come and watch - and are proud to watch.
“The supporters come in their numbers, and that is the thing I have missed since being out of management. I am looking forward to the matchday, getting that adrenaline flowing and interacting with the crowd.
“Certainly, from now until the end of the year, we just want to finish strongly and see where that takes us.
“We want to move the club and everybody with it forward, and hope we can have the success everyone wants.”
Hughes - who won 72 caps for his country - started his managerial career with Wales and led the Red Dragons to the Euro 2004 play-offs.
He has gone on to take charge of Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City and most recently Southampton.
And on Friday morning, it was confirmed that he has been appointed as Derek Adams' successor at Valley Parade.
Bradford' chief executive officer Ryan Sparks said: “We are delighted to have secured Mark’s services, and I am looking forward to working alongside him.
“His record and stature in the game speaks for itself, and he has achieved a great deal. To have him in our dugout is representative of the club’s ambition and desire to be successful.
“Mark expressed an interest in becoming our manager and, following talks between he, myself and Stefan (Rupp), we are today thrilled to be in a position to unveil him.
Thu Feb 24, 2022 3:30 pm
Strange how some managers start at the top and then gradually work their way down the leagues, whilst others such as Roy Hodgson and to a lesser extent Neil Warnock are still able to pick up work at the level they managed at 15-20 years ago.
Makes you wonder if the older they get the more difficult it is for some managers to motivate players or whether tactically they haven't moved with the times, although that's never hampered Warnock !