A New Coach for Brian Barry-Murphy:

Cardiff City are set to add Rochdale head of football science and performance Kevin Gibbins to their first-team coaching staff.


Head of Football Science & Performance
Rochdale Association Football Club
Jun 2019 - Present 6 years 2 months With Rochdale in the National Conference League ( Non League).


This follows BBM new assistant ex Rochdale Assistant Manager Lee Riley being also appointed.

Brian Barry-Murphy has been in the job a fortnight and brought with him Lee Riley, an assistant coach.

However, there are still voids to be filled on the Irishman's staff, given he had almost a blank canvas after the coaching upheaval last season following the sackings of both Erol Bulut and Omer Riza.


And the news of Gibbins' impending appointment comes just three days after Cardiff's head of performance, Jonny Northeast, announced he was leaving the club to pursue an opportunity elsewhere.

Assume that BBM and Riley know him well so it's good that they've clearly decided themselves to make this appointment.

Like with transfers, it's a big positive that BBM is able to bring in the people he wants.