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In July 1990, he joined Stockport County as a manager for their youth team and took over as first-team manager from Danny Bergara in March 1995. Wolves confirm departure of general manager Andrea Butti after Walter Zenga sacking. Jones began working as a consultant at Bury in July 2019. Celtic fans react on Twitter to extraordinary Zidane comments about Dembele, Sky pundit: This is what I expect Klopp to achieve at Liverpool this season, Exclusive: Wolves attacker agrees terms of 20/21 transfer, Exclusive: Portsmouth & Oxford United open talks to sign Wolves forward, Exclusive: Wolves attacker opens new deal talks, then set for loan move, Sources: Tottenham accept 7-figure bid for international. He made two appearances for Mossley whilst at the club.[3]. Assistant manager Brian Carey, who like Saunders left Doncaster to join Wolves in January, has also been sacked. In June 1999 Jones was formally questioned by police over alleged sexual abuse at St George's School in Formby, Merseyside, a home for children with educational and behavioural problems, where he had been employed as a care worker from 1986 to 1990. Following another poor display from Fulham, this time losing 3-0 to Aston Villa, the pressure has already begun to mount on Scott Parker. Lee was under pressure with Wolves in 16th place ... Colin Lee has been sacked as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers. By the end of October, Cardiff had only lost 2 games and Jones received the October Championship Manager of the Month, whilst leading scorer Jay Bothroyd won Player of the Month. Kenny Jackett. The 39-year-old was as big as 7/1 in the market before tonight, but has seen that price lapped … Jones took over the Molineux club in January 2001 and guided them to promotion into the Premiership after a 3-0 play-off final victory over Sheffield United at the end of the 2002-2003 campaign. Here is a selection of the messages on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MaxWolves/status/790896756900913153, @JacquiOatley losing to a team like Leeds was the last straw, — Eggy (@TheBoiledEgg) October 25, 2016. Cardiff beat Leicester at the Walkers Stadium 1–0, thanks to Peter Whittingham's free kick but lost the second leg 3–2, resulting in extra time. Re-building over the summer of 2006, Jones forged a talented side who found themselves at the top of the Championship. — ArosaDays (@ArosaDays) October 25, 2016, is that true? [28] After voluntarily attending the police station, he was arrested then questioned, before being released on bail without charge. After retiring from professional football he went on to become assistant manager to Bryan Griffiths at Southport where he also made 2 appearances as a player, before they both left and took up identical roles at Mossley for the 1988–89 season. The side failed to live up to expectations and managed just 4 wins from the first 15 games, leaving them 17th. "We will always be grateful to Dave for the success he achieved in winning promotion to the Premiership - something several managers before him had failed to do," said Hayward. As first reported by BBC West Midlands, Jones learned his fate at a meeting with chairman Rick Hayward on Monday. As pressure mounted, he was sacked on 1 November 2004, after a final loss against a Gillingham side reduced to 10 men, a side who had been on the receiving end of a 6–0 Wolves victory in their previous meeting just before the promotion 18 months earlier. Jones later said that he disagreed with his fine and described Oatway as a "nobody". [5], Jones's new-look team quickly made an impact, hitting the top of the league by late September, and remaining in the automatic promotion spots over the following months. I understand that Walter Zenga has been sacked as Wolves boss. At the end of the season, Seiko won the league championship for the third time in a row as well as the Hong Kong FA Cup. Jones took over at Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a three-year contract on 3 January 2001. [13] Two home wins in the next two matches and a League Cup victory over Premier League side Fulham saw Jones stretch his unbeaten start as Sheffield Wednesday manager to eighteen matches. Tim Spiers, a leading journalist for the Express and Star, tweeted the news on Tuesday and there was a mixture of surprise and disgust at the revelation. Results continued to remain indifferent though and the side eventually finished 12th. [26] His first task with the club was helping them to appoint Paul Wilkinson as manager. This promotion brought him to the attention of Southampton, who offered him a contract to manage their Premier League team. [31] Jones himself later spoke bitterly of the handling of the case and claimed it was the cause of his father's death, who had died shortly after the allegations became public.[2]. May 2017 - Current day. [22] Notified of this public criticism afterwards, Jones told reporters that Stelling showed a lack of respect and accused him of being hypocritical, having been in his office when Hartlepool had gone five games without a loss.[23]. Jones suffered more disappointment when his side compounded their poor end to the campaign by losing their play-off semi-final to Norwich City, and their misery was complete later that month when they saw another of their local rivals, Birmingham City, gain promotion as playoff winners. After recovering from this injury, he played two further seasons for Seiko in Hong Kong and one season for Preston North End before retiring. On 5 May 2012, Jones led Wednesday to promotion from Football League One to the Championship after beating Wycombe Wanderers 2–0. His first official game in charge was against Bury and Wednesday came out 4–1 winners, the following game ended with a 3–0 win after 3 goals in the first 10 minutes. Jones has watched his side struggle this season, McCarthy doused with champagne after survival. Jones then led Wednesday to another 5 wins and a draw during his second month in charge and was awarded Football League One Manager of the Month for April 2012. Nuno Espirito Santo. [20] Jones was unable to stop the poor run of form (in eighteen matches in charge, he recorded four wins, four draws and ten losses), and left the club by mutual consent on 24 April. Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has given his verdict on appointing Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo as the new Gunners manager, after Unai Emery was sacked at the Emirates Stadium. Cardiff then faced 5th placed Reading in the play-off semi-final, where they lost 3–0 on aggregate. They overcame Reading in the semi-finals and 3–0 victory over Sheffield United in the final at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, saw Jones become the manager who returned Wolves to the top level of English football for the first time since 1984 and the man who achieved the chairman Jack Hayward's ambition of Premier League football after 11 years, millions of pounds spent on players, and four previous managers. On 7 November 2009 Jones earned the Championship manager of the month for October, the same day Cardiff lost the first South Wales derby 3–2 at Liberty Stadium. They only won eight league games all season, and failed to win a single away game. In January 2000, Southampton decided to suspend him on full pay until the case was resolved with Glenn Hoddle taking over his managerial duties. Assistant manager Stuart Gray has been put in temporary charge as the club begins the hunt for Jones' replacement. In 2001, Jones became the manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers, guiding the club to promotion to the Premier League in the 2002–03 season, though they were relegated the following season and he was dismissed by Wolves in November 2004. During the same cup run Stockport also defeated Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Southampton and West Ham United, all of whom were in higher divisions than the club at the time. Although, he oversaw several impressive results – most notably defeating a full strength Manchester United 1–0 in the league on 17 January 2004 – his side was mired in the dropzone for almost all the season and was duly relegated in 20th place with 33 points. [4] Jones left cleared of all allegations and was told by the Judge: "No wrongdoing whatsoever on your part has been established". Jones speaks in more detail about the case in his autobiography, "No Smoke, No Fire" published in June 2009. The club suffered a big loss of form in November and December, with only 2 wins out of 9 games. The summer of 2001 saw Jones undertake a large overhaul of the playing squad in the pursuit of promotion. After a three-year absence from management, he was appointed manager at Hartlepool United in January 2017. [14] Jones returned to his former side Cardiff for the first time as Sheffield Wednesday manager on 2 December 2012, losing 1–0.[15]. Ironically, Adams and Gary Megson, who left Wolves' Black Country rivals West Brom last week, have been touted as early candidates to take over at Molineux. Jones aimed for an immediate return to the Premier League in 2004–05, but had to begin the season once again under a cloud of injuries. He started his professional career with Everton in his home city of Liverpool. There has yet to be an official confirmation from the club but according to a reports in the Daily Mail, his contract has been terminated. The club terminated the contract of Lee following a poor run of results that has left the Black Country side in the bottom half of the first division table, just one point off the relegation zone. — Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) October 25, 2016. [21], During Jones' last match in charge of Hartlepool, club president Jeff Stelling urged him to quit, in an impassioned speech on Soccer Saturday. But they finished bottom of the top-flight table last season as they lost their survival battle and were relegated along with Leeds and Leicester. [27] Jones left Bury following the club's explusion from the Football League in August 2019. Jones was dismissed by Wednesday in December 2013. However, it seems Wolves lost patience after a poor run of form and they have a big challenge ahead of them as they sit four points from safety in the English second flight. In the Play-off Final at Wembley, Cardiff suffered a 3–2 defeat to Blackpool. [17], On 18 January 2017, Jones returned to football management when he joined Hartlepool United of League Two. October 2016 - May 2017. footballlondon. On 6 April Cardiff City beat Barnsley 1–0 at Wembley Stadium to book an FA Cup Final place against Portsmouth. The match eventually went to penalties with Cardiff winning 4–3. Wolves have reportedly sacked their manager, Walter Zenga after less than three months in charge and fans have reacted with shock on Twitter. Jones' first defeat eventually came on 1 September 2012 after eighteen games unbeaten, a 2–1 loss away to Crystal Palace. Both teams had spent a similarly long spell outside the top flight (nearly 20 years). He also took the club to the semi-finals of the League Cup where they were narrowly defeated by Middlesbrough, 2–1 on aggregate despite an impressive win at the Riverside Stadium. [28] After a further alleged victim declined to appear or refused to give evidence, the Judge directed the jury during the fourth day of proceedings to return a formal not guilty verdict on four charges relating to the absent party. [29], He was subsequently charged on 27 September with nine offences against young boys of indecent assault and child cruelty. [28] After decreeing a retrial would not be "just" on the remaining charges, the Judge recorded not guilty verdicts on the remaining 10 charges. He left Everton to play for Coventry City in 1981 for a transfer fee of £275,000 – after three seasons he picked up a knee injury which threatened to end his football career. Cardiff City lost the Final, played on 17 May 2008, with the only goal of the game being scored by Nwankwo Kanu for Portsmouth, after 37 minutes play. Jones countered by claiming that, "I was angry with the referee because I think he was the only person in the stadium that didn't think it was a penalty. In the 2010–11 season, Cardiff started the season with 4 wins out of 5 games. An FA Cup win over top flight Newcastle United seemed to reverse fortunes though, and his side lost just 2 of their remaining 20 games to finish 5th, in the play-off zone.

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