FORMER IRELAND INTERNATIONAL Gary Waddock has taken over as Portsmouth manager until the end of the season.
Waddock won 21 caps for Ireland, but was perhaps best remembered at international level for being unexpectedly dropped from Jack Charlton’s Italia 90 squad at the last minute, with Alan McLoughlin taking his place.
Ironically, he subsequently replaced McLoughlin as assistant manager at Portsmouth last December, and has now taken charge at the troubled club, who are currently 14th in League Two, after winning just two of their last 10 matches.
The former QPR and Millwall player, who has also previously managed the former, as well as Aldershot, Wycombe and Oxford, replaces Andy Awford as Pompey boss.
A statement from the club read as follows: “Portsmouth Football Club announce that Andy Awford has left his role as first-team manager by mutual consent.
“After a meeting on Monday morning with chairman Iain McInnes and chief executive Mark Catlin, the decision was taken for him to step down with immediate effect.
“The club would like to place on record their sincere thanks for Andy’s efforts — his service to Pompey is immeasurable.
“All parties have agreed that, after a natural break, further conversations will take place about the potential of Andy playing a further role within the football club.”
Nothing too spectacular about it, but Miller is a quality technically gifted player, pity he didn’t stay in cork for what could be a special year
It’s nice to see him still make a living out of football
Liam Miller never done too much while playing for Cork City.
I always got the impression that he had the attitude that he was too good to be playing for City.
Glad to see the back of him.
He was consistently technically superior to most around him though
Maybe stick to these types of article Eoin.. That United one you just done was awful..
Ahhh poor diddums
Better than the Paul Fennessy articles though.
Brutal
He had a good season at Sunderland under Roy keane. The start was a disaster and it looked like Sunderland would get relegated. Then keano arrived and sensationally they won the league. What a season that was. They really did come back from the brink.
If he had have stayed at Celtic for a year or two develop a bit more he could have been real quality. Cant blame him for moving when he did though.
I’m sorry but Miller added noting to the City team, always passed sideways or backwards and never looked to get forward, was not sorry to see him leave