PORTSMOUTH HAVE APPOINTED Paul Cook as their new manager.
Despite guiding Chesterfield to this season’s League One play-offs, the former Sligo Rovers boss has decided to head south and take the reins at Pompey, who finished 16th in League Two.
“I would like to thank Paul for the fine job he has done as manager of Chesterfield and wish him well for the future,” said Chesterfield’s chief executive Chris Turner.
“I could not have wished for a better working relationship than the one I have enjoyed with Paul over the last two-and-a-half-years and there is nobody more disappointed than me to see him leave.”
Cook spent five seasons in charge of Sligo Rovers, during which he guided the club to two FAI Cup titles and one League Cup.
The former Wigan and Wolves midfielder departed for Accrington Stanley in 2012 but left eight months later to take over at Chesterfield. With Cook at the helm, Chesterfield were crowned League Two champions last season.
Portsmouth have been without a manager since the sacking of Andy Awford last month. Cook becomes the club’s ninth boss since the departure of FA Cup-winning gaffer Harry Redknapp seven years ago.
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