BROWN TAKES ON COLCHESTER JOB FOLLOWING SAFETY MISSION
COLCHESTER have appointed Wayne Brown as their permanent manager. Brown was named as Hayden Mullins’ interim successor in January after the former West Ham midfielder was sacked following five successive Sky Bet League Two defeats.
And after guiding the
U’s from just above the relegation zone to 15th with a run of five victories from their final eight matches - Brown will take over as the club’s full-time head coach.
The former Colchester defender, aged 44, will continue to be assisted by Dave Huzzey and Joe Dunne. “I feel honoured and privileged to have been given the role on a permanent basis like this,” Brown said on the club’s official website. “It’s important that you surround yourself with people that want to achieve what you want to as an individual.
“Both Dave and Joe bring different strengths to this managerial team, which again has worked really well in the 22 games we’ve had so far.
“They’ve got the work ethic and work ethos that I’ve got and it’s important that you get the balance right. Someone that wants to come in and work hard for me and the football club, but ultimately we want to get success together and be singing off the same hymn sheet.”
· SALFORD have sacked manager Gary Bowyer. Bowyer was appointed as Richie Wellens’ replacement on an interim basis in March last year before signing a two-year deal in May after opting not to return to his post as Derby’s Under23s boss, but has parted company with the club. A statement on the Ammies’ website said: “The club would like to thank Gary and Billy for their hard work over the last season, and we wish them all the best for their future roles within football. “An announcement regarding the first-team manager will be made in due course.” Salford, whose shareholders include former Manchester United stars David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary and Phil Neville, finished 10th in League Two, seven points adrift of the play-off places after winning just two of their last seven games. Michael Appleton, who was the year below the famed ‘Class of ‘92’, has been strongly linked with the post after leaving Lincoln.