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TAKE THAT BACK! Port Vale dismiss Williams takeover reports..

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Everything changes - Robbie Willliams has taken over as Port Vale president but will not be taking over the club

We told you earlier about reports that singer Robbie Williams was preparing a bid to buy his beloved Port Vale.

Well, that suggestion has come undone, with Port Vale dismissing the speculation in a statement.

The League One club says there have been "no conversations regarding that happening".

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Ali Uzunhasanoglu: Peterborough United coach given suspended ban and fined over betting breaches..

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Ali Uzunhasanoglu (left) has been handed a suspended one-month ban from all football-related activity

Peterborough United goalkeeping coach Ali Uzunhasanoglu has been given a suspended ban and fined for placing more than 1,000 bets on football games.

Uzunhasanoglu was fined £250 by an independent Regulatory Commission after admitting breaching the Football Association's betting rules.

The coach admitted a charge of misconduct over 1,144 bets placed between August 2018 and October 2023.

He has also been given a suspended one-month ban from football activity.

The suspension will come into force if the Turkish-born former Cambridge, Stevenage and Preston goalkeeping coach commits further betting offences before 30 June 2025.

Uzunhasanoglu joined Peterborough in 2021 and worked with the club's youth sides before being promoted to replace Posh legend Mark Tyler in the role last summer.

The FA has also released the written reasons behind the commission's decision.


BT - Wow - and they wonder why they continue to offend with punishments like this...

TUESDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2024 - LEAGUE TWO

Mansfield Town 9 Harrogate Town 2

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Lucas Akins got Mansfield Town on their way to a 9-2 win against Harrogate Town with his 13th minute penalty

Mansfield closed in on top spot in League Two as they equalled the club's all-time record league win from 1932 by destroying in-form Harrogate by an astonishing 9-2 scoreline.

The visitors had won four and drawn two of their previous six games but were simply blown away, Hiram Boateng scoring a hat-trick in the highest-scoring Football League game since 2011.

It was also the first time a side had scored nine in a Football League game since Peterborough beat Barnet 9-1 in Division Three in 1998.

Stags boss Nigel Clough said his side "deserved to score nine goals" and described the achievement as "very special".

"I thought it was an outstanding exhibition of hurting the opposition when you win the ball and then being clinical with the finish," Clough told BBC Radio Nottingham.

"To score nine is very special. It has been coming at times this season and it just all clicked tonight.

"We've done that to teams a few times here and just haven't finished the moves off but we did that tonight and there were some very good goals.

"It comes off the training ground and we haven't taken it onto the pitch all the time this season but we certainly did tonight.

"Hiram got the hat-trick and man of the match but I don't know how you pick one - everyone played extremely well."

Mansfield's previous 9-2 win came in only their second season in the Football League when they thrashed Rotherham United in Division Three (North) in December 1932.

Coleman in frame for Republic of Ireland..by Dafydd Pritchard, BBC Sport Wales.

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Former Wales manager Chris Coleman is a leading candidate to succeed Stephen Kenny as Republic of Ireland boss.

The Republic of Ireland have been without a manager since Kenny's three-year tenure ended in November 2023.

Coleman, who won 32 caps for Wales as a centre-back, led his country to the Euro 2016 semi-finals during his time in charge between 2012 and 2017.

The former Fulham and Sunderland boss has been out of work since leaving Greek club Atromitos last October.

Speaking earlier this month, Football Association of Ireland director of football Marc Canham said the governing body hoped to announce a new Republic of Ireland head coach "very soon".

Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon and Lee Carsley, the England Under-21s coach and ex-Republic of Ireland midfielder, have both also been linked to the job.

Now Coleman, who led Wales to historic heights during his five-year reign, has emerged as a strong contender.

Although the 53-year-old is synonymous with Wales, he has strong Irish connections, with his father Paddy born and raised in Dublin.

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During his time in charge of Wales, Coleman revealed he received a "tentative phone call" from former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton enquiring if he would be interested in playing for them.

Coleman declined that offer and, after his playing career was cut short by injury, he became the youngest man to take charge of a Premier League team when he succeeded Jean Tigana at Fulham aged 32 in 2003.

He followed his four-year tenure at Craven Cottage with short-lived stints at Spanish side Real Sociedad, Coventry City and Greek club Larissa before succeeding the late Gary Speed as Wales manager in 2012.

Despite a difficult start to his reign, Coleman oversaw one of the most successful periods in Welsh football history, peaking with qualification for Euro 2016 - Wales' first major tournament for 58 years - and their momentous run to the semi-finals.

After Wales' qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup ended in defeat by the Republic of Ireland, Coleman departed in November 2017 to take charge of Sunderland.

Joe Hart: Celtic & former England goalkeeper to retire at end of season..

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Joe Hart helped Celtic win the domestic treble last season

Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart is to retire at the end of the season, saying he feels "physically great" but wants to "smash through the finish line".

The former England and Manchester City keeper, 36, recently told Celtic his third season in Glasgow is his last.

Manager Brendan Rodgers says Hart, who played 75 times for his country, will be a "huge miss to the game".

As well as double title success north and south of the border, Hart has won six cup medals with City and Celtic.

He told Celtic TV: "I wanted to get the message out as of June I am going to stop playing football. This is something that I have thought about for a while, there's no right or wrong time is there?

"There is obviously a conversation around the goalkeeping position for next season and I think it's really important that with the blessing of the club we get the message out and it takes one thing out of what people are going to speculate over.

"Physically I feel great, I feel as good as I possibly can do. For my age and what I have done to my body, I have been on the bench since I was 15, have been involved in professional football every day since I was 16.

"I have gone down every avenue to keep myself in the best possible shape to give my all on game day and I do really think I am at that peak, but I am aware time waits for no man and I don't want my body to be retiring me. That was one of the key factors, thinking I can smash through the finish line.

"Mentally I am in the one place I like to be, I am in a place of clarity. Obviously I have thought about this a lot. There's loads of key factors that have come into it but I think the right time is now."


Joe Hart Career Stats: Age 36, Played 792, Clubs: Shrewsbury, Man.City, Tranmere, B'pool, B'ham, Torino, West Ham, Burnley, Spurs, Celtic, England U19, U21 & England...


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Nottingham Forest: Premier League financial breach case to be heard next week..By Simon Stone, BBC Sport.

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Since securing promotion from the Championship in May 2022, Forest have spent a reported £250m on signings

Nottingham Forest's Premier League financial breach case will be heard next week.

An Independent Commission will hear the case on Thursday and Friday, 7th and 8th March, with leading sports lawyer Nick de Marco KC leading the Forest defence.

Forest were charged in January for alleged breaches of the league's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) in their 2022-23 accounts.

The outcome of the case could affect their Premier League survival.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side sit one place off the relegation zone with 24 points, four points ahead of Luton who have a game in hand.

Under Premier League regulations, clubs can lose a maximum of £105m over a three-season period, or £35m per campaign, before facing sanctions.

It is likely Forest will argue one of the reasons why they exceeded the limit was because they opted not to sell forward Brennan Johnson before the 30th June accounting deadline in order to maximise the fee.

They eventually sold Johnson to Tottenham for a fee in excess of £45m on 1st September.

A verdict is not expected until April and would be subject to appeal.

On Monday, Everton's penalty for breaching the Premier League's financial rules was reduced from 10 points to six after the club appealed against the immediate deduction they received in November last year.

But the Toffees are also waiting to find out if they will be punished for further alleged breaches in their accounts for 2022-23, for which they were charged in January along with Forest.

The Premier League said at the time that both clubs "have each confirmed that they are in breach of the league's profitability and sustainability rules".

A date for Everton's hearing is not yet known but it must be heard by 8 April. However, any appeal could take that process to 24th May, the week after the season has concluded.

Football Black List: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Lyle Foster, Jess Carter & Nikita Parris on list..

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Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nikita Parris, Lyle Foster and Jess Carter have been named on the Football Black List 2023

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Burnley's Lyle Foster have been named on a list of the most influential black people in British football.

England duo Nikita Parris (Manchester United) and Jess Carter (Chelsea) have also been named on the list for 2023.

The annual Football Black List recognises the efforts of black figures working in various areas of the game.

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany, 37, was among the inclusions in the coaching category.

Former England manager Hope Powell, who is currently women's technical director at Birmingham City, is also on the coaching list.

Powell and Kompany are joined by Hull boss Liam Rosenior, Port Vale manager Darren Moore and West Ham academy coach Nicole Farley.

Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong, who came through Manchester City's academy and previously played for Celtic, was the fifth selection in the players category.

The Football Black List, first published in 2008, highlights black industry professionals who are positive influencers.

The names in the eight categories are decided by a panel of experts with representatives from the Premier League, Professional Footballers' Association, League Managers' Association, EFL and anti-racism group Kick It Out.

There is also a Ugo Ehiogu 'ones to watch' category, which identifies talented people in the industry under 30.

Leon Mann, co-founder of the Football Black List, said: "On the pitch in the Premier League 43% of the players are Black, according to the Black Footballers Partnership.

"But there is an ongoing lack of diversity across all other areas of football - from the boardroom to the dugouts.

"Therefore it is vital we shine a light on the role models leading the way for the next generation to follow into the sport to help address this."


The full list:

Players:
Nikita Parris, Manchester United and England
Jess Carter, Chelsea and England
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool and England
Jeremie Frimpong, Bayer Leverkusen and Netherlands
Lyle Foster, Burnley and South Africa

Coaching and management:
Hope Powell, Birmingham City
Liam Rosenior, Hull City
Vincent Kompany, Burnley
Nicole Farley, West Ham
Darren Moore, Port Vale

Media:
Helen Campbell, SCC Media
Miles Addy, The Content Club
Kevin Ramsey, Sky
Ade Oladipo, DAZN Boxing and Talksport
Seb Hutchinson, Sky Sports

Commercial:
Christina Taylor, Aim Sky High Talent
Kemi Benjamin, Nike
Roscoe Bowman, Squad Sports
Ini Umotong, Women's Football Adidas
Kenny Annan-Jonathan, Crystal Palace

Administration:
Eartha Pond, ESP Foundation Charity
Abiola Ijasanmi, Confederation of African Football
Tony Burnett, Kick It Out
Malcolm Kpedekpo, Scottish FA
Matthew Ryder KC, Matrix Chambers

Community and Grassroots:
Cordell Lake-Benjamin, Palace for Life Foundation
Andrew Ducille, BCOMS
Billie Graham, Arsenal in the Community
Richard Taiwo, ESOL teacher and coach
Solomon Paul, Highfield Rangers

Practitioners:
Ifeanyi Odogwu, Premier League Judicial Panel
Anika Leslie-Walker, Manchester FA Inclusion Advisory Board
Marcus Gayle, Brentford
Fern Whelan, PFA
Kerry Downes, Luton Town FC Community Trust

LGBTQ+:
Caz Simone, Huddersfield Town Women

Ugo Ehiogu's ones to watch:
Keah Forino-Joseph, The FA
Josh Booth-Sawyerr, Ten Toes
Olivia Portas, BBC Sport
Khadidia Timera, FIFA Dispute Resolute Chamber
William Bitibiri, Down The Wings

Cyrille Regis Award:
Sam Allison, Premier League
Akil Howson, Premier League