ASTON VILLA have sacked the five staff who were brought to the club by Steven Gerrard: assistants Gary McAllister, Neil Critchley and Tom Culshaw; Head of Fitness and Conditioning Jordan Milsom; and Lead Analyst Scott Mason.

BRENTFORD have announced that their new temporary performance centre will be opened before the end of November and named in honour of their former Technical Director Robert Rowan.

BRIGHTON have confirmed Roberto De Zerbi’s backroom staff after a trio of assistants were granted work permits.

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ASSISTANT Matt Wells, goalkeeper coach Rob Burch and analyst Jonathan Hill have left Bournemouth following the dismissal of manager Scott Parker.

ALEX CLAPHAM has left his role as Southampton set-piece coach after three months due to personal reasons.

SIMON SMITH has left his role as Head of Goalkeeping at Newcastle United after seven years and the club are now compiling a shortlist for his replacement.

ENGLAND have confirmed their coaching staff for the men’s development teams ahead of the 2022/23 season, with newcomers Simon Rusk and Neil Ryan taking charge of the Under-19s and U18s respectively.

FORMER England goalkeeper Rob Green has said that Manchester United’s reliance on David De Gea is “bizarre” and illustrates muddled thinking at the club.

CERI BOWLEY has left Manchester City after three years to become first-team coach at Rangers.

BURNLEY boss Vincent Kompany has explained the reasons behind the new line markings on the training pitches at Barnfield.

ANDY REID has been appointed to Steve Cooper's first-team coaching staff at Nottingham Forest after 18 months as their Under-23s Head Coach.