MATT CROCKER, one of the driving forces behind England’s recent successes at age group level, is leaving the Football Association after six years to become Director of Football Operations at Southampton.

STEVE HARPER has returned to Newcastle United as first-team coach to provide a link between the Academy and first team.

JOSE MOURINHO has chosen long-time lieutenants Carlos Lalin, Giovanni Cerra and Ricardo Formoshino to join him at Tottenham, with Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos coming in from Lille to work with him for the first time.

MANCHESTER CITY had one significant weakness last season - which is why they hired set piece specialist Nicolas Jover from Brentford.

JIMMY SHAN looks back on his 13 years at West Brom, which took him from the Under-7s to first-team manager.

NATASHA PATEL, Southampton’s Head of Performance Analysis, has left the club after eight years to join the New York Red Bulls.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd says it is unfair to pigeon-hole Sean Dyche as a long-ball manager.

BOURNEMOUTH have had revised plans for a new multi-million pound training complex unanimously approved by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.

ENGLAND Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd has told TGG that new Manchester United assistant Martyn Pert is “a great example for any young aspiring coach”.

VITOR MATOS, 31, takes up the position previously held by Pepijn Lijnders, who left Liverpool for NEC Nijmegen in January 2018 and returned six months later as assistant manager.

NEW Manchester United assistant Martyn Pert went to remarkable lengths to pursue his dream of a career as a coach, including living in a tent as he travelled Europe and visiting Marcelo Bielsa's home in Argentina.

WORLD-CUP WINNING coach Jill Ellis says she refers to players on the bench as “gamechangers” not reserves.