General view inside the stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. Sunday 10th March 2024. (Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC)
General view inside the stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England. Sunday 10th March 2024. (Photo by Tom Flathers/Manchester City FC)
Bromley have been searching for a new head coach since sacking Andy Woodman, father of Liverpool goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, following their recent 4-0 home defeat to Leicester City.
Woodman had been in charge since 2021, guiding Bromley from the National League to League One. However, they have struggled in the third tier and currently sit bottom of the table.
His five-year-and-seven-month spell was the third-longest managerial tenure among the 92 clubs in the Premier League and EFL, behind only Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Mansfield Town’s Nigel Clough.
According to the Telegraph, former Liverpool coach Karl Robinson is expected to take charge of Bromley, with former Sunderland and Tottenham forward Jermain Defoe joining as his assistant.
Robinson’s first game could be Saturday’s FA Cup first-round tie at home to Rotherham United, managed by his former Salford City assistant Alex Bruce.
The 46-year-old, who has previously managed Oxford United and Charlton Athletic, is also expected to bring Craig Short, his long-time assistant at Oxford, to the club.
Short’s brother Chris, a highly regarded fitness coach who also left Oxford in the summer, is expected to join the new-look coaching set-up.
Robinson’s immediate priority will be to steer Bromley away from relegation, something he has previously achieved after taking charge of clubs midway through a season, including Oxford and Salford.
Robinson left Salford at the end of last season after missing out on promotion, losing the League Two play-off final to Notts County.
His departure came despite guiding the club to their highest-ever league finish of fourth, having narrowly missed out on automatic promotion.
Robinson began his coaching career at Liverpool, where he became a full-time academy coach by the age of 20. A Liverpool academy player in 1997, his playing career was cut short by a back injury.
After eight years working under Steve Heighway, Robinson progressed to first-team coaching roles at Blackburn Rovers before taking charge of MK Dons.
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