Blackburn Rovers appoint Appleton

Michael Appleton has now been appointed as the manager of Balckburn Rovers. The 37 year old was selected as the successor to Henning Berg. Ashley Westwood joins Michael Appleton at Ewood Park as his assistant.

Derek Shaw, the managing director of the club said:

“We are delighted to welcome both Michael and Ashley to the football club. They are both highly regarded within the game and we are confident that they have the drive and ambition to take this club forward. We will do everything in our powers to support them in our quest to make an instant return to the Premier League.”

Appleton, a former Manchester United trainee, in the past has had spells with Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion, before beginning his coaching career. After coming up with amazing results with the Baggies, he was appointed as assistant head coach to Roberto Di Matteo and later Roy Hodgson, before taking over at Portsmouth. He then signed for Blackpool in November 2012.

The newly appointed manager of Blackburn said:

“I am delighted to be joining such an historic club. This is a fantastic opportunity for me and I am excited about the challenge we have ahead of us. I can’t wait to start working with what is a very talented group of players. I’d like to thank everyone at Blackpool for their efforts during my time there and the Chairman for allowing me to come here. I wish them all the best for the future.”