Soccer-Deeney appointed head coach at Forest Green Rovers


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 20 Dec 2023

Soccer Football - Championship - Birmingham City v Reading - St Andrews Birmingham Britain - December 16 2022 Birmingham Citys Troy Deeney applauds fans after the match Action ImagesAndrew BoyersFile Photo

Soccer Football - Championship - Birmingham City v Reading - St Andrews, Birmingham, Britain - December 16, 2022 Birmingham City's Troy Deeney applauds fans after the match Action Images/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

(Reuters) - Forest Green Rovers have appointed former Premier League striker Troy Deeney as their new head coach, the fourth-tier League Two side said on Thursday after sacking David Horseman following a disappointing start to their season.

Rovers are 23rd in the league standings after 20 games and in danger of being relegated to the fifth-tier National League, which is largely semi-professional. Horseman was sacked after Tuesday's FA Cup second-round loss at Blackpool.

Deeney, who spent the majority of his playing career at Watford and led them to Premier League promotion twice, joined Rovers as a player-coach earlier this season from Birmingham City.

"I know the fans will have many questions, which will be answered as soon as possible. We will not hide from the task at hand and will be open and honest along the way," Deeney said in a statement.

"One thing I can assure everyone is that we will work our very hardest to bring this wonderful club back to success.

"This is an exciting new role with many challenges that I'll embrace and there's a lot of work for us to do, which has already started."

Deeney's first game in charge will be at home against Gillingham on Friday.

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(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)

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