Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined League Two outfit Notts County as director of football. He will join his long term ally Tord Grip as a “general adivsor to the club.” Eriksson’s remuneration would be based on success of Notts County on the pitch and Eriksson also becomes a shareholder in the club.
After managing England with moderate success from 2001-06, Eriksson took over the job as Manchester City boss. He was sacked after just one year into the job – even after finishing eighth. Then, he chose to take over as Mexico’s head coach – another job which yielded no positives. Eriksson was heavily linked with the job at Pompey but instead he chose to go to Notts County.
“Sven shares our vision, and to attract someone of his calibre is testament to the ambition that we all share for Notts County,” club chairman Peter Trembling said in a statement. “This is a great day for everyone associated with the club.”
In addition to Sven, Notts County have also completed the signing of Yeovil striker Luke Rodgers on a two-year contract. He impressed during their pre season tour to Austria where he scored four goals.
Manager Ian McParland said: “Luke came with us to Austria and certainly made an impression.”He trained superbly and we could not argue with his goals return from the two matches we played. Luke adds another dimension to our attacking options and I’m looking forward to working with him. I still want to bring in another striker and we’re working hard behind the scenes to make that happen.”
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