{"id":578679,"date":"2026-05-11T20:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/578679\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:27:11","slug":"ex-city-boss-liam-manning-steps-away-from-huddersfield-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/578679\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-City boss Liam Manning steps away from Huddersfield post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The former Norwich City head coach was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkun.com\/sport\/norwich-city\/25966985.liam-manning-handed-compassionate-leave-huddersfield\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">granted time away<\/a> by the Terriers back in March, relating to ongoing personal matters, following the tragic passing of his newborn son, Theo, in October 2024.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Manning and his family have remained in Norfolk. Huddersfield have now confirmed he will not return to his post at the Accu Stadium after conversations with the club&#8217;s hierarchy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cStepping down from Huddersfield Town has been a difficult decision, but one I feel is best for the Club, my family and myself at this time,&#8221; Manning told Huddersfield&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.htafc.com\/news\/2026\/may\/11\/club-statement--liam-manning\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">official club channels<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cIt has been a privilege to manage this team and be a part of this community. I am grateful to the fans for their support and compassion in recent months.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThe understanding and care from the Club has gone above and beyond, and I would like to thank Kevin Nagle, Chris Markham, the wider First Team staff and players for their professionalism, commitment and dedication in my absence.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cAlthough my time was shorter than I had hoped, I am grateful for the opportunity Kevin Nagle entrusted in me and wish nothing but success for Huddersfield Town moving forwards.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Manning joined Huddersfield in January after his spell as City boss ended after just 17 matches in all competitions last November, when he was succeeded by Philippe Clement in the hot seat at Carrow Road.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"Liam Manning was sacked as Norwich City's head coach earlier this month.\"\/>Liam Manning left his role at Norwich City in November after just 17 games in charge. (Image: Matt Wilkinson\/Focus Images Ltd)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Terriers owner Kevin Nagle paid tribute to Manning for his honesty and commitment to the club, despite the difficulties he and his family have faced.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cI want to pay huge tribute to Liam today,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Stepping away from this role is the correct decision for him and his family, and that comes before absolutely everything else. His openness and honesty about this situation have been second-to-none.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHis time at Huddersfield Town had been relatively short but he has shown a deep care and respect for the Club in how he has dealt with us. He will always be a Terrier and is always welcome back at Accu Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Norwich City head coach was granted time away by the Terriers back in March, relating to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-578679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}