{"id":297803,"date":"2023-11-01T08:24:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T08:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297803"},"modified":"2023-11-01T08:24:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T08:24:47","slug":"nathan-jones-among-leading-contenders-for-the-millwall-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/nathan-jones-among-leading-contenders-for-the-millwall-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Nathan Jones among leading contenders for the Millwall job"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Nathan Jones among leading contenders for the Millwall job&#8230; with the 50-year-old ready to return after being sacked by Southampton in February<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jones has been out of work since losing his job as Saints boss earlier this year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Millwall are currently 18th in the Championship, six points off the play-offs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nathan Jones\u00a0is emerging as a leading contender to become the next manager of Millwall.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year old is ready to return to management nine months after being sacked by Southampton where he achieved just one win in eight Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Millwall have been considering a number of candidates, including Kevin Muscat, but Jones&#8217;s track record of earning promotion from the Championship has put him in a strong position.<\/p>\n<p>Former Birmingham\u00a0City manager John Eustace was another in the frame but he is a leading candidate to replace Nigel Pearson at Bristol City.<\/p>\n<p>Eustace was sacked by Birmingham and replaced by Wayne Rooney.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/07\/77257269-12696431-image-a-8_1698822847237.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nathan Jones is among the leading contenders to become the new manager of Millwall<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u00a0replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl at St Mary&#8217;s last November, but was relieved of his duties after just 94 days in charge.<\/p>\n<p>He left Saints at the bottom of the Premier League and they were relegated in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Millwall are currently 18th in the Championship having won one of their last five matches but are only six points off the play-off places.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12696431\/Nathan-Jones-leading-contenders-Millwall-job-50-year-old-ready-return-sacked-Southampton-February.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Jones among leading contenders for the Millwall job&#8230; 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