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Giggles have been few and far between at Nottingham Forest so far in what has proven to be a miserable season.
However, the hope is that the arrival of former player Sean Dyche will have a much-needed galvanizing effect at the City Ground.
Inside Sport can reveal that there has already been an uplift in morale thanks, unwittingly, to previous manager Ange Postecoglou, whose tenure lasted for just 39 days.
During the short time he was there, the Australian was surprised to find that, when he arrived at the side of the Trent the club did not possess one of the giant, mobile touch screens that are now commonplace in the top-flight and are a key tool when heading to away grounds.
Eager to back Postecoglou, Forest officials were quick to order one of the high-tech devices, which cost tens of thousands. The screen finally landed on Wednesday last week – four days after the Antipodean had been shown the door.
Ange Postecoglou’s request was ordered – but only arrived after he had been sacked
It’s more Tottenham turnover
More turnover at Tottenham Hotspur, with highly-regarded executive Rebecca Capelhorn to depart the club in the new year, Inside Sport understand.
Capelhorn is Spurs’ director of football administration and governance and has been a key figure behind the scenes for more than a decade after arriving from Queen’s Park Rangers as head of football operations in 2015.
While her work on the men’s side has been extensive, Capelhorn has also been a driving force in establishing Tottenham’s women’s team in the WSL.
He also represents the Premier League on the FA Council and has been heavily involved in Spurs’ dealings with the European Football Clubs (formerly ECA).
Known as a sound operator, there are likely to be a number of suitors for Capelhorn, in a development that those within the industry will see as a blow for the club.
Her pending departure follows the exit of former chairman Daniel Levy and a host of executives as chief executive Vinai Venkatesham puts his mark on the club’s leadership team.
Rebecca Capelhorn, pictured with former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino in 2015
What’s next for Sheffield Wednesday
Much rejoicing among Sheffield Wednesday supporters for obvious reasons after Friday’s administration, which Daily Mail Sport predicted earlier this month, spelled the end for despised owner Dejphon Chansiri.
The situation has also been helped by the fact that Sheffield 3, a separate company linked to Chansiri that owns Hillsborough, also entered administration.
That means the Thai businessman will effectively not have any further influence on the club – unlike the situation Derby County faced in 2021 when former owner Mel Morris retained ownership of Pride Park.
However, Chansiri, whose reckless tenure brought one of the country’s major football institutions to its knees, may have provided a sting in the tail on his way out.
A charge on the stadium, lodged by Sussex-based lender New Avenue Projects, now totals £7.3m and will need to be carefully dealt with by Begbies Traynor, who says they will take their fees from a resulting sale of the club.
From press box to child prodigy!
Manchester United’s press box security officer left the club this weekend – but it may well not be the last that journalists have seen of him. Luke Owens was presented with a signed shirt from club legend Bryan Robson as a thank you for his 15 years of service at Old Trafford.
Owens has a full-time job during the week but is thinking of leaving his United role to spend more time with his two-year-old son Jude, who has become a social media sensation thanks to his uncanny ability on a snooker table.
Little Owens junior, who uses a special stool to allow him to access the table, has thousands of followers on his Instagram account, judey147, and a video of him sinking pots with ease now has more than 10m likes. A future involving reds of a different kind for father and son may well be on the cards.
Indonesia’s foot-shooting
last week Inside Sport reported how Indonesia had self-delivered a seemingly fatal blow to their ambition to host the 2036 Olympics when they chose to ban Israel’s team for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Right on cue, a thoroughly unimpressed IOC released a statement which revealed that it had ended any dialogue with the world’s most populous Muslim nation over hosting future events until their government could provide specific guarantees over access for athletes.
The foot-shoot may well be good news for rival bidders Qatar and Istanbul.
