A Millwall legend has been linked with the newly vacant Championship role.
QPR and Millwall rivals Hull City have fired head coach Liam Rosenior after failing to make the play-offs this season, according to Sky Sports.
This season, the Tigers finished sixth in the table, three points behind Norwich City and in sixth spot for the play-offs. Both Rosenior’s team and the Canaries have won only one of their past four games as they battle for a spot in the top six.
The 39-year-old took up the post at the MKM Stadium in November 2022 and had recently signed a new three-year contract in December 2023. Rosenior was shortlisted for the Championship Manager of the Season award this year having taken Hull City from one point above the relegation zone on his appointment to promotion contenders.
The Yorkshire club were defeated on their travels to Plymouth Argyle on the final day of the season last weekend and after the match, Rosenior shared his disappointment at ending the season that way.
He stated, “They deserved to win because of the energy and intensity they put into the game.”
“Even though the results did not go our way, we wanted to end on a high note because it would have summed up the season. It’s been a good season, but we couldn’t quite get across the line today.
Part of me not quite expected it, but I knew we would be a team that would have to learn on the job. Sometimes you can watch us play and we make so many young decisions but we are so fearless in the way we play. “It is our biggest strength but sometimes our biggest weakness.”
Millwall were defeated at the MKM in February, although they did earn a point against Hull City at The Den in October, drawing 2-2.
Alex Rae, a former St Mirren and Dundee manager, is an early contender for the position and will be familiar to Millwall fans after spending six years with the club. He also made almost 100 appearances for Sunderland and Wolves. Former Sheffield United and Leeds United manager Paul Heckingbottom has also been linked with the role.
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