Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers have changed a lot from their last trip to Plymouth Argyle and hopes they can take their mentality for home games on the road with them to replicate their physical output for away clashes.
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The former boss of Manchester Airport has been given a top job at Arsenal football club, according to reports from The Athletic.
Karen Smart left her role as managing director of the south Manchester airport in April amid growing backlash over long passenger queues and staff shortages.
Manchester Airports Group (MAG), which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports, confirmed Smart was to depart the role to pursue fresh opportunities and 'return to the south.'
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She has now been appointed as new chief operating officer for the north London Premier League side, The Athletic reports. It's understood Smart, who replaced Hywel Sloman, began her new job last week. The role oversees the stadium, all facilities, IT and travel, and sits on the executive board.
Smart, who took on the Managing Director role of Manchester Airport at the start of the pandemic, had navigated the hub through the impacts of Covid-19, and also led the start of its controversial recovery.
In a statement issued earlier this year, Manchester Airport said Karen had decided to return to the south of England, where her family is based, to 'pursue fresh career opportunities'.
MAG also announced that Ian Costigan would take on the role of Interim Managing Director and will be in charge of the recruitment drive said to be at the heart of solving the ongoing issues during this summer.
MAG CEO Charlie Cornish said: "Over the last two years, Karen has guided Manchester Airport through the most challenging period of its 84-year history, having made a major contribution to MAG throughout her time with the business.
"I am sorry to lose Karen after her years of
Ian Evatt believes Bolton Wanderers have changed a lot from their last trip to Plymouth Argyle and hopes they can take their mentality for home games on the road with them to replicate their physical output for away clashes.
A city-centre bakery specialising in New York-inspired giant cookies, doughnuts and sweet bakes is launching its very own bakery and cafe at the former Manchester Cat Cafe site in the Northern Quarter. Gooey's neighbourhood bakery and cafe will open this weekend, and will boast an in-house bakery, takeout coffee ordering and a counter full of pastries, cookies and more.
A disgruntled father has slammed Manchester Airport as a 'ghastly place to travel from' after his daughter and wife suffered delays while travelling on separate flights from Manchester to Toronto.
Direct air links between Manchester and Beijing, China, will resume on Monday for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, it's been confirmed. Hainan Airlines has announced it will restart its Beijing-Manchester service, with weekly arrivals and departures every Monday.
A TUI holiday jet with 178 passengers and eight crew on board was forced to return to Manchester Airport after the plane's tail struck the runway on take-off, a report reveals.
The boss of scandal-hit train firm Avanti's parent company has been awarded a £1m share bonus while passengers suffer chaos on the railways and strikes continue, it's been revealed.
Former Manchester United transfer target Jurrien Timber has put pen to paper on a new contract at Dutch giants Ajax.
On a boiling hot summer's day in Wythenshawe, the sounds of jets roaring over Ann and Arthur Barlow's garden is deafening. But it's not the sound of planes that bothers them - they've got used to that. What drives them mad is the scores of cars dumped on the pavement outside their semi-detached home.
As a heatwave grips the nation, there’s no sign of temperatures easing over the weekend in Greater Manchester with Saturday evening expected to be a sizzling 32C. Throughout the week, conditions have become hotter and drier with no respite from the wall to wall sunshine.
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has called Alejandro Garnacho a "difference maker" and sent Erik ten Hag a word of warning about the use of youngsters in the Premier League.
Lisandro Martinez has been backed by former Manchester United defender Wes Brown after receiving some criticism following his debut.
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A sharp fall in the number of anti-Semitic incidents so far this year across Greater Manchester was reported today by a charity.
Emergency services were called to Manchester Airport after a baggage truck crashed.
The Government and travel bosses have come under renewed fire over the continuing chaos afflicting travellers at Manchester Airport. Trafford council - a shareholder in the airport - has passed a motion describing the Government's response to the crisis in the aviation sector as "lamentable".
Footage taken at Manchester Airport shows the moment passengers crawled into the restricted baggage area in a desperate bid to retrieve their luggage.
Manchester Airport bosses say security waiting times are falling dramatically despite it experiencing its busiest time since before the covid lockdown. More than 3.5m passengers are set to use the airport this summer. But during July 92 per cent of people passed through security in under 30 minutes. And in the last week, more than 95pc of passengers got through security in under 30 minutes, with more than three quarters of people passing through in less than 15 minutes.
Louis Saha has told Anthony Martial he must remain focused and fit for Manchester United this season and that he could score over 20 goals if he does so.