“ RYAN GIGGS OFFICIALLY NAMED WALES MANAGER “

Ryan Giggs has been appointed Wales manager on a four-year contract.

The 44-year-old former Manchester United winger succeeds Chris Coleman, who left for Sunderland in November.

Coleman's assistant Osian Roberts, former Wales striker Craig Bellamy and Mark Bowen were also interviewed.

Giggs had long been a target for the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and was the favourite for the role once Coleman departed after Wales failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.






RYAN GIGGS CONFIRMED AS WALES MANAGER

GIGGS IS FIRST PROPER MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT

15/01/18

BBC


Ryan Giggs is set to be confirmed as the new Wales manager on Monday.

The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference for Monday afternoon in Cardiff, where the former Manchester United winger is expected to be unveiled.

Provided there is no late hitch, Giggs will be announced as the successor to Chris Coleman, who left for Sunderland in November.

Craig Bellamy, Osian Roberts and Mark Bowen were also interviewed.

The panel set up to conduct the search, led by FAW chief executive Jonathan Ford, is expected to put the finishing touches to the agreement on Monday morning.

The recruitment panel decision does not have to go to the ruling council of the association because they have full powers to make the choice.

Giggs, who has long been a target for the FAW, was one of the favourites for the role once Coleman departed after Wales failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Giggs won 64 caps between 1991 and 2007 and captained his country - but he was criticised for regularly pulling out of squads and especially for missing friendly matches.

The Manchester United great was in caretaker charge of the Reds for four games at the end of the 2013-14 season following the sacking of David Moyes.

He spent the next two seasons as Louis van Gaal's assistant but left after Jose Mourinho was appointed manager at Old Trafford.

Giggs lost out on the Swansea job to Bob Bradley after being interviewed for the manager's role at the Liberty Stadium in October 2016.

It is understood that Bellamy and Roberts, who is the FAW's technical director, also had their supporters at Welsh football's governing body.

Bellamy, 38, won 78 caps and is the country's fourth most-capped player.

The former Newcastle, Liverpool and Blackburn forward is currently an academy coach at Cardiff City, where he ended his playing career in 2014.

Roberts has worked throughout all age grades in the Welsh system and been widely credited for helping to produce the talented crop of youngsters who will be at the disposal of the new senior manager and was Coleman's assistant boss during a tenure in which Wales reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

Tony Pulis was also among the initial contenders to succeed Coleman, but he ruled himself out of the running when he became Middlesbrough manager last month.

Bowen was available after leaving Stoke, where he was assistant to boss Mark Hughes until the latter was sacked by the Potters on 6 January.

Wish him all the best of course, but very underwhelmed at the moment.

I wait to be proved wrong and deeply hope I am as I a proud Welshman but I am totally against Giggs having this position

I don't think he is experienced enough, but I hope I hope I'm proven wrong

I am not sure, but I think Giggs had already been confirmed as the new manager.

Poor weak choice by the FAW

Disappointing

Quite underwhelmed but the Fan's decision ( if true) but then again I initially thought Warnock was not right for City!! So best of luck fella.

Will he turn up for friendlies. He never did as a player.

I was wrong about Coleman is hopefully in wrong again.

I was wrong about Coleman is hopefully in wrong again.

So was I however Coleman did have experience as a manager.

I'm struggling to find what Giggs actually brings to the table? I'm actually concerned that he will ruin the players that we have!

Only hope is that Roberts will take over and Giggs can push his face into the limelight as he usually does.

Think I'll take 9 yrs off attending friendlies hmm

I cant help feeling this is a huge mistake.
Wales have probably the most talented young squad we have ever had and we gamble its future on a guy with no experiance in management other than being a caretaker for a few games.

This team needed a proper manager

I am against Giggs too but what I will say is cast your minds back to Gary Speed he was relatively new to management and look at what he done for us and had he still been here the levels he would of taken us too.

I am against Giggs too but what I will say is cast your minds back to Gary Speed he was relatively new to management and look at what he done for us and had he still been here the levels he would of taken us too.

I agree with you let's hope you're right.

Gary Speed bust a gut to play for his Country that's the difference. The past was always going to catch up with Giggs and if it goes badly for him I think he'll be gone as quick as he arrived!!!

No doubt those same questions will be thrown his way by the press, lets wait and see what his take is on it. my concern is if he appoints Phil Neville in his backroom staff

But good luck to him and maybe just maybe he will surprise his doubters, me included. Want him or not we have to give him a chance.

As most of you have said, a wrong/bad decision for me, i still can't forget that he never turned up for a welsh friendly in 10 years, how will he expect his players to turn up for them???

The bottom line is , can Ryan Giggs get us to the next Euros ?

The insistence on a welsh man as manager is IMO incredibly narrow minded and short sighted.

Obviously I hope he does well but fear the worst TBH.

Glad Bellamy didn't get it YET as selfishly I want him to remain involved to CCFC.

Giggs was supposedly our big star, our go to man, brilliant player and illustrious career with Man Utd, who better to have as your manager?? Trouble is he’d play when he could be bothered and we all knew it. But he is a big name in the world of football so the FAW obviously feel they can use that to their advantage. Having said that he played under probably the best manager the game has ever seen for pretty much his whole playing career so here is hoping he brings that experience to the table.

Good luck I guess wish him all the best and see what the next qualifying campaign brings us!

Player rings up Giggs and says I am not well, my calf is sore. Is it ok too miss the friendly in Belfast.

Giggs: ...............well what can he say ?

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Giggs is officially named the new Wales manager

Most people were disappointed when Coleman was appointed.
But look what he achieved.
Good luck Giggs.

Couldn't be arsed when he was a player, very underwhelming