Colin Calderwood has been confirmed by Southampton as the new first-team coach. He comes from Northampton Town.
Upon his arrival in the summer, Southampton manager Russell Martin immediately began to make changes to the coaching and playing staff at St. Mary’s. The situation has largely solidified in the past few months, enabling Martin to fully apply his philosophy and coaching approach.
But a new addition to the coaching staff has been disclosed, with Southampton swooping in to recruit a new member to its rival EFL team.
As confirmed on the club’s official website, the Saints have brought in the experienced Colin Calderwood as a new first-team coach. He comes in from League One side Northampton Town, where he was assistant to boss Jon Brady.
Calderwood brings heaps of pedigree with him. He’s held managerial roles with Northampton Town, Nottingham Forest, Hibernian and Cambridge United while working as a no.2 with Newcastle United, Birmingham City, Aston Villa and more.
His exit from the Cobblers comes as a blow to the club but upon the announcement, chairman Kelvin Thomas said ‘a very good offer’ had been made to Calderwood. The League One outfit also understand the appeal of moving to a club with Premier League ambitions.
An experienced head
While still a young manager, Martin has a good amount of experience to his name in the dugout. However, Southampton’s move for Calderwood sees them add a real wealth of experience to their coaching team.
The 58-year-old Scot will be aware of the daily choices Martin must make because he has experience working as the top dog. His sheer credentials will be a huge asset to the Saints manager and the other backroom crew on the training field.
With four games remaining in the Championship, Southampton needs to catch up to gain automatic promotion. They trail leaders Leicester City by 15 points and have already fallen behind Ipswich Town by 10 points.
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