{"id":37018,"date":"2021-05-20T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37018"},"modified":"2021-05-20T10:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T09:45:47","slug":"doncaster-rovers-appoint-richie-wellens-as-new-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/doncaster-rovers-appoint-richie-wellens-as-new-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Doncaster Rovers appoint Richie Wellens as new manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Doncaster Rovers Football Club has announced former midfielder Richie Wellens as the new first-team manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The news comes after interim coach Andy Butler saw out the rest of the 2020\/21 season as his predecessor, Darren Moore, left for Sheffield Wednesday on 1 March, finishing 14th in League One.<\/p>\n<p>Starting his coaching role at the start of the next season, the 41-year-old played twice for the South Yorkshire club between 2007 and 2009 and 2013 and 2016, totalling 199 games.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his appointment, Wellens said: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted. I\u2019m buzzing to be back and looking forward to the next season and getting going.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a football club that helped me develop as a player hugely, and now I\u2019m hoping to find a home that can help me develop as a manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wellens has spent time with Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town and Salford City as a manager since 2017, but has yet to see out more than one season with the same club.<\/p>\n<p>With Swindon Town, Wellens won the League Two title in a COVID-19-affected season, and bagged the Papa Johns\u2019 Trophy with Salford City a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Doncaster Rover\u2019s chief executive, Gavin Baldwin, added: \u201cHaving gone through a lengthy process and interviewed potential candidates, the board came to a unanimous decision that Richie was the right man to lead the club forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe knows what this club is about and speaking to him it is clear to see his drive and determination to be successful as our manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The club were vying for automatic promotion at the halfway point of the season, but since missing out on the opportunity to go top of the table, dropped down significantly to a lowly mid-table finish.<\/p>\n<p>Many fans on Twitter were happy with the news of Wellens\u2019 return, as one user said: \u201cCouldn\u2019t have a better man for the job. 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