- Liam Manning will take a depart of absence after his child son Theo handed away
- He took the job at Bristol Metropolis final November after leaving Oxford United
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Bristol Metropolis head coach Liam Manning will take a interval of absence following the demise of his child son Theo.
Metropolis haven’t put a timescale on the 38-year-old’s absence and mentioned soccer duties will probably be carried out by his assistant Chris Hogg within the interim.
The membership mentioned in an announcement: ‘Everybody at Bristol Metropolis Soccer Membership is deeply saddened by the passing of Liam’s lately born son Theo John Manning.
‘We all know that Bristol Metropolis’s supporters and the broader soccer household will share their condolences and deepest sympathy with Liam, his spouse Fran and his son Isaac throughout this troublesome interval.
‘Liam will take a interval of absence, and all soccer duties will probably be carried out by Chris Hogg.
Bristol Metropolis head coach Liam Manning will take a depart of absence after his child son Theo died
Manning is taking outing together with his spouse Fran and son Isaac throughout a interval of mourning
‘We ask that the privateness of Liam and his household is revered throughout this time.’
Manning took the job at Ashton gate in November 2023 after spells at Lommel in Belgium in addition to MK Dons and Oxford United.
He steered them to an Eleventh-place end within the Championship final marketing campaign and this season they sit sixteenth.
Fashioned membership Oxford supplied their condolences on X, writing: ‘Everybody at Oxford United is deeply saddened by the passing of Liam Manning’s lately born son, Theo.
‘We ship our deepest condolences to Liam, his spouse Fran, and their son Isaac throughout this extremely troublesome time. The entire Oxford United household and group of supporters is behind you, Liam. We’re at all times United.’
