Middlesbrough Cancels Press Conference Amid Wolves Interest in Edwards

Middlesbrough Football Club have retracted hopeful head coach Rob Edwards’ first scheduled press conference. This decision leads to fresh questions over his long-term interest from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Edwards’ successful playing and coaching career with Wolves Most recently, this summer he played an essential role in the hard-fought appointment of Irishman, Michael Carrick, as Middlesbrough boss. Since taking over he has already rocketed the team to third place in the Championship.

Edwards joined Wolves in 2004 as a player, making well over 100 appearances before retiring in 2008. This wasn’t the end of his association with Wolves. After his retirement, he came back to the club in 2014, first moving into a coaching role with the U18s. His commitment and know-how earned him a promotion to the senior side in 2015. This accomplishment deepened his connections to the organization.

As Middlesbrough’s manager, Edwards has already shown remarkable leadership qualities. Since his hiring, he has been directly involved in increasing the quality and competitiveness of the team’s operations. He’s leading them to the best record in the entire league. Wolves are believed to be in pole position to appoint Edwards as their new manager. That’s led many to speculate over his long-term future at Middlesbrough.

The announcement of the canceled press conference came just before it was set to take place at 1:30 pm. This choice has led to passionate debates over Edwards’s commitment to Middlesbrough. At the same time, other links to Wolves have emerged, where he was touted as a potential successor to the recently departed manager.

In response to inquiries about his connection to Wolves, Edwards remarked, “You know my links to the club [Wolves]. My full focus is on this job here, which is a brilliant job, and trying to turn things around.”

Amidst all of the rumors and speculation, Edwards has been very clear with the fans about his commitment to Middlesbrough. He stated, “I love being Middlesbrough manager and that’s what I want to think about.”