Walter was sacked following a 2-0 defeat at home to Sheffield United as he lasted just six months in charge of the Tigers.
The German departed having won just three of his 18 games in charge across the Championship and Carabao Cup.
Walter’s exit also came a day after Ilicali claimed he would remain in his post whatever the result against the Owls.
“He will be in the job,” Ilicali told the BBC before the 2-0 defeat.
“If we lose tonight, he’s going to be in the job.”
Ilicali also promised the new manager, which should be Selles, will be backed in the January window.
“Of course we have the power, we have the determination, we have the passion to bring new players,” Ilicali said.
Hull City’s season has not gone to planGetty
“We are very focused on January transfers.”
Reading lie fifth in the League One table with 30 points under Selles, nine behind league leaders Wycombe Wanderers.
However, the club was placed under a new transfer embargo in October after they were late to file their financial accounts.
“This embargo has been implemented, as per EFL regulations, due to the late filing of financial accounts to Companies House, and relates to the 2022/23 accounting period,” a statement from the Royals read.
“We are working closely with our auditing partner to finalise these accounts at the earliest opportunity – at which point the embargo will be lifted immediately.”
Reading’s latest embargo was the latest chapter in Dai Yongge’s tumultuous ownership of the former Premier League club.
Reading have been engulfed in turmoil since Dai Yongge became owner in 2017Getty
Yongge has been in charge since 2017, but the following years have been a lethal mix of points deductions, protests and fines.
Royals fans’ anger reached boiling point last season when they stormed the pitch during Reading’s fixture against Port Vale.
Supporters chanted ‘Get out of our club’ and ‘We want Dai Yongge out’ echoed around the ground as the clash was ultimately abandoned after 16 minutes.
Yongge has since put the club up for sale but has not been able to come to an agreement with any interested parties.
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Both started with the USMNT captain providing an assist, his fifth of the season, to go with five goals.
Elsewhere, Malik Tillman started while Ricardo Pepi came off the bench as PSV won 5-2, and there were also five goals for Cameron Carter-Vickers’ Celtic against Ross County, with the defender helping the Scottish giants keep a clean sheet.
Brenden Aaronson played 69 minutes as Leeds were surprisingly beaten by Blackburn, but Antonee Robinson’s Fulham survived captain Tom Cairney’s red card to claim a decent 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
So as the latest weekend comes to a close, whose stock is on the rise and whose is declining from the cohort of Americans across the pond?
STOCK UP
Folarin Balogun
There’s been quite a lot of disappointment involved in the early stages of Folarin Balogun’s 2024-25 campaign.
After choosing to represent the USMNT in May 2023, Balogun almost immediately became the first choice striker for Gregg Berhalter, proving to be one of the few bright spots of the United States’ underwhelming Copa America group stage exit.
Entering his second season for Monaco, the runway appeared clear for Balogun to take steps forward for both club and country.
GettyHaji Wright could be limited at Coventry under Frank Lampard[/caption]GettyBalogun, left, and Christian Pulisic celebrate at a US friendly[/caption]
Despite having Josh Sargent, Haji Wright and now Ricardo Pepi to call on, Balogun seemed to have a mini-stranglehold on the starting striker role for Pochettino, and that was earned through the impressive form he had already shown.
But the season started with three scoreless Ligue 1 appearances for Monaco, as well as a pair of goalless starts for the U.S. in their September friendlies.
Finally though, he started to ignite at the end of September, scoring in three straight Ligue 1 appearances.
On the third of those, however, he dislocated his shoulder and has been sidelined ever since, missing all of Pochettino’s opening four matches in the process.
On Saturday, he played 68 minutes for Monaco against Marseille.
Even though his side was beaten 2-1, Balogun showed flashes of the player he clearly is at his best, having a crucial role in his team’s lone goal.
It wasn’t a great appearance, but it’s a step in the right direction.
Now, Balogun needs to stay fit and build on his first start in nearly two months.
Despite the emergence of Pepi, having another strong option up front will only be good for the U.S.
STOCK DOWN
Haji Wright
Injuries seem to be following USMNT strikers around at the moment.
Josh Sargent and Haji Wright have joined Balogun on the treatment table in recent weeks.
Balogun returned but Sargent has missed the past six games with a groin injury.
Wright has been absent from each of Coventry’s last three Championship matches due to an ankle problem.
Not deemed to be very serious, new Coventry boss Frank Lampard still said that he’s expecting Wright to be out for some more time.
“We’re expecting a bit of time. It’s an ankle issue,” Lampard said.
“I have seen the injury when it happened, watched it back so it’s a difficult one to give a timeline for, but it’s not a terrible injury and we will just have to make sure he’s right.
“But he’s obviously a miss and I am aware of his quality, too.”
Unfortunately, that’s not the only reason why Wright’s stock is trending down.
Longtime manager Mark Robins departed at the start of November, taking stability around the club with him.
In his place, Coventry have opted for Lampard, a big name but a manager with a murky track record, particularly for forward players.
In his first managerial stint with Derby County, he failed to earn promotion with an extremely talented group, and striker Martyn Waghorn managed just nine Championship goals across the season.
The following season with Chelsea, Tammy Abraham had a breakout campaign, scoring 15 Premier League goals. That would be the ideal blueprint for Wright and Lampard’s relationship.
Things went far worse in every respect for Lampard at Everton, as his side continuously struggled for goals.
Lampard will get the benefit of the doubt and a fresh slate with Coventry, who sit 18th in the Championship.
The Premier League legend oversaw a 2-2 draw in his first game in charge of Coventry, an 88th minute penalty earning the point.
He needs Wright back though to truly reach this team’s ceiling.
Wayne Rooney is under pressure at Plymouth Argyle after a tough week, talkSPORT understands.
Rooney oversaw his ninth league defeat on Saturday as Plymouth were thrashed 4-0 by Bristol City at Ashton Gate.
Rooney’s side have conceded 10 goals in two gamesGetty
The loss to Bristol came just four days after a 6-1 beatdown by Norwich City.
Plymouth’s back-to-back defeats now has them sitting 21st in the Championship on 17 points, two points clear of the relegation zone.
Rooney’s side have also conceded the most goals in the league with 38, five more than Luton Town who boast the Championship’s second-worst defence.
The Pilgrims’ away form is of particular concern, having taken just two points all season.
talkSPORT understands that the club want to give him time to turn it around.
Speaking to talkSPORT’s Laurence Mora after the ‘frustrating’ Bristol City defeat, Rooney conceded he couldn’t blame the travelling Plymouth supporters for their heated reception of the team.
“I think for the fans, we’re grateful we see the support again,” Rooney said.
“And it’s very difficult to say to the players – you’re almost embarrassed walking over to the fans and showing your appreciation.”
Rooney added: “If I was a fan I’d probably be a lot more angry than what they are. I think it’s nowhere near good enough and we have to fix it quick.
“We need to find a way. I’ve tried going up to players, I’ve tried to encourage and support the players.
Rooney is yet to guide Plymouth to an away win this seasonPA
“I’ve tried everything really. I need to keep trying to find the right balance and the right way to make sure I get better performances, particularly away from home.”
The Plymouth role represents the fourth stop in Rooney’s managerial career.
He transitioned from player to coach while at Derby County and lasted 85 games in charge at Pride Park before he resigned ahead of the 2022/23 campaign.
Rooney was appointed as manager of Major League Soccer side D.C. United, where he spent two seasons as a player, just days after he left the Rams.
But the Manchester United legend was lured back to England when Birmingham City surprisingly axed John Eustace in October last year and replaced him with Rooney.
However, Rooney’s tenure with the Blues proved to be ill-fated as he won just two of his 15 games in charge before he was sacked on January 2.
Birmingham ultimately could not recover from Rooney’s troublesome spell as they were relegated to League One for the first time since 1995.
Rooney was given another chance as a Championship manager by Plymouth on May 25, but with the Pilgrims still yet to register an away win all season, time is evidently running out for the 39-year-old to turn things around.
Rooney’s career as a manager has not gone to planGetty
Plymouth return to action on Saturday when they host 17th-placed Oxford United, who have lost three of their last four games.
The Pilgrims will then welcome Swansea City to Home Park three days later.
I’m A Celebrity is known for its weird and wonderful confessions in camp, but Coleen Rooney’s marriage proposal revelation is one of the most surprising.
As the campmates took part in the Letters From Home Challenge, Coleen confessed that husband Wayne, Manchester United‘s record goalscorer, didn’t exactly splash the cash when popping the big question.
Coleen made the surprising confession on Sunday night’s showRex
Instead, the couple, who got engaged when they were just teenagers, had a much more casual experience when Wayne proposed.
Wayne, then 18, proposed to Coleen, then 17, in a petrol station.
The eye-browing raising location didn’t go unnoticed by Coleen’s campmates who were quick to pump her with questions.
Reverend Richard Coles quizzed Coleen on Wayne’s location of choice.
“I knew it was gonna happen but I definitely didn’t know it was gonna be in a petrol station,” she said.
“But I’m glad we didn’t do it in a restaurant to be honest with you. We were only young, so we went back and had corned beef hash instead!”
This isn’t Coleen first insightful revealtion into her and Wayne’s world.
The day before, the 38-year-old revealed the extent of her luxury Cheshire mansion to campmates.
When fellow campmate Oti Mabuse asked if she had a club in her house, Coleen said: “We have a few bars.”
Coleen has also spoken about their luxurious home in CheshireRex
“We have the common bar, where if people come back late we’ll have that and we use that for parties because it goes out onto the garden so we can open it up.”
Speaking about the other features of her house, she mentioned they had a football pitch and also an underground tunnel ‘that links that to that’.
Wayne and Coleen first got together as teenagers during his first spell at boyhood club Everton.
The couple got engaged aged 18 and 17 before tying the knot in June 2008, with both Wayne and Coleen aged 22 at the time. They share four children – sons Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass.
However, their relationship hasn’t been without its huge challenges, with their courtship being thrust into the spotlight at a tender age, as well as past indiscretions from Wayne receiving a lot of media attention.
While Coleen is away in the Australian jungle, Wayne is continuing his role as Plymouth Argyle boss.
The couple have been together since they were teenagers@coleen_rooney Instagram
Wayne is currently facing a tough task at The Pilgrims, sitting 21st on the Championship table.
They have won four games out of 18 so far and could have a relegation battle on their hands.
Despite this, Wayne’s time as a player was more fruitful.
His career began at Everton, before moving to Man United for £25.6 million in the summer of 2004.
He went on to become Man United’s record goalscorer and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023.
After 393 appearances for Man United, he returned to Everton, before moving to D.C United and then ending his playing career at Derby County.
Wayne Rooney told talkSPORT he feels ’embarrassed’ after watching his Plymouth Argyle side ship TEN goals in their last two games.
The Pilgrims lost 4-0 away at Bristol City on Saturday afternoon – just days after being dispatched 6-1 at Norwich.
Rooney is under pressure with Plymouth embroiled in a relegation battleGetty
Manchester United legend Rooney told his players after the defeat at Carrow Road that they were in store for a difficult 48 hours in their preparation to travel to Ashton Gate.
But the Championship strugglers, who sit 21st in the table, were yet again humiliated on the road with the club without an away win all season.
And Rooney has insisted that fans have every right to be angry at his side as he hit out at his players – accusing them of lacking ‘grit’ and ‘determination’.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT’s Laurence Mora, Rooney was asked to sum up what has been a horror week.
To which he said: “A game very frustrating I think. We come with a game plan, I thought we were in the game and then we concede one goal and we collapse.
“I think it’s evident to see that. It’s exactly the same what happened against Norwich. So yeah, very difficult to think. Again, it’s my responsibility, I take responsibility for that game.
“But I think for the players now, they need to show a bit more grit and determination and a bit more character when we go a goal down.
“Because I can feel as soon as we go a goal down, you can see the players lose the confidence they now have and we can’t afford for that to happen again.”
Commenting on the club’s misfortunes away from Home Park, Rooney remarked: “It’s a different atmosphere, a different occasion away from home of course.
“But I think a lot of them, some of them are obviously young lads in there, but a lot of them are grown men in there.
Rooney’s men are yet to pick up a win away from Home Park this seasonGetty
“You need to find character and find something inside you to help you get through away games, that’s normal.
“I thought we’d done OK up until the first goal and then as soon as the first goal goes in we fold.
“So that’s not good for any team away from home. The results have not been there, not been good enough.
“But the manner of the results is what’s killing us and we need to try and get over that quick and fix it.”
Commenting on the heated reception he and his players got from the travelling Plymouth fans, Rooney stated: “I think for the fans, we’re grateful we see the support again.
“And it’s very difficult to say to the players – you’re almost embarrassed walking over to the fans and showing your appreciation.”
Plymouth currently sit 21st in the Championship tableGetty
He added: “If I was a fan I’d probably be a lot more angry than what they are. I think it’s nowhere near good enough and we have to fix it quick.
“We need to find a way. I’ve tried going up to players, I’ve tried to encourage and support the players.
“I’ve tried everything really. I need to keep trying to find the right balance and the right way to make sure I get better performances, particularly away from home.”
Next up for Plymouth is a home clash with Oxford, who sit in 18th spot – one point ahead of them.
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