Blackburn appoint Dodds as assistant head coach

Mike Dodds had been at Oxford United working alongside Matt Bloomfield
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Blackburn Rovers have brought in former Wycombe boss Mike Dodds as their new assistant head coach.
Dodds leaves Oxford United, where he worked alongside former head coach Matt Bloomfield, to link back up with Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray.
The 40-year-old began his career as a youth coach at Coventry before spending 12 years within Birmingham's set-up.
He left Blues in 2021 for Sunderland where he worked alongside Mowbray as head of individual player development.
He took charge of 18 games as caretaker manager of the Black Cats, winning four matches, during 2023-24 before being appointed Wycombe head coach in 2025.
Dodds' stint at Wanderers lasted seven months before he was sacked, with the Chairboys having won 10 of 31 games.
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