On Tuesday, Pete Wild was confirmed as new boss of League Two side Tranmere Rovers until the end of the season, via the club website.
Rovers have been struggling in League Two this season and are languishing down in 19th position, and are just seven points off the bottom two as they look to escape the drop.
That coupled with the 19 losses this campaign meant that Wild was drafted in as replacement for the outgoing Andy Crosby wo was recently let go by the north-west based outfit.
One thing Wild is hoping to bring is positivity to a club who are very much in need of it. Rovers are in freefall and have lost five of their last six games, with their only victory coming over Crawley Town on Valentines Day.
The form of Rovers as mentioned above has not been great at all and the former Fleetwood Town boss is hoping to bring the smile back to the club and the players and wants them to play with freedom under his tenure.
Wild is experienced and has managed over 300 games in his career. Stints at Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town, Barrow and Fleetwood Town have all happened prior to his arrival at Prenton Park.
The 41-year-old has a point per game ratio of 1.52 and a win ratio of 44%, Stats from Sofascore.
Wild will have to work hard and earn the trust and the faith of both the players and the board, as he works towards earning a contract beyond the end of the current campaign.
Wild and his coaching staff have only been given contracts until the end of the 2025-26 season and their main focus will be survival as they look to not be caught by the likes of Newport County, Crawley Town and Wild’s old club, Barrow.
Out of the frying pan and into the fire for Pete Wild on Saturday as Tranmere Rovers host his former club Fleetwood Town, with both clubs looking to return to winning ways following Town’s draw with Gillingham last time out.
