Wanderers confirm Craddock exit as part of coaching 're-structure'

Wanderers have confirmed that Matt Craddock has departed the club.

The 40-year-old joined the Whites as head of coaching in 2021 following spells at Preston North End and the FA.

Craddock took charge of the B Team upon its launch in the summer of 2022, working alongside Andrew Tutte.

He was promoted to Ian Evatt's first team backroom staff last October, initially on an interim basis following Sam Hird's departure before taking up the role permanently.

“I’d like to thank Matt for all the work he has done during his time at the club," said Evatt.

“He made an important contribution in all the positions he filled, initially working with our young players and was pivotal in the introduction of the B Team, then as a valued part of my coaching staff.

“We constantly review every aspect of how we run the football side of the club and following talks with the board, the change we have instigated is purely down to a re-structure of the coaching department.”

A statement added: "Everyone at Wanderers would like to thank Matt for his valued contribution in all the roles he has filled during his time at the club and wish him well in his future career."

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Scapegoat, pure and simple 

Norpig wrote:Scapegoat, pure and simple 

Well he could well be but apparently he 'left' BEFORE the Huddersfield debacle, as he was absent for it (or at least not sat alongside Evatt as he usually did).

Evatt brought in one of his mates who had been working at Wigan, at the start of this season as a 'second' assistant coach (or whatever the title is), and without knowing the facts I guess you could put an opposite spin on his sacking as that he 'quit' because he told him that Tippy Tappy Mark II was shit and needed scrapping and Evatt wouldn't listen.

Who knows what went on?

One of the 'analysist's' also got shown the door too.