Is former boss Paul Simpson on his way back to Carlisle as manager for a second time?
Speculation certainly mounted as it was announced this morning that he had left his coaching role at Bristol City by mutual agreement.
Simpson, 55, had been a Ashton Gate for 14 months and had gone as assistant manager before being named .
He has only recently returned to work after treatment for renal cell carcinoma.
The Bristol City club have issued a statement today which said: Paul Simpson has left Bristol City by mutual agreement.
The club wishes Paul well for the future and thanks him for his 14-month service during a period of transition for the Robins.
Simpson arrived from the Football Association in August 2020 to support then newly-appointed Head Coach Dean Holden.
With the recruitment of Nigel Pearson as permanent Manager in May and Curtis Fleming as Assistant Manager last month, Simpson was re-titled First Team Coach.
City CEO Richard Gould said: “Paul has been a great support during his time with us and we are very thankful for all he has done for the club. We wish him all the best for the future.”
Simpson was a 25/1 outsider in the betting but those odds have been cut in the last few hours since the Bristol City departure was announced.
The former Man City winger was in charge of his home-town club from 2003-6 and took them back into the Football League after only one season in the Conference.
He later managed Preston, Shrewsbury and Stockport, before subsequent coaching appointments with, before famously leading England Under-20s to World Cup glory in 2017.
