Wrexham to appoint Newcastle's Nickson as sporting director
Steve Nickson is poised to leave his role as head of recruitment at Newcastle United to become sporting director of Championship club Wrexham.
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""Fortunately, we have an amazing head of recruitment in Steve Nickson, who has been with the club for a long time and has a really deep knowledge of the player markets.""
— Amanda Staveley , Executive
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Steve Nickson is poised to leave his role as head of recruitment at Newcastle United to become sporting director of Championship club Wrexham.
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