Plymouth close to appointing Tom Cleverley as head coach after Muslic?s exit

• Former Watford manager poised for job after final talks
  
• Buckingham and Barry-Murphy in frame for Cardiff post

Tom Cleverley is poised to be named Plymouth Argyle?s head coach. The club, relegated to League One, want to appoint the 35-year-old former Watford manager after being impressed in further talks this week. Cleverley is expected to succeed Miron Muslic, who left for Schalke at the end of last month, with an appointment anticipated in the next 48 hours.
Cleverley, sacked by Watford last month after finishing 14th in the Championship, has been identified as Plymouth?s number-one target after final interviews with four candidates on Wednesday. Discussions are believed to have been held with Jack Wilshere and Des Buckingham but neither made the final stages. The St Mirren manager, Stephen Robinson, is thought to have made the last round of talks. The recruitment has been led by David Fox, their former player who was recently appointed head of football operations, and the former Norwich sporting director Stuart Webber, a consultant.
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