Victor Orta insists Mark Jackson has earned the opportunity to take the next step after filling the vacant MK Dons managerial position. Jackson was announced as the League One side’s new head coach earlier today after making the decision to leave his coaching role at boyhood club Leeds United.
Jackson held a number of positions during his time with the club, starting in the academy before taking on the club’s Under-23s. He was promoted to the first-team set up in March by Jesse Marsch and he has played a key role since then, with set-pieces one of the responsibilities given to him by the American.
The MK Dons role will be Jackson’s first spell as a senior head coach and he starts with immediate effect with Forest Green Rovers set to travel to Stadium MK on Boxing Day. The Dons are struggling at the wrong end of the League One table at present and Jackson has been tasked with helping the club up the table and out of relegation danger.
