Edited sentence: Following the departure of manager Tony Adams in November 2004, Ryan was appointed caretaker manager until the appointment of the replacement manager John Gorman.Gorman rewarded Ryan's service for the club by making him an assistant manager, along with fellow Blues legend Steve Brown.In July 2007, Ryan was appointed by John Gregory, his former manager at Wycombe, as a youth team coach at Queens Park Rangers.Ryan retired from professional football in April 2006.Ryan was retained as a coach when Paul Lambert took over as manager in June 2006, but left the club a year later due to a restructuring of the coaching staff