Cottagers Refuse To Be Rushed

The Cottagers' attempts to replace Hodgson with Ajax's Martin Jol ended in failure last week when the Dutch club refused to allow their manager to join the Barclays Premier League side.

A spokesperson insisted the club will not be rushed into appointed a successor to Hodgson, who left last year's Europa League finalists for Liverpool on July 1.

"The chairman is obviously confident that we will have someone in place but we won't be rushed into making a decision," she said.

"There is no deadline. The chairman wants to make sure that he has the right man for the job and will make that decision as and when he sees necessary.

"We have our second friendly of the pre-season tour of Sweden and the chairman is very happy with the way that preparations are going under Ray Lewington so we are not panicking here."

Source: PA

Source: PA