Burnley have been without a manager since Steve Cotterill left Turf Moor by mutual consent on 8 November.

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"It was the draw of playing, " Pack told BBC Gloucestershire, after arriving on a season-long loan deal from ex-Robins boss Steve Cotterill's Portsmouth.

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Former Stoke boss Steve Cotterill and Brighton's Steve Coppell are also in the frame, with recently sacked Spurs boss Glenn Hoddle, who lives in Reading, a rank outsider for the job.

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