Jozic's teams are renowned for the defensive stability and a possible replacement is Hajduk Split's Goran Sablic.

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It is also looking into complaints from Fulham over their Uefa Cup tie at Hajduk Split and Liverpool's treatment at Valencia in the Champions League.

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"Stimac and Mihajlovic have a long dislike of each other, stemming from the 1991 Yugoslav Cup Final between Hajduk Split and Red Star Belgrade, " explained Montague.

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The lack of a competitive national league, and the money that goes with it, means that even great names like Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split have struggled, as the best players head abroad for better pay and the big prizes.

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