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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Former Hillsborough player and Norwich boss Nigel Worthington declared he was not interested in the job, while Barnsley and Burnley refused Wednesday permission to approach Andy Ritchie and Steve Cotterill respectively.

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Meanwhile, manager Steve Cotterill told the forum he is confident that Jamie Ashdown will re-sign for the club before the weekend, enabling Pompey to have a senior goalkeeper for their Championship opener at Coventry City.

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Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill, of Derbyshire Police, said there was an element of grooming in the fact that Philpott selected young partners - "probably because he's incapable of forming proper relationships with people his own age and he's unable then to control those individuals".

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