He had travelled to Abu Dhabi during the week for a meeting with owner Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan that prompted rumours about the future of the manager.
But, as far as the future of manager Smith and his number two Chambers are concerned, their position at the club is not in doubt.
The new owner has also confirmed that the future of new manager Colin Todd is also secure under the new regime.
The Football Association is considering the future of England manager Fabio Capello after his team failed to reproduce the form that earned qualification for the finals in South Africa with nine wins and one defeat.
There have been doubts in recent weeks about the future of current manager Gordon Chisholm.
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And captain Nolan insisted the squad was behind the new manager and fully focussed on the future.
However, Preston was at the weekend touted as a top boss of the future by Paul Sturrock, the new Southampton manager, with whom he worked at St Johnstone.
Owen, who will be the club's non-executive chairman, said he had not spoken to Blackwell about the manager's future but the presenter did assure fans that the club would not be selling any more players.
The selection of Smith by new general manager John Idzik seriously clouds the future of Sanchez, the team's first-rounder in 2009 who led the Jets to consecutive AFC championship game appearances but has struggled mightily the past two seasons.
Immediately, the discussion here turned to the future of Real's manager, Jose Mourinho.
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Horsfield has made no secret of his desire to become a manager in the future and Adams wants to give him the chance to further develop his coaching skills at Vale Park.
"His contract's up at the end of the year, and where we are as an organization, it's an opportunity to get something that's more focused on the future, " Sabres general manager Darcy Regier said.
While fans debate England's poor showing in South Africa and the FA considers Fabio Capello's future as England manager, MPs are demanding major changes in the way in which football is run in this country.
Brown and his assistant Archie Knox will continue until the end of next season and the manager hopes that the clarification over his future will help the club's long-term prospects, particularly when challenging the dominance of Rangers and Celtic.
But the duo's future could be reviewed once a new manager is appointed following the sacking of James Grady.
With the club facing an uncertain future on and off the pitch, securing a new manager may be harder than Portsmouth think.
He also discussed his investigations with the media and revealed future efforts to a hedge-fund manager who could have profited from the information.
Celtic were toying with the visitors, whose confidence had utterly evaporated, leaving a question mark over the future of under-pressure Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee.
"The gigabit is the future, " Kevin Lo, Google Fiber general manager, said in announcing that Austin would receive the new service.
The former Bury manager admits that he is balancing results against planning for the future with the prospect of taking on the job full-time in the summer.
When asked whether he had made provision for any future family members, the unmarried sales manager laughed freely before admitting it was a topic he had given little thought to.
"We don't think it's a gimmick - it's a taste of the future, " says Mandy Minichiello, marketing manager for Tesco.com.
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The 63-year-old won the Premier League manager of the season award last term and said securing his long-term future at White Hart Lane had got him thinking about his plans beyond the end of that contract.
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The future of Frank Burrows, who acted as caretaker manager following Megson's departure, remains uncertain.
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In fact he has a reputation as a supreme design manager who wrestles relentlessly with what the future will bring.
Collymore is now set for showdown talks with the Midlands club - but manager John Gregory has made it clear the former England striker has no part in his future plans.
"Gary obviously sees a future captain there, " the former Fulham and Coventry manager told BBC Wales' Sport Wales programme.
When asked after his future after the Villa defeat, the former Sheffield United manager refused to discuss remaining at Palace beyond Saturday's match away to Doncaster.
Wolves Academy manager Kevin Thelwell believes the teenager has a bright future in the game.
"I have no idea what the future will bring on any of this, " Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said.
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