Lady Randerson told him: "Since the report was published only last week it is very early to make decisions and I can make no firm comments about the outcome of the process that we are going through at the moment".

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"I am yet to receive any official confirmation of this appointment, so I am in no position to make any comments at the moment, " Robson told the BBC Sport website.

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This has prompted the outgoing chairman Marcus Agius to make comments implying the board has no intention of breaking the bank up, which is what some critics would like.

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