Notts County deny Sven job-share rumours
Notts County have denied rumours linking Sven Goran Eriksson to a job with North Korea
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Wednesday, 14, Oct 2009 04:49
By Michael Younger.
Notts County have denied suggestions that director of football Sven Goran Eriksson has been offered the chance to take up a role with North Korea.
Reports in the media today suggested that the North Korean Football Association want 61-year-old Eriksson to become their interim boss at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa.
However, the executive chairman of the Magpies Peter Trembling has been quick to quash the rumours, saying: "We wish to make it clear that Notts County have not received any approach from the North Korean FA.
"It is correct that I am making a business trip to Asia but this is solely and exclusively on official Notts County business.
"I will be visiting Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Thailand to discuss a range of Notts County initiatives linked to our 150th anniversary - Project 2012.
"Sven is concentrating all his efforts and is totally focussed on the appointment of our new manager in succession to Ian McParland."
McParland was sacked earlier this week after coming in for criticism for a patchy start to the club's 2009/10 League Two campaign.
Despite guiding the club to fifth in the table, the manager was given his marching orders for failing to achieve the results expected of one of the most expensively assembled squads in the lower leagues.