Former Watford and Reading boss Brendan Rodgers says he would be interested in becoming the new manager of Portsmouth. Town boss Roy Keane wants Rodgers to be his assistant, while Manchester City are reported to be ready to offer him a coaching role at Eastlands.

Earlier today, Pompey administrator Andrew Andronikou revealed that Rodgers, who was Jose Mourinho’s reserve coach at Chelsea, was in the running to take over from his one-time Stamford Bridge colleague Avram Grant at Fratton Park.

Rodgers, who paid visits to Portsmouth’s training ground during Grant’s time in charge of Pompey, says it’s a privilege to be mentioned in connection with the role: "I am flattered to be linked with Portsmouth.

"Any manager without a club at the moment would love to be involved with something like that. It's a fantastic club with great supporters and I am sure it will rise again.

Rodgers says he is “hungry” to get another job after a break since leaving Reading late last year and says his chances of landing the vacancy at Portsmouth depend on the relegated club targeting a younger boss: “If they want a young manager with ambition and passion who has worked with players at the highest level and wants to give his all, then I would be really interested.

"If they want an experienced manager with many years behind him then I would not stand much of a chance.”

Former Cheltenham and Burnley boss Steve Cotterill has also been strongly linked with the position.

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WickedBlue added 16:29 - May 25 Of course he would any one would rather be the boss than the assistant.
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Marshalls_Mullet added 17:07 - May 25 Please no more stories on this muppet until he actually signs a contract with someone. Tiresome.
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jas0999 added 18:08 - May 25 It's all paper talk. He would be a great assistant - but I suspect bigger opportunities will come his way.
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blueblood66 added 18:59 - May 25 and IF he did come, for how long before a managewrs job might lure him away..look elsewhere Roy, maybe Jim fancies coaching?! Ha ha!
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Mungo added 19:35 - May 25 Not the most exciting news is it? "Unemployed man wants high profile job..." If Portsmouth are in administration, how come they are able to appoint a new manager and offer deals to their out of contract players? ITFC and other clubs were well and truly hammered when they went into administration, and their debt is/was a fraction of Portsmouths! Anyway, rant over... RK might have to look elsewhere for a new assistant. This should really have been sorted some time ago. Hopefully it will not drag on all summer and become another soap opera...

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PimsNumber1 added 21:18 - May 25 It seems an ongoing problem with the club and or manager. nothing gets sorted promptly , i.e. players ., assistants etc
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dalinghooblue added 07:25 - May 26 n was assistant manager at ITFC?
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dalinghooblue added 07:27 - May 26 Am I missing something? I thought Loughlan was assistant manager.
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bennyblue added 10:19 - May 26 obviously anything is better than working with keane even working for portsmouth whatever that is........ good on him hes got enough up top to know that roys a drongo whos going nowhere really slowllllllllyyyyy
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bennyblue added 14:40 - May 26 just been reading the papers and it seems that 3 and ahalf million are applying for the portsmouth job seems its the only job going in the south of england couple of yanks have applied as well couldnt be ars-d myself always did hate working i prefer a life of ease leave working to the losers
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