Caretaker-boss Chris Hutchings says he’s not thinking about being in charge beyond Saturday’s game at home to Sheffield Wednesday, but admits that Town is a “fantastic club” where anyone in football would want to work.
The former full-back says he was asked to take control of the squad after Paul Jewell’s departure but wouldn’t be drawn on whether he would be applying for the job full-time: "I spoke to the chairman [Simon Clegg] and he said to me that I want you to take charge of team matters on Saturday and then we’ll just take things from there.
"So, that’s all I’m going to say on the matter because the most important thing that I’m focused on is the team for Saturday.
"It’s not about any individual or who would like it, who would want it. There’ll be speculation, it’ll be rife, same as it is at Blackburn, same as at Burnley, same as at Hartlepool.
"It’s about Saturday, about us and the fans and getting a result for them and working hard for it, and showing a passion and commitment for this football club.”
He admitted, however, that staying at Town in some capacity is very attractive: "This is a fantastic club. If you’re in football, who wouldn’t want to work at a club like this? We all want to work at this football club. It’s a great place to work.”
Exiting boss Jewell would love Hutchings to succeed him, as he did at Bradford and Wigan, although without much success: "I hope we win Saturday and I'd like Chris to get the job.
"Whether Marcus is going to bring somebody in is out of my remit. Whether it's Hutch or somebody else - it's a great job."