Liddle and Maddison put in temporary charge of Quakers

27 September 2009 13:35
DARLINGTON have put former players Craig Liddle and Neil Maddison in temporary charge while they search for a new manager.[LNB] The Quakers parted company with Colin Todd by mutual consent yesterday after their 1-1 draw at Grimsby the second point picked up all season.[LNB] We do expect to receive a high calibre of applicants for the job and weve already had a number of people throw their hat into the ring."[LNB]Chairman Raj Singh Youth team boss Liddle, who played more than 300 games for the club between 1998 and 2005, has been appointed caretaker manager for Tuesday nights game at home to Rochdale, while Centre of Excellence manager Maddison, who made over 100 appearances for his hometown club between 2001 and 2007, will assist Liddle.[LNB] Chairman Raj Singh said: Craig and Neil know the club inside-out and are highly thought of both within the club and by our fans, so theyre the obvious people to take immediate charge of the team while we consider our options.[LNB] We do expect to receive a high calibre of applicants for the job and weve already had a number of people throw their hat into the ring.[LNB] We want to appoint someone who will excite the fans but who will also do the business, as we think we already have a squad capable of doing much better than we are at the moment.[LNB]

Source: Northern_Echo