City seek new manager cross-channel

CORK CITY chairman Brian Lennox travels to England today to interview a number of applicants for the job as manager.

City advertised the vacancy in the Irish and British press following the decision of Liam Murphy to vacate the post to take up the job of technical director at the club.

Said Lennox: “We were delighted with the take-up in England. I do not wish to identify the people who have responded, for a number of reasons, but some of them have managed clubs in the first division.

“It is my intention to talk to the Irish-based applicants next week and if everything goes well we should have our new manager in place within 10 days.”

EVERTON have taken one trophy from city rivals Liverpool after manager David Moyes was named Merseyside Sports Personality of the Year for 2002.

Moyes, who has lifted Everton to fifth in the Barclaycard Premiership table and one place above Liverpool, succeeds Anfield boss Gerard Houllier to the award.

“It’s a special honour, especially when you have just come to a city like Liverpool and had the people take to you,” said Moyes, after receiving the award which is voted for by the readers of the Liverpool Echo newspaper.

FORMER Sunderland skipper Kevin Ball has agreed to rejoin the club as part of Howard Wilkinson’s backroom team. Ball will primarily work with the young players at

Sunderland but will also get involved with a number of first team duties.