Quinn claims no interest in Reid’s job

SUNDERLAND’S caretaker coach Niall Quinn has no designs on taking over from Peter Reid on a permanent basis.

Quinn, who had been assisting Reid with coaching duties at Sunderland this season, was placed in command of the struggling Premiership club on Monday evening following the dismissal of the manager and the majority of his backroom staff.

But in an interview with the Irish Examiner conducted two days before Reid's sacking, the former Irish international striker said: "I've never ever planned to be a manager. As far as coaching, I'm only there as long as Peter Reid needs me."