Ince takes hot seat at Macclesfield

NEW manager Paul Ince insists he will tackle the challenge of keeping Macclesfield in the Football League in the same fashion as he would on the pitch.

The 39-year-old former England international yesterday took his first steps into management by signing a 14-month deal to take over as player-boss at Moss Rose, which will then become a six-month rolling contract.

While his playing career included a World Cup and spells at Manchester United, Inter Milan and Liverpool, his start as a manager could not be in sharper contrast.

The Silkmen sit bottom of the league with five points from 15 matches – seven adrift of second bottom Boston – and attract the lowest average attendance in the Football League.