'We won't rush manager hunt': Mort

Newcastle chairman Chris Mort today insisted the club would take their time to find the right manager after Harry Redknapp’s withdrawal from the race to succeed Sam Allardyce.

Redknapp’s decision to stay at Portsmouth after holding talks with Mort yesterday sent the Magpies back to the drawing board, although the chairman insists the 60-year-old was only one of a series of potential candidates.