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Neville Southal who was a name in the frame for the City job has signed for Bradford and is lined up to take a seat on the bench for Bradford v Arsenal this weekend. He did say though in an interview Radio Wales today that he had applied for a couple of management posts?

There was a confusing atricle in the Echo this evening. It suggest that parties not connected to the club or the consortium are going around offer the managers job at Ninian Park to various people. Who else has the right to offer Jackson or anyone come to that the job? Make of it what you will.

Report from The Echo.
THERE is a split in the race to replace Frank Burrows as Cardiff City manager.

The Bluebirds’ directors are committed to giving caretaker-manager Billy Ayre a chance to make the job his own, but a third party, currently unconnected to City, HAS offered the job to Peter Jackson.

The former Huddersfield Town manager is on holiday in Thailand and does not arrive back in Britain until tomorrow.

But a close friend said: “Former Bradford boss Chris Kamara was offered the job first and turned it down. Then Peter was contacted and at first it seemed he would be appointed this week, but that has been delayed.”

Ayre was told in a meeting with City directors this week that he will be given time to turn things around and they are determined they will stick with that pledge.

But chairman Steve Borley admitted today: “It’s possible there is somebody else with another agenda. It has no connection with the current board. Neither we nor members of the consortium have approached Peter Jackson.

The consortium also insist the move for Jackson is nothing to do with them and an insider said: “Everything to do with football, including the appointment of a new manager, will be left to the current board. We will, of course, be consulted, but we have had no input yet.”

Under the agreement with the Football League over the £2.5m investment into Cardiff City, the consortium could not force through their own choice as manager. It would have to have general agreement within the boardroom. Peter Jackson.”