1.  Assistant Southport boss Steve Joel has finally decided to hang up his boots.

2.  Redknapp, son of West Ham assistant boss Harry, has forced his way on to the England scene after establishing himself in the Liverpool side this season.

3.  Milne said assistant boss Paul Hegarty and director of football Keith Burkinshaw will run the team on an interim basis, while the board searces for a long-term replacement.

4.  Fowler left his only previous club four months after a training ground bust-up with assistant boss Phil Thompson which resulted in him being dropped from the team.

5.  Assistant boss Karl-Heinz Kamp takes over as caretaker coach.