Five Year Deal For Toshack

Toshack, who held the same position for just one game nearly ten years ago, was announced as the successor to Mark Hughes at a press conference on Friday afternoon at which he said: "After 26 years in six different countries now, over 1,000 games in the dugout, this is one of the few jobs that really motivates me.

"I think it's the right time for me - personally I think football management is about timing and being in the right place at the right time.
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I've been very fortunate and privileged as a player and manager.

"I've been successful and picked up a lot of knowledge and experience.

"But taking the national side to the European Championship finals or World Cup finals is one of the few things that I haven't been able to do.

"This job is a tough challenge but it's something that excites me and I have had equally difficult challenges in the past.

"We haven't got a game for three months so we should get off to a good start we can't lose for three months.

"And that should take me past the length of time I had the job last time."