Denis Smith, Mickey Lewis and Mike Ford will all remain at the Manor Ground - although their exact roles are yet to be finalised, writes Mark Edwards.Staying put: Denis Smith

It seems likely that caretaker manager Ford will revert back to his role as youth team coach, but the positions of Smith and Lewis are not so certain.

"All three of them are still at the club, and their roles will be the next issue we will address," said Kassam, who was keen to pay tribute to the work Ford had put in over the past month.

"I'd like to pay my sincere thanks to Mike for the hard work he has put in over the last few weeks looking after the team."

Kinnear added: "Despite what people say or might be assuming, Denis, Mickey and Mike will still be on board, and hopefully they can continue to have some impact in bringing on the talented kids we have here.

"The previous managment team did as well as they possibly could under the circumstances, but they were very young."