MORTON chairman Douglas Rae will not be rushed into any decision to appoint a new manager, and squashed speculation by one national tabloid concerning Cowdenbeath's Danny Lennon.

"That's just nonsense," said Rae, confirming that Lennon had not even applied for the job.

The Ton owner did say that there were some 40 applications for the post, but that some had been immediately dismissed. "We have acknowledged every applicant. It's been a very big list, but there are some that are plainly unsuitable.

"We won't be bringing anyone from places such as the Faroes or Africa. As I have said, we would ideally want someone who knows the SFL and has been over the course before.

"We would want someone who can control the playing side but who also has sensible expectations of the sort of budget we operate under." The chairman confirmed that a shortleet would be drawn up, probably in around 10 days from now, and then the business of interviewing would begin.

"I'm not rushing into anything," he said.

"I also want to see how the the guys who are in place [James Grady and Allan McManus] do in the meantime."