Lee Clark eyes swift return

Lee Clark has stated that he expects a quick return to management after being sacked by Huddersfield last week.

Clark was relieved of his position despite the fact that he had lost just three of the club's last 55 league games, but he is already eyeing a return to the game.

"I'm going to be a manager again and ASAP basically. I'm ready to go. I'm 39 years old. I've got so much energy and so much enthusiasm," Clark told talkSPORT.

"I'm going to wait until the right opportunity comes around but while I'm waiting I'm going to be going out doing my management education and my coaching deduction."

Terriers owner Dean Hoyle is understood to have revealed that he had lost faith in Clark's ability to steer the club to the Championship, but Clark is convinced that he would have secured promotion.

"I have to disagree with that. The backing I had off the owner was brilliant. We had a fantastic relationship and I don't want that to change. But ultimately we were on course to deliver what he wanted," he said.

Simon Grayson took over at Huddersfield on Monday afternoon.