‘There was a lot of noise about Liverpool. West Ham also came in for me when Redknapp left. I felt I needed more experience before taking on a bigger club’: Ex-Premier League boss reveals turning down opportunities to manage high-profile clubs

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Premier League managers often jump at the chance to take on high-profile jobs as soon as possible for fear of not being granted the same opportunity again, but Alan Curbishley has explained why he stood firm at Charlton throughout his career.

Speculation linked Curbishley with Liverpool at various points throughout his 15 years at Charlton, while he also interviewed for the England job in 2006 when it became clear that Sven-Goran Eriksson would be leaving after the World Cup.