BBC · Nov 18, 2016

Calderwood set for Villa assistant role

Colin Calderwood (right) has been assistant manager to Brighton boss Chris Hughton at four clubsColin Calderwood is being lined up as Aston Villa's new assistant manager after resigning from the same position at Championship rivals Brighton.

Ex-Northampton and Nottingham Forest boss Calderwood, 51, is a former Villa player and lives in Northampton - which would also mean a much shorter commute.

A Brighton statement said Calderwood, who was placed on gardening leave on 12 November, quit for a job "elsewhere".

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