Rice: Hughes not about to exit
30 Aug 2008 - 11:46:20
Falkirk assistant manager Brian Rice insists that boss John Hughes is not about to quit the club, despite hinting at an exit last weekend.
Hughes was furious with the performance of referee Iain Brines during the 3-0 defeat at Celtic, but has held clear-the-air talks with SFA officials during the week.
Rice told the Daily Record: "It's done and dusted. There is a line drawn under it now so let's move on.
"I don't think he was talking about leaving the country, I think some of it was tongue-in-cheek."
Hughes had fumed a week ago: "As a result of all of this, I've had to give everything a lot of thought and I'm not sure this isn't the time to move on.
"I've been involved in football for 25 years and I don't want to tarnish all the hard work I've done, but sometimes the heart gets ripped out.
"Maybe it's time I thought about trying my luck elsewhere."