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Mark Walker

Carver commits future to Lechia Gdansk as Scotland assistant set for dual role

John Carver has signed a new three-year deal at Lechia Gdansk and is set to continue to combine his job with being Scotland No.2.

Steve Clark's assistant manager performed miracles to keep Lechia safe from relegation after arriving in December with the club seemingly certain to be relegated.

Carver kept them up with two games to spare after eight wins from 16 games and the club successfully appealed against a ban from the Polish FA about a licence to play in the league because of financial irregularities.


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And the former Newcastle coach has decided to stay in Polish football after signing a new bumper three-year deal.

He said: "I agreed to a new, three-year contract. I won't go into details, but all the people who worked behind the scenes were very helpful.

"When I found myself in Lechia in December, my goal was to keep the team in the top league. That was my focus and that was the beginning of this adventure. Now we've taken the next step.

"I saw what the players and my staff gave me. That was the main reason I decided to get involved in this club. I also want the staff to stay, because they are fantastic and very important people to me.

"Of course, our wonderful fans also had an influence on this. This is another step in our joint adventure.

"And anyway, the players have been asking all week what's next for me. Now they know where they stand."

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