FOOTBALL DIGEST

■ WOLVES defender Nathan Collins admits it has been impossible to get away from people quizzing him about the identity of Bruno Lage’s successor at Molineux.

The Ireland star said: ‘As a player, you have to focus on what is in your control but it’s not easy. Even friends and family ask who’s coming in. It is not nice to see your manager get sacked.’

JESSE MARSCH accepts he is still living in Marcelo Bielsa’s shadow but is confident the Leeds United board will allow him to steer the club through their current crisis.

Angry fans turned on Marsch during Thursday’s 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Leicester which left the Whites winless in seven ahead of today’s visit of Fulham. The American, who kept Leeds up with a dramatic win at