Ince rues not having time to shine at Blackburn but insists he'll wait for the right new job

By Laura Williamson
Last updated at 10:51 AM on 02nd February 2009

Paul Ince is determined to ‘wait for the right club’ before making a return to management.

The former Blackburn Rovers boss, sacked in December after fewer than six months in charge at Ewood Park, added he would be prepared to manage a lower League club again in order to build a regime of his own.

Frustrating time: Paul Ince was sacked by Blackburn after fewer than six months in charge

Ince cut his managerial teeth at Macclesfield Town and MK Dons but his step up to the Premier League was thwarted after Blackburn managed just three wins in the 17 games he was in charge.

He said: ‘I’ve got to wait for the right job. I’m not too proud to go back into the Championship or League One.

‘I want to build my own team, bring in my own players – unfortunately I didn’t have the time to do that at Blackburn.’

The 41-year-old was back at Old Trafford on Saturday for Manchester United’s 1-0 victory over Everton, less than two months after standing on the sidelines and watching Blackburn lose 5-3 in the Carling Cup to Sir Alex Ferguson’s side.

Ince sat alongside former Liverpool and England team-mate Steve McManaman in the Setanta Sports studio and admitted being a pundit is more difficult when you have been a manager and have ambitions to return to the job.

He said: ‘It is harder. You have to be very political sometimes. Not to say I won’t voice my opinion, but some people can go a bit over the top. It’s a very fine line.

‘In the next couple of months I could have a manager’s job with those players in front of me, who they have seen me slaughter.’