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Rebello told to give up one of two Vasco posts

champions Vasco, has been told by the club that he must vacate one of the positions.Despite having had no previous coaching experience,

champions Vasco, has been told by the club that he must vacate one of the positions.

Despite having had no previous coaching experience, Rebello came to the aid of the club early in December and filled in as interim coach when Danvers Seymour was sacked -- and managed to do the job with great distinction.

The season ended on a high note for Vasco and Rebello when the club pulled off a the spectacular coup of winning the FA Cup final against heavily-favoured Dandy Town.

In addition to the season-ending heroics, Vasco were able to prove their worth by moving away from the bottom of the First Division tables to a very creditable sixth-place finish during Rebello's short tenure at the helm.

It now looks as though Rebello could be forced out of the picture -- that is if he decides to pack it in and a new coach can be found to replace him.

"We are still trying to find somebody for the job, we talked to a couple of people about the post, but nothing has been decided so far,'' said Rebello yesterday.

"The executives have basically told me that I have to do one (job) or the other and I can understand it because it's hard for anybody to do the two jobs at the same time. It's just too demanding.'' Rebello said that he did not know what would happen, but he did point out that coaching was enjoyable and believed that he got plenty of experience during his time on the team bench.

It now looks as if Rebello's continued involvement with the team will depend solely on whether the club is able to find a qualifed coach.

"I don't know what will happen. We plan to decide everything by June 15, which is the end of the new release period,'' he said.

Rebello took over the job after former Bermuda national coach Gary Darrell declined the position following Seymour's departure.

PHC is another club on the lookout for a new coach after Alfred Eve resigned at the end of the season.

Eve had only come out of retirement just weeks before the start of last season after PHC's original coaching plans backfired when former player Jack Castle turned down the position at the last moment.

Castle, however, who took over last season as coach of Second Division club Wolves, is reported to be very much back in the picture.

Word is that he is among a list of five who have been interviewed about the post, the others are believed to be senior players -- some who intend to play another season or two and others who would be prepared to quit if offered the full-time position.

JACK CASTLE -- In the running for PHC post.