Former Coventry City midfielder Paul Cook has returned to Ireland after talks about becoming the next manager of Accrington Stanley broke down.
Cook, who made 37 appearances for City between 19945 and 1996, has been manager of Sligo Rovers since 2007.
He had been given permission by the League Of Ireland club to speak to Accrington for whom he made 62 appearances from 2003-2006, however, a statement issued on the Sligo Rovers official club website said: "Sligo Rovers wish to announce that Paul Cook is expected to return to Sligo this weekend after talks between Paul and Accrington Stanley concluded unsuccesfully.
We would like to thank Accrington’s Peter Marsden for his professionalism and courtesy in the negotiations with Sligo Rovers and we wish them the very best for the future."