Last Updated: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:50
New Preston manager Simon Grayson claims he was itching to get back into football.
The former Blackpool and Leeds boss was sacked by Huddersfield last month following a winless run of 12 league matches, despite leading them to npower League One play-off final glory at the end of last season.
While acknowledging the prospect of waiting for another job at Championship level, Grayson felt the chance to take up the reins as Graham Westley's successor at Deepdale was too good to turn down.
"I got sacked by Huddersfield a few weeks ago, I've had a break and had a bit of a holiday but in that period of time I've been looking to get back," said the 43-year-old. "I love football, I'm a football man and I got itchy feet.
"I had one or two other opportunities to go to other clubs and had enquiries about going to other clubs, but once I spoke to the owners here I found a club that could match my ambitions as well as me matching theirs.
"I'm delighted to be here, I know that the club's got a fantastic tradition and history and hopefully we can get back to those winning ways and take the club back to where it belongs in the Championship, and hopefully beyond some day.
He added: "That (waiting for a Championship job) was a possibility but you can wait too long, you can have a breather and be out too long and suddenly you get a little bit forgotten.
"So I thought coming to Preston North End fitted the bill with a lot of things and I'm delighted to have done that.
"If it was a club that didn't have the ambition of trying to be successful then I wouldn't be here but it certainly inspired me to come."
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