League Two side Notts County have appointed Hans Backe as Ian McParland’s managerial successor handing him a three-year contract at Meadow Lane.

Magpies’ director of football Sven Goran Eriksson was handed the task to find a replacement for McParland, who was sacked on October 12 following a 2-2 home draw against Torquay United. And he has moved for Backe, who worked under him at Manchester City and Mexico.

The Swede had told the Nottingham Evening Post: “I want to get back into the daily routine with practice, I’ve felt a longing for a long time now.

“It’s possible that the next two to three years will be my last as a club manager.”

Backe snubbed the chance to take over as coach of the Sweden national team in favour of getting Notts County promoted to League One this season. They are 7/5 in the League Two outright market and 1/4 in the promotion market.

The side is currently fourth in the table, a point off the automatic promotion places and six points off top spot.

County’s joint caretaker team of Dave Kevan and Michael Johnson have been in charge for the last two games, but Backe will almost certainly be at the helm in time for the home game against Shrewsbury (County are 3/5 to win, Shrewsbury are priced 4/1 and the draw is 5/2 in the 90 minutes market) on Saturday.

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