Gillingham interim head coach Keith Millen says he’s not looking to take on the role permanently | Former Crystal Palace, Bristol City, MK Dons and Carlisle manager handed role after Neil Harris’ sacking

Keith Millen says becoming manager of Gillingham permanently isn’t on the agenda.

Millen was asked to take over on an interim basis by director of football Kenny Jackett, after Neil Harris was sacked, and he was happy to help.

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His own role at the club had been up for discussion already, having initially joined as head of academy coaching before taking a more active role in the B team and the first team in recent weeks.

Millen met with the outgoing management team of Harris and David Livermore on Thursday, shortly after they were dismissed. The pair even offered him help with preparing for the MK Dons game this Saturday.

The experienced coach is happy to take on the inbetween role while the Gills look for a new head coach, having previously had caretaker positions previously at Bristol City, Crystal Palace and with weekend opponents MK Dons.

He went onto manage on a permanent basis at Bristol City and was more recently manager at Carlisle United but he’s not expecting to be in charge of the Gills for long.

Millen was asked if he was going for the role permanently and said: “No, no I am not. The club has made their statement and I have not been privy to the details of that,.I have been asked to keep the seat warm for the next person.

“The change of direction is not me, I am taking the team Saturday, I am different to Neil, I have been a manager, I have been caretaker manager too many times and my ideas will be slightly different to Neil’s and any other manager. You have to have an identity for what you do.

“Am I going to turn it around in one and a half training sessions? No. Thursday was a case of seeing the players, obviously, they played Tuesday (losing at Crewe) so there were tired