Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale insists he will be in the Grecians' dug-out for tomorrow's clash with Bury at St James' Park, as inevitable rumours of him leaving for Bristol City begin to surface.
The Robins, third-from-bottom of League One, parted company with manager Sean O'Driscoll yesterday after just ten months in charge, following their poor start to life in the third tier.
"I've seen that Sean has left Bristol City, which is unfortunate for their circumstances, but as manager of Exeter City I am focused on what we are doing here," Tisdale said. "It won't be the first vacancy to be available in the Westcountry. But I am Exeter City manager, so there we are.
"If [the media] are linking me, then it's flattering, but I'm not aware of being linked."
The City boss is regularly linked with roles away from St James' Park and has turned down managerial vacancies at Swansea City and Southampton in the past.
Last season, he was strongly linked with a move to Swindon after Paolo di Canio left the County Ground, while there were also rumours England were looking at the 40-year-old as a replacement for Stuart Pearce as Under-21 boss.
Bristol City vice-chairman Jon Lansdown said: "It is vital that we now look to appoint a head coach who buys into our strategy and can help us to continue to grow and develop it successfully. This, of course, includes results on the pitch."
