New Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth says he's excited to be working with manager Chris Hughton.

And despite his remit, he insists Hughton will make the final decision on new signings.

"My job is not to try and tell Chris what to do on the pitch or on the training pitch or from a tactical point of view. It's to help and support him.

"The manager has to have the final say on any player coming into the first team squad. If the manager doesn't like, fancy, rate a player coming in then clearly the manager is not going to play them."

While Ashworth was serving a six month notice period, Albion slipped into trouble at the wrong end of the table and sit three points above the drop zone having not won a top-flight game in 2019.

"We've got a good squad and a good manager, so I'm confident we'll still be a Premier League club next year," he added.