Leigh_Curtis published Alan Smith ready for first voyage into management as caretaker...

Holding a cup of tea and making his way up to the Notts County media suite, Alan Smith has done this a million times before. There are the cameras, the microphones and a room full of waiting journalists, but while the scene would have been a familiar one, the line of questioning less so. That's because for the first time in what has been an illustrious career he was no longer facing an inquisition as a player, but as a manager instead. Put in charge after John Sheridan was sacked last...