LEE Peacock says he is currently not interested in becoming Swindon Town’s new manager as he is still at the beginning of his journey as a coach.

The head of youth coaching at Town’s academy has stepped up into the assistant manager’s position since former first-team boss John Sheridan resigned from his position last month.

Peacock has been responsible for taking a handful of training sessions, as well as working with Town’s strikers, as the club scrambles to make it to the end of the current campaign without further disruption.

The 44-year-old spoke openly about his experiences at the County Ground so far as well as his plans for the future, which do not include taking over as manager any time soon.

Asked what his career plans are post-Wigan Athletic on Sunday, Peacock said: I’ll probably go back to my regular role and a new manager will come in over the summer.

“If I can be honest, right now I’m not interested in the job. I don’t want to get caught up, bogged down, stressed, and worried.

“For me, the most difficult thing would be if you’re in that position, there’s only two things that happen as a manager.

“They’re either lucky enough to get a move higher or they get sacked. And getting sacked by and from a club you love would be very difficult.”

Peacock’s passion for his current job perhaps further explained why he is so reluctant to make that permanent step up.

The ex-Town striker discussed work he has been doing with Brett Pitman and Tyler Smith that has involved turning half-chances into easier ones and making good chances almost dead certs.

But aside from the coaching aspect, the 44-year-old went on to admit he still feels he is a little green in places and could do with learning his trade for a few more years first.

Peacock said: “I’m a bit more confident than I was – tactically and as a coach, I’m more confident in what I want to do and how I want to do it, but I’ve still got so much to learn regarding all the off-field stuff.

“I’m still at the beginning of my journey. This has been a great opportunity for me just to see how things work at this level on a consistent basis. But in the future, you never know.

“A new manager will come in who’ll bring his own coaching staff, but the opportunity might arise in the future to step up and gain a little bit more experience. And from there, you never know.”