Danny Bloor has been placed in sole charge at Worthing.

Bloor had been running the club on a joint basis with Alan Pook since last summer.

However, Pook has now stepped aside and will instead oversee the development of the club's exciting bunch of youngsters in his role as director of football.

Bloor, who led Burgess Hill to the County League title before joining the Rebels initially as Pook's assistant, will have former Leyton and Enfield boss Alan Payne as his No. 2 with one-time Albion captain Paul Rogers as first-team coach.

He said: "I have worked with Alan at the club for the past three years and I have learnt a tremendous amount from him.

"But I was a manager in my own right at Burgess Hill and won the league with them. I have a quality team around me with Alan Payne and Paul Rogers and I am really looking forward to it.

"I speak to Alan Pook twice a day and that won't change. Alan is carrying out a vital role for the club."

Worthing are planning to put up to eight of their successful youth team into the first team en bloc for the 2007-08 season and Pook will spend the forthcoming campaign preparing the youngsters for that.

Pook's involvement with the first team had lessened since the death of club director, business partner and friend Steve Danahar in December.

Bloor was essentially running the first team on his own for the second half of last season and the changes are not expected to cause any upheaval.

Former Albion, Charlton and Wales midfielder John Robinson has already been signed by Bloor, who has also persuaded Jamie Lawerence and Tarkan Mustafa to stay at the Gladwish Stadium for the new season.

Bloor is also on the verge of signing Enfield midfielder Rudi Hall, who is expected to feature in their opening pre-season friendly at home to Albion next Saturday.

Hall, who started his career at West Ham, has also played for Hitchin, Hertford Town and East Thurrock.

Bloor said: "He is the sort of midfield player we require. He scores goals from the middle or the park, is an infectious character with plenty of ability."