BRASS will be the only manager under the age of 30 operating in the Football League or Premiership.

At 27, he is almost half the age of Terry Dolan, the man he replaces in the Bootham Crescent hot-seat. Dolan will be 53 later this month.

Newcastle United boss Sir Bobby Robson is currently the oldest serving manager. Aged 70, he is some 43 years older than Brass.

Brass was only two years of age when Sir Bobby tasted silverware for the first time, guiding Ipswich Town to the FA Cup after a 1-0 win over Arsenal at Wembley in 1978.

Updated: 11:22 Wednesday, June 04, 2003