That's a shame. But if he's been out of football for a year, it would have been risky appointing him when we're in the situation we are. Greta bloke though and hope he'll be back at PVR in the near future.
Fordy had been out of football for longer than Phil has! Never really thought he would come back as one of the reasons he didnt take the job after Adie was because of his commitments.
But like JGFC says get him in as co-caretaker with Proths, he knows the club well even if he is out of touch with the league, which Proths knwos inside out.