<table class="storycontent" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><div class="mxb"><h1>Huddersfield to name Ternent boss </h1></div></td></tr><tr><td class="storybody"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Ternent quit as Gillingham manager in 2005 (Getty)</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> </p><p class="first">Huddersfield are set to appoint Derby County assistant boss Stan Ternent as their new manager. </p> The Terriers have confirmed they have approached the former Burnley and Gillingham boss about replacing Andy Ritchie, who left Town on 1 April. </p> Derby chairman of football Adam Pearson said: "We have given Stan permission to join Huddersfield as manager. We have not sought any compensation from them." </p> Ternent's replacement at Derby is thought to be Chris Hutchings. </p> Hutchings has been out of work since being sacked by Wigan earlier this season, and has worked with Rams boss Paul Jewell at Bradford and the Latics. </p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="208" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 5px"></td><td class="sib606"><div class="sihf">606: DEBATE </div><div><div class="mva">I really fail to see how this is a step forward for the club </div></div><div class="mva"><div class="mva">The-Football-Neutral</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p> Pearson added: "I would like to thank Stan for the hard work he has put in for Derby County and the suppprt he has given Paul. </p> "We already have a new assistant lined up and ready to start work on Friday. </p> "I am very excited about the future of the coaching staff moving forward as is Paul Jewell. The new assistant has a proven pedigree and a top class record and is someone well known to Paul." </p></td></tr></tbody></table>