BOSS Jan Molby has suggested he will still be in charge of Kidderminster Harriers at the weekend despite speculation he was leaving for Division Three rivals Hull City.

Harriers are yet to be officially approached by Hull over any move but they would hold out for a compensation figure believed to be more than £100,000.

Molby was away in Ireland yesterday, doing media work as his homeland played an international friendly.

And though he refused to confirm he would be leaving after Harriers' 2-1 defeat at Cheltenham Town on Tuesday, he did not deny it either.

The Tigers, with a £2.4 million budget and new stadium on the way, would be tempting for ambitious Molby who could also be nearer his family further north.

Yet the manager has proved his loyalty in the past, having turned down a job offer from Wigan Athletic after earning Harriers promotion to the Football League in 2000.

But Molby hinted to his future by stating: "I just get the impression there's one or two people who will be disappointed if I'm still here next season and that disappoints me."

His wife Mandy also allegedly told a Danish newspaper her husband's last Harriers game would be on Tuesday.

Molby still has two years left on his contract and the Aggborough club would be entitled to compensation.

His assistant Gary Barnett's future at Harriers may also be in doubt unless he is seen as the man to replace him.

But the current Harriers manager continued: "By all accounts Hull City would like me to be their new manager and that's all we know.

"That's as far as the speculation goes, although there have been reports coming out of all sorts of places, including my wife.

"I've never said I want to be the new manager of Hull. I've never, on the other hand, said I don't want to go. But I haven't had a choice as of yet."

Many visiting fans were expecting Molby to make some kind of leaving gesture at the end of Tuesday's defeat.

But the Liverpool midfield legend did not, fuelling the belief he could still be in charge for Saturday's home match with Southend United.

Chairman Colin Youngjohns said late yesterday: "There has been no official approach from Hull."

And Molby added: "For those fans who were at Cheltenham we appreciate their support and I hope to see them on Saturday.

"There is every chance I will be at the club on Saturday and beyond."

Harriers were rocked by the resignation of chairman Lionel Newton from the board earlier this month.

The absence of a Newton cash injection and a disappointing average Aggborough attendance could reduce Harriers' wage budget next season.

Meanwhile, Hull supremo Adam Pearson, who parted company with Brian Little last month, insisted earlier this week: "Jan Molby is someone we have looked at very closely.

"But any details being bandied about regarding contracts or money for signings are very premature and very wide of the mark."

Molby was fined £500 at an FA hearing last Thursday for being sent to the stands in Harriers' 1-0 victory at Doncaster Rovers last October.