'No wholesale changes overnight' - Neil

There will be no immediate changes at Millwall, says new head coach Alex Neil.

The former Norwich and Sunderland boss has been appointed on a "long-term contract" at The Den, replacing Neil Harris who left the club earlier this month.

"It's as thorough a recruitment process as I've ever been through," Neil told the Millwall website.

"It was about me trying to paint my vision for the club and also where I see it at the moment and the things I think I can develop and help with."

Neil has won promotions when in charge of Hamilton Academical, Norwich and Sunderland and says Millwall is more of a long-term project.

"It's going to be a gradual process - there won't be wholesale changes overnight - there's a lot of good players here and a good group of younger players emerging so it's getting the balance right.

"I'm a big believer in developing young players but you need good quality senior players around that to make it work, so that will be key."

Millwall are currently 13th in the Championship table, eight points short of the play-offs and eight clear of the relegation zone.

"You want to always set your bar as high as possible - I'm not saying our aim right now is to get promoted this season but if we can hit a good run then there's no reason why we can't be competing for the play-offs," Neil said.

His first game in charge will be at home to Oxford United on New Year's Day.