The 44-year-old is believed to have been approached by the Almondvale outfit’s manager Mark Burchill on Friday.
After taking the weekend to consider the invitation, Hopkin decided to accept the offer and stepped down from his Ton post last night.
See tomorrow's Tele for more on this story.
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