http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15246124.stm Bristol City chairman Colin Sexstone says it is unlikely they will appoint a new manager by the weekend. Keith Millen left his position last Monday after a year in the job and his assistant Steve Wigley has been in caretaker charge since then. "It's quite possible that we'll go into Saturday with the current coaches, with Steve acting as manager," Sexstone told BBC Radio Bristol. "We need to do this thoroughly, which I think fans would expect us to do." Millen departed Ashton Gate two days after their 5-0 defeat by Blackpool, with the Robins bottom of the Championship table with just one win all season. They have not played a game since then because of the international break but face Peterborough at home on Saturday. Former Barnsley manager Mark Robins, ex-Cardiff boss Dave Jones and Sean O'Driscoll, who was sacked by Doncaster last month, have all been linked with the vacant position, and St Johnstone said they would not stop Derek McInnes from joining the Championship side. While Sexstone would not be drawn on naming potential candidates, he has ruled out the possibility of appointing ex-West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola and City goalkeeper David James, who were both rumoured to be interested. "We've had over 60 applications now and had a thorough look at them all. We've now interviewed five people who all brought different skills and there's still a few applications coming in now," said Sexstone. We are going as quickly as we can but it's far more important that we get this right Bristol City chairman Colin Sexstone "The majority are out of work but that's not a pre-requisite by any means. "I've seen Zola's name attached but I don't think he's applied and David James didn't apply. I haven't looked too much at the speculation as there's all sorts of names about." He added: "We are going as quickly as we can but it's far more important that we get this right. We don't want any knee-jerk reactions and want to make sure we've looked at all possibilities. "This is for the long term, not a quick fix."
Picking the bones out of it CS is saying that we are going through a VERY thorough process which makes sense . He alludes that there may be people who are interested and the club has been made aware 'On the quiet' about these candidates and are deciding where to go with that info. He states that some are working at the moment whilst others aren't! (cheers Col ) Wigley is more than likely in charge for Saturday. A very high standard of Managers have applied, which is good to hear. So all in all a good interview from CS which ultimately doesn't tell us a lot! As you were, let the speculation continue...
well at least they are actually taking their time with this one and looking at people who are actually interested
I know their taking the time finding the right man blah blah but i can't help myself be really pissed off.. Imagine if they just appoint robins after dicking around for 2 weeks and we lose to p'boro and be firmly bottom of the table with a 10,000 crowd I might support the ga... Never mind.
Don't care how long it takes as long as it's the right decision...............or are they just having a raffle in the Boardroom and one lucky person.............?
