BRISTOL CITY: Steve Lansdown assumes leading role in search for next manager at Ashton Gate.
A Stockhausen
STEVE Lansdown will this week take personal charge of Bristol City's search for a new manager.
The Championship strugglers are still seeking a permanent replacement for Steve Cotterill, who was sacked earlier this month following a run of poor results.
His assistant, John Pemberton, has teamed up with City's Under-21 coach Wade Elliott to look after first-team affairs during the interim period and the pair have presided over games against Middlesbrough, West Brom and Leeds United.
But with City still in the bottom three and just 18 games of the Championship campaign remaining, pressure is mounting on the Ashton Gate board of directors to announce their next move.
And majority shareholder Lansdown, recently returned from a holiday in Namibia, is now ready to involve himself fully in the process of identifying and appointing City's next manager.
The club have been sifting through a short-list of potential candidates, a process that has gone far enough to now warrant the involvement of City's majority shareholder.
That said, it is unlikely anything will be decided ahead of Saturday's home game against Birmingham. Those responsible for the running of the club want to avoid any knee-jerk reactions that might result in them making the wrong appointment and they are prepared to take their time.
A series of high-profile candidates have been linked with the job, including former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes, ex-Leicester manager Nigel Pearson, Stuart Pearce and Neil Warnock.
Such speculation appears to be wide of the mark, however, with the club believed to be seeking a progressive head coach with a track record of nurturing young players.
Amid all the uncertainty currently swirling around Ashton Gate, one thing is becoming increasingly apparent. With every day that passes without an appointment being announced, Pemberton's chances of landing the role for an extended period are increased.
Highly thought of by the club's board members, the 51-year-old Lancastrian is seen as a steadying influence and a strong hand in difficult times. Lansdown and his board of directors are sure to consult Pemberton before making their next move in the management market.
Certainly, the former Crystal Palace, Leeds and Sheffield United player has done his chances of staying on no harm in recent weeks, demonstrating a refreshing willingness to utilise young players and switching formation and adopting a flat back four in a bid to render his team more difficult to beat.
In addition, the absence of a permanent manager does not seem to have undermined the club's efforts to recruit new players in the January window, Ben Gladwin and Alex Pearce both arriving on loan last week.
Pemberton is working closely with head of operations Mark Ashton and director of football Keith Burt to bring more players into BS3 this week, it seems, the nation's bookmakers have installed him as favourite to land the manager's job until the end of this season for a reason.
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A Stockhausen
STEVE Lansdown will this week take personal charge of Bristol City's search for a new manager.
The Championship strugglers are still seeking a permanent replacement for Steve Cotterill, who was sacked earlier this month following a run of poor results.
His assistant, John Pemberton, has teamed up with City's Under-21 coach Wade Elliott to look after first-team affairs during the interim period and the pair have presided over games against Middlesbrough, West Brom and Leeds United.
But with City still in the bottom three and just 18 games of the Championship campaign remaining, pressure is mounting on the Ashton Gate board of directors to announce their next move.
And majority shareholder Lansdown, recently returned from a holiday in Namibia, is now ready to involve himself fully in the process of identifying and appointing City's next manager.
The club have been sifting through a short-list of potential candidates, a process that has gone far enough to now warrant the involvement of City's majority shareholder.
That said, it is unlikely anything will be decided ahead of Saturday's home game against Birmingham. Those responsible for the running of the club want to avoid any knee-jerk reactions that might result in them making the wrong appointment and they are prepared to take their time.
A series of high-profile candidates have been linked with the job, including former Everton and Manchester United boss David Moyes, ex-Leicester manager Nigel Pearson, Stuart Pearce and Neil Warnock.
Such speculation appears to be wide of the mark, however, with the club believed to be seeking a progressive head coach with a track record of nurturing young players.
Amid all the uncertainty currently swirling around Ashton Gate, one thing is becoming increasingly apparent. With every day that passes without an appointment being announced, Pemberton's chances of landing the role for an extended period are increased.
Highly thought of by the club's board members, the 51-year-old Lancastrian is seen as a steadying influence and a strong hand in difficult times. Lansdown and his board of directors are sure to consult Pemberton before making their next move in the management market.
Certainly, the former Crystal Palace, Leeds and Sheffield United player has done his chances of staying on no harm in recent weeks, demonstrating a refreshing willingness to utilise young players and switching formation and adopting a flat back four in a bid to render his team more difficult to beat.
In addition, the absence of a permanent manager does not seem to have undermined the club's efforts to recruit new players in the January window, Ben Gladwin and Alex Pearce both arriving on loan last week.
Pemberton is working closely with head of operations Mark Ashton and director of football Keith Burt to bring more players into BS3 this week, it seems, the nation's bookmakers have installed him as favourite to land the manager's job until the end of this season for a reason.
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