Alan Nixon says that Blackburn Rovers’ managerial search will heat up this week.
Blackburn Rovers’ search to find Tony Mowbray’s successor rumbles on. Plenty of names have so far been linked with the job, with former Sheffield Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal the most heavily-linked name.
He’s now out of work after leaving Braga upon the expiry of his contract and admits that he doesn’t know what the future holds for him.
Lancashire Telegraph say that the club received close to 50 serious applications for the job. The board now have five candidates who they are keen to talk to, with some of those candidates being overseas managers.
And yesterday, The Sun reporter Nixon provided a fresh update on Rovers’ managerial search, whilst also revealing that Wycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth remains on their shortlist following his side’s League One play-off final defeat v Sunderland over the weekend:
Think that will gain some pace this week … and Ainsworth is on short list … https://t.co/JBBeUA5TQu
— Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) May 22, 2022
Moving in the right direction…
Blackburn had been stalling for a few seasons under Mowbray. He was definitely over-achieving with this squad and this summer was always going to be something of a reset, with Mowbray always looking likely to leave and a host of first-team players out of contract too.
The club need to make a solid next appointment to keep the good work done by Mowbray going. Plenty of work is needed this summer and plenty of new faces are needed once a manager is in place, but there’s definitely reason to be excited for Rovers fans, with a manager potentially arriving at the club this week.
