Thorn’s 16 month
reign in charge at the Ricoh Arena was brought to an abrupt end following a
difficult start to the Sky Blues’ first campaign in the third tier.
Coventry remain
winless in five league games and sit just outside the relegation places,
despite the recent problems on the field and the club’s precarious financial
state, the Sky Blues have received a high volume of applications regarding the
vacancy.
Nine names have been
shortlisted, but it is not known as to whether bookmakers favourite, Oxford
United boss Chris Wilder, is one of those to be interviewed.
It was thought that
joint caretaker managers Lee Carsley and Richard Shaw would be in the frame for
the job on a permanent basis, but with the former Premier League outfit still
struggling to live up to their pre-season billing of promotion favourites, it
is unlikely that they will be considered.
Coventry confirmed
today that former Hull City and Preston North End boss Phil Brown will be
interviewed for the job.
Brown has been out of
football since leaving Preston last December and has openly stated his desire
to return to the dugout in the near future.
The Sky Blues are yet
to confirm whether a new man will be placed in charge before Saturday’s trip to
Tranmere, it is that expected that Shaw and Carsley will lead the side if the
vacancy hasn’t been filled beforehand.
After three
successive draws to start the season, Thorn was relieved of his duties but
little improvement has been made since.
The promotion
favourites have slipped to two straight league defeats and narrowly averted a
first round Johnstones Paint Trophy exit to Burton Albion, eventually
prevailing on penalties.
Whoever is placed in
charge faces a difficult task in guiding the West Midlands based club back into
the Championship, in such a competitive division.
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