The Reds Eye Sean Dyche Following Ange Postecoglou Exit
Nottingham Forest have reportedly reached out with Roberto Mancini about their leadership role, in the wake of the dismissal of former boss Postecoglou.
Forest owner Marinakis, a wealthy shipping magnate, made the decision to fire the head coach a mere 40 days into his tenure, during the club's heavy home loss to the London side.
The owner attended at the home ground but allegedly exited the stadium soon after the first hour, with the team trailing by two goals. A club executive later informed the manager of his dismissal.
Quest for Replacement Kicks Off
Forest had been assessing candidates for their former boss since their embarrassing European defeat at their own stadium to their opponents prior to the fixture pause, when supporters became hostile toward the head coach.
The manager's exit after eight games makes his time in charge the shortest in EPL history, one day fewer than the previous record holder managed at the London club.
The former coach allegedly parted ways with players in the Forest dressing room before departing the venue on the weekend, snapping selfies with supporters as he left.
Potential Candidates
The Italian and The former Burnley boss are currently out of work, while the Forest owner is a longstanding admirer of the Fulham manager, whom he once hired at the Piraeus side. Silva's agreement with Fulham, running out at the conclusion of the campaign, is thought to contain a escape clause of approximately eight million pounds.
The club are prepared to shell out money for a new boss but are cautious of FFP guidelines after dismissing a another coach in a short period, plus a summer spend of approximately two hundred million pounds on 13 new players.
History and Details
The Australian took over from Nuno, whose rapport with the Greek deteriorated over the selection of the executive as global head of football across his teams.
Mancini has not managed since departing his role as Middle East boss a year ago. Mancini previously led the Sky Blues to their maiden EPL crown in the 2011-12 season and has undoubted gravitas.
Dyche, a one-time Forest youth player, lives close to the stadium and his backroom staff both former players are one-time club stars, part of the team the previous campaign ahead of the side competed continentally, in that era.
What's Next
The contract duration the chief is prepared to put forward could play a crucial role in speeding up negotiations with prospects over the immediate future.
The team resume fixtures in the European competition against Porto on Thursday, by which time it is expected the incoming coach will be in place; the club have a single point from a possible six.
