Rotherham
are searching for a new manager after the shock exit of Steve Evans
on Monday.
Evans
left his position after three and a half years with the Millers,
where he guided them from League Two to Championship safety.
Here is a look at the potential candidates to replace
the colourful Scot at the Millers helm.
Neil Redfearn
The
former Leeds boss has been out of work since leaving Elland Road in
the summer following a tumultuous spell under Massimo Cellino. He
walked away from the club with his reputation in tact and Press
Association Sport understands that he would be interested in talking
to the South Yorkshire club. He has a proven track record of managing
at Championship level and also at developing youth – a facet of the
Millers which has been neglected during Evans' reign.
Brian McDermott
Another
former Leeds boss to be linked with the job, McDermott is currently
chief scout for Arsenal, having not managed since his Elland Road
sacking in May 2014. A man with huge pedigree of managing in the
Championship, McDermott enjoyed huge success with Reading, taking
them to the Premier League. With hugely-ambitious chairman Tony
Stewart looking for the club to move on, his dealings at the top end
of the division could make him an ideal candidate.
Paul Hurst
Perhaps
an outsider, the Grimsby manager could be a contender owing to his
intrinsic links to the Millers. Hurst was a one-man club, spending
his entire career with the South Yorkshire outfit and his 500-plus
appearances between 1993-2008 make him the record-appearance holder.
He's managed exclusively in non-league and is charged with getting
the Mariners back into the Football League, having missed out in the
play-offs on the last two seasons. His lack of experience could count
against him, though he had four years of playing time in the
Championship a decade ago.
Stuart Gray
Gray
is the bookmakers' favourite to land the position, primarily due to
his South Yorkshire links. Having played for Barnsley, he was most
recently manager of Sheffield Wednesday until his sacking in the
summer, which came after leading the Owls to their highest-placed
finish in years. As a manager and person, Gray could not be more
different to Evans, but his experience of fending off relegation
trouble at Hillsborough and coaching skills could make him a good fit
at New York Stadium.
Ian Holloway
Having
employed Evans, chairman Stewart may have a liking for characters,
with jobless Holloway certainly ticking that box. The 52-year-old has
been out of work since leaving Millwall at the back end of last
season where he was embroiled in a relegation battle and that could
count against him. However, prior to that Holloway had a fine record
in the second tier, taking unfashionable Blackpool to the top flight
and repeating the feat with Crystal Palace.
