Billy Davies and Dave Jones in frame for Leicester job

Image caption, Jones led Wolves into the Premier League in 2003 via the Championship play-offs and took Cardiff to the FA Cup final in 2008

Billy Davies, Dave Jones and Iain Dowie are all eager to follow Sven-Goran Eriksson as the next Leicester City boss, understands.

Former Cardiff City manager Dave Jones and ex-Charlton Athletic and QPR boss Dowie have both applied.

And Davies, who was in charge of Leicester's fierce rivals Derby County and Nottingham Forest, is also keen.

Huddersfield manager Lee Clark, , is also in the running.

Foxes legend Martin O'Neill was one of the early favourites for the role following .

But the club's .