Dennis Wise and Kevin Blackwell among Coventry City applicants
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Dennis Wise and Kevin Blackwell are among a large number of applicants for Coventry City's vacant managerial post, reports 91热爆 Coventry & Warwickshire.
The Sky Blues sacked manager Andy Thorn on Sunday following a disappointing start to the season, drawing all three of their opening matches.
The Coventry board have received a high volume of applications vying for the first managerial opening of the season.
Coventry have not yet set a timescale for finding a new manager.
Former Millwall, Swindon and Leeds United manager Wise, 45, finished his playing career with Coventry, scoring six times in a total of 13 league appearances in 2006.
However, he has been without a job since leaving his executive role at Newcastle United in 2009 following a disagreement with then-Magpies manager Kevin Keegan.
Meanwhile Blackwell, who also had a spell in charge of Leeds, left Sheffield United in 2010 by mutual consent and has been out of work since.