Raith Rovers are now looking for their third manager in the space of just over four months following the surprise exit of Neill Collins.
The 41-year-old has departed for Californian side Sacramento Republic in the USL Championship after only 15 games in charge at Stark’s Park.
The obvious candidate for any Championship side seeking a new boss would be Ian Murray following his exploits in taking Raith to the Premiership play-off final last season.
But, with that clearly a non-starter for the Kirkcaldy club following the way he was sacked in August, where do they turn next?
Two others from their last hunt are also now out of the picture, with David Healy performing a U-turn and reneging on his agreement to join Rovers to instead stay at Linfield on an improved deal.
And Collins himself was said by chief executive Andy Barrowman to be the number one choice when he was surprisingly named as Murray’s successor in September.
Courier Sport takes a look at some familiar names and other emerging talents who are possibilities for the job.
Charlie Adam
The former Dundee, Stoke City, Liverpool and Rangers midfielder is freshly out of work after being sacked by Fleetwood Town.
He was unable to keep the club in League One last season after being appointed on Hogmanay last year.
Has been praised by Fleetwood for his ‘commitment and professionalism’ but paid the price for a disastrous run of just one win in 12 games.
Gordon Forrest
A native Fifer, Forrest began his playing career at Raith before turning out for Livingston, East Fife and Berwick Rangers.
After coaching with the Scottish FA, he had spells with East Fife and in New Zealand and Canada before assisting Robbie Neilson at Dundee United and Hearts.
Since leaving Hearts with the sacking of Steven Naismith in September, he has worked briefly for Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City but is now out of contract.
Liam Fox
Currently first-team coach at Hearts, the former Dundee United boss spent two years at Raith as a player.
After originally cutting his teeth unsuccessfully as manager of Cowdenbeath, the 40-year-old appeared more suited to life as a coach with spells at Hearts, Livingston and United.
Stepped into the manager’s role at Tannadice following the sacking of Jack Ross but left with the team sitting bottom of the Premiership.
Craig Levein
Has already had a spell in charge in Kirkcaldy, having been appointed by his boyhood heroes on a non-contract basis in September 2006.
He left just the following month to take over at Dundee United, where his success led to the Scotland job.
Most recently, however, after narrowly keeping St Johnstone in the Premiership last season, he was axed following a poor start to the campaign.
Gary Naysmith
No stranger to life in Fife after three and a half seasons in charge at East Fife.
The former Hearts, Everton and Scotland defender then went on to have two and a half years full-time at Queen of the South and a year at Edinburgh City.
Has been reviving his managerial reputation with Stenhousemuir, where he led them to the League Two championship last season – their first ever title – and to their current third spot in League One.
John Potter
Ruled himself out of the Raith job the last time after the sacking of Ian Murray.
Heavily involved in his position as technical director, the former Dunfermline defender and manager has again stepped in as interim boss with assistant Colin Cameron.
After the dugout turbulence so far this season, some have suggested he could be an option for the rest of the campaign.
Barry Robson
With the likes of Aberdeen coach Peter Leven and Celtic B manager Darren O’Dea reportedly considered the last time, Rovers have shown themselves keen on younger managers.
Robson, now 46, earned his stripes at Aberdeen as a youth coach before impressing as an interim boss on two separate occasions.
However, after ten months at the helm permanently, he was sacked by the Dons in January this year.
Kevin Thomson
The ex-Hibernian and Scotland midfielder is another who first made strides in youth coaching with former club Rangers.
He then took over at Kelty Hearts in May 2021 and worked under current Raith co-owner Dean Mckenzie and chief executive Andy Barrowman.
After impressively steering the Fife club to their League Two title in 2022, the now 40-year-old left on a high but has failed to land another top job since and is running his own youth academy.
Michael Tidser
The former Morton midfielder joined Kelty Hearts as a player in 2020 and has gone on to play more than 130 times for the club.
A key figure in the League Two title success in 2022, he took over as player-manager in May 2023 following the departure of John Potter for his post at Raith.
Currently has Kelty sitting second in League One, just two points adrift of leaders Arbroath, and pulled off an eye-catching Premier Sports Cup victory over Hibs back in July.
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