Paul Hartley is still the firm favourite to take over as Dundee boss but for now, the Dens managerial hot-seat remains vacant.
The former Hearts, Celtic and Scotland midfielder had been expected to be announced as the new manager as early as Wednesday and officially unveiled on Thursday.
However, when contacted by Courier Sport, club chairman Bill Colvin confirmed: “We have not signed anyone yet. We are working hard on a solution.”
The Dark Blues parted company by mutual consent with manager John Brown on Monday afternoon following a run of poor results that had seen the promotion hopefuls take just one point from a possible nine in their last three matches.
The players were spoken to by club officials on Tuesday morning before going out to training, overseen by assistant boss Ray Farningham.
However, he and the rest of the Dundee squad are still waiting to discover who will be in charge for the crunch Championship clash against Hamilton on Saturday.
In a statement released by Dundee on Monday, the club said they would “move quickly to appoint a new manager” and Hartley is a free agent having left Alloa last month, stating that he had taken the part-time club as far as he could.
If Hartley does ultimately land the Dundee post, Darren Young, who has been with him for every step of his brief coaching career, is adamant his former gaffer is the perfect man to deal with the pressure at Dens.
He said: “They have really high expectations at Dundee. I was there myself as a player and they have a big budget and expect success.
“They always expect to be up there which they are this season, to be fair and I’m sure Paul will deal with that pressure and kick on.
“This is a guy who has played at Parkhead for Celtic in front of 60,000 fans and turned in great performances for Scotland. Pressure is something he will shrug off.
“He has played in cup finals and huge games, and he has taken that experience into management, so I have no fears for him.
“Paul is definitely ready for that step up. He has done well and proved himself over the last few years at Alloa. This is a good time for him to step up to full-time level.”
Young says there will be no ill-feeling towards Hartley if he takes up a role with another club in the same division, having quit as Alloa boss just a fortnight ago.
He added: “No-one at Alloa would ever grudge him a move.
“He did great for us after taking over when the club was in a bad place in the Third Division. To be a couple of points off the play-offs to get to the Premiership is something nobody could have ever imagined.
“He has been used to full-time as a player and that is what he wants now. That is understandable and he knows what is needed to be a success in that environment.
“It has been amazing what he has done and he’s getting the rewards for that hard work.”