Ward, McDonald and Perryman are interviewed.

Last updated : 04 November 2003 By Martin Holmes
It is also possible that caretaker manager Bob Bloomer is in the frame, although this has not been confirmed.

MANAGER STATS

John Ward - Managed Bristol Rovers between 1993 and 1996 in Division 2. He was assistant to Colin Lee at Wolves, and was caretaker manager when Lee was sacked in 2000. He was Graham Taylor's assistant at Watford in the 1980's, and managed York City between 1991-93.

Alan MacDonald - Former Northern Ireland defender who won 50 caps for his country. Played for QPR for more than 15 years.

Steve Perryman - Played more than 600 games for Tottenham, and was assistant to Osvaldo Ardilles when he was in charge at Spurs in the mid 90's. Is currently acting as an un-paid Director of Football at Nationwide Conference Exeter City.

The club hope to make an announcement at a press conference on Thursday.