New Aberdeen chief executive Alan Burrows believes the announcement of the club's next manager is likely to come "sooner rather than later".
The former Motherwell supremo is settling into life in the Granite City and is leading the search for the club's permanent successor to Jim Goodwin with chairman Dave Cormack recovering from heart surgery. And Burrows believes the club are close to settling on a shortlist as they aim to find the right person to lead Aberdeen moving forward. Interim boss Barry Robson has made his case with two wins in four games and Burrows admits it's been an extensive process in the search for the perfect candidate.
Speaking on the club's website, he said: “There has been a lot of really good work undertaken so far by (director of football) Steven Gunn and (director) Willie Garner. The process of recruiting a manager is two-fold. Firstly, people will come to you as this is a big club that a lot of managers throughout the United Kingdom and beyond will want to manage.
“It is also incumbent on Aberdeen Football Club to ensure it is looking externally at people who may not have applied for a variety of reasons – such as if they weren’t sure of the vacancy or if they wouldn’t be considered. We are identifying the best people. There has been a huge amount of work collating the people who were interested and came to us but also using a lot of data analytics and contacts people have to shape a list.
“I have come in and added to that with names I have been keen to look at and have engaged with myself. We have reduced a phenomenally large number of people who could, want to or will manage Aberdeen into a smaller number. We are going to meet over the next 24 or 48 hours to get that down to a shortlist. Without wanting to put an exact timeline on it I hope that appointment can come sooner rather than later. The appointment of a manager is probably the most critical of any at a football club. “We are going to meet over the next 24 or 48 hours to get that down to a shortlist. Without wanting to put an exact timeline on it I hope that appointment can come sooner rather than later. The appointment of a manager is probably the most critical of any at a football club."
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