STEPHEN BRADLEY remains the front-runner in the race for the Lincoln City hotseat - amid competition from former Dundalk boss Ian Foster and current Cheltenham supremo Michael Duff.
The Shamrock Rovers chief is the man that the League One side have identified to take over from Michael Appleton, whose three-year reign ended last weekend.
But if Bradley - along with members of his coaching staff Glenn Cronin and Stephen McPhail - rejects their overtures, Lincoln could turn to Foster or Duff.
