Tommy Wright's reign as Kilmarnock boss came to a (quite literally) murky conclusion on Saturday.
Minutes after his side's Championship clash with Dunfermline was abandoned due to heavy fog, the Kilmarnock hierarchy made it crystal clear his time was up.
Killie sit fifth in the second tier, five points adrift of surprise leaders Arbroath having played a game fewer. Hardly a disastrous position, but in reality it's never really clicked for Wright in Ayrshire since his appointment back in February.
A revered figure at St Johnstone, he's looked an ill-fit at Rugby Park and couldn't stave off relegation last term.
Having now burned through three managers since the halcyon days of Steve Clarke, Killie really must get this next appointment right or risk becoming stuck in the Championship mire for some time to come.
Here are six potential options they could look at.
Neil McCann (Free agent)
McCann made his return to management as interim Inverness Caley Thistle boss last season and the club attempted to convince him to stay after a decent showing in which he lost only three of 14 matches.
Before managing in the Highlands, his Dundee side attempted to play an attractive brand of football and he'd likely bring a similar approach to Rugby Park, with one of the primary issues among fans having been Wright's style of play.
Wright and McCann, to put it mildly, didn't see eye to eye when the former was St Johnstone manager, so there'd be a rather cruel irony for the Northern Irishman if this were to come to pass.
McCann stepped away from Inverness at the end of the 2020/21 campaign and club CEO Scot Gardiner revealed it was to return to a role with a football agency, so it's unclear whether he'd want to make another change so soon.
Gary Holt (Falkirk)
A boyhood Killie fan and a stalwart during a successful 1990s period for the club, you feel Holt would certainly be interested in taking the vacant post.
Holt guided Livingston to their second-best league finish in history when they claimed fifth in the Premiership in the curtailed 2019/20 campaign and although he resigned following a poor start to the following campaign, his tenure was still viewed as a success.
Holt opted not to return to management and instead accepted a role as Falkirk's sporting director.
But it's been a turbulent period at the Bairns and the 48-year-old could well be tempted if Killie come calling.
Would it be the forward thinking appointment fans crave, however? The jury's out on that one.
Steven Naismith (Hearts)
We can't possibly compile one of these lists without pulling a left-field candidate into the mix, can we?!
Naismith is currently player development manager at Hearts but his ties to Killie go all the way back to joining their academy in the 1990s.
115 appearances later he went on to win titles at Rangers and play in the Premier League with Everton, meaning he remains one of the Rugby Park academy's most successful exports.
Having announced his retirement at the end of last season, he's cut his teeth with the Hearts academy and also in coaching alongside Steve Clarke with Scotland - initially on a temporary basis but the manager was so impressed with his contribution he asked him to stay on.
It'd be a real gamble for Killie given their situation, with Naismith having never managed at any level, but it'd certainly be an eye-catching appointment.
Kevin Thomson (Kelty Hearts)
Thomson's star is rising in coaching circles having completed a spell in Rangers' academy before replacing Barry Ferguson at Kelty Hearts.
He's won 16 of his 24 matches in charge of the League Two so far, losing only twice.
Kelty sit top of the table in their inaugural campaign in League Two, four points clear of closest challengers Forfar having played two games fewer.
It's a very impressive start to his dugout career but that's what it remains - a start.
Thomson looks set for a notable coaching career but could this current jump be a bit too soon? Perhaps, but if it's a forward-thinking appointment as opposed to chasing a familiar name that club and fans want, then the former Hibs and Rangers midfielder could be an option.
Derek McInnes (Free agent)
Not to be too flippant, but if there's a manager who knows how to get results at Rugby Park, it's Derek McInnes.
His Aberdeen side outfoxed Killie on their own turf time and again, even during the successful Clarke era.
McInnes is out of work following the end of his own
era at Pittodrie and some might say he'd expect to have more lucrative offers than the Championship.
But Clarke's fairytale spell - albeit, yes, Killie were still in the top-flight - showed that there is real potential for success at the club.
McInnes' Dons stagnated badly by the end of his tenure and this could be an ideal opportunity to build himself up again.
Jack Ross (Free agent)
The same applies to the recently departed Hibs manager.
Ross made his name as a manager in this division, impressing at Alloa before taking St Mirren from the brink of League One all the way to the Premiership.
It didn't work out out for the 45-year-old at a troubled Sunderland and he left Easter Road off the back of a dismal league run.
Again, it could be expected Ross will have other offers but he's tread a similar route to success before as the one he would be embarking on here.
Killie head of football operations James Fowler was also Ross' assistant at St Mirren and Sunderland, which is why he's the name on the lips of plenty of fans on social media.
