Steven Pressley has emerged as a shock candidate for the Kilmarnock manager’s job.
Record Sport understands ex-Falkirk and Coventry boss Elvis is on a shortlist that is believed to also include Stephen Robinson, Tommy Wright and Jim McIntyre for the post made available by Alex Dyer’s sacking.
Killie’s head of football operations James Fowler admitted the club will almost certainly go for a manager with a deep knowledge of the Scottish game in a bid to hit the ground running and avoid a relegation battle.
That quartet fits the bill and Pressley is understood to be right in the running with Fowler.
The ex-Killie stalwart has been caretaker manager since the dismissal of Dyer after last Saturday’s defeat at home to St Johnstone and has been working with the Rugby Park board to identify a successor.
Fowler said: “I had a meeting with the board on Thursday and we identified candidates we’d like to talk to. That process is ongoing at the moment and is underway.
“There has been a lot of interest and we have now whittled it down to the candidates identified. We will speak to them and take it from there.
“We haven’t put a timeframe on it but we are cracking on with it and we’d like it done sooner rather than later. Whether that’s Saturday, Sunday or Monday, I don’t know.
“We need to chat to the candidates, get a feel for them and take that forward. We want to appoint someone as soon as possible but it’ll depend on how it goes.
“In terms of where we are in the league and amount of games left, it would certainly be beneficial if they had the knowledge of the game and our squad.
“It would certainly give an applicant an advantage over someone who didn’t have that knowledge. I think that makes sense, but it doesn’t mean to say that it will be the case.
“It’s not necessarily got to be someone I know or have worked with before.
“It will be someone who maybe has similar ideas to myself and the club.
“That will be why they get the job.”
