With Roy Hodgson completing what will surely be his managerial swansong at Bristol City and it being highly likely the club is going to confirm James Ellis, the former Arsenal technical director, as sporting director, fan attention will now switch to who the next head coach will be.
Social media has been awash with suggested names of who will step into Gerhard Struber's shoes, with some more realistic than others.
Whoever it is they, alongside Ellis, are going to have an extremely busy summer when it comes to contract negotiations with key players – Jason Knight, Max Bird and Ross McCrorie's current deals expire next year – and signing, by my reckoning, at least six Championship-ready players to have a squad that has a realistic chance of mounting a play-off challenge.
One name that has been linked by often reliable sources is former England and Liverpool midfielder Steve Gerrard.
Gerrard would be a name and if owner Steve Lansdown makes this choice he will be hoping the Liverpudlian can bring the club success in the same way his former England team-mate Frank Lampard has done at Coventry.
That is a very simplistic view but one that I do not believe will be tested as I understand Gerrard would prefer to remain in the north west, with the now open Burnley manager role being a predictable option.
While working in Saudi Arabia, Gerrard had former Bristol City manager Dean Holden as his assistant. If he did get the job I wonder if he would want Holden on his staff here which would mean tempting the likeable northerner away from his current role of assistant manager at Hull City?
The next contender who has been publicly linked with the role and described it as "flattering" is current Portsmouth boss John Mousinho.
He's been in charge at Fratton Park for just over three years having played almost 500 league games before ending his career at Oxford United as a player-coach and also serving for a short period as chairman of the PFA.
It was a big leap of faith by Portsmouth to give him the job of head coach but it proved a wise choice as he took them back to the Championship after a 12 year absence.
In the two seasons they have competed at this level he has kept them up with limited resources. That will sit well with Lansdown and whilst he could be a choice that would be acceptable to some others will say it lacks ambition.
When Ellis was first mentioned as a sporting director candidate a few weeks ago it was not long before the name of Luton boss Jack Wilshere entered my thoughts as a contender due to the Arsenal connection while for my final choice I am going to put forward Mark Robins, currently boss at Stoke City.
Based on past media comment, City owner Lansdown has always coveted the former Coventry boss, who took the now Premier League bound Sky Blues from League Two to two top-six finishes in the Championship.
He might be Lansdown's choice, but for me that ship has passed.
Season tickets for 2026-27 went on sale this week. I think a fair few fans will be holding back on renewing until they see who the club appoint and whether they financially back their new team.
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