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A key question tonight will surely be “Who’s next, Doug?”

If we look at the latest bookmaker odds and some of the tabloid headlines, Frank Lampard is currently the favourite.

Former Sky Blues star Robbie Keane is also listed as a contender, following his coaching experiences in the Indian Super League and with Maccabi Tel Aviv, which ended in June.

But neither appears to fit the type of “head coach” role the club announced when it made the decision to part ways with Robins last Thursday morning.

The club said it will “take its time to appoint a successor to Mark, although the position will be that of head coach working within the new structure created by the club over the last two years.”

It sounds more like a role for young, hungry potential candidates like Matt Bloomfield, boss of League One leaders Wycombe Wanderers, who has also been linked.