There is a whisper doing the rounds that Ashley wants to get the supporters on side with a candidate who has been a playing legend for the club. No, not Lee Clark, he is already taken, as is Mike Williamson, Sol Campbell may have put his hat in the ring. Steve Watson feels that York City are a much more ambitious club with a bigger transfer budget.
Shearer has been there before and Nobby Solano has a bit of a trek to make and is still involved in the Copa America whereas KK is a no go for Ashley. There are some former NUFC players out there, working as assistant managers and keen to make the step up. Charnley is understood to have approached Eccleshill United to see if we can afford the release clause for Des Hamilton on the basis that he knows how to prepare a team to play in front of small crowds .
Charnley did embarrass himself by approaching Valencia before being told by the Valencia board "no, our manager qualified for Europe, I think you want the Marcelino with a dodgy thumb".