One of these men will no doubt be waving a 'Seagulls' scarf outside the Grand Hotel soon. But Who?

Jim Gannon. Already turned the job down once. Now ‘oop north’ with Motherwell, where he took over from ex Albion Manager Mark Mcghee.

Arguably the Scottish Premier League is the about the same status and standard as League 1.

Except you don’t get to play in front of 60,000 + crowd 4 times a year.

Will know a lot of the players extremely well, so may install some discipline.

Wokmania profits could plummet if he took the job, which is unlikely.

Nigel Adkins. Has done superbly in guiding unfashionable Scunthorpe from League 1, not once but twice on far less resources than Mr. Bloom has recently provided.

This alone makes him Favorite if available.

Why though would a man who has done so very well in North Lincolnshire and currently has Scunny outside the Championship relegation zone, swap it all for the foot of League 1.

No one knows what Bloom is offering, salary and bonus wise, to Manage the Albion.

If Adkins accepts, however, it is likely to be a Preston Village telephone number. (they start in 2 and are six figures).

Gus Poyet. Surely the most exotic runner in the field. Former Uruguay international and ex Chelsea and Tottenham midfielder.

Has vast experience of being an Assistant Manager at Swindon, Leeds and Tottenham.

The step up to boss could be a bridge too far when you consider Albion’s position and general expectations.

However, the last former Spurs midfielder who came to the Albion as a novice boss did really rather well.

I’d welcome Poyet as Albion boss; it would give the club some much-needed gravitas and glamour.

Colin Calderwood. Another with a proven track record of digging clubs out of League 1.

However, he seems to have struggled with the step up to the higher standard of the Championship.

With Bloom’s resources, if he could get the club promoted, I am sure the cash would be available to strengthen the squad.

Perhaps not a charismatic appointment but an experienced one Peter Taylor. They say you should never go back. Just ask Micky Adams.

Taylor appears to see himself as a coach rather than a manager nowadays.

Perhaps assistant to one of the above?

Steve Cotterill. Impressed whilst briefly on loan at the Albion in 1992. Has had management highs and lows. High being Cheltenham. Low as assistant at Sunderland. Did ok at Burnley. But showed his loyalty is questionable after leaving Stoke after less than 20 games.

Iain Dowie. Rumored to have been interviewed in 2003 at the same time as Mark Mcghee. Rumored to be chomping at the bit for a managerial position.

Almost certain to be interviewed and almost as certain to leave, if displaying success and one of the big boys comes knocking.

Ole Gunnar Solskejar. Current Manchester United reserve manager potentially as exotic as Poyet, but with much less experience.

Rumored to be more interested in the Albion than the Albion are in him.

Gareth Southgate. Local lad. Well, Crawley. Would relish a move down South but failed at Middlesborough with a fair few bob available.

Not been involved at Albion’s current level much, if at all.

If he becomes Albion manager one has to think it will be for the good of his own CV and not the good of our club.

John Gregory. Once said ‘’Dick Knight wouldn’t recognize Gareth Barry if he stood on Brighton beach with a seagull on his head’’ Yesterday’s man, been out of the game too long. Probably hasn’t moved with the technical changes of the modern football. Think Dean White.

Teddy Sheringham. Appears to get linked with most vacant manager positions just to keep his name in the papers and Hello Magazine.

Brief coaching role at Colchester is his only experience.

Andrew Cole. Former Manchester United, Newcastle United and Bristol City (on loan from Arsenal) Striker.

Has his coaching badges and always impresses on TV when discussing tactics.

May have a some fresh ideas and opinions.

Dave Merrington. All right, all right I’m joking!