Crawley are unlikely to name their new manager until the end of next week at the earliest.

Reds have yet to begin interviews for the role left vacant when Steve Evans departed to join Rotherham United last month.

Speculation has intensified over who will fill the hot-seat at Broadfield Stadium since Crawley clinched promotion to League One at the weekend.

Former Bournemouth and Doncaster Rovers boss Sean O’Driscoll – who is currently first team coach at Nottingham Forest - has overtaken both caretaker boss Craig Brewster and director of football Steve Coppell in the betting this week and the delay could suggest that the club is looking to appoint a candidate from outside.

Co-owner Ian Carter said: “There are lots of rumours flying about but I have no idea where they come from. We haven’t been linked with Jose Mourinho yet though!

“We have had all sorts of people apply which is quite flattering but it is still early days and there are a lot of things to sort out. I would hope we would have someone in place within the next ten days to two weeks.

“This week has been more about consolidation. We needed to take a breather after what happened at the weekend and then start planning for the future.

“Having a new manager makes it easier to talk to players but most of them will have gone away on holiday at the moment. We hope to have someone in place by the time they get back.”

Meanwhile, Crawley have announced a small increase in matchday ticket prices for next season.

Seats in the West Stand will go up from £19 to £22 but supporters can still sit in the East Stand for £19. A terrace ticket will increase by £1 to £17 and has been frozen at £7 for under-18s and £13 for OAPs.

Chief executive Allan Williams said: “We will need a fantastic atmosphere at the Broadfield next season to help the team face the tough challenges of League One football and we believe our season ticket and matchday prices will encourage the people of Crawley and West Sussex to come out and support their team.”