Hearts are on the hunt for a new manager following the sacking of Steven Naismith.
The 38-year-old's tenure was ended amid considerable fan pressure after a 2-1 defeat to St Mirren consigned the Jam Tarts to an eighth consecutive loss.
He leaves Hearts bottom of the Scottish Premiership with only one point from the opening six matches and with a record of just one win in 15 matches in all competitions.
However, the Tynecastle hotseat remains one of the most attractive jobs in Scottish football, particularly with the prospect of European group stage football on the horizon in the UEFA Conference League.
With a potential £10m investment also on the cards from Tony Bloom, the Brighton owner and chairman behind the vaunted Starlizard recruitment algorithm, then there will likely be no shortage of applications making their way to Gorgie.
Can Hearts attract a big name? Will they go for a tried and trusted manager with Scottish football experience? Will they look to England for an up and coming boss? Or could they go down the foreign route in the hope of landing a Jimmy Thelin, who has transformed Aberdeen into a winning machine following his arrival from Swedish football?
Here are 10 names we reckon should be among the leading candidates for the Hearts managerial vacancy.
9. Mitchell van der Gaag
The Dutchman is currently out of work after leaving Manchester United in the summer, where he had been working as Erik Ten Hag's assistant. The 52-year-old experienced Scottish football in the 1990s during a two-year spell at Motherwell. Has managed clubs in Portugal and the Netherlands, as well as previously assisting Ten Hag at Ajax. Could this be the leftfield appointment Hearts require to save their season? Photo: Ash Donelon
10. Kim Hellberg
If Hearts want to go down the same route as Aberdeen, they could turn their attention to the Swedish league and the up and coming young Hammerby head coach. The 36-year-old replaced previous Hearts managerial candidate Marti Cifuentes after the Spaniard joined QPR last year. Earned widespread praise for guiding Varnamo to a fifth placed finish in the Allsvensken last year against the odds and was interviewed by Sunderland. Joined Hammerby instead and currently has them third in the table after they finished seventh last term. Is two years younger than Naismith but has been coaching since the age of 23. | TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images