Ally McCoist is interested in the managerial vacancy at former club Sunderland.
The Rangers legend - who played 65 times for the Wearsiders in the early Eighties - is a friend of chief executive Martin Bain and will be on the shortlist to replace Simon Grayson.
McCoist would be a hugely popular appointment among a dwindling and disillusioned fanbase, who called for Grayson to be sacked during Tuesday’s 3-3 draw with Bolton.
Sportsmail can reveal that Bain was waiting in the tunnel after the game.