Major Hull City manager update shared as appointment timeline laid out

Hull City have already conducted six interviews in their bid to appoint a new manager to replace Tim Walter, who was sacked last Wednesday afternoon.

Tigers owner Acun Ilicali is understood to be keen to make a swift appointment and, if possible, in time for Saturday's visit of in-form Blackburn Rovers to the MKM Stadium.

It's understood more than 30 applications were submitted following the news that Walter had been given his marching orders by City. Sources have told Hull Live that the club's potential was a particularly attractive trait, despite their perilous league position after 18 games, and it remains an attractive job.

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Those applications were whittled down to six over the weekend with interviews already taking place early this week, and more discussions planned.

Ilicali will continue the recruitment process on Tuesday but sources close to the Turkish owner believe an appointment is edging closer, though it's unlikely at this stage to be Mark Robins, the former Coventry City manager.

The Tigers have looked at a host of potential recruits, including Robins, as well as Slavisa Jokanovic, John Eustace, Chris Hughton, Alex Neil, Ruben Selles and Steven Schumacher. Two of those, Schumacher and Neil, have worked with the current head of recruitment, Jared Dublin.

Selles has caught the eye in difficult circumstances at Reading, while Neil notched promotions with Hamilton, Norwich City and Sunderland. Scumacher guided Plymouth Argyle out of League One and into the Championship. Jokanovic has promotions to the Premier League at Watford and Fulham snd Eustace has caught the eye in short spells at Birmingham City and this weekend's opponents Rovers. Hughton was hugely respected for the jobs he did at Brighton and Newcastle and left his role as Ghana boss in January.

City hope to step up that process in the coming hours with sources indicating an 'early move' could be made, if the club are satisfied that they've got the right man for the job.