Pressure is mounting on Ian Evatt in the Blackpool dugout after his side have picked up just one point from a possible 18.
Evatt backed his side to make it through what he described as a "really challenging spell" for the group following last weekend's 1-0 defeat to Cambridge United, but his side have since laboured to a fifth defeat in six games as they were beaten 2-0 by Leyton Orient.
The Tangerines won seven of their last nine matches in League One last season, but a difficult September and October at Bloomfield Road has led to a section of fans questioning Evatt's position.
Here are our top contenders to be the next Blackpool manager.
Next Blackpool Manager Contenders
Dave Challinor
Dave Challinor is a name consistently linked to high profile third tier jobs after his exploits with Stockport County and it surely won't be too long before he is back in a dugout somewhere.
Across a near five-year tenure at Edgeley Park, the 51-year-old boasted a 53% win-rate in league matches, lifting National League and League Two titles in the process.
Challinor quickly established Stockport as one of the best outfits in League One, before leaving the club after suffering defeat to Bolto Wanderers in last season's play-off final.
Ryan Lowe
Having already taken charge of Preston for three years, a move to bitter rivals Blackpool may be a tricky one to navigate for Ryan Lowe.
It wouldn't be an impossible one though; Brad Potts, Brett Ormerod and Alex Baptiste have all crossed the West Lancashire divide as players since the turn of the century.
Lowe has a brace of EFL promotions on his CV, his most recent coming in 2019/20 with Plymouth Argyle and has been out of work since being dismissed as Wigan head coach in early 2026.
Matt Bloomfield
Despite two underwhelming spells at Luton and Oxford, it does feel a matter of time before Matt Bloomfield is given another chance in management.
He probably considers himself unlucky to have lost his position as Oxford manager after being sacked before the League One season had even begun.
The U's had just suffered relegation from the second tier under Bloomfield's watch, however, the outlook wasn't all too positive when he was handed the reins.
The 32-year-old impressed when in charge of Wycombe -- a club for whom he made 557 appearances for as a player -- winning Manager of the Month four times when in charge at Adams Park.
Ryan Mason
Both Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey have taken League One jobs in recent seasons and Ryan Mason may benefit from experience in the third tier following his unsuccessful spell in charge of West Bromwich Albion.
The former Tottenham coach was sacked after just seven months at the Hawthorns, leaving with his side 18th in the league.
Mason was always a highly-regarded member of the Tottenham Hotspur coaching staff and still has the potential to become a successful manager.
