As ever with a Scottish football vacancy, several names were put forward as Motherwell candidates when the job became available.
Stuart Kettlewell was forced to resign as Steelmen boss last week, insisting abuse he was receiving from a section of fans was proving too much for he and his family to take.
It came as a shock, and a disappointment to many, with Well sitting in the Premiership’s top five at the time.
Midfielder Andy Halliday offered a brutally honest take on the situation as he explained how much he enjoyed working with Kettlewell and how gutted he was.
Looking ahead though, pundit Michael Stewart suggested four candidates for Motherwell from the Championship.
We at Not the Old Firm also put forward 11 potential suggestions for the Motherwell job.
On that list was Scott Brown, currently doing a great job with Ayr United who sit top of the Championship, and he has now had his say.
Brown rules himself out of Motherwell job
The former Aberdeen and Hibs midfielder will not be the next manager of Motherwell after distancing himself from the links.
He insists he is happy at the Honest Men with his full focus on trying to lead them to the title and the top flight.
They are also looking to progress in the Scottish Cup with a big game against the Hibees coming on Friday night.
Speaking to STV, Brown said: “My main concentration is on Ayr.
“I’m really enjoying it here at this moment and I’m really looking forward to the game on Friday.
“Motherwell’s a great club and I’m sure someone will go and get that job.
“It’s not going to be me.
“We’re in a good place at this moment in time and it’s a huge game coming up on Friday.
“It’s going to be brilliant for our fans to see a top quality club like Hibs.
“It’s great for us as well.”
Motherwell manager latest
So who does want the job and who is in the running?
Well, the Daily Record have reported that former Preston boss Ryan Lowe is a candidate after his name was put to the Fir Park board, which also has support for a return for ex-Well manager Billy Davies.
CEO Brian Caldwell said: “We had over 50 applicants in 24 hours. We have had interest from all over the world.
“It is now a case of going through the information received and to try to sift through them and take it to the next step.”