Who will be the next permanent manager of Brora Rangers?
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Brora Rangers announced yesterday that Craig Campbell resigned as manager, despite being in Highland League title contention.
The Cattachs are 10 points behind league leaders Brechin City, but do have two games in hand on the tabletoppers.
So who will be the next permanent manager of Brora Rangers? Highland News and Media sport editor Will Clark gives his view on the runners and riders.
Stuart Golabek
Appointed interim manager of Brora Rangers after Campbell's departure on Thursday. Is there a chance it is a trial period for him to be offered the job on a permanent basis?
The former Caley Thistle and Ross County defender joined Brora Rangers in 2011 before retiring as a player in 2014.
He was assistant manager for Davie Kirkwood between 2012 and 2016 and then returned as number two under Campbell back in November.
Brora Rangers have a record of promoting players and staff to the top job.
And like Campbell and Steven Mackay previously, the board may be looking at the 48-year-old being upgraded to the top job.
Davie Kirkwood
A lot of people are tipping the former Brora Rangers title winning manager as the favourite to return to the top job at Dudgeon Park.
The former Rangers and Raith Rovers midfielder enjoyed a successful first stint as manager of Brora Rangers when he arrived from Wick Academy in 2012.
He enjoyed a successful three seasons in the job, winning the club's first two Highland League titles in 2013-14 and 2014-15 before standing down from his position.
The 55-year-old returned to Dudgeon Park in July as the club's head of football operations, working on player recruitment, club development and assisting the management team.
The board may feel that due to his past success at the club, he might be the right man to lead the club forward.
Josh Meekings
Could the former Scottish Cup winner with Inverness Caledonian Thistle be eyeing up the vacancy as his introduction to football management?
After signing up at Dudgeon Park as a player in 2021, Meekings was also added to the dugout as a coach by Craig Campbell.
He enjoyed success with the Cattachs winning the Highland League Cup last season and North of Scotland Cup in October.
At only 30, the board may feel Meekings needs more experience in the dugout before considering him for the top job.
But with the success of Steven Mackay and Craig Campbell achieved in winning trophies, age might not be so much of an issue.
Steven Mackay
This might seem a bit of long shot, but could Steven Mackay be tempted to go back to Dudgeon Park if the offer is right?
His record at Dudgeon Park saw him win two Highland League championships plus one North of Scotland Cup victory.
He also masterminded one of the biggest Scottish Cup shocks of all time when Brora Rangers beat Championship leaders Hearts 2-1 at Dudgeon Park.
He resigned in August 2021 after a 6-2 defeat to Fraserburgh in the second game of the Highland League campaign, feeling he had taken the club as far as he could.
But he returned to management this season at Nairn County in October replacing Ronnie Sharp. He has turned the club around, who after they failed to win their first 12 games of the season, have now gone eight matches unbeaten and are in the top half of the table.
Mackay has big ambitions with Nairn County, but if the offer is right, could the board convince him to return to Sutherland?
Ross Tokely
The big man has been one of the success stories of the Highland League season.
After playing with North Caledonian League outfit St Duthus for four years, the 43-year-old opened a lot of eyes with his return to Highland League football as a player with Nairn County.
But he has been one of the stars at Station Park, widely applauded for sorting out the defensive problem at Nairn and being an authoritative voice on the pitch.
Tokely, of course, is a former Brora Rangers manager, leading the Cattachs between 2016 and 2018 before becoming a youth coach with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
There is no doubt Tokely has impressed on the pitch with his performances and leadership with Nairn County. Could this convince the boardroom at Brora Rangers to give him another chance in the dugout?
