Sky Sports sources understand Coventry City are interested in Aidy Boothroyd as their next manager.
Us boss now the frontrunner for the Ricoh Arena vacancy
Sky Sports sources understand Coventry City are eyeing Colchester United boss Aidy Boothroyd as their next manager after cooling their interest in Steve Cotterill.
The Sky Blues sacked Chris Coleman at the end of the season after a 19th-placed finish to the 2009-10 campaign and have since being looking for a replacement.
City have been heavily linked with a move for Cotterill this week after he guided Notts County to promotion as League Two champions.
The fact that Cotterill had only signed a short-term deal with the Magpies until the end of the season further fuelled speculation he was going to be appointed the next manager at the Ricoh Arena.
But it now appears that Coventry have ended their pursuit of the former Cheltenham, Stoke and Burnley chief and have turned their attention to Colchester boss Boothroyd, who was Watford's manager in their 2006-07 season in the Premier League.
