Nottingham Forest favourite emerges as Notts County manager contender

Nottingham Forest academy coach Andy Reid is one of the bookies' favourites to be named Notts County manager.

Forest's neighbours are on the search for a new manager after Ian Burchnall departed Meadow Lane in order to take the reins at newly promoted Forest Green Rovers.

Burchnall, whose Magpies side let slip a 1-0 lead over Grimsby Town to lose 2-1 in the play-offs, will now lead Forest Green in their debut season in League One.

One name Notts could be considering is Forest academy coach Reid, who has been priced at 8/1 to take over from Burchnall. Reid - once the Ireland Under-18 head coach - has been ranked as one of the leading candidates by BetVictor who have offered Mike Williamson (4/1), Tommy Widdrington (5/2) and Kim Engstrom (2/1) as the only better options.

Reid, 39, has no senior management experience but has a strong pedigree in youth development having taken over from Chris Cohen as head coach of Forest's Under-23s in September 2020. The Reds' youth side reached the Premier League 2 Division 2 play-offs - where they were beaten 2-0 by Stoke City.