Tony Mowbray joins next Hibs manager race with Ron Gordon set to ramp up recruitment

Ron Gordon will arrive in Scotland on Saturday to escalate the hunt for Hibs next manager as Tony Mowbray and Michael Appleton joined the bookies’ frontrunners to succeed Shaun Maloney.

Appleton left his position at Lincoln City after almost three years in charge at the weekend while Mowbray will bring a five-year spell as boss of Blackburn to an end next week.

Appleton, 46, was the preferred candidate to replace Neil Lennon in February 2019 but talks fell apart at the final stage - reportedly over personal terms - and Paul Heckingbottom was instead appointed.

Gordon’s takeover of the club came five months later and he is now hunting for his fourth boss in three years.

The American businessman is scheduled to arrive in the UK on Saturday and plans to stay for up to 10 days during which time he intends to hold talks with shortlisted contenders.

Others linked with the job include Roy Keane, Malky Mackay, Kevin Thomson, Phillip Cocu and Paul Clement.

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The final list is still being drawn up by chief executive Ben Kensell and Gordon’s son Ian who have been holding preliminary talks with interested parties south of the border.

Once that process has been completed, the Hibs’ board will sit down for