Antony Sweeney and Michael Nelson led Hartlepool United out in a 2-0 home defeat on the final day of the season over the weekend.
The match came after Graeme Lee was sacked as manager on Thursday after the Pools had only won one of their previous eleven matches.
With the first season back in League Two complete, the club can now return their attentions to appointing a new manager and a number of fresh faces have been linked over the past couple of days.
Sweeney and Nelson were previously both favourites to replace Lee permanently, though it appears there are now some big names ahead of the pair in the board’s pecking order.
So who is in line to take the reigns at the Suit Direct Stadium?
We take a look at the frontrunners to become the next Hartlepool United manager...
9. Darren Ferguson - 25/1
Ferguson has been unemployed since he resigned from Peterborough United in February, with Posh sat 23rd in the Championship. | Getty Images
10. Jonathan Woodgate - 25/1
Woodgate has been out of work since he took Bournemouth to the play-offs last season. The former defender could consider the Hartlepool United job as it is very close to home (Middlesbrough). | Getty Images
11. Derek McInnes - 25/1
McInnes was appointed manager of Kilmarnock in January and helped them win promotion back to the Scottish Premiership three months later. The 50-year-old is also favourite to take over at Hibernian. | Getty Images
12. Paul Tisdale - 25/1
Tisdale was sacked by League Two club Stevenage in March, only four matches after he was appointed as manager. | Getty Images