So what's next for Derry City? As Kenny Shiels departs the Brandywell who would you like to see in charge next season?

The search is on for Derry City’s seventh manager in ten years following the dismissal of Kenny Shiels from the Brandywell.

The club’s Board of Directors moved quickly following the final game of the season, a 5-0 defeat to St. Patrick’s Athletic which saw the Candy Stripes finish in eighth place in the ten team Premier Division.

With several players already announcing their departures from the club – Nicky Low, Gavin Peers Rory and Ronan Hale all gone, Chairman Philip O’Doherty will want to move quickly to get a replacement in as soon as possible.

Possible contenders for the job include former Derry City and player Declan Devine, who has been working with the Irish Football Association ever since leaving the Brandywell in 2013. Devine, who led City to European qualification twice and an FAI Cup, is believed to be interested in a return to management.

Another high profile name is Northern Ireland U21 manager Ian Baraclough, who has League of Ireland experience, having led Sligo Rovers to the title in 2012.

Former Sligo boss Gerard Lyttle, who recently departed the Bit O’Red, is another option for City, while an outside bet would be Jim McGuiness, the All-Ireland winning Donegal manager, who has expressed his interest in coaching, and who has spent time with Celtic, Dundalk and Chinese side Beijing Guoan.