Bradford City chairman Geoffrey Richmond will spend today and tomorrow mulling over applications for the manager's job at Valley Parade following the resignation of Jim Jefferies.
Richmond has already had phone calls from prospective candidates following Jefferies' decision to leave the Nationwide First Division club.
Former Bantams player Stan Collymore is among the candidates but Richmond stressed that the ex-player, who finished his on-field career in Spain with Real Oviedo, is not the only person to put his name forward.
"It must be unique looking for a manager on Christmas Day and Boxing Day," Richmond told BBC radio.
"When something like this does happen the phone does ring. There are already names in the hat."
Richmond said that he would be doing what was best for the club over the appointment of a new manager.
"We have to take one step at a time," he added.
The Bantams are 16th in Division One and level on points with Sheffield United who visit Valley Parade for the Boxing Day fixture.