Other people in the frame include Terry Venables, Slaven Bilic, Roy Keane, Glenn Hoddle and Graeme Souness.
They were relegated in 1999 but bounced back under former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness two years later.
Joe Royle, Graeme Souness and Peter Reid have been interviewed, but Mandaric has now turned to Holloway.
Blackburn manager Graeme Souness insisted that Todd had been provoked by Dugarry, and has decided not to fine his defender.
Blackburn boss Graeme Souness chose to start with a packed midfield, with Egil Ostenstad again playing as a lone striker.
Paul Jewell, Graeme Souness and Chris Coleman were all linked with the post before Megson emerged as the surprise favourite.
Walsall lived up to Blackburn boss Graeme Souness's pre-match prediction that the holders would be in for a tough clash.
Souness took the opportunity to give Kluivert a rest after his two-goal salvo and James Milner got the chance to impress.
His attitude was criticised by Rovers boss Graeme Souness but the Blackburn manager denied any reports of a rift between the pair.
Graeme Souness and John Collins have also been linked to the club.
"I would like to thank David for all his efforts and wish him well for the future, " Souness told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.
The Welshman, who fell out with Magpies manager Graeme Souness over his exclusion for a game against Arsenal, rejected a proposed move to Birmingham.
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He took over in a caretaker capacity in February following the dismissal of Graeme Souness and has led the Magpies to 11 wins in 17 games.
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An office where Bill Struth and Willie Waddell, where Jock Wallace and Graeme Souness and his own personal sorcerer, Walter Smith, pored over their battle plans.
Joe Royle, Peter Reid, Graeme Souness and Jean Tigana had already been interviewed for the position, while Paul Jewell, Iain Dowie and Simon Grayson were also linked.
Royle's last job was at Ipswich and ended in May 2006, while Souness' reign as Newcastle manager finished in February 2006 and Reid left Coventry in January 2005.
Souness had a hard act to follow in the form of Kenny Dalglish, indeed he later said his decision to return was the biggest mistake of his career.
Although the second half was an improvement for Graeme Souness' men, it was Mansfield who had the first chance when Given was forced to palm away Adam Rundle's volley.
This day I did not have the shield of Souness, I could hear the shouts from a section of the terraces and once one or two start, more join in.
Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness, former Hearts chief George Burley, Motherwell manager Terry Butcher, Preston's Billy Davies and former Monaco coach Didier Deschamps had all been linked with the Glasgow club.
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Although Davies was signed by Graeme Souness - Jones's predecessor in The Dell hot-seat - the now Cardiff manager has called the striker "the best deal I've ever done in football".
Souness' remark was designed to be dismissive of the football credentials of a public-school educated son of the Shires who wandered into football almost accidentally by virtue of owning old folks' homes.
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Souness, one of the match analysts for UK broadcaster Sky Sports, said the club needed to take strong action after an incident which reflects badly on one of the world's most famous teams.
Not only will this season be marked as being his last as a player, it will see him start taking on some coaching responsibilities to help current boss Graeme Souness and steer him up the managerial learning curve.
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But the Souness who has since undergone heart surgery and ventured to the four corners of Europe in his quest for managerial success, just might be the man to provide the spark to rekindle the First Division side's ambitions.
Among the favourites to replace Southgate is former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan, who has been out of work since leaving the SPL side in May, while other names linked are Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson and former Newcastle and Blackburn manager Graeme Souness.
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