Millwall FC: Hint given on manager hunt timeline after Stephen Bradley, Steven Schumacher links | OneFootball

Millwall are currently searching for a replacement for Neil Harris

Millwall interim head coach David Livermore has provided a hint about how long he will be in charge of the team.

The Lions are currently searching for a replacement for Neil Harris, who departed the club after last weekend’s defeat to Middlesbrough.

The 47-year-old spent 10 months with the club, but opted to walk away before the end of the calendar year.

Millwall will be hoping to appoint a manager quickly, with a number of names linked with the role already, including Shamrock Rovers boss Stephen Bradley, via the Irish Mirror, as well as Steven Schumacher, via the Mirror.

Millwall manager search timeline

Livermore has claimed that his timeline for being caretaker boss is that he will oversee one or two games before a permanent hire is made.

The 44-year-old has revealed he’s held talks with the director of football Steve Gallen and the chairman about the role, and that he’s prepared to do it for as long as is needed.

“I spoke to Steve [Gallen], and I spoke to the chairman at length,” said Livermore, via NewsAtDen.

“Obviously, we’re all disappointed to see Neil go, but we’ve got to look forward now.

“They’ve asked me to step in and I said that I would.

“At the minute it is maybe for one game, maybe two.

“So I’ve basically said to them that I’m prepared to do it for as long as they need to find the next manager.

“They’ve been really supportive, the staff have been really supportive.

“We’ve got some real experienced staff here.

“Obviously, Adam [Barrett] has done the role himself before, Kevin Nugent’s been a manager, I’ve been an interim manager before, Andy Marshall is a very experienced goalkeeper.

“We’ve got a lot of experience preparing teams for games, we’ll continue as we normally do.

“And as I say, I keep repeating myself, but we’ll be organised and ready to go for Saturday.”

Millwall will go into this weekend’s clash with Blackburn Rovers sitting 13th in the Championship table.

Busy December schedule will impact Millwall’s manager search

Millwall don’t have any major gaps in between games until 4 January, playing five times before then.

This will make it difficult for any new manager to come in and spend any real time on the training ground with the squad.

This means Livermore could end up overseeing more than just one or two games due to how many are condensed into such a short span of time.

If they can get a new manager in time for January, then that will help with any potential transfer plans he may want to implement, which does give them a couple of weeks to find someone for the role.