Who are the main candidates for the Aberdeen job?

Swede Thelin stands out as one of the few overseas managers Aberdeen have had.

Yes, Goodwin and Robinson hail from Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively, but both are very much embedded in Scottish football after spending so much time at various clubs north of the border.

The only other non-Scottish manager to grace the Pittodrie home dugout was the Dane, Ebbe Skovdahl, from 1999-2002.

As such, it is fair to say Aberdeen have not experimented too much with foreign coaches and have tended to go with faces familiar to the Scottish top flight.

With a German, Lutz Pfannenstiel, as the sporting director, Aberdeen look further afield this time?