'I don't think Viveash wants the job'

Should Middlesbrough interim boss Adi Viveash get the permanent job at the Riverside?

There are some among the Boro faithful who would love to see the caretaker manager step into the limelight - but would he take up the mantle?

"It depends on if he wants the job," Boro fan Chris Saunders told BBC Radio Tees.

"I get the impression that he is quite comfortable being a coach and I don't think he likes being centre of attention. I don't think he likes doing all the media stuff, whereas [Rob] Edwards loved it - if the bloke was chocolate he'd eat himself.

"When the coaching team was announced, it was debatable whether [Michael] Carrick to Edwards was an upgrade, but there was no debate that Adi Viveash coming in was a massive upgrade to our coaching staff.

"I wouldn't object at all to Adi Viveash being the interim manager or given the gig if he wants it, the only problem is I don't get the impression he wants it."

Stockport County's Dave Challinor has also been linked with the job.

The Hatters are currently top of League One and reached the play-offs last season under Challinor's reign.

"That is someone who I think is better than the managers already mentioned," Saunders added.

"Maybe I'm in the minority but I'd certainly take a Dave Challinor over a Steven Gerrard any day."

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