Hull City legend Dean Windass explains why he has applied for the vacant manager's job at Scunthorpe United following the departure of Brian Laws.
IT'S no secret now that I have applied for the Scunthorpe United job after Brian Laws was sacked during the week. Management is something I have wanted to get into for a long time, and when an opportunity like this arises, it would be daft of me not to go for it.
I am in a good place myself now, I'm feeling fit and I'm raring to go.
I'm not going to lie, I would love to get involved with Hull City at some point.
It's always been a dream of mine to get back into management at somewhere like the Tigers.
But I'm not here to tell someone above me how to do their job. If I'm right for the job then great, if I'm not then I move on.
My luck has got to change at some point, but I've been close to becoming manager at a few clubs since I retired.
I nearly had the Bradford City and Rotherham United manager jobs, and I learned a lot during my time at Darlington as a player and assistant manager.
During my playing days, I was always intrigued as to what went on behind the scenes, and would always ask my manager what his planning would be and get a few tips from anybody I could.
There are a lot of top candidates for the Scunthorpe position, including my good friend Andy Dawson, who has been linked recently.
David O'Leary is another one, as is Gary Megson. Those two in particular are proven top-flight managers.
Life is good for me right now, I'm getting married next year and I am knuckling down.
It would be fantastic for me if I got the Scunthorpe position, but I'll have to wait and see to find out.
