COLIN Youngjohns believes the Aggborough managerial vacancy is still an attractive proposition for managers despite the club's precarious position at the Football League basement.

The Kidderminster chairman expects the board to be inundated with applications to go with the 30 or so they have already received following Jan Molby's resignation last Thursday.

And Youngjohns, who has left fellow directors Barry Norgrove, John Baldwin and Steve Hodge to sift through the post while he is away on a pre-booked holiday, hopes Harriers will be spoiled for choice with prospective candidates.

"There are a lot of people out of work and looking for a challenge and the interest we've had in the manager's job so far has been considerable," he said.

"As well as the list of applications coming in we will be actively seeking people and I've got contacts talking to people.

"We've received about 30 applications so far and that includes a few famous names and of course there's the usual suspects as well."

Youngjohns has laughed off bringing in a really high-profile figure, quipping that some of the names being mooted spend more in beer money than Harriers pay in wages.

Instead, he insists his main criteria for "Mr Right" will be a highly-motivated coach with a point to prove in the game.

"We really need somebody who is up for a challenge because this is a massive challenge," said Youngjohns.

"It's a critical time for us. People say the promotion from non-League to the Football League is the biggest promotion in football so following that argument in reverse, if we go back down to the Conference it would be a massive demotion."

With Shaun Cunnington and Gary Barnett charged with the task of steadying the ship in the short term, the Aggborough board will not be rushed into a quick appointment.

"The situation that we're in won't be conquered in a day or a week, it takes time to do it and I think everybody understands that," said the chairman.

"We've got to be positive and resourceful as much as we can, but most of all we've got to be patient.

"I suspect it will be three weeks to a month and we'll see how it goes from there."

As a Harriers fan born and bred, the carpet-selling chairman is refusing to give up the fight, despite the frustrations of the club's restricted finances.

"I can assure everybody we've got no intention of throwing the towel in and we'll be trying positively to repair the situation as best we can.

"There's a long way to go, a lot of football to be played and a lot of water still to go under the bridge and we have every intention of being in this division next season."