Black is assistant manager at Sunderland to Steve Bruce but lives not far from Coventry and would go down well with many fans who felt that he was treated very badly by then City Chairman Mike McGinnity, who sacked the Scot and replaced him with Peter Reid, whom he was forced to relieve of his duties some seven months after his appointment in January 2005.
Dennis Wise, who was a hit during his one season as a player for Coventry City, has been gaining support as has Tony Mowbray, Phill Brown, Steve Cotterill and Sean O'Driscoll unlike Gary McAllister whose odds have drifted out to 8-1 after it was announced that some supporters and some businesses would withdraw their support if the former Leeds manager was allowed to return to the club.
There remains no-one in the frame at the moment and the Board will make a decision when they feel able to do so.