8-year-old applies for vacant Doncaster managers job, gets called in by chairman

With Dean Saunders leaving his post as manager of second-place League One side Doncaster Rovers to take over at Wolverhampton mid-season, the search is on for his replacement. Enter brash eight-year-old fan Mac Wilson.

Perhaps emboldened by 35-year-old Andre Villas-Boas recently winning Premier League manager of the month, Wilson emailed an application for the Doncaster job. And to set himself apart from the other, less confident applicants, he included the gutsy promise to get the club to the Premier League in just three years. This caught club chairman John Ryan's eye, so now young Mac will be a guest of honor for this weekend's match against Leyton Orient.

From the Doncaster Free Press:

The Saltersgate Junior pupil was left gobsmacked when Mr Ryan responded to his application letter - and will meet up with players ahead of this Saturdays clash before being interviewed for Rovers top job.

Dad Adi said: When the phone rang, I answered it and couldnt believe it when John said he was getting in touch with Mac about the managers job.

I put Macon and he thought it was a wind-up, convinced his older brother was playing a trick on him. He went a bit shy but Mr Ryan was obviously very impressed and said he wanted him to come in for interview.

Said Mr Ryan: One of the nicer sides of being the chairman of a football club is that sometimes you can make someones day.

My daughter Claire was with me at the time that I got Macs letter and my first thought was to give him a ring, he said.

While this is all incredibly cool of John Ryan, now that Pep Guardiola is no longer available, Roman Abramovich would like to seriously talk to Mac about taking over at Chelsea.

H/T: James Dart