Blackpool are interested in appointing Brighton Under 23's coach Simon Rusk as their new manager, a report from Football Insider has claimed.

The Seasiders are searching for a new manager following the sacking of Simon Grayson earlier this month, and have reportedly identified Rusk as a potential candidate to fulfil that role.

The 38-year-old has been a part of the backroom setup at Brighton since 2012, when he took over the Seagulls Under 18s team, before stepping up to take charge of the club's Under 23s side in 2015.

So would Rusk be a good manager for Blackpool?

Here, we take a look at two pros and two cons to this potential appointment for the League One side.

Pro: He does have promotion pedigree

You only have to look at the number of signings Blackpool have made in the two transfer windows this season, to see the clear intent there is around the club to win promotion back to the Championship, and Rusk is someone who knows a thing or two about promotion.

Following his take over of Brighton's Under 23s side in 2015, Rusk guided his team to promotion to the Premier League 2 Division 1 - the highest level of Under 23s football in England - in the 2017/18 season via the play-offs, highlighting his ability to get teams over the line in the battle for promotion.

Having kept his side at that level since then - even taking them to third in the current standings - it also seems as though Rusk is capable of adapting a team for the step up in division, suggesting he knows how to keep a side at a high level, as well as take them there.

Pro: He would work well with younger players

Fans always like to see young, homegrown players make it into their first team, and Rusk is someone who could help Blackpool to benefit from those talents in the years to come.

Not only has he enjoyed success with Brighton's Under 23s in recent years, Rusk has also been credited with bringing through the likes of Solly March, Aaron Connolly and Ben White into senior football in recent years, all of whom have gone onto make a name for themselves at Brighton or elsewhere since then.

With Blackpool currently possessing a number of young players in their side, bringing in Rusk may therefore not be the worst idea if they want to get the best out of those players in the years to come.

Con: A lack of senior managerial experience

The obvious concern around the appointment of Rusk, would be his lack of experience at senior managerial level.

While he has proven effective as a manager at youth level, things are different with a first-team side, with the games much more regular, and the pressure for results far greater, thus reducing the margin for error when it comes to decisions about both tactics and personnel.

Indeed, with Rusk only 38-years-old himself, he is not going to be much older than some of the more senior players in the side, possibly making it hard for him to establish his presence in the dressing, making this something of a risk in a footballing sense.

Con: The fans may be underwhelmed

Another issue that may emerge from the potential appointment of Rusk, is the reaction of Blackpool's fans to such a move.

Given Rusk's lack of experience and notoriety within the game, and the previous links with established managers at this level such as Nathan Jones and Karl Robinson, the appointment of Rusk may now seem as somewhat of an anticlimax for some.

That therefore would put the pressure on Rusk to hit the ground running at Bloomfield Road, and if he doesn't, tension and frustration could rise to a point where Blackpool find themselves having to return to square one sooner rather than later.