Gillingham chairman Paul Scally employed current manager Justin Edinburgh in February 2015 from Newport County, after the sacking of Peter Taylor on New Years' Eve and a month of 'The Gang of Four' - which included Andy Hessenthaler, Mark Patterson, Steve Lovell and Darren Hare - after the club were looming just above the relegation zone.

At the end of the 2014/15 campaign, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Southend United defender had led the Gills to a 12th-position in Sky Bet League One.

His first full year, would become one of the Kent side's most promising and successful campaigns in years, well until January anyway.

Edinburgh had Gillingham chasing an automatic promotion spot for the first part of the 2015/16 season, after being top for a number of weeks.

Although the Priestfield club steadily fell down the third-tier table after January, most prominently beginning after the televised 3-2 loss to eventual champions Wigan Athletic. They eventually finished 9th in the league.

The chairman has given the boss a good budget for this division, and with the personnel within the squad Gillingham should definitely be higher in the table than the current 18th (as of writing this) as they are now.

This has led to Edinburgh to be under immense pressure from the supporters, despite the man himself saying he felt 'no pressure'.

Here are FLW writer Ryan White's THREE candidates who could replace Justin Edinburgh if he were to be sacked....

 

Kenny Jackett

Gillingham need someone who has vast experience of League One, and that is something Kenny Jackett definitely has on his CV.

The former Millwall and Wolverhampton Wanderers manager has enjoyed promotion to the Championship at both clubs, along with time at both Watford and Welsh side Swansea City.

Admittedly, Jackett is not someone who could take the Gills to the Premier League but he can definitely get them to the second-tier - which the chairman visions is where the club belongs.

The Kent team haven't enjoyed success above League One side their relegation from the Championship in 2005.

With the players and quality currently in the squad there is no reason why Kenny Jackett would not be able to get the best out of them, especially with the likes of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Bradley Dack and veteran Paul Konchesky, who has been very lacklustre since arriving in the summer.

The 54-year-old also went on record to say he would be willing to manage an underachieving League One side.

Steve Cotterill

Cotterill is another man who is out of a job at the moment and offers the same amount of experience as Kenny Jackett.

Whilst his CV may contain more high profile teams around the country, I am sure if the former AFC Bournemouth forward were particularly desperate for a job then Gillingham would be a good place to go.

I think the only obstacle for chairman Paul Scally to persuade Steve Cotterill to come to Priestfield will be wages, although saying that he hasn't been afraid to spend money in wages for any of the summer signings - Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Paul Konchesky are more than likely on above average League One money.

Andy Hessenthaler

I am pretty sure, in fact one hundred per cent positive, that every Gillingham supporter does not want to see Andy Hessenthaler return in a managerial position any time soon.

He would probably be the last man resort for the Gills.

He was sacked by League Two side Leyton Orient in September after the failure to mount any serious promotion challenge, albeit this early into the season, having only been appointed boss at the London club in April when Kevin Nolan was stripped of his managerial responsibilities.

Hessenthaler has been at the helm of Gillingham on three occasions in the past as well.

Firstly between 2000-2004 when Gillingham were in the Championship, the club's most successful period in recent history, along with a two-year spell between 2010-2012 when he failed to gain promotion into League One in consecutive seasons.

Then a member of the 'Gang of Four' nearly two years ago.

I think the 51-year-old would restore passion and belief back into the players at Priestfield and because he knows the place so well, could possibly have a positive impact at the fourth time of asking despite the dissatisfaction of many fans currently reading this.