MALKY Mackay has become the latest manager to rule himself out of the running for the manager's job at Nottingham Forest.
Reds boss Fawaz Al Hasawi has named Mackay as one of the three man heading his City Ground shortlist.
But the former Cardiff boss has told Sky Sports that he is not interested in the role.
That may be influenced by the fact that he remains locked in a legal battle with the owners of the Welsh club, following his sacking.
It is believed that, if Mackay were to take on another job, he would risk having to write off a significant amount of compensation.
Although it is not clear if this was his primary motivation for ruling himself out of contention, when it comes to the prospect of replacing Billy Davies as manager of the Reds.
Forest's list of potential targets is getting smaller, with Neil Warnock and Stuart Pearce also having distanced themselves from the job.
Forest are still keen on Steve Clarke, the former West Brom manager – although the fact that he is also on gardening leave at the Premier League club may also complicate matters.
Al Hasawi has also confirmed that Gianfranco Zola is on his shortlist of candidates – but also suggested that the Italian may not be keen on taking on the role until the summer.
In the meantime, it seems certain that Gary Brazil will take charge of Forest when they face Ipswich at Portman Road tomorrow.
