Billy Beane, who has done a terrific job making contenders out of the Oakland Athletics, said he preferred a situation "where everyone has their cards in the game".
Kim Beazley, who led Labor from 1996 to 2001, was left as the only candidate for the job after two rival contenders, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, announced their withdrawal.
Spool forward through a most unusual period in BBC history when all three main output divisions – TV, Radio and News – were being run by candidates for Mark Thompson's job; and also a contender was No 2, Caroline Thomson.
As was the case when Turner stepped down in January, a host of names have once again been linked with the Town job, although one reported contender Steve Burr has already been removed from the frame after being persuaded to stop on at Chester.
As Council speaker, Ms. Quinn has the most prominent day job of the 2013 contenders — a double-edged sword that offers lots of name recognition, but also brings her lots of blame when things go awry.
Laudrup was reportedly a contender for jobs at Valencia, Benfica, Chelsea, Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United when he resigned as Getafe boss in May 2008 but took over at Spartak Moscow that September.
On the stage of TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield, French startup Riminder made the case for how its deep learning-powered platform could augment recruiters — helping them better surface ideal contenders for job openings.
Brumbies and 2007 South Africa World Cup winning coach Jake White, who was the other main contender for the job, said it was a fact rather than perception that McKenzie was given the job because he was an Australian.
Mr. Allison remains a contender for the job.
In addition to Ms. Anderson, Maria Goodloe-Johnson, a former Seattle schools superintendent, was a contender for the job.
