Like you say though Hawky,
If the people concerned are signed to other clubs...
I'm sure one or two in our list possibly are.
Also it gives the applicants time and spaceto make their decision without pressure from the fans, so that hopefully they will make the right decision and not throw in the towel after two games

Taking this long City must be considering someone in a job right now. Could it be Darren Ferguson? (hope so) strong character and certainly well connected.

Please not Darren Ferguson, he is having a good season so far granted but his last two spells in this league ended in relegation. I, personally, dont want this club to be a nursery for Man Utd and have a puppet as a manager. McInnes is the one for me, lets create our own legacy not jump on board someone elses!

If the press is to be believed it is Steve Cotterill who the club want but he wants to wait and see if he gets the Forest job sorry if that is his priority we should forget him at once we do not want to be second choice for any other clubs failed applicants.
I expect all others fans would feel the same way if their manager only joined them because he wasn't thought good enough for another club and he told their club to wait til he found out if he got the other job first.
If Forest is his preference then we SHOULD be looking elsewhere.