Dundee United are hoping to appoint a new boss within two to three weeks, according to Sky sources. [url=http://www.lakersteamof

Dundee United are hoping to appoint a new boss within two to three weeks, according to Sky sources. JaVale McGee Lakers Jersey . Assistant head coach Gordon Young has been handed the caretaker managerial position, assisted by former midfielder Dave Bowman, following the departure of Mixu Paatelainen on Wednesday.The shake-up in management happened within 48 hours of Uniteds relegation to the Championship following their defeat to Dundee at Dens Park on Monday. Dundee United players have been training this week with their futures in doubt Chairman Stephen Thompson is planning to reveal further details next week, but it is understood that the process of searching for a new manager has yet to get under way.Championship manager of the month Ray McKinnon of Raith Rovers, who made almost 100 appearances for United over two spells in the 1990s, is likely to be on the list of those being considered. Mixu Paatelainen lasted seven months as Dundee United boss But the 45-year-old insists his only focus is on the Premiership play-offs, with his side 1-0 up over Hibernian following the first leg at Starks Park on Wednesday evening.McKinnon has said it is flattering to be linked while the club have stated any approach from Dundee United would be extremely unwelcome. Raith Rovers boss Ray McKinnon with manager of the month award for April Earlier in the season, United had a squad of 53 players, a number the new Championship club are keen to trim.Eight players out of contract this summer were told earlier this week they will not be offered new deals. Dundee United head coach Mixu Paatelainen left the club on Wednesday It is also understood that players who remain under contract have been told they are free to find other clubs, apart from midfielders Blair Spittal and Scott Fraser, striker Simon Murray and goalkeeper Luis Maria Zwick.Former Finland boss Paatelainen replaced Jackie McNamara in mid-October when United were bottom of the table after just one win in their first 10 matches. His departure followed a run of just five victories in 25 Premiership matches. Pick your team Aguero? Ozil? De Bruyne? Pick your Fantasy Six-a-Side team for the chance to win ￡10,000 Also See: Dundee 2-1 Dundee Utd Eight to go in Tannadice clear-out Dundee Utd fixtures Dundee Utd stats Lance Stephenson Lakers Jersey . For the Athletics, hes extremely important at the top of the order, especially with Coco Crisp hurting. Jaso drove in three runs Sunday night, helping Scott Kazmir and Oakland beat the Texas Rangers 9-3. Vlade Divac Jersey . 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Svein Tuft of Langley, B.C., was 74th while Victorias Ryder Hesjedal finished 96th. Tuft is in a four-way tie for fourth in the overall standings while Hesjedal is tied for 156th. Matthews -- whose Orica-GreenEdge team won Fridays opening time trial -- will lead the race back to Italy and the Australian has an eight-second advantage over Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi. Rain fell intermittently for most of the day and wet roads caused several crashes, including two large ones, but all the rideers were able to continue. Elgin Baylor Lakers Jersey. Former winner Michele Scarponi was one of the riders caught up in a large crash around 60 kilometres from the finish. Several cyclists also suffered technical problems and Swift briefly dropped off the back of the peloton when he had to change his bike with 25 kilometres to go. Maarten Tjallingii, who is still wearing the blue King of the Mountains jersey, led for most of the stage for the second day in a row. He was part of an early breakaway of five riders, along with Yonder Godoy, Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez, Gert Dockx and Giorgio Cecchinel. They had a lead of six minutes before the peloton started reeling them in with more than 100 kilometres remaining. Their advantage briefly increased as the peloton slowed to wait for riders involved in the major crashes to catch up, but the group was back together with more than seven kilometres remaining after a brief solo escape from Cecchinel. After three wet days in Northern Ireland and Ireland, the Giro takes a rest day on Monday as it travels back to Italy. The Giro ends in Trieste on June 1. ' ' '