Dublin chairman John Bailey maintains his county board remains on course to appoint a new senior football manager within the next ten days.
Brian Mullins, who was the only contender officially interviewed for the post, withdrew his application at the weekend, plunging Dublin football into crisis and prompting today's meeting of the board's executive committee.
And following the meeting, Bailey confirmed that the board expect the new boss to be installed before December 2. He also reiterated that Tommy Lyons' successor will be plucked from within the county's own ranks.
No formal statement, however, was issued.
Dublin football has been searching for its new messiah since Lyons resigned as manager 11 weeks ago.
Mullins, 50, failed to reach agreement with the board on certain managerial arrangements.
His proposals included a greatly enhanced sports science programme, free rein to chose his own selectors, a new system to deal with media and PR issues and a week-long training camp abroad.
1995 All-Ireland winner Keith Barr claims he'll personally come up with the €50,000 or €60,000 that would be needed to finance a sports science programme, which Mullins envisaged would utilise the personnel and facilities at UCD where he is the Director of Sport.
Barr also called on all those who have privately intimated that they'd like to become involved in the Dublin management to show their hand publicly.
Meanwhile, former Fermanagh boss Dominic Corrigan is set to be ratified as the new Sligo manager tonight.
Corrigan had been managing Tyrone side Carrickmore, however, their elimination from the AIB Club Championship at the hands of Down's Mayobridge frees him up to assume the Sligo post.
