Town will have to wait if they want to make Paul Hurst their new manager with his Shrewsbury side having reached the League One play-off final.
The Shrews, already a goal in front from Thursday's first leg at the Valley, beat Charlton 1-0 at home in this afternoon’s second match to secure a place in the Wembley final on Sunday 27th May where they will play Rotherham, with whom Blues right-back Josh Emmanuel is on loan, or Scunthorpe.
The Millers and Iron drew 2-2 in the first leg at Glanford Park yesterday and meet again at the New York Stadium on Wednesday.
Hurst, who is currently the joint-favourite to take over at Town at 7-4 with Bet Victor alongside St Mirren’s Jack Ross, is believed to be high on Blues owner Marcus Evans’s list of potential new bosses but we understand formal contact is still to be made with the Shrews with their season still ongoing.
Evans has held interviews with a number of candidates - among them Tim Sherwood, Scott Parker and Jack Ross, who he will meet with for a second time in the week to come - over the last couple of weeks but will have to wait another fortnight before he can talk to Hurst.
Quizzed about links with Town 10 days ago, Hurst, whose side finished third in League One, said he was flattered.
"It's just a compliment to everyone here and the season that we've had,” the former Ilkeston, Boston and Grimsby manager said.
Asked whether he could offer Shrews fans an assurance he would still be at the Montgomery Waters Meadow next season, he said: "I can't honestly answer that - it would be wrong for me to sit here and say that. I don't know what's going to happen between now and then.”
semi-finals next ✅ pic.twitter.com/yugwdRvKu9– Dylan Crowe (@dylancrowe62) May 13, 2018
Meanwhile, 17-year-old Blues right-back Dylan Crowe was an unused sub as the England U17s beat Norway 2-0 at the Pirelli Stadium, Burton this evening to secure their place in the European Championships semi-finals.
Elsewhere, Fortuna Dusseldorf won 3-2 at Nurnberg this afternoon to secure the 2. Bundesliga title having confirmed promotion a fortnight ago.
Congratulations to @f95 on securing the 2. Bundesliga crown! ðŸ†
Heads up @1_fc_nuernberg, we'll be seeing you soon too 😉 #fcnf95 2-3 pic.twitter.com/QS0UKgvL3z– Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) May 13, 2018