WEST HAM U18 coach Kevin Keen is on the shortlist for the Crawley Town job.
Experienced Keen, 55, works with the Hammers youngsters and knows the club’s traditions.
But he also had a year with Colchester as a manager in 2015-16.
Keen has been working with West Ham U18s since the summer of 2019, and has been named caretaker manager of the first team in the past.
Keen has also had various coaching roles with the likes of Liverpool, West Brom, Fulham, Reading, Crystal Palace and Southend.