Adams left Coventry in 1987 to join Leeds and played against the Sky Blues in the FA Cup Semi-Final that season. After a good spell as manager at Fulham,where he was deposed by Kevin Keegan, Adams ended up at Leicester where he spent three years before leaving what he described as a "hell-hole".
Joe Kinnear who was also rumoured to have been in the Main Stand on Monday,may be an outside bet for the job.
Adrian Heath may be within with a shout if he wants the job although as he was brought to the club by Reid, any appointment may not be a popular move.
Rotherham boss Ronnie Moore may also be an outside bet as is former Scotland and Preston boss Craig Brown.