 Ince left with Blackburn second from bottom in the Premier League
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Blackburn hope to appoint a new manager by Saturday but say they will not be rushed into making a decision on who will replace Paul Ince.
Ince was sacked on Tuesday and chairman John Williams has already begun searching for a new boss with Graeme Souness favourite to take over.
"We will endeavour to have a new manager in place for Saturday's game with Stoke City," he said.
"But there are no guarantees and we must ensure that we get the right man."
Ince was sacked after just six months in charge of Rovers having joined the club in June.
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After a winning start under his tenure, Rovers have won just three of their 17 Premier League matches this season with the club slipping into the relegation places following a run of 11 straight matches without a victory.
Ex-Blackburn boss Souness, former Bolton and Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce, and ex-Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley have been linked to the job.
Midfielder Tugay is also in the running for a coaching role at the club.
Alan Murray, who assisted Souness at both Blackburn (2000-04) and Newcastle (2004-06), feels that the former Liverpool midfielder would be an ideal contender to replace Ince.
"I know he has been looking to get back into the Premiership for some time now and for whatever reason it has not happened," Murray told BBC Sport.
"He has a good relationship with the chairman and he is ideal for the job.
"His pedigree is proven and has been very successful at Blackburn before.
"He won the Carling Cup, qualified for Europe twice and can handle the big personalities in the squad. I can't see anyone better for the job."
Williams confirmed that day-to-day training would now be carried out by Ince's backroom staff of Archie Knox, Ray Mathias and Karl Robinson.
"Our coaching staff and all of the players fully understand the importance of this weekend's game," added Williams.
"Our supporters can rest assured that we will do everything in our power to get the team climbing the Premier League table as soon as possible."
Assistant manager Mathias echoed the sentiments of Williams and insisted that it would be business as usual in training this week as the club prepares for Saturday's game.
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The chairman assures us he hadn't spoken to anyone at this time, so we have to go by what he says
Blackburn assistant Ray Mathias
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"We have just got to carry on with the players and make sure they are prepared for Saturday's game," he said.
"As a team myself, Knox and Richardson will all be in charge. We will work together on it and discuss things as time goes on.
"We have to go day to day. The players will worked hard and we will be training every day of the week, so it will be no different to what we usually do."
And Mathias also said that none of the backroom staff had any idea on who would be replacing Ince at Ewood Park. "The chairman will be bringing someone in - we don't know who.
"He assured us he hadn't spoken to anyone at this time, so we have to go by what he says."
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