article_snippet: The League One club received more than 120 applicants for the role which was vacated by Lee Johnson when Lee Johnson joined rivals Barnsley on February 25.
article_snippet: The League One club included the likes of ex-West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Irvine, World Cup winner Gennaro Gattuso and one-time Chelsea defender Winston Bogarde.
article_snippet: Former AC Milan star and Palermo manager Gennaro Gattuso had also applied for the Oldham manager's job .
highlights_snippet: Oldham Athletic received over 120 applicants for the role of manager .
  
highlights_snippet: Alan Irvine, Gennaro Gattuso and Winston Bogarde all applied for the post .
  