Oldham chairman Simon Corney believes Paul Scholes will manage the Sky Bet League One club 'one day ' , but admits it will be 'difficult ' to tempt him to take the vacancy at the moment . The former England and Manchester United midfielder , 40 , was immediately linked with his boyhood outfit when the Football League 's third youngest manager Lee Johnson exited SportsDirect.com Park last week to join League One rivals Barnsley . The romantic notion that Scholes would take his first managerial position with Latics appears fanciful but Corney does think he could take the helm one day . Boyhood Oldham supporter Paul Scholes will manage the Latics in the future according to Simon Corney . However , Oldham chairman Corney was doubful Scholes could commit considering his current media duties . Speaking on a BBC Radio Manchester phone-in alongside director Anthony Gee , who suggested that the Oldham job 'may interest ' Scholes 'at some point ' , Corney said : 'We speak on a regular basis and Paul occasionally comes down and does training sessions . 'He 's a friend of the club . We know what Paul 's all about , he 's very low key , he does n't make a big deal about things . He turns up at the games - never turns up at the directors ' box - he turns up with his two lads , flat cap down and you would n't even know he was there . ' I 'd love to have him on board , ( but ) it 's difficult . Again , you have to ask would Oldham be the right club for somebody like Paul ? It 's not just about us wanting Paul , it 's also would it be the right thing for him ? ' I think Anthony 's right that one day he will come and manage the club but it 's all about timing with him . ' Gee also confirmed Scholes , who now has media commitments with the likes of BT Sport , had not applied for the position but that they did intend to hold talks with him in the near future . The two Oldham board members also touched on the club 's controversial move to attempt to sign convicted rapist Ched Evans in January , a signing they eventually pulled out of in the face of overwhelming pressure from sponsors promising to withdraw their support , while staff members were also subjected to abusive threats . Since his retirement from football the former Manchester United star has taken up a role with BT Sport . Latics had originally indicated they had no desire to acquire Evans back in December , but Gee revealed they returned to the possibility in the new year when Johnson told the board of directors he had had a change of heart . 'We did a hell of a lot of due diligence , ' added Gee . 'We met with the player on two or three occasions and if you remember when we were first linked with him , the manager actually said to us that he 'd rather pass . We pulled our interest immediately . 'It was when the manager came to us the second time and said , 'Actually , maybe I 'll go and have a chat with him ' , that we rekindled our interest which led to all the scenes that you remember in January . 'If I was put on the spot and asked would I do the same thing again ? I think the truth of the matter is I probably would . ' I 'm also a firm believer in the rule of law . If we do n't have the rule of law and we do n't have rehabilitation in society then I do n't know what sort of society we have . 'Whilst his crime was very serious there are other people out there playing football who have killed people . We 've had a similar case at Oldham with Lee Hughes . 'If I 'm asked whether I regret it ? No . Do I understand how difficult it was for the fans and the community ? Yes . It was hard for us as directors as well . 'We always had the best interests of the club at heart , even if it 's hard to believe . '
caretaker manager Simon Corney said Paul Scholes will manage the club . However he was unsure if the league 1 outfit would be right for him . The manager position is vacant following the departure of Lee Johnson . Director Anthony ##holes confirmed he intends to hold talks with Scholes .