Brighton chief Paul Barber admits they may seek another youthful manager to succeed Graham Potter.
Andrew Crofts is in charge for Saturday's trip to AFC Bournemouth but the club's search for new Chelsea boss Potter's replacement is already underway.
Barber told the MyAlbion TV podcast: "We keep tabs on coaches and managers around the world all of the time," said Barber. “We know where the emerging talent is and what type of contracts they are on because that's forward planning and making sure that you've always got a plan B and the opportunity to move quickly if you need to.
“I think you have to pick your manager or your head coach for the point in time that the club is at and its evolution. So, you try and match the type of personality, character, experience and knowledge that the club needs at any given time.
“The board has a particular type of coach that we like to work with. I think ten years on from the early days of the Amex the club's culture now is very noticeable. It's distinct. People in football that come here talk about our culture because they can feel it.
“That means that certain personalities work well within it and others would work less well with it. But that's the same in any business. People that work well at Marks and Spencer wouldn't necessarily work well at Amazon and vice versa and we're no different."