KSI targeting shock ex-Premier League star to take over as Dagenham & Redbridge manager

The revolution at Dagenham and Redbridge appears to be starting a month after KSI bought a minority stake in the club.

Dagenham and Redbridge will be hoping life will be different with KSI coming into the club, as they currently languish 13th in the National League South.

However, fans will be dreaming they can see their club climb to the Football League over the coming seasons similar to the journeys Wrexham and Salford City went on under their celebrity owners.

The first step appears to be KSI and the club finding their Phil Parkinson, as it has been reported that Dagenham and Redbridge are set to bring in a former Premier League star as their manager.

It has been reported by Pete O'Rourke on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Dagenham and Redbridge are interested in making Kevin Nolan their next manager.

Former Notts County and Northampton boss Kevin Nolan is being lined up for the vacant manager’s job at Dagenham & Redbridge to link up with former Newcastle and West Ham team-mate Andy Carroll at the National League South club. #Dagenham #Daggers pic.twitter.com/NgcmcD4Grh

— Pete O'Rourke (@SportsPeteO) April 19, 2026

This would be a noticeable drop down the English pyramid by Nolan, who was last managing Northampton Town in League One, in a season in which they were relegated with the former Bolton Wanderers star being in charge for the majority of the campaign.

Nolan’s managerial career has been fairly unspectacular to this point, beginning his career at Leyton Orient before moving to Notts County, with his latest role being at the Cobblers.

It may be considered a role he can grow in and help the club progress up the English pyramid, while it must also be stressed he would be united with a former teammate and, by all appearances, a close friend in the shape of Andy Carroll.

The pair were an iconic duo at both Newcastle United before Carroll made the decision to join Liverpool before they were reunited at West Ham.

There may be hopes that Nolan could get the best out of Carroll at the club in the twilight of his career at Dagenham and Redbridge and use him in a similar fashion to how Steven Fletcher was used by Wrexham.

Nolan may not have been the man on fans’ minds at the start of the week to be their next manager, but the fact the club could potentially attract a former Premier League star and experienced football league coach to aid them up the divisions may start to make them dream of a bright future.